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. Melanie
2. Frisco, Tx
3. Solo (unless I can get some other friends on board 🙂
4. This Summer is the time for study because I am a new mama to a sweet almost 5 month old little boy and need His word more than even in the new, fun, challenging, uncharted waters of this season.
5. Quirks…I probably have many but one that I will share is that I often get the words to songs WAY wrong 🙂
1. Donna
2. Jacksonville, FL
3. Solo – but not alone 🙂
4. In need of “be still and know that I am God” time!!
1. Nancy
2. Benbrook, TX
3. Small Group
4. The season of life I am in, I’m having trouble adjusting and where better to find help and support is God’s word and a Bible study group.
5. I have to make the bed every morning. Makes me feel organized.
1. Kitty
2. Pampa, Texas
3. Solo
4. To study the word of God.
Marilyn
Kearney Ne
SOLO
I love love love Beth Moore Bible studies-I am hungry to dig into the Word during the summer months.
Leiani
Norman, OK
Wed. night ladies group
We have been transitioning into a new church but still have ties to our old church. Didn’t have time before summer to build ties within the new church so gathering with those I love and miss to study the word of God 🙂
I always have to put my right sock on before my left or it just feels wrong.
3) We have a small group of 4 meeting in my home.
4) Was intrigued immediately when I saw you were offering a study on Thessalonians as I was just in Thessaloniki in November to support the A21 campaign. So excited about what Abba will reveal.
1.Adina Werner
2.Philadelphia,PA
3.Solo
4.I like to spend extra time in a structured study and this sounds like a great idea!
5. I have a very sensitive sense of smell which can be very difficult at times!
1. Chelsea Via
2. Wingo, Kentucky
3. Solo
4. I’m entering into this Bible study this summer because I long to know Jesus and His Word more. His Word is life to me. Also, I need a word from Jesus.
5. A quirk of mine: I sometimes have a tendency to talk fast, although I speak with a very southern dialect 🙂
1. Rhonda Mullins
2. Enterprise, Alabama
3. Solo
4. I like to stay in a Bible Study to stay disciplined.
5. My quirk: I treat my dog like she is a baby. I carry her, talk to her, the whole nine yards!
1. Kalonni
2. Van Meter, Iowa
3. With a group of women in our community
4. I’m a pastor’s wife and love hosting Bible studies in our home. Looking forward to our first meeting tonight.
1- Amy Green
2- Tallahassee, FL
3- Solo
4- To draw closer to the Lord
5- I don’t eat mayo
1. Sharon Fay
2. Hagerstown, MD
3. Solo
4. Excited about doing an in-depth study of 1 and 2 Thessalonians.
5. Whatever restaurant I go to, if I have been there before, I tend to order the exact same thing. Can’t imagine wasting my money on something I might not like. Drives my hubby nuts 🙂
1 Rosemary
2 Madison MS
3 solo
4 attend BFS during school year and this provides a summer study
1) Season Epp
2) Lincoln, Nebraska
3) Solo
4) To grow in the word and learn something new!
5) I have an obsession for workout gear. Shoes, shorts, pants, capris and any tank/tshirt imaginable. Whatever activity I’m into I just have to have the cutest and most comfortable gear. 🙂
Girl, ME TOO! Love me some cute workout gear!!
Shelby, NC
Small group of five meeting in a home
Desire to grow closer to God
1. Melissa Ash
2. Lakeland, FL
3. SOLO
4. I became a Christian when I was 26 years old and Beth Moore helped me grow so fast, I did nine studies to feed my hunger and growth. I have since experienced some very sad situations that have left me hopeful, but not feeling the presence of God and it has been two years now.
1. Rondi Hendrickson
2. Andover, MN
3. Solo
4. I need the structure to truly study. I’ve done two other Beth Moore Bible studies, so I’m really looking forward to this. A summer online option is perfect for me!
5. I hate crooked things – if a picture is hanging on the wall crooked, I straighten it. I also hate it when cars are parked crooked in the parking spot – which isn’t a huge problem because I park as far away from other cars as I possible can.
1. Dawn Guillory
2. Port Charlotte, FL
3. Solo
4. I enjoy the structure of a Bible Study – helps to keep me focused in the WORD.
5. My husband and I have “green” shakes every morning, but we don’t like the smell, so we put lids on our cups and drink it with a straw ; )
Becky
Westerville,Ohio
Solo
So excited to be doing this with you! Lots of exciting opportunities coming up this summer including an overseas mission trip. At the same time I’ve been experiencing health issues and am concerned about having the strength I need to be able to serve. Looking forward to getting the needed encouragement that always comes through studying the Word with Beth!
Quirk – I make random unintended puns in conversation(groaners!) They strike me funny (once I realize) and my husband alternates between thinking its a sickness to wondering if there’s a way to make money from them…
Sorry if this is a repeat – I left one in a hurry and couldn’t find later
1. Mindy Johnson
2. Oakdale, CA
3. Solo
4. I’ve had an amazingly blessed journey with God this last year and I look forward to what He has in store for me. I’m anxiously excited to fall more and more in love with Him!
5. I have a love for all things organization (totes, bags, organizers, labels, files, etc.) but absolutely NO follow-through. I’m an organizer wanna-be! 🙂
Mary
Westfield, NJ
Solo
Anxious to get back into Bible study after a dry spell
Quirk — I enjoy cleaning out the dryer lint especially if it’s really full
I can’t stand clutter.
1. Melissa Bantum
2. Cedar City, UT
3. Solo
4. My husband and I run a college Bible study throughout the year that keeps me heavily in the Word….so this will keep me focused through the summer as well :).
5. I LOVE coffee yet never seem to finish a cup!!! I find full/cold cups all over the place!!!
Mona
Calhan, Colorado
Solo
My husband had a serious injury this year through which God has blessed us greatly.
I am a perfectionist
1. Darlene Caughron
2. Maryville, TN
3. Solo
4. I love Beth’s Bible Studies Being Being in bible study keeps me closer to God
5. Organization Freak
Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Doing this solo cuz getting out is hard with 4 little ones 🙂 I’m truly missing having a study to do.
My name is Barb. I live in Gilbert, AZ. I will be doing this study solo (I think). I like structured study because it keeps me accountable and it keep me from “wandering”. A quirk I have is that I am really bothered when people use apostrophes when they pluralize a word.
I love the bible and I love your lessons!! I’m solo and my quirk is my stove could be used for plants. I never ever cook!!
1. Judy
2.Clarks Hill , SC
3. Solo
4. I want to be in the Word this summer. And I loved the study last summer.
5. I like to straighten pictures.
1. Vicky
2. Napa, Can
3. Solo
4.Our church takes a break over r summer and there are not any Bible studies. I really miss it and want to continue and I LOVE Beth Moore studies
1. Jean McNulty
2. Kihei, HI
3. Solo
4. I love Beth’s studies and needed a study for the summer and this is perfect:)
5. I like things symmetrical…drives me crazy with things are crooked. I also dislike tailgaters when driving…it is so dangerous!!
Y’all, what Bible version is the study done with? I seem to be having a moment as to which to use! Thanks for the insight!
The ESV! Hope that helps!
Thank you!
1. Alexzandria Lovell
2. New Hope, MN
3. Group
4. I need to grow my relationship with Christ
5. I rinse off the tops of soda cans
1. Kelly
2. Savannah, GA
3. Solo
4. I need a time to connect again with the Lord and in a structure that gives me accountability and a time frame for tasks.
5. I work better on a time crunch. Hence the reason for this, I tend to goof off and find other things to do if I don’t feel the time constraints of needing to get something done by a deadline (and one that is near).
1. Letty
2. Katy Tx
3. Solo
4. Going thru a dry season, need Jesus. Freshly divorced and a son going to college.
5
1. Shelley Etzenhouser
2. Overland Park, KS
3. Small group
4. Strengthen my faith while encouraging others in studying His word together
5. There just cannot be dirty dishes by the sink when I go to bed; have to have it nice and clean when I walk into the kitchen in the morning to make coffee and have my quiet time with God.
Shawnee, Kansas
Meeting with my BSBs (Bible Study Buddies–Carol, Kay, Marci, and Linda) in my kitchen for pizza and fellowship.
1. ) Kimberly Orr
2,) Zionsville, Indiana
3.) A group of about 15 women on my back porch. There’s a core group that has been doing it for the past 19 years! But each year the group is different. Ages 16-80
4.) I want to know Jesus better and love Him more! Also, a BSFer and it is a great way to be in His word over the summer.
5.) If I can’t have LOTS of ice in my drink I would prefer not to drink at all…and little ice like they have at Sonic is the best ice of all!
1. Margie Carroll
2. Rome, NY
3. Solo
4. I love Beth Moore Studies , they are so in depth and she’s a great teacher
5. If I’m not doing something constructive I feel like people will think I’m lazy so I’m always doing things!
Brenda Spurlock
Somerset KY
I just truly want to get into the word of God with other women who are just as interested as I am. I am so tired of trying to get someone to participate in some kind of God actiity with me. I obviously have the wrong set of friends! Hoping this will put me on the right track.
A quirk of mine-I can’t stand for things to be out of place. I want everything organized and alphabetized but it never seems to happen the way I plan??
1. Penny Davis
2. Tennessee
3. Solo
4. To learn more of Gods Word
5. I love to be scratched! My husband says I should have been a cat!
Ginny
Osceola Wi
small group–me and my sweet daughter!
Have done Beth Moore study- always a blessing…need some solid teaching and encouragement!
I like to pull weeds in public places/gardens. 🙂
1. Mindy Poitevent
2. Ft. Worth, TX
3. Solo
4. I am a teacher and am off for the summer. I did two Beth Moore studies years ago and really enjoyed them.
5. I am trying to try one new activity each week this summer…Week 1-Zumba at church today. First time ever. Loved it!
1. Twila Longenberger
2. Ponto, IN
3. Solo, but I have a friend who is doing it as well and will talk with her.
4. I’ve had 3 years working in a stressful job caring for hurt women as well as caring for my father in law thru his death and then 2 1/2 years of caring for my mother in law until she passed 5 weeks ago. I’ve done many of your Bible Studies and they always refresh me and get me back on track. I’m tired, weary, and am sitting at the feet of Jesus with nothing more to give. I need the fire to burn again in my heart and with His word and this study I know that will happen.
5. I’m a quilt/fabric-holic!
1.Jamie
2. Seminole,FL
3. Small group, 7 lovely ladies: Donella, Dee, Brianna,Alyssa,Tammy,Sydney and myself!
4. Some of the reasons why: To get involved and plugged in with Christian friends. To be held accountable. Wanted to try a Beth Moore study. To get out of a “dry” spiritual period. To experience fellowship and allow herself to vulnerable with others.
5. Quirks: Gotta sleep with feet out. Gotta sleep with blankets around my head to drown out hubby’s snoring. Need the radio volume to be on an even number. Has to flip her hair twice after a shower. Counts steps, seconds left on a traffic light, basically counts everything! Twirls hair. Can’t step on cracks in the sidewalk. Give her a word and sings a song about it.
1. Kathy Stout
2. Waupun, WI
3. Solo
4. To stay in His Word during the summer
5. I have to be busy or I will start procrastinating!
1. Name: Sheila Bragg
2. City: Guyton, GA
3. Solo
4. It has been a while since I’ve done a Bible study (other than the regular inductive study I do on my own) and I really am looking forward to this one. The description appealed to me.
5. Quirks? Hard to say. What I think is normal may be quirky to others. I’m a homebody. I eat as much organic food as I can. I honestly could live without TV. There. lol
Going solo here in Greenville, NC.
Love Beth Moore bible studies. It has been a year since my last study! Looking forward to it?
1. Cathy Hunt.
2. Glen Burnie, MD
3. Solo
4. We travel most weekends in the summer therefore I miss our fellowship at church and bible study with my small group. This will make it possible for me to continue to dig deeper in the word. I’m so excited!
5. A quirk of mine is that I can’t go to sleep if the covers on my bed is messed up. Strange I know…