I started this post out by typing, “Good Monday morning, ladies!”, but then I realized it was Martin Luther King day, so instead I’ll say, “Happy Martin Luther King day, friends!”
I imagine many of you are at home enjoying some snuggles with your little ones who are out of school, or maybe you’re a teacher who is loving spending a Monday at home as opposed to at school, or maybe, just maybe, you’re like those of us at Living Proof and you made the typical drive to work this morning. Either way, I hope your morning has started out peacefully and wonderfully! A few weeks ago our fearless leader reminded us that working is not a curse! Working is a good thing. So if you’re fighting thoughts of envy today, remember it’s a blessing to be working. Work with some excellence today, despite the way you feel!
Anyway, I completely sidetracked. Typical.
We are in full Tuesday night Bible study mode around here! I promise we’ll try not to wear you out talking about it, but I think it’s safe to say it’s high priority around here, and we joyfully get to serve. But, it got me thinking about you! I know for a fact many of you also started your Spring Bible study here recently and I’d love to hear what you’re digging into this semester. Plus, posts like these always benefit the reader that is looking for a study to do but just needs an idea or two.
So, let’s make our comments easy peasy. I’ll start:
Name: Lindsee
City: Houston, TX
Bible Study: I am participating in the Tuesday night Bible study, Children of the Day, but I am also taking a group of high school girls through Believing God written by our Siesta Mama, Beth Moore.
What are you most looking forward to? I am looking forward to watching these young girls learn the five statement pledge of faith and also being reminded of them myself. Praying we would all believe God for immeasurably more this year!
Your turn! No pressure to answer each of the questions, but it adds a little spice, doesn’t it? However, for sure add the Bible study and who it’s by so that if someone is interested in that particular study, they won’t have any problem finding it!
Oh, and I couldn’t log off without sharing a glorious picture with you all from Tuesday evening. I can take zero credit for this picture because someone actually texted it to me after Bible study that night, but I thought it was too fun not to share. Thank you for praying for our first evening! Praise God alone for a room full of ladies studying 1st and 2nd Thessalonians. You would not waste a prayer on our Beth as she concentrates on all things involving this study!
We love y’all so very much.
Shawna ~ Boise, Idaho
Am on the last week of The Patriarchs study and have loved how it is so applicable to our lives today. Looking forward to remembering what I have learned and applying it to my own life.
I am working on Beth’s Revelation Bible Study at home, I seem to retain alot more. I do not mean to sound selfish, but I am currently not involved in a Bible Study group. I am attending a different church after being with past church for 30 years. (it’s been a hard adjustment)
MarcieSpencer from Greenville, SouthCarolina
Loving my new study: The Law of Love..Lessons from the pages of Deuteronomy. Also, excited to start my new Online Bible Study with Proverbs 31 OBS , lead by Melissa Taylor. We’ll be starting a study of Karen Ehman’s book ~~ Let.It.Go. This is the BEST year yet!!
Lisa, Boerne, TX
Just finished Beth’s James’ study and our group is going to begin Paul: To Live is Christ. Have always wanted to do the Paul study and finally get to do it!
We finished our second session on “Deuteronomy: The Law of Love” by Beth Moore last night. It was amazing! Looking forward to complete abandon to the two laws of love – to love my God with all my heart, all my soul, all my mind, and all my strength, and to love others as He loves me.
Love studying and memorizing God’s word with other women! :0))
We are doing ‘The Amazing Collection’ at my women’s study at church. Has been awesome. We do a whole book every week which is a wonderful, different perspective. In my small group we have just begun doing ‘Malachi’ by Lisa Harper and it is also terrific. She is a hoot and the weekly homework has been great.
I missed the first Tuesday night Bible Study in Houston. Would you please email me the handout sheet(s)? Last night’s Bible Study was so meaningful and I couldn’t stop thinking about it after I left and how the message applies to me, my family and friends.
Thank you.
In His Love,
Carolyn
Lori, Friendswood, TX
I’m studying “Revival or Captivity” Course 7 from the Kings & Prophets series (Precept Ministries). I look forward to sharing the lessons I learn from Biblical kings with my grandmothers prayer group, so that we can pray for our nation accordingly.
I’m so excited for you all studying 1 and 2 Thessalonians!:) I am gonna try and keep up by reading the chapter each week and praying for you all:)
Katie G; Knoxville, TN
Book Study: As Silver Refined, Kay Arthur book via a women’s Thursday night class that I’ve been going to.
What am I most looking forward to? Being encouraged to trust God in all seasons of life, and the fellowship I get in a book study with other Christian ladies.
Mischia
Morganton, NC
I am currently studying Women of the Bible with one of my smart friends and also the women of my church start Kelly Minter’s Nehemiah on January 30th.
I love to watch God’s Word surprise, change, and encourage women. Best thing in the world!
Tshaka
Fort Knox
PWOC (Protestant Women of the Chapel) Thurs. Study
Precept Upon Precept: Spiritual Gifts
Discover Your Spiritual Gift
Kay Arthur
What am I looking forward to? Studying God’s word with a wonderful group of Christian ladies. Most of all growing more in my spiritual life. I love being in God’s word!!!
I am not currently in a Bible Study. It’s a little difficult to do right now. However, I hope to get into the next one they have on Monday nights and Tablerock Fellowship. My second verse for the month just came to me this a.m. Psalm 19:14.
Amy Cady
Waipahu, Hawaii
I am (personally) in the middle of Kelly Minter’s “Nehemiah: A Heart That Can Break.” LOVE. (IN ALL CAPS.) 🙂
Beginning Feb. 3rd, our little group of 5 – 7 Wahine (Women), will begin Beth’s Study on “Esther: It’s Tough Being a Woman.” SO EXCITED. (IN ALL CAPS.) 🙂
Father always, always reveals Himself through His Word, through open hearts, minds, eyes & ears. Petioning for TOTAL openness, myself included, and thanking Him (Phil. 4:6-7 (my 1st scripture of the year memorized, btw ;))) for the life-changing work He will do in each of us, in a unique way for each of us!! He’s SO good & faithful like that…
I am going through Tammie Head’s Duty or Delight on my own at home. There is not a group bible study that fits into my schedule currently or I would be doing one. I love bible study! Wish I lived in Houston, I would be the first one there on Tuesday nights!;)
“Daniel” by Beth Moore, on my own and John: The Way to True Life (Lifeguide Bible Studies) with my small group. I’m looking forward to using my new Greek/Hebrew Bible (recommended by Beth!) as well as more study time for myself and alone time w/ God.
I’ve never done this before, but decided to try a neighborhood Bible Study in my home. At the suggestion of LPM we are doing Siesta Mama’s The Inheritance. There are 7 of us with most being unchurched. I’m looking forward to these young moms understanding the inheritance available to them in Christ! And for some of them, being the first in their family line to “break the chain” and move forward in victory! To the glory of GOD!!!
I started a second study in the evening to accommodate a few others who wanted to do a study but were unable because of work. We are doing Believing God. I’m looking forward to the women really getting it and believing God for SO MUCH MORE than they could have ever asked or imagined!
Lynda, Monterey
No Other Gods by Kelly Minter
We meet the second and fourth Thursday evenings of the month. Looking forward to sharing our first week’s homework with my new small group. Treasure the fellowship!
I got the amazing opportunity to study with you guys in Houston on Tuesday nights when I lived there for a very short time! I really, really miss it! Right now, our Bible Study here at home in Mississippi is Priscilla Shirer’s Discerning the Voice of God. I’m just looking forward to hearing God speak through His Word!
Name: Samantha
City: London, England
Bible Study: Will be listening to the final session of BELIEVING GOD on Saturday with a beautiful friend that I met here on LPM! God worked a miracle in letting us find each other, even if we do live thousands of miles apart!
~ We will be starting our ESTHER study on Sunday!
What are you most looking forward to? I read multiple reviews for ESTHER when the study was first released, SO excited to learn and grow alongside my sweet friend now.
Nancy from West Grove, Pa.
BIble Study with Community Bible Study; working on Song of Songs right now, headed into Job and then into James!!
Name: Chrystan Ferrell
City: Kansas City, MO
Bible Study: At Providence Baptist in KC,MO we are studying Deuteronomy by walking through Beth Moores DVD sessions from Tuesday night Bible Study. It’s just so good. We are in week three.
What I Look Forward to: Deuteronomy was not my book of choice. I feel like this book has a “boring” negative conotation to it because it’s in there with Exodus and Numbers. But I was wrong! It has brought me to my knees in front of my King. I am learning and taking in so much. This is a fantastic study!
Carolyn, St. Catharines, ON
We are just about to begin Faithful, Abundant, True. I am really excited to see what the Lord is going to do in this group of women via the teaching of these three excellent teachers!
Journal Study – ‘Get Out Of That Pit’, 40 day devotional journal AND I’m going to study Psalm 40 each day.
What am I looking most forward, too? Leaning even more into/onto God, strengthening my boundaries, AND ‘making no apologies’ for my relationship with the Lord
Michelle O’Banion, Grandview TX
Susan Bymaster, Ames, Ok
Our ladies study group finished Beth’s study of James right before Christmas. That was SO good! And we have just started the study of Psalms. I am looking forward to a closer walk with my God and Savior. And some victories over what seems to trip me up in my daily journey!
Grand Junction, Colorado. Just began Lord, I Want to Know You by Kay Arthur…a study on the names of God. By learning the names of God, I hope to learn more of His character. By learning more of His character, I hope to be able to share Him with others who struggle with who God is. My personal Bible study is Beautiful in God’s Eyes by Elizabeth George. Yes, I’m tackling that Proverbs 31 woman…
Our ladies are doing Mercy Triumphs-James. We finished week two last night. I was so excited 6 ladies stayed after to watch the video on how to memorize James. The Lord is doing an amazing job in these ladies hearts! We are stretching out the study. One week is the video and the next week is the 5 day lesson. We end the lesson by praying for each other.
Cindi, Houston, TX
Starting a couple of weeks late bc of flu,but finally I will get to start Children of the Day at my beloved HFBC with Beth. I also began James, Mercy Triumphs by Beth 4 weeks ago. Amazing! And finally started my Siesta Scripture Memory Team on Jan.1st for the first time ever. Yay! I love it. See you Tuesday. Thank you Lord for healing.
I still have my blue tassel bracelet from years ago from doing Beliving God!! I almost typed ” I’m beliveng God”. It worked Beth!! All these year later I still remember the 5 statement pledge!!
Love, love, love that Bible Study!!
Our church is hosting Beth Moore’s The Inheritance study and yesterday was our second session. What a powerful study this is and I’m hoping to truly get a better understanding of the fact that I am an heiress of God and what that really means in my life right now! Thank you, Beth, for another great study!
I am getting ready to lead again for the 4th time, a DVD Bible study on Post-Abortion Recovery, at my church. Grace church. It is called Surrendering the Secret by Pat Layton. Lifeway. It is an excellant Bible Study to help women heal from the heartbreak of abortion. Women can go to surrenderingthesecret.com to find a class being held hopefully near them. I lead this class in Bath,Ohio. (near Akron)
Carolyn from Rocksprings, TX
Our Church is offering Beth’s “When Godly People do Ungodly Things.” I’ve learned from the past two years that when I am offered these studies, I should attend and believe that our Father is most definitely guiding me in preparation for what is going to happen in my life. I’m learning so much about the evil one’s seduction and how to be “seduction proof.” I want to be prepared!
We are doing The Law of Love . I praise God that we have increased in numbers. I love this study because I am getting a fresh look at Deuteronomy that I never had before. God has truly brought me out to bring me in! Just to read and see how much God loves me and that I am His treasured possession, wow. It’s awesome.
Our church is offering Beth’s study “The Inheritance.” I facilitated this study last year and it was fabulous! I learned so much from Beth, I learn from all of her studies.
Thank you Beth, you’re an amazing teacher!
Brandi from Fayetteville, Arkansas
“He Speaks to Me” by Priscilla Shirer. There are seven of us, meeting in my home on Thursday mornings.
Most excited about seeing God teach us to better position ourselves to hear from Him!
RaeLeen, Greenwood IN: Bible Study Fellowship; the book of Genesis.
Charne – Secunda, South Africa.
We are a group of 85 women busy with Esther, what an absolute blessing!! Looking forward to see how God changes our lives, but also to our Purim festival that we do with the study!!
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 (KJ)
Janet from Richmond, IN:
“Make them holy by your truth:teach them your word which is truth.” John 17:17
Audrey, Lombard IL.
Praise the LORD, my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Praise the LORD, my soul,
and forget not all his benefits—
who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
Psalm 103:1-5 NIV
Penny,Cincinnati. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Ephesians 6:16 NIV
Liz, Ruston
They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings and with him will be called chosen and faithful followers. Revelation 17:14 NIV
Terri – Little Elm,TX
Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. (Proverbs 4:23 NLT)
Kathy Dunn from Bella Vista,AR
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith,-this is not from yourselves, it is a gift of God-not by works, so that no one can boast. Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV
Older men are to be temperate, dignified, sensible, sound in faith, in love, in perseverance.
Titus 2:2 NASB
Jo Marie
Oregon
Isaiah 41:10
Amplified Bible (AMP)
10 Fear not [there is nothing to fear], for I am with you; do not look around you in terror and be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen and harden you to difficulties, yes, I will help you; yes, I will hold you up and retain you with My [victorious] right hand of rightness and justice.
“Whatever you ask in my name, this I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it.” John 14:13-14 ESV
(getting brave… 2 verses)
DaWanna Landry
Orange,Texas
God’s way is perfect. All the Lord’s promises prove true. He is a shield for all who look to him for protection.
Psalm 18:30
NLT
“O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good.
His mercy endureth forever.”
Psalm 136:1
Jeremiah 17:7 Blessed is the man who trust in the LORD, whose confidence is in Him. NIV.
Schwartz, Kim
But I will sing of your strength,
in the morning I will sing of your love;
for you are my fortress,
my refuge in times of trouble. Psalm 59:16 NIV