Lose Control Women's Bible Study Leader Guide

Learn to live in total dependence on God through a study of 1 Samuel.

Have you ever thought you had life under control—until you didn’t? Perhaps thinking “God is in control” but living as if you are. It's like walking around with a hot cup of coffee, afraid that with one wrong move it will spill and be a burning hot mess. Then you realize what little control you have and how dependent on God you truly are.

In Lose Control, Mary Shannon Hoffpauir takes you on a six-week journey through the Book of First Samuel, which is an epic story about a fight for control. Despite God’s warnings through the prophet Samuel, the nation of Israel was determined to take control by having their own king. As you dig into the saga of King Saul and David, who would become the next anointed king of Israel, you will discover that no plan or purpose of God can be thwarted by human beings. Even the worst of circumstances can be used by God to accomplish His purposes in your life.

In her no-nonsense, authentic teaching style that endears her to women of all ages, Mary Shannon encourages you to lose control so that you can find your soul through a trusting relationship with your faithful God.

Components for this six-week Bible study, each available separately, include a Participant Workbook, a Leader Guide, and a DVD with six 25-minute segments (with closed captioning).

You know when you’re carrying a very full cup of coffee, and you have to really focus on keeping the cup level, and then the doorbell rings and your dog bounds through the room knocking the cup right out of your grasp? You had plans. You were in control. Until you weren’t. And you never really were. Mary Shannon Hoffpauir says this is a great way to look at what we say and what we do. Often, we think “God is in control” but we live like we are. It takes spilling a hot, burning mess to make us realize what little control we have and how dependent on God we truly are. This six-week Bible study on 1 Samuel for women of all ages includes a Participant Workbook, a Leader Guide, and a DVD with six 25-minute segments (with closed captioning).