Easy-to-lead, 6-session Bible study exploring the roots of our discontentment and how Christ can bring us the treasure of contentment. Part of the bestselling Good Book Guide series, with over 1 million copies sold.
Part of the Good Book Guides series.
This 6-session Bible study by Anne Woodcock is written to help you understand why we become discontented, how Jesus Christ alone can help us, and, on a practical level, how Christian living can bring the treasure of contentment to our daily lives. Enjoy the truth of Jesus' promise that anyone who believes in him will never hunger or thirst!
Flexible and easy to use, this Good Book Guide is perfect for groups and individuals. A concise Leader’s Guide is included in the back. There are optional bonus sections if you have extra time, including icebreaker ideas.
Each session of this Bible study will draw you to…
“Each guide in this series provides a framework for your group to dig into the text of Scripture for itself while providing enough of a steer to keep you on track, plus useful pointers towards application. The result is a great combination of fidelity to Scripture and ease of use.” Tim Chester, Crosslands Training; Author
Introduction
1. Our Hungry Hearts (Ecclesiastes)
2. The Only Food That Satisfies (John 6:25-42; 60-69)
3. Content with What We Have (1 Timothy 6:3-19)
4. Content with Where We Are (1 Corinthians 7:1-24)
5. Content When Life Is Hard (2 Corinthians 1 and 4)
6. The Secret of True Happiness (Luke 6:12-26)
Leaders' Guide
| Contributors | Anne Woodcock |
|---|---|
| ISBN | 9781802541601 |
| Format | Paperback |
| First published | January 2027 |
| Dimensions | 140mm x 210mm x 5mm |
| Weight | 0.14 kg |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 72 |
| No. of studies | 6 |
| Publisher | The Good Book Company |
I love this small group study guide series from The Good Book Company. Christians are regularly told they should spend more time studying God’s Word, but sometimes there’s not a clear plan for how to do this. These study guides provide practical, step-by-step guidance on working through books of the Bible, along with wonderful questions that encourage reflection and application. I hope churches and Christian ministries will take advantage of this wonderful resource.
The aim of the The Good Book Company is to be biblical, relevant and accessible, and nothing embodies that ethos more than their Good Book Guides. Each guide provides a framework for your group to dig into the text of Scripture for itself while providing enough of a steer to keep you on track plus useful pointers towards application. The result is a great combination of fidelity to Scripture and ease of use.
The Good Book Guides are an immensely precious resource for the church. A careful blend of helpful context and clearly-worded, searching questions which aim to help readers to uncover the meaning of the text and apply it in responsible ways. I think these small group studies are the best available and pray that they will continue to prove helpful to local churches across the world!
Plainly put easy for leader but too much to dijest in 1hr which is our time shedule .
Our group has Xlnt facilitators, I trust whatever they recommend. I'm very satisfied with this study. I've studied much in my life but learned more now. Personally, II don't like the format: print too small; like full pages; just me. Also dislike Q&A, prefer discussion; not a problem. Thank you.
We went through this workbook as a women's ministry this summer. Each lesson stands alone, so it was easy for women to come and go without feeling like they were "falling behind." These lessons look at the topic of contentment from a different angle and passage; sometimes with surprising and provocative applications. This was my second time to work through this material and I found it just as fruitful this time, both personally and as a ministry leader.
Very well put together study guide which has worked well for our group of 16 ladies. Questions lead to good, relevant discussion and certainly made us think about contentment in all its aspects. Only suggestion that under Study 4 Explore More Esther would have been a better example, rather than Naaman's servant girl. There is a lot to cover and to complete whole study really needs about one and a quarter hours. Very well structured with some easier, straightforward questions and those that challenge. Leaders notes excellent.
A very challenging book with much food for thought. Our faith our God should always be first in our lives but as a group of women discussing the chapters together we realise that God doesn't always take precedence all of the time. Contentment will develop the closer our walk with God really is. We must examine our hearts and God will reveal His truth to us. We are indiviidual but special to God. Sometimes we found discussion questions deep and difficult to answer but leaders notes were beneficial some of the time.
Have found this quite helpful, each question is clearly written and thought provoking
Very biblically based approach to contentment; so relevant in today's age, learnt a lot from this.
My wife is doing this as a one-to-one exercise with a young lady and it's been very helpful. Apart from the main content, it's opened up some great conversations on broader discipleship issues.
I was impressed with this when looked through this before giving it to our fellowship groups to do. It is good, biblical stuff. I think it deals with all the main challenges to our contentment, and does so through very good bible studies with strong questions. It is good to see application to our hearts not just to our heads (knowledge / thinking) and hands (what we do).
One of our group leaders, who is a very experienced mature godly man wrote of this guide, "Basically, very impressed. I really like the emphasis on Christ and that he alone can satisfy our longings. I think the common view is that contentment is all about being happy with what we've got (certainly our group saw it through that lens only) - whereas the Biblical teaching is so much richer. John 6 is great in that regard. Good stuff!"
The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is really a minor quibble (more of a personal preference) that it does't explicitly remind us of the overall story of the Bible, namely creation, rebellion, redemption and restoration. However this is really implicit in the material even if not explicit. I would highly recommend this.
This book is a little intense for our group. I'm trying to adapt it a bit. It may be OK for an extremely committed group of Christians, but not for a mixed group where some are exploring. I don't think I'd use another Bible Study from this company.
