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God wants to transform His followers "into his likeness with ever-increasing glory" (2 Corinthians 3:18). But how does that happen? Can imperfect women really hope to become more like their perfect heavenly Father? Captivated by God, an interactive study ideal for individuals or small groups, guides women on their quest to know and love God and shows how they can become more like Him. Readers will learn about God's attributes as revealed in Scripture and about the steps every believer can take to grow in these traits. Captivated by God features eight topical studies. Topics include "The Mercy of God," "The Wisdom of God," "The Holiness of God," "The Love of God," and more. Each week's study examines an aspect of God's character, digs into Scripture to find out what His Word reveals about Him, offers readers the opportunity to reflect on their own character, and suggests practical action steps to help readers apply what they have learned.

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Publié par	Baker Publishing Group
Date de parution	23 août 2010
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781441269188
Langue	English

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© 2010 Aglow International
Published by Chosen Books 11400 Hampshire Avenue South Bloomington, Minnesota 55438 chosenbooks.com
Chosen Books is a division of Baker Publishing Group, Grand Rapids, Michigan. www.bakerpublishinggroup.com
Chosen edition published 2014
ISBN 978-1-4412-6918-8
Previously published by Gospel Light
Originally published in 1998 in the Aglow Bible Study series as God’s Character.
Ebook edition originally created 2011
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—for example, electronic, photocopy, recording—without the prior written permission of the publisher. The only exception is brief quotations in printed reviews.
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All Scripture quotations, unless otherwise indicated, are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version ®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved.
AMP —Scripture taken from THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE , Old Testament copyright © 1965, 1987 by the Zondervan Corporation. The Amplified New Testament copyright © 1958, 1987 by the Lockman Foundation. Used by permission.
NKJV —From the New King James Version. Copyright © 1979, 1980, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Aglow International is an interdenominational organization of Christian women. Our mission is to lead women to Jesus Christ and provide opportunity for Christian women to grow in their faith and minister to others. Our publications are used to help women find a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, to enhance growth in their Christian experience, and to help them recognize their roles and relationships according to Scripture. For more information about our organization, please write to Aglow International, P.O. Box 1749, Edmonds, WA 98020-1749, U.S.A., or call (425) 775-7282. For ordering or information about the Aglow studies and other resources, visit the Aglow E-store at www.aglow.org .
CONTENTS
Foreword
Introduction
How to Start and Lead a Small Group
1. Our Likeness to God
2. The Mercy and Faithfulness of God
3. The Goodness of God
4. The Wisdom of God
5. The Omnipotence of God
6. The Holiness of God
7. The Grace of God
8. The Love of God
Captivated by God Leader’s Guide
FOREWORD
When the apostle Paul poured out his heart in letters to the young churches in Asia, he was responding to his apostolic call to shepherd those tender flocks. They needed encouragement in their new life in Jesus. They needed solid doctrine. They needed truth from someone who had an intimate relationship with God and with them.
Did Paul know as he was writing that these simple letters would form the bulk of the New Testament? We can be confident that the Holy Spirit did! How like God to use Paul’s relationship with these churches to cement His plan and purpose in their lives, and, generations later, in ours.
We in Aglow can relate to Paul’s desire to bond those young churches together in the faith. After 1967, when Aglow fellowships began bubbling up across the United States and in other countries, they needed encouragement. They needed to know the fullness of who they were in Christ. They needed relationship. Like Paul, our desire to reach out and nurture from far away birthed a series of Bible studies that have fed thousands since 1973 when our first study, Genesis , was published. Our studies share heart to heart, giving Christians new insights about themselves and their relationship with and in God.
In 1998, God’s generous nature provided us a rewarding new relationship with Gospel Light. Together we published our Aglow classics as well as a selection of exciting new studies. Gospel Light began as a publishing ministry much in the same way Aglow began publishing Bible studies. Henrietta Mears formed Gospel Light in response to requests from churches across America for the Sunday School materials she had written. Gospel Light remains a strong ministry-minded witness for the gospel around the world.
Our heart’s desire is that these studies will continue to kindle the minds of women and men, touch their hearts, and refresh their spirits with the light and life a loving Savior abundantly supplies.
This study, Captivated by God by Eadie Goodboy and Agnes Lawless, will guide you in your quest to know your heavenly Father better and to mold your character to be more like His. I know its contents will reward you richly.
Jane Hansen Hoyt International President Aglow International
INTRODUCTION
The new baby is presented to her relatives at a dinner party. Family members peer at her. Her features and expressions are scrutinized.
“Look at that darling nose!” declares her grandmother. “She definitely inherited it from our side of the family.”
“Did you see her smile?” says an aunt. “She looks just like her dad.”
As the baby grows, she becomes more and more like her father. Her appearance, mannerisms, expressions and behavior show that she is truly her father’s daughter.
This is true not only in the physical realm but in the spiritual as well. Like any parent, our heavenly Father wants His children to resemble Him and, while He was on earth, Jesus was “the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being” (Hebrews 1:3) and “the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation” (Colossians 1:15).
As the adopted children of God, “we are heirs—heirs of God and coheirs with Christ” (Romans 8:17), and we “are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory” (2 Corinthians 3:18).
To grow increasingly like our Father, it is essential that we know what He is like. As we study the attributes, or the character, of God, we will learn to know Him better and become more and more like Him.
A N O VERVIEW OF THE S TUDY
This Bible study is divided into four sections:
1. A Closer Look at the Problem defines the problem and the goal of the lesson.
2. A Closer Look at God’s Truth gets you into God’s Word. What does God have to say about the problem? How can you begin to apply God’s Word as you work through each lesson?
3. A Closer Look at My Own Heart will help you clarify and further apply Bible truth in your own life. It will also give guidance as you work toward change.
4. Action Steps I Can Take Today is designed to help you concentrate on immediate steps of action.
W HAT Y OU W ILL N EED
• A Bible —The main Bible used in this study is the New International Version, but you can use whatever Bible translation you are used to reading.
• A Notebook —During this study you will want to keep a journal to record what God shows you personally. You may also want to journal additional thoughts or feelings that come up as you go through the lessons. Some questions may require more space than is given in this study book.
• Time to Meditate —Only through meditation on what you’re learning will you hear God’s Word for you and begin to experience a heart knowledge, as well as a head knowledge, of the subject of being captivated by God. Give the Holy Spirit time to personalize His Word to your heart so that you can know what your response should be to the knowledge you are gaining.
HOW TO START AND LEAD A SMALL GROUP
One key to leading a small group is to ask yourself, What would Jesus do and how would He do it? Jesus began His earthly ministry with a small group called the disciples, and the fact of His presence made wherever He was a safe place to be. Think of a small group as a safe place. It is a place that reflects God’s heart and His hands. The way in which Jesus lived and worked with His disciples is a basic small-group model that we are able to draw both direction and nurture from.
Paul exhorted us to “walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us” (Ephesians 5:2, NKJV ). We, as His earthly reflections, are privileged to walk in His footsteps, to help bind up the brokenhearted as He did or simply to listen with a compassionate heart. Whether you use this book as a Bible study, or as a focus point for a support group, a church group or a home group, walking in love means that we “bear one another’s burdens” (Galatians 6:2, NKJV ). The loving atmosphere provided by a small group can nourish, sustain and lift us up as nothing else can.
Jesus walked in love and spoke from an honest heart. In His endless well of compassion He never misplaced truth. Rather, He surrounded it with mercy. Those who left His presence felt good about themselves because Jesus used truth to point them in the right direction for their lives. When He spoke about the sinful woman who washed Jesus’ feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair, He did not deny her sin. He said, “Her sins, which are many, are forgiven, for she loved much” (Luke 7:47, NKJV ). That’s honesty without condemnation.
Jesus was a model of servant leadership (see Mark 10:43–44). One of the key skills a group leader possesses is the ability to be an encourager of the group’s members to grow spiritually. Keeping in personal contact with each member of the group, especially if one is absent, tells each one that he or she is important to the group. Other skills an effective group leader demonstrates include being a good listener, guiding the discussion, as well as guiding the group to deal with any conflicts that arise within it.
Whether you’re a veteran or brand new to small-group leadership, virtually every group you lead will be different in personality and dynamic. The constant is the presence of Jesus Christ, and when He is at the group’s center, everything else will come together.

YOU’RE INVITED!
T O GROW …
To develop and reach maturity; thrive; to spring up; come into existence from a source;
WITH A GROUP …
An assemblage of persons gathered or locat