Mug and a Muffin Study
We are studying the book of Mark. We meet either on Saturday 9:30am or Monday 7:00pm.
Come join us at anytime whether you have been able to come previously or not.
For more information call Christine @ 509-448-7677.
1 Corinthians 13:12
Monday, May 23, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Two Women's Face2Face Times
Breaking Free
We have been deeply touched by the women's Bible study we have been doing.
Beth Moore is an avid Bible teacher and student.
Her life wasn't all peaches and cream and she stands true and free because Jesus set her free.
Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior and Healer
Come join whether you have already found healing in Christ
are looking
or want to join in with other women learning from the Bible.
We love new faces.
Saturday Mornings 9:30 call Christine 448-7677
Monday Evenings 7pm call Deb 590-3890
Friday, October 15, 2010
"Breaking Free"
First Week: "Untying the Cords of the Yoke"
Question of the Week.
In the midst of this splendor, in the midst of the glory of God, in the midst of the Seraphim expressing worship, Isaiah sees his makeup.
Isaiah becomes acutely aware of his uncleanliness before a holy God.
After receiving cleansing of his iniquity and sin being forgiven, then the voice of the Lord speaks...
"Here am I. Send me!" is Isaiah's response. Here am I, send me.
Uzziah the king has died, Isaiah sees the King of kings high and lifted up, he cries out in his awareness of his uncleanliness, his iniquity is taken away and his sins are forgiven... then he responds to the call with "Here am I, send me!"
Question of the Week.
Why do you think Isaiah readily responded to the call?
"I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, lofty and exalted, with the train of His robe filling the temple... (with the Seraphim crying,)
'Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts, the whole earth is full of His glory.'
The foundations of the thresholds trembled at the voice of him who called out, while the temple was filling with smoke. "
Isaiah sees himself against this backdrop and cries out
"Woe is me, for I am ruined!"
In the midst of this splendor, in the midst of the glory of God, in the midst of the Seraphim expressing worship, Isaiah sees his makeup.
Isaiah becomes acutely aware of his uncleanliness before a holy God.
After receiving cleansing of his iniquity and sin being forgiven, then the voice of the Lord speaks...
"Whom shall I send, and who will go for Us?"
"Here am I. Send me!" is Isaiah's response. Here am I, send me.
Uzziah the king has died, Isaiah sees the King of kings high and lifted up, he cries out in his awareness of his uncleanliness, his iniquity is taken away and his sins are forgiven... then he responds to the call with "Here am I, send me!"
Do we see our exalted Lord or are we blinded by ourselves?
Do we sense our unworthiness and sin or do we hide in self-righteousness?
Do we cry out to Him or are we too proud?
Do we recognize we are forgiven or do we wallow?
Do we respond to his call on our lives with "Here am I, send me?" no matter what the cost...
Are we ready to be sent?
Are we willing to respond to Him?
Are we ready to be sent?
Are we willing to respond to Him?
Here am I, Lord,
Here am I.
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Saturday, August 28th, 2010
Welcome Ladies!
We are getting reading to begin a new series called
"Breaking Free" with Beth Moore.
We have 2 women's Bible studies available beginning
Saturday, October 9th
and Monday, October 11th.
"Breaking Free" with Beth Moore.
We have 2 women's Bible studies available beginning
Saturday, October 9th
and Monday, October 11th.
Beth Moore introduces "Breaking Free" as follows,
"I once believed only the spiritually lost were captives.
God pried open my comfortably closed mind from the
inside out with my life as the object lesson. I had no
idea I was in captivity until God began to set me free."
...
The following statement will be our definition of
captivity throughout our study: A Christian is held
captive by anything that hinders the abundant and
effective Spirit-filled life God planned for her.
Our themes will come from Isaiah, a book about
the captivity of God’s children, the faithfulness of God,
and the road to freedom. Week 1 will overview the
Book of Isaiah through the lives of the kings who ruled
during the prophet’s ministry. These kings exemplify
many of the obstacles to freedom with which we must
deal. Then beginning with week two we will seek to
apply the formula for freedom to our lives. "
The cost for each member booklet is $14.95
"I once believed only the spiritually lost were captives.
God pried open my comfortably closed mind from the
inside out with my life as the object lesson. I had no
idea I was in captivity until God began to set me free."
...
The following statement will be our definition of
captivity throughout our study: A Christian is held
captive by anything that hinders the abundant and
effective Spirit-filled life God planned for her.
Our themes will come from Isaiah, a book about
the captivity of God’s children, the faithfulness of God,
and the road to freedom. Week 1 will overview the
Book of Isaiah through the lives of the kings who ruled
during the prophet’s ministry. These kings exemplify
many of the obstacles to freedom with which we must
deal. Then beginning with week two we will seek to
apply the formula for freedom to our lives. "
The cost for each member booklet is $14.95
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Sunday, June 6, 2010
Ladies Bible Studies
Friday mornings, 9:30am -
The first meeting on June 25th will be at Dee Fowler's home, 3621 W. Rowan 99205. Deb Schneider will be teaching or moderating a Charles Swindoll Bible study guide on the book of Esther. If you would like to attend, contact Melody Faris at melody@connects.org , as she will be ordering the books. Future locations will be decided at the first meeting.
The first meeting on June 25th will be at Dee Fowler's home, 3621 W. Rowan 99205. Deb Schneider will be teaching or moderating a Charles Swindoll Bible study guide on the book of Esther. If you would like to attend, contact Melody Faris at melody@connects.org , as she will be ordering the books. Future locations will be decided at the first meeting.
Monday evenings every other week,
7pm at Christine Schneider's home each time: 3324 E. 33rd 99223. We'll be doing a simplified Kaye Arthur Inductive Bible Study Guide on First Peter, called "Living With Discernment in the End Times." We'll begin June 28th and at that time discuss the schedule. If you would like to attend, send Christine an email at lifeboat-2@hotmail.com and she will order you a book.
7pm at Christine Schneider's home each time: 3324 E. 33rd 99223. We'll be doing a simplified Kaye Arthur Inductive Bible Study Guide on First Peter, called "Living With Discernment in the End Times." We'll begin June 28th and at that time discuss the schedule. If you would like to attend, send Christine an email at lifeboat-2@hotmail.com and she will order you a book.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Looking Back - Anticipating Ahead, by Christine Schneider
Dear Sisters in Christ,
Well, we have finished the book of James, and we have discovered what
an authentic Christian
looks like in many common situations and difficulties. We'd like to look that way. And we are attracted by the idea of developing into a group of Christians who love one another and care for each other, even to the point of risking the friendship in favor of God's truth. It's been a wonderful journey, and I praise God for each of you who have touched my life and the lives of others in the two studies. We don't want to stop now.
Well, we have finished the book of James, and we have discovered what
an authentic Christian
looks like in many common situations and difficulties. We'd like to look that way. And we are attracted by the idea of developing into a group of Christians who love one another and care for each other, even to the point of risking the friendship in favor of God's truth. It's been a wonderful journey, and I praise God for each of you who have touched my life and the lives of others in the two studies. We don't want to stop now.
Most of you already know the following information, but I didn't want to leave anyone out, so please be patient with me.
You probably have heard - or you came to Janie's for the lovely brunch - that we will be continuing (but tweaking) the Bible studies for the summer. We will again be offering two, but the Saturday one will be discontinued for the summer to free up part of your weekend.
Friday mornings, 9:30am -
The first meeting on June 25th will be at Dee Fowler's home, 3621 W. Rowan 99205. Deb Schneider will be teaching or moderating a Charles Swindoll Bible study guide on the book of Esther. If you would like to attend, contact Melody Faris at melody@connects.org , as she will be ordering the books. Future locations will be decided at the first meeting.
The first meeting on June 25th will be at Dee Fowler's home, 3621 W. Rowan 99205. Deb Schneider will be teaching or moderating a Charles Swindoll Bible study guide on the book of Esther. If you would like to attend, contact Melody Faris at melody@connects.org , as she will be ordering the books. Future locations will be decided at the first meeting.
Monday evenings every other week,
7pm at my home each time: 3324 E. 33rd 99223. We'll be doing a simplified Kaye Arthur Inductive Bible Study Guide on First Peter, called "Living With Discernment in the End Times." We'll begin June 28th and at that time discuss the schedule. If you would like to attend, send me an email at lifeboat-2@hotmail.com and I will order you a book.
7pm at my home each time: 3324 E. 33rd 99223. We'll be doing a simplified Kaye Arthur Inductive Bible Study Guide on First Peter, called "Living With Discernment in the End Times." We'll begin June 28th and at that time discuss the schedule. If you would like to attend, send me an email at lifeboat-2@hotmail.com and I will order you a book.
Deb and I will try to get the books to you before the first session.
We look forward to studying the Bible with you this summer on decks and patios and in beautiful gardens. We hope that it will be a blessing to you.
Love, Christine
Thursday, May 6, 2010
A Nature Like Elijah! James 5:12-20
Look at Elijah in James 5:16-18
16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. 17Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. 18Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.
What a powerful example of a man who walked with God and yet had a nature like ours.
This encourages people... Wow look at how awesome Elijah was and all the wonderful things he did and yet he still had a nature like ours. What is the alternative? Perfection. Well, we know that "no one is righteous, no not one." So, I think the emphasis here is not on the fact that "he is just like one of us" as a means to relieve us of some responsibility in godly living, but rather that he was the godly man he was in spite of the fact "that he is just like us." The emphasis isn't to somehow relieve us that we don't have to live up to some crazy characteristics of godliness, but rather that by the power of God in our lives that is exactly what we should be like... totally surrendered to an awesome God, no matter what the cost.
Dare we to walk in complete surrender to God. Do we dare to risk all to be his disciples? I say there is no other alternative if we are to live at all!
I am challenged by Elijah not relieved. His nature is the same as mine. I have no excuse that can hold any weight. His nature and mine are the same. Are we willing to go out on a limb to be just as radically sold out to Jesus no matter the cost exactly as he calls us to be or do we want to play the game of Christianity thinking that somehow Elijah was just given a little more of God than us, a little better of a nature than mine... But no, let us bend our knees to our awesome God with whom there is absolutely none to compare!
16Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective. 17Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. 18Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth produced its crops.
What a powerful example of a man who walked with God and yet had a nature like ours.
This encourages people... Wow look at how awesome Elijah was and all the wonderful things he did and yet he still had a nature like ours. What is the alternative? Perfection. Well, we know that "no one is righteous, no not one." So, I think the emphasis here is not on the fact that "he is just like one of us" as a means to relieve us of some responsibility in godly living, but rather that he was the godly man he was in spite of the fact "that he is just like us." The emphasis isn't to somehow relieve us that we don't have to live up to some crazy characteristics of godliness, but rather that by the power of God in our lives that is exactly what we should be like... totally surrendered to an awesome God, no matter what the cost.
Are we people who:
- speak his word regardless of the fact that our life might be on the line,
- never bow the knee to any other God despite the fact that those around us demand we serve anyone other than God,
- trust that God's word is true,
- proclaim God's message knowing that the person of Jesus Christ is complete faithfulness,
- place our complete confidence in our Almighty God.
Dare we to walk in complete surrender to God. Do we dare to risk all to be his disciples? I say there is no other alternative if we are to live at all!
I am challenged by Elijah not relieved. His nature is the same as mine. I have no excuse that can hold any weight. His nature and mine are the same. Are we willing to go out on a limb to be just as radically sold out to Jesus no matter the cost exactly as he calls us to be or do we want to play the game of Christianity thinking that somehow Elijah was just given a little more of God than us, a little better of a nature than mine... But no, let us bend our knees to our awesome God with whom there is absolutely none to compare!
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