6/11 Bible Study

Hi Ladies :-)  We had a wonderful Bible study yesterday at Jeans, where she prepared a lesson on the book of Ruth.  We're making our way through the old testament, and Ruth's story is especially tender.  She was so devoted to Naomi, her mother-in-law, that she would not leave her to go back to her own people after the death of Naomi's husband and both sons, saying "wherever you go, I go, wherever you stay, I will stay, your people will be my people, your God will be my God" (Ruth 1:15)  She obeyed her other-in-laws instructions about Boaz, her kinsman-redeemer, in faith, because she knew Naomi was a woman of God, who had a perfect plan for these two women.  I wish I had a man like Boaz, his qualities of integrity and kindness and seeing the needs of the women, acted without being asked.  But, that's another story.... ;-)  Through Boaz, Ruth became a member of Jesus' family line.  Jean researched some interesting facts that pull things together for us.  Rahab (the prostitute who saved the Israelite spies from the authorities in Jericho in the book of Joshua, and who's family was saved for her deed) was the mother of Boaz!  We learned that Ruth was the only virtuous woman in Jesus' family line, and that the name Ruth means friendship.  Patty's mother's name was Ruth :-)  Jean, your lesson was great; thanks for the time you spent preparing for it.  

     We also agreed to put together a prayer list, and I'll be e-mailing that to everyone.  We also talked about possibly selling Krispy Kreme donuts to help raise money for some of us to attend the Stauros Women's Retreat in MD, which is hopefully getting changed to September.  Jean, Kim and I brainstormed that after the Bible Study, and I will be checking out how much and where we can get the donuts, and we thought it might be fun to do one Friday morning before our Bible Study, possibly going out in teams to local businesses and such and make a little competition out of it.  Hey, what do ya'll think?  Are you up for it?  Any suggestions?

     Last but not least is the Wed. night series on the book of Revelations that Paster Herrington is doing for the next 9 weeks at First Baptist of PSL (Kim, Roxanne and I attend there).  It's a 9 week course, and promises to be very 'revealing'!   We're all excited about it, and hope everyone will join us starting this Wed. 6/ 16 around 6:15-6:30 pm at the church fellowship hall for pizza before the study, which starts at 7 pm and is one hour long.  I'm pretty sure there's childcare, but you may want to verify with the church.  Please confirm with Kim if you'll be there, as she's picking up the pizza and needs to know how much to get.  We'll all chip in and share the cost of the pizza.  There's a soda machine at the church, or you can bring whatever you want to drink.  Coffee is provided starting 7 pm.

     Wow, we've got a lot going on for a little bunch of God's Girls Fridays!  Our group is a blessing to all of us, and we give the glory to our Father, Son and Holy Spirit.  Amen?  Amen!