The Struggle: Finding Comfort and Strength in Overwhelming Days

In the midst of overwhelming days, many women are searching for comfort and the assurance that God will uphold, help, and strengthen them. The daily challenges of life can leave us feeling fearful, lost, or burdened, leading to stress and anxiety as we look for the help and confidence that only God can provide.

How Upheld Can Help: Encouragement from Isaiah 40-48

Upheld is a Bible study rooted in the rich promises of Isaiah 40-48—a catalog of comforts that offer hope and strength for every situation. Created by IVP Publishing, Upheld features 15-minute videos, small group discussion questions, and a six-week Bible study experience designed to fit into busy lives. These resources provide everything you need to guide your group through a meaningful exploration of God’s promises. This study teaches women to embrace God’s help, let go of fear, and walk in the joyful hope that comes from trusting in the help he provides. Whether you’re looking for a single impactful session or a series of messages, Upheld offers practical, heartfelt teachings that will resonate deeply with your audience.

Join Us: Bring the Upheld Message to Your Next Event

Let’s explore how the Upheld message can enrich your next conference, retreat, or event. We can customize the topics to meet your specific needs:

1. God Loves to Help: Embracing His Work in Your Life

2. Letting Go of Fear: Trusting God's Promises to Help and Uphold You

3. Living in Joyful Hope: Walking in God’s Strength

The core messages above summarize the heart of Isaiah 40-48, but we can also dive into more specific topics such as:

• Beholding God’s Greatness: Finding Peace When Overwhelmed by Life’s Challenges
  Isaiah 40:28 - "Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom."

• When You Feel Lost and Forgotten: Lifting Your Eyes to the Stars and Remembering God’s Care
  Isaiah 40:26 - "Lift up your eyes and look to the heavens: Who created all these? He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name. Because of his great power and mighty strength, not one of them is missing."

• Strength Like an Eagle: Finding Renewed Strength When You Feel Weak
  Isaiah 40:31 - "But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."

• Facing Enemies with Confidence: Trusting God to Protect and Uphold You
  Isaiah 41:10 - "So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."

• Finding Springs in the Desert: Discovering God’s Provision in Dry Seasons
  Isaiah 41:18 - "I will make rivers flow on barren heights, and springs within the valleys. I will turn the desert into pools of water, and the parched ground into springs."

• Making a Way Forward: Trusting God When the Path Seems Impossible
  Isaiah 43:19 - "See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland."

• You Are Precious in His Sight: Finding Assurance in God’s Unfailing Love
  Isaiah 43:4 - "Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life." 

• Overcoming Sin and Shame: Embracing God’s Forgiveness and Redemption
  Isaiah 44:22 - "I have swept away your offenses like a cloud, your sins like the morning mist. Return to me, for I have redeemed you." 

• God’s Faithfulness—Even to Old Age: Trusting Him to Carry Your Burdens Isaiah 46:4 - "Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you."

Let’s connect to create a meaningful and transformative experience that equips your women to stand on God’s promises and find the strength and comfort they need in these overwhelming days.

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The Struggle: In a world that feels increasingly broken, many women are longing for relief and searching for a hope that can withstand today’s challenges. They need a deeper connection with God, a clearer sense of purpose, and the strength to navigate these difficult times with confidence.

How Age of Crowns Can Help: Age of Crowns helps women see the grand, glorious, and beautiful future God has designed for those who trust in Him—no eye has seen, no ear has heard what He has prepared! It reveals the glorious end of our story, when we will be fully restored and raised to rule with Him. The book paints vivid pictures of the City of God, where we will be citizens, giving readers a tangible vision of their eternal home. By doing so, Age of Crowns offers the hope women need to live with purpose and resilience, even in the face of today’s brokenness, by encouraging them to view life through an eternal perspective.

Bring Age of Crowns to Your Next Event: We can tailor the Age of Crowns message to fit your event’s needs. Whether you’re looking for a stand-alone message or a series of 2-3 sessions, we can provide impactful topics like:

• Overcoming Anxiety: Trusting in God’s Sovereign Rule Through an Eternal Perspective
  Learn how viewing your life through the lens of eternity can help you trust God’s control and overcome anxiety.

• Finding Purpose: Discovering Your Identity in Christ with an Eternal Perspective
  See how understanding your eternal identity in Christ brings clarity and purpose to your life today.

• Living with Hope: Navigating Today’s Challenges by Embracing an Eternal Perspective
  Discover how focusing on eternal truths equips you to face daily challenges with hope and resilience.

Discover Your True Identity in Christ

The Struggle: In a world that constantly tries to define us through shifting cultural norms and labels, many women feel lost, uncertain of their worth, and disconnected from their true identity. They are bombarded with questions about gender, identity, and purpose, leaving them searching for a solid foundation to understand who they are. In this confusion, they long for transformation and a deeper connection with the truth of who God created them to be.

How Adoring Christ Can Help: Adoring Christ helps you discover your true identity in a world that often confuses and distorts it. By revealing the greatness and goodness of God, this book shows what it means to be created in His image and how that answers today’s pressing questions about gender, identity, and purpose. Through Jesus, the perfect image bearer, you’ll learn how God is transforming you, glory by glory, into His likeness. This journey empowers you to live with clarity, confidence, and hope, rooted in the truth of who you are in Christ.

Bring Adoring Christ to Your Next Event: Let’s bring the Adoring Christ message to your next event. Whether you’re looking for a single impactful session or a series of messages, this content will equip your women to embrace their true identity in Christ. Here are some message options that are relevant today:

1. Understanding Your True Identity: Embracing God’s Design in a Confusing World
   Explore how knowing you are made in God’s image provides clarity and confidence amidst today’s identity crisis.

2. Gender and Identity: Finding Answers in God’s Glory
   Address modern questions about gender and identity by understanding what it means to be created in the image of God.

3. From Confusion to Clarity: God’s Blueprint for Your Life
   Learn how embracing your God-given identity brings clarity and purpose in a world of shifting cultural norms.

4. Transformed by Glory: Becoming More Like Christ in a Broken World
   Discover how beholding God’s glory leads to the deep transformation we all long for, changing us into His likeness.

EquipHer Conference: Equipping Women to Impact Their Communities for Christ

The Struggle: Many women are longing to get involved in God’s Kingdom work and make an impact in their communities, but they often struggle with confidence or knowing how to begin. Women’s ministers are searching for effective ways to equip these women with the skills and encouragement they need to step into their calling and influence those around them for Christ.

Bring EquipHer to Your Next Event: The EquipHer Conference is designed to help women’s ministers equip their women with the tools and training they need to impact those around them. This annual conference in Houston focuses on providing practical, transformative topics that help women grow in their faith and influence others for Christ. We would love for you to join us and bring your women, but if making the trip isn’t possible, we can bring the EquipHer experience to you!

Bring EquipHer to Your Next Event: If your women can’t make it to Houston, we can bring the EquipHer Conference to you! Whether you’re looking for a full conference experience or just a few key workshops, we offer flexibility in how the event is tailored to your needs. You can choose from a range of topics, and I can lead all sessions or bring in other dynamic speakers from our team to deliver workshops. Here are some of the equipping topics we offer:

• Getting More from Your Bible Study: How to Study the Bible Effectively

• Understanding the Poetic Parts of the Bible: Unlocking the Beauty of Scripture

• Seeing Jesus in All the Scriptures: Christ-Centered Bible Study

• Biblical Meditation: How to Meditate on Scripture for Spiritual Growth

• Having Spiritual Conversations: Sharing Faith in Everyday Life

• Sharing the Gospel: Communicating the Good News Clearly

• Discipling Someone in Your Life: Practical Steps for Discipleship

• Helping Someone Be Transformed: Walking Others Through Spiritual Growth

• Leading a Small Group: Facilitating Growth and Community

• Reading the Bible One-on-One: How to Invite Someone and Guide the Process

Let’s Equip Your Women Together: Reach out today to explore how the EquipHer Conference can equip your women to influence those around them for Jesus Christ. Whether in Houston or at your location, we’re here to help your women grow in their faith and leadership.