Missing Pieces - Leader Kit
Real Hope When Life Doesn't Make Sense

Does God care? Is He fair? Is He even there? Although you may know all the right answers, they don't always feel right. This Missing Pieces: Real Hope When Life Doesn't Make Sense - Leader Kit helps a leader facilitate this video-driven women's Bible study. Explore these and other questions in this realistic look at the messy, mysterious uncertainties of faith. God's ways don't always make sense, but He is trustworthy. Come close to Him. Trust Him more than your feelings. God will reveal Himself and fill in your missing pieces.

Leader Kit Includes:

• One Bible study book with personal study segments to complete between 7 weeks of group sessions and leader guide to lead discussion within small groups.
• DVDs with enriching teaching videos, approximately 20-35 minutes per session
• Contains subtitles for the hearing impaired

Participants who take this study will:

• Experience unexpected peace in spite of unexpected heartache
• Hang on to God's answers when you feel you are at the end of your rope
• Move forward when you feel stuck in your circumstances
• Have a greater sense of peace through every storm you face
• Strengthen your faith when you feel beat down by life
• Survive unexpected storms knowing God is in your boat
• Experience stability when tidal waves of emotion hit
• Trust God more than your feelings

Video Sessions:

• Session 1: Introduction (35:11)-This opening session introduces the Missing Pieces study. Jennifer sets the stage by reminding us that God fills the missing pieces of our lives with Himself. She also introduces the theme verse for the study, Habakkuk 3:17.
• Session 2: God, Do You Care? (27:16)-In this session, Jennifer explores the Israelites, or as she calls them, the "Miserable-ites." She specifically discusses God's provision of manna and, in turn, His provision for our life.
• Session 3: God, Are You Fair? (25:45)-Through exploring hard questions like,"Is God fair?", Jennifer discovers that no, God is not fair, but He is just. She reminds us that we deserve hell, but God in His grace grants us so much more than we deserve.
• Session 4: God, Are You There? (20:00) -In this session, Jennifer dives into the life of Gideon. She shows that Gideon wrestled with being present in his present and missed that God was there with him all the time and reminds us that we often do the same thing.
• Session 5: God, Are You Aware? (25:11) -Jennifer discusses, in this session, how we can sometimes feel insignificant--like no one, even God, cares. She spends time in the story of Mary Magdalene and Nathaniel to show us how God really does see us and care about us.
• Session 6: God, Do You Hear Prayer? (25:15) -Despite how things may seem or how we feel, God really does hear our prayers. This session reminds us to trust Him even when we don't see tangible results to the things we pray.
• Session 7: God, Do You Err? (29:25) -Jennifer wraps up this series by reiterating that there are no missing pieces in God's plan. She challenges us to rest in God's ways because His ways are perfect.