Finding Freedom Teacher's Edition

This is not just a book but a comprehensive program that will equip you to lead a dynamic life-changing Bible study group to help wounded women find the true freedom that comes only through the One who came to set the captives free. Veteran group leader Sonja Baker provides you with all the tools you need—from guidelines on the practical issues of starting the group, to 40 tips (from the author’s vast experience in care ministry) that will help you avoid common mistakes in leading it, to Teacher’s Notes for each lesson that prepare you to present the material in the best way, to bringing the group to a graceful close: It’s all here. The 22-lesson program starts with the all-important question, “What does your wound look like?” and then proceeds to lay out the truth of God’s Word to transform minds and mend broken hearts. Building on the firm foundation of the fruit of the Spirit during Part 1 (Galatians 5) and the elements of true agape love during Part 2 (1 Corinthians 13), participants will find that the truth of God’s Word breaks destructive patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving and leads to true healing, unlike anything the world has to offer! A Weekly Focus section at the end of each lesson helps participants apply the truths presented in the lesson to their everyday lives and relationships. Part 1: Recognition and Restoration contains the first 10 lessons. Part 2: Learning and Living contains lessons 11 – 22. From the author’s Introduction to Finding Freedom: “The truth is that our churches are full of hurting people. You will be amazed at how many hurting people there actually are—from the top to the bottom. They have harbored a wounded spirit all the while hearing countless preachers preaching God’s Word, shouting, praising God, speaking in tongues, teaching Bible studies, directing the choir, leading the praise team, teaching Sunday school, and so on and on. Sometimes we become so focused on reaching the ‘lost’ that we do not recognize the ‘lost’ within our church buildings. I know because I was one of them.” “And, of course, the world outside our church walls is boiling over with hurting people. They have tried so many different ways to rid themselves of the hurt and pain they experience. They have sought out counseling, visited psychiatrists, taken medication, attended self-help programs, read books...and it isn’t working. They continue living a destructive pattern and raising up another generation of wounded people. The cycle only stops when healing—true healing—has taken place. They need Jesus!” And Finding Freedom will lead them to Him, the only One who heals the wounded and sets the captives free—now and forever. Read more