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. My name is Sharon Stalker
2. from Hershey PA
3. Today is my birthday and it is time to journey again through a bible study
4. I am a talker of Olympic standards. I could seriously go for a Gold Medal of talking. I am called the Talker Stalker 🙂
1. Blanche
2. Ozawkie, KS
3. Solo
4. I want to recommit to getting into the Bible and have God’s Word working in my life in the daily.
5. I think in song lyrics.
My name is Jessica Woodworth. I live in Hannibal, MO. I will be doing this group with one of my dear friends and we are really looking forward to it! I am a stay at home mom and we homeschool, so I often feel like I am not able to give Bible study the time I should. These kind of structured things really helping to focus and I am so looking forward to it. A quirk on mine is that I can’t stand the sound of people chewing gum! I have to really fight that.
1- Connie
2- Tyler, Texas
3- small group
4- going through a very difficult time right now and need to stay in tbe word of God.
5- I will not EVER drink a drink of anykind without a straw.
1. Diane
2. Girard , Kansas
3. Alone
4. Want more time in Gods word
5. I am a tiny bit OCD on things I like things so so and can’t stand when people mess with my stuff.
1. Andrea Chester
2. Panama City Beach, FL
3. Solo
4. I have never participated in an online Bible study so I am excited. I have a busy year, father diagnosed with a kidney disease and oldest son recently got married. I feel as though God has been on the back burner and I desire Him front and center.
5. My family would say I have several quirks. I do not like wrinkles in my clothes; therefore I iron everything before it is worn and I do not own anything 100% linen!
1. Tracey
2. New Freedom, Pa
3. Solo
4. Desire to be in God’s Word, appreciate the accountability greatly in a group study
5. 90% of the time I forget my grocery list
Jenn
Portage, MI
Solo
I am a new believer so I am always looking for more 🙂
1. Charlotte
2. Houston, Texas
3. Solo
4. The Word of God energizes me and enables me to get through the life changes I’m desperately trying to make.
5. When I hear or read a scripture verse that speaks to me, I will most often write just the scripture address on anything I can find to write on at the time. In quiet moments, I can pull from an assortment of scraps of paper, look up the verse and let God’s Word soak in….love those treasures! (The quirkiness about that is where I find even a tiny little corner of an envelope or a larger piece of paper with scripture addresses all over it….I can find them almost anywhere, even in my car.)
Gig Harbor, WA
Solo but am bringing it up to my group tomorrow so I might get more on board 🙂
I need to stay grounded in the Word with the business of summer and kids.
Quirk? Too many to think of just one haha
1. Julie
2. Niceville, FL
3. Solo (with a friend)
4. A growing Christian who needs strength to stay in His Word.
5. Quirk ~ Sending devotional texts to my teenagers every day
l. Brona Hicks
2. Wendell, NC
3. Solo
4. There are several passages in Thessalonians that I have questions about, and look forward to this Study to answer them. Beth is one of my favorite teachers.
5. I do not like to drink anything from a plastic cup/glass. Stems from my early childhood when Tupperware first introduced us to plastic cups and containers – something about the smell!
1 ranae
2 fishers, Indiana
3 group
4 Trying to stay in the word over summer break
5 I am a neat freak and love to be organized 🙂
1. Kathy Carenza
2. Nashville, Tennessee
3. Joining my sisters at the online
Women’s Bible Cafe. About 600 women.
My group meets Thursdays
and we have about 20 women.
4.I always crave in depth study of God’s Word. Been saved 42 years now and I love eating from God’s Word!
5. Two quirks for the price of one:
A. I love Pepsi and milk or Dr pepper and milk.
B. I am a child magnet. No matter where I go in public, little children come up to me to talk or wanting me to pick them up. My spiritual gift is working with children and I often lead children’s Worship so maybe it is not really a quirk. Sometimes I feel like the pied piper.
1. Debbie Eudy
2. Cross Cut, TX
3. Solo
4. Just found this Bible study on FB and love how Beth teaches!
Tracie in Fairfield Ohio flying solo this summer!
Doing this study because I know that the more of the Word I have in me, the less room for the things of this world.
A quirk. . . well, I guess it would be that I wash my car almost every day. . . . I have an unlimited wash pass at a local car wash. . .and I really like a clean car! lol
1. Amy
2. Apopka, FL
3. Solo
4. Being involved in a bible study is a daily reboot of my thoughts, attitude, outlook, and, most importantly, my commitment to actively pursuing a relationship with my heavenly Father. I just CAN’T take summer off!!!
5. Quirk: I eat all finger foods with utensils… pizza, ribs, cupcakes, etc. My mother got me a set of corn on the cob holders when I moved out b/c she knew I’d never survive on my own without them 🙂
1. Annalisa
2. Chesapeake, VA
3. Solo
4. I have never done a bible study before, and as a new believer, I feel I am led to take this one. It will truly help me learn more about my walk with God and Jesus.
5. I have to stay busy. I am bored if I am not.
Doing this study with my husband ,who by the way, loves Beth!
We want to grow in The Lord together through this study
1. Jennifer
2. Oxford Al
3. Solo
4. To build a stronger relationship with God
5. I make jokes at inappropriate times when I’m nervous.
Solo
1. Sarah
2. League City, TX
3. Solo
4. I need more discipline for my daily readings during the summer months.
5. I talk to myself. Out loud. Whether I’m alone or not.
1. Christy
2. Irving, TX
3. Solo
4. I have gitten way off track with study time and need the accountability right now. Plus having a focused study will help tremendously in reigniting the fire and passion to study in depth.
5. I am about 90% vegetarian but cant go all the way because occasionally I want a steak, a brat or some Thanksgiving turkey!
Belinda McCormick
Huntsville, AL
Solo
I enjoy Bible studies but also need them. It keeps me disciplined. I am a seeker of “why” and I feel Beth has a gift of explaining God’s word to me in a way I can understand.
Sharon Warren
Newport News, VA
Solo
I need to remain in God’s Word and Bible Study in a disciplined setting
I watch NCIS reruns frequently
I need a summer Bible study to maintain my regular routine of time in the Word!!
1)Tammy Morris
2)Farmington, NM
3)Solo
4)Not my first study, but due to working one or more jobs has prevented me from attending a study in quite a few years. Am now in between full time employment due to some health issues and have been hearing from God to go back to school and get my degree in theology. Want a group of prayer warrior women to pray and study with for guidance.
5)HUGE Star Trek fan! Because of the Star Trek culture of rightness, morality, equality, truth, and personal integrity; I began aggressively questioning science to either prove or disprove a higher power. As a result, I am now a HUGE Jesus fan!!! Science and mathematics so beautifully proves a magnificent and precious God. Space, the final frontier… where one day Jesus will take me on voyages the Star Ship Enterprise could never go. 😉
1. Michele
2. Murfreesboro, TN
3. Solo
4. I am in the word (almost) daily but really enjoy a dedicated and focused bible study for extra guidance
5. I hate to be late!
I am thirsty for the word in a community of women.
1. Mandy
2. Hiram, GA
3. Solo
4. I normally lead bible studies in spring and fall and this will help to keep me accountable this summer. Excited!
5. Hmmmm….misspelled words drive me insane. I fight the urge to correct my friends posts on Facebook…. yes I am a spelling natzi. It’s just the way God made me. 🙂
Nazi? I fight the urge to correct, as well . . . . 🙂
1. Shannon
2. Douglasville, Ga
3. Solo
4. After an exhausting school year, I am looking forward to digging into God’s word and being renewed and refreshed.
5 I hate noises such as clicking pens repeatedly, tapping on a table, slurping drinks, chewing food loudly, etc. It literally drives me up the wall.
1. Sandra
2. Naperville, IL
3. Solo
4. I need a little Jesus! I am really involved at my church in various ministries and just need some alone time with God this summer, to recharge my batteries.
5. I find quirky people endearing 🙂
Deanna
Springfield,Tn
Going solo
Got a hunger for the word.
1.Terry
2. Hattiesburg,MS
3.solo
4. Our women’s bible study is on break and this would give me opportunity to dig deeper in a GODs Word during the summer.
5. What’s my quirk? I don’t know, I’m not normal! What can I say? Ha!
1 Dorla
2 Lincoln, Ne
3 Right now there are 2 of us
4 There has been much darkness around me this summer. I love the opportunity to focus (and stay focused)on the light of Jesus.
1. Stephanie Cherry
2. Fentress TX
3.Meeting with one friend over the phone/interwebs
4. My husband and I move and serve at a camp with our three girls for three months each summer. This study helps me feel grounded and connected in the chaos of camp. I brought my iMac from home so I could watch the videos of Mrs. Beth.
5. I am really bad at small talk. 🙂
Katherine
Lewisburg, Pa.
Solo
I’ve never done a bible study on here before, this is my first time, also I’m going through a bit of a trying time right now and I could use all The Word I can get.
Quirk: I always examine my face, and am convinced my left eye is aging faster than my right eye due to always sleeping on my left side. RIDICULOUS I KNOW
1. Heidi Jones
2. Killeen, TX, but will move to Leesville, LA by end of June
3. Small Group. Some friends from around the army are meeting on Facebook.
4. I used to be in regular ladies groups that met in my home. Then, I had kids. I MUST get back into ladies’ bible study. Since we’re moving, this seemed like the easiest way.
5. Quirk-as a military spouse, we move a lot. When we do, I have to have all boxes unpacked and pictures on the wall before I can rest at all. I’m obsessive when it comes to nesting.
1) Michelle Asbell
2) Katy, TX
3) Solo
4) This is a chance to be IN the Word…while kids are home…I can do this while they are playing video games and grow more and more in my walk with Jesus our Savior.
5) I can’t remember much from one second to the next…which make really funny sometimes.
1. Kathy Pappas
2. Santa Cruz , CA
3. Solo
4. Like structure and commitment to a study. No local studies in summer. This offers flexibility with busy summers.
5. Quirk??? Ummm- whenever I eat, I love to read at the same time. Drives my husband crazy!
Riverton UT
Group 4 AMAZING WOMEN!
I could stand to do a study because I can’t stand who I am without His word working in me 🙂
Quirky about me…mmmm…
I smell everything…even clothes before I buy them. 🙂
1. Tracie
2. Vilonia, Arkansas
3. Solo
4. I just always need to be in a bible study to stay grounded & in the word! I continuously strive to learn & grow in God’s word & strengthen my relationship with The Lord. Although this is my first solo study I am confident, after doing so many of Beth Moore’s studies, that I will feel such a part of this online group even sitting in my living room at home!
1. Jacquie Hoekstra
2. Toledo, Oregon
3. Going Solo
4. I’m simply drawn to engage in this study with you. I look
forward to studying with a global study group.
5. I must do some things in the same order every time. Partly this is to satisfy my tendency to forget things, but also I just feel settled by routine in certain areas. One such is my nightly routine, in order, helps me sleep better.
1. Bethany Grove
2. Greencastle, PA
3. Small Group (4, but willing to invite more ladies throughout the summer to watch the videos with us as opportunities and needs arise)
4. Going through a REMIX, all GLORY, HONOR & PRAISE to JESUS alone! CHRIST ALONE CORNERSTONE! 🙂
5. I love the joy of discovery and like to research. I’m a major foodie and will travel far and wide for the foods I love.
1)Christie
2)Lodi, CA
3)Solo
4)It’s been a really long time since I have done a bible study and I want to get closer to God.
5)One of my quirks is that the volume on the tv or radio has to be on an even number.
I am from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania and am going solo. I am in a small group with the “Womens Bible Cafe” that meets on the internet.
I choose to keep myself in Bible Study after Bible Study, because I want to know more and more about our great Lord and Savior. I so want to be more like Him!
I’m having a tough time thinking of one of my many quirks, but what keeps coming to mind is one that my sister always shares….I love most things that white and shiny! I have found that white is always an “in” color that never goes out of style and my white dishes goes with every kind of theme by just changing the napkins and tablecloth. I like shiny things because their so much easy to clean! 🙂
Wanda Calderwood
Crofton, MD
Very small group – my husband and I
I promised a dear friend I would join the Siestas and this summer you are doing a Bible study so here I am and very excited to be here!
I always drink diet Pepsi (much like Beth’s coffe addiction) and the tab must be turned 90 degrees to the right. Go figure….
1. Susan
2. Cape Carteret, NC
3. Solo
4. I have attended 9 month bible studies before and really miss them during the summer months.
Summer is a great time to study and grow closer to God!
5. I have shoulder length hair and really do not like wearing it down-always want to pull it back.
1. Kristin Corbin
2. Obrien, FL
3. Flying solo!
4. I’ve never really done a Bible study like this so I’m excited. I am in a Small Group every other Friday but this feels like it’s going to be different, touch my soul differently. I love my church. I’m on the Welcome Team, taught 2-3 year olds and just recently started Small Groups for elementary age children. I’m not going to lie though. Sometimes I feel like the kids might know more when it comes to the Bible so one of the MAIN reasons I’d like to do this is to become closer to God and learn more about the Bible and myself.
5. I asked my husband about quirks because I know I have some but probably don’t even notice and he said, “I’m not getting into that, lol.” 😉 So, I’ll have to pay attention and see what little things I do!
Hello ladies!
1. Angelica
2. Birmingham, AL
3. Solo
4. It has been so long since I participated in a bible study, and I am simply so thirsty for the word right now.
5. I make lists for everything. Lol