*Update: Lindsee here! Just wanted to let you ladies know that I added the Bible study image to the bottom of the post. Just a little eye candy for you visual folks. Grin. Feel free to pass along!
It is the time of year that all our Living Proof staff and multiple volunteers get most fired up about: TUESDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY! Girl, we are gearing up. We start tomorrow night and, if you’re in the Houston area, you are wholeheartedly invited. Let me also tell you something God has placed strongly on my heart. I’m really praying for many women to come who have never been to a Bible study. (It’s lecture only at this time so she doesn’t have to jump straight into hours of homework.) If you’re a veteran, bring somebody brand new who is open but unfamiliar. I keep getting a sense from my preparation for these two brief books of the Bible that they might offer someone new a taste of Scripture that is both personal and prophetic and that speaks to both now and later. It has an intimate yet pretty exciting feel to it, if you know what I mean.
Here are the facts:
*It’s for women only. Please respect this. Since we speak to all manner of topic, it’s seriously not the place for children either.
*We’re studying 1 and 2 Thessalonians and calling it “Children of the Day.”
*We’re meeting for eight Tuesday nights, focusing on one chapter each Tuesday night.
*We start worship at 6:30 PM then move into our study time and the evening concludes right at 8:30. We go for it on Tuesday nights.
*It’s an interdenominational, nondenominational, any-woman-welcome-no-matter-what kind of gathering. Sadly, we cannot offer childcare. We wish so much we could provide it but we have no way of knowing how many to provide for!
*It’s at Houston’s First Baptist Church at 7401 Katy Freeway at 610 and I-10. We are so grateful for their love and support. They are tremendously dear to us and we always hope and pray that God will bless them for being so gracious to house us.
*Carpool, carpool, carpool, carpool, CARPOOL!!! The parking lots at HFBC do not support a full house well. Since it’s free, of course, and no registration is required, we simply have no idea how many to plan for. Just in case, get there early if possible. Supper can be purchased in the Fellowship Hall but it would be best to get there pretty early those first few weeks. If you arrive closer to 6:15, you might be wisest to bring to-go food and just eat it there in the Fellowship Hall without stress or lines.
*For more information, by all means please check out www.lproof.org/houstonconnection
*LPM staff and volunteers will be all of the place that evening to direct you or to answer your questions.
We would love to serve you! If you’re not in our area, please pray for us as we gather. Pray for Christ to be so present and powerful that we cannot help but be altered by Him. We are passionate about the privilege in Christ to serve our own city and everything about our Tuesday nights encapsulates what we feel most called to do at LPM. We are jazzed. Pray for us to be servants in every way.
I love you guys so much! Houston girls, we’ll see you so soon!!!
Sandie Powell, Albuquerque, New Mexico
“Blessed be the Lord who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation”.
Psalm 68:19. KJV
Audrey from Lombard, IL
The Lord is the everlasting God,the Creator of all the earth. He never grows weak or weary. No one can measure the depths of his understanding. He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless. Even youths will become weak and tired,and young men will fall in exhaustion. But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:28-31 NLT
Because the Sovereign Lord helps me,
I will not be disgraced.
Therefore, I have set my face like a stone,
determined to do his will.
And I know that I will not be put to shame.
Isaiah 50:7 NLT
Susan, Maynard MA
Psalm 52:1 – ESV
“Why do you boast of evil, O mighty man? The steadfast love of God endures all the day.”
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
Matthew 7:7 NIV
Amy, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
1 JOHN 1:9 NIV
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Katie, Loganville GA
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 NIV
Brandy M Brown
DeFuniak Springs, Florida
Isaiah 41:10 NIV
So do not fear, for I am with you;
Do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you in my righteous right hand.
Ps 40:4 (NIV)
“Blessed is the man who makes the Lord his trust, who does not look to the proud, to those who turn aside to false gods.”
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”
1Peter 5:7
“Be Strong and Courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9 NIV
Holly, Tallahassee, FL
Proverbs 19:21 NIV
“Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”
Jaclyn Yarbrough, Austin, TX
Romans 12:3 (ESV)
“For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned.”
Elizabeth from Princeton NC
The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” (Zephaniah 3:17 NIV)
I love the Lord, for He heard my voice; He heard my cry for mercy
Paslm 116: 1
NIV
Sara from California Isaiah 55:12(NIV) “You will go out in joy and be lead forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands.”
Finally, all of you have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless,for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. 1 Peter 3:8-9 esv
Kelly Garcia, Fontana, CA “Most Assuredly I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the Kingdom of God.” John 3:3 AND “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter the Kingdom of God.” John 3:5 NKJV
Tell me this one thing: How did you receive the Spirit? Did you receive the Spirit by following the law? No, you received the Spirit because you heard the message about Jesus and believed it. (Galatians 3:2 ERV)
Rancho Cucamonga
Vilma Thomas- Rancho Cucamonga
An enemy might be able to defeat one person, but two people can stand back-to-back to defend each other. And three people are even stronger. They are like a rope that has three parts wrapped together—it is very hard to break. (Ecclesiastes 4:12 ERV) Dina- Garden Grove
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Hi I am 47 year old mom who God has gotten a hold of my heart and I just can’t get enough of Him. I am just loving Beth’s studies and all that it is teaching me and how to further my walk with my Heavenly Father who loves me so much! I am also new to being a siesta and this blog,but loving my time spent here and even started the 2013 memory verse challenge. Love just scrolling through and seeing what scriptures are dear to others hearts. Was thinking and praying for all of you starting your bible study last night (with a bit of envy that I do not live in the Houston area :o). I pray all went well an heart were blessed and seeds were planted. Thank you for all doing such a great job at what God has wired you to do. I just wanted to say how blessed I am to have found all of the siestas and how that in turn prayerfully will bless others for His Kingdom! Thank you again. Dawn =)
I am the Lord; for they shall not be put to shame who wait for, look for, hope for and expect Me.
Isaiah 49:23b Amplified Bible
Jennifer, Jackson, MO
5Â If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you. -James 1:5 NIV
The hairs of your head are all numbered. Don’t be afraid you are worth more than many sparrows. luke 12:7
May I please add….
Heather– Lancaster, Pa
All your children shall be taught by the LORD, and great shall be the peace of your children.” Isaiah 54:13 ESV
Amy from Victoria, Texas
John 10:27-30 NIV
My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand. My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all; no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. I and the Father are one.
Psalm 103:17
But from everlasting to everlasting The LORD’s love is with those who fear Him, and his righteousness with their children’s children-
Anna Sanchez from Rochester, MN
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28
Mary Jane, Troy KS
“You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in You.” Isaiah 26:3 NIV
The Lord your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in His love He will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing.” (Zephaniah 3:17 NIV)
Diane – Spring, TX
“I cried out to the LORD, and he answered me from his holy mountain.” Psalm 3:4 NLT
Portia – San Diego
“I pray the the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His holy people,and your incomparably great power for us who believe…” Ephesians 1:18-19 NIV
“He will quiet you with His love.” – Zeph 3:17
“But you God, shield me on all sides. You ground my feet, you lift my head hight.” Psalm 3:3 (Message)
Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18
Wishing I lived in Texas for about 8 weeks!