This is a small group that was following the plan to read through the Bible one chapter at a time with Good Morning Girls. Good Morning Girls is on an indefinite break. But will we continue reading through the Bible.
Each Monday go to the Weekly Reading Plan or the Bible Study Thread for our current book to see the introductory post for the week and the weekly reading passages, discussion questions, and memory verse.
Be sure to come here each day to see what the members of the group are sharing. Try to participate in the discussion with a post at least once each week to share with us what God is teaching you. Posting on the forum helps motivate all of us to keep reading by seeing the others persevering and it provides additional insight and learning.
Each Friday we will attempt to share a Friday Devotional that addresses some of the topics we have read that week.
Please also take time to read the Group Overview post that provides some ideas on how to get the most out of your study here! You can find this post in the the "Bible Study" section of the board.
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Many of us live with a great deal of stress and external pressures. The important thing is to just spend even as little as 5 minutes reading God's word and spend a minute or two in prayer. If that is all you can do, that is the priority, reading His word and prayer. If you want to go deeper and you want to mutual edification and growth from sharing with a group. Read on.
We are all at various life stages, so do what you have the time to do. There are a lot of things listed here, participate as you can.
What to Expect
Monthly and Weekly Reading Schedule
The monthly and weekly reading schedule will be posted in the “Weekly Reading Plan” forum. It will also be posted each Monday on Good Morning Girls (GMG).
Weekly Memory Verse
The Monday GMG post will include a memory verse for the week. This for your own edification. No one will quiz you or inquire about your memory verse.
You will also find the memory verse (1) in the same thread as the weekly reading schedule, and (2) at the top of the weekly discussion thread in the “Bible Study” forum.
Book of the Bible Introductions
I will try to post an introduction to each book of the Bible. The intro will provide some background, give ideas of what to look for, and suggest questions to ask yourself to help you apply the readings to your life. The introduction will be found in the "Bible Study" forum.
Discussion Questions and Chapter Insights
GMG will be providing daily discussion questions. The questions will be included with the weekly reading plan post each Monday. They also will be at the top of each weekly discussion thread in the “Bible Study” forum.
Discussion and Sharing
We will have a discussion thread for each week’s reading in the “Bible Study” forum. This is where you can post your insight into the week’s readings.
If you want to post daily you can do one of the following or all of the following or any combination
1. SOAK each chapter
2. Share general insight from each chapter
3. Answer the discussion questions
4. Share whatever God has put on your heart and what He is showing you
If you want to post one time or a few times a week you can
1. SOAK one or more of the chapters that stood out to you
2. Share general insight from your reading that week
3. Answer any of the discussion questions from that week
4. Share whatever God has put on your heart and what He is showing you
Reading Aids
Are you getting lost in the reading, not understanding it, or struggling to connecting with it? Hang on! Help is on the way!
At the top of the weekly discussion thread, you will see the GMG discussion questions for each day, and some chapter insights developed for this group. Use these to help you identify core truths and to reflect on the reading.
You are not required to answer or respond to these questions or insight. Share whatever God is showing you. Sometimes these questions and insights will resonate with you other times you will see your own fresh insight into the passage. However, they may help illuminate passages you are not immediately connecting with.
Remember, to pray and ask God to open His Word and to help you to see His truth and what He wants you to learn. And everytime you read you won't have some tremendous insight and sometimes the passages won't speak to you. That is fine. We don't look for emotional experiences but God's truth.
Bible Study Resources
GMG has some great Bible study resources. Many of these can be found in this post. This includes information on the SOAK method, optional workbooks, and additional Bible study tips and training.
GMG has also provided a checksheet to help you keep track of what chapters you have read. So, as we jump around or if you miss some readings, you will be able to track your progress.
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What to Do
Read
Ideally, you should try to read a chapter each day. However, if that does not work for you, be flexible. You don’t have to read every day and you don’t have to read all the assigned chapters.
Perhaps you want to read several chapters on a few days, or all chapters on one day, or one or two chapters just one day.
The point is to just read. Even if you just pick one chapter a week, don’t lose heart. You can’t get behind as there is no one tracking your progress. If you too much readings, just jump in where we are when you get back.
If you are struggling with a passage or reading, see the “Reading Aids and Bible Study Resources” paragraph in the “What to Expect” post above.
It is better to get some of the Word into your heart, than none of the Word. If you don’t keep up, Satan would love to discourage you and to get you to think that you should not even bother. But, stay in the Word. Do you best and don’t allow yourself to get discouraged and stop reading completely because you cannot keep up. Better to stay in the Word and keep reading some of the Word than to totally stop.
Even if it is once a week, that is still helping you to start seeking God and start building on your maturity and knowledge of His Word. Remember we are on a journey of spiritual growth. It is a life-long process; don’t lose heart. Let God continue to grow you and transform you as you take small steps of faith towards Him.
Share
At least one time a week try to share what impacted you. Now, feel free to post more frequently.
Some will post daily, and that is great. However, there is no pressure or expectation if that is not possible for you.
Look in the “Discussion and Sharing” paragraph in the “What to Expect” post above to see the different ways that you can share your insight.
Memorize
This is something you do privately, on your own. No one will be tracking your participation. And if this is too difficult for you, skip it. It is in keeping with Courtney’s new SOAK approach to help us SOAK in the scriptures.
Print out or write out the memory verse and post it everywhere so that you see it throughout the week. Post it or set a reminder on your phone and computer, post it on your refrigerator, in your car, on your mirror, in your purse. Recite it each morning before you get out of bed, once before you go to bed, before each meal, etc. Be creative.
Friday GMG Devotional
On Friday, GMG will be posting a devotional on its site to read and discuss.
Encouragement and Exhortation
Remember, there is no condemnation in this. We are saved by faith through grace, not by our works. We don’t earn God’s favor by doing this; we do not define our value or worth by reading through the Bible.
We read to develop a stronger relationship with God. It is an act from our heart, and no one is in a position to judge where your heart is or where you are in your walk with God. Work out your own salvation and you commit to reading the Word.
I find that by staying in the Word I tangibly see God transforming my heart and my attitude, deepening my understanding of Him, and strengthening my faith. And I notice a difference when I let too much time go by without daily devotions. Boy does my natural man come out.
When I stay in the Word I am better equipped to be about His work. I develop stronger relationship with Him and with my family. It helps me to truly love God more. The more I read, and the more I soak in the Word, the more I desire God and His word.
The bible tells us to be continually being filled with the Spirit and to set our minds on things of the Spirit so that we will not walk in the flesh. It also tells us to not be conformed to this world but to transform ourselves by renewing our minds in His Word.
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Newbie and not sure how to post here. Afraid my trial may be a month long.
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Newbie and not sure how to post here. Afraid my trial may be a month long.
I just sent you an email but I will answer this here as well.=16px1) The discussion board is free and should not be a trial and does not expire. =16px2) To post, click the title of the section in which you would like to post. For example, if you want to post about your reading in the book of James, our current reading, click "Bible Study" from the main discussion board page.
=16pxThen scroll down to and click "James." From within James, if you scroll to the bottom of the current post you will see on the bottom right a button that says "Post Reply." =16pxClick post reply and you can type anything you would like to share with us.
This is a direct link to the James threadif you want to study along with us and post:
I also [url=!AoA8OEas8AsdgSBDHJs17roHS8Y9]recorded a video[/url] explaining this for you to view.
Please let me know if you are still having difficulties. I am more than happy to help!
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