Sister Studies: Discerning the Voice of God Session 5 (March 2023)

Hello and happy March to you! March Sister Circles are meeting this Friday evening (3/10 at 7:00pm), Sunday morning (3/12 at 9:15am), and next Wednesday morning (3/15 at 10:30am). For more information about locations, sign up at butlerchurch.org/sister-circles.

We are getting closer and closer to the end of our Discerning the Voice of God study! We'll be watching Session 5 this month. (You can find all of the previous posts for this study here.) 

If you have a copy of the Discerning the Voice of God Bible study book, hopefully you have had a chance to finish the lessons up to page 131. (If you haven't yet, that's okay! You can still watch the video and do the lessons later.) You'll find the Session 5 viewer guide on page 133. 

(If you don't have the book, you can print a copy of the viewer guide for this session using this link: Session 5 Viewer Guide to print)

To think about or discuss before you watch the video:

• In the study book lessons this month, we read about the difference between encouragement, conviction, and condemnation. God through the Holy Spirit brings encouragement and conviction. The enemy brings discouragement and condemnation. When have you experienced any of the above recently and are you growing in your ability to tell the difference? 

• In Ephesians 2:10 God says we are His workmanship. God made us but is always in the process of remaking us to be even more like Him. How can learning to recognize His voice help with that growth process? Does God's promise to keep making You more and more holy (sanctified) bring you comfort or stress?

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After you've watched the video, here are some other questions to consider.

• In difficult circumstances, why does it take an intentional effort to shift our focus from our surroundings? When you are in a desert season, do you run to God or run from God? Why do you think you respond that way?
• Is it easy for you to believe that God's plans for your life--even if they require a detour or delay--are truly the best for you? What might keep you from trusting Him and waiting for Him to do the best?

Father God, please help us to sense Your presence with us in our hard, desert places. Equip us and direct us, but most importantly draw us closer and closer to You and shape us into Your image. In Jesus' name we pray this, amen.

FOR THE REST OF MARCH:

After you've watched the video, work through pages 134-163 this month. We'll watch Session 6 in April and finish this study with Session 7 in May! 

Blessings to you!

Melissa