Do you struggle with prayer? Do you worry that you’re doing it wrong? Prayer should be the most natural thing in the world, but it’s not. We make it far more complicated than it needs to be, primarily because we don’t understand the character of God and how He works.
In this study you’ll get to know God in a more personal manner as you delve into the lives of Bible women who walked and talked with Him. Through their interactions with God, you’ll discover who He is and what it is He wants for you.
—Develop a better understanding of the character of God.
—Learn how to study the Bible on your own.
—Memorize key Scripture passages to guide you in your prayer life.
—Improve your prayer life as you grow in your spiritual walk with the Lord
Sharon Wilharm has always loved stories, especially those about ordinary women being used by God in extraordinary ways.
As author of Women of Prayer Bible study and host of All God's Women podcast and radio show, Sharon shares stories of God's faithfulness in the lives of women in the Bible.
In her debut historical novel, The Amazing Crab Alley Revival, she explores those same themes of faith, hope, and redemption through richly-drawn characters and Southern settings. Drawing on her experience as a filmmaker and storyteller, she creates uplifting fiction with hope, humor, and second chances.
A native Floridian, Sharon now lives in a historic Queen Anne house in a small Tennessee town north of Nashville. When she's not writing, Sharon can be found antiquing, thrifting, browsing estate sales, or working alongside her husband to rescue neglected historic commercial buildings and bring them back to life.
Author Sharon Wilharm’s Women of Prayer promises readers will get to know God through the prayers of Bible women, but her book delivers well beyond that. Women of Prayer is much more than Biblical women’s prayers and stories. Women of Prayer is full-on Bible Study.
Don’t let the title fool you into thinking this will be a quick or simple read. Women of Prayer is intended for those who want to dig deep and be inspired by historical women. The reader is introduced to ten women of the Bible. The study of each woman takes place over the course of five days. The women include Hagar, Miriam, Hannah, the Samaritan woman, and Martha, among others.
The five-day routine explores the women’s stories in great detail, asks questions for retention and reflection, contains memory verses, encourages personal prayer, includes questions that relate the women’s story to your life, encourages exploring and contrasting different Bible translations of the verses, and comparing and contrasting the women. It’s a lot!
Wilharm includes a Leader’s Guide for a formal Bible Study group. Women of Prayer could easily work for a less formal group study or a personal study. In addition, there’s a list of resource materials listed at the end to assist with the study, as needed, or as interested.
Who would benefit from this book: Wilharm is clearly passionate about bringing the women of the Bible alive to women of today. For those who are looking to deepen their relationship with God through the study of Biblical women, Women of Prayer would be a great starting point.
Do you struggle with prayer? Do you worry that you’re doing it wrong? Prayer should be the most natural thing in the world, but it’s not. We make it far more complicated than it needs to be, primarily because we don’t understand the character of God and how He works.
In Women of Prayer you get to know God in a more personal manner as you delve into the lives of Bible women who walked and talked with Him. Through their interactions with God, you’ll discover who He is and what it is He wants for you.
Focusing on the stories of ten Bible women with an additional look at ten more women, author Sharon Wilharm shows you how to get past a superficial acquaintance with God and develop a deeper relationship with him.