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. Julie
2. Hilltop Lakes, TX
3. solo
4. in a Bible study during the school year and want some accountability and ‘rain’ during the summer
5.i eat peanutbutter on pancakes and waffles
1. Lori Collins
2. Columbus, GA
3. Solo
4. I’ve gotten complacent in my Bible study. I NEED this to get me back into it.
5. I enjoy riding in the car, by myself, in silence, just thinking. Mostly my thoughts are random, but sometimes I get a GREAT idea. 🙂
1. Dana
2. Chicago, IL
3. Solo
4. Feeling dry – making God’s Word a priority!
1. Natalie
2. Walnut Creek, CA
3. Solo
4. I always need to be in a Bible study! They are so encouraging and it is amazing how God can put you in a study that goes out to tens of thousands of people, but specifically talks about what is going on in your life right now.
5. Oh I have so many quirks! I always have a song playing in my head and often dance a little to it in public …
1. Pennie Marshall
2. Lincoln, NE
3. Solo
4. Because I’ve done many Beth Moore Studies through a women’s group at Church, but never during the summer. I need to be in His word all year long.
5. I am crazy for carbonation. I’ve tried to cut way down on soda so now my new obsession is lemon/lime seltzer water. Gotta have it:)
1. Juli Garrido
2. Buenos Aires, Argentina
3. SOLO
4. I love Beth Moore Bible studies!! I have been doing them for almost ten years now! I just can not get enough of the Word of God.
5. Love to smell my books and read them in bed with my dog (fiona) besides me.
1. Catriona
2. Indianapolis IN
3. Solo
4. It has been so long and I need to meet the real Jesus. I need Gods truth and His help.
5. I have to walk each night before I can sleep even if it is midnight! So crazy.
Kim
Granby, CT
Solo
Saw this study on facebook and just wanted to do it.
1. Timi
2. Neenah, WI
3. Solo
4. I want to get to know Christ & the power of His resurrection more & be diligent in these days we’re living in
5. i own 4 cats & love each & every one of them equally 🙂
Jackie
UK
Solo
I loved studying Nehemiah and Gideon. These were the first bible studies I had ever done. I am excited to start – and complete – my third and pray that I will have a deeper relationship with the Father at the end.
Quirk: my husband tells me I have many, but apparently I regularly stand with my hands on my hips when talking to people, something I am not aware of!
1. Tiani Grumme
2. Tallahassee, FL
3. Solo
4. Seeking more Bible study for a closer walk with Jesus.
5. I like to sleep on the side of the bed closest to the bathroom.
1. Rebecca Warren
2. Rapid City, SD
3. W/Mom
4. Was helping with childcare during bible study this past winter/spring
5. I have to have every planned out ABC
1) Carrie
2) Raymore, MO
3) Solo
4) God doesn’t take a break from me over the summer, so I can’t take a break from God over the summer. 🙂
5)I’m just a tad bit clutzy at times. For some reason when things happen to me, my friends completely understand. Hahaha!
2. Edmond, Oklahoma
3. Solo
4. To be in the word
5. I have to vacuum my barhroom everyday.
1. Your NAME.
Leigh Tucci
2. Your CITY.
Chesapeake, VA
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.
Going Solo while doing email group
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!
This is my first bible study. After a trip to Israel in April, I’m excited to immerse myself in the word.
5. BONUS question (optional): WHAT IS A QUIRK OF YOURS?? Come on, now! Tell us!
I’m extremely OCD.
Cheryl
Valley,Alabama
Solo
I have wanted to join one of these Bible studies for such s long time
I have just recently learned to sew, so my grand daughters closet is now overflowing.
1. Karen Bucur
2. Oradea, Romania
3. Solo
4. Just feeling a strong need to be deeper in the Word this summer! I’ve always got so much out of Beth’s studies in the past!
5. I love chocolate anything!
1. Kate Grefenstette
2. Sterling, VA
3. Solo, sort of. My mom is also participating in Richmond, VA and we plan to discuss the study together whenever we can 🙂
4. I love studying the Bible! And I love Beth Moore studies. So why not??
5. I always take a big ‘ol whiff of the TollHouse chocolate chips bag after I’ve used them all up. It just gives you a big dose of happy.
1) Maddie
2) Flagstaff, AZ
3) Solo (but excited to be a part of the blog community!)
4) I haven’t done a Bible study in a few years so I look forward to learning more of the Word, and I believe God always shows up and teaches us something!
5) I have a double-jointed elbow!
1. Erika Barone
2. Rochester, New York
3. Solo
4. My father recently passed away unexpectedly, at a young age and I am seeking peace and healing in God’s word.
5. I love to have company and feed friends, but I tend to overbook my days!
1. Kathryn George
2. Hawthorne, CA
3. SOLO
4. My heart is just a bit weary, I need the balm of the Word, the challenge of study, and the encouragement of fellowship.
5. I HAVE to get into a “made” bed, if for some reason (kids) my bed has been “mussed” during the evening, even at midnight, I have to “make it” then climb in. This is particularly quirky when my husband is sleeping in it. 🙂
1. Ashley Salzwedel
2. Atlanta, GA
3. Group of 2. With my sister who is in Seattle, WA. Skype meetings it is!
4. I’ve been in ATL for 3 weeks after moving from my home of 30 years. Not only do I need some accountability for continuing to stay in God’s word, every BM study I do is better than the last. I have been wanting to do this study since it came out! Lastly, I am hoping that spending some QT with Jesus each day will help me feel not so lonely.
5. Quirk: My childhood hero and first love is a WWE Hall of Fame wrestler. 🙂
I live in Wheeling, W.V. Where I will do this study by myself. I hope God can help me through this study to relate more kindly to my family because I think they are all unkind to me and call me The Boss. I want to try to have more patience with them this summer. One quirky thing right now is that I dyed my hair brown and it ended up purple which I have to go look for a different hair dye when I am done regeresting
1. Pamela
2. Bangor, Northern Ireland
3. With a friend
4. First time I’ve done a Beth Moore study like this. Really excited 🙂
1. Gwynn
2. Winter Park, FL
3. 2! (Yesterday it was solo)
4. I’m traveling this summer and this study is just what i need to “keep me in the Scriptures”. And- our church is doing the COTD Bible study in the Fall with 10+ small groups, one of which I’m facilitating…#nervous!
5. I have no proof of this but I wonder…when I get my morning McDrink do they say “here comes the lemon lady”? Love that lemon in my diet coke!
1. Amanda
2. Ankeny, Iowa
3. Group
4. Accountability
5. I always like to eat my dessert with my meal instead of after. 🙂
1. Nakisha DJ
2. Zeeland, MI
3. I’m studying with my best friend for accountability
4. I’ve had a lot of random family stress lately and I’ve allowed those things to distract me from being focused on the word. I need this study to get me back in the word on a regular basis so I can set my heart on the things that matter!
5. Personal Quirk: I like to garden…but prefer to keep my veggie patch weed free over spending time caring for my flower gardens!
1. Ana French
2. Broken Arrow, OK
3. Solo
4. Just needed to be in the Word
5. Have to eat items in even #’s – ex: starburst must have 4 not 3 🙂
1. Nancy Trump
2. Tippecanoe IN
3. Solo
4. Need to be in the word. A good opportunity to learn more of God’s word with Beth..
1. Debbie George
2. Marion, IN
3. Solo
4. I do a lot of teaching Women’s Bible study and learn alot that way but wanted to do this study for me and drawn to it that way…I NEED THIS…so thankful
5. Does’t have to be clean but has to eventually be in it’s place
Solo
I just finished believing God with a group of ladies and it spoke to my heart. We may or may not start a new study this summer and I am desperate for more.
My quirk is that I obsessively count things. Steps, stairs, train cars, gray hair, etcetera!!
Larci Conner, Urbandale, Iowa. Small group. In home. Need a study while BSF on hiatus for the summer. Since I lost weight I have to sit on a neck pillow in my car, because the seat hurts my tail bone.
1. Alice Wilson
2. Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
3. Solo
4. It is important to meet with others in faith, but I feel the need to learn to develop some personal skills in Bible study. Have also recently left employment outside the home and need time to seek direction for the next part of life.
5. If music is on , I rarely sing to it, but I am constantly doing something to keep time- chopping veggies to the beat, tapping toes or fingers, choreographing in my mind, etc.
1. Carri
2. Mechanicsburg, PA
3. Solo
4. To keep me in the Word over the summer.
5. I have too many to name…
Jan
Camden, Ar
Solo
I have enjoyed Bible Studies. My church has one with Kaye on Tuesdays except during the summer. They have kept me in God’s Word. School is out and I can devote my mornings or afternoon time to this with no interruptions.
1.Nina
2. Arlington, Texas
3. Solo
4. Just really feel lost and want to dig deep in to his word.
5.Quirk: I can not leave the house with out breakfast and my bed made.
Marti
Charlotte NC
SOLO
1. Lynne Amos
2 Wray, CO
3 Very Small Group
4.Dry Difficult Season!
5.I have always seen the world through
rose colored glasses!!! My MO…
I posted yesterday, but I did not post all my information. Guess I didn’t start well…
1. MaryAnn Tucker
2. Savannah, GA
3. Solo
4. Just want to get closer to God and study His Word… I had the chance to do Daniel and really learned a lot!
5. Quirk – I love sweets and have a snack every night (even my dog expects one now!)
1. Pam G.
2. Fayetteville, TN
3. Solo
4. Love Beth Moore studies…but more specifically my 28 year old son-in-law was just diagnosed with stage 3 colon cancer and I need to stay deep in the Word to keep my sights on Him and not my family’s circumstances so I can be filled with joy even in this situation.
5. Monday through Friday I take my husband coffee in bed and on Saturday, he brings me coffee in bed!
1. Pamela
2. Abuja (Nigeria)
3. Solo
4. Starving for the Word and encouragement / strength.
1. Linda Steinacher
2. Wichita, KS
3. Group
4. Doing the study because I really need to stay in the Word and this helps me to do so.
5. I talk fast when I get excited about something.
1.Rebecca
2.Charleston, WV
3.Small Group in a friend’s home.
4. Have done three Bible studies with the same group of ladies and I love the accountability and discussion that comes with meeting together.
5. A quirk of mine is I sometimes go into freak cleaning mode when I see clutter in one part of the house, that I end up cleaning the whole house.
1. Debbie
2. Bushnell Fl
3. Solo with accountability
4. To stay in the Word
1.Lenora Herbst
2.Hobart,OK
3.Solo
4.I love your bible study’s and haven’t done one in awhile and I’ve been wanting to do this one.
1. Elaine
2. Chattanooga
3. Solo/Group of 2 when schedules sync
4. This desert I’ve been in has been a bit dry
5. Been around so long my quirks are basically who I am 🙂
1.Angela
2.Placentia, CA
3.Trying to recruit a group we will most likely be meeting at my house or the park across the street, if the kids come too.
4.I have a curious 7 year old and a baby on the way, I just feel the NEED for wisdom and a connection to God’s leading to be a better mom and wife.
5. Too many to count, but I hate drinking out of cups at restaurants, I need to have a straw.
1. Linda 2. New Lothrop Mi. 3. Tiny group of two(my daughter and myself) 3. This is our first Bible study, so excited to be doing this! 5. I like my dinning room chairs to be pushed up to the table but not touching the table, they have to be just right.
1. Katie
2. Augusta, Ga
3. Solo
4. Am a teacher on summer break, wanting a refreshing from the stress and busyness of the school year.
5. I keep my junk drawer organized … I’m talking plastic containers, bins, etc. for each category of item that goes in it.
1. Linda Williamson
2. Prospect, KY
3. SOLO
4. I need to be in an organized study to stay in the Word this summer!
5. I secretly eat a whole bag of snacks when my kids are not home! I especially enjoy popcorn!