Unwanted Divorce & Restoration with Rachel Setliffe
Rachel Setliffe is the president of Restored Home, a ministry that seeks to love abandoned women by leading them, first, towards the God who restores, and second, towards the Church who is equipped, prepared and willing to love and care for her well. She is a missionary in Scotland and has served as a women’s ministry director at her church, which she helped plant in Glasgow in 2013. She enjoys discipling women, writing, teaching bible studies, and creating content and resources for abandoned women and the church. Most importantly, she is Mum to two sweet girls.
You can learn more about Restored Home at www.restoredhome.org or on Instagram at @restored_home.
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Show Notes
When you say that you seek to serve abandoned women, who is this? What does this mean?
Why can you confidently say that God is the God who restores?
What would you say to a woman who feels like the last place she wants to be is the church?
Why is the church a helpful and healthy place to be?
Is there anything you wish the church knew about betrayal, abandonment, or unwanted divorce?
How have you seen the church care for you and other women walking through similar seasons of life well?
How can the church learn, improve, and grow for the glory of God and the good of women who need support in our churches?
What are some practical and helpful ways the church can come alongside abandoned women?
How would you encourage a woman who feels lonely or like no one understands?
What have you learned about forgiveness? What do you wish other women knew about forgiveness?
How would you encourage a woman listening who may not feel like she is capable of forgiving someone who has deeply hurt her?
What have you learned about trusting God when that feels hard to do? Why can women listening trust God too?
Noteworthy Quotations
“We can’t heal outside of the church. God always uses the church to heal the church.”
“It’s about beauty from ashes.”
“I’ve learned that we can rest ourselves on God’s revealed Character.”
“He is a God who restores and turns the very worst things into good things.”
Recommended Resources
Scripture References
Matthew 18
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