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. Your NAME.
Amy Foxx
2. Your CITY.
Nixa, MO
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.
Solo
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!
I’m out if the habit if studying the Bible. I need to get back to it.
5. BONUS question (optional): WHAT IS A QUIRK OF YOURS?? Come on, now! Tell us!
When I change the volume of the radio, TV, etc., it has to be on an even number!
1. Christine
2. Ada, Oklahoma
3. Solo
4. It has been a very long time since I have done a Bible study.
5. I have selective OCD.
So excited to be doing this study!!!
Quirks? I am a recovering perfectionist. aka slightly OCD HA!!! I drive myself crazy, and those around me as well. There is a place for everything and everything needs to be in its place or I just can’t sit back and relax…it hurts my brain:)
I LOVE GODS WORD!
Doing this with our ladies group,”Circle of Friends!”
1. Rhiana Kipp
2. Coon Rapids, MN
3. Solo
4. I am dealing with end of life decisions with my Father-in-law and need to draw closer to God.
5. I have to write everything on my calendar or I will forget it. EVERYTHING!
1. Jackie Pope 2. Covington, IN 3. Very small group – with my sister 4. Need to be in an organized study or I tend to just “read” and not analyze or apply what I’m reading. 5. Everything I do is on a “To Do” list – whether at work or at home. Sometimes I write things on it just to cross it off as being already done!
Tammy
Huntsville Al
Solo
I love to do bible studies. Beth is one of my favorites. I believe staying in Gods word is food for my thirsty soul!
I love my popcorn burned
Brenda
Lincoln, NE
Solo
Life is busy with 3 teens in the house, so I want a more structured Bible study to keep me on track.
Quirks: many, but to keep it short, I make lists for everything
1. Meredith
2. Kailua, HI
3. Solo
4. Just moved again, so its a busy summer. This just feels like a great way to stay accountable to God’s Word in a season of replanting roots.
5. While normally outgoing and comfortable meeting new people, I absolutely dread talking on the phone:) I have phone anxiety! Its a THING-the fear is real! Haha:)
Melissa
Buffalo,NY
Solo
For fun
Facebook addict.
1. Kim
2. Warrensburg, MO
3. Solo
4. I have been studying Thessalonians with another author and look forward to Beth’s perspective.
Ginger, from Ada, OK
Putting a group together now 🙂
I write so much that I need studies where I just dig to know and be with Him.
Quirk: dip my carrots in peanut butter
love to you all….
1. Scarlet
2. Stephens City, VA
3. Solo
4. My heart is open to the pouring of God’s love through Bible Study.
5. I do not like to drink out of a glass without a straw. I like the small, coffee stirrer type straws. I carry them in my purse, my bible, the car, etc.(I don’t like my lips to get messed up!)
Going solo. Looking forward to more insight into God’s Word.
1. Debbie
2. Fort Collins, CO
3. I’m doing this study with a small group of my neighbors at one of their houses.
4. I love doing Beth’s Bible studies and haven’t done one with a group in 3 years. I love my neighbors/friends and am looking forward to building our friendships during our times together. And I am going through a challenging season of personal growth and need a fresh and grounding word from Scripture and to sense the Lord’s presence.
5. When I am bored, I look at words and rearrange the letters to make as many new words as I can. Odd, huh?
Solo
North Carolina
I do a Bible study during the “school” year but need some structure/discipline for the summer.
Quirk: Can’t leave the house in the morning w/o making my bed.
1.Donna
2. Oklahoma City,Ok
3. Solo
4. To grow deeper in God’s word.
small group of 4-5 meeting @ my house
I eat the same thing for lunch almost every day!
Love Summer Bible study, as I feel like I am more relaxed during the summer & enjoy it even more than usual.
Cara Ridlehuber
Lubbock TX
Solo
Haven’t done a study in a while and am much better at spending time in the word when I have a plan.
I can’t go anywhere hardly without a sonic drink.
1. Nancy
2. Nampa,ID
3. Solo
4. I haven’t been involved in a Bible study in some time and I’m feeling a need to reconnect with God’s word.
5. I always get up feeling super motivated, only to realize I’m probably not going to get even half of what I set out to do accomplished…every. single. day. 🙂
2. Houston, TX
3. Solo…might recruit my daughter in SD to join me.
4. Since we no longer have our spring Houston studies. This is the only way I can study with Beth.
5. I talk to myself in the car. Unfortunately, I move my lips while doing this. My son tells me I am talking to my imaginary friend again:/
1. Jackie W
2. Kalamazoo, MI
3. Starting alone but we’ll see who else is interested & able. Just heard about this today.
4. I was looking for a study. I like Beth Moore Bible studies , BSF, Precept & others. Summers though, once the kids are out of school, becomes like the “Intertestament period”….. With no fresh Word from God. Manna was for one day at a time (two days on Sabbath.) God knew we needed daily feeding.
5. Quirks: probably too many to pick one. Maybe I should ask my husband & kids. 🙂
Dawn
Kingston, Ontario Canada
Solo
Looking for something new and fresh to do in the summer. I love to study.
Umm, quirky….too many to tell….but I LOVE sharks…all types….
1 Renee’
2 Plymouth MI
3 solo
4 I need a summer study because I can’t imagine a three month break.
5 being a product of the eighties and big sprayed hair, I hate rain drops falling on my head. The feeling of it rolling down my scalp drives me crazy.
Tracy Fuller
Webb City, MO
Flying solo
dealing with many challenges – never done a study in the summer – thought it would be a great change of pace
Quirk – a croocked picture drives me crazy
1. Cherry
2. Boonton Twp, NJ
3. Solo
4. I want to dig deeper into His Word.
5. I have to color code things. Lists/bible/journal… I have to write in different color pens or markers.
1. Fern Michelle
2. Leavenworth, KS
3. Solo
4. I have a challenging summer ahead and want to stay focused on my life goals.
5. Quirks?! Me?! LOL, where do I begin? I have way to many to name, but God loves me anyway, he loves my excitement (even if I get loud {not my inside voice})but when I get excited for my love of God, and Scripture, I want everyone to know how I feel….who can blame me, with all that He has brought me through, I want EVERYONE to know my testimony and what He has brought me through, so I can say, “yep, that situation was handled by God”, need I say more?”
I HAVE TO ADD…..THANK YOU GOD FOR THIS STUDY AND FOR ALLOWING US TO COME TOGETHER TO KNOW YOU BETTER! THANK YOU GOD, FOR ALLOWING US TO KNOW, HEAR, AND STUDY WITH BETH AND FOR HER EXCITEMENT TO SHOW US YOUR LOVE WORKING THROUGH HER!
Richland, Wa.
This will be my second bible study, my first was also a Beth Moore. I got so much out of it im excited to try another one.
From Castle Tock and am going solo. Excited to do a bible study this summer!
1. Sherrie
2. Cherry Valley, CA
3. I am working through breaking an addiction and want to stay strong and grow in the Lord. Have done a few of Beth’s studies in the pass but really looking forward to this opportunity.
4. Solo (work a lot of hours, hard to get with a group).
5. When I go the grocery store, I usually buy two of everything! LOL
1. Barbara
2. St. Louis, MO
3. Solo
4.Because the first 4 months of this year were rough and I need a personal revival really
5. One quirk- I love pedicures but cannot stand nail polish on my hands- only the clear base coat…
1. Rebecca Black
2. Chandler, AZ
3. SOLO
4. I want to draw nearer to God!
5. Quirk: I count stairs. 🙂
1. Misty
2. Keller, TX
3. Solo
4. Just finished up our group study and breaking for summer- wanted a study I could do solo during our break and this shows up on my Facebook news feed! God is good!
5.when I’m in the kitchen preparing and cooking meals, in my mind- I pretend I’m doing a cooking show. (I don’t even watch cooking shows). 🙂
I would like to register.
1.Lisa Barclay
2.Tallahassee, Florida
3.Solo
4.I miss having the accountability of daily bible study. I’ve strayed and am so ready to be back in His word!
5. The carpet in hotel rooms, no matter how nice the hotel, freaks me out!! I always pack flip flops and wear them . . . even in the hotel shower!!
Going Solo
Janet from Odessa, TX ~ SOLO
Why? Because my CBS is on summer break and I absolutely ADORE Beth Moore and her passion for the Holy Word of God!
Quirk? I honestly can’t think of anything, really:)
Frankie
Dunn,NC
Solo
Work as a nurse every weekend so I can travel with my son for theatre classes and I have been missing spending time studying the bible.
I love coffee creamer but it has to be the powdered kind, not the liquid creamer and my nurse friends think I am crazy to prefer powdered creamer over liquid creamer.
1. Elizabeth
2. Johnson City, TN
3. Solo
4. I love being in the Word with a group
5. Slightly (?!?!!!!) obsessed with cats.
1. Jessica
2. Woodland park, New Jersey
3. Going solo
4. It’s been a tough season in my life and need to hear a new word
5. In the morning before I having any conversations with family members, I need my cup of coffee. Then I am awake. Lol
1. Amber
2. Tacoma, WA/Burbank, CA
3. Solo
4. I am in the middle of moving to California to start my MA in Theology and Ministry and I would like some consistency in this transition.
5. Quirk? I rarely ever sit right. I am always sitting on table tops and arm rests and various other places, forever with my feet off the ground.
1. Mary
2. Vandalia, Ohio
3. solo
4. It’s been years since I participated in a Beth Moore study and miss the passion she has and ignites in me for the scripture.
5. I never drink the last little bit of my coffee, which ironically, my Grandma did when she would stay with me and it drove me nuts!
1)Starla
2)West Monroe, LA
3)Solo
4)Thirsty
5)I always save the best French fry for last!
1. Sherry
2. St. Joseph, MI
3. Solo
4. My regular group does not meet in the summer and I want to continue. Maybe my group would like to do this one later.
5. Coffee, yes please, Strong and dark or just give me water. 😉
1. Amy
2. Coon Rapids, MN
3. solo
4. We have a great bible study at church but take a break for the summer. I was hoping to find a good fit, I did!
From Gulfport,MS. Sharing the study with the LOLS (online prayer group consisting of my sister-in-love, my niece, my daughter and myself. We live apart but study together!). I’ve had an extremely stressful spring and look forward to hearing God’s word for this season of my life.
1. Sharon Forrest
2. Plainview, Arkansas
3. Solo
4. I need in the word this summer.
5.
1. Kylie
2. Shreveport, LA
3. Solo, but will drag others along 🙂
4. I love studying God’s word.
5. My Bible is full of ribbons & rick rack that marks my pages so I can flip around. They have to color coordinate with my Bible cover. lol. Silly but it makes me smile.
1. Sue
2. Kingman IN
3. solo
4. The topic is appropriate. Lots of major events have happened in my life in the last year. Still looking for a new job after losing a really good one, working through several family medical emergencies, struggling to get insurance to pay and losing my dog! That one broke the tears loose! : )
5. I have a bad habit of reading the end of a book first. That way if I get bored or busy I know how it ended. Bad!
1. Ellen
2. Seattle, WA
3. Going solo!
4. As I walk through a very difficult season, I’m hoping to get to know Jesus better and spend time in the Word more consistently. And I love Beth Moore studies!!!
5. I had so many notes and to-do lists that in an attempt to keep them organized, I have graduated to notebooks. Now, I have so many notebooks…
Broken Arrow, OK
Solo
I would like to get back in a Bible study.