Gateways to Joy

Good Morning Girls! I'm passing the below information to your from the Good Morning Girls Blog! I've noticed that when the links alone are put up some of you go, but not all of you, and I don't want you girls to miss the information that Courtney and the other ladies take so much time in preparing to bring to us, so I thought I would bring their information to you! Welcome back to week 2 of our study in the book of I John!  If you are joining us a week late, here is a  link to the Free E-study guide  - download and print it or use it as a guide as your write in your own journal! Let’s get started by looking at this week’s key words in I John 1:5-10.  Remember there is no right or wrong way to do this.  Mark the words that you see repeated often or that mean something to you.  You can use colors or symbols.  I like to use a  yellow triangle to represent the Trinity  -  God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit....

Today I'm sharing my devotional with you from The Good Morning Girls Summer Reading Plan For Moms. This is a bit intimidating I will admit.  For one, I'm no Bible scholar.  Secondly, for many years I thought this particular passage to mean one thing, and I saw it in a totally different light today.  I did still see what I thought it to mean prior to my reading today. But my reading today shedded new light. Just to let you know, The Good Morning Girls are going through, 'The Ministry of Motherhood' book.  I'm not participating in those reads only because I found out about the book club too late.  I thought, however, that the Bible reading—in particular, me sharing it with you would be fun. For those of you just tuning in.  This reading plan is using the S.O.A.P. method. The Scripture verse: "For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus." Phil. 1:6 My two observation...

Today is our Bible study observation and me sharing what I gleaned from my passage.  Remember I'm doing the lessons from Good Morning Girls summer reading plans for moms.  We're using the S.O.A.P method which is: The S.O.A.P. Method stands for: 1. S- Write out the scripture passage for the day. (I have a shiny new notebook where I will be writing out the verse/s of the day.) 2. O - Write down 1 or 2 observations from the passage. (After I write out the verse, I will write what I learned from the verse.) 3. A - Write down 1-2 applications from the passage. (Then I will write out how this verse applies to me if it is applicable.) 4. P- Pray over what you learned from today’s passage. (Then I will pray this verse over myself and my family.) As you go through this study, if you come across a verse or passage that you don’t understand, I recommend Crosswalk’s Bible Study Tools found here: http://www.biblestudytools.com/ On this page in the lower right hand corner, you c...

Hi ladies! I thought it would be fun for us to participate over at Courtney's place and join her in the summer reading plan for moms. What exactly is Courtney's summber reading plans for mothers you ask? Her plan follows the S.O.A.P method.  What is the S.O.A.P method?  So glad you asked. The S.O.A.P. Method stands for: 1. S- Write out the scripture passage for the day. (I have a shiny new notebook where I will be writing out the verse/s of the day.) 2. O - Write down 1 or 2 observations from the passage. (After I write out the verse, I will write what I learned from the verse.) 3. A - Write down 1-2 applications from the passage. (Then I will write out how this verse applies to me if it is applicable.) 4. P- Pray over what you learned from today’s passage. (Then I will pray this verse over myself and my family.) As you go through this study, if you come across a verse or passage that you don’t understand, I recommend Crosswalk’s Bible Study Tools found here: h...