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Woman’s gatherings

Contact Lisa Hitzel for specifics about the Tuesday morning group studies here in San Clemente.

Women's Home Small Group Resources

A variety of published DVD home group studies are available to Home Group Hosts and can be checked out through Women at Saddleback's office (949) 609-8701 or email cynthiar@saddleback.net. The actual participants' books can be purchases at the Resource Center located on the patio after the weekend services.

• Rick Warren

  Purpose Driven Life (6 weeks)

  You are not an accident! Even before the universe was created, God had you in mind, and he planned you for his purposes. These purposes will extend far beyond the few years you will spend on earth. You were made to last forever! Self-help books often suggest that you try to discover the meaning and purpose of your life by looking within yourself, but Rick Warren says that is the wrong place to start. You must begin with God, your Creator, and his reasons for creating you. You were made by God and for God, and until you understand that, life will never make sense. This book and study will help you understand why you are alive and God’s amazing plan for you—both here and now, and for eternity. Rick will guide you through a personal 40-Day spiritual journey that will transform your answer to life’s most important question—What on earth am I here for? Knowing God’s purpose for creating you will reduce your stress, focus your energy, simplify your decisions, give meaning to your life, and, most important, prepare you for eternity.

• Elizabeth George

  A Woman After God's Own Heart (10 weeks)

  Do you ever stop to think how you will be remembered after you're gone? Will it be as a loving wife, a nurturing mother, a faithful Christian, a loyal friend? Just as King David of the Old Tesament is remembered as a "man after God's own heart," in this topical Bible Study, Elizabeth George is going to teach you how to become a "woman after God's own heart;... and how you can find balance and fulfillment in the critical areas of life that matter most.
  
  If you are looking for a study for the women in your group who are new to the Bible, this is a great study for them. It is also a great study for the mothers and wives in your group.
  
  A Heart For God's Word
  A Heart For Blessing in Prayer
  A Heart For Passion in Prayer
  A Heart For Discipline
  A Heart For Your Husband
  A Heart For Your Children
  A Heart For Your Home
  A Heart For Spiritual Growth
  A Heart For Service
  Becoming A Woman After God's Own Heart

• Liz Curtis Higgs

  Loved by God (7 weeks)

  Do you find yourself struggling between wanting to do the right thing and wanting to do your thing? Between pleasing God and pleasing yourself? That's where we find Jacob and Eau, Leah and Rachel... and where we'll find anwers to the conflicts in our own hearts as well. Join us in this verse by verse study of Genesis 25 and 27-29 as we examine the lives of Jacob and Esau, Leah and Rachel.
  
  Liz Curtis Higgs is gifted with deep spiritual insights and a generous helping of humor, she provides a refreshing experience in personal Bible study for women.

• Beth Moore

  A Heart Like His (10 weeks)

  A Heart Like His is an in-depth study of the man the Bible calls a “man after God’s own heart.’ In this study you will explore the pastures, caves, and palace of one of the most well-known figures in the history of man. David will make you laugh and cry. He will delight and disappoint you. He will make you want to be just like him at times and nothing like him at others. He is sure to capture your interest if you let him, and God is sure to change your heart…if you let him. A great study if you and the women in your small group have ever had doubts, fought temptations, battled personal inconsistencies, fallen into sin, suffered losses, or anguished over family problems.

  A Woman's Heart (11 weeks)

  A Heart Like His is an in-depth study of the man the Bible calls a “man after God’s own heart.’ In this study you will explore the pastures, caves, and palace of one of the most well-known figures in the history of man. David will make you laugh and cry. He will delight and disappoint you. He will make you want to be just like him at times and nothing like him at others. He is sure to capture your interest if you let him, and God is sure to change your heart…if you let him. A great study if you and the women in your small group have ever had doubts, fought temptations, battled personal inconsistencies, fallen into sin, suffered losses, or anguished over family problems.

  Believing God (10 weeks)

  Do you believe God, or simply believe in Him? Believing in God—who He is, what He has done—is very different from believing God, His promises, and His role in our current age. Join Beth as she explores what it means to know and truly believe God, as described in Isaiah 43:10. Drawing from the “Heroes of the Faith” in Hebrews 11, this study examines the lives of Abraham, Moses, and other who believed in God. Through their examples, Beth encourages women to deepen their own trust in God and receive a fresh word from Him. Whether you are revisiting this question or addressing it for the first time—discover the blessings that can come with believing God.

  Beloved Disciple (11 weeks)

  John the apostle must have thought he had seen everything. Having been with Jesus all the years of His ministry, John witnessed more miracles than he could count, saw more displays of power than he could comprehend, and experienced more love than he could fathom. John was there when Jesus turned the water to wine, offered living Water to the woman at the well, yielded to His Father’s will in the garden of Gethsemane, and gave His life on a Roman cross. And one unforgettable morning young John outran Peter to his Savior’s empty tomb. John referred to himself as “the disciple whom Jesus loved.” Just as Christ took John on a lifelong journey into the depths of His love, He will do the same for you. The Bridegroom’s love is unmatched and inexhaustible, and he is waiting to lavish it on you, His beloved.

  Breaking Free (10 weeks)

  Is freedom a reality in your life?
  
  Join Beth Moore on a Bible study journey unlike any other you have taken. In Beth's previous studies people like David or Paul have been the main characters, but this time you are the subject. The journey is yours.
  
  This study will lead you through a study on the Scriptures to discover the transforming power of Christian freedom. Based on Isaiah 61:1-4, this in-depth study draws parallels between the captive Israelites and today's believers.

  Daniel (12 weeks)

  Divided into two parts, the first portion of Beth Moore’s study of Daniel (chapters 1-6), emphasized by Lives of Integrity, deals with the life of the prophet and is extremely contemporary. Daniel faced pressures and temptations similar to those of a Christian in today’s world. He teaches and models for us how to develop enduring integrity in an enticing world. The second half of the study (Daniel 7-12), turns to explore the prophecies of Daniel. It deals in-depth with the historical details, predictions, and fulfillments detailing history from the time of Daniel, through the inter-biblical period, the time of Christ, and on to the second coming of Christ.

  Jesus The One and Only (11 weeks)

  How did it feel to walk the dusty roads of Palestine with the incarnate Son of God? What was He like to know personally? What would an onlooker have felt when He broke up a funeral by raising the dead? taught on a Galilean hillside as multitudes listened? confronted the conniving religious leaders of His Day? walked on the waves and rebuked a storm? traveled the bustling streets of Jerusalem or treat obediently to the place of the skull? Can you imagine placing your feet in the sand beside His, walking where He left footprints, hearing Him actually speak? Come along with Beth Moore on a life-changing journey which will lead you through the hills of Galilee with the Teacher, across the lake with the Master, and, finally, on the road with the Savior—his face set toward the cross.

  Living Beyond Yourself (10 week study)

  You can know the freedom of a life filled with the fruit of the Spirit. In Living Beyond Yourself noted Bible teacher and author Beth Moore leads an in-depth study of the fruit of the Spirit—living proof that the Spirit of God dwells in us. Throughout this study, you’ll come to appreciate the supernatural aspects of the fruit and that you cannot grow, learn, or produce the fruit on your own. Beth challenges you to develop the fruit by maintaining an intimate relationship with the Spirit of God. As you walk with God, He develops in you the fruit of the Spirit. A Spirit-filled life truly results in living beyond yourself.

  Living Free (6 weeks)

  Beth Moore says the practice of "breathing Scripture" by praying God's Word has changed her life. Now she combines some key concepts from her acclaimed study Breaking Free with practices taught in her book Praying God's Word for a more in-depth look at freedom in Christ.
  
  During six weeks of group and personal study, you can learn to replace false strongholds with true freedom in Christ. As you pray Scripture, you'll realize the life God desires for you. You will understand more fully the five benefits available to every believer. The Bible study and Scripture-focused prayer will bring renewed purpose and joy to your life.

  Loving Well (4 weeks)

  Some people are a joy to love, some are difficult to love, and we all have to deal with some people who are humanly impossible to love. In all those relationships one truth endures: We will never be able to love others well until we have been loved well. And only God can ultimately give us the complete love we so desperately need.
  
  This journal accompanies Beth Moore's Loving Well video teaching sessions. It will help you to reflect on the apply the principles of Loving Well.

  The Patriarchs (11 weeks)

  Come along for a study through Genesis—the Book of Beginnings. Discover God’s pursuit of relationship with man, and marvel as His plan to bless all people unfolds. Explore with Beth Moore such concepts as blessing, covenant, and promise. See how they affect our lives as New Testament believers. Get to know the individuals and families God used to birth His redemptive plan. See a perfect and holy God endure in His relationship with man at his best—and at his weakest and worst. Full of twists and turns, ruin and redemption, revelation and mystery, this in-depth study of Genesis 12-50 will keep you captivated by the God who stars in it.

  To Live is Christ (10 weeks)

  Get to know the man who said “To live is Christ and to die is gain.” (Philippians 1:21) Join Beth Moore on a journey into the life and heart of Paul the apostle. Along the way you will get to know the “Apostle to the Gentiles” in a new way. You will discover him to be a man who formed many close friendships with both men and women. More than any other person, Paul provides us an example of sold-out servanthood. He served faithfully and loved heartily. Paul understood what it means to die daily, crucified with Christ. As a result, Paul shows us how to live fully as a bond slave to Christ. This study will challenge and encourage you. You will gain a new appreciation of servanthood.

  When Godly People do Ungodly Things (7 weeks)

  We see it reported in the headlines, confessed in the pulpits, and hidden in the pews in churches around the world. The seduction of God’s people by the deceiver is a tale as old as the garden, but we are always surprised when it happens. We must realize that Satan is a lion on the prowl and we are his prey. Beth Moore examines why devoted followers of Christ can fall into the traps of Satan. Beth writes with a passion fueled by the biblical warnings of Satan’s seductive activity and the broken-hearted concern of a teacher who receives countless letters from repentant Christians who are limping along the road to restoration. When Godly People do Ungodly Things is a guide to authentic repentance and restoration.

• Stormie Omartian

  The Power of a Praying Woman (10 weeks)

  It may seem easier to pray for your spouse, your children, your friends, and your extended family, but God wants to hear your requests for your life, too. He loves it when you come to Him for the things you need and ask him to help you become the woman you have always longed to be. Through Stormie’s knowledge of Scripture and candid examples of her own epiphanies in prayer, she shows you how to draw closer to God; know his plans and purposes for your life; and receive comfort, help, and strength every day. Trust him moment by moment with the concerns of your heart and discover the awesome power that prayer will release in your life. “I have come to know that god can smooth my path, calm the storms, keep me and all I care about safe, and even make my way simple when I ask him to carry the complexities of life for me. But these things don’t just happen. Not without prayer.” –Stormie Omartian

• Priscilla Shirer

  He Speaks to Me (6 weeks)

  Why do we settle for the Word of the Lord revealed to someone else and passed onto us as if God does not speak to us individually? This shouldn't satisfy us. He wants us to hear His voice, understand, and obey. The Lord desires to speak to us personally. He wants to meet us where we are despite who we are and reveal His will for our lives.
  
  God is going to reveal Himself and His plan for you in new ways. Make a commitment to be odedient to whatever He says. The results will be glorious!