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. Lea
2. Lamar, Arkansas
3. Solo
4. I like and need to stay in bible studies to keep growing.
5. One of my quirks- …Just can’t stand gettin in our bed if it’s unmade- even if for some reason it went unmade all day long I can’t get in until it gets made first. ?
1. Vickie Redmon
2. Gainesville, Tx
3. Solo
4.Going through a very dry season…lost my adult son a year ago this month…I want to feel God’s present again.
5. I feel like I have to uncross my legs any time there is a prayer voiced.
1. Fran Thomas
2. Jackson, TN
3. solo
4. This summer I am desperate for some time with the Lord. I have been away from in depth study for almost 2 years. Heart breaking to my soul. Life has shifted in many areas and ITS TIME!!! Could cry just thinking about it. Thank you for this.
1. Deborah Crozier
2. Fitzgerald, Georgia
3. Going solo
4. I love Bible study and learning new things about the LORD!!!! I can never get enough!!!
5. I travel in my car a lot for my job and I like to listen to podcasts of Andy Stanley’s preaching while I’m on the road! How’s that for quirky!!!
1.Janet Holman
2. Versailles Ky
3. Doing study with one other, she is much younger than me, like a daughter. Her first Beth Moore. My many.
4. Did a school year long bible study that just wrapped up. I wanted to stay in a structured study because I do better with that type.
5. My husband splatters the bathroom mirror every single day. I hate it. I know a small thing but really? Can’t he just be careful?
I can’t wait to take this journey
1. Sharon
2. Lincoln Park, Mi
3. Solo
4. I just want more of Jesus…desperately need Him…
5. When we are eating out, while we’re waiting for our food and talking I will twist the straw paper around my finger until it is really tight and then tie it in as many knots as I can. Most times I don’t even realize I’m doing it. All of a sudden it hits me, dang… I’m doing it again!
1. April Furcean
2. Cookeville, TN
3. Solo
4. Never done a bible study before and I’m ready to get started
5. The noise of someone clearing their throat make me gag. Lol!
Cori from Lock Haven PA
I am doing this Solo
2014 has been a trying and a breaking point for myself, friends and family. Some have walked about from God all together but I am going to choose to cling on tight to the ankles of Jesus and over come.
My quirk is…well too many to pick just one!
1. Pam A.
2. Citrus Heights, CA
3. Solo
4. Haven’t done a Bible Study in a few months. I enjoy them so much – Beth’s have been among my favorite ones.
5. If I’m stressed, worried, or anxious – I will vacuum the floors!
1. Tami
2. Auburndale, FL
3. Solo
4. I need to thrive in Him. His word is like food for my soul.
5. I love the Sun and I live in sweats in the evening.
1. Terry
2. Mesa, Arizona
3. solo
4. Sensed the Lord was telling me to do this study and every study of Beth’s I have done has challenged me and grown me.
5. Tupperware/plastic wares has to be in order by size
1. Darlene L. Turner
2. London, Ontario, Canada
3. Solo
4. Been way too stressed with work and just ‘stuff’ happening and need to relax in His word to be rejuvenated. Want His word to be my OASIS! 🙂
5. My need to be organized and have things planned out. 😀
1. Ellen
2. Chattanooga, TN
3. Group meeting on my screened in porch
4. Find new purpose
5. I separate my groceries on the conveyer belt—produce, then cold stuff then cans and bottles. And bring my own reusable bags!!
Angie of Senoia meeting with small group in homes. I am doing this Bible study because I was invited. I have been through a recent loss and was really searching for answers and I feel God led someone to ask me to join because He has something planned for me to hear through this study.
1. Serena Geiger
2. Spring Hill, FL
3. Going one on one with God this summer:)
4. I feel like Martha recently; overly involved and committed to so many things, I long to spend time at Jesus’s feet like Mary.
5. Quirk: Can’t get colloquialisms correct; ” throw 1 stone with 2 birds” or something like that:)
1. Sarah
2. Loxley, AL
3. Solo
4. The past few years my summers have been spent doing homework and studying as I worked toward completely my degree. I am proud to say that I officially completed my degree a few weeks ago and just wanted to dive into a Bible study this summer, (I also think a small part of me misses the homework).
5. Everything has to match
1. Debbie
2. Rancho Santa Margarita, CA.
3. Small group of 2 (so far!), going to meet at my house. 🙂
4. Haven’t done a study in too long, absolutely love Beth Moore studies & always grow SO much from them, and could use some spiritual growth this summer! 🙂
5. Quirk… I love, like, really really looooove, to make lists.
1. Sarah
2. Dickinson,Texas
3. Hoping to add some friends and daughter
4. Need more of Jesus
5. Love Post It Notes
1) Lori
2) Oil City,PA
3) Solo
4) Need to stay in the Word in the summertime…no
Sunday School scheduled in the summer at my church
5) I like to dig out the chunks of frozen peanut butter in chocolate
PB ice cream and just eat those…really irks my husband!
1. Jen B.
2. Gaithersburg, MD
3. Group (sort of)
4. I have found that I have to STAY in the scriptures. So glad for another opportunity!
5. I try really hard to match my pen color with the colors of the current study. So for instance I’ll probably use green ink for COTD.
Can’t wait to dive in!
1. Jennifer Griffin
2. Lynchburg, Virgina
3. Going SOLO over the summer and then going through this study with the Bible study I lead starting in the Fall.
4. I am purposely slowing down this summer. The Bible study that I lead is taking a break, my weekly responsibilities are scaling back for these summer months and I wanted a chance to go through a personal study that the Lord can speak to me personally through so that I can experience freshness and renewal in Him. My prayer is this will help me to be a better leader in the Fall when things start back up again!
5. Quirk: I don’t remember movies that I’ve watched (I have to ask my friends and family!)
1) Krystal
2) Broken Arrow, OK
3) Solo
4) I am excited for both the subject matter and for the accountability!
5)I sometimes realize that I am singing without meaning to. This is especially delightful when I am grocery shopping and have been spreading the store with “Let it Go” the whole time!
Hi my name is Martha , from South Carolina. I’ll be doing this study alone well-not alone, With Jesus!! Excited to get in the word this summer and looking forward to hearing how God will continue to speak to me through this study.
1. Susan Davis
2. Lawrenceville GA
3. Solo
4. Thirsty for an in-depth study…it has been a long time.
5. Always have to back into a parking space even into my own garage. Guess I just want to be ready for a quick departure the next time I’ve got to be on the go.
Kris A
Roseville MI
Going solo-ish.
I just need some focused time with Jesus without life [work, grad school, attempts at a social life] getting in the way.
Bonus quirk: I eat M&Ms 2 at a time, starting with brown and working my way through the colors to blue which is my favorite.
1-LiAnn
2-Skiatook
3-solo
4-because it’s been a while
Iowa
solo
NEED this study right now – always love your Bible studies
quirk?
1. Becky
2. Chattanooga, TN
3. Group meeting on a friend’s back porch.
4. I am doing this study so that I can stay in God’s Word. Without a study guide, I find it harder to remain in the Word. I guess I need a little push.
5. My quirk: I blow dry my hair standing on my right leg-my left leg is propped on the counter. The exact opposite putting on my makeup. Standing on left leg-right leg on counter.
1. Cheryll
2. Memphis, TN
3. Virtual small group. My mom, my sister and I, but since we live in different cities we will share via phone, facebook, email and in person when we have the opportunity to be together.
4. To encourage each other in the Lord.
5. M&Ms! I want them to have the same number of each color. I eat the extras first, then when they’re all equal I eat them 1 color at a time.
1. Robin Spencer 2. Chattanooga,Tn 3. Small group 4. Want to study the scriptures 5. Have to take my own sheets, blankets, and pillow when travelling or spending the night at someone’s house.
1. Debbie K.
2. Lexington KY
3. We’ll see how this shapes up – desperate enough for solo!
4. Parched in a dry and thirsty land.
5. Quirk: I have to have my socks on when I get into bed!! Once the covers go up, I reach down and take my socks off – but they have to be on until I am all settled!!
1. Shelly Shelnutt
2. Ooltewah
3. Small group
4. Season of life. Both adult daughters moved back home.
5. I use toilet paper to open the door in a public restroom
Julie Felker
Columbia, SC
Solo
Accountability
I drink my coffee through a straw.
1. Deb
2. Chambersburg, PA.
3. solo
4. Receive more of God, love Beth Moore!
5. I used to be a proofreader, so now whatever I read I am always looking for typos! Irks me when I find them in ads. 🙁
I do the same thing but I’ve never been a proofreader (unless you count homeschooling!). I just have a touch of OCD I guess.
1. Erin Peart
2. North Richland Hills, TX
3. Solo, hoping to find local friends to join me
4. Its been way to long since I’ve been in the word.
5. I really love straws!! I can’t hardly drink without one. I think it’s Sonic Drive In’s fault! Too many trips to happy hour in the summers 🙂
1. Yvette
2. Martinsburg, WV
3. SOLO
4. Excited to do this study, but it isn’t offered around my area right now so who better to do the study with but Beth Moore right here online?! 🙂
2.Coon Rapids, MN
3. Group of 4
4. Summer study together
1. Sheila
2. Alabama
3. solo
4. Love Beth Moore Bible studies. A local church used to host at least one a year. I have not done a Beth Moore study in a couple of years. Just saw this on FB today and wanted to join in to learn more from His love letter to me through the eyes of Beth.
5. I want everyone to be happy. As a middle child of 7, I have spent years trying to fix everything to make everyone happy. I have learned for myself that I won’t always be happy but I can choose Joy because my hope is in Him.
(1) Jackie
(2) Plano, TX
(3) Small group
(4) I need to keep focused. I do BSF for 9 months (Sept – May), but desire to remain in an in-depth Bible Study throughout the summer.
(5) Can’t cook if there are dirty dishes in the sink. Have to wash the dishes first – then cook. Is that wierd of what?
I am that way too! But I don’t have to wash them right away when I’m finished! 😀
1.Jessica
2. Riverside California
3. Getting together in a small group
4. Need to be in a group study because I want have accountability
5. Need to be more consistant in my studies and reading books because I read for a while then ill quit. So I need that accountibility to finish what is start.
Ella from Sebring FL, I have never done a bible study before so am a first timer and am doing it solo. I would love to increase my knowledge of the Word. My quirk? I cannot stand a dirty kitchen.
1. Nancy
2. Rocky Mount, NC
3. Solo
4. I am hungry for the Word! Usually in a couple of organized Bible studies during the school year, and studying on my own during the summer. When I heard the Siesta study was going to be Beth’s Thessalonians study, I had to join!
5. I can’t just do one thing at a time. Watching TV and knitting, on the computer, doing crosswords, etc.
1. April L.
2. Barstow, Ca.
3. Solo
4. I want to increase my knowledge of the Bible and I’ve been feeling a little lost and disconnected so I want to get some direction and reconnect.
5. One of my quirks is that I have to be in control of the TV remote. Not so much to choose what we watch but so I can control the volume level and pause or rewind if I need to.
Nicole, Ossipee NH.
I am doing the study with my accountability partner and another accountability pair of friends. We are planning to meet, though still working out the details. We all felt it was important to stay connected and in the Word with a study that would feed us, rather than having the summer lead to a dry spell, spiritually.
My quirk is that cleaning the bathroom without being able to shower really grosses me out. Thankfully, I have a friend who is also like this!
1). Becky
2). Greenville SC
3). Solo
4). Love love love me some Jesus with Beth Moore!
1. Axa
2. Orlando, Florida
3. Solo
4. Although I am a preachers daughter I feel that God is talking to my heart to serve and seek him more.
5. I like to say “go figure” a lot!!! And I’m sure I have others but this one was brought to my attention go figure!! You see what I mean!! Lol
1. Alanna
2. Alabaster, AL
3. Solo
4. I want to immerse myself in God’s word. I have a wonderful couples small group at my church, but I wanted to do something with just women too.
5. I love to read, but only if it is a mystery. Somebody has to die or be kidnapped. I can’t stand romance. I’m kind of limited in books because I will only read Christian fiction MYSTERIES. Dee Henderson is my favorite for anyone who wants a good book.
1.Tina M. Tower
2.Port St Lucie Florida
3.I am solo
4.I moved across the state from my church 5 yrs ago and have yet to find a church to commit to where we live now, I have been to church but none have been able to fill me with the words of the Lord as my church did. Hoping this will provide what I seek.
5. I leave quarters on the gum machines at the grocery for little kids, cause I know their mom’s hands will be full and she may not have time to look for or have change.
East Alton, IL
Hope to gather a group of 6 ladies from my church, and also going to incorporate yoga and a cleansing of ourselves through the Holy Spirit, diet and learning true freedom in Christ!! I want to stir up ladies to be intentional, for ourselves and for Christ. It will be a challenging opportunity to grow for me, but also any lady who joins the group.
A quirk of mine: Having a hair on my body, namely when showering but also, if there is an embedded hair in my article of clothing, I HAVE to remove it IMMEDIATELY!! 😛