Learning to Love Ourselves (Pilgrimage Bible Study)

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO LOVE OURSELVES?

Improper self-love leads to a lifestyle that is selfish and self-destructive. But failing to love ourselves adequately is also self-destructive. Without proper self-esteem, people fail to use their God-given gifts and have difficulty loving others. Jesus calls us to walk the narrow road between selfishness and selflessness. This study will help you do that. You'll learn how to study the Bible as you examine and discuss the included topics.

Each chapter has three main sections- GROUP STUDY: materials for a sixty to ninety minute small-group Bible study; STUDY RESOURCES: notes and comments for use in both group and personal study; and PERSONAL STUDY: a series of reflection questions for use by group members on their own during the week.

Extra help is available at the end of the book in the sections "The Art of Leadership" and "Small Group Leader's Guide."

The goal of PILGRIMAGE GUIDES is to understand what it means for us to meet and know Jesus. Through an examination of the spiritual disciplines of Bible study, prayer, and worship, we experience what it means to be a spiritual pilgrim-walking in a new way with God. And we look at how this new way changes the way we view others and live our lives in Christ.

Richard Peace, PhD, holds the Robert Boyd Munger Chair as Professor of Evangelism and Spiritual Formation at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is the author of numerous books, including Noticing God.