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. Mary
2. Waterville
3.I’m doing this study with a small group of 6-10 women. We meet in my home.
4. ALL of the ladies insist that we carry on through the summer because we depend on the fellowship and accountability each brings to another.
5. I have cataracts. I use them as an excuse for everything. Like if I forget something I just say “oh well, you know I have cataracts…”
1. Beth
2. sanford, NC
3. With a friend
4. To dig into the Word more consistently this summer as I face the challenges that arise with having a deployed spouse. It’s also a great opportunity to use my additional free time for something positive and life changing. 🙂
5. I hate wrinkles in clothes, even plain t-shirts will get ironed.
From Milton, GA, a suburb of Atlanta. We are a mother (Teri)/ daughter (Shannon, age 16) small group. ;). I was looking for a summer study where we’d actually study The Word in-depth. So excited!!
1. Nicole Ener
2. Magnolia, TX
3. Going Solo
4. I have not done a bible study in several years. I recently started volunteering at my church to teach children’s liturgy and feel it is important for me to increase my knowledge of the bible.
5. I am afraid of balloons.
1. Lynn
2. Tallahassee, FL
3. Solo
4. As a teacher at a Christian school, I spend so much time during the school year ministering to students that I feel the need to be ministered to during the summer. Getting into the word with a Beth Moore study does that for me.
5. I prefer entertaining to being entertained. I am very much a Martha trying to live a Mary life.
1. Mary
2. Tempe, Az
3. Solo
4. I’m an “empty nester” and feeling the pain of that, so drawing near to Jesus.
5. I order my “diet coke or pepsi” with half diet/half regular when I can at restaurants!
1. Pat Smith
2. Hermiston, Oregon
3. Solo right now but have invited 2 other ladies to join me.
4. I have many reasons for joining this bible study many of which have been mentioned by other ladies. At my church, most (if not all) of our bible studies, care groups, etc end in March and don’t start again until September (6 months!). I love the fellowship and learning that a study brings ESPECIALLY during the down time of summer. I love Beth Moore studies and had just bought the workbook at her conference in Spokane. Was planning on doing it alone but now I can join up with others here! Thank you for this opportunity.
5. Now about those quirks. I have a weird sense of humor that leave people wondering, “What the heck?” I especially love a good punning session. 🙂
1. Sheila Parks
2. Corinth, TX
3. Solo (but a friend may join me)
4. God really speaks to me thru your studies..seem
to hit me at the right time – Ha! Just finished
study on David. Loved it! Ready for a new study!
5. I find it hard to make phone calls to people I don’t
know or don’t know well. 🙂
1. Kathi
2. Lehi, UT
3. Solo
4. Just wanting to be in the Word consistently now that my church’s studies are on Summer break
5. I do not like my feet touched by other feet. My husband teases me about entwining his toes with mine. Ewww
Lakeland, FL
With a buddy
Equip myself to go deeper and deeper
Quirk? Hold on to clothes forever and love shoes. I know that!
Mary
Buffalo, NY
solo
Im Candy from St Louis and am doing this Bible study solo. Really enjoy the summer Bible studies,especially Beth Moores!
1. Abby Krout
2. Covington, IN
3. Tandem in a small group via phone
4. I am a new mom to a 5 1/2 month old boy and it is difficult to get to church every Sunday with our little guy. I have been trying to make efforts to stay connected with Christ but I miss the learning and growing that I do when I am actively challenging myself and collaborating wtih other people.
Damascus, Ar
with a group of 6 ladies
I feel that groups are how Jesus built the church. Bible study make you
accountable plus helps us learn.
I hate a dirty bathroom
1. Sunny Scoggins
2. Rome, Georgia
3. solo
4. Just need to be in the Word. Also battling infertility.
5. I am an old lady in a young person’s body. lol
1. Linda
2. Chester, VA
3. Originally solo but connected with some friends from church meeting at each others’ homes
4. Participating to feed a growing passion for God’s Word
5. Always have a glass of chocolate milk before bed – can’t sleep otherwise
Solo
I was looking for a summer Bible study, have done many of Beth’s studies and looking forward to starting this one.
1. Joanie
2. Dayton, Ohio
3. Solo
4. Want a good Bible study for the summer and for accountability.
5. I always get teased for the way I say wash
Plano, Tx
Small group, other participant Beth
Good timing for both of us to do a study.
Laura is a night owl and Beth is a rise with the chickens kinda girl.
1. Briana
2. Joplin, MO
3. Solo
4. It’s been a while!
5. I have a small addiction to Nutella.
1. Jill
2. Sorrento, FL
3. Womens Bible Café
4. My first ever bible study.
5. I don’t like ice in my drinks.
1. Pam
2. Sioux Falls, SD
3. Solo
4. I miss Jesus.
5. I need to color code my calendar at home and certain tasks I do at work. So – I always have a black, blue, and red pen with me. 🙂
Glenpool, OK
Solo
Have not been in bible study in a while
1. Karen Libka
2. Salem, Indiana
3. Solo
4. My youngest is going off to college this fall. As I learn to cope with him going away I want to grow as close to God as possible so that He is always my refuge.
5. I do not like for my food to touch on my plate.
I want to go deeper in my relationship with The Lord. Wreck less abandon
1. Jennifer
2. Deer Park,wa
3. Solo
4. I need some structure!!
5. Quirk: Before i do anything else I have to to turn on the coffee pot in the morning!
1. Kim Johnson
2. Lunenburg, Ma
3. Solo
4. Who can ever get enough of God’s Word? Not me and this looks like a fun way to gain more understanding so that I may impart more knowledge to the 50 kids I minister to on Sundays!!!!!
5. About 20 years ago I went to a Beth Moore conference and found out REALLY what I was “called to do” -That is to be someone’s “Book Opener”. Oh yes, it IS a true occupation, that you may never have known about. After the conference, there was the most sweetest lady who stood next to Beth as we stood in line to have our books signed. I don’t know her name but have never forgotten her and I want to do what she did. LOL . She greeted us, took our book, opened it to the page Beth would sign, then so sweetly ask our name and then introduce us to Beth. Soooooo I have asked EVERYONE who mentions to me that they are going to “write a book” (and loads of people say they are “going to write a book someday”), “Please, can I be your “Book Opener”. Of course they have no clue what I’m talking about, so I tell my “Beth Moore story” and every single one has said that I certainly can be their “Book Opener”. So now I patiently wait for someone to write their book and let me be that sweet lady that stands next to them and greets people. Yepper , it sounds unbelievable but it is the absolute truth. And that’s my quirk – one of many!!!!
JoAnn
Alamogordo, NM
Solo
I want to learn more about His word.
My laundry rarely makes it into drawers and when it does I can’t find anything!
Christine Raczka
Lancaster, PA
Solo
In a really rough season right now and staying in as close to Him as I can get! But, I do these every summer and love them.
Quirk: I like cute little plates and matching napkins!
1. Amanda
2. Poquoson, VA
3. Very small group…just me and my friend Karen.
4. I haven’t done a Bible study in over 3 years and boy do I miss the relationship I once had with God! Time to get back into the Word and rebuild that relationship!
5. So many quirks to pick from….any cash I have has to all face the same way, be straightened out, and in order from least to greatest in my wallet.
Solo- I have never participated, and I know it will be a blessing! My quirk?Eating dessert first at restaurants.
Elaine Walls Kevil, KY solo I have never participated, and I know it will be a blessing. Quirk? Eating my dessert first at a restaurant.
1. Laure Ebner
2. Austin, Tx
3. Solo
4. I have extra time in the summer and would love to spend it in God’s Word!!
1. Rita
2. Louisville, KY
3. Solo
4. Summer brings a chance to slow down and reflect–good time for study!
5. I have to put the vanilla wafers in the bowl “flat side down, rounded side up” whenever I make banana pudding. If I pour them in the bowl and they land “wrong,” I will turn them over:)
1. Carolyn
2. Charleston, WV
3. Going solo
4. Hungering for God’s Word!
5. I honestly don’t know, but I’m sure my family could give you quite a list!
1. Melanie Malcom
2. Covington, GA
3. Solo.
4. Grow closer to God.
Solo
I have to have nothing siting on my bathroom sink after I am done getting ready in the morning.
1. Angel Barnes
2. Marietta, GA
3. Solo
4. I will be doing this study bc i need to stay in the word as much as possible. I love the Beth Moore studies.
5. I’m OLD when it comes to making sure my doors are locked and my towels have to be folded a certain way. If my husband folds them different I will re fold them. Bad , I know.
1. Rachel
2. Bettendorf, IA
3. Solo
4. I am a school teacher and want to focus intentionally on my relationship with Christ over summer break.
5. I am left-handed, so I put my computer mouse on the left side of the keyboard.
1) Anne
2) Cupertino, CA
3) Solo
4) Living in a new community and yearning for more of Him… and the structure of a Bible study will help me be in a The Word over the summer!
5) A quirk… a morning walk and talk with The Lord, settles me and grounds me in Him… so I can face the day!
1. Nikki Carlson
2. New Smyrna Beach, FL
3. Small group – Edgewater Alliance Church
4. The Sunday school class I am in has chosen to do this for the summer! Love doing these studies with Beth!
5. When it comes to my desk at work I am slightly OCD, but at home it gets to be messy with piles….until eventually the OCD kicks in at home and I have to straighten it up (about once a month or so 🙂
1. Tammy Bellinger
2. Ingleside, TX (no rain, very sad!)
3. a small group of two or three
4. We are teachers and doing the studies during the school year is very hard for us to keep up with. We lead the Bible studies for the women of our church though, so we are doing this study over the summer and will do it with all our ladies this fall!
5. Quirk: I have to fill in every blank or it drives me nuts, too OCD to skip any, and at least in the day time, I need my Diet Dr. Pepper!
1. Beth Stone
2. Deltona, FL
3. Solo
4. I need to be refreshed and washed by the word. I teach English in a public high school and this year has been very challenging both professionally and personally. I lost my dear sweet mama last August, and I miss her so much! In addition, I have had two surgeries in the last year. The first removed a portion of my breast (but they got it all) and the second was a hysterectomy. I guess if you are going to ride a roller coaster, you might just as well go full steam! I have not done a full blown study of Thessalonians ever, but I had planned to purchase this one after a flyer I got from Lifeway last week. Today I saw this on Facebook and was excited to join. 🙂
5. BONUS question (optional): I am a pretty quirky individual in general (you have to be to teach 9th graders and generally love it!) My biggest quirk is probably that I tend to correct grammar everywhere I go, including in newspapers and magazines I read … yes, i know I am weird! 🙂
Jen
Springboro, Ohio
Solo
An extremely busy sumner with some very stressful events that continually being in the Word will surely help!
I am a closet introvert
Hi Ladies!
1. Lyndsey S.
2. Lancaster, pa
3. SOLO
4. Work, grad school, a new marriage, needing accountability and encouragement! Need I say more?!
5. If I pick up a good book I will read it in a day to the point of leaving all else in the wind.
Looking forward to being convicted by God’s word and actually looking forward to the homework
My quirk is I rock in my sleep!!
1. Tara
2. Sarnia, Ontario (Canada)
3. Group
4. It’s been a while since I’ve studied the bible in a group setting, and I’m looking forward to getting to know the women in my church on a deeper level.
5. Whenever I am thirsty I have to have two glasses of water, not one. The first one I chug as quickly as possible, and the second one is to sip on afterwards. : )
Hello, I would love to take part in your bible study, I would consider it a privilege to be connected with you in this way. I am one who loves the Lord and the word of God and I can never get enough of learning new things from his people.
1. Simone
2. Sarnia, Ontario
3. Small group
4. First time – seeing what it’s all about and staying connected over summer.
5. I’m a dietitian but I don’t cook.
2. Oneida, Tennessee
3. Solo
4. Truly be in God’s word to apply understanding and more knowledge of His word.
5. Trying to have time with the Lord with being interrupted
1) Lisa
2) Norman, OK
3) Solo
4) need the fellowship of a Bible study this summer and the encouragement that I know will come.
5) Don’t know if this is necessarily a quirk, but one of my sweet dogs jumps into my bed about 4am and spoons with me every morning.