It finally happened-- the Bible Study launched tonight & with 24 ladies attending!! I am just counting that as confirmation that God IS going to do awesome things in this Bible Study! Tonight's launch was a fun time of getting to know gals we didn't know, & getting to know the gals we already knew- a little bit better! We prayed together & watched the mini-session from Beth's website, got our instructions & split into smaller groups at random with some very sweet volunteers to help be discussion guides for the small group meetings.(Thank you girls for being willing to jump in!) Each gal was asked to write a text-message starting with this sentence: "Please pray for me. I..." It was a sweet time to hear the intimate needs that were in the small group (We kept each need anonymous, but prayed for each one.) Next, we read Psalm 19 from the Message translation. It proved to be one of the favorite parts of the night. We discovered what the Word of God does for us & the many benefits of studying scripture....it pulls our lives together, it gives us clear signs to the right roads, it shows the way to joy. God's directions are plain. It warns of danger & directs us to hidden treasure, keeps us from stupid sins. (Just paraphrasing....) We came back together as a group, closed out in prayer & took a mighty awesome picture! (Wen-the pic you took was the best as far as getting the most faces!) A BIG thank-you to Wendy, who must have burnt a thousand calories running around, pushing chairs to & fro & serving cold drinks. Yes, my sis-in-law, who also had the connections for the amazing board room we met in!Just a note from me...personally. I was so touched by the friendship that is desired by many of the women there. Women who need fellowship with other women.Genuine women, who love the Lord & simply want more of God. It was inspiring, encouraging & powerful just to be in that room of gals, who walk in so many different roles. We came together tonight, not just as moms, students, wives, the lady who works @ such & so place...we came together as daughters to reach out to our Father & bless Him! I believe we brought him much joy tonight!
Some of you showed an interest in watching Jennifer's videos at home to fill in the blanks on your listening guides in your workbooks. To access those videos, copy & paste the following in your URL: http://www.lifewaystores.com/lwstore/product.asp?isbn=L02980450X. It takes you directly to our Bible Study products on Lifewaystores website. All the way at the bottom of the page under Product Companions, you'll see each session's video which you can download, or just watch for $5. It is low resolution, so it is meant for individual use (not for a big screen). They are all 20-30 minutes long, so if you want feel free to watch at home in your jammies or split the cost & call a few of us from the bible study--meet somewhere (some places have free Wii Fi) & watch together!
If you missed this week....The homework is to work the first 2 weeks in your workbook by our 2nd meeting Tuesday July 7 (6 pm - 7:30). The second meeting is suppossed to be at Carpe Diem Coffee & Tea Co on Old Shell Road. I'm going tomorrow with my personal Civil Engineer by my side to decide if it is going to be big enough! ; D What an awesome "obstacle" to have! Praise the Lord! I will let you know if the location changes. In the meantime, ladies---look for those "hidden treasures" in His Word over the coming weeks--they are for YOU!
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