![]() She explained that no one was good enough-that is why Jesus had to die for our sins. A Sunday school teacher helped me understand that the Gospel wasn’t about trying but about trusting. I was raised in the church but the main message I got was to “be good.” I tried really hard to do that. I came to know Jesus when I was nine years old. She enjoys working with younger women and helping them develop their teaching gifts with practical help and feedback. ![]() At home, she’s part of the women’s speaking team at Grace Fellowship, Pickerington, Ohio (Keith Minier, senior pastor), under the leadership of Anita Kennedy. She speaks as part of the Aspire Women’s Tour in approximately 30 cities across the country each year. Melissa makes her home in Pickerington, Ohio, with her pastor husband and four kids.The author of several Bible studies designed especially for women, Melissa Spoelstra is the wife of Charis Fellowship pastor, Sean Spoelstra. She is the author of eight Bible studies (Acts, The Names of God, Romans, Elijah, Numbers, First Corinthians, Joseph, and Jeremiah) and four books (Total Family Makeover, Total Christmas Makeover, 30 Days of Prayer for Spiritual Stamina, and Dare to Hope). She is a contributor to Girlfriends in God online devotional as well as Proverbs 31 ministries First Five app. 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. Melissa Spoelstra is a popular women's conference speaker (including the Aspire Women's Events), Bible teacher, and author who is madly in love with Jesus and passionate about helping others to seek Christ and know Him more intimately. A companion Prayer Devotional is also available. Other components for the Bible study, available separately, include a Participant Workbook, DVD with six sessions of about 25 minutes each, and boxed Leader Kit (an all-inclusive box containing one copy of each of the Bible study's components). Be enabled to not just survive but thrive in the midst of the ups and downs of life. ![]() Grow in faith and be inspired by an ordinary man who did extraordinary things for God. Learn practical disciplines that give us spiritual stamina for every season in life. Bible Study Features: Examine the life of the prophet Elijah. The Leader Guide, to be used along with the study's workbook and DVD, contains six session plan outlines, complete with discussion points and questions, activities, prayers, and more-plus leader helps for facilitating a group. As we study his life, we will grow in faith and develop spiritual stamina that will help us not only to survive but actually thrive in every season. He doubted and struggled just as we do, but ultimately, he chose to believe God. Best of all, his story will challenge us but not shame us, because we'll discover that Elijah was just as human as we are. Whether we're currently in a mountaintop season where we're experiencing God's power and blessing, a valley season where we feel like running away, or somewhere in between, Elijah's life will inspire us to go the distance in the life of faith. We'll learn some of the spiritual stamina secrets that helped him to hold on and persevere in faith, including practical habits related to making decisions, caring for the soul, accepting his circumstances, mentoring, and finishing well-which was his ultimate legacy. We do too In this six-week study grounded in 1 and 2 Kings, we will examine the life of the prophet Elijah, an ordinary man who did extraordinary things for God in the midst of the highs and lows of life. He needed spiritual stamina in order to keep on going and fulfill all the plans God had for his life. Even Elijah grew weary of all the ups and downs, telling God, "I have had enough" (1 Kings 19:4). One moment he was hiding out in the wilderness during a famine, being fed by the ravens, and the next he was on the mountaintop where God showed up in a powerful way with fire and then rain. ![]() The prophet Elijah experienced this rollercoaster ride as well. Then there are those in between days when we're coasting along without much thought to the highs or lows. One day it seems that everything in life is good, and the next day it can feel like everything is falling apart. ![]()
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