Acts - Women's Bible Study Participant Workbook: Awakening to God in Everyday Life

by Melissa Spoelstra

Learn to awaken to God’s Spirit today and every day by studying the Book of Acts with Melissa Spoelstra.

Whether it’s because of distractions, busyness, or a case of the blahs, we can experience a drift toward indifference in our spiritual lives. We have a need for an ongoing spiritual awakening if we want to become more aware of God’s presence and activity in our everyday lives.

In Awakening to God in Everyday Life , a six-week study of the Book of Acts by Melissa Spoelstra, you will journey with the first followers of Jesus and witness the birth and growth of the early church through spiritual awakening to the power of God’s Spirit, message, freedom, grace, mission, and direction.

From their experiences you will learn postures that will help you attune your own spiritual heart to experience God’s presence, hear God’s voice, and see God at work all around.

This study offers a fresh encounter with God to prepare you
- Face daily battles
- Be able to discern the messages of our culture
- Be ready to share God’s love with others always

Components for this six-week Bible study, each available separately, include a Participant Workbook, a Leader Guide, and video sessions with six 20 to 25-minute segments featuring Melissa Spoelstra (with closed captioning).

208 pages, Paperback

Published November 2, 2021

About the author

Melissa Spoelstra is a popular women’s conference speaker, Bible teacher, and writer who is madly in love with Jesus and passionate about helping women of all ages to seek Christ and know Him more intimately through serious Bible study. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Bible Theology and enjoys teaching God's Word to diverse groups and churches within the body of Christ. She is the author of Joseph: The Journey to Forgiveness, Jeremiah: Daring to Hope in an Unstable World, and the forthcoming Total Family Makeover: 8 Steps to Making Disciples at Home. She lives in Dublin, Ohio, with her pastor husband and four kids.

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Acts is a tale of “two stories where the narrative of the people of the early church intersects with the story of each of our lives.” It’s a dialogue between a “God who refuses to be silent and a community that tries to listen” distilled in one verse: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth” (Acts 1:8). At Pentecost Peter preached in Jerusalem. Persecution scattered the early church believers throughout the region of Judea. Philip preached and cast out evil spirits in Samaria. And Paul and his disciples took three missionary journeys spreading the gospel message to the ends of the earth!

[Leanna Hagen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I jumped into this remarkable study with hopes that I would see a clearer picture of the early church. Author Melissa Spoelstra equips the reader with daily Scripture Focuses as well as Extra Insight sections to awaken us to more than just the rich history found in the book of Acts. She writes, “We must break free of spiritual sleepiness and awaken to God’s Spirit in everyday life if we are to accomplish the mission of sharing Jesus’s message today.” As I read and prayed through each lesson, searching the scriptures for answers, I experienced a greater awakening to God’s Holy Spirit and the urgency in advancing the gospel, whatever the cost! I was daily blessed by scripture memorization, wrap-up time, and community prayer time! The ascension, Pentecost, conversions by many to Christianity and Saul’s conversion to Paul are highlights from Acts, but these are not the only lessons found in this splendid study!

[Kristina · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed doing this Bible study. I have definitely learned a few things and have left understanding more about my faith. I think that this is a great Bible study. I did the whole book in 2.5 weeks, but it's meant to be a 6 week Bible study. I would recommend this book to anyone.

[Kristin Gebhardt · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a wonderful book I would highly suggest to anyone to read. It takes a look deeper into Acts and what was going on with the early church. It can be easily applied to our lives today. It makes me want to read deeper studies into other books or the Bible.

[Joy Schmidt · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent Bible study, going through the book of Acts chapter by chapter. Thoughtful questions, relevant teaching, memorization, and application. I enjoyed the teaching videos each week, too.

[Mary Borckardt · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a good book for a new Christian.