New Year.....New You??

Hey!

It's my turn to talk to you! We have heard from those of you that love the blog, and our rotation of ladies to hear from. We are glad you are reading.....keep visiting and send your friends!

I can not believe that it is the year 2012, weren't we just worried about Y2K (and I am aging myself with that reference!) I love this time of year. I get the urge to get cleaned and organized. I know I am not the only one, just walk into Walmart or Target and see all the organizational stuff when you walk in! There is something about the New Year that gives us a chance for new beginnings.

I am not one to make resolutions....I like to say it is time to "get back on track." I am thankful that we serve a God that has mercies that are new for us each morning, Lamentations 3:22-23, instead of each year. The New Year just seems to be a great time to start something.....................new.

I know a lot of people start to read through the Bible in a year at this time, and we have some that we are buying One Year Bibles for this exact purpose. I have chosen to do the Bible in 90 Days this year, with the hope of reading the Bible a couple of times this year. It does seem odd to not even be a week into the year and be into Exodus already, after so many times of reading it other ways. Maybe your something new is just to begin reading the Bible, or to begin to study the Bible more in depth, but you don't know where to begin. Lee Park Ladies Ministry can help you.


I am happy to be co-teaching a Bible study class on Wednesday nights with Mary Armstrong and Sharon York. The class is called Blessed: A Journey Thru the Psalms. We are studying, you guessed it, the Psalms. It is a wonderful book of the Bible to learn to pray through, and to learn more about our relationship with God through. We would love to see you on Wednesday nights at 6:30 in room 301 at Lee Park.

It is time for Tuesday Community Day to begin again! January 17th is our sign-up day, at 9am and 7pm in the Family Life Center. It will be a time to learn about our most exciting semester yet! And it will not be one of these studies:



We are very excited to all be doing the same study together this time! This opportunity does not come along very often, and we are thrilled to have it now. We will be studying the new Beth Moore James study.

How do two hundred women study it all together? Well, for that answer, you have to come to Sign-Ups on Tuesday, January 17th at 9am or 7pm. We will begin the study on January 25th. It is a wonderful study on one of my favorite books of the Bible, with a new five level approach. What is a five level approach?.....guess what the answer is.......come to Sign-Ups! You know we will have food.....and coffee with fancy creamers!

Can I tell you for just a moment, that Bible study has changed my life. I am, thankfully, no longer the person I was seven years ago, because of the study and teaching of God's Word. My nerdiness found a home....God's Word.....see, take a look:

My heart found it's voice.....God's Word. My soul found it's solace.....God's Word. I know God and love Him deeply, through the study of His Word. I believe Him, trust Him, and worship Him.....because of His Word. Open it, read it, study it.....you will be changed.

If you have any questions, please comment and they will be answered. Or check the church website www.leeparkchurch.org

I will see you on January 17th,

Lisa

Have You Read Your Bible Today?

Hey,  Everybody!!
Tomorrow is the day!  We are starting our thirteen Ladies Bible studies at Lee Park.    Sign-ups have been amazing.....the Lord does so many things in such a way that you are left with only one choice.... "Give HIM all praise and honor." Tomorrow's enrollment= "Give the Lord all praise and honor" !!!!!

I am praying for all our teachers/facilitators.  We have all ages teaching and all levels of years of faith in Christ Jesus.  I am of the big belief that leading/ facilitating a Ladies Bible study is something you don't have to wait to throw people into. All we need is a willing heart, a belief that God's Word provides every answer, a surrendered heart to Jesus and that you have finished two in depth Bible studies.  We don't have all the answers and we say "we don't know" when we don't ...and we take the question to the pastor. 

Today, meet one of our newest facilitators, Aleque James.  I love Aleque.  She and Kris Singleton will be leading the Kelly Minter, "Ruth" study.  They are both young and poke fun at this old woman.  They keep me youthful through smart, but funny text messages.  I love them both, and thank the Lord for their faithfulness to study God's Word.  Watching God firm up Aleque' resolve to trust His Word has brought great joy the last year...and was a great encouragement to my own faith.  Aleque and her husband, Stu, are expecting their second child.  Aleque is an optometrist running an office in Rock Hill.  She is very busy with her adorable son, Logan.....BUT yet she is teaching a Bible study!!!!!woohoo!!! I like that set of priorities :)

Thanks Aleque...I love you!
Becky 

Last year, a dear friend of mine, my pastor's wife,  gave me the "One Year Bible."  It was to help me establish a routine of reading my Bible daily, as well as gaining more application insight.  I've always had a Bible close to my reach throughout my life, but unfortunately not spent near as much time developing my understanding and love for God's Word as I should have.

After I was given this specific Bible last year, I committed to reading daily as well as finishing the Bible in one calendar year.  I cannot adequately express in words the magnitude that it has changed my life.  As I read daily, I am so often amazed at what a beautiful piece of work the Bible is and how awazing our Creator is as well.  God had an amazing plan even from the beginning... In every chapter of the Bible God is simply saying "I Love You".  The more I read, the more I realize I do not know.

There are so many wonderful stories of love, loss, forgiveness, redemption, and faithfulness from our ever-loving Father.  The amazing thing is that they are not just stories, they were real people in history, just like you and me.  I have learned more in the last year by spending intimate time in God's Word than I could have ever imagined that I did not know.  Having said that, I can now see what more there is to learn and that we will never know it all.  That's one amazing part of the personal relationship we have with God.  We can always strengthen our knowledge, love, and relationship, despite where we find ourselves.  There is always room for growth. I saw a great difference with this in my own life as I began to search and read the Bible consistently.

I encourage each of you to start somewhere and take a step in obedience by reading the Bible daily if you are not already.  I promise you will not regret this decision and God will honor your committment.  It will be worth it one day to be able to finish the Bible in a year, even if it takes until 11:00pm on December 31st as it did myself :) I cannot think of a better way to ring in the New Year!!!


If you are willing to take Aleque's challenge....to read the Bible in one year.....we would love to help you out. Just as Becky and the Ladies Ministry did for Aleque, we would love to do for you. Comment and let us know you want to accept the challenge, and we will get you a One Year Bible that takes the Bible and puts it in a one year reading plan for you, all in one place. Take the challenge, you'll be glad you did!
Lisa