Though I plan to milk the summer season for every drop it can offer, last week I began to think about fall Bible study. Whether you attend a church Bible study or a community study, sometimes it is difficult to know what to do and where to go. Today I…
The variety of readers we have participating in the Bible Reading challenge is incredible. Â From brand new Christians to 50 year veterans, we are covering all ages and stages of life. Â Isn’t that awesome?! Â I love the precious testimonies (at least two I’ve read) from those who have been brave…
If you’ve followed the blog for long, you know that I love to study God’s Word. And I really love participating in structured, written Bible studies of all kinds. But can I just tell you that a girl needs to know God’s Word for herself? I enjoy reading and hearing…
Outside the Zone of Age: Sarah Various Scriptures At the end of Part 1 of this lesson, we ended with the questions: Is anything too hard for the Lord? And while we immediately think , “Well, no. Nothing is too hard for God,” our actions tend to show otherwise. At…
Outside the Zone of Age: Sarah Genesis 17:15-19 Genesis 18:6-15 Genesis 21:1-8 Hebrews 11:8-12 This week we have several passages that mention Sarah and this topic of her age. God’s plan for her life was quite unusual as she brought into the world a son promised for almost an entire…
Outside the Zone of Adversity: Noah Hebrews 11:7 In the first part of this lesson on Noah and adversity, I asked you to think about the word “adversity.”  What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think of this word? Write it down and we’ll revisit…
Outside the Zone of Ancestry: Gideon Judges 6-8 Ancestry. Not just your heritage of tangible means. I’m talking about…well, the family baggage. The “business” that everyone hopes stays closed. The dirty laundry that the entire family hopes never gets aired.  Maybe nothing heavy, just a simple unforgiven misconception. Whatever it…
Outside the Zone of Appearance: David I Samuel 16:1-13 In the first part of this lesson, we looked at verse 7 of I Samuel 16 in the context of how God wants us to step outside the comfort zone of appearance. “…Man looks on the outward appearance, but God looks…
Outside the Zone of Appearance : David Read I Samuel 16:1-13 Why did God send Samuel to Bethlehem? What characteristics did the Lord tell Samuel specifically NOT to look for? Why do you think that it is so difficult not to judge a person by their appearance? Is there a…
Tonight our ladies’ Bible study group discussed our comfort zones as an introduction to the course. One definition of “comfort zone” was a comfortable place where self-imposed boundaries define our thoughts and actions. The boundaries can be physical, mental, emotional or spiritual. Our desire as a study group is to…
All Christians have a comfort zone. Whether we realize or not, we have these certain areas we are “called” to serve in. We’ve been “gifted” a particular way, and God does that! But…. truthfully, we use that so many times as a limit on how far we will allow God…
