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Hey Ladies! We are in Week 5 of our Bible Study! Our Facebook Party is only a couple days away! How exciting! I'm rounding up some fun prizes, so you don't want to miss. Get your verse mappings ready to share... Here's our verse of the week - 2 Corinthians 1:20 – For no matter how many promises God has made, they are “Yes” in Christ. And so through him the “Amen” is spoken by us to the glory of God. Spend some time digging deeper and meditating on this verse. Be Blessed and be a Blessing! Cheryl

The Circle Maker - Week 5 Happy Magnanimous Monday Ladies!!! Hope everyone had a beautiful weekend. I was so disappointed, I was really looking forward to taking pictures of the Full Moon and the lunar eclipse – sad face. But I’m sure somewhere in the world someone took some great pictures of the event! Thursday night during our study a quailstorm appeared on the Doppler radar and God asked Moses a question. It was more than a question. It was the question. Your answer to this question, the question, will determine the size of your prayer circles.   Is there any limit to my power? The size of our prayers depends on the size of our God. And if God knows no limits, then neither should our prayers. God exists outside of the four space-time dimensions He created. We should pray that way! We are at the half-way point in our study – can you believe it? Thank you so much for you dedication and for hanging in here with me. Go ahead and read chapters 8 & 9, even if...

Bible Study Skills     Having a life verse is a great way to personalize and immerse yourself in Scripture. It should inspire, challenge, excite and energize you. Your life verse can be your anchor in the stormy seas and your compass to direct you forward. One of my favorite passages of Scripture is found in Hebrews 13:5…God said, “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.” It was a promise God gave to me at a time I was extremely ill; no matter what I’m going through, I remain God of His promise (mostly, He reminds me)! So how do you choose a life verse? I’m so glad you asked! 1.      Start with the question: What do you need from God? What seems to be in short supply in your life when you really need it? 2.      Think about your strengths and passions . What moves you, motivates you, makes your heart sing? 3.      After you have thought about your needs and passions, pick three or...

Here is the promise that the day is coming when the Lord is going to pour out His Spirit upon all people. Peter quoted this passage in Acts 2:16-21, the outpouring of the Spirit predicted by Joel. Joel envisioned a time when God's Spirit would be available to every believer. Ezekiel also spoke of an outpouring of the Spirit (Ezekiel 39:38-29). God's Spirit is available now to anyone who calls on the Lord. (Joel 2:30) "And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved." Take time and read chapter 2 of the Book of Joel. Blessings, Cheryl

  Bible Study Skills   Hi Everyone! Thanks for joining Bible Study Skills Day! I have a question for you: Have you ever treated reading your Bible like something to  ✔ ︎ … check off of your to-do list? I’ll admit it, I have. I remember reading my Bible every day just to get a gold star beside my name in Sunday School Class. The truth is, I was reading it everyday, but I had a hard time relating to it. So I asked my Sunday School teacher how something written so long ago could have anything to do with my life today. She told me to “pray about it.” Honestly, I was not happy with that suggestion. If I get REALLY honest, I thought it was a boring list of do’s and dont’s, it was hard to understand and it was impersonal!  Can anyone relate? My goal is to focus on study methods to help us transform the way we study the Bible! In the coming weeks and weeks past, we’ll build on our Bible Study Skills. So let’s get started! Pers...

Today , I'm living according to Psalm 55:22 - Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you. And 1 Peter 5:7 - Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you. In the middle of everyday living, He has calms all my anxiety and all my fears. Thank You Lord! Starting October 1st, I will be joining other bloggers on the 31 day blogging frenzy. Stayed tuned, over those 31 days in October I will be sharing books, songs, quotes and people that have inspired me along my journey through life. As well as some of my favorite photos I've taken over the years. Life hasn't been all easy and I've made more than my share of mistakes but with God by my side, always, I have persevered and OVERCOME. Day by Day, we can make everyday count on life adventures "On the Journey with God!" I will be adding links to each of the 31 days... Day 1  - Write 31 Days Day 2  - Power Day 3 - God's Love Day 4  - Faith in Action Day 5  - Follow the Path Day...

You are with me; Your rod and Your staff they comfort me. (Psalm 23:4) "You are with me." Yes, you, Lord are in heaven. Yes, you rule the universe. Yes, you sit upon the stars and make your home in the deep. But yes, yes, yes, you are with me. The Lord is with me. The Creator is with me. Yahweh is with me. Moses proclaimed it: "What great nation has a god as near to them as the Lord our God is near to us." (Deuteronomy 4:7 NLT) Paul announced it: "He is not far from each of us." (Acts 17:27 NIV) And David discovered it: "You are with me." Somewhere in the pasture, wilderness, or palace David discovered that God meant business when He said: "I will not leave you." (Genesis 28:15 and Deuteronomy 31:6) God is always with you. How can this truth bring positive changes to your life?     Be blessed!

Bible Study Tools   "What's the value journaling?" “Journaling” can mean different things to different people. For some, journaling is written prayer. For others, journaling is keeping a record of prayer requests and answers. Some keep a journal of especially poignant spiritual truths, perhaps insights from a sermon or quotes from spiritual books or a collection of Scripture. Some may write accounts of particularly meaningful encounters with God. For some a journal is a form of diary, a place to record the events of their day and a few thoughts or insights about it; these entries may be as brief as one or two phrases or a long narrative. Some might keep a “gratitude” or “joy” journal that lists one or more things each day—small or large—for which they are thankful. Still others journal in the sense that they write out their thoughts or respond to a particular prompt; it is not so much a prayer or specifically God-directed as it is a written exploration on a t...

Good Morning Everyone!!! A Big Thank You to everyone who joined us last night at our Facebook Party!! A great time of sharing and experiencing God's Word! I had so much to share last night and I didn't get through all my notes. So, I thought I'd share - "the rest of the story," as Paul Harvey used to say...     Every blessing, every breakthrough, every miracle, and every dream has a genealogy. If you trace it all the way back to its origin, you will find a prayer circle.   Why is it important that we have people in our lives who draw circles of prayer around us? Who is praying for you right now and how can you help them stay informed so that they can continue to pray in specific and powerful ways? Who are you praying for regularly and how are your prayers impacting the lives of these people? How can you increase the intensity of the prayer circles you are drawing for these people? Phil 4…present your requests to God with prayer and thank...

Pastor Dave in his message at our church this weekend read a passage of scripture from Ephesians 3:20. His reference is so fitting for our study this week. I like it in the Amplified Version of the Bible...   He asked the question, "Are you praying big prayers?" Personally, I know I don't always. Don't wait for something bad to happen or pray out of desperation. God is concerned with every detail of our lives. Next he said - we sell ourselves short and don't limit God by our logic. God says in His Word that His ways our not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts. God is Limitless!!! We serve a "Big God" and don't try to put him in a box. You can hear Pastor Dave's entire message "Facing Failures" @ www.calvaryccm.com/media Blessings, Cheryl  

Friendships are one of Life's Greatest Gifts! God creates all of us to be in relationships and grow in our friendships. Proverbs 27:17 says, "As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another." Friendships are like treasures - you never know what you're going to discover about yourself or someone else. While friendships can bring us joy and comfort, they also contribute to our overall health and well-being. In fact, a recent study among women found that just spending time with friends can help reduce stress and produce a calming effect. Simple activities like sending an email or a text, picking up the phone or dropping a note in the mail can go a long way to strengthening a friendship and putting a smile on someone's face. Through small acts of kindness, we can nurture each other. When was the last time you had a friend who did something that saved you from a bad day? One of the many beauties of friendship is that you don't have to face life'...

The Power of a Single Prayer                                            Become a Circle Maker                                  Read Chapters 2-3 Verse of the Week: Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Matthew 7:7-8 (NASB) Scripture Text: Joshua 6:1-6 > try reading these verses in different versions of the Bible. No worries if you don’t have several copies, head over to www.biblegateway.com .   The earth has circled the sun thousands of times since the day Honi drew his circle in the sand, but God is still looking for circle m...

Inductive Study:   The Basics Click here to watch video Inductive Bible study consists of three component parts – observation, interpretation and application. Observation answers the question: What does the passage say? It is the foundation which must be laid if you want to accurately interpret and properly apply God’s Word. Have you ever read a book, chapter, or verse of the Bible and five minutes later been unable to remember anything you have read? So often we read the Bible with our eyes but not with our mind. There are several reasons for this. Either   We think God’s Word will magically make an impression on us without any effort on our part, or   We don’t really believe we can understand what we’ve read, or We are waiting for the pastor to teach on this section of Scripture so we’ll know what to believe. Often, however, we forget what we have read simply because we don’t know what to look for in the text. Because observation is disc...

The Circle Maker! T his week we are reading Chapter 1 of The Circle Maker .  Go ahead and get started on that if you haven’t already, and we’ll be discussing that and getting to know each other this week at our Facebook Live session Thursday night at 8pm. If you don’t have your Bible with you, download the free YouVersion  app to your phone.  I LOVE this because I have a Bible with me everywhere I go now!  I still use my real Bible, but it’s great to have a small little device that has a Bible on it with me all the time. You can go their website for information or just type in “YouVersion” in the search space of your App store on your phone or tablet. Our memory verse this week is: “I call on you, my God, for you will answer me; turn your ear to me and hear my prayer. We will be using a tool called “verse mapping” to help us delve into God’s Word. If you aren’t familiar with verse mapping, I want to share it with you today. We started u...