I am so excited to announce our newest book study for the Easter season at Heart to Heart Women’s Bible Studies, The Women of Easter, by Liz Curtis Higgs. This begins Monday, March 20, and it’s going to be awesome!
Imagine the scene as Mary walked into the room, disregarding the snickers and sneers of those who did not understand her passionate devotion or lavish worship. As she breaks her jar of expensive nard and pours it out onto Jesus, the room fills with the sweet fragrance. Despite the objections of those who see this as nothing but waste, Mary kneels at the feet of Jesus and wipes them with her hair. Her concern was not in what other would think, because they have not experienced the same life-change that Mary had encountered through her relationship with Christ. She just knew she had to pour herself out in worship to her Lord.
Have you ever felt that way? Perhaps we will once we rediscover our Lord from Mary’s perspective!
My sisters, we are about to have a personal encounter with this Jesus ourselves during these next four weeks! Through the perspective and the lives of these three Mary’s in Scripture, we will tread slowly and deliberately, verse by verse, through the Gospel accounts and discover fresh facets from our Lord’s life and character that we may not have explored before.
As worded from the book’s publisher:
Your mind and emotions will be engaged and your faith strengthened as each scene unfolds, preparing your heart for a richer, deeper Easter experience. Liz Curtis Higgs, a seasoned Bible teacher and award-winning novelist, combines her storytelling skills with a thorough verse-by-verse study of Scripture as together you explore the remarkable lives of The Women of Easter.
Are you ready for a fresh encounter with the Divine? Are you ready to get up close and personal with Jesus in a brand-new way? My prayer is that this study will draw your hearts closer to the Lord and more deeply devoted to Him this Easter season.
Let’s get started!
How This Works
- Register by leaving a comment below, if you haven’t already.Tell us where you are from and what you hope to glean from this study.
- Subscribe to this site to receive future updates by email. Enter your email address in the field to the right, and then click the subscribe button.
- Join our closed Facebook group, Heart to Heart Women’s Bible Study, for weekly interaction, activities, videos, and small group sessions. Closed means that no one will be able to see our posts unless they are members of the group. This is for your safety and privacy.
- Small Groups: There will be a schedule for small groups pinned to the top of the Facebook group, Heart to Heart Women’s Bible Study, as we get closer to the time. All you need to do is show up, and the discussion will take place underneath the group photo. Here is our current schedule:
- Follow my ministry page on Facebook, Shari Lewis Ministries, to stay up-to-date on ministry events and for daily prayers, nuggets of wisdom and encouragement for your life, photos that you are welcome to share, and faith building blog posts to strengthen you in your walk with Christ.
- Purchase a study book and follow the reading and group schedule. I also recommend also having a journal or a spiral notebook handy for notes.
- The Women of Easter: Kindle, Hard Cover, or Audible, from Amazon
- The Women of Easter: from Lifeway Bookstore
- The Women of Easter: Hard Cover, eBook, Audible, from Christianbook.com
- Videos will be provided on our Facebook page each week. These are optional but will provide extra insights to our reading.
Reading Schedule for The Women of Easter, by Liz Curtis Higgs
- March 20-26, Week 1: Read chapters 1 and 2, “Lost in His Love,” and “Mary Went to Meet the Lord.”
- Small groups: Introduction. No need to ready anything ahead of time.
- March 27 – April 2, Week 2: Read chapters 3 and 4, “I Still Would Choose the Better Part,” and “With Palms Before Thee”
- Small groups: Discuss Week 1, chapters 1 and 2
- April 3-9, Week 3: Read chapters 5 and 6, “O Most Afflicted!” and “Thorns Thine Only Crown”
- Small groups: Discuss Week 2, chapters 3 and 4
- April 10-16, Week 4: Read chapters 7 and 8
- Small groups: Discuss Week 3, chapters 5 and 6
- April 17-23, Week 5:
- Small groups: Discuss Week 4, chapters 7 and 8
Weekly Schedule
- Sundays:
- We will post prayer photos for you to share your requests and praises.
- We will also post our Scripture memory challenges for the week.
- Mondays: I will post an update on the blog with a devotion, discussion questions, tips and information, and occasionally an activity.
- Tuesdays: My favorite! We have “Faith Talk Tuesdays,” where we discuss a hot topic from Scripture and learn from each other. This is at your leisure.
- Wednesdays:
- I will post a teaching video pertaining to the week’s study.
- We usually have “Wordless Wednesday” as well where we have fun captioning unusual photos.
- Thursdays: “Open Mic Day” where we can share openly whatever God has laid on our hearts.
- Fridays: “Friday Favorites” and “Weekend in the Word” or “Weekend in Worship”
- Daily: Look for devotions and/or notes of encouragement.
We want to you get involved and enjoy connecting with new friends while we grow together in the Word!
We invite you to join us and prepare to make this the most meaningful and memorable Easter season possible!
God bless!
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i am from Westerville Ohio and just ordered book will pick up Easter book tomorrow and plan on doing Thurs morning !! also doing Flourish Love these !! Carolyn Wall CJWall
Welcome, CJ! I am so glad you will be doing this study with us! I enjoy seeing you in our small groups! I hope this is a tremendous blessing to you!
Finally! I have been waiting for this study. I have read the majority of the book and I love it so much. Can wait to dive in with the group.
That should say CAN’T wait 🙂
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Liz, this is such a wonderful book, and I really look forward to discussing it with you in small groups! I am so glad you will be joining us!
I finally committed to doing this study. Thank you for leading this study. Looking forward to participating.
Pat, I am so thrilled you will be joining us! We are going to have such a great time studying this book together! God bless!
Ready to get started.
Yay! This is going to be such a great study! Welcome aboard, and I pray that this is a blessing to you!
Put me down for this study Shari. Thank you. And thank you for providing these online studies. 🙂
I am so happy to welcome you to our Easter study! This is going to be such a special season at Heart to Heart, and I hope this is a tremendous blessing to you!
Hello Shari! I have done other studies with you and am very much looking forward to this one. I am hoping it will help get my heart ready for Easter. Thanks so much for all you do!
I am so glad you will be joining us! What fun we have had in the past doing studies together! I pray that this will prepare our hearts for a meaningful and worshipful Easter season. God bless!
I look forward to participating. Loved “The Women of Christmas” and I expect I’ll love this one too. Thank you Shari for your obedience to the ministry.
I am so happy you will be joining us! Yes, this book is every bit as beautiful and wonderful as her Christmas one! Thank you for the encouragement. I am so looking forward to this study!
My name is Debra, I’m from Hendersonville, TN. I’m a traditional Episcopalian ( meaning conservative).
I love Liz’s books and have taught from three of them in our parish’s Ladies Bible study. I am looking forward to learning from you in this format.
Debra, it is so nice to meet you! When I first read her book, “The Girl’s Still Got It,” I was hooked. She has such a beautiful way of presenting Scripture! I am really looking forward to this study, and I am so glad to welcome you!
I am so looking forward to this.
Welcome aboard! I am so glad you will be joining us! This is going to be an awesome study!
Looking forward to getting started!
I am so happy to welcome you to our study! I hope this will be a blessing to you!
My name is Joni And I love Jesus
So nice to meet you, Joni! Welcome aboard!
Shari
I am looking foward to this study cant wait
I am too! I can hardly wait! I am so glad you will be joining us!