We are excited to be offering a Fall Bible Study here at Rest Ministries. Our first study happened this summer and over 50 people signed up. Many of them attended the weekly conference call and grew to become good friends with other participants as well as dive into the Word.
The calls will take place each Wednesday on our conference calling line at 11 AM pacific, 1 PM Central, 2 PM Eastern, USA. They will be recorded and available to listen to later if you cannot make it (for members of the study only).
This Fall’s study will be “Learning to Live with Chronic Illness,” a five lesson (8 week) study on topics of:
- I Can’t Do it Alone – Discover how to feel more comfortable accepting help from others.
- I Feel So Guilty – Learn how to overcome feelings of guilt, moving towards acceptance of God’s grace.
- Everything Is So Out of Control – Find out how to surrender over to God your attempts to control your life.
- My Body Image Is Hurting – Chronic illness often affects one’s body image. Recognize how to base your self-image on how God sees you.
- How Do I Cope With This Depression? – Understand why even Christians become depressed and how to move on to feeling better.
Sue Ellen, who will led the Summer Study is so excited to continue this time together with all of you!
How it works:
(1) Buy the Bible study here. At checkout, enter in code “fallstudy” as your coupon code before 10/31/2011 and we will knock $3.50 off the price [this makes shipping costs just $1.00 instead of $4.50]
(2) When we process your order, we will send you an invitation to the Sunroom group for the fall study. This is where you can introduce yourself, meet others, and find out all the information about the calls, etc.
(3) We will send the Bible study right out and notify you when it ships. The first call will be October 19. If you haven’t gotten the study yet be sure to join us anyway!
Note: If you cannot afford the Bible study ($7.50) please let us know here and we will help provide for you.
Lisa
What time are the conference calls each week? Will they be available afterwards to listen to online?
Thank you 🙂
11 am pacific time, and yes, they are archived to listen to later
I would like to be included in teh upcoming bible study, however, I have been unemployed for over 10 mths. I have been struggling with depression, chronic pain, fibromyalgia, arthritis, osteoarthritis, daily headaches, …. I was denied unemployment benefits, and the appeal for same. I also applied for Social Security Disability,l which was also denied. I was fired from my job last year one month after returning from medical leave. I have been looking for employment during this time, but have been unsuccessful. I am extremely worried about obtaining a job because of the pain that plagues my body. However, I have resigned myself to doing this because my financial situation is extremely dire.
Please pray for me and that God would supply and give me strength and guidance. Thank you.
If youwould like to participate and need a complimentary book just email me your postal address. There is a ‘contact us’ button the the website, k?
I already own this book, can I still join?
Bet
Can you explain how the conference call works? Do I need unlimited ling distance as I live on the East coast?
it is a long-distance call, so unlimited long distance plans are great. If not, I guess you would have to see what the cost is to decide to participate on the call live. If it’s too much, you can listen to it online later as soon as we post the link to the archive.
Where is the information on how to link up to the conference call for the study?
It is all in the sunroom … I sent you an invite, maybe check your spam folder and let me know if you dont see it k?
I had already ordered the bible study book to do on my own, but I would nowl like to participate in this group. How do I go about this?
I ordered the book, just now, but don’t imagine it will possibly arrive in the next two days. Can I get a digital copy of the pages needed for the first lesson?
Also, can we Skype into the call or do a Webinar format from our computers/iPads, etc?
Finally, where can I get the call-in # for the study?
THANKS!
This is Reba from today’s fall bible study group. I really liked listening to everyone’s story. I have written down everyone’s name and diagnosis and will be praying for each one of you. I look forward to hearing praise reports as I know God is going to move in our lives and in our distress. It’s wonderful to know that we are not alone in our sufferings, and that our brothers and sisters around the globe share in our troubles and triumphs. Gods blessing on all of us and thank you Sue Ellen for your commitment to having this group. Love Reba, your sister in Christ.!
Thank-you to every one of you that participated in the Bible Study Teleconference for sharing all your stories and lives with Me. I found that I could relate to everyone’s story of pain, depression and ultimate Hope in God for his peace, understanding and journey through our Chronic Illnesses, Because it soundn’t so simular to my own story. I asked the question about going through the stages of Grief and I would be interested in hearing if you also went through or our going through them. I think I am finally making it through the denial, anger and bargaining only to find myself start all over again. I don’t know if everyone experiances this sense of loss for our health, lives and jobs or if I am just doing it because of my “Terminal”( Please I know I have heard we all our dying and terminal in some ways) Lung Disease. Another one of those statements that really don’t make you feel better. It just make me feel like “what are you whinning about we all have problems.” Also if anyone can explain that spoon theory to me I would love to hear it as it seemed like several of you had heard it and it has helped you before. Thanks again to all of you and I am definitely looking forward to next Wednesday’s Bible Study Teleconference. God Bless and Hugs to all-Debbie.
Sorry I wasn’t sure where to post this so I posted it under Blogs first.
Thank you for offering a Bible Study for Chronic Illness. I am a child of Christ and need fellowship in this body of Christ, those who understand the daily challenges.
I have ordered the book and do not expect it to arrive for a few more days, there are no emails for further information. I have checked both email accounts and the spam folders also. Can you please help?
Thank you,
Christy
Thank you to all of you for sharing your hearts and experiences on the conference call today.
What you each shared most of all is hope in Christ which is always the best antidote for our physical and emotional pain.
It may sound strange to say but I feel like I just came “home” with all of you. It is often so hard and can even take years to get others to see glimpses of what life is like. I feel so completely grateful that this is not only a situation where I do not have to explain myself – but it is one in which I was instantly understood.
Thank you again to Lisa, to Sue Ellen and to all of you for making this possible. It is a true gift from God for me. I am new to Rest Ministries and have never felt this before.
We may be separated by distance but we are certainly close in our love of the Lord and our understanding of each other. Doesn’t Scripture tell us to comfort others with the comfort God has given to us? I feel understood and comforted thanks to all of you!
Gratitude from my Heart,
Annie