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Verse Mapping is one of our favorite ways to study the Bible in our Online Bible Studies.  It makes God’s Word more personal and helps you connect with how God wants to use that verse in your life. You aren’t just reading or memorizing words.  You are interacting with the verse on a whole different level that makes it come alive for you!  There is no right or wrong way to do verse mapping.  The ideas below are suggestions to help you get started. You can do one or do them all or add things that you come up with on your own. But I promise, if all you do is write your name in the verse and personalize it, you will experience that verse in a whole new way.  So grab some highlighters and colored pens and get started!  First write your verse on an index card or a clean page in your journal or notebook. Leave plenty of space around it, between the lines and between the words. Then choose some or all of these ideas to work with your verse: I chose Psa...

. ..Bible Study Live!!! Good Morning , OBSers! We’re wrapping up the week and I just want to say Thank You to everyone who joined us for Bible Study Live on Facebook last night. So catch up on your reading of this week assignment... Gomer  (pp. 73-84 in study guide) Here are a few questions that were posted during last night Bible Study Live! Spend some time journaling your answers. Before this Bible study had you ever heard about or read Gomer’s story? Did it shock you to learn that God would ask someone to marry a prostitute? What thoughts raced through you mind as you were reading the story? Why you think God chose this story to show us a picture of ourselves with Him? As women we can become champions at covering up and comparing? What are your thoughts? On page 80, the author lists some of the lessons we learn from Gomer. What is the one lesson that hits home for you and what is God speaking to your heart through Gomer’s story? Sometimes we su...

Good Morning OBSers, tonight is… Bible Study LIVE! @  8 p.m. ET ~ One hour of LIVE Bible Study on Facebook. Click here to join us on our  God’s Girls Facebook  page ! -  https://www.facebook.com/groups/692185037534989/ Here's the link to the video -   Gomer . It should play automatically once you’ve signed in to Study Gateway, if you have any difficulties let me know. Don’t forget our “Let’s Chat section”: There’s prizes involved! Everyone who participates in this week’s “ Let’s Chat ” by sharing about it in the comment section on the blog , will be entered to win a FREE copy of  Beth Moore’s book “The Promise of Security! Check here  for what’s happening this week. Be Blessed and be a Blessing! Cheryl  

Who was Gomer? Gomer was a girl with a reputation. We don’t know whether she was already a prostitute or was simply a promiscuous young woman by the time she met Hosea. She was clearly a high risk for a lasting relationship. She must have been surprised and confused when instead of propositioning her, Hosea arranged to marry her. By common cultural rule, the decisions were made by Gomer’s father, Diblaim, and Hosea; Gomer may not even have been consulted. Her father was probably eager to remove the embarrassment from his life. Hosea loved Gomer, but Gomer seemed ambivalent toward her husband. She became pregnant three times, giving birth to two sons and a daughter. Hosea couldn’t be sure if the children were his or had been fathered by other men, but he claimed them and named them as God instructed. God’s declarations about Israel overlap Hosea’s struggle over Gomer’s unfaithfulness. Sometime after the birth of their third child, Gomer became enslaved in prostitu...

Knowing God More than any other prophet, Hosea emphasizes the importance of knowing God. Israel would ultimate be destroyed (4:6) because they did not know God (4:1). For us, knowledge means information, facts, and concepts. But in biblical times, knowledge was centered in personal relationships. To know someone is to enter into a close relationship with that person. Knowing God involves much more than simply mastering facts and information about Him. It transcends discussions, about the nature and character of God, as important as those are. Knowing God means entering into an intimate relationship with Him. It means identifying with God and learning to view everything as God does. Knowing God will transform our thoughts and actions, our priorities and values, and our relationships with fellow human beings. It is far more important than religious rites, sacrifices and burnt offerings, or any other religious activities. (see Jerm. 9:23-24; 31:34) Be blessed and be a b...

Week 2 Hey, OBSers! Print this, post it to your fridge or tuck it in your study book. This is your SUGGESTED guide for the week to help you keep up in the Bible study! What We’re Reading This Week... Gomer  (pp. 73-84 in study guide) Gomer : Learning to Accept Unconditional Love.  We will learn how the relationship between Hosea and Gomer parallels our relationship with God. Her Character :   Though, a married woman, she carried on numerous love affairs, crediting her lovers for the gifts her husband had given her. Key Scriptures :   Hosea 1 – 3 Memory Verse “ For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future .” Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)   Hashtags #12Women-CCMV, #12Women, #OBS – When you post on social media about the study, use these hashtags! If you want to see what other OBSers are saying, search these tags to connect! Daily Blog Pos...

Good Morning OBSers, today is our first… Bible Study LIVE! @ 8 p.m. ET ~ One hour of LIVE Bible Study on Facebook.  Click here to join the fun! -  https://www.facebook.com/groups/692185037534989/ Facebook:  “Like” our God’s Girls Facebook page…If you’re not already part of our group, send me a friend request to add you –  Facebook.com/CherylCooperHoward so you don’t miss out on the fun tonight! Don’t forget our “Let’s Chat section”: There’s prizes involved! Observe — Our theme this week is “ Women who are courageous are comfortable in their own skin .” What’s one way you think you can do this? Bible — This week’s verse is Psalm 139:14 God has His eye on us before we are born. We praise God for the wonderful way in which He fashioned our bodies, our minds, and our spirits. We marvel at the magnitude of His thoughts toward us. Even our worst negative traits can be transformed into positive qualities.  Read Psalm 139:13-14 . ...