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.
Hi, I’m excited about this study. I needed something to bridge the summer.
San Jose, Ca
1. REGINA HINES
2. DELTA, COLORADO
3. MY SISTER-IN-LAW (IN TEXAS) AND MYSELF WILL BE JOINING TOGETHER IN THIS STUDY.
4. I REALLY ENJOYED YOUR STUDIES IN THE PAST AND IT HAD BEEN A COUPLE OF YEARS SINCE I HAVE BEEN IN ONE. MY SISTER-IN-LAW AND I ALWAYS DID THEM TOGETHER AND SO WE DECIDED TO DO IT AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH WE ARE FAR APART IN DISTANCE.
1. Marilyn
2. Gadsden, Al
3. Solo
4. I am coming out of a dry season and need to be in th WORD
5.
1. Barbara
2. Washington, GA
3. Solo
4. Dry
5. Love my Starbucks
1. Beth E.
2. Layton, UT
3. Solo
4. Leading Bible Studies for our church in the fall and spring, I really miss it in the summer and look forward to this new study! Our group loves Beth Moore studies and I like to take the summer to prepare, so this is perfect.
5. I only sing Christian songs and hymns (nothing secular from this woman!)
1. Lisa
2. Yuma, AZ
3. Solo
4. I have never studied these two books before and this is my first Beth Moore Bible study. I am so excited to get started and dig in!!
5. My quirk is strange but what really bothers me is when people say they are fat but in reality they are thin. I am thin and I would never tell others that I am fat and on a diet. That is just insult to every person trying to lose weight.
I’m flying solo this summer.
Shannon
Charleston, IL
Group from Broadway Christian Church
I try and do a study every summer
Adrienne
Jasper, TN
Small group. Three of us have done every Siesta Summer Bible Study together, but I think we have some new ladies joining for this one. Praises!
I need the discipline of routine and homework during the summer. Else I will morph into a scriptural slug. I have been looking forward to this study with my group for months!
Quirks? I drink my coffee out of a travel cup with a straw. The travel cup keeps it warm and the straw prevents dribbles…
1. Becky B.
2. Gloucester, VA
3. I’m Going Solo
4. Have been looking for a group study to join for the summer – this sounded perfect
5. Lots of quirks, lots and lots of quirks. Who can name just one 🙂
Callie Banowsky
Austin, TX
Solo
We have done a lot of moving lately and I haven’t been able to get established in a Bible Study.
1. Tara
2. Jefferson City, MO
3. Solo
4. Due to health reasons, this summer is challenging; really need to bathed in the WORD.
5. I like to eat M & M’s, 2 by 2, by color!
1. Esther
2. Vinton, VA
3. Solo
4. I love to study the Word. And I love your Bible studies. I appreciate your spirit and intense desire to know and do God’s will! I am just finishing up your study of James (my second time) and it is a perfect time to start another one. So when I saw this option, I was thrilled to be part of it. It is so hard to ‘get together’ during the summer months for a group study, so this is a great help to me to stay in a study during the summer time.
5. As my mother before me, I pick at the ‘stray hairs’ on my chin. Haha! My sister does as well. 🙂 I guess it is a family quirk.
Atlanta
Going solo.
Want a deeper relationship with my Jesus!
I’m forgetful and loose things…
Bettie Tolar
Pasadena,TX
Doing this study solo
I try to stay in a Bible study year round. They have grown me so much and I love to “dig in” to God’s Word
1. Karen
2. Jacksonville, FL
3. Solo
4. I’ve learned about myself that I am a good “student”. I need a study and plan to follow to stay deep in the Word. I am SO excited to do this study because I’ve done a bunch of BM studies and I always learn so much and am so incredibly blessed each time. I prayed for Beth last year when she was recording the videos, when she asked on her blog for prayer! 🙂
5. I really can’t think of any quirks I have! I’m pretty laid back.
1. Jeanette
2. Leon, WV
3. Solo
4. I have never participated in anything like this but want to learn and thought this would help me.
1. Patti Hayes
2. Tampa, Florida
3. Still trying to confirm our group, so will have to say solo for now
4. Most of my time is spent writing from home, and I’m in dire need of fellowship and accountability. I also have a special needs grandbaby due in a few weeks and look forward to sharing our joy when Hannah arrives.
5. I have plenty of them, but since you asked, I can’t for the life of me articulate one of them.
1. Terri
2. San Diego, CA
3. Solo
4. Life is hard right now and God’s word is my help.
5. Everything about me is quirky.
1. MAUREEN
2. TRABUCO CANYON , CA
3. SOLO
4. BEEN TOO LONG
5. I HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES LOL
1. Dawn Bouchard
2. Beavercreek, OH
3. Solo
4. Continue community & enthusiasm of the COTD Launch
Team! Also going through a very difficult time with
one of our (adult) children and just need every ounce
of Jesus and His precious Word I can get!
5. I snore … loudly, I’m told 🙂
1. Dana Rhyne
2. Dallas, Nc
3. Solo
4. I have never participated in a study like this. You can
Never study God’s Word to much.
5. I love hats. Wear them all the time.
1. Sharon Stroud
2. Jay, OK
3. Group and solo, depending on if I am in town
4. I enjoy in-depth Bible studies that have a daily assignment ~ that keeps me interested and motivated.
5. I really enjoy making my own soap, crafts, and gardening.
1. Holly
2. Boerne, TX
3. Solo
4. I have never studied these two books and I want to know more, as much as possible, about what God wants for my life
5 I have to have the toilet seat of couse and LID down at all times and have “trained” my family to follow this rule. When guests come they leave it up and it drives me crazy. If a seat has a lid it should be down when not in use. Haha!
1. Shannon
2. Eau Claire, WI
3. Couple of co-workers
4. Just need the presence of God. Thank you for offering this study!
5. If my family told you about a quirk of mine, they’d probably say I’m too organized and finicky about where things go.
1) Ashlea
2) Somerset, KY
3) Solo
4) I need scheduled time to read my Bible while the kids are home from school. Otherwise, there’s too many excuses I can use not to!
1. Hollie Cantrell
2. Forney, TX
3. Small group – myself and one other close friend :+)
4. I want to stay in God’s Word over the summer months. It’s easier for me to stay in His Word during the school year but I always struggle during the summer…so I’m excited about the timing of this study!
5. I take a water bottle with me everywhere I go…I feel naked without it.
1. Judy
2. Silsbee TX
3. Going solo
4. Just really need to be refreshed in my study habits. I’ve let it slide for too long!
5. Quirk? So many. But being ADD causes me to try to do too many things at once and even with lists and reminders I still forget stuff! So I really want to follow through with this study!
HARLINGEN, TEXAS
1. Donna H.
2. Harrisonburg, VA
3. Solo
4. I’m in a dry season and need refreshing.
5. I feel a bit naked when I’m not wearing toenail polish.
I’m in Waxahachie, TX. I’ll be doing this study solo. It’s been awhile since I’ve dug into a Bible study and I’m eager to get back into it!
1. Betsy Cholick
2. Richardson, TX
3. Solo
4. To stay in the Word this summer while my Bible study takes a break
1. Jean
2. Knoxville, TN
3. solo
4. I love all of Beth’s studies.
1. Robin
2. South Dartmouth, MA
3. Solo
4. I’m finishing leading my group through A Woman’s Heart (this is wk 9) and was praying about what I should do for the next study. I was thinking maybe John but every time I prayed about it Children of the Day kept popping into my mind. I took my sample to thumb through and the text at the bottom of page 20 jumped off the page. Every study I do God has me walking it and this is where He says I need to be!
5. My family has started calling me “Sy” from Duck Dynasty because I drink tea all the time.
1.Devin(Daughter) & Joni(Mom)
2.Little Rock, Arkansas
3.Duo
4.Desire to stay in the Word during the Summer.
1. Dawn
2. Graham, NC
3.solo
4.I am so empty and weighed down. I need a fresh revelation of Gods love for me and His plan for my life.
5. I make tons.of list and loose them before I really make progress
1- Vanda
2- Emporia, KS
3- Solo
4- Continual study of God’s words
5- Quirks: To many to even think about.
1. Melissa
2. Hebron, NE
3. Small Group meeting on FB
4. I am deepening my relationship with God.
5. I must write literally everything down in my planner or I will forget it.
Thank you for this. Keeping us accountable and what a blessing this study will be!
1. Lisa
2. Louisville, KY
3. Solo – hoping to get a few friends involved
4. I have started many studies and rarely complete them. I feel like I give into self-destruction on many levels.
5. My quirk: I color-coordinate any candy – especially M&Ms
1. Valerie
2. Lubbock, TX
3. Not sure yet – either going solo, or maybe with one other friend.
4. I miss being in God’s Word. I’m not self-disciplined enough to be consistent by myself – I need the accountability of a group. My heart is so dry and I am desperate for Jesus. 🙂
5. I read another siesta’s comment who said, “My spiritual gift is the gift of awkward.” I think we must be twins separated at birth – I have that gift too! And the gift of “foot in mouth”. :/
Kyra
Wembley, Alberta, Canada
Solo
Due to work I haven’t been able to attend my regular bible study and am excited to find one that works with my schedule.
1. Katheryn 2. San Antonio, TX 3. Small group of 4, meeting in each other’s homes 4. My normal bible study group is taking a summer break so I needed something to keep me focused and studying 🙂 5. If I’m riding in a car, even if it’s someone else’s car and we’re flying down the highway, and I realize that the doors are not locked I will lock them.
1. Carolyn
2. Eastern PA
3. Solo
4. Enjoyed the James study and look forward to the in depth study of I & II Thessalonians.
Hi! I’m Beury D and live in Wake Forest, NC. I am doing this study w/ one of my faithful friends whom I left in Winston Salem, NC when we moved last summer. We are going to watch the videos separately but FaceTime and share with one another, keeping each other accountable to our weekly study schedules! I’m choosing this study simply b/c I need it, esp in the summer. I’ve noticed that once the slower summer pace sets in, my study habits tend to slow as well. so I’m signing up for the accountability of hangin’ with fellow believers/friends but more importantly so I won’t neglect to hang w/ God too! A quirk…people who brake on the on-ramp! Simple as that…push the gas to get on, friends! 🙂 can’t wait for COTD!
1. Kyleigh Porter
2. Raleigh, NC
3. There’s 8 of us in the group and we are going to meet virtually and a couple times face-to-face.
4. I had a desire to deepen my knowledge of God’s Word and strengthen my relationship with Him. I know the other ladies in my group are looking forward to a fresh word of encouragement from Jesus.
5. One of my weird quirks is that I like to move the pickles around on the bun of my chick-fil-A sandwiches so that the bread gets soaked with pickle juice. But I won’t eat the pickles…I give them to my kids and husband!
1. Carole Blanks
2. Bryant, AR
3. Solo
4. Church is lite through the summer and I need to stay accountable!
5. I cannot stand a dull room. i don’t consider myself outgoing, but I will say/do something to make someone laugh and brak the ice.
1. Zena
2. Maine
3. Sm. Group I hope (if not solo)
4. I’ve been patiently waiting for this study. 🙂
5. I talk to myself when I’m deep in thought trying to solve a problem.
1) ANGELA VALENZUELA
2) Harlingen, Texas
3) Solo.
4) I just like Beth Moore.
5) idk what u mean by quirk haha.
1. Jayne Simpson
2. Huntingdon, TN
3. Solo
4. Ministry obligations keep me busy during Bible study time at church and often during worship as well. My usual group doesn’t meet during the summer, so I need accountability. THANKS!
5. My OCD symptom is wiping my kitchen counters – frequently. I can’t stand crumbs or drips. Makes me feel n control. (Even if the sink is filled with dishes – LOL)