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Women’s Small Groups — It’s Where Women Flourish in Every Season

by shelley leith Women's Ministry
Women’s Small Groups — It’s Where Women Flourish in Every Season
Oh, the joys of those who do not follow wicked advice,
who do not hang around with sinners,
scoffing at the things of God.
But they delight in doing everything God wants them to,
and day and night are always meditating on his laws
and thinking about ways to follow him more closely.
They are like trees along a riverbank
bearing luscious fruit each season without fail.
Their leaves shall never wither,
and all they do shall prosper.

Psalm 1:1-3 TLB

Women who study the Word of God together in a small group experience a special kind of flourishing. We see how this works in the text of Psalm 1.

First, notice the kind of group they are not in. Women who flourish are not hanging around people who scoff at the things of God. Rather, if the converse is assumed to be true, they spend time with people who honor God’s Word.

The way they honor God’s Word is by delighting in his teaching, meditating on his laws, and considering how to live out God’s Word in their lives. This manner of deep study of the Bible forms the strong foundation of the believer.

Like living trees, women in small groups who draw their refreshment from the same source grow together, and help each other flourish through the growth cycle of the seasons:

    • the dormancy of winter
    • the new growth of spring
    • the flourishing of summer
    • the harvest of fall

Here are some of the best Bible studies for women’s small groups to help women flourish in their faith, their growth, and their fruitfulness.

Best Bible Studies for Women’s Small Groups

Women’s Small Group Studies on Books of the Bible – Foundations of Our Faith

Building a strong foundation together is important to a women’s small group. These studies on books of the Bible give women a deeper understanding of God’s Word and how to accurately interpret and apply it to our lives.

 Women’s Small Group Bible Studies on Books of the Bible

 Beautiful Word: Luke, John, Romans, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Revelation

 

Women’s Small Group Studies on Women of the Bible – Mirrors for Our Growth

As a mirror shows us our reflection, the women we study in the Bible can often be a reflection to us of ourselves as we see ourselves more clearly in their lives. Our greatest growth comes once we truly understand who we are—and who we are not.

 Women’s Small Group Bible Studies on Women of the Bible

 

 

Women’s Small Group Studies on Living the Christian Life – Nourishment for Our Fruitfulness

The fruit a tree bears is not just a product of the harvest season—all the seasons are needed to produce fruit. In the same way, the fruit of the Christian life gets established during the darkness and silence of winter, strengthens in the challenges of spring, grows in the nourishment of summer, and feeds others from the fruitfulness of autumn.

 

WINTER—Women’s small group Bible studies on overcoming difficulties

 

 Women’s Small Group Bible Studies on Overcoming Difficulties

 

SPRING—Women’s small group Bible studies on strengthening through challenges:Women’s Small Group Bible Studies on Strengthening through Challenges

SUMMER—Women’s small group Bible studies on growing and thriving:

Women’s Small Group Bible Studies on Growing and Thriving

 FALL—Women’s Bible studies on fruitfulness and maturity:

 Women’s Small Group Bible Studies on Fruitfulness and Maturity

 

 

Your women’s small group is the best place to help women establish a foundation so they can flourish in all the seasons of their lives. By pulling Bible studies from each category of growth and sequencing them together to meet the needs of your group, over time your group will find refreshment, help each other grow, and see a fruitfulness and harvest in their walk with Christ.

 

Browse all women’s small group Bible studies.

 

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Jesus and Women Bible Study Watch List [Source: ChurchSource]

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About the Author: Shelley Leith

Shelley Leith – Director of Church Relations, HarperCollins Christian Publishing

Shelley Leith is the Director of Church Relations for HarperCollins Christian Publishing, where she leads Study Gateway, a streaming service for video Bible studies. She has worked extensively with churches, training them to implement churchwide spiritual growth experiences such as The Story and Believe. Previously, Shelley was at Saddleback Church, where she was the lead developer of the world-renowned 40 Days of Purpose Campaign, implemented in 30,000 churches in the U.S. 

www.studygateway.com