Comment Love Incentive!

Hey Scripture Sisters! to intice you to interact via the blog and facebook group, I've got a basket with your name on it on reserve at the greenhouse. For each of you that posts a comment here or at the facebook group (GCC Scripture Sisters), your comment will be thrown into the basket. a drawing will be held on Sunday, May 30 for someone to receive a gorgeous basket of flowers.

This picture is a freshly started basket - it'll be three times this size come May 30! Whoever wins will have a custom basket - either solids or a mixture of colors. The red, purple and neon yellow is simply outstanding. Plus, there's one I named specially: Rays of sunshine. It's a mixture of yellows. Anyway... Post your comments ladies! Let us know what you think of the study, what your findings are, how God's working in your life. Share, share, share....

April Study - week #3

READING: RUTH 3
Q's
• What was Naomi’s concern for Ruth?
• In today’s culture, what would have been the equivalent of Naomi’s plan?
• How much trust did Ruth have of Naomi?
• Have you ever been concerned for a loved one and made “plans?”

READING: 1 Kings 3:16-28

Q's
• Sometimes it’s hard to recognize when selfishness creeps into a situation or relationship, but the fruit is all too often conflict and heartache. Which of the women was clearly selfish about the living son? How was the selfishness displayed?

READING: James 3:14-18

Q's
• According to this passage, what are some of the fruits of selfishness? And the fruits of wisdom?
• How are we supposed to live?

ACTIVITY
Love is a powerful force. Think of three friends and do something especially kind for them to encourage them. Show your love in words, actions, or deeds.

Scripture Sisters Meeting Times: 2nd Sundays and 3rd Thursdays of each month from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at the Sacred Grounds. Blogsite: http://gccscripturesisters.blogspot.com. Weekly email version of this study available – contact Christy Smallwood (csmallwood@blueriver.net). Join our group on facebook too! (NOTE: for Sunday in April it will be the 18th due to 72 Project rescheduling)

April Study - week #2

READING: RUTH 2

Q's

• How do you think Ruth was received by Naomi’s old friends in Bethlehem – being she was a foreigner?
• How do you think Naomi would have talked about Ruth to her friends?
• Based on Ruth & Naomi’s relationship, how do you think Ruth would have gotten along with the girls in Boaz’ field?

READING: 1 Tim 1:2, 2 Tim 1:2

Q's

• What does Paul’s description of Timothy reveal about the closeness of their friendship?
• Why do you think it’s important to have someone who mentors you as well as someone you mentor?
• Who has been a Paul in your life? Who has been a Timothy?

ACTIVITY
You have many sisters in Christ: women who have come along side of you and enrich your life’s journey. They challenge you, encourage you, and help you become all you were created to be in more ways than you can imagine. When you think about people who have enriched your life simply because you know them, who comes to mind? Next to their names, write out their strengths and what they’ve taught you.

Scripture Sisters Meeting Times: 2nd Sundays and 3rd Thursdays of each month from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at the Sacred Grounds. Blogsite: http://gccscripturesisters.blogspot.com. Weekly email version of this study available – contact Christy Smallwood (csmallwood@blueriver.net). Join our group on facebook too! (NOTE: for Sunday in April it will be the 18th due to 72 Project rescheduling)

April Study - week #1

Welcome to Scripture Sisters!
APRIL 2010 … week 1

This month it’s all about sister-friends.

READING: Ruth 1

Q's:

• There are many life-changing events that come into our lives. List all the life-changing event events you find in Chapter 1.
• What life-changing events have you experienced?
• Who helped you through these events?
• What kind of counsel did you receive?

READING: Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Q's:

• Can you think of a time when you found this passage to be true in your own life?
  

ACTIVITY
On a blank piece of paper, make a list of seven things you consider essential in a good friend. Examples include compassion, trustworthiness, and honesty. Over the course of the next week, spend time searching for scriptures that identify God with one of these qualities. Ask God to reveal Himself to you in new and unexpected ways.

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Scripture Sisters Meeting Times: 2nd Sundays and 3rd Thursdays of each month from 6:30-8:00 p.m. at the Sacred Grounds. Blogsite: http://gccscripturesisters.blogspot.com. Weekly email version of this study available – contact Christy Smallwood (csmallwood@blueriver.net). Join our group on facebook too! (NOTE: for Sunday in April it will be the 18th due to 72 Project rescheduling)

Scripture Sisters Revamped!

Hey ladies!

Scripture Sisters is a unique opportunity for women ages 18+ to connect with other women in a variety of ways: group time, one-on-ones, and internet. Each month we will study a new subject that will inspire ladies to develop a lifestyle of worship in Christ while enjoying girl-time. Meeting times are the second Sundays and third Thursdays of each month, 6:30-8:00 p.m. in the High School Sacred Grounds building and facilitated by Christy Smallwood. (NOTE: due to the change of 72 Project Sunday in March, the Scripture Sisters will meet on the 3rd Sunday, April 18). Scripture Sisters will not meet the months of June, July, and August to allow for summertime flexbility. Weekly Girl-Time sheets can be found in the Fellowship Hall, and contact Christy to receive the emailable version.

This blog site will be used as well as the facebook group to give us the opportunity to comment together about what we are studying each month. It'll be great to see how scripture impacts all of us in different ways! AND, there will be incentives for comment love!

Piece of Patsy

Just a little clip from 2008's Women of Faith conference of Patsy Clairmont. She's great - funny and full of God's grace and revelation. We are still in her study of "I Second That Emotion" on the 2nd and 4th Mondays at 7p in the Sacred Grounds house.

Stocking the shelves...

We are still in the Patsy Clairmont study of Emotions. Good stuff - engages us in good discussions about life and it's nice to have girl-time with fellow sinners who love Jesus. By the way - CONGRATULATIONS ANGIE!!! We're all excited to have a Jake-clone soon!

Monday night we discussed Abigail from 1 Samuel (read her story). This was a lady praised for her beauty AND intelligence. She had it all - including a scoundrel of a husband. Talk about rude. He refused to honor David by paying in food/supplies for services rendered by his men protecting Nabal's flocks. David was literally ready to kill. Abigail, however, was wiser than her husband and took supplies to David asking him not to kill anyone. Well, it all works out to God's Glory in the end. But the point that I had always skipped over was how much Abigail took to David.

Patsy - via dvd - pointed out that Abigail had been stocking her shelves for this moment. She HAD to have been to take 200 loaves of bread, wine, 5 dressed sheep, 5 bushels of roasted grain, 100 cakes of raisins, & 200 cakes of pressed figs. Now - this part starts out, "Abigail lost no time..." She was prepared. Patsy said she probably also took off her shelves faith, courage, etc. These she also had prepared.

The question was asked - how are we prepared when crisis comes into our lives? Well, are you prepared?