WELCOME to WE STUDY TOGETHER! We’re here for two simple reasons. The first is to give you a simple tool to assist you in studying the Bible for yourself week by week. That may be enough for you, but the second purpose is to help make connections. Because of busy schedules and other difficulties, many of us can not attend a group regularly. This study allows you to participate with others by reading their comments and through writing your own when you have an insight that you want to share. You just may find that you like it and that God will meet you in significant ways as you study His Word.
Our spring study began on April 20 - The theme is”What’s on Your Mind?” – a 6 week study of passages in the NT that will help you understand what it means to “have the mind of Christ” – I Cor. 2: 16. The study guides are available on the “Current Study” page. You can print them out for your convenience or use them on line. You are more than welcome to begin the study at any time in the series.
The theme for our summer study will be ”I Love You, O LORD” – 10 amazing reasons to love God. It will be a 10 week study based on Psalm 18 – a song written by David in which he reflects on the many reasons that he has to give God his love, adoration and thanksgiving.
There is nothing that can compare to your own discoveries as the Holy Spirit teaches you directly from The Word of God. The insights, applications, and background information which books, sermons, and daily devotionals give us are helpful and inspirational, but the Bible was written so that you personally could discover who God is and why Jesus came to show His love to you and to me. What you will find out as you spend time considering the truth presented in Scripture is that the Holy Spirit will “open the eyes” of your mind and heart and will enable you to see for yourself what He wants you to understand and to integrate in to your life. It will be an exciting and challenging journey for you. Taking it with others will broaden your experience in surprising ways!
You will want to meet the four people who have come together to make this opportunity happen. Kim is the Director of Women’s Ministry at Twin Lakes Church in Aptos, California. Marilyn has written the studies and will be writing the introduction to the lesson week by week. Kevin is the IT mastermind at TLC and a very key person when it comes to the technical side of this website/blog. Gina is the one who will make sure that all of the details are managed and will be there for the rest of us whenever we need her. (For more information go to TLC.org or Women-in-the-Word.com websites.)
We are looking forward to meeting you through your comments, insights and questions as you share them with us. Simply read the introduction for that week’s lesson by clicking on that “post” on the westudytogether “current study” page or by subscribing to have them mailed directly to your e-mail address each Friday. When God touches your heart in some way or you make a discovery that will encourage others, simply type in your comment or reply to the comment that someone else has made.
Thank you for offering this study for those of us who can’t attend a regular study. I am up on the Summit and I work over the hill, so this is great for me. God bless you, Rebecca
I’m looking forward to jumping in with the rest of you. Thank you for offering this option to study God’s word together.
Gratefully,
Vickie
It appears that to sign up all I need to do is come to this website and read the lesson and make comments. I also signed up for the email option. Is that all I need to do?
That’s it. You might want to print out the whole series of 11 lessons when they are available – at the beginning of September. I will post a notice when the new series is exchanged for the summer one. You’ll find it under “current
study” when that happens. You can also just use the lessons on the computer – your choice.
sounds like a good extra study–count me in.
I’m back! and looking forward to being a part of this study, thanks marilyn for your dedication! Loved the reasons to study this book that you gave.
See you on the 17th!
This is wonderful! I’ve felt soo left out living too far for the Tuesday/Thursday AM classes, especially when they are back-to-back with Wednesday evening class. Thank you Marilyn, Kim, Gina…and, of course, Kevin. How DOES he get all the TLC web stuff done in a work week?
So happy to hear that you will be joining with us as we study together this fall. Let us know if you have questions and we’ll look forward to hearing more from you.
Marilyn, is it April 20, 2012? This April? If so, was it designed to follow the Wednesday night class we just had on our thought closets? The one I missed most of due to my limitations?
Christine – Yes, the new 6 week Spring study will start this April 20, 2012. It is a study that I have wanted to write for some time and this “just happened” to be the right time, so if it follows up on another class, that is all God’s doing.
Don’t you love seeing God put things together? He had to coin that phrase about a plan coming together. I need that
affirmation we get when we see our plans follow God’s thoughts. ‘Looking forward to this one since I’m home bound again.
I’m in! What a blessing to be able to participate in a TLC Women’s Bible study when we live “over the hill” in SJ. We love TLC and pass up several great churches that are walking distance from our home in SJ to drive to Aptos every Sunday for church. And such an appropriate study for this time in my life when I am endeavoring to keep my thoughts captive in Christ. Thank you, thank you!
Blessings!
Deb