Welcome to WOW | Terri Brady

Welcome to Women of Wisdom (affectionately known as “WOW!”), a women’s Bible study at The Shepherd’s Church in Cary, NC. We are glad you are here!

WOW is a sound Bible study, aimed directly at Biblical literacy and designed for the purpose of glorifying God through group study of His Word. We study with our hearts in relationships, souls in worship, and aim to keep our minds engaged in what His Word intended to communicate at the time and place in which it was written. 

The layout of our method is daily personal “homework” and a weekly meeting that includes: a small group discussion, worship through song and a lecture by one of the WOW Lecture Team, Shepherds Theological Seminary professors, or guests who brighten our year with their gifts. 

This year we will be studying the book of John.

What you’ve received today:

• The spiral bound book of homework study questions for John.
• The Syllabus (The yellow reading schedule found in the back pocket)

What you didn’t receive, but may like to have:

• A notebook for taking notes during lectures or storing printed lecture handouts.
• The website for our recorded lectures: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2033316

Our goal is to study God’s Word before studying man’s word about God’s Word. The daily lessons are to guide the excavation of the depth of His Word, and provide some organization to the discussion, but His Word trumps all.  The best commentary is the Bible, and the curriculums were selected based on their use of the Bible as its own commentary.

Prayer is the first step of daily Bible study, so each day before looking at the syllabus for what to do, the first step is PRAYER. Next, the Bible passage should be read. And finally, questions can be answered. If questions seem difficult or a busy week left too many blanks, please come to the discussion group anyway! If the questions seem easy, expand the study on your own, then come and see how the Lord uses you in the lives of others. We love to see how the Lord blesses WOW friendships while iron sharpens iron in WOW and beyond.
May God cheer and guide your study in Him!
Extra Notes:
Commentaries: If you are interested in reading further on our topics this year, these resources may be helpful: 

• The Bible Knowledge Commentary - edited by John F. Walvoord and Roy B. Zuck
  • Two volumes - Old Testament and New Testament
• The Wiersbe Bible Commentary - Warren W. Wiersbe
  • Two volumes - Old Testament and New Testament 
• Matthew Henry’s Commentary on the Whole Bible – Matthew Henry

Other authors:  James Montgomery Boice,,Stephen Davey, Pastor of The Shepherd’s Church, Elizabeth Ficken, this is one of Shepherd’s own! Check out her book, Abide in Me, Gene Getz, John Macarthur, J. Vernon McGee, Chuck Swindoll

Free Websites: The internet is full of misinformation, so any web searches should exercise discretion for His Truth. The following websites have been helpful in studying:

• Wisdomonline.org has 32 years of archived sermons from Stephen Davey. In addition, there are daily broadcasts as well as the Wisdom Journey – a 3-year program, where Davey teaches through the entire Bible in approximately 10 minutes/day.
• BlueLetterBible.org (Includes Strong’s Concordance and commentaries by Matthew Henry, John MacArthur, John Walvoord and more.)
• BibleStudyTools.com (Has many Bible versions, language translations, including original Greek and Hebrew.)
• ExpeditionBible.org is a website by Joel Kramer, author of Where God Came Down, and offers wonderful videos of expeditions in the holy land with the archeological finds relating to the Bible.

Questions about the study? Please don’t hesitate to ask! wow@shepherds.org