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Women’s Fellowship
Our Ladies have the privilege of meeting together for worship, the study of God’s Word, prayer, and a time for food and fellowship. It generally runs Tuesday evenings, 7pm-9pm, from February – April each year.
The study for this year: The Book of James
“With my whole heart I have sought You; oh, let me not wander from Your commandments! Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You. Blessed are You, O Lord! Teach me Your statutes.” Psalm 119:10-12
In our time of study and fellowship we put a great emphasis on hiding God’s Word in our hearts through the memorization of Scripture. Click on the link listed below for the corresponding Scriptures the Ladies have memorized with each study.
James {2024}
James 1:17 “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.”
2 Corinthians 12:9 “And He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.”
Therefore, most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”
Proverbs 16:32 “He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.”
Philippians 2:3-4 “Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. 4 Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others.”
Ephesians 2:8-10 “For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them.”.
Matthew 5:37 “But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’ For whatever is more than these is from the evil one.”
James 3:17 “But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.”
Psalm 139:16 “Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them.”
Galatians 6:9-10 “And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart. Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.”
Living Water {2023}
Psalm 107:29 “He calms the storm, so that its waves are still.”
Hebrews 12:14 “Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.”
John 16:13 “However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come.”
Psalm 111:10 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments. His praise endures forever.”
Romans 10:17 “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
Psalm 34:8 “Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!”
Acts 20:24 “But none of these things move me; nor do I count my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.”
Romans 12:1 “I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.”
Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
Galatians 5:25 “If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.”
Proverbs {2022}
Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own
understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.
Proverbs 4:23 “Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.”
Proverbs 9:10 “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.”
Proverbs 11:14 “Where there is no counsel, the people fall; but in the multitude of counselors there is safety.”
Proverbs 16:3 “Commit your works to the Lord, and your thoughts will be established.”
Proverbs 18:10 “The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.”
Proverbs 21:23 “Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles.”
Proverbs 27:17 “As iron sharpens iron, so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.”
Proverbs 29:25 “The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe.”
Proverbs 30:5 “Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.”
Proverbs 31:30 “Charm is deceitful and beauty is passing, but a woman who fears the Lord, she shall be praised.”
Psalms {2021}
Psalm 9:1 “I will praise You, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will tell of all Your marvelous works.”
Psalm 27:14 “Wait on the LORD; be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart; wait, I say, on the LORD!”
Psalm 36:5 “Your mercy, O LORD, is in the heavens; Your faithfulness reaches to the clouds.”
Psalm 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”
Psalm 62:8 “Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your heart before Him; God is refuge for us.”
Psalm 84:11 “For the LORD God is a sun and shield; the LORD will give grace and glory; no good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly.”
Psalm 100:4 “Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him and bless His name.”
Psalm 118:8 “It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.”
Psalm 119:142 “Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, and Your law is truth.”
Psalm 130:5 “I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in His word I do hope.”
Psalm 145:8 “The LORD is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and great in mercy.”
Psalm 150:6 “Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD!”
1st, 2nd, and 3rd John {2020}
1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
Galatians 5:16 “I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.”
Colossians 3:2 “Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth.”
2 Corinthians 10:4 “For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.”
Psalm 37:4 “Delight yourself also in the Lord and He shall give you the desires of your heart.”
1 Thessalonians 5:21 “Test all things; hold fast what is good.”
Psalm 16:11 “You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”
Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
Romans 10:17 “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.’”
Proverbs 4:23 “Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it spring the issues of life.”
Romans 12:9 “Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good.”
3rd John 4 “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.”
1st and 2nd Peter {2019}
Acts 15:18 “Known to God from eternity are all His works.”
Psalm 119:130 “The entrance of Your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.”
1 Peter 2:17 “Honor all people. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the king.”
Psalm 34:14 “Depart from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.”
2 Corinthians 4:17 “For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory.”
1 Peter 5:7 “Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.”
Matthew 11:28 “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
Psalm 29:4 “The voice of the LORD is powerful; the voice of the LORD is full of majesty.”
Psalm 116:8 “For you have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, and my feet from falling.’”
Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
1 Timothy 1:17 “Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.”
1 John 2:25 “And this is the promise that He has promised us – eternal life.”
2 Peter 3:18 “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.”
Galatians {2018}
2 Thessalonians 3:16 “Now may the Lord of peace Himself give you peace always in every way. The Lord be with you all.”
Philippians 3:14 “I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”
Proverbs 29:25 “The fear of man brings a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD shall be safe.”
Romans 5:1 “Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Psalm 86:10 “For you are great, and do wondrous things; You alone are God.”
Romans 14:8 “For if we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. Therefore, whether we live or die, we are the Lord’s.”
Nahum 1:7 “The Lord is good, a stronghold in the day of trouble; and He knows those who trust in Him.”
Romans 8:2 “For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.”
1 Corinthians 2:2 “For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.’”
Galatians 5:25 “If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.”
Galatians 6:8 “For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life.”
Colossians 3:3 “For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.”
Philippians 1:21 “For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”
Ephesians {2017}
1 Corinthians 16:14 “Let all that you do be done with love.”
Psalm 119:130 “The entrance of Your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple.”
Psalm 108:4 “For your mercy is great above the heavens, and Your truth reaches to the clouds.”
1 Timothy 2:5 “For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus.”
Proverbs 17:27 “He who has knowledge spares his words, and a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.”
2 Timothy 1:7 “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”
1 Peter 4:8 “And above all things have fervent love for one another, for love will cover a multitude of sins.”
Psalm 18:32 “It is God who arms me with strength, and makes my way perfect.”
John 14:6 “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.’”
Proverbs 16:24 “Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.”
Ephesians 5:8 “For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light.”
John 17:17 “Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.”
Colossians 3:23 “And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men.”
Psalm 73:26 “My flesh and my heart fail; but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”
2 Samuel 22:31 “As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.”
Ephesians 6:11 “Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.”
James {2016}
Proverbs 2:6 “For the LORD gives wisdom; from His mouth come knowledge and understanding.”
Micah 6:8 “He has shown you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?”
Job 1:21b “…The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away: blessed be the name of the LORD.”
James 1:19-20 “So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.”
2 Corinthians 3:17 “Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.”
Romans 12:10 “Be kindly affectionate to one another with brotherly love, in honor giving preference to one another.”
1 John 3:18 “My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth.”
Living Water {2015}
Numbers 6:24-26 “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace.”
Romans 10:9 “that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”
Zechariah 4:6b “… ‘Not by might nor by power, but by My Spirit,’ says the Lord of hosts.”
Luke 11:13 “If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask Him!”
1 Corinthians 14:33 “For God is not the author of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.”
Matthew 17:20b “… if you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.”
Jeremiah 32:27 “Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is there anything too hard for Me?’”
1 Corinthians 13:13 “And now abide faith, hope, love, these three; but the greatest of these is love.”
Colossians 3:17 “And whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.”
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 “Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
Proverbs 18:10 “The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.”
Psalm 100:5 “For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting, and His truth endures to all generations.”
Galatians 5:22-23 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.”
John 15:5 “I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.”
Why Grace Changes Everything {2014}
Mark 12:30 “’And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.’ This is the first commandment.”
1 Corinthians 1:27 “But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty.”
Job 23:12b “I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my necessary food.”
2 Chronicles 16:9 “For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is loyal to Him.”
2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
James 2:26 “For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.”
Romans 8:15 “For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, ‘Abba, Father.’”
Galatians 6:14 “But God forbid that I should boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.”
Colossians {2013}
Psalm 27:8 “When You said, seek My face, my heart said to You, Your face Lord, I will seek.”
Romans 5:5 “Now hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.”
Revelation 4:11 “You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power; for You created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created.”
Ephesians 3:16 “that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man.”
James 3:17 “But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy.”
1 John 1:7 “But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.”
Psalm 103:12 “As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.”
Isaiah 26:3 “You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You.”
Psalm 147:1 “Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.”
Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”
Colossians 4:2 “Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving.”
Hebrews 4:12 “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.”
Women’s Ministry Calendar
Women’s Movie Night Join us for a night of food and fellowship as we watch a couple of classic movies, Top Gun and Maverick. Come at 6pm, in your movie watching loungewear, with a blanket and pillow in tow to be ready for the first showing to begin at 6:15pm. Bring your own dinner and a snack and drink to share. Please check back for more details =) Women’s Christmas Party!!! Come and enjoy a night of fellowship, food, and laughter. Cost: TBA Please bring a wrapped gift for the gift exchange. *NO Childcare Provided* ***** PLEASE, NO MINT!!! ***** Hello Ladies! Come and join us as we study God’s Word and how we can apply His word to our lives daily! Cost: TBD ** No Childcare Provided **
If you have any questions, please contact Katie at the church office, 651-291-7140.Friday June 13
Friday October 24 – Sunday October 26
Friday December 5
Bring your Bible, along with a holiday treat and a drink to share.
** The gift is NOT to exceed $10.00 **Tuesday February 3
We will have a time of worship, the Word, prayer and reflecting on the study, with a time of fellowship and treats to follow.
The Heart of the Women’s Fellowship
by Kimberly Chikeles
Psalm 40:8 says, “I desire to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart.” The desire and call God has put in my heart is His and I thank and give Him praise for that. I know that I can do His will with confidence, because I know I was sent by Him. And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!”, Romans 10:15. I feel privileged to be called! But I also feel unworthy, because I know that I was not called because of my greatness or any great thing I can do for anyone. In fact, it is just the opposite, because there is no great thing in me except Him. But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.” “Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” 2 Corinthians 12:9-10. “For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.” 2 Corinthians 8:9.
God has given me a heart for the women. To love, minister, and pray for them. And in my prayers, “I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, and His incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of His mighty strength.” Ephesians 1:17-19.
“The body is a unit, though it is made up of many parts; and though all its parts are many, they form one body. So it is with Christ. If one part suffers, every part suffers with it. If one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.” I Corinthians 12:12, 26. We are sisters and part of the body of Christ, needing and caring for each other, using the gifts God has given us “for God’s gifts and His call are irrevocable.” Romans 11:29, and “Love must be sincere. Hate what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.” Romans 12:9-10.
Therefore, the theme and vision of the Women’s Fellowship is for us to draw near to God, to know Him, and to grow in Him. To become in His likeness through the Word, fellowship, and prayer. “Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another–and all the more as you see the Day approaching.” (Hebrews 10:22-25) Remembering also that, “all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.” Romans 8:28.
“Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.” -Proverbs 31:30
Recommended Books
On the Other Side of the Garden | Biblical Womanhood for Today’s World
by Virginia Fugate | Fugate ISBN1-889700-40-1
STOP Counseling! START Ministering!
by Martin and Deidre Bobgan
Stop Counseling! Start Ministering! tells why Christians should be opposed to counseling, literally Stop Counseling! and Start Ministering! Reasons are revealed why counseling, because it is problem-centered, inevitably involves sinful conversations. Central to ministering is helping individuals in need to overcome their fixation on their problems and encouraging them to become Christ-centered on a daily basis. This book provides ways of equipping those in need with the truths of Scripture and encouraging them to live the daily life that will be honoring to the Lord and beneficial for meeting life’s problems without sinfully talking about them.
Book: “Stop Counseling! Start Ministering!” by Martin and Deidre Bobgan.