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. Carla
2. Wichita Falls, TX
3. Solo
4. Craving The Word!
5. I twirl my hair…
1. Darla Elenbaas
2. La Vernia, TX
3. Solo
4. In a new town, no new friends 🙁
5. My head is full of absolutely useless information like the Kit Kat song, etc!
1. Sandra
2. Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada
3. Solo
4. I am very thirsty for God’s word, I tend to be a bit disorganized lately
5. I need to have everything in its place, or I have anxiety. Change is hard for me.
1-Loyce
2-Glide, OR
3-small group
4-I felt compelled
5-I eat my french fries first!
1. Cassie
2. Wilmington, DE
3. A Small group of girlfriends and yet, solo. 🙂 It makes sense to me.
4. I have been feeling disconnected from my church (which is somewhat sad, since I work at a church). I’ve been going through a lot of transition, and I really need to be spending time in God’s word.
5. I make funny noises when I talk to people. And I’m very random. 🙂
Glad to start this study today to keep me in the word. I have done other Beth Moore studies and l
so benefit from the time spent in God’s word. We are part of a small group but are going to do this study mostly solo. I have some ordinary quirks like loving shoes and bracelets.
Hillsboro Oregon
Solo
I enjoy staying in God’s word all year long.
My days go better when I focus on God.
I enjoy Beth Moore studies. I need to be accountable
to God always.
1. Sissy
2. Yadkinville, NC
3. Solo
4. To get in the word and not be so lazy which I have done here lately, also to get some direction about some things. Have done several studies and looking forward to this one. It is great that I can do at home cause there seems to be so many conflicts when they are offered at church so this is great!
5. A quirk…Always wear pj pants, socks, and t-shirt/sweatshirt to bed no matter what time of year.
Becky
Riverton, Wyo
Solo
I’ve never successfully completed a Bible Study and have recently been introduced to Beth Moore’s work.
I have to be almost the last to leave a get together even though I am reserved and don’t socialize with everyone.
1. Carol
2.Albuquerque, NM
3. Solo
4. Need to stay in God word and to draw closer to Him during Thai season of loss and passing of my sweet mama, and I need Him
5. One of my quirks – ihave to have a bottle of water with me where ever I am at and my gum
1. Katherine P.
2. The Woodlands, TX
3. Solo
4. I want to grow this summer. I don’t want to look back on the time and feel that it was wasted.
5. I love YA fiction! I’m in my late 30s and I do read “grown-up” novels too, but I don’t think I will ever outgrow Garth Nix and Sarah Dessen.
Marilyn
Decatur, GA
SOLO
Haven’t been able to participate in a study for a long while. Would love to learn this way and hear what God wants to tell me.
Doing the study solo. It’s been awhile since I have done a bible study
1, Natalie Johnson
2. Wilmington, NC
3. With my sister who lives in Georgia
4. I’m in a dry and lonely place and I’m desperate to hear from The Lord.
5. My hot drinks have to be hot and my cold drinks have to be ice cold.
1. Cynthia Barnaby
2. Mansfield La
3. Solo
4. Have not done one of Beth’s studies in a couple of years
5. When I stay in a hotel I smell the sheets to make sure they are fresh
1. Barbara
2. North Potomac, MD
3. Solo
4. Wisdom as to how to deal with the things I can’t control in my life.
5. I can’t go to bed unless my kitchen is clean. I hate to wake up to a dirty kitchen!
1. Rhonda
2.Saline, MI
3. Solo
4. As my normal bible studies don’t always meet as often during the summer, I want to continue to grow in God’s Holy word.
5. I hate to wear shoes, even in the winter and trust me, winters in Michigan can be brutal! 🙂
1. Christi
2. Southport, NC
3. Currently solo, may pull some friends along 😉
4. For me Bible study calms the chaos in my heart, soul and mind. My life is crazy busy (most women’s are) so I need HIS Peace to not be in a constant state of stressing.
5. I asked my 7 year old what my quirk was and she said, “you’re always tired.” True.
1 Darla
2. LaVernia Texas
3. Women’s Bible Study Café
4. getting into the Word
5 love to sing in my car on the way to work
1. Char
2. Moose Jaw Saskatchewan canada
3. Solo
4. In transition of work and home need to stay focused . And
Not loose touch with who’s really in-control ! Lonely missing a
Community of women believers
5. ??
1. Jackie Davis
2. Versailles, KY
3. Solo
4. My mom passed away in January & there is a lot of stuff happening in my family. It’s overwhelming and I need to hear a word from God.
5. I’ve become addicted to the Jigsaw Puzzle app on my iPad
1 – Debbie
2- Chesapeake, Virginia
3 – Doing the study with 2 other women from my church
4 – Wanting to study 1st & 2nd Thessalonians and going through a dry season where I need to be in the word
5 – I like to color co-ordinate my clothes in my closet
1. Christine
2. Stephens City, VA
3. SOLO
4. I was signed up to do COTD with a group of ladies but never seem to make it to the Monday night meetings and thought my book would just sit on the shelf and now I saw this invite on Facebook….I am ready and in need for the word and to hear God!
5. QUIRK: ? Sometimes I wonder what Quirks I do not have lol I put my fries on my burgers and my chips on sandwiches…my meat and taters all in one lol
1. Lisa V.
2. Washington, NJ, USA.
3. I am going solo.
4. I am doing this study because I thirst for deep bible study. I have participated in some book studies recently but want to dig deep into the Word of God. And learn things about Jesus Christ that I had never known before. We are always learning more, praise God!
5. LOL, my quirk is that I have to face out items in the refrigerator!
My name is Jan. I live in Ft St John BC Canada. I will be part of an online small group for the study. I am choosing a summer study as I always grow during a Bible study. My sister is also doing the study. We have some great conversations about God! A quirk of mine is I really resist reading and following written instructions. Please give me a how-to video! And reading and following a map – really hopeless/helpless.
1. Jody
2. Cincinnati
3. Going solo on this bible study
4. Going through a tough season in my life. I need to feel God’s presence more than ever.
Stacie Grubbs in Earle, AR, small group of 2. We want to be in the Word this summer. We have found studying the Word with Beth is enriching and encouraging.
1. Natalie Malec
2. Grand Prairie, TX
3. Solo
4. “The more we engage in these spiritual disciplines (being in the Word), the more the Spirit will win out over the flesh”-Living So That
I am more disciplined about being I. The Word when I have a Bible Study to do AND I wouldn’t pass up the opportunity to work through this new study with Beth and this community.
5. I am a booty slapper. When I pass my daughters in the hall I’ll slap their booty and I hear from their friends that they do the same thing :). My coworkers know better than to be caught bent over in front of me.
1. Kate
2. Frederick, MD
3. Small group (or solo if that doesn’t work out)
4. Just finished my first bible study (James), and I want to keep the momentum on my journey with Jesus.
1. Erin Q
2. Wolverine Lake, MI
3. Solo
4. Just finished sacred secrets with my Bible study ladies. Now I’m going in the closet. Working on something God is leading me toward, and this study keeps coming up.
5. I can’t write at a messy desk, or work in a messy room, I’ve got to tidy up first.
1. Charlene W
2. Overland Park, KS
3. Solo
4. I’m feeling as if my relationship with God has taken a backseat since my marriage in December and I really miss my relationship with Jesus.
5. I can’t stand ice in my drinks.
Townsend TN
SOLO
Ever since the ladies small group completed Believing God, I have not been able to stop. I just didn’t do “bible” before then. Oh I read it and knew some key verses but this is sooooo different. God did this and I’m so grateful. He even wakes me up first thing in the morning to put in an hour studying His Word. I’ve completed a number of your studies since then, done some of them 2 and 3 times in fact. Maybe its God or my bad memory but they are new every time. My theme for this year is Believe. There are signs all over my house!
Quirk: just one? eek! I’m socially challenged. In a group I want to ask a question so bad but by the time I work it up to get it out, two other people are running with their own thoughts and we run out of time. If I do get in a word, I tear up with intensity and what I say seems stupid. Like Beth, I have a wonderful border collie. Her name is Saydee. It’s derived from Sarah which means Princess. Beth has the Queen. LOL
Arlington, TX
Solo
Structured Bible study helps me stay in the Word.
I am a planner…
1. Mona
2. Lufkin, TX
3. Solo
4. More time to “dive” into the word in the summer.
5. I have to have the shower curtain closed at all times. My teenagers drive me nuts when they take a shower and leave it pulled back. Lol!
1. Alyssa
2. Sealy TX
3. Small group of 17– we are meeting in a Facebook group as we are spread out all over the US and one member in Belize!
4. This has been a really tough year, and I could use a fresh word.
5. I have watched every episode of I Love Lucy several times and can quote many of them!
From: Ft. Pierce, FL
Study with Judi Major
I am going through a lot of stressful things this summer and this Bible Study will help me focus on my life with God’s word.
I always have to be early on my job so I can be prepared for the day.
1) Emily
2) Langhorne, PA
3) With a friend
4) God is leading…
5) I cant stand the feel of cotton balls or things with that same feel—makes me actually curl my toes, clench my jaw, and wanna dig my nails into my skin just thinking about it. Gag reflex happens if I actually make contact.
1. Marie
2. No. Myrtle Beach, SC USA
3. Solo
4. Summer study keeps me accountable, is a discipline I LOVE, and keeps me in community of believers. I’ve spent many summers with Beth Moore!!
5.I dream of living in Northern Galilee in Israel in perfect peace! My visit there has made a lasting impression!
Hattiesburg, MS
Doing this Solo and wanting to do something exciting for this summer.
Quirk…Being a coffeeholic.
1. LeAnn
2. Birmingham, Alabama
3.Solo
4. I am a busy pregnant working mama with a four year old too (and a sweet husband) 🙂 I am a teacher and run a busy schedule! For me, summer is a time of restoration. I haven’t been in bible study in a while and miss it! The Lord always calls you back! I have done a Summer Siesta session before and LOVED IT!!! I know I am meant to do this one because today I randomly checked your blog to see if you were doing one this summer. I figured I would be way behind and too late to start- I was thrilled to see it launched today!!! So, I know you and your team have prayed for people like me to be lead to this study… here I am! More proof that God is always working!!
5. I am a self-proclaimed quirky person!!! Seriously, it’s a topic of conversation among my friends and family!! But, I embrace my quirks 🙂 One of many is that I will NOT (under any circumstance) eat ANY (including things like chips) food that is past it’s expiration date. I mean not even one day past it’s date and sometimes I won’t eat it if the date is the 30th and it’s the 30th….
I am going solo this summer. I am using this opportunity to study in preparation to lead this bible study for our ladies group in the fall.
Kathy, Festus MO solo + one online friend, been two years since last bible study, I have to make my bed before I can lay in it.
1. Tracy
2. Danville, IN
3. Solo
4. I need to stay in the Word over the summer between the spring and fall semester studies I do at church.
5. My quirk??? I obsess over the answer to “optional” questions.
1. Robin
2. Raleigh, NC
3. Solo
4. I am so excited to stay in the Word this summer and learn more about Christ with such a wonderful teacher, Beth Moore 🙂
Bonnie B, Florence Co, Solo.
First and foremost I love the WORD but I especially need the encouragement that only the Truth can give during this time of intense persecution for our faith by those in our immediate family…our adult children are being sudduced by the lies of our Post Modern culture to abandon the faith…all of them have stopped communicating with us. We are not ashamed to stand obediently for our Savior…even if it costs us everything!!! Although it is painful…please pray for us to bear much fruit in this season!!!
Quirky…I love to clean!!!
With the communication stopped…this includes our precious Grandbabies.
1. Marla Sanca
2. Morden, Manitoba, Canada
3. Solo
4. Going through various tough things right now, and just need to get into God’s Word and be refreshed.
5. I love putting my legs up whenever I can, and even sometimes put my left leg up under me while driving. (Don’t worry, right leg stays down all the time while behind the wheel!)
1. Kellie
2. Osceola, Arkansas
3. Solo
4. Womens’ ministries is in flux right now so I have no one to do a study with.
5. I absolutely cannot tolerate the sound of potato chip bags…unless I’m eating the chips, of course.
1: Brenda Abee
2: Valdese NC
3: Solo
4: love studying God’s Word
5: I have a thing about putting my Bible in a case, I feel that I am hiding God’s Word.
1. Melissa
2. North East, MD
3. Solo
4. I just can;t get enough of the Word!
5. The numbers on the volume controls (for tv, car radio, etc) HAVE to be set on ODD numbers. I cannot think of anything else if my husband or kids leave the volume set on an even number. My husband like to do it on purpose to bug me. 😉
1. Stacy
2. Kimberly, WI
3. Small-ish group – me & my bff
4. My schedule has gotten crazier – feel the need to, in response, buckle down and dig deeper in God’s Word for life and growth.
5. Have to eat one item off my plate at a time – no mixing foods. 🙂