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We Over Me - Bible Study Book: Letters of Hope from Revelation
It’s easy to get frustrated with the local church—we see the people in the pews up close, both their beauty and blemishes. But God has a purpose and a plan that He uniquely accomplishes in and through the church, and He wants you to be part of it.
In the opening 3 chapters of Revelation, we find a wake-up call directed toward 7 churches and discover the truth of God’s desire for the church. Over 9 sessions, challenge your perspective and embrace your part in helping the church fulfill its calling.
In the opening 3 chapters of Revelation, we find a wake-up call directed toward 7 churches and discover the truth of God’s desire for the church. Over 9 sessions, challenge your perspective and embrace your part in helping the church fulfill its calling.
192 pages, Paperback
Published March 15, 2019
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January 24, 2021
It feels terrible to think that any Bible study is a waste of time, but I'm really tempted to say that this time.
The premise was so good and promising, especially right now in covid times. The idea that the church is made up of people - humans who mess up and need forgiveness. I have especially been feeling that way as some fellow church members refused to wear masks to protect those of us who are high risk, essentially forcing us to stay home for our own safety. The church can sometimes feel like she doesn't actually care that much about her people.
So I had hope that this study would really resonate with me, but sadly it just didn't. And it didn't for several other members of our group either. I think that this Bible study could be summarized and completed in a 2-hour window. It definitely was not 9 weeks worth. Our usual lively Bible group discussions were oddly quiet, mostly because each day and week seemed to be saying and asking the exact same thing over and over, just using different synonyms. So after a few weeks, most of the printed discussion questions were so similar that we had already talked them to death.
It also lacked depth for me. It was like talking in circles with only vague generalities, asking you to constantly fill in the blanks. It was asking you to change, yet providing you no real clarity. Just "be more like Jesus" or "repent of your wrongdoing."
I realize those are true statements, but I didn't need 9 weeks to come away with just that.
I can't recommend this one.
The premise was so good and promising, especially right now in covid times. The idea that the church is made up of people - humans who mess up and need forgiveness. I have especially been feeling that way as some fellow church members refused to wear masks to protect those of us who are high risk, essentially forcing us to stay home for our own safety. The church can sometimes feel like she doesn't actually care that much about her people.
So I had hope that this study would really resonate with me, but sadly it just didn't. And it didn't for several other members of our group either. I think that this Bible study could be summarized and completed in a 2-hour window. It definitely was not 9 weeks worth. Our usual lively Bible group discussions were oddly quiet, mostly because each day and week seemed to be saying and asking the exact same thing over and over, just using different synonyms. So after a few weeks, most of the printed discussion questions were so similar that we had already talked them to death.
It also lacked depth for me. It was like talking in circles with only vague generalities, asking you to constantly fill in the blanks. It was asking you to change, yet providing you no real clarity. Just "be more like Jesus" or "repent of your wrongdoing."
I realize those are true statements, but I didn't need 9 weeks to come away with just that.
I can't recommend this one.
October 25, 2020
Whitney Capps’ We Over Me is tough, tender and timely. While the title refers to the church, I found it applicable to our current culture. Oftentimes our physical ailments are a visible manifestation of a spiritual condition. Hello, coronavirus! “For Israel, leaving an invasive contagious disease unchecked meant endangering the entire nation. It could spread with catastrophic consequence.” In Leviticus 13, “we see that the priests were entrusted not just with the spiritual health of the people but with their physical health as well. God took great lengths to train the priests and define the diseases that might threaten Israel. But God‘s plan is bigger than just disease prevention...Certainly it was possible for this ever-faithful God to protect the Israelites from disease. That would’ve been much easier for the people than teaching them to inspect these skin sores. But easiness rarely leads to holiness.”
Instead, God gave them the mandate to mask up spiritually! “Teaching the priests and Israelites to be attentive to the potential threat of spreading contagions reminds them of a greater spiritual lesson--sin spreads and corrupts if left unchecked. God wants his people to vigilantly protect themselves against the spread of sin...The priests were not just to acknowledge the presence of threat, but also to deal with it quickly and decisively. Those who were under observation were placed in isolation outside the camp. Their condition was to be named and acknowledged by the whole community.” Think quarantine! “God communicates in no uncertain terms the threat complacency poses to the community. Sin spreads, corrupts, and devastates. God takes it seriously – so should we.”
While we continue to seek the antidote for COVID-19, God’s Word provides the prescription to our spiritual condition--repent and return to our First Love, the One Who first loved us.
Instead, God gave them the mandate to mask up spiritually! “Teaching the priests and Israelites to be attentive to the potential threat of spreading contagions reminds them of a greater spiritual lesson--sin spreads and corrupts if left unchecked. God wants his people to vigilantly protect themselves against the spread of sin...The priests were not just to acknowledge the presence of threat, but also to deal with it quickly and decisively. Those who were under observation were placed in isolation outside the camp. Their condition was to be named and acknowledged by the whole community.” Think quarantine! “God communicates in no uncertain terms the threat complacency poses to the community. Sin spreads, corrupts, and devastates. God takes it seriously – so should we.”
While we continue to seek the antidote for COVID-19, God’s Word provides the prescription to our spiritual condition--repent and return to our First Love, the One Who first loved us.
November 2, 2021
I'll be perfectly honest; I hated this study most of the time I worked on it. I seemed to me the author spent more time complaining about how she wanted God to let her not go to church anymore. After about the first 4 weeks of the study it got better but I just had to force myself to complete it. I am a pastor's spouse (46 years and retired for a year) and have never felt like this; sure there are people in every church who you have to struggle to love or who rub you the wrong way but I have always come to appreciate at least something about everyone we we called to minister to. I know being retired puts me in a different place than the author but I still lead a study for women and would not use this as I would be afraid the message would be lost and things could quickly turn into 7 weeks of gripping. Wanted to like this study but just didn't.
September 17, 2021
If you have frustration with your church or just church, this might be the book for you! Through looking at many verses and then a study of the letters to the churches in Revelation, this study helps you see God’s love for church and how to make your own church experience about He (over we and over me). Some of these weeks I have especially loved - maybe videos for weeks 2 or 3 and 8.
One of my favorite quotes from her teaching is
“God is in the conviction business not the shame business.” Based on Rev 3:19
And if we ran our frustrations through the filter of God’s issues with churches, they would be insignificant. Fix your eyes on Jesus and let Him fix your frustrations. I love Whitney’s teaching and her vulnerability to show her own frustrations with the church.
One of my favorite quotes from her teaching is
“God is in the conviction business not the shame business.” Based on Rev 3:19
And if we ran our frustrations through the filter of God’s issues with churches, they would be insignificant. Fix your eyes on Jesus and let Him fix your frustrations. I love Whitney’s teaching and her vulnerability to show her own frustrations with the church.
April 16, 2024
I definitely learned a lot about the churches in Revelation, but I feel like the material could have been condensed a bit. There was a good bit of repetition and I felt like I kept answering the same question over and over again.
October 24, 2019
Amazing look at the letters to the churches in Revelation, and how we should frame our view of the church through the lens of Jesus. Can't recommend it enough!
December 31, 2020
This Bible study will make you rethink what you thought about the church should be, even if you grew up in church. Challenge yourself and study God's word and what the church is supposed to be.
September 19, 2021
WE over me - enough said.
September 24, 2021
She had some good things to say. I just couldn't get into this one. It was blah.
September 29, 2021
Really helpful to address the negative feelings that can develop in churches! I appreciated her insight and wrote down a number of her comments to remember for later.
October 17, 2021
Loved this study in Revelation about the letters to the seven churches. Such good instruction for us today!
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