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. Nicole Payne
2. McDonough, GA
3. In a group of two others to keep accountable. Maybe discuss if we have time away from our littles.
4. I was asked. Grow closer to friends through common journeys through Gods word. More accountability with reading scripture.
5. I will run the other way in a store if I see someone I know. It doesn’t matter if it’s my best friend.
1. JoAnn Janik
2. Houston, TX
3. Myself and a sweet co-worker. Will meet for lunch or afterwork dinner to discuss.
4. It get’s the flame burning again to learn scripture and feel close to God.
5. I love to be by myself. I love to be with people too, but I cherish my alone time.
1. Cecilia
2. Raleigh, North Carolina
3. Solo
4. Coming out a very painful season of sin and just really need to be in the word. I need to walk in some Light after so much darkness.
1. Aryn M.
2. Tigard, OR
3. Small group of about 12 ladies meeting at a coffee shop.
4. We’re excited to study God’s word together and build stronger friendships.
1. Faye Wright
2. Kenner, LA
3. Small group – church office
4. Love to be in Bible Study. Have done several of Beth’s. Need this consistency in my life.
5. Have to have my bed made in the morning and do spring cleaning of closets etc.
1. Vernell
2. Temple, TX
3. Solo
4. It’s time for a new study!
1. Linda
2. BARTELSO, IL
3. SOLO
4. Needed to be in the Word in this busy time.
5. I really dislike making phone calls.
1. Holly
2. Oklahoma City
3. Solo
4. I had a baby in Feb and have struggles to get back into studying the word. I need encouragement and accountability. I will truly benefit from this study!
1. Dani Z
2. Zeeland, MI
3. Doing this with my bestie
4. This is my very first ever bible study
5. I like to do laundry, hate folding it and putting it away but stain removal is like a challenge to me.
1. Genevieve
2. Chatham, IL
3. Duo- NC and IL meeting weekly via phone or facetime
4. I need some structure to stay in God’s word over the summer. I am looking forward to drawing closer to Him through this study.
5. I sleep with a pillow over my head. I have great ambition but and slow to follow-through.
My name is Suzanne. I live in Charleston, SC and will be going solo. I am excited about this opportunity because my church does not have any groups for my demographic (40 something and single).
Sarah, Oklahoma City, Small group of 10 at Quail Springs Baptist Church
We are all moms with babies to elementary aged children, our church is offering childcare so we are using that time to study God’s word together.
1. Laura Beckom
2. Gilbert AZ
3. I am participating online with Women’s Bible Café
4. I am very hungry for His Word right now
5. In the summer I love to relax in some old shorts that are barely holding together now.
1. Tasya West
2. Chattanooga, TN
3. Solo
4. I’ve experienced a huge loss recently, and know I need to be clinging to Him to get me through it…just hard at times. Hoping this study will help with that.
5. Quirk – I like silly noises. My husband laughs, because if I’m ever in a room where it’s too quiet, I’ll start making noises, like whistling or humming. Cracks him up!
1. Jill Gaspard
2. Zachary, Louisiana
3. Group of 6, meeting at the park
4. Love Getting into the Word with my sisters in Christ. Accountability in a group like this is always helpful.
5.Quirk – I MUST wear my watch on my right arm. Drives me crazy on my left.
Kim
Cincinnati Oh
Solo
Want to keep my heart engaged with The Lord
Also, our women’s ministry will be doing this study
In the fall. I lead a group and run the video, so
I seem to lose some focus by running around checking
All the details. Plus, I want to really enbed a study
In my mind, so this is the perfect opportunity
To do it twice in a short amount of time.
I love fountain diet coke
Addition/
Beth, it’s called a Chili Sandwich with Cheese
Here in Cincinnati . I eat them like that too
Diane
Union Grove, WI
Friends who I have Bible studied with before
A few years ago, I had a crisis of faith. I am finding my way back and thought I would try a Bible study. Pray that I do not become disillusioned, once again.
I live my life by immersion…I cannot live through the lives and words of others, but need to feel the texture of the experience…the sights, sounds, feel, smell, and taste..to truly appreciate.
1. Grace Snodgrass
2. Selah, WA
3. Solo
4. Difficult season
5.Quirk? Probably that I am always running on sleep deprivation.
1. Rebecca Crocker
2. Akron, OH
3. With my sister – Jessica Frank
4. We enjoy doing studies together and haven’t done one since last summer – overdue for one!
5. Sister quirks – we must have our toenails painted at all times. No excuses!
1. Taylor
2. Brandon, MS
3. Small group and we will be meeting at a local coffee shop called Cups.
4. I am going through a tough time in life right now and really need to dive head first in God’s word.
5. I absolutely hate to wear shoes.
Q1: Chanta
Q2: From Corinth, MS
Q3: Solo Participant
Q4: So many reasons for attending this study, but the two that stick out the most are the flexibility and accountability. I often begin a solo study (have dozens of half finished workbooks to prove it) and do not finish, or I start one through our Wednesday night classes and will miss a week or get behind and just quit. So I’m thinking the flexibility of watching the blog videos will be helpful as well as the accountibility of “meeting” online every two weeks will aid in keeping me on track.
Q5: My biggest quirk is my need to be driven by a list, which is broken down by day and category of task to be accomplished. I do not do spontaneous, and if something comes up, I will write it down so that I can mark it off with a color coordinated highlighter. It’s like my adult version of a security blanket. One of my smaller quirks is that when I eat a sandwich made from loaf bread, I smash it first, tear and eat the crust, and separate the remaining sandwich into four parts before eating them. It’s a sight to behold & is such a habit that I often forget not to do it in public, so my co-workers are always entertained the first time they get to see me do it.
1. Jill
2. Williamsburg, VA
3 small group ( 1 other )
4. Because I love to be in the word and growing closer to God .
5. I will be living aboard a sailboat in July. We have rented our house out and think God may be relocating us to Florida. ( can you believe God’s timing for this study )
1. Heather
2. Chicago
3. Solo
4. It’s been a long time since I’ve been involved with a Bible study and this will work with my schedule.
1. Darlene Johnson
2. Yonges Island, SC (near Charleston, SC)
3. With a friend
4. Difficult season in my life… I need Jesus!
5. I do not like dirty dishes in my sink!
1. Kathy
2. Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
3. Group
4. Haven’t been part of a study for a couple years and to meet new women in my church.
5. I laugh hysterically when someone falls (including myself).
1. Sandra Northern
2. Robinson, TX
3. Group – myself and my two daughters (one via Facetime)
4. Thursday evenings
5. I use the same brand of products that my mom used, like dishwashing liquid and paper towels to still feel connected to her even though she’s been in heaven for over 10 years!
1. Linda Burton
2. Linden, Va
3. Solo
4. I need some summer encouragement!
1. Jessika
2. Aurora, CO
3. Hopefully a small group of 3 women
4. I love Beth Moore studies and was looking for something to give me some structure in study this summer.
5. I never eat the last bite of a banana, I think it’s gross! 🙂
1. Oradelll (Okie) Murray
2. Edisto Island, SC
3. With a friend
4. I love Jesus and studying the Bible and I need encouragement!
5. I love things neat and tidy.
1. Karis Sadie
2. Greenville, SC
3. Solo
4. I need a study to do thru the Summer!!
5. I must straighten the couch after someone gets up – even if they are coming right back.
1. Jamie
2. Coupeville, WA
3. Going solo!
4. I need more time in the Word this summer. Just saw Beth / LPL in Spokane, Washington and really need to learn to utilize my talents and try to grasp my purpose in this world. I don’t want to decline the opportunity to serve Jesus!
5. I fuss obsessively over my tomato plants. 🙂
1. Kim
2. Charlotte, NC
3. Solo
4. Thirsty
5. Huge fan of the Marvel Universe
1. Jeanne
2. Part time on Elephant Butte, NM and part time in Emory, Tx
3. My BFF and me
4. It’s been three years. My world fell apart three years ago and I’m just now ready to dig in again.
Love Beth. She had no idea how she has helped me and loved me through the very hardest times of my life. Thanks.
5. I have lots. I straighten everything!!!! Bugs me if things are crooked or out of place. Very time consuming and tiring! Whew!
Abby McBroon
Loudon, TN
With a great friend
A desire to have a closer relationship with Jesus
I rarely leave my house without taking green tea with me.
1. Kathleen
2. Bellmore, Long Island, NY
3. solo
4. I co-lead a Bible study at church September through May but I want to continue to study the Word in the summer.
3. Solo
4. Accountability and time in the Word.
5. It really bothers me to eat at restaurants that leave my hair and clothes smelling after I leave.
Jennifer
Lawrenceville, GA
A group started in my area was starting this study, but the timing was bad for me, then saw I could do it online, and my hubby said he would join me! 🙂 (He said, as long as you don’t discuss real girl stuff… He’s in..) So I guess I’m doing with him!
Wanted to do this because it’s new and I love your studies! And being in a study always does my heart good…
About once a year I crave McDonalds french fries WITH a hot fudge sundae…literally… fries in the hot fudge… otherwise I NEVER go to that place… really.
1-Charlene
2-Orlando, FL
3-Solo
4-restoration of family
5-I have to have clean feet!
1. Lynne
2. Hermiston, Oregon
3. Small Group (2) meet at home
4. It keeps me in the Word when other activities can get in the way.
5. I am always too hot. I am a human furnace!
1.Gail Smith
2.Laplace, LA
3.Very small group of 3 Administrative Assistants at our church.. meeting during our lunch time.
4.We have our women’s Bible studies during the year and not the summer. Would really like to lead this one next spring and loved the idea of doing the study this summer.
5. I like to sleep with the closet door closed and the bedroom door open:)
1. Terri Clark
2. Florence, AL
3. Solo
4. Because of how busy and chaotic our lives are, I NEED a structured way to spend my summer in the Word.
5. Quirk….SO many, but one would be….I love to eat Twix, but there is a process. I nibble all the chocolate off first, then eat the caramel, and finally the cookie. I never eat a Twix bar all together….always in steps 🙂
Registration Comment for Children of the Day
1. Monica Casey
2. Knoxville, TN.
3. Small group of about 30 (not so small?!). We are meeting at 2nd Presbyterian Church in Knoxville.
4. I want to get “reconnected” to the scriptures, again, this summer, along with a group of other women. I need and want the accountability, along with the positive reminders from our Father. It’s been a challenging year on the home front; I need this nourishment!
5. BONUS question (optional): WHAT IS A QUIRK OF YOURS?? Come on, now! Tell us! I will not walk barefooted in a hotel room or any vacation “habitat.” I must at least have socks or my Croc sandals on!- No OCD tendencies at all…really:-)
Angie
McKinney TX
solo
I will begin full time work this fall after having stayed home for 15 years. I need to be in the Word as much as I can now!
1) Carol
2) Wilmington NC
3) Small Group (I am encouraging some friends to join)
4) Looking for a Bible Study this summer to stay close to God during summer!
5) I love to knit baby caps!
1. Marsha
2. Charlotte, NC
3. Solo
4. Have never done a bible study before bit have heard quite a bit about the Beth Moore series.
5. How do I choose just one? I have to clean the house before leaving on vacation so that I don’t have to face a dirty house when I get home.
1. Courtney
2. Prairie village, ks
3. Solo
4. I really need to study the bible and this will allow me to do it during nap time : )
5. Love almost all bbc shows!
1. Heather
2. Lewisville, TX
3. solo
4. Love studying alongside others
1) Teresa Everett
2) Hampton, NH
3) Solo
4) I do not have a home church so I need this study with accountability. Thank you LPM!
5) My family & others have referred to me as eccentric; I’m not sure why. Both personal & business decisions are based on a matter of principle – even if it costs more!
1. Alice
2. Near Whitewright, TX
3. Doing this study with my sister
4. I love Beth Moore studies, have done many while we were overseas for 10 years. Now retired, I am needing the structure of a group study.
5. I’m sure I use too many :)’s and !!!!!’s in my notes!!
Anne
Johnson City, TN
Solo
This is my personal Bible time this summer. I will be unemployed after August, and I have no idea what’s coming next. I’ve been in a kind of shadow all Spring, so I’m hoping for a break-through.