Our bible study will be EVERY 2ND AND 4TH Monday OF THE MONTH from 8-9 PM EST. ELAINE COBB will be hosting this series and DR. COLLEEN MURRAY will be assisting. Here is the information for the study below if you wish to order TO study. Please share and invite others.
"BOUNDARIES" BY DR. HENRY CLOUD & DR. JOHN TOWNSEND
Dr. Colleen Murray, who will be hosting the next study, has chosen the new
book for our next bible study. It is a 9 part series on Boundaries and should
be very interesting and quite helpful to us. Looking forward to you joining us.
Boundaries is the book that's helped over 4 million people learn when to say yes and know how to say no in order to take control of their lives.
Does your life feel like it's out of control? Perhaps you feel like you have to say yes to everyone's requests. Maybe you find yourself readily taking responsibility for others' feelings and problems. Or perhaps you focus so much on being loving and unselfish that you've forgotten your own limits and limitations. Or maybe it's all of the above.
In the New York Times bestseller, Boundaries, Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend help you learn when to say yes and know how to say no in order to take control of your life and set healthy, biblical boundaries with your spouse, children, friends, parents, co-workers, and even yourself.
Now updated and expanded for the digital age, this book continues to help millions of people around the world answer these tough questions:
Plus, check out Boundaries family collection of books dedicated to key areas of life - dating, marriage, raising kids, parenting teens, and leadership. Workbooks and Spanish editions are also available.
https://www.amazon.com/Boundaries-Updated-Expanded-When-Control/dp/0310351804/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LCIS3Z0VKFKI&keywords=boundaries+by+cloud+and+townsend&qid=1657665181&sprefix=boundaries%2Caps%2C87&sr=8-1
https://www.christianbook.com/boundaries-participants-guide/pd/278278?en=google&event=SHOP&kw=dvd-studies-20-40%7C278278&p=1179710&utm_source=google&dv=c&gclid=CjwKCAjw46CVBhB1EiwAgy6M4tzFMw4YaC5ghP1aJenOnY-jqbPyskOMDLqCWiwUGbBABZ6kVURs_BoCP5MQAvD_BwE
book for our next bible study. It is a 9 part series on Boundaries and should
be very interesting and quite helpful to us. Looking forward to you joining us.
Boundaries is the book that's helped over 4 million people learn when to say yes and know how to say no in order to take control of their lives.
Does your life feel like it's out of control? Perhaps you feel like you have to say yes to everyone's requests. Maybe you find yourself readily taking responsibility for others' feelings and problems. Or perhaps you focus so much on being loving and unselfish that you've forgotten your own limits and limitations. Or maybe it's all of the above.
In the New York Times bestseller, Boundaries, Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend help you learn when to say yes and know how to say no in order to take control of your life and set healthy, biblical boundaries with your spouse, children, friends, parents, co-workers, and even yourself.
Now updated and expanded for the digital age, this book continues to help millions of people around the world answer these tough questions:
- Can I set limits and still be a loving person?
- What are legitimate boundaries?
- How do I effectively manage my digital life so that it doesn't control me?
- What if someone is upset or hurt by my boundaries?
- How do I answer someone who wants my time, love, energy, or money?
- Why do I feel guilty or afraid when I consider setting boundaries?
- How do boundaries relate to mutual submission within marriage?
- Aren’t boundaries selfish?
Plus, check out Boundaries family collection of books dedicated to key areas of life - dating, marriage, raising kids, parenting teens, and leadership. Workbooks and Spanish editions are also available.
https://www.amazon.com/Boundaries-Updated-Expanded-When-Control/dp/0310351804/ref=sr_1_1?crid=LCIS3Z0VKFKI&keywords=boundaries+by+cloud+and+townsend&qid=1657665181&sprefix=boundaries%2Caps%2C87&sr=8-1
https://www.christianbook.com/boundaries-participants-guide/pd/278278?en=google&event=SHOP&kw=dvd-studies-20-40%7C278278&p=1179710&utm_source=google&dv=c&gclid=CjwKCAjw46CVBhB1EiwAgy6M4tzFMw4YaC5ghP1aJenOnY-jqbPyskOMDLqCWiwUGbBABZ6kVURs_BoCP5MQAvD_BwE
Topic: BIBLE STUDY: Boundaries by Cloud & Townsend
Time: Jul 25, 2022 08:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Session 2 "Understanding Boundaries"
Bible Verses:
Genesis 2:18, 25:29-34; 27:1-29
Job 11:7
Psalm 21:2-3; 37:4; 119:20,24; 139:23-24; 145:19
Proverbs 3:27; 4:23; 7:23; 13:18, 19, 24; 15:10; 16:26; 19:18; 27:17
Ecclesiastes 11:9
Isaiah 14:14
Matthew 5:37; 7:7-11,13,36;9:13, 15:3, 32; 18:15-17; 22:37;25:23, 26-28
Mark 7:3-5, 8; 8:33; 12:30
Luke 2:49; 10:35; 15:20
Romans 8:2; 12:18
1 Corinthians 2:11; 5:9-13; 8:7; 13:5, 8;
2 Corinthians 6:11-13; 9:7; 10:5
Galatians 1:10; 5:23; 6:7;
Ephesians 3:17; 5:28,33; 6:4
Philippians 2:4, 12-13
Colossians 3:21;
2 Thessalonians 3:10
Philemon 1:14;
Hebrews 5:14; 12:10-11
James 4: 2-3, 16
1 John 2:12-13; 4:19
Revelation 3:20
Questions:
1. Think of a tie when you stuck by one of your boundaries and people respected it. What were the circumstances? Why were you able to maintain your boundary?
2. Why might you have a hard time honoring people’s boundaries, especially certain people’s? What will you do to be more respectful of those people and their boundaries? Be specific
3. What do you tend to do with your feelings- ignore them or let them be in charge? Why do you think you respond the way you do?
4. What desires are you currently pursuing that your heavenly Father, the wise parent that he is, is probably not interested in giving you? What destructive desires do you need to learn to say no to? Also, what good desires do you need to say no to because the timing isn’t right?
5. Identify evidence in your life that shows which you value more: People’s approval or God’s approval. Consider a decision you currently face. Which source of approval is exerting more pull on you.
6. Whom are you expecting to read your mind, or to whom are you afraid to communicate your thoughts/. What keeps you from doing so?
7. Whom in your life would you be wise to limit your exposure to? What is keeping you from doing so?
8. What healthy, godly relationships nurture you? To whom are you giving the kind of unconditional love God gives you?
9. In what situations today are you acting as if boulders in your life are your daily load and refusing to seek and/or to accept offers of help that people have extended to you?
10. In what situation today are you acting as if the burden of daily toil is a boulder you should have to carry?
Disclaimer: This is a bible study and although (Dr.) Colleen Murray is participating as an assistant leader for the purposes of the bible study only. Anything she says during her participation should not be construed as a therapeutic intervention, psychotherapy, or any similar form of clinical instruction or guidance, nor does her interactions with attendees constitute a psychotherapeutic or legal relationship. The bible study is for spiritual growth and support purposes only. Our bible study is limited to provide participants with generic information and knowledge only as it relates to the biblical principles being brought out by the authors of the bible study, and should not be interpreted as offering advice, opinions, or recommendation to any participants for their specific case.