Women of the New Testament

By Phyllis J. Le Peau

Lydia shows us how to influence the people around us. Elizabeth's life challenges us to care for others. Women like Herodias and Sapphira warn us against turning away from God toward bitterness and dishonesty. As Phyllis J. Le Peau introduces twelve significant women of the New Testament, she invites you to enter into their lives and learn from them what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. This revised ten-session LifeGuide® Bible Study features additional questions for starting group discussions and for meeting God in personal reflection, together with expanded leader's notes and a "Now or Later" section in each study. For over three decades LifeGuide Bible Studies have provided solid biblical content and raised thought-provoking questions—making for a one-of-a-kind Bible study experience for individuals and groups. This series has more than 130 titles on Old and New Testament books, character studies, and topical studies.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IVP Bible Studies
• Release date: Apr 10, 2012
• ISBN: 9780830863143

Phyllis J. Le Peau

Phyllis Le Peau is the Great Lakes West evangelism coordinator for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship serving in the Chicago metro area. In addition, she is the author of several Bible study guides published by InterVarsity Press and Zondervan. Together Andrew and Phyllis have also coauthored Ephesians in the LifeGuide Bible Study Series.

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Elizabeth

Receiving God’s Goodness

Luke 1:5-25, 39-45, 57-66

Each person in our group wept as Don and Patrice told the story of their lost baby. We had prayed together that God would grant them a child. For a long time we waited patiently and with hope. And we celebrated wildly with ice cream and pickles when finally she conceived! Now, we felt the agony and despair of a dream gone. Would they ever be able to have a child?

GROUP DISCUSSION. When have you had the experience of longing for something for years?

PERSONAL REFLECTION. Reflect on a time in your life when you did not receive something that you longed for deeply. What did you learn about God in that experience?

In this study we will look at how God met Elizabeth in her suffering. Read Luke