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Hey, Siestas! I only have a second because I have Bible study tonight but I have the funnest idea!! I was inspired by many of your posts about your own church services in response to the blog on “How Firm a Foundation.” My inspiration began with our beloved Sister Lynn’s comment (yes, a real, live Catholic “Sister”) about this blog being a safe place for diversity for all kinds of women who really dig Jesus. (OK, the “dig Jesus” part was my paraphrase but, I assure you, Sister Lynn DOES and would Amen that. She and I have enjoyed contact outside the blog as well. She and some fellow sisters at their convent do several of the studies.) Then I was further inspired by “Ellen B” who shared about her church service at a First Presbyterian Church and “Little Steps of Faith” who talked about her Methodist Church. I also reflected back on our Siesta who shared with us in the entry before that she was Pentecostal. You cannot imagine what a blessing these comments are to us at LPM because UNITY AMID DIVERSITY is a huge priority to us. And it is an even bigger priority to Christ.
SO, let’s find out who’s out there in Siestaville right now and what part of the country or world you live in. I want it to be really easy for all of us to read so I’m asking you to make your answers succinct like the following example I’ll do from my own information. A couple of things to keep in mind: When I ask age, you are welcome to do an age “group” if you prefer. Grin. When I ask you for the present denomination of the church you are attending, remember, I’m not asking for your “definition.” I’m asking for your church’s “denomination.” (Church name might even be more fun if you’d like.) Many of us would be tempted to say, “Well I go to such and such a denomination but I’m really more of a such and such.” That would be TMI for our present purposes. We just want to do a roll call. Keep in mind, I’m just asking for the denomination you are presently attending without holding you responsible for any of its problems or complications or divisions or politics. Isn’t that a relief? We’re also not going to get caught in the trap of judging a Siesta according to what we perceive to be a particular denomination’s questionable doctrine. Sometimes we’re simply wrong in our perception and, even if we were on target, we want her here! We try hard to make the way of salvation – a relationship with Jesus Christ through the blood He shed on the cross – very obvious on this blog-stop and have a blast while we do it. For that reason, so we’re thrilled to have anyone at all exposed.
If you’re not attending a church right now, please fill in the rest of the information. We want you tuning into the blog no matter what…even if you don’t have a personal relationship with Christ yet or know a thing about the Bible. We want this to be a safe place for you to become acquainted, hopefully find Christ irresistible, then be led by Him to the right (though understandably imperfect) church for you. We all desperately need the support a fellowship of believers brings. Every single one of you are a welcome part of this blog community. Speaking of “single,” I’d also like to know if you’re single or married so we’ll know how to serve you better.
By the way, if you want to do this anonymously because you don’t want your blogger name to retain those associations, BY ALL MEANS, FEEL FREE! I bless you to do that.
Here’s what your very simple comments should look like, with your own information, of course.
Age: 50
Married
First Baptist Church Houston
Texas
Favorite Truth right now: Jude 1:24,25 (Give reference or very brief paraphrase or even the concise concept.)
OK, Siestas, fess up! Let’s find out who’s out there. I’m almost giddy about it! (Siestas, I checked in only an hour later and we had 252 posts! I am beside myself with the demographics! I can’t WAIT for you to read them, MEET YOUR SIESTAS, and introduce yourself to them through this survey! As I posted the comments, I went back and forth between laughing out loud and bawling my head off with joy. Wait till you see yourselves! It is my joyful, Christ-ordained privilege to welcome you officially to SIESTAVILLE, Population????)
Age: 30
Married
First Lutheran Church
North Dakota
Favorite Truth: Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you….
33
Married — 1st baby on the way
Riverside Baptist Church
Denver CO
I am the vine, you are the branches; if a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit. Apart from me, you can do nothing. John 15:5
Age: 47
Married: 25 years on March 12
Parkcrest Christian Church, Long Beach, Ca
Right now the concept of confessing sin and making room for the spirit to fill me! (Learned last night in Session 1 of Living Beyond Yourself) Great life tool!
Age: 60
Married
Real Life Ministries~ Non Denominational
Idaho
Know that the Lord has set apart the Godly for Himself; the Lord will hear when I call to HIm. Psalm 4:3
31
Married to my hero! 2 preschoolers
Southern Baptist
Mississippi
2 Tim. 3 10-17
60 (but a heart of a 30yr old!)
Grace Bible Church
Fresno, Ca.
“His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness”. 2Peter 1:3
38
Married with 4 children
Christ Community Church
Tennessee
Colossians 2:6-7
Age 40
Single
Church – Resurrection Fellowship
(non-denominational, charismatic)
Home – Beautiful Colorado!!
Favorite Truth – He who began a good work in ME will be faithful to complete it!
55
single
Bethany First Church of the Nazarene,
Bethany, Okla.
Psalm 37:4
Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.
Age: 26
Married
Christ Community Church
Olathe, KS
I Thess 5:16-18 – “be joyful always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances”
Age 62
Married (43 years)
Hope Church Tupelo (non-denominational)
Mississippi
Sometimes God chooses to bless us “exceedingly abundantly over all we ask or think” … to which I can only say, “Glory to His name!” (Eph.3:20)
Hi Beth
I know you want just a quick comment but I just had to say thank you for listen to God and and making your studys. I have done your studys for four years and am currently working on beleiving God. ONe word decribes it WOW anyway Iam going to anwser your questions.
Iam 38
Married-4 children
christian fellowship Assembley
Alberta,Canada
My truth I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. phil.4:13
Thank you
Mennonite Brethren
Visalia, ca.
age 69
Deut. 6:6-7
Age 57, Married, Second Baptist Church, Houston, Tx. Phil 4:8
27- pregnant with my first
Church of the Apostles
Atlanta
Jeremiah 32:17
“Ah Lord God! Behold, You have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by Your outstretched arm! Nothing is too difficult for You.”
Age: 36
Married- no kids, 1 big yellow Lab
Valleydale Church – Southern Fried Baptist
Birmingham, AL
Regardless of what the recent Bon Jovi song said, it’s NOT my life. For, I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20
Age: 52
Divorced-traded for youger model
But’s that OK, Jesus picked up the trade-in!
Mom to: Adam, Emily, John & Justin
Mom-in-Law to: Natalie
No grandbabies, just “granddogs”
Favorite Truth: Rejoice in the Lord, always! Regardless of circumstances!
45
Married to a Preacher
Cedar Shores Baptist
TX
Rejoice with those who rejoice and mourn with those who mourn
Age 50
Married almost 32 year.
Church: Summerside Community Church
Summerside
Prince Edward Island
Canada
Truth right now: 2Tim 1:7
God did not give me a spirit of timidity but a spirit of power and of Love and a calm mind. (paraphrased by me, but it is very personal that way.)
41
married to my wonderful husband – 4 daughters
Evangelical Free
Utah
2 Tim. 1:7
33 (for a little while longer!)
First Baptist Woodstock
Georgia
Favorite Truth: It all comes down to this–God loves me. I still can’t get over that!
age: 25
Single
Castle Hills First Baptist Church (San Antonio)
Texas
favorite truth right now: One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek, inquire for, and [insistently] require: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord [in His presence] all the days of my life, to behold and gaze upon the beauty [the sweet attractiveness and the delightful loveliness] of the Lord and to meditate, consider, and inquire in His temple. ~Psalm 27:4
I’m so grateful for the Godly influence you’ve been on my life Beth!
thank you,
Jennifer
Debbie
age 53
Baptist (BGCT affiliated)
Isaiah 59:1 “Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear.” The Lord has lifted me from the PIT more times that I care to think about. Thank goodness he has LONG ARMS!!
Age: 27
Married
Watermark Church
Dallas,Texas
Favorite Truth right now: 1 Thess 5:24 “Faithful is He who calls you, and He will bring it to pass.”
56
Myers Memorial Baptist Church
Eight Mile, Alabama
Psalm 111:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have ALL those who do His Commandments. His praise endures forever.
Emphasis ALL is mine and I have staked my claim to GOOD UNDERSTANDING!
Age: 34
Married
Warsaw Community Church
Indiana
Favorite Truth: “Be still and know that I am God.”
Age: 27
Single
Southern Baptist
Virginia
Favorite Truth: John 8:31-32 “…If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”(NKJV)I recently received a one year bible where the readings are marked for each day of the year. This will be the first year I’ve committed to reading it all the way through. I want to experience this verse for myself!
Tina
51
Married
Kingwood United Methodist Church
Texas
Age: 38
Married – 3 children
Friendship Baptist Church
Chattanooga, TN
“If God be for us, who can be against us?” AMEN!!!
Age: 53
Married – 2 x,divorced after 16 years, married now for 20
One biological child, over 60 foster children
Emmaus Baptist Church
North Carolina
Psalm 32:8 “I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go”
Age: 45
Married
Community Christian (non-denominational)
Naperville, IL
Truth: Eph. 4:15
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ.
Age: 37
Single – no kids
Mt. Paran North Church of God
Atlanta, GA
Favorite Truth right now: “So David inquired of God again, and God answered him, ‘Do not go straight up, but circle around them and attack them in front of the balsam trees’ ” (1 Chron. 14:14) I’m starting a new business and want God’s divine insight on how to do this work!
55
Married
Hillcrest Baptist
Elkhart, KS
Isaiah 43:1-13
37
married
Central Church of Christ
Oklahoma
Favorite Truth: As for me and my Household we will serve the Lord God Almighty.
39
Married 16 years-3 daughters
Lexington Park Southern Baptist
Lexington Park, Maryland
“Come to me all you who are weary and heavy burdened and I will give you rest”
Age: 53
Married
Pueblo Christian Center-Assemblies of God
Colorado
2 Chronicles 7:3
When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they knelt on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD, saying,
“He is good;
his love endures forever.”
25
Married 🙂
Crestwood Baptist Church
Southern Seminary 08′
Kentucky
Proverbs 4:7-9
The beginning of wisdom is: Acquire wisdom;And with all your acquiring, get understanding.
Prize her, and she will exalt you;She will honor you if you embrace her. She will place on your head a garland of grace; She will present you with a crown of beauty.”
I love y’all!
Age: 36
Married- twin girls (8 yrs old)
Abbe Road Baptist Church
Ohio
John 14:21 He who has My commandments and keeps them is the one who loves Me; and he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and will disclose Myself to him.
33- for a few more days!!
Happily Married- 4 Kids
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church
Liberty, Mo
2 Corinthians 2:14
But thanks be to God who leads us from place to place in triumphial procession.
Trusting it and Believing it!
Age: 39
Joy Christia Fellowship
North Carolina
Favorite Truth: Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you.
47
First Baptist Church Clarksville TN
“ForI know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:11-13
I seem to keep forgetting that it is not “all about me.” The scripture that keeps coming back over and over is Philippians 2:7…Jesus made Himself “of no reputation…”
GloWorm
40
Married
Foursquare
Oregon
John 15:1-2 (He is the vine)
Sorry! I didn’t follow the rules!
Age: 44
Married (for 22 years by the grace of God and I love him madly! God AND my man!)
2 children
Lebanon Christian Church
Indiana
My truth: Philippians 2:7 …Jesus made Himself “of no reputation.”
51
Single
Radford Worship Center (Pentecostal)
Virginia
“His divine power has given us everything we need for life and Godliness through our knowledge of Him who called us by His own glory and goodness.” 2 Peter 1:3
43
single mother of 3
Mennonite Brethren Church
Winnipeg, Canada
Jer 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord. They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”
Age: 48 – for a few more days
Married 2 children
South Biscayne Baptist Church
North Port, FL
Favorite Truth right now: I am so BLESSED!!!
Age: 54 next month
Married with grandchildren
St. John’s Lutheran Church Brookfield
Wisconsin
Favorite Truth: The text of the updated version of Amazing Grace, which includes the refrain – My chains are gone, I am set free, My God, My Savior has ransomed me and like a flood, his mercy rains unending love, Amazing Grace – I know I need and welcome all that I can receive from Him
37
Single
United Brethren Church
Michigan
Jer 10:23,24
25
Single(and Happy)
Church of God
Lake Wales, Fl