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.
Rebecca
Owasso OK
Solo
Been away from Bible study with the activities of four children. Looks like a fun study with Beth!
I adore period piece movies!
1. Cheryl
2. Wheaton, IL
3. group via internet/skype with my mother in WI and sister in MO
4. I am THIRSTY for God’s Word in my life!
5. My cell phone is always on silent which I started when my son was born 3 years ago. I didn’t want the noise to disturb him as he was nursing. He is no longer nursing (thank the Lord) but my phone is still silent 🙂
1. Patti
2. Bowling Green, KY
3. Solo
4. To have a structured study over the summer months after BSF ends
5. If there are 2 light switches in a room, when the lights are off both switches have to be down. (-:
Rhonda
2. Mount Airy, NC
3. Solo
4. I need some structured Bible study. I have been lagging behind due to busyness
5. Quirk: I have to have my plate too full or I feel out of place! More work is better for me
1. Elizabeth Brown
2. Denton, Texas
3. Starting out Solo, but I have invited some friends,
Possibly 3-5 of them 🙂
4. I’ve never done a study on Thessalonians! OR a Beth Moore study, and I am looking forward to it!
5. WHAT IS A QUIRK OF YOURS?? Jack of all trades, master of none… I can install a ceiling fan and decorate cakes and Draw up CAD building plans! If I don’t know how to do it, I will find out how!
1. Joan
2. Alliance, NE
3. Small group. 12-15
4. Grow in my faith
5. I don’t eat eggs – no medical reason. They just gross me out!
2. Mtn Home, AR
3.Doing this Bible study with my small group
4. Love Beth Moore Bible studies and am excited to participate this summer. One of my favorite verses is I thes 5:24 so of course will love studying the entire 2 books
5. I have a corny sense of humor
1) Gail
2) Greer, SC
3) Solo for now but hope to get some tagalongs
4) I need a Bible study over the summer months to ground me in the Word so I can fully participate with my kids, family, extended family. I know that staying in the Word is essential to producing lasting change. And this is my 6th or 7th Beth Moore study, and I adore her and her teaching and her humbleness.
5) Quirk…I love my email inbox to show no new emails when I go to bed. Something about my iphone showing 10 or another number makes me crazy. So, even if I don’t read or delete them, I click on them to make the number to read disappear. It honestly makes for a more cluttered inbox.
1. Mary
2. Owatonna, Minnesota
3. I’m taking this study to help me to stay grounded in the word especially through some difficult situations that will take some time to resolve.
4. Solo
5. I do not like the food on my plate to touch each other. II like to eat one thing at a time!
1. Olivia Bagwell
2. Madison, MS
3. Group-part of the group ‘LOLS’ -Lynn, Olivia, Lauren and Soni–aka lots of love sisters 🙂 we meet most everyday via whatsapp/text/email. Aunts/cousins/sisinlaws/mom and daughters. Such a precious group of encouragement and prayer warriors!
4. I’m doing this study for refreshment on my life in His word. Not done an in depth study in a while and know I need it for myself!
5. A few quirks-I prefer diet coke instead of coffee first in the am and I like to dip my roast in ketchup 🙂
1. Christine
2. Escondido,ca
3. One other person at our church
4. I like learning the word of God
5. I love pink
Carol
Columbia SC
Solo
I love starting a new Bible Study. Something to prompt me to dig a bit deeper.
Quirk – I make sandwiches out of my grits, or oatmeal, or mashed potatoes at meals.
1. Cynthia Dale
2. Chattanooga, TN
3. Solo
4. Been out ofaBible Study group for awhile, need nourishment
5. I do not like wearing a bra…I take them off as soon as I can. Sometimes in the parking lot of the school I teach at if I am going straight home! My daughters friends thinks it’s funny, my teenage daughters are mortified!
1. Janna
2. Crowley, TX
3. Solo
4. Need to spend more time in the word
5. Have trouble letting others be in control
1. Sheila
2. Hayesville, NC
3. Solo
4. Many reasons, but best described in Beth’s May 30th blog post.
5. I have to make my bed, even if it’s right before I crawl in.
Pinckneyville, IL
Solo
To become more knowledgeable
I am OCD on organization
1. Kristine
2. Newark, OH
3. Solo
4. To stay in tune with God – have a hard time doing it on my own.
5. Quirk: I can’t eat m&ms or skittles unless I separate them out by color and have an even number of each color. Then if I eat 1 of a certain color on one side of my mouth, I have to eat 1 of the same color on the other side. Odd, I know.
1. Julie B. Phair
2. Scottsdale, AZ
3. Solo
4. To prepare my heart for my upcoming adoption, to be accountable and diligent about being in God’s word and just because I love what God teaches me through scripture, there is nothing better!
5. I love crafts and sewing… I have all these ideas and I rarely complete a project before I have another idea, so I have like 5-10 projects going at all times. Joann’s Fabrics is a bad place!?!
1. Amanda
2. Kernersville, NC
3. With my sister, who lives in Orlando FL…so we’ll be meeting via Skype!
4. To help me fix my eyes on Him during the crazy days of summer!
5. I think I’m just quirky in general!
Hi this Angel Young from Quincy, Illonios! I’m excited to be joing the Seista Sisters for this great new Biblestudy! I’m a Miss Beth fan and a Beliver in Jesus Christ! I hope to gain a closer walk with my Lord by learning from our Thessalonian brothers and sisters of long ago!! I love how Beth takes us all on a journey and I always come out changed on the other side and just like when I used to read novels, I’m always a little sad to come to the end of the journey with Miss Beth, but I’m alway more in Love with my Lord & Savior! He always has another journey waiting!!!
1. Julie
2, New Jersey
3. Women’s Bible Cafe on Facebook with 3000 plus ladies
4. It will be a season for many decisions and I want to go deeper in the Word
5. I wear flip flop in the house even when it’s below zero in the winter
1. Joyce
2. Mississippi
3. Women’s Bible Cafe
4. Knowledge and understanding of these two epistles that I am not that filimilar with
5. ?
1. LeAnn McDaniel
2. Overton, TX
3. Solo
4. I need to be back in a Bible Study. I love your studies!
5. I think I am quirky!~
Sheila O.
Rosharon, TX
Solo
To stay in the Word and grow.
?
Sandy
Katy, Texas
Solo
Because
..ummmm…I’m fairly goofy..
1. Aimee
2. Cleburne, TX
3. Solo
4. Love to study the Bible and thought this would be something new. I have always wanted to participate in a Beth Moore Bible study.
5. I like coarse black pepper on my oatmeal.
1. Mary Lynn
2. Hudson, Ohio
3. Group of about 8 ladies. Taking turns meeting at our homes.
4. Provide much needed direction and purpose in study portion of my quiet time and some accountability.
5. My cell phone is always at the bottom of my purse and rarely charged.
1. Aimee
2. Oshawa, Canada
3. Solo
4. Never done an online study. Interesting.
5. I have peanut butter every day.
1) Faye Waraksa
2) Nashville, TN
3) Small group at Lifeway
4) Started working at Lifeway Christian Resources in Jan. 14; had never heard of Beth Moore….want to see what the buzz is all about! Also, haven’t had access to an organized bible study in many years.
5) I can’t stand getting my fingers dirty – hate to eat with my hands, garden, build sand castles, etc..
1. Jennifer
2. Cincinnati, OH
3. SOLO
4. I love Beth Moore’s studies, and I need to be accountable.
5. I’m not sure what to put – I know three languages. English, Spanish, and Russian.
1. Paula
2. Arlington, TX
3. Solo
4. I enjoy the study
Kim
Montgomery. Alabama
I am dry and want to seek The Lord and hear a fresh word from Him!
1. Danielle Polus
2. Farmington, MN
3. Solo
4. Needing some more focus in my life.
5. I am a couponer, garage sale going, craigslist junky.
1. Susie
2. Lexington, ky
3. Solo
4. Haven’t been in a study in a while, need to get back into the word
1. Nikki K
2. Austin TX
3. Solo w hopes to recruit
4. We just wrapped up a 1&2 Thes study in our women’s Bible Study this Spring. Guess I just can’t get enough!! Like you said, Beth, I love the personal aspect of Thes and I am also enthralled with learning about end times. Exciting times to say the least 🙂
5. OMGoodness, I share your same two quirks. Actually your one about the coffee offers a great solution for me in regards to putting God before the coffee; thanks! I know exactly what you mean about omitting the “frank”. HAHAHA!
1. Cassandra
2. Bethlehem, GA
3. Solo or with my husband
4. I am going through some transitions and I need to spend some time with Jesus
5. I ask weird questions right before bed.
So excited for this study. I am going solo at this time, but would love to share this at church for one of our Bible studies in the future! I so desire to walk closer to my Jesus in many area’s of my life and this just seemed to be one that can help that desire.
A quirk? Not sure… I Like to get up early, can that be good enough????
1. Carina
2. Carterville, IL
3. Facebook group of friends from multiple states
4. To keep me motivated in personal Bible study
5. I can’t stand when lights are on in a room no one is using.
1. Michelle Ochoa
2. Houston, TX (Summerwood)
3. Small group: Atascocita/Summerwood Girls
4. I am doing Bible study this summer because I love the accountability of being in a group. At the gym, you will find me in group fitness — groups make me tick!
5. I am usually early to everything…to a fault!
1. Jami Edwards
2. Concord, NC
3. Solo
4. No college classes this summer means extra time!
1. Maggie
2. Newport, Oregon
3. Solo
4. I am recovering from a serious long term illness, I am not always able to attend our women’s bible studies and sometimes even church due to physical limitations, this is a good way to keep growing forward.
5. Often when people are talking, I can immediately associate a song with it… “There’s a song in there somewhere” LOL
1. Lori
2. DeLand,FL
3. Solo
4. Accountability to stay in the word during the summer.
5. Quirk: I am anal organized at work (tabs, sticky notes, files, Clorox wipes, color coded files etc..), but at home I could care less (dirty dishes in the sink from last night, shoes all over the floor and laundry piled on my couch).
1. Jamie
2. Pflugerville, TX
3. Group
4. Need a structured Bible study to help keep me in the word over the summer.
5. Too many quirks, but the one coming to mind is, the toothpaste cap must be clean. Yes, I make sure its free of excess toothpaste before closing it.
I want to be close to the Lord the summer!
1. Debbie Adams
2. Burlington, NC
3. Doing the study with a friend
4. I need a structured study it helps me stay in God’s word and I love the Beth Moore studies, and I need God every second of my day!
We are a group of two and can’t wait to get started
Jennifer
Thornton, CO
Solo
I would like to do this study because I have been stressed out and I want to spend some time in the Bible.
1. Crystal
2. Columbia TN
3. Solo
4. I love bible studies and I have had my eye on this study since it was released.
5. I have to have my car window cracked open even when the a/c or heat is on.
1. Katie T
2. San Antonio, TX
3. Group of four stay-at-home mamas, meeting at my house so kids can play supervised upstairs in the playroom
4. Do structured Bible study during the school year and know I spend more time in the Word if there is homework to be done 🙂 felt called to invite others to join me this summer
5. Feel naked without earrings and toenail polish
1. Kathy
2. Riverside, CA
3. Small group
4. I needed a Bible Study just for me, without being responsible for a large group.
5. I’m a real rule follower. Drives people nuts!