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. Kathryn
2. Oceanside , Ca
3. Solo
4. To stay focused on Him
5. A quirk of mine is no matter what car I am driving, when I get out I always push the seat as far back as it can go!
1. Rhonda Greer
2. Florien, LA
3. Solo
4. I have not been able to attend our Ladies Tuesday night Bible Study for some time now so this is much needed. I am in a low spot right now.
5. My checkbook has to balance to the penny.
1. Jennifer Poss Taylor
2. Lubbock, Texas
3. Solo
4. I can’t get enough of The Word. I crave it. I need it. I want it. I share it.
5. I will redecorate people’s rooms in my head when I am visiting their home. I can hardly concentrate on our conversation if the decor is really bad, off centered, ill-placed or needs a simple fix. I’m not judging, I just want to fix it for them. 🙂
San Diego, ca
I need to be in the word
1. Lindsay
2.Cleveland, TN
3. Solo
4. Want to learn more, and draw closer to The Lord. I have also been dealing with fear and anxiety lately, and feel like drawing even closer will help tremendously!
5. Quirk: I am the spelling and grammar police. Pet peeve: “I seen you the other day.” No, it’s “I saw you the other day!” Haha… Oh… Or when someone spells “quite” when they really mean “quiet.” Lol!
I know that God brought this Bible study into my life at this specific time to grow me. I know God is speaking specifically to me. Thank you for being faithful to write this and to put it out there for the benefit of others. <3
1. Dana
2. Overland Park, Kansas
3. Solo–Though will be doing this study again with a group this fall!
4. I LOVE to be in God’s word
5. Quirk: I love to play solitaire on my phone several times a day and zone out!
solo
Erin
Oregon Coast
Solo
I love God’s word.
I love to pray in the bathtub.
1. Lisa Bass
2. Hutchins, TX
3. together with my daughter
4. because I love Thessalonians!
5. I keep track of my hair clips by clipping them on my shirt.
1. Kathleen Cantwell
2. Albuquerque, NM
3. Solo
4. I’m weary after 33 years of ministry- looking for encouragement in the Word
5. I love the outdoors- fishing, hiking, mountain biking, cycling, running, golf
1. Cris
2. St Louis, Mo.
3. Solo
4. I want to learn more about the bible and God’s Word.
1. Cindy Miller
2. Granite City, IL (right across the river from St. Louis)
3. Solo
4. I love bible studies. Our group just finished Daniel…so hungry to hear more about the end times also! Excited to know that this study is tied in with the simulcast in Sept. Definitely need more of God !!!
5. Lots of quirks !
1) Andrea
2) Smackover, Ar
3) Solo
4) Needing that in depth study to calm my soul and learn His word. Plus, I usually attend LPL and this yr y’all are not coming close. I so much enjoy your teaching and God has showed me so many things when I hear and see you!!!! Thank U so much for your love for our Father and for the love that you show each and every one of us!!! Many many jewels in your crown Mamma Beth!
5) quirk….when I am making a hamburger,it has to be dressed in a certain way…top-MIRCLE whip, lettuce, tomato- meat, bottom mustard onion and pickle…
Blessings to you all!!!!
1. Linda
2. Aurora, CO
3. Solo
4. Don’t think I can do this in two sentences! I have been in a Tuesday Bible Study for the last three years. I have learned more than I ever thought I could learn. I miss the ladies and the study over the summer…so I can have a study. My marriage of 45 years is dissolving and I am desperately seeking God’s will for my life.
5. Quirk: One I laugh at myself about is when I wash my hands in a public restroom where there is paper towels (the kind you pull from the bottom) I must do three!!
1. Amanda
2. Cape Town, South Africa
3. Solo so far
4. I need to study with someone I am very bad at doing this on my own so with the help of your site I trust God will give me the ability to carry on
5. Quirk – I love making friends even FB friends for I dunno where
1. Kimberly Harper
2. Apopka, FL
3. Solo
4. love Beth Moore!!! used to do the studies in my ladies group when I had a church home. Now I speak to God daily to start my day and search for your videos on internet and watch Wednesday in the Word.
5. a little OCD & my day is real scheduled which bothers some but I have 3 little ones and it works. (a 5yr old & two 4 yr olds)
1. Deniece
2. Greer, SC
3. Solo
4. I like doing Bible studies. Structured Bible studies keep me focused and accountable to finish.
5. My quirk is I love gummies!
Jeanne Davis – Petersburg VA
going solo
I’m hoping to develop my full potential in Christ. He’s done so much in my life!
Quirks? Mean people. Kindness doesn’t cost a thing, so be kind!
I’m already the student not following directions ha!
Quirks (not pet peeves)
If I’m painting my nails, and I get a smudge..instead of just fixing the smudge, I have to do them ALL over!
1. Crissy
2. Nashville, TN
3. Solo
4.. Rough Season, too many reasons to list
5. I push my glasses up with my nose too lazy to use my finger!
Beth
Tupelo, MS
Small group meeting at my home
A great opportunity to grow closer to God while bonding with new friends
1. Lisa
2. Delta, OH
3. solo but I’m guessing I will be inviting some friends!
4. My season of life includes our son beginning his sophomore year in college and our daughter starting college this coming fall. Some call it empty nest, not sure how I feel about that?! God’s Word is always timely and perfect.
5. Quirk; all beds have to be made every morning!
1. Vicki
2. Wilmington
3. small group of 3
4. I love to study God’s Word. I have the privilege of meeting with a group of women at my church from Fall through the Spring. We break for Summer and studying God’s Word is routine for me. I love it.
5. Quirks? If I could, there would be hanging indents under each number on this list for ease of reading. I also have my favorite Bible study books on my desk in a specific order so I can easily find them when I want them.
1. Jen
2. Delaware, Ohio
3. Group wth my 19 year old niece Sarah and my dear sister-in-law Karen (who taught me a lot about Christ).
4. Getting to know the Lord each and every day and become closer to the ladies in my family while sharing the Word! Also my first Bible study!
5. Quirk: I laugh like Chandler Bing on Friends when I am nerverous.
1. Dawn
2. Alliance, NE
3. Small Group
4. Wonderful small group and need the fellowship and sharing which helps stay in His Word.
5. I have too many to mention.
1. Joi Welch
2. Austin, Texas
3. Solo, but I just found out about this and going to tell my ladies from my small group
4. I work full time and miss a lot of the studies that are done during the day. This is great!
5. Can’t think of a quirk but sure I have several!
1. Tara
2. Broadview Heights, OH
3. Small Group: My mom Mary Ann, and my two sisters Meagan and Melissa
4. I need to get into the living breathing Word of God in a bad way. I am asking to be transformed this summer through the power His Word.
5. BONUS question (optional): I love stuff that is cheeseburger flavored. Chips, Pringles, Pizza, Hot Pockets…love me some cheeseburger!
Patty Pierce
Searcy Arkansas
Solo
I need to be in God’s Word this summer in the worst way. I have let that slide over the last year or so and as a result my joy has been diminished. I want my joy back . I want to get back to serving and sharing.
My quirk is I am a book worm . I need to read like I need to eat. I often tell people that reading for a little while each day is like a dose of Prozac. . It keeps me happy. It may be secular fiction, Christian fiction , a bible study , the Bible itself, or the back of the cereal box if nothing else is available,,but I must read.
Buchanan, MI
Going Solo
I have enjoyed & led many of Beth’s studies at our local church. We are not officially meeting this summer as we just don’t have the childcare needed for the ladies & many of them just did not feel like they could make a commitment without the childcare. I like the way the study questions help me process Scripture and challenge me to think deeper.
I love the smell of clean laundry & will pull a fresh clean towel or shirt up to my face to enjoy the scent before I start folding. AND – I drink way too much coffee. (At least a pot a day & I am trying to kinda cut back on that) Loved what Beth shared on not taking a sip until she had greeted the Lord to show Him – she loves Him more than coffee. I can relate.
1 – Megan
2 – Knoxville, TN
3 – Solo
4 – Because I need a structured bible study right now!!
Audrey
Cumming Georgia
Small Group w/ 2 others
We always do a summer study the 3 of us. It is a wonderful way to stay connected and stay in The Word 🙂
Tube of toothpaste MUST be squeezed from the bottom up ONLY !!!
1. Terrie
2. Salem, MO
3. Solo…or maybe with a friend. The one who told me there was a new Beth Moore study out. She is also going to do it. Summers are busy, so we may not be able to get together to do it.
4. I want to be closer to Jesus.
5. Not sure what my “quirk” is. I guess I could say that I have a hard time stepping on cracks in the sidewalk. I guess that old saying from when I was little…”Step on a crack, break your Mother’s back”. Just can’t step on them.
Thanks for doing this online. Great idea for summer!
1. Lesley
2. Steamboat Springs, CO
3. solo
4. I am a teacher and finished up my year yesterday. Now I need to be taught. I am so excited to be a student once again! And I don’t want to waste this summer. I want to grow and to learn. I am thirsty for Him.
5.I guess my quirk is that I always make my coffee in the evening and set the automatic timer so that as soon as I get downstairs in the morning it is waiting for me. It feels as if a friend is greeting me!
1. Melissa
2.Midlothian, VA
3. Solo
4. I really enjoy Beth Moore studies and I need something rich and in depth in the summer while home with four kids.
5. We take our garbage to the landfill each week. I love to do this…even though my husband offers. It makes me feel super organized and clutter free.
Connie, Chariton, solo, To Be in the Word. Beth, Thank you for your teaching.
1. Margie
2. Lincoln Park, MI
3. Solo
4. It’s mission trip season, I am going on 4 short term mission trips from June 23 to August 30, 2 local in Detroit, MI, and 2 to Haiti and it’s been a busy time for me. In all that busy-ness I get emptied out and I need this bible study to learn more about God, who He is and who He says I am. It’s necessary to provide fruit.
5. Far too many to list…
1. Aly Sarsfield
2. Fairmont, WV
3. Small group
4. Summers are tough… the busyness of life takes over and sometimes I get a little scattered. I pray through this study I can grow in the word and remember what is most important.
4. A quirk… I hate it when others load my dishwasher. I know I should embrace any help I can get but I always go back in and rearrange things and handwash the things I don’t want to go in there. Weird? ?
1. Bethany Slocum
2. Macon, GA
3. With a group – loosely. This is the second summer I’ve participated in this study with my accountability friend.. We study alone but hold each other accountable to completing the study. I feel God stirring in my heart to offer to host this in a very informal setting in my home. I’m about to throw it out there on FB and see what HE does! Do it, Lord!
4. My family is in a season of high stress and I desperately need to seek His Face as we walk this road. I’m doing this study so that I can be the wife I need to be to my husband and the mother I need to be to our children.
5. I love ketchup. Sometimes. . . You never know from one day to the next if I’ll want ketchup or not. There’s no rhyme or reason to it, either. My hubby picks on me to no end, and we laugh about my love – or lack thereof – for ketchup! 🙂
1.lynette
2. Fayetteville AR
3. Partner
4. Overwhelmed working mom of three-one with special needs
5. The light must be on in the kitchen when I’m cooking-doesn’t matter if it is the day time!
I want to feed on Gods word
1. Stephanie
2. Afghanistan
3. Solo
4. I need His comfort and word in this place.
5. I the table must be set correctly! It bothers me when the everything is out of order or just thrown on the table!
1. Jamie
2. Bentonville, AR
3. Small group
4. To stay in the word with the busynessfof summer
5. Before I go to bed each night I start the dishwasher and make the coffee
Shelly Smith
Apollo Beach, FL
Solo
I am going through a season of learning daily God’s provision… my spouse is disabled and we are now living off my income… we just moved to a new home in order to downsize the budget… my children are struggling w/ this new situation… I know that it’s God’s will… I could go on and on about his marvelous love and provision for us!
Praise God! He just LOVES us so much… it is unfathomable to grasp the depth! I am truly a blessed daughter of God!
Quirk – I go to the prayer room at church on Fridays… I consider it my “special date” with my Savior and am jealous over that time! I love that time when no one can get to me as I am locked in a room worshiping and loving my Savior! I will go other times w/other people to pray but Friday I am jealous over that time and I want to be there alone w/ Him!
Going solo. I am so happy I can do an online study with Beth Moore. I used to be a Houston Connection gal but have since moved to New Mexico. I miss Beth live!
1. Helena
2. Shreve, Ohio
3. Solo
4. Wanted a study for the summer
5. Will criticize my boys for playing video games for hours but can easily stay up late reading a novel.
Angelia
Greensboro, NC
Solo
Needing the structure and accountability to remain in the Word!
When I sing praise and worship music I close my eyes, not a good thing when I am driving, 🙂
Charlotte Willer
Huntsville, Al
solo
I am wanting to keep on studying the Bible. Summer is a break from usual studies I am in. But this one by Beth Moore looked like I should do it!
1. Heather
2. Powell, Ohio
3. Solo
4. Stay in word, preview study for leading in spring, dig deeper into Thessalonians
5. picky about type and color of pen and highlighter when studying
1. Amy
2. Memphis, TN
3. Just me and a friend meeting
4. Need something fresh and new for summer
5. Organizing
2. Lubbock, TX ( BTW we AREN’T the most boring city in the US)
3. Solo
4. My group does not meet in the summer and I miss doing homework, it is how I stay in the Word.
5. I like to play computer and video games