New Year Greetings!
My name is Jackie Chingawale, and I am the Singles Ministry Co-Leader of Girlfriends Coffee Hour, also known as GCH.
I want to welcome you to GCH! We are a group of women all across the world that love the Lord Jesus, and are always looking for ways to better our walk with Him, and improve not only our selves, but those around us, as well. PLEASE be sure to read this blog post all the way through, as I will be taking you through some things that you need to know in order to have a great experience.
Beginning on Sunday 6 January 2013, we will embark upon a new journey with our second Singles Ministry Online Bible Study “Captivating – Unveiling the Mystery of a Woman’s Soul by John & Stasi Eldredge”.
I can’t begin to tell you just how excited I am about this study! Being involved in the GCH Singles Ministry, I have learned so many things from the ladies that joined the first study. As women whether single or married, we have so many things in common. But most of all, we all want to feel special and loved.
As I began going through Captivating, I wanted to write down all of the things I could find that would help explain to you what you can expect from this study.
- Through Captivating we are going to learn what is at the core of a woman’s heart. What are our desires? What did we long for when we were little girls? What do we still long for as women? How do we begin to be healed from the wounds and tragedies of our lives?
- Captivating is not a book about all the things that we are failing to do as women. Most of us have grown up being told that we don’t measure up, if you act like so and so you will be accepted or if you follow these 10 steps, you will meet the grade. We will learn who a true woman is – whether you relate more to Cinderella or Joan of Arc.
- You will discover that God has set within you a femininity that is powerful and tender, fierce and alluring. It may have been misunderstood or assaulted but it is there and it is worth recovering.
- As we take this journey of discovery and healing, you will be assured that your heart is the prize of God’s Kingdom, and Jesus has come to win you back for himself.
- You will find hope and practical illustrations to apply to everyday challenges in being God’s woman.
- You will find prayer, support, encouragement, accountability, motivation, love, from other women, just like you, who are currently single or divorced or married, and are willing to share how they face each day with the help of Christ Jesus.
Wow! Now can you see why I am so very excited to go on this journey with you!!??
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Let’s talk about HOW this Online Bible Study works.
1. Each SUNDAY, you will want to come right here, our website, for your reading assignment for the week.
2. Every Monday through Friday, you will come back here again, to read what we have blogged about for that day’s lesson.
3. You can leave your comments in the comment section of this blog, if you wish. We actually like it when you do because it gives us feedback on how we’re doing! So please do comment! Remember, anything shared here on our blog is open to the public. It is not private. HOWEVER, you do have the option of commenting anonymously, as well.
4. Then if you are signed up for this study, you will go to the Facebook Online Bible Study Discussion Group that you have been assigned to, to discuss that day’s lesson just a bit deeper than we do here on the blog. The Facebook Group is where you will be able to share openly and honestly without anyone outside of that group reading what you’ve posted. This Facebook Group is set up to be a SECRET Facebook group. That means two things: 1) No one outside of the group can even find this group, and 2) Everything shared within the group cannot be seen by anyone outside of the group! How cool is that, huh? We want to make sure that we provide a place for you to share your heart without the concerns of a friend or family member seeing what you are posting! We take every precaution to make the Facebook Groups a SAFE place for you!
That’s it! Pretty Simple, huh?? There are just TWO places that you will want to check every day: HERE (our blog) and Your Facebook Group! It can’t get much easier than that!!
In your Facebook Group, we have a team of women put together for you that will be there to pray with you, and encourage you along the way. They are members of our Prayer Team better known as PoPpers (POP stands for Power of Prayer), who have specifically asked to be placed in the Single Women’s Ministry group. They have a heart for prayer, and for single women’s ministry! I’m sure you will grow to love them just as much as we do!!
We also have an AMAZING Team of Bloggers, who will be blogging about this study! You are going to love these women and their hearts for the Lord, and for Singles Ministry! We took quite a while looking for the perfect women to work with us on this journey, and we believe we have found the perfect women for this study! We can’t wait for you to meet them! Their names are Michelle Graziano my Co-leader, Tonya Ellison, Carissa Markantone and I. Amazing Women!!!
DON’T FORGET TO MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!
Sunday, January 6th, the Bible study begins! Come back here on Sunday, to get the reading assignment for the week and more.
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Let’s Pray:
Father, we come before You today with thanksgiving in our hearts as we start our new Bible study, Captivating. Lord, we ask You to start with us and be with us in every area of our study. We commit every woman who has joined us on this journey that You will bless them. Help us to stay committed and to learn from You. Holy Spirit be our guide, comforter and helper throughout this study. Help us to find the woman that you created us to be. In Jesus Name Amen.
Be Blessed,
Jackie
To sign up for this Online Bible Study, click HERE and follow the instructions. You will also be given a link to where you can purchase this bible study. We’re looking forward to studying “Captivating” with you!!
