Prayer for Daniela

If you will remember to pray over Daniela today and tomorrow that would be so awesome! She will be taking her USMLE tomorrow in Mexico. It is the medical exam in English that will allow her to apply for In His Image Family Medicine Christian Residency Program in Tulsa. It is part 1 of 3 steps. Thank you dear ones! 

Wednesday, December 14

We will have a special guest speaker next Wednesday during our bible study time. Sandy Kittinger's daughter, Danielle Thompson, will be coming and sharing with us about her family's mission work in Africa. Sandy and her family are a part of Journey. I can't wait to hear all that the Lord has in store!!

You can visit their blog at: https://adventurousfaith.net/

And back to the Study...this week!

This week we will spend a bit of our time on catching up on prayer requests 

and praying over one another. 

Our verses this week will be in Philippians 2:12-16. 

We will be exploring more about these verses and how to guard our hearts from grumbling and complaining. See you all Wednesday! Praying for you. 

Christmas Celebration

What a sweet time of fellowship and celebration we had on Thursday! I am so thankful to the Lord for all of you moms and for all that the Lord has done for and in you this year!

This Week

Ladies, I sure hope you enjoyed my friend Rene stepping in to teach this last week. I know that you had a wonderful time with her finishing up chapter 1. Can you believe it? We made it! 

This week we will be in Chapter 2 verses 1-11. They are challenging verses. I am praying you will each make time to reflect on these verses and ask the Holy Spirit to examine your heart. I have found myself asking...Am I selfishly acting sometimes instead of with pure motives? Am I looking out for others interest or just mine or my family's? What does it mean to be a bondservant of Christ? Do I humble myself to just do as God says. Do I humble myself to obey God in all things? Oh my, how I need the grace of God! I am so thankful for these verses and how the Lord is still seeking to transform me. I pray that you allow Him to transform you as well this week. I am praying over you all and can't wait to be with you all again on Wednesday!

This Week

I forgot to mention that my husband is off next week so we are planning on taking some family time. I will not be at Journey next week. I have sent a message to Rene Oly to see if she might be able to sub teach for me, but have not heard back yet...would any of you feel bold and brave enough to teach this coming week? It will be Philipiians 1:21-30. I would love for yall to meet and discuss the scripture and pray for one another even if I am unable to lead you. I will miss you so. You are so dear to my heart. I will be praying for you all this week. Let me know as the Lord directs you.

Christmas Party

Ladies Bible Study Christmas Celebration

Thursday, December 1 

6:30 PM

Dinner & Dessert will be served

Amanda Cupp's Home

11438 S Kingston Ave

(111th & Sheridan) 

Charlee & I will provide the ham, rolls, drinks and desserts.
Please RSVP to the EVITE and bring a side to share!

Please also bring a wrapped ornament for an ornament gift exchange.

This will be a sweet time of fellowship, reflection on what God has done this semester and a celebration of the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. 

This Week

I hope and pray that you enjoyed last week as much as I did. Daniela has such a special story of surrender and I am so happy she was able to be with us and share with you all! This week we are back to the book of Philippians. We will be in Chapter 1 verses 12-20.

Praying over you all today. May the Lord continue to speak to your hearts and draw you ever closer.   

This Week: Philippians 1:9-11

This is where we are planting ourselves in God's word this week.

Our Song this week is:
Lord, Prepare me to be a Sanctuary

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxB9VH3cCN4

Lord, Prepare me to be a sanctuary,
Pure and Holy,
Tried and True,
And with Thanksgiving,
I'll be a living, sanctuary for you.

Music this week: Mercy Me- Finish What He started

Where did this music come from? 

Philippians 1:4-6 "In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus."

Story behind the music: CICK HERE TO VIEW ON YOUTUBE
(Short interview with Mercy Me)

Finish What He Started
- Mercy Me

Finish What He Started

MercyMe

I don't have to know you
To know that you will go through hard times
It's just part of life
Don't let that moment blind you
And don't let it define you
Take heart, that's not who you are

Our God is able, more than capable
And to be faithful until the end
And finish what he started

No matter what you've done
Grace comes like a flood
There's hope to carry on
He'll finish what he started
No matter what you face
His mercy will not change
He's with you all the way
He'll finish what he started

Remember you're forgiven
So there's no need to give
Into the lie, you're disqualified

Our God is able, more than capable
And to be faithful until the end
And finish what he started

No matter what you've done
Grace comes like a flood
There's hope to carry on
He'll finish what he started
No matter what you face
His mercy will not change
He's with you all the way
He'll finish what he started

This work he started in you now
He is faithful to complete it
The promise was sealed when he cried out
It is finished

He'll finish what he started

No matter what you've done
Grace comes like a flood
There's hope to carry on
He'll finish what he started
No matter what you face
His mercy will not change
He's with you all the way
He'll finish what he started

What he started (What he started)
What he started (What he started)
Oh, He'll finish what he started

CLICK HERE TO WATCH SONG WITH LYRICS ON YOUTUBE

Philippians Rap

Found this tonight if you like a little rap. 

CLICK HERE TO VIEW MUSIC VIDEO

Pressing On...

Pressing on to the actual book of Philippians next week! 

This week please be reading through Chapter 1 verses 1-11.

Remember my analogy of a ...

...cow chewing his cud. Let us be mulling over this passage this week. :)

May the Lord speak to us and draw us closer to Him!

The prayer requests are updated on the left side. If you are on a mobile device you will have to click full version/ web version on the bottom of the blog to get the correct format to view the requests.

Lastly, if you haven't... 

Please make sure to do that this next week. The bible study fee this semester is $10.00. It pays for the fun things we do (tea parties, prizes and more fun stuff to come)

Sure loving getting to spend time with you all! See you Wednesday!

Music this Week: I Bless your Name (Selah)

TRIVIA: The book of Acts actually documents for us the birth of the Philipians church! The first verse of this lyric talks about the 2nd believer in the town. If you email me with the answer you will win a prize this week :)

Watch the Song here

I BLESS YOUR NAME 

In prisoners' chains with bleeding stripes
Paul and Silas prayed that night
And in their pain began to sing
Their chains were loosed and they were free

I bless Your name, I bless Your name
I give You honor, give You praise
You are the Life, the Truth, the Way
I bless Your name, I bless Your name

Some midnight hour if you should find
You're in a prison in your mind
Reach out and praise, defy those chains
And they will fall in Jesus' name

We bless Your name, we bless Your name
We give You honor, give You praise
You are the Life, the Truth, the Way
We bless Your name, we bless Your name

Last week we talked about and sang Blessed be Your Name. This song has the same question for us. Will we bless his name...at all times? He is the way, the truth and the way. He is worthy to be trusted!! 

This Week...

Well, this week we spent a lot of time with each other and sharing praise and prayer requests. You will find them posted on the left hand side of the blog. If you were unable to be there this week, please let me know how we can pray for you!

After our song, we had about 5 minutes to talk about the background information for Philippians SO....we are going to push that to this coming week. This week on Wednesday we will look at the town of Philipi and the story behind the book. :)

I seem to get a little bogged down sometimes trying to stay on a schedule but God is teaching me just to let him lead and thus let's do that together! We will take our time and just follow where He takes us. Please try to be in class ready to go next week! Please be faithful to pray over one another. I love what God is doing with our group. May He be greatly glorified!

Music this week: Blessed be your Name

The book of Philippians is all about having joy...all the time...every day...in the midst of great happy days and in the middle of nasty muck that we walk through in our lives. This song seems fitting as it seems to be written for just that purpose. Will we bless his name on good days? Will we bless his name in the darkest of our days? I love the lyric that says: My heart will choose to say. It is a choice to trust God and choose to bless his name.

Watch Song to Video Here

Blessed Be Your Name
In the land that is plentiful
Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your name

Blessed Be Your name
When I'm found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed Be Your name

Every blessing You pour out
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be Your name
When the sun's shining down on me
When the world's 'all as it should be'
Blessed be Your name

Blessed be Your name
On the road marked with suffering
Though there's pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name

Every blessing You pour out
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord, blessed be Your name

Trivia: Question 1

The first person to email me with the correct answer will win a prize in class on Wednesday!

Q: Who was the first believer in the town on Philippi? 

Hint....

During [the] night Paul had a vision.  A Macedonian stood before him and implored him with these words, “Come over to Macedonia and help us” — Acts 16:9.

It was about two decades following the death of Christ, when Paul brought Christianity into Europe.  One evening while fast asleep in Troas (western Turkey), Paul dreamt of a Macedonian pleading with him to evangelize in Macedonia.*   When Paul awoke, he felt confident that the Holy Spirit was leading him to the Roman province.  So, along with his missionary companions, Paul began the journey across the Aegean Sea. When Paul and Silas (and possibly Luke) first arrived in Philippi, they spent some time in the city and then went to a river bank, hoping to find a place of worship.  There, Paul found a group of women and began to share the story of the Lord, Jesus Christ. One of the ladies loved God but did not know Jesus. Paul shared the gospel with her and she gave her life to him that day! 

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First Session

First Session: What's the plan? We will have a get to know you time with each other and the book of Philippians with the company of some tasties and punch. All you need for the study is your bible, a teachable spirit and a willing heart to share in life together with us. Are you ready to START?

Moms Night Fellowship

Monday, August 29th we will have a Mom's Night Fellowship at OLIVETO ITALIAN BISTRO at 6:30 PM. (8922 S. Memorial Drive)

Make accommodations for kidos right now! This will be a fun time where we can all meet, chat, pray and fellowship together before the new year begins. 

Welcome! Charlee and I have been praying since early May about what the Lord had in store for the Journey Ladies Study for this coming year. We have been praying for you! We did not know the names and faces that the Lord would have joining us for the study but we know that He did! He knows each of you precious moms and He desires to walk closer with you and your families. We can't wait to start this study together with you! This year we have offered two sessions of the study: 2nd period and 5th period. Charlee will be leading out in the 2nd period study. I will be leading out in the 5th period study and just let me say God has intentionally placed you in this group of ladies for this season of life!

This will be where all the info is for the study. I thought it might be easier to view the schedule, prayer requests, upcoming activities and such all in one location. Last year we used the Facebook format but a few of our moms don't have that. So...here we go!