Serving God Through Tough Times: An 8-Week Teaching & Study Guide

What do you do when the road you're walking becomes a road you can't see?

In Serving God Through Tough Times, Bishop Antoine O. McClurkin, M. Div, takes you to the Damascus road, where Saul's encounter with Christ stopped him in his tracks, stripped him of control, and set him on the path to becoming Paul. Over eight powerful weeks, Bishop McClurkin shows how God's bread of life sustains you in the valley and empowers you to serve with confidence on the mountain.

Drawn from his Bread for Life teaching series, this study is filled with the same practical, Spirit-led wisdom he delivers from the pulpit, like:

"When God drops the gavel, He does not do it to punish you. He does it so that you can pivot."

"You cannot breathe valley air on mountain assignments."

What's Inside

• Week 1: Stop & Hear His Voice, The Damascus Encounter
• Week 2: Blind but Becoming, Living in the Pause
• Week 3: Trusting Ananias, Learning to Receive Help
• Week 4: The New Creature, Confidence in Transformation
• Week 5: Consistency on the Mountain, Living at a Higher Altitude
• Week 6: The Gatherer's Heart, From Persecutor to Builder
• Week 7: Serving Through Tough Times, Faith in the Fire
• Week 8: Transformed to Serve, The Sacrifice of Spoil

Each week includes a focus scripture, a key word, a scholar lens, Bishop McClurkin's full teaching, and discussion questions with practical applications you can put to work right away.

Perfect For

• Personal devotion and study
• Small groups and Bible study classes
• Church leaders and ministry teams
• Anyone walking through a hard season who still wants to serve God faithfully

With a Foreword by Rev. Dorothy Scott Boulware, Religion and Social Justice Writer, Word in Black, who writes: "Read this guide slowly. Bring your questions, your weariness and your willingness to begin again."

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Your digital copy (PDF, 32 pages) is delivered instantly after purchase, so you can begin Week 1 today.

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