HopeKeepers®Indy Online Bible Studies

will be offered on our companion website:

HOPE FOR THE HURTING

OUR CURRENT BIBLE STUDY
JULY 15 – SEPTEMBER 28, 2019 

Our Book: SICK & TIRED

Nearly one out of every two Americans has a chronic health issue, so it’s safe to say you either have a health condition, or you care about someone who does.

How do you live with the day-to-day struggle? Is it possible to have joy despite saying no to activities, food, opportunities and parties when you’d rather say yes? How do you explain your limitations to people who don’t understand?

In SICK & TIRED, author Kimberly Rae takes you on a journey toward personal peace. With humor and transparency, she offers encouragement and practical tips for the daily struggles. Find out how God’s truth will change your perspective, giving you strength beyond yourself and sight beyond your limitations. Come along and enjoy, knowing you are not alone…and there is hope!

Author Kimberly Rae

An award-winning, Amazon bestselling author of over 20 books, Kimberly Rae has been published over 200 times and has work in five languages.  She lived in Bangladesh, Uganda, Kosovo and Indonesia.  She now writes from her home in Madison, Georgia, where she lives with her husband and two children.

Since Addison’s disease brought her permanently back to the US, Kimberly has created a series on living joyfully despite chronic health problems.  Though she could find deep, heavy books on chronic illness, she wanted a book that was funny and encouraging.  One night when she couldn’t sleep from her medication, she started writing one!  “I want my Sick & Tired series to give empathy, encouragement, and a little practical help,” says Kimberly.  “When you’ve had health problems for years and years, you just want somebody to say ‘It stinks, You’re not alone, and here’s a funny story to help you get through your day!’”   https://kimberlyrae.com/author/

Our Schedule

July 15 – September 28, 2019

July 15-20	Ch. 1	“Joining the Unhealthy Club Involuntarily The author’s journey to chronic illness
July 22-27	Ch. 2	“So What’s Your Problem?” How to explain your condition with confidence
July 29 Aug 3	Ch. 3	“Sit Down and Cry About It” The real and important process of grieving your loss
Aug 5-10	Ch. 4	“It’s Not Fair!” How to deal with the unwanted fact that you are no longer healthy
Aug 12-17	Ch. 5	“Running the Red Light” Learning to respect your body’s warning system
Aug 19-24	Ch. 6	“When the Well-Meaning Annoy You” What to do when you’re ready to give up
Aug 26-31	Ch. 7	“But You Don’t Look Sick!” Freedom from the weight of what other people think
Sept 2-7	Ch. 8	“The High Cost of Going…Anywhere” When the smallest activities become a major issue
Sept 9-14	Ch. 9	“Who Am I Now?” The loss of your old identity and the presence of this new person you may not like yet
Sept 16-21	Ch. 10	“The Belief Test” Can chronic health problems be a gift in disguise?
Sept 23-28	Ch. 11	“What Next?” Moving Forward

Simple Guidelines

• ††You must purchase a copy of SICK & TIRED. Purchase information is listed below.
• There are 11 chapters in our book, each with 5-10 short pages.
• Each chapter has 3-7 questions and a short individual activity at the end of each chapter.
• Each week, we will post a summary of each chapter, along with the questions at the end the chapter for that week.
• You are invited to respond with your personal comments and insights to each question.
• Please keep your responses in line with each question, so all responses are related to that particular question.
• You are not obligated to share your name or gravatar picture, unless you choose to do so.
• If your schedule causes you to miss a few days of reading and responding, don’t worry. Although we will follow the posted schedule, you may respond with comments at ANY time.
• Our SICK & TIRED Bible Study will remain online. When we begin another study, this one will be archived, so it will remain accessible in the Archive section in the margin.

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