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. Donna
2. Katy, TX
3. Solo
4. Did not get to participate in our ladies’ daytime Beth Moore study @church this spring. Miss it!!!
5. From the south (MS) but hate sweet tea, sweet potatoes, and watermelon. Blah!
1. Kelly
2. Keller, TX
3. Solo
4. I am a stay at home mom to a 2 year old and a newborn and my husband travels weekly. I need something structured to help me stay in the Word this summer and love that this does not require me to get somewhere on time during this season of life! Haha
5. I love a good Diet Dr. Pepper from time to time but only ice cold from a can or 20 oz bottle. Pouring it warm over ice is blasphemous 😉
1. Jennifer
2. Elizabeth City
3. Solo
4. I love doing bible studies and it’s been too long since I’ve done one.
1.Pam
2.Gonic, New Hampshire
3.solo
4.I need to stay in the word and I love Beth Moore studies
I need to do this to keep me accountable especially during summer
1. Christie A.
2. Ocean, NJ
3. Watching video solo but will review homework with a friend.
4. I just feel a desire to get to know the Word of God better and I have never studied this these books so I thought this was a great opportunity.
5. I secretly like all the homework in the other Beth Moore Bible studies and am a little sad it will only take 20 minutes this time! 🙂
1) Chris
2) Granbury, TX
3) Solo
4) Haven’t been in a Bible Study in 2-3 years. So ready to get deeper in the Word.
5) Quirk: I allow myself only 1 Sonic Chili cheeseburger a year…on my birthday. Such a treat!
Doing session solo
I teach a year around Bible Study with Senior Ladies. I need to have a study for me. I learn from teaching but need to do personal study myself. During the summer we do a DVD series which is less work.
Live in PA . Pastor’s wife. Just retired. Excited for more time to dig into God’s Word. Going solo for now & praying for a future in home bible study
1. Nicole Powell
2. Post, Texas
3. I’m doing this part of it solo; however, I meet on Tuesday nights with a small-group (about 15) to watch the DVD sessions and have group discussion.
4. I want to study this summer because I have a desire to know Him more intimately and believe Him more fully.
5. My quirk is – I don’t like the number 9. I will not set my thermostat on a 9, stop the microwave on a 9, and try to avoid most things that start or end on 9. Weird, I know! 😉
1. Heidi Marie Steinrock
2. Hilton Head Island, SC
3. I need a Bible study community of women
4. I’m random 🙂
Oops, forgot to say I’m doing this solo
1. Kristin
2. Cheney, WA
3. 2 – my hubby, John, is joining me! (it’s my 4th year with Siesta summer study and this year felt God telling me to invite my hubby to join me instead of gals from church)
4. I never turn down an opportunity to be in The Word! John said he’s here because I invited him and he knows it would be good for him (it’s his first time in Bible Study!)
5. Quirk: I NEVER, EVER have ketchup with my french fries, but ALWAYS have ketchup with my tater tots and hash browns.
1. Patty Raines
2. Clifton, TX
3.With my husband
4. I have summers off and I’m crying out to the Lord to fill me up, change my ole heart, and help me to get started to the new school year closer to God. Desperate!!
5.I love cleaning my house or cooking listening to Sirius Frank Sinatra music. I was born in the wrong era??
1. BethAnn
2. Harrisburg, PA
3. Solo
4. My summer schedule really slows down (yeah!) and I want to immerse myself in God and in His word. AND, the study ends right before Ileave on vacation! God’s timing!
5. QUIRKS – i wear flip flops all year long, winter summer, rain shine or snow…. AND, when I eat pizza, I push off all the toppings, eat the dough, then eat the toppings separately!
1. Becky M.
2. Mansfield, Ohio
3. Solo
4. It has been a long time and I want a deeper relationship with Jesus.
1. Debbie
2. Corvallis, Oregon
3. Solo
4. I need to get back in the word and I thought this is a good way to do it.
1) Connie Pumphrey
2) Virginia Beach, VA
3) Solo
4) I’m trying to be more habitual in my bible study. I love Beth’s studies!
5) I can’t go to sleep at night if there are still toys on the floor. No matter how tired I am. 🙂
1. Alli
2. Bavaria, Germany
3. My sister/best friend and I are doing it together. (Long distance) 🙂
4. This summer is going to be filled with uncertainties and lost of things to keep me distracted from God’s word (if I let them). I want to stay consistent with this study to make sure I stay focused on the right things, even through the busyness of life.
2. Alto, Mi
3. Solo
4. it seems like summer time at church everything kind of shuts down but I need to keep the bible digging going – to keep me going.
5. I dont like to talk on the phone in the evening & I dont like nose pickers it makes me sick.
FL — I need to saturated myself in God’s Word. Need everything I can get from my Jesus to stand against Satan’s attacks on my family.
1) Kim Jordan
2) McKinney, TX
3) Solo
4) Summer seems to be a down time for study and this will give me added inspiration to stay focused on His Word.
5). Quirk: A little embarrassed to admit to slight obsession that I have with Ball jars. Not Kerr or other kinds…just Ball. Weird, I know.
1. Cindy Morris
2. The Woodlands, TX
3. solo
4. Accountability for the summer. Missing my Tuesday LBS.
5.My quirk – I go to the movie theatre and buy popcorn to eat at home. Yes, I do. I know it’s weird but that’s ok. I am so thankful my husband joins me in this quirk!
1.Judith Littlemore
2. Redhill near London U.K
3. Probably going solo but encouraging the women’s group I belong to to join in
4. I feel I need some discipline to my quiet time and want to grow in my faith
5.about to have a massive amount of building work done to my home over the summer so this is going to be a season of mayhem!!
1. Erin Beal
2. Logan, Ohio
3. I’m solo for this study.
4. I lead the women’s study at our church, but everyone was too busy to commit to a summer study. Time for me to be fed!
5. My quirk….I like to put a piece of colby cheese on my grape jelly sandwiches.
1) Michelle
2)Houston TX
3)solo
4)I believe that this summer I will be working on a new anointing in my life
5)There isn’t a single name for my quirk, but I completely know when it’s quirking
1. Theda
2. Mosinee, WI
3. With my husband!
4. Looking for some summer refreshment from God’s Word.
5. Seeing people at dinner together and everyone on cell phones.
1. Tamra
2. Lancaster, OH
3. SOLO
4. Needing an extra dose of His word through some very trying times that I know the Lord is pushing me through.
5. Lots of quirks, but I am extremely particular about what I order at any restaurant – I figure I am paying for it, so I should get the food exactly how I want it. It drives my family crazy!
1. Beth Page
2. Brooklet, GA
3. Solo
4. Need structured study to refuel this summer
1. Sandra
2. Fayetteville, AR
3. Solo
4. Want to stay connected to the word.
5. Usually outgoing, am shy around people in authority, people who are powerful, or famous.
1. Sheree Thomas
2. Port Saint Lucie, FL
3. Solo
4. I enjoy BM Studies and enjoying studying the Word of God
5.
Allison
Atoka, TN
Doing the study with a friend
1. Michele McLaughlin
2. I am the Women’s ministry director at ABT in Akron, OH and also involved in Bible Study Fellowship.
3. The summer while on break is my time to study (not for lesson prep or leadership needs) for myself. I have a friend that asked me if we could partner to do this over the summer.
4. more than I could ever type out
Beth so happy you are doing this Bible Study on line have done most of your studies like 8 etc. just love you and you praise worship team saw u in north carolina any hope i can get my study workbook soon looking forward love in Jesus Holy Name Amen
1. Erin Olson
2. Edmond, OK
3. Small group
4. I am 24 yrs old and I want to further my walk with God! I also volunteer at a Christian women’s transitional home and I want to be an example for these precious women that I interact with.
5. My quirk is very out there but I love to touch dog’s noses. I don’t know where it came from but I love it!
1. Sydnee
2. Sanford, ME
3. Solo
4. I am trying to stay connected over the summer while my home bible study is on hiatus.
1. Michelle Crane
2. American Canyon, CA
3. I am going to do this solo
4. I am really needing a bible study and to get in the word. We recently left our church and came to help start a new church. No bible studies just yet, but I am desperate for the WORD!!
5. A quirk – I don’t like mittens because they creep me out a bit and I feel like the hands are trapped in there and cant get out. LOL!
1. Jodi Hogan
2. Colorado Springs
3. I am leading a group of moms this summer
4. I am excited to dive back into a study–I need structure, and that is what you give me! Love the homework and the videos. Very excited!
5. Quirk: Hmm…I looooooooove to do group exercise. Endorphins are like a drug for me!
1. Kari
2. Gettysburg, SD
3. solo
4. My personal quiet time is always working myself through a Bible study – whether it be a group one or just myself going through one individually. I just finished Priscilla’s Gideon with others so now I am ready for Children of the Day!
5. I never realized my quirk was a quirk until the last few years because growing up my father taught me it was completely normal to make a breakfast sandwich with toast, jelly, and bacon and then dipping it in my over easy egg yolk. Now people look at me like I am crazy!!!
1. KaRetha Kelley
2. Denham Springs, LA
3. I’m hoping to do this with a small group of friends in my home, otherwise, solo
4. Needing a structured study to be refreshed from a long busy season of work lately
5. It’s funny about Beth’s hotdog quirk. I have the same one, just mayo and chilli on a bun. Otherwise, I cannot leave home without lipstick (mascara a close second) but never without lipstick.
Gaithersburg, MD! Trying to start a small group 🙂
1. Lisa Cuevas
2. Rogersville, AL
3. Small group
4. I need discipline!! I am looking forward to hearing from God and what he has planned for me!!!
1. Hi! I’m Sarah Caldwell 🙂
2. I am in Fort Worth, TX.
3. I am going SOLO with this summer study! I was honored to be on the launch team for Children of the Day, and I hope in the future I can help facilitate a small group through this study!
4. Beth’s teachings have influenced my walk with Jesus probably more than any other teacher. From Breaking Free to James, these studies bring me to a new level with Christ. I have just moved to a new home, and will be spending my summer in a musical production. (Phantom). I am excited to grow my faith, and see what God has for me to learn and do, as I step more completely in the calling He has given me, and see what that looks like, as my life changes, and as a creative artist. So far, I’m LOVING this study. SO, SO grateful to Beth, her staff and all those at Lifeway who help get these incredible resources in our hands for a deeper life in the Spirit. THANK YOU!
Julie
Parker, Colorado
Studying virtually with a small group of women I see infrequently but value highly
Everytime is a good time for Bible Study!
I have food envy – if someone else orders something I debated ordering on the menu, it immediately makes my choice look like the poorer of the two. I will often survey my meal partners to see what they are having and if someone says they are thinking about something I am thinking about, I order it too. It all started when as a precocious child I ordered a tuna sandwich for breakfast and then coveted my mother’s waffle. Now I know to order the waffle!
Blair Lingbloom
Spokane Valley, WA.
SOLO
1. Susan Parsons
2. Greenville, KY
3. Studying with a group of 5 other ladies
4. I want to grow in my relationship with God and love the fellowship with my girlfriends!
5. I’m obsessed with purses!
Harris
1402 Meadow Lane
1. Alyssa
2. Pottsville, PA
3. Doing this in a small group
4. I have never done a Bible Study before and I am really looking forward to it.
5. I eat the same thing for breakfast every day unless we go out for breakfast.
1.Rebecca Cody
2. Alliance, NE
3. I am doing this study with a small group of women here in town on Wednesday mornings
4. I am doing this study because I know how important the fellowship and time in the word is to my spiritual growth. Since my daughter is at her Grandma’s house for the next several weeks, I have the opportunity to take part in a small group that my schedule would not otherwise allow for, so I couldn’t pass it up!
5. Quirks they are many…Compulsive organization, hatred for maraschino cherries and miracle whip, my love for the wee morning hours as my quiet time to start the day…
1. Lynn Ringis
2. Waveland, IN
3. Solo…for now – may invite a couple friends to join me.
4. I am so hungry to learn and grow in the Word and my local small group takes the summer off. I can’t afford to do that, spiritually speaking.
5. My little quirk is that I like to do things in patterns, especially when I cut the grass. 🙂
1. Susan Hunsinger
2. Olathe, KS
3. Solo
4. I mangled my ankle on March 3, and with being in bed in terrible pain and all the physical therapy, I let my daily Bible study go by the wayside. I managed to maintain my prayer life but not the Bible study. 🙁 I have done most all of Beth’s studies and I know that this is the kickstart that I need to get back to my daily time in the Word.
5. I have a thing about writing pens. I have searched high and low for the best pens, and when I find them, I will cherish them. So much so, that I will buy packs at a time and it has been known for the ink to dry up before I let myself use them.
1. Joy Elkins
2. New Braunfels, TX
3. Solo
4. To stay close to God
5. I always have to be doing something–reading, studying, writing, sewing, knitting, etc.