Welcome everybody! This is our first gathering for Children of the Day and we are incredibly blessed to have you along! If you’re just now hearing about it, we’d love for you to join us! You’ll find it most helpful to begin by reading this previous post that includes our approach, our summer Bible study schedule and many other specifics: (SSBS 2014 Info post) All you need to participate is the workbook entitled Children of the Day. We only officially “gather” here on the blog every two weeks because summers are so busy. On each of those 5 Tuesdays (starting today), you’ll find a video I’ve prepared for you with instructions for that day. I’ll also remind you to do the next 2 weeks of Bible study before our next gathering. View it personally if you are going solo or, if you’re joining in with others, with your small group. I’ll always put the bare bones of that gathering’s instructions in print in the post as well (as you’ll see below) in case you have any trouble viewing the video. Here’s your first one!
Basic written instructions in case you have trouble with the video:
Register for our summer Bible study by simply leaving a comment to this post per instructions below. Of course, you can take part without registering but you’ll get much more out of it if you fully participate. It not only increases accountability. It stirs up a sense of belonging and fellowship which is so important to us here in this blog community.
Here’s what we’d love for you to supply in your registration comment today: (Try to limit yourself to this information so it will be easy to read and count.)
1. Your NAME.
2. Your CITY.
3. Whether you’re going SOLO or in tandem with a small group. If you’re in a small group, share approximately how many are in your group and where you are planning to meet.
4. Share in a sentence or two why you could really stand to be in Bible study this summer. Maybe it’s that you’ve never been in one before. We would be elated! Or maybe it’s been a long time. If so, this is a great time and place to come back home to the heart of Jesus. Maybe you’re just hoping to get to know Christ a little better. Or, perhaps you’re interested in particular subject matter that appears on the pages of 1st or 2nd Thessalonians. On the other hand, maybe you especially need to be in the Scriptures because you have extenuating circumstances that could really challenge you this summer. What’s motivating you to get into the Scriptures with us this summer? There are no wrong answers!
5. BONUS question (optional): WHAT IS A QUIRK OF YOURS?? Come on, now! Tell us!
If you’re meeting with a small group, share your answers to questions 4 and 5.
I will pitch out a memory verse each week for anybody who wants to participate:
Week 1 Memory Verse:
1 Thessalonians 1:4 The NET Bible: We know, brothers and sisters loved by God, that He has chosen you.
Week 2 Memory Verse:
1 Thessalonians 2:8 The NET Bible: …with such affection for you we were happy to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own lives, because you had become dear to us.
Do WEEKS ONE AND TWO of your homework before our next gathering in two weeks! If you’re watching the OPTIONAL video teaching sessions, you will want to watch Session 1 this week before you start your homework and Session 2 before you start your second week of homework. Here is the link: Children Of The Day Sessions
Don’t feel pressured to go to the added expense. All you need to participate in the summer study is the workbook.
I am so honored to serve you and study with you this summer! Can’t wait to see your names and locations! So much love to you, Sisters! We joyfully embrace each one of you.
1. Deonne
2. Hallsville TX
3. Solo – traveling a lot this summer
4. I always look for a bible study that I can really dive into when life is a bit more quiet.
5. I always sleep with one leg out from under the covers.
Hi Ladies!! I am going solo and glad for the opportunity to do this study. I left my church of 20 years last year and we always did a summer study, usually with Beth. Some other friends may join me, but nothing is definite at this time. I pray the Lord’s blessing on our time!
1. Susan C.
2. Altamonte Springs, Florida
3. SOLO
4. I’ve had some really big losses so far this year: my marriage and my job. I get these “odd” bursts of hope knowing deep down that God is going to re-create/re-build/re-invent my life, but I’m still in the aftermath of loss. I’ve never done a Beth Moore or “formal” Bible Study before. I thought you “had” to watch the videos and never could afford to buy the kits.
5. Quirk: I must use a straight edge to underline in my Bible. No sloppy lines allowed!
1. Laura
2. Durham, NC
3. Solo
4. I like the discipline of doing a Bible study and miss that over the summer. I have never done an in-depth study of 1 and 2 Thessalonians.
5. I am a huge Star Wars fan. My dog is named Princess Leia.
1. Melody
2. Alberta, Canada
3. Solo
4. I am planning on leading this study in the fall, so I would love a chance to go through it first! There will be about 15 ladies in my group in the fall and there will be another 1 or 2 groups of the same size doing the same study (in the fall).
1. Deborah
2. Spearville, KS
3. SOLO
4. My husband has started a new job in Oklahoma, & I’m by myself in Kansas packing & preparing our home to sell. I need to be accountable to someone & I need something to keep my focus on The Lord.
5. At the grocery checkout, there’s an order things Have to be in to be scanned & bagged: frozen, dairy, other fridge stuff, fresh fruits & veggies, breads, pantry items, personal items & miscellaneous. Drives my kids nuts.
1) My name is Joyce Tyson
2) I live in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala (missionary here) but I am from Blairsville, GA.
3) I’m doing this study with an online small group that is actually very large (WBC).
4) I love Bible Study, community, and accountability. Living on the mission field has its blessings as well as challenges. I am totally dependent upon the Lord so I must stay in His Word, remain connected to the Vine, walk closely with Him, prayed up and fed… and so this provides a way to do that. This is why I’m in this Bible Study this summer.
5) I have a particular chair where I do my studying and journaling. No matter what hour of the day, I just can’t seem to “get into it” if I’m not in my special chair. I guess that’s one of many quirky things about me.
1. Liesl Smith
2. Ft Lauderdale , Fl
3. Solo
4. Need the truth and accountability of Bible study this summer!
1) Sarah
2) Glendale AZ
3) solo (but have invited others to join)
4) Doing bible study helps me stay in the Word and strengthens me.
5) I kind of really like Little Debbie peanut butter bars Always had them as kids and my dad loved them. Every once in a while I buy a box, reminds me of him.
1. Sherri
2. Carrollton, GA
3. SOLO – Too busy w/caregiving Alzheimer’s Mom to do my ladies b.s. class this year
4. Blonder than I pay to be most days – exhaustion contributes toward that (wink wink)
1. CHERYL
2. PROSPECT, OHIO
3. SOLO
4.I LOVE BETH MOORES BIBLE STUDIES. IT WILL BE EASIER FOR METO BE ABLE TO DO IT ANYTIME BY COMPUTER. IT IS HARD FOR ME TO GET AWAY AT NIGHT OR DURING THE DAY TO GO TO A BIBLE STUSY GROUP. PLUS I NEED TO GET BACK TO GOD’S WORD.
5. BEING LATE TO SOMETHING.
I’m Jan in Mansfield and I’m going solo. I’ve really missed being in a Bible Study…schedule just hasn’t meshed with available days and times. I am kinda quirky about the way I load the dishwasher…I sometimes rearrange dishes others put in. I am not obsessive about anything else in the house. That’s a little odd.
1. Michelle Sears
2. Germfask, MI
3. Small group that meets weekly on Facebook that was created by http://www.womensbiblecafe.com/ and I highly recommend it.
4. I just love the Word and I love to study it that’s why I’m in Bible study this summer. I never want to be not in Bible study. 🙂
5. Something quirky about me…I’m sure my husband could answer this very quickly but I have to think about it. HUM…maybe that I have to get 7 hours a sleep a night. Every night. If I go to bed later than normal, I seen in later. If I go to bed earlier I get up earlier. I don’t know why, I just feel like I feel my best if I get 7 hours a sleep a night. No more, no less.
1. Carol Zymroz
2. Cooper City, FL
3. Solo
4. On summer break with my women’s bible study at church, so in order to keep myself in the Word, and accountible; I’ll be join the Siesta’s!
5. My quirk: LOL – the only one I can think of right now – it’s really silly, but it really bugs me; I get irritated if the lid to the dish soap is closed when I want to squirt soap into the sink. Crazy I know! (I usually tear the cap off as my family just doesn’t get me!! 🙂
Erin Keel
Chesnee, SC
solo
I need something to hold me accountable and to tide me over between my spring and fall ladies’ Bible studies!
I can’t sleep well unless my sheet is folded over the comforter/quilt at the top! You know, it’s the little things that drive us crazy!
1. June Weeks
2. Mountain Home, Arkansas
3. In a small group with 5 other women – hosting at my house
4. Women’s Bible study has been a crucial part of my growth as a believer and Christ follower and the more I study His Word the more I love Him and the more amazed I am at His love for me and each one of us! I haven’t been able to be in Bible study for about a year so I am THIRSTY! 🙂
5. I like to talk in a British accent when I’m being silly!
1. Judi Martin
2. Jacksonville, NC
3. Solo
4. Going through a dry patch and need some renewal and spiritual growth.
5. I can’t stand for my food to touch.
1. Nancy
2. New Cumberland, PA
3 Solo
4. My job was moved out of the country in October. I am currently taking the largest walk of faith ever in my 43 years and starting up my own business. I NEED something to keep me focused on God and His plan for my life. NO one helps me to do that better than Beth’s studies. =) I love the tough soul searching questions! (well, sometimes LOL)Looking forward to spending my summer with all you ladies!!!
5. Ugh, I am a procrastinator – my best work is done with a deadline looming over my head!
1. Kelly 2. Enterprise, AL 3. Solo 4. I love Beth Moore and can’t wait for her latest study.
1) Colleen
2) Charles City, IA
3) with one friend
4) Summer study
5) I’m a counter…
1. Annette
2. New Albany, IN
3. Solo
4. Gotta be in the Word…I can’t do it without Jesus!
5. I always have some kind of make up on…even as I sleep 🙂
1. Jill
2. Wichita Falls, TX
3.solo
4. Because it’s Beth Moore
5.i talk to my dog and cat like they are human.
Houston, TX
I’m excited about doing this study because summer is so busy that I want something to keep me in the word. I’m going to invite my mom and my sister to join me in this.
Alison S.
Troutman, NC
Solo
Enjoying following God’s direction for my life and eagerly look forward to a new way to dig into His word.
1. Holly
2. Norfolk, VA
3. Solo
4. It has been a looooong time since I have done a Bible study.
5. I have an old school Franklin Covey organizer that I use to plan my life. Highlighters. So lost without it.
1. Jennifer
2. Charleston, SC
3. Solo
4. I am a teacher on summer break and have been looking forward to spending extra time in God’s Word!
1. Cathy
2. Russellville, AR
3. Solo
4. I have relapsed and thought this would be a good start back!
5. Can’t come up with one now, but have many.
1. Celina
2. Portales, NM
3. Solo
4. I haven’t done a bible study in a about a year and miss it terribly.
5. Quirks? I’m a list maker and I have to do things in a certain order everyday otherwise I forget something out of my daily routine or do it twice.
Rebecca
Muskogee ok
Solo
To learn more.
I love the smell of the a/c right after it gets shut off 🙂
1. Lois
2. Myrtle Beach, SC
3. SOLO
4. Have thoroughly enjoyed doing your studies in the past; will be finishing up a Jennifer Rothschild study soon and was planning to do this study next anyway. So this makes it all the more special. Love in-depth studies of God’s Word, and the fun and fellowship that goes along with it is just the icing on the cake. 🙂
5. Color-coordinating my Bible cover with the cover of my current Bible study workbook. (Crazy, I know.)
Kelli Peterson
Eagan, MN
Solo
I need to get back in the swing of things and what better way then w/ accountability
I LOVE being outside and may or may not wear flip flops all the time 🙂
1. Debbie
2. Cathey’s Valley, CA
3. Solo
4. I need summer study to keep me accountable and connected. I feel a sense of loss when everyone goes their separate ways between Spring and Fall, and I want to stay in fellowship to stay grounded in God’s Word.
5. My quirk: I sniff books. Every single time I get a new book I open it up to several different places and sniff it. Every time I open my study book or devotionals, I sniff them. I love the smell of new books, and since I only buy Christian books, perhaps I am “breathing in the Scriptures”. However, I also do the same thing with tires and new shoes.
Hi! I’m Katie Turner from Birmingham, AL. I’ve done lots of Beth Moore Bible studies in the past with groups, but with a toddler at home, I’ll be doing this one solo (in my pjs lol) 🙂 I have for real OCD, so too many “quirks” to count, but I guess I’ll say…I only use a straw if it’s wrapped and my silverware of choice is also the plastic wrapped kind. I’ll stop there lest y’all think I’m too weird and don’t want to be my online-Bible-study friends lol 🙂
1. Kristie
2. Terre Haute, Indiana
3. Solo
4. I need to stay in God’s word even more so during this storm of my life. I have done all of Beth’s studies and know without a doubt this will help.
5. I love to organize every drawer in the house.
Hi, this is Mia Callahan, dropping in from Burlington, VT.
I think I’ll be going solo on this study. Last year we did your study on Daniel at church….tremendous.
I know it will be beneficial to STAY IN THE WORD!
I am undergoing chemo and the more I stay in His Word,
the stronger my faith is….if I relax on it, it’s
almost a palpable weakening!
Not sure it’s a quirk, but I LOVE to read…so nice now,
too, that in addition to my Bible and studies, etc., there
is now much more fiction that is Christian oriented.Thank You, God!! Looking forward to this! Thank you for presenting us with the opportunity! Blessings to you all,
Mia
Valri
Culpeper, VA
Solo
I’ve been away from the Bible and studying for a long time and need to get grounded, so I thought this would be a way to do it.
Quirk…saying the oddest thing usually at the most inopportune time.
1. Sandi
2. Stafford, VA
3. Studying with a friend
4. Love Beth. Needed a great study for summer to keep me on track.
This will be my first Bible study.
Hello Melissa. So happy that you chose a Beth Moore study to be your first. Her study of Jesus was the first one I ever did. I will pray you love it as much as I always have. 🙂
1. Cheryl Stanley
2. Pearland, TX
3. Solo
4. I have been out of church and Bible study due to illness for 2 years. I am hungry for the Word of God.
5.I love paper note pads and have more than I could ever use in 2 lifetimes.
Durant, OK. Solo.
I’ve just been through a tragic event and need a dose of the word to uplift me. I’m not sure what my quirk would be but an interesting fact about me I suppose would be that I have worked in a funeral home for 20 years and am an apprentice embalmer.
1.Wendy
2.Brandon MS
3.Solo
4.Our family is in a season of transition. Our daughter is headed to Northern Asia just as this Bible study ends. This mom needs the word more than ever.
5. Quirk-I often read to my family out loud if I think something will speak into their life. I have sometimes picked up a book and said some things that might not have been in the book. Ok teenagers don’t always listen to mom. I didn’t say it was in the book I just put the book in front of me and quoted my point. That was all good until my daughter tried to show the good thought to her friend and she couldn’t find it in the book. Busted.
Would love to do the online but week behind! I’ll catch up! 🙂
1. Debbie
2. Prattville, AL
3. Solo
4. I haven’t done a Beth study in a while and I have missed it!
5. I have many quirks – hard to pin down one! But I have to read every day or I just don’t feel complete.
It’s my first time doing a Bible Study, and I’m practically giddy!
1. Jessica
2. Vidalia, GA
3. Solo
4. Looking for a Bible Study to add some extra quiet time in this summer.
5. Rinsing dishes before washing them is mandatory. I can’t stand the thought of sticking my hands in dirty dish water.
1. Marti
2. Houston
3. Solo
4. Longing for comfort and fellowship durning a very difficult time in my life.
5. Haha. Too many to list
14 at my house and 2 other studies at church!!
1. Robin
2. Silver City, New Mexico
3. Solo
4. Pushing darkness out of my life!
5. I have to match my apron to my outfit!
1. Corinna
2. Eden Prairie, MN
3. Solo
4. I’m doing Believing God and Sacred Secrets right now and figured one more ought to round out the days nicely. 🙂
5. I tend to take on too many projects at one time.
1. Stacy
2. Cypress, TX
3. Solo
4. It keeps me in the Word.
5. I like to clean my baseboards.