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.Â
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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.)
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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):Â 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.
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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.Â
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.Â
1. Sharon Causby
2. Prairie Village, KS
3. Solo
4. I do all of the Beth Moore bible studies as soon as they come out. I always feel closer to God when I study the Word with Beth.
5. I like to do things in 3s
Kay
Anderson soon to be Winchester(in 2 weeks)
I am going solo this summer
I am transitioning to a new city with my daughter. We want to be close to my son….daughter 11 years old and son 13 years old. Also, will be looking for a new job and new friends and new church. I need Bible Study this summer so someone can hold me accountable, I can fall more in love with Jesus and I just need another Jesus lover to walk this move with.
I have to get into a bed that is made. Even if I made it just before getting into to go to sleep…which is a lot!!!
I so need a community of Christ lovers to walk life with!! I am excited about this study!!!
1.Samantha
2.Daphne, Al
3. doing it alone
4.recently realized my life isn’t what I thought it was and God is the only one that can help.
1 Wendy
2 Harrodsburg, Kentucky
3 Solo
4 I teach an adult Sunday School class; summer Bible Study is a good way for me to replenish
5 When I’m in the car, even if just for a few blocks, I have a book playing on my iPod
Solo
I so need a Bible Study I haven’t been in one in years. so looking forward to this one!
1.) Amy
2.) Hamilton,MI
3.) Solo
4.) Feeling lost and wandering. Need to refocus.
5.)I’m still afraid of the dark. :0)
Molly
Buford, GA
Solo, although I know of other friends participating…so sort of a group in spirit
I tend to get “out of my groove” during the summer… need some accountability
I cry everyday. I’m very in touch with my emotions… usually tears of joy though! My family jokes that I cry at the drop of a hat. Some folks raise their hands during worship… I cry… like every time!!
1. Dee
2. Afton,Iowa
3. Solo
4. I will be leading this study in the fall with a group from our church. I have lead a Beth Moore study for the last several years. We learn so much together and love the DVD sessions. Thanks you! I had already started the workbook so I was very excited when I saw your post.
Quirk….When I start something I don’t give up. It drives my husband crazy.
1. Beverly
2. Birmingham, AL
3. Solo
4. I need the structure of a Bible study to stay in God’s Word during the summer months.
5. I can’t leave for work with an unmade bed in the house or a dirty dish in the sink.
Beth
NC
Solo
Not able to attend Wed PM study due to work schedule. It also will help keep me in the Word during the summer.
1. Michelle
2. Mobile, AL
3. Solo
4. Since the bible study last summer I couldn’t wait to start this summer! I have so many changes going on with my life I need to be focused on scripture.
5. I don’t like to eat anything without a fork!
Twila Baker
Fayetteville, Ga
Solo
I have to stay in the word no matter what time of year it is. It keeps me sane
Hope it’s okay to post this here:
I got impatient and started the study early and am very nearly done. So, while I won’t be participating with the group(s), I commit to praying for the group(s)from today through the end. Stick with it, ladies! God’s got an awesome word (or two, or twelve) just for you in these beautiful letters!
1. Nicall
2. Toledo
3. Solo
4. Knew I needed to really stay in the Word this summer and not take a break. Need my Sword to be sharp and ready.
5. I can not sleep with socks on no matter how cold it is. I also have to have at least two heavy blankets on me when I sleep not for the warmth but the weight.
1. Linda Rohrlack
2. Lexington, SC
3. Solo
4. I have participated in several Beth Moore studies before and LOVED them! Have not been involved in one in a while and really miss that focus and learning. Recently had shoulder surgery so life has slow down for a while during my recovery
5. Make up my own versions of words.
1. Beth
2. Marietta, GA
3. Solo
4. I need fellowship in the Word and crave more Beth Moore studies!
5. I like dialects and parrot phrases that people say that catch my ear – we have been in public and my husband would squeeze my arm and say, “Honey, you are saying that outloud!” Oops!
1 – Annette Brown
2 = Coldwater, MI
3 = Small group with Mom, sisters and friends
4= I need to keep my eyes on Jesus and have him centered in my life. I miss my Bible Studies.
5 = My quirk is that I am a very private person who is looking for help to come out of my shell and learn to have FUN. God gives us JOY and I need to pick my share up. I am looking for a JOY mentor. 🙂
1. Jen Bush
2. Cleghorn (doing the study in Cherokee) iowa
3. Group of 12
4. Most of my life I have felt abandoned by the God I learned about in church. Just tired of feeling that way.
5. I’m not a people person, but I don’t like being alone.
1. Bobbi
2. Orange, Texas
3. Solo. 🙂
4. I want to take time in the summer, while our life groups are not in session, to be faithful to study the Bible on a regular basis.
5. Quirk: I sleep every night with a small pillow that I have named “Baby Pillow”. If I accidentally leave it when I go on the trip, I have a hard time sleeping without it. My husband even asks me before we leave on a trip if I have Baby Pillow with me!
1. Mallory Nicholls
2. Orlando, Florida
3. A small group of two; My sister and I will Skype.
4. It’s been a couple of years since my last study and my sister asked me to join her in this one.
5. Quirk: My brain will not shut off to sleep unless I play an episode of Friends.
1. Alanna
2. Boston
3. Solo
4. There are so many distractions with the nice weather that I don’t want time in the word to be an afterthought.
5. I don’t like to stay up past 10 and certainly not stay out really past 8 or so on work nights. But you can trust I will be up early! Definitely much more of a morning person!
1. Debbie
2. Hattiesburg, MS
3. Solo
4. Having a regular Bible Study keeps me focused on the Word or I tend to drift from one Bible topic/book to the next.
5. Quirk — I won’t drink out of styrofoam.
1. Deb
2. Hicksville, OH
3. Solo
4. Love Beth Moore studies! I stay in the word and learn so much!
5. I’m OCD! Today I re-arranged many items that were out of place while shopping at Target.
1. Susie
2. Houston, TX
3. Solo
4. Want to stay grounded in HIS word this summer as we prepare to move to another state which causes tempers to flare and exhaustion!
5. My first cup of keurig coffee is Decaf black with 2 equal packets, second is a pretty cup either French Vanilla or Caramel Cappucino nothing added
1. Marcy
2. Indianapolis
3.Solo
4. Need to reestablish a divine relationship. Clinging to hope that I am still one of His beloved.
5.I cannot refrain from correcting grammar (in my head).
1. Stacey
2. Chicago, Illinois
3. Solo
4. Haven’t done a bible study in a long time, I miss Jesus.
5. Absolutely will not workout/run with out my earrings in and lip-gloss on!
1. Melissa Reeves
2. Canal Fulton, OH
3. Solo
4. I’m a teacher in a Christian school, and sometimes I find that during summer break, when out of my “routine”, I don’t spend as much time in the Word. I’ve been praying about finding a specific summer study, and came across this today – I’m very excited! I always learn so much from Beth’s studies, and this one looks amazing! One of my favorite verses is actually from 1 Thes. 5:16 “Be joyful always.” That verse is short and sweet but such a challenge!
5. I hate to get out of bed in the morning, but yet I also hate to go to bed at night! 🙂
1. Kris
2. Hudson, OH
3. Group – Hudson United Methodist Church – 8 women – meeting at a variety of homes.
4. We all wanted accountability! We love are small group and are looking forward to studying God’s word together this summer.
5. We shared our quirks tonight and had a great time! We learned a lot about each other. My quirk….. I never finish a thought!
1. Aubrey
2. Victoria, TX
3. Solo
4. Never done a bible study before!
5. Is sarcasm quirky?
Lorrie
solo
I love the scriptures and I love Beth Moore. I usually just wait on the books to come out, but I am excited about this study. It is great that it can be done anytime. I do my best studying late at night.
Solo
To draw closer to God our Father and knowing and understanding His word.
1. Angela
2. Columbus, OH
3. Solo
4. It has been awhile since I’ve studied the Word. I really need it. Bible studies give me the guide and a study to follow.
1. Lisa R
2. Eatonton,Ga
3. Smalll On-line Bible study on Facebook
4. Summer time I tend to have a vacation in more ways than one. Hoping this will kept me “close to Home” where I belong
5 When eating a meal I tend to eat one thing at a time. I will taste each food and decided which I will eat first. Usually dessert if it is available at the same time the main course is.
1. My name is Julie D.
2. I live in Prescott Valley, AZ
3. I am doing the study solo
4. I am recovering from a botched surgery done in January (the surgeon cut my artery) and really needed to just be in the Word as much as possible. I love the Word of God and this study will just help me to keep my eyes focused on Jesus, rather than my circumstances.
5. I love pens and have several bags of pens of different types. Depending on the day, I have my favorite then move on to another type. Just a weird quirk of mine.
Alissa Jansen
Knoxville, TN
Going Solo here.
My family and I just moved here 4 months ago at God’s prompting, from Tampa, Florida, without jobs or a regular source of income. We shouldn’t be, but we are absolutely blown away at how God has provided for us so far. It’s been a couple years since I have been in a Bible study, and I am eager to get back at it.
Quirks? I can’t think of one, but I’m sure I have one! Doesn’t everyone?
1. Stacey
2. Louisville, KY
3. Solo
4. Desperately need to get back in God’s word and due to major life changes the last few years I have missed doing women’s bible studies.
5. I am always making multiple “lists” but still seem to always feel so unorganized!
1. Traci
2. Tampa, FL
3. 7-10 women @ my house
4. Struggling to be consistent with my time in the Word and I need accountability.
5. I have never liked talking on the phone.
Julia
Manchester,NH
group
Grow in the word
When put shopping I need to put things back in there correct place
Joelle
Traverse city, Mi
Small group at Bayview Wesleyan church
Wednesday morning 10:00 am / or evenings 6:30 pm
Mom of 4 boys ages 15-22
Want an In Depth study during the summer months when life is a little less hecti
It has been a while since I have done a Beth Moore Bible study. I can’t wait to get started!
1. Rita
2. Hagerstown, MD
3. Solo & with a 1x a month group
4. A friend recommended this study by Beth Moore
5. I count ceiling tiles or picture frames decorating walls in my head (when I am in a new place) over & over and I really like when it ends up being an even number! Quirky! 🙂
I am Julie from Spokane, WA. Im going it alone. I used to lead ladies’ bible study at church, but interest fell off for everyone except me. I NEED THIS!
My quirk? I am a huge fan of my college alma mater “GO COUGS”
1.) heather Farnham
2.) hamilton, ohio
3.) small group
4,) to grow and connect deeper with God and my friend that invited me to do it with her this summer.
5.) I don’t let deli workers cut my sandwiches because I don’t want mayonnaise residue to get on my sandwich. I’m phobic of mayonnaise.
I’m looking forward to another study! This summer style sounds ideal!
1. Julie
2. Lansing, MI
3. Solo
4. It’s been a long time since I’ve done a Bible Study. With a summer full of changes upon me, I’m hoping this will help me see God’s guidance, direction, and plans for my life.
1. Rosie
2. Cumming, Ga
3. Solo
4. Need to get back into a bible study that is structured!
5. I randomly break into song
1. Leah
2. San Diego, Ca
3. Solo to start, I’ll be facilitating a table of ladies at church in the fall and want to get a head start.
4. I need Jesus every season!
5. I’m obsessive about my linen closet. Everything must be folded the same and organized by color.
1 Dana
2 Jacksonville, Fla
3 Group of 5 ladies.
4 I want to see him like Moses through his word.
5 I work from three different screens at work they HAVE be in a certain order or it drives me crazy.
Kathleen
Lexington KY
Have never done one of the summer Bible studies. I need the structure and need renewal in The Lord. Doing solo.
Quirk: I don’t like to cook. Isn’t that just weird!
1.Su
2. Appleton, Wi
3. Solo
4. Accountability
5. I like to nap