CHAPTER 5 DISCUSSION
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In Chapter 5, I list the 4 ways I have found community, accountability and friendship within the church.
1. WOMEN'S BIBLE STUDIES - raise your hand if you have been in a women's Bible study!
Women's Bible Studies are not all created equally. Depending on the leader, the book choice and the group that attends - experiences can vary. For me personally, this has been a huge piece of the puzzle of my spiritual growth and connection with other Christian women. I LOVE Women's Bible Studies and highly recommend you join one or start one in your home or at your church!
HEBREWS 10:24 SAYS, "AND LET US CONSIDER HOW WE MAY SPUR ONE ANOTHER ON TOWARD LOVE AND GOOD DEEDS."
2. MENTORSHIP/DISCIPLESHIP MINISTRY - When I was in 9th grade I was mentored/discipled for the very first time. I talk about this mentor named Holly in my book. Holly and I met - one on one - on a weekly basis for 2 years when I was in high school. Holly was only 2 years older than me - but she had a huge influence in my life. She held me accountable for my daily Bible reading and walk with God and she listened, counseled and befriended me. When she left my high school youth group, to attend the Moody Bible Institute - it wasn't long until I followed in my mentors footsteps and joined her on her dorm floor as a student too!
Holly took the time to invest in me. Who can you invest in? You are never too young! And now she is a missionary in the Ukraine {she continues to inspire me through her life} and the last time she was home on furlough - our kids played together - here are some pictures below.
3. TITUS 2 WORSHOPS - CONNECTING WITH OLDER WOMEN - If you are a young woman, the Bible says we NEED older women and if you are older- the Bible says you need to be with the younger women. We need each other. We need your wisdom, insight, leadership and example. Young ones - if you don't have an older woman to learn off of - pray for one.
PROVERBS 27:17 SAYS "AS IRON SHARPENS IRON, SO ONE MAN SHARPENS ANOTHER"."
4. GOOD MORNING GIRLS - (THE BACKGROUND STORY) When I started the very first Good Morning Girls Group at my home church (which was previously titled the '6AM Club') in 2007 - it was all about accountability. I knew I needed accountability for my daily quiet times and that is just what Good Morning Girls provided for me. This sweet group of 5 ladies emailed each other every.single.day for years and years.
But little did we know that our little group of 5 would one day in August of 2009 - turn into 120 Good Morning Girls here on Women Living Well! These groups kept on multiplying and multiplying, to the point that I was at 600 women and I needed some on-line help to manage it all.
This winter, GMG enrolled 13,000 women in our on-line Bible Study - Praise God!
"TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE, BECAUSE THEY HAVE A GOOD RETURN FOR THEIR WORK: IF ONE FALLS DOWN, HIS FRIEND CAN HELP HIM UP. BUT PITY THE MAN WHO FALLS AND HAS NO ONE TO HELP HIM UP!" ECCLESIASTES 4:9-10
LET'S DISCUSS:
Here's a - very brief - 1 minute video of my closing thoughts on this section of the book - "Your Walk with God".
(if you are reading this in the feed - click here to view the video)
1.) Tell Us About A Bible Study You Have been Involved In Or A Mentor Or A Titus 2 Woman In Your Life, That You Have Connected With On A Spiritual Level. How Did That Affect Your Spiritual Growth?
2.) Read Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (posted Above), How Can You Apply This In Your Life?
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Walk with the King,
"COURTNEY"
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