Stronger by Angela Thomas
Bible Study. 160 Pages. 4 Stars
Synopsis:
Stronger: Finding Hope in Fragile Places – Member Book by Angela Thomas provides six weeks of personal study experience five days a week plus viewer guides for the 7 video sessions of this women’s Bible study. Through biblical teaching and real life application, this study teaches that believers do not have to live in weakness. God is stronger than every struggle you will ever face. All who receive Jesus Christ have been hidden in Him. We have been made alive in Him through the forgiveness of our sin, filled in Him with all the fullness given to Him, brought near to God in Him, and blessed with every spiritual blessing in Him.
As we have received Christ Jesus, we are now called to walk in a manner worthy of Him. Strengthened with all power, according to His glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy, giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in so great an inheritance. Today, because of Christ, you can live stronger. This study will guide women into biblical truth through exposition and story, so they live confident, transformed, Christ-radiating lives marked by His strength.
Through accurate Biblical teaching, real life observation, and everyday application, Stronger will guide participants to:
•Stop facing today in weakness and be strengthened by God’s promises to every Christ follower
•Tackle everyday struggles empowered with a biblical understanding of God’s riches and His love
•Overcome spiritual immaturity through Christ-centered teaching that produces growth and change
•Break lifelong patterns of defeat and despair, refocused on the glorious hope promised to us in Christ
•Remove paralyzing inner anxiousness and truly live in the peace that surpasses all understanding
•Put an end to the self-focused distractions of striving, comparison, and performance so that your life will accomplish more for God’s glory
•Smile at the uncertain future, not because we are stronger, but because Christ in us, is stronger than all our problems
My Review:
This was a really sweet study. It was peaceful and tranquil. The author and study radiated a quiet strength and assurance of the strength of our Father that was compelling. It was full of really good reminders and rooted in the truth that God is stronger than anything and everything. He is strong enough to handle our trials, no matter what shape they take.
The book did feel a little repetitive to me at a certain point. It was good to examine each of the different areas that God is stronger than, but I didn’t really feel like there was much new said other than “God is stronger that [insert blank].” And, though there were scriptures used throughout the study lessons, I didn’t have to open my Bible to read passages or search for answers that helped me to better understand God’s word. And some of the questions she asked didn’t really feel like they led me to a deeper understanding of God’s word or my own circumstances either. It just felt a little surface level in some places.
But that said, I did still enjoy it. And her video lessons were really encouraging. I’d recommend the study, especially to those who just need a good reminder to be rooted in truth. The book was aesthetically pleasing and had plenty of room to write answers, which I always love! And, again, there just was this gentle calm throughout the whole study that I very much appreciated.