Messy People - Women's Bible Study Participant Workbook: Life Lessons from Imperfect Biblical Heroes

by Jennifer Cowart

God can turn your messy life into a masterpiece.Every life gets messy at times. Sometimes these messes are literal, like a house that would be easier to condemn than to clean. But sometimes they are intangible messes such as illness, conflict, depression, abuse, bankruptcy, divorce, and job loss. And these messes can be painful, hurting our hearts and our homes. But as we see in the Bible, God loves to use messy people!In this six-week study, we will dig into the lives of biblical heroes who were messy people just like us but who were used by God in powerful ways. Together we will examine the stories of five wonderful but messy people and one messy parable Rahab, the Prodigal Son, Josiah, Mary, David, and Daniel. From their stories, we will learn how God can use broken people, restore damaged hearts and relationships, give us power to handle our critics, and help us deal with the hard moments of life. Along the way we’ll discover that we don’t have to just endure messy lives but can actually learn to thrive with God’s guidance and help. In the hands of God, our messes can become His masterpieces!The participant workbook, to be used along with the study's DVD, includes five days of lessons for each week, combining study of Scripture with personal reflection, application, and prayer.Other components for the Bible study, available separately, include a Leader Guide, and DVD with six 10-15 minute sessions.

Genres: Christian, Nonfiction

301 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 4, 2018

Reviews

[Missie · Rating 4 out of 5]

A great companion study workbook for a bible study or if you are studying alone. It is laidout well with thought provoking questions and daily life applications. A great learning tool. Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to review this study guide.

[Melissa Sutton · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great bible study. Easy to use and read.

Prompts aren't too long and easy to do without the DVD session.

[Brittany Batayola · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s a perfect woman’s devotional. It goes through different stories of people in the Bible who are considered “messy, imperfect, and broken” just like all of us. It’s a good reminder that God does not want the “perfect” Christian but you can come as you are to Him and He will love you all the same.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Each of our lives gets messy at times ... illness, depression, divorce, job loss, conflict. In this Bible study, we are assured that God loves and uses messy people. The six-week study looks at the messy lives of those in the Bible and how God used them in powerful ways.
I studied this book with my RH Women's Bible Study group, which included streaming sessions with the author. Her insights and personal experiences gave me a new perspective on Rahab, The Prodigal Son, Josiah, Mary, David, and Daniel.

[Vnunez-Ms_luv2read · Rating 5 out of 5]

This study is very well put together. I like how the author breaks things down and the help on reflection and prayer. What is also wonderful is you do need to have a Bible near you. The verses are provided for you pertaining to the daily reading. Thanks to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for the ARC of this book in return for my honest review. Receiving the book in this manner has no bearing on my review.

[Holly Vickrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good Bible study. Jen Cowart is great in the videos and the videos are short 10-15 minutes. I liked the idea of how God works through messy people and situations and I liked the study. The collection was widely disparate though (from prodigal son to Mary to Daniel) so it will be hard to remember the takeaways.

[Jamie · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a beautiful bible study. I love the layout of the daily readings. This book gives hope to the people who don’t always feel like they “have it all together.” I would highly recommend this book!

[Tiffany · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great bible study for a women's small group! What I got out of this study was God specializes in using people who are "failures." God's grace is activated and perfected through our weaknesses, and people don't need to be perfect but forgiven.

[Kathryn Sheets · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very thought provoking book and one of the better Bible studies and how it relates to us personally.

[Victoria · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book for group Bible study. I especially liked the suggested songs she includes.

[Katie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I know most Bible characters and their stories, but this Bible study gave me new perspective and our group had great discussion. It was very applicable to life today.

[Silvia · Rating 5 out of 5]

I rarely give a 5-star review, but this book was exceptional. It gave us practical steps for living daily for Him, based upon Biblical heroes lives and what they went through and how they were just everyday, messy people. It encourages us to look at the lives of those in the Bible and see that Jesus can use each of us - everyday, messy people to accomplish His will. We all have messy areas in our life and this book helps us see that yes, we can! We can live for Him, we can do His will, we can help others, etc. Loved it.

[Diana Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great study. I went into it thinking it would help me deal with the messy people in my life. Lo and behold, I am the messy person but God can still use me! Great lessons and the author did well using Scripture and relating it to today.

[Desiray Schultz hayner · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really good 6 week study. Great small group discussion. I loved how heavy it was with scripture as well!

[Nita · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good one!

[Renae · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this devotional. It is nice to know that God uses "messy people" cause I sure am not perfect.

[Cruse · Rating 4 out of 5]

The lessons are not long and I appreciate that the Bible verses are included in the lessons so you don't have to have several books and have to stop and look them up.

[Debbie Hauser · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great Bible study that prompted a lot of discussion in the group I am in. If you are looking for a study there is a great video and leader guide to help lead.

[Roxanne Miles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a great book about how God can use our messy lives to further his kingdom.

[Jennifer Parker · Rating 5 out of 5]

I originally thought it was going to be a bible study to help me deal with messy people but to my startling surprise lol, it was about myself being a messy person. It was honestly an eye opener at times and gave you some really great questions to make you think deeper. I really enjoyed this study.