Challenge

Did anyone take the challenge? How did it go???? Let us hear from you!

Take the challenge:

Married Women - Study your husband. Find an area that you can be blessing to him. Act on it!

Singles Women - Find a married woman that you admire ask them what is it that now know about their souse that they wished they knew before marriage.

TW

The Resolution for Women Finale

Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thes 5:16-18

What an awesome God we serve. Praise God for all that made it to Corporate prayer. We received a sweet fragrance of prayer and anointing of oil lead by Pastor, Elder Rice, and Prayer Captains. Praise God, Praise God! Lets continue to keep each other in prayer as we walk this journey in God's truth.

Although the book study is over, our walk isn't. Continue to review the 13 resolutions and seek God in all things.

TW

The Resolution for Women Part 3

Praise God! Praise God! What an awesome session yesterday, March 18, 2012. Ladies, thanks for being transparent. Your sharing was a blessing. I know that God is pleased.

We covered:

What matters to you?

Marriage (Excellent)

Children (Excellent)

God’s Grace (Awesome)

Leaving a godly message (Determined)


Reminder :

Review the 13 Resolutions
Have honest self reflection
Identify Resolutions that you have committed to
Identify Resolutions that you are struggling with
Seek God and continue to read to determine why you are struggling



Take the challenge:

Married Women - Study your husband. Find an area that you can be blessing to him. Act on it!

Singles Women - Find a married woman that you admire ask them what is it that now know about their souse that they wished they knew before marriage.

Corporate Prayer - All Ladies that have been involved in study are invited to attend Corporate Prayer next Sunday, March 25th @ 6:00PM. Pastor and Elder will pray over us for our continue effort to resolve to be the women that God has called us to be. This invitation is for all the ladies that have attended any of the sessions.

TWM

The Resolution for Women Part 2

What an awesome way to end the week!

The women that attended Part 2 of the Resolution for Women book study received a challenge. We were challenged to see who we are in Christ and to truly reflect on our hearts. Are we who we say we are? How are we using our tongues in our talk at home, work, school, with our children, spouses, and family.

I have included a high level overview, but encourage you to take some time and read Part 2 of The Resolution for Women. Take a diagnostic x-ray or an exam and be honest.

We missed those that could not attend. We are praying that we see you next time. We welcome the new faces that were with us Sunday.

Love you and continue to give God your best!


Sandy Hunt, TWM

Overview below:

We completed Part 2! This section included My Best, My Blessings, My Forgiveness, My Integrity, and My Heart. We were challenged to value our best. W focused on honoring the blessings God have given us by controlling our tongues , considering our words, watching what we put inside by being a guardian of our own hearts. The breakout sessions were excellent and real. Thank you Ladies for sharing and caring. We are blessed by the your willingness to be transparent.

A few verses on forgiveness and bitterness:

Mark - 11:25
Matthew- 6:14 -15
Hebrews- 12:14

Bitterness:

Ephesians- 4:31
Hebrew - 12:15
Proverbs - 14:10

Prayerfully consider whether you are harboring un-forgiveness toward anyone. Has this impacted your life?

Ladies , please continue to work on your box exercise. As we admitted some of us have too many boxes. The goal is to focus on what God would have us do. Following God’s plan will give us balance, Remember balance is not when the boxes are equally filed but when we are free to fill only those that are important for now, without feeling guilt over the ones that we’ve left for another time and place.

As we start to self reflect on these areas in our lives, we can begin to see who we are . We are challenged to live our lives openly with a sister or friend who cares, we need some accountability. Pray for person that will be an accountability partner for you. I know some of else think we don’t need this. Think again. Integrity is what you do when no one is watching. God is always watching. We tend to forget this. So, we need the reminder of one of God’s vessels. We will discuss this more in our next meeting.

As we close our discussion today, how is your heart?? Has your heart been broken for the things of God? Jesus’ heart was broken for us. He felt our pain. In His brokenness, He did something for us. He gave up His life, so that we may have eternal life. What are you doing for the sake of the gospel. ( read 164- 179 and sign the resolution on age 179).


Giving Him my best!

My Best Follow-up

Anyone participated in " "good self-care" this week? As noted by author Priscilla Shirer, " you will never be able to give the best of yourself if you're not taking care of yourself..."(p 106). Interesting thought.

I made an intentional effort after the busy weekend, to be still before the Lord. It was wonderful. I wasn't planning for Sunday School or Women's Ministry. It was just me and the Lord. I was still. I heard from Him. I received rest. God is good. I had my Sabbath Monday... ( that's another blog.. about the Sabbath) I am working on it.

In His Service, I am giving Him my best!

Sandy Hunt , TWM

My Best

As we prepare for our next session of Resolution for Women, Sunday March 4th, think about giving your best. Ask a honest friend who knows you very well how he/she thinks you are managing your current priorities.

Focus and pray on the feedback given. Ask God for direction.

Sandy Hunt, TWM

The Resolution for Women follow-up

Praise God from whom all blessings flow!

The first session of the TWM book study, The Resolution for Women, was Sunday, February 19^th. The session was more that a review of book. It was a time to review God’s Word and His design for women. It was also a time of sharing, bonding, praising, and prayer. 

If you were unable to attend, please continue your reading. Although it is an easy ready, it is important to reflect on the points introduced.  I echo Priscilla’s words:  

“My hope is that you’ll read this book slowly and purposefully~not with the intention of finishing but of engaging with each segment.”

We will encounter 13 challenges to focus and pray to God for his help, guidance and wisdom to resolve.

Our next session is March 4^th. In the mean time we will continue to engage you with postings on our blog, as well as, FaceBook.

Blessings,

Sandy Hunt

13 Resolutions for Women

1. A Resolution To Be Content

I do solemnly resolve to embrace my current season of life, and will maximize my time in it. I will resist the urge to hurry through or circumvent any portion of my journey but will live with a spirit of contentment.

2. A Resolution To Champion Biblical Femininity

I will champion God’s model for womanhood in the face of a post-feminist culture. I will teach it to my daughters and encourage its support by my sons.

3. A Resolution To Value Myself and Celebrate Others

I will accept and celebrate my uniqueness, and to esteem and encourage the distinctions I admire in others.

4. A Resolution To Be Devoted To Christ and Defined By His Word

I will live as a woman answerable to God and faithfully committed to His Word.

5. A Resolution To Devote My Best to God’s Priorities For Me

I will seek to devote the best of myself, my time, and my talents to the primary roles the Lord has entrusted to me in this phase of my life.

6. A Resolution To Esteem Others

I will be a woman who is quick to listen and slow to speak. I will care about the concerns of others and esteem them more highly than myself.

7. A Resolution To Release Others From The Prison of My Hurt

I will forgive those who have wronged me and reconcile with those I have wronged.

8. A Resolution To Live with the Highest Standard of Virtue and Purity

I will not tolerate evil influences even in the most justifiable form in myself or my home, but will embrace and encourage a life of purity.

9. A Resolution To Care

I will pursue justice, love mercy, and extend compassion toward others.

10. A Resolution To Be the Kind Of Woman Who Truly Blesses Her Man

I will be faithful to my husband and honor him in my conduct and conversation in order to bring glory to the name of the Lord. I will aspire to be a suitable partner for him to help him reach his God-given potential.

11. A Resolution To Train My Children in Righteousness

I will demonstrate and teach my children how to love God with all their hearts, minds, and strength, and will train them to respect authority and live responsibly.

12. A Resolution To Make My Home a Welcome Place To Be

I will cultivate a peaceful home where God’s presence is sensed not only through acts of love and service, but also through the pleasant and grateful attitude with which I perform them.

13. A resolution to live today with tomorrow in mind

I fully resolve to make today’s decisions with tomorrow’s impact in mind. I will consider my current choices in light of those who will come after me.

Resolution for Women Book Study ( February 2012)

The first session of the Resolution For Women book study was a blessing.

Here are  a few comments:

YES, Thank you sister Sandy... The letter you read was soooo very true. Praise God for friends who encourage! Thank you for sharing it. Your work is not in vain. Thank you also for sharing the song" Overwhelmed!"

Praise GOD HE is FAITHFUL!

It was a busy weekend for most of us we were able to participate in some thoroughly enjoyable life changing events and major milestones in the lives of some wonderful friends.

Now I am excited to get to know some NEW SISTERS in Christ. I see these lovely women on Sundays and just passing by I say hello....but now, because of this book study and the interaction we had yesterday we get to fellowship on a deeper level.  I was VERY encouraged!

I am also glad that Priscilla (the author) expressed her concern about how the New York Times article would be received by the public primarily because of her Christian viewpoints on our roles as women, wives, and yielded partners in this society.

I am looking forward to this study and the fellowship with my sisters in Christ..I really appreciate what one of them said yesterday!! She visited for a while before she decided to commit to membership. Now she wants to be involved. PRAISE GOD!!!

My prayer is that the HOLY SPIRIT will enable us to fully engage in HIM and with one another, that we will take the time to get alone with HIM read, study, and be prepared for our next meeting. Honestly the busyness of daily life tends to redirect my priorities and divert my focus.

So I pray for a steadfast, committed spirit to follow through as we study together and grow. "OVERWHELM US LORD" not as the world does, for YOU supply all of our need, Overwhelm us with PRAISE UNTO THEE!YES, !"

Elizabeth Clayton 

Resolution for Women Book Study

Join us today, February 19th @ 5:00 for the first session of our Book Study. We will use our Blog location to correspond daily, weekly or as often as needed.

In His Service,

Sandy Hunt

Obey His Commands indicating transformation!

According to John 14:15 -21: 

15 "If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, 17 even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you. 18 "I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. 19 Yet a little while and the world will see me no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. 20 In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. 21 Whoever has my commandments and keeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him." 

W express love for Jesus by obeying His commands. To love Him wholeheartedly, we must develop a lifestyle of obedience. Let's look at four aspects of such a lifestyle.

1. Our trust in the Father grows. This confidence comes from bel

ieving that the Lord is who Scripture says He is. And God's Word tells us that He is good—as well as faithful to keep His promises (2 Cor. 1:20). Psalm 86:15 calls Him merciful, gracious, loving, and slow to anger. His character remains unchanged by difficult or hard-to-understand circumstances (Heb. 13:8).

2. We develop a deepening ability to wait on the Lord. Delays can be hard in our I-want-it-now culture. But we must resist temptation and wait on Him instead of running ahead.
3. We commit to obey God. Without such a resolve, we'll vacillate at decision time or allow fear to prevent us from choosing His way.
4. Our study of Scripture becomes consistent. The Bible reveals God's priorities, commands, and warnings. It acts as a light, illuminating His chosen path for us while revealing obstacles and dangers along the way (Ps.119:105). Without it, we are like a person who walks in the woods at night without a flashlight.

Becoming a Christian doesn't mean that obedience to the Lord is automatic. It's a lifelong process of growing in our trust and patiently waiting on Him before we act. This requires a steadfast commitment to obey so that we can say no to ungodly choices and yes to God

TWM

What cause transformation in our christian walk???

The Word of God - Galatians 1:11-17

11 For I would have you know, brothers, that the gospel that was preached by me is not man's gospel. 12 For I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it, but I received it through a revelation of Jesus Christ. 13 For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it. 14 And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. 15 But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace, 16 was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone; 17 nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus

After Paul's conversion, he disappeared into the desert for three years, during which time the Holy Spirit instructed him in the ways of God. He emerged, ready to communicate divine truth.

The Lord speaks to believers so that they will comprehend the truth, conform to the truth, and communicate the truth. These same steps form a roadmap to discipleship. What happened during Paul's desert years was only the beginning of a life-long process—God renewed his mind and transformed him into the image of Christ. For the apostle, that change began with connecting his rich biblical knowledge to the revelation that Jesus Christ was the Son of God.
Paul knew Scripture thoroughly, but the truth that Jesus was the promised Messiah made him reconsider the foundation he'd been trusting. Everything he knew about God had to be reevaluated in light of this new information. Paul had a history of wanting to please God, so the Holy Spirit no doubt found him a willing pupil.

The apostle's spirit had to be shaped according to the Father's will. And the Lord kept working on him long after Paul left the desert and began his ministry. Every person who reads his letters is a witness to the work of God in a submissive man.

The Lord's discipleship roadmap looks similar for every believer. Like Paul, you are the Holy Spirit's student, and the knowledge you reap from Scripture should be changing your life. Be like the apostle in this way to become a disciple maker by sharing what you learn with others. Lord we thankyou for not giving up on us. Continue to do a work i us, transforming us to be all that you have called us to be.

TWM

TWM sponsors the showing of Courageous the Movie 1/29/2012

Transformed Women's Ministry

Transformed Women’s Ministry will kick-off the Book Study “The Resolution for Women" with the showing of the movie Courageous. The movie will show January 29th at 5:00PM in the sanctuary.. ( No Cost). If you plan on participating in the book study, books will be available for purchase for 10:00. The first Study will be February 5th @ 5:00PM. It is a 6 week study ; however, we will only meet... for 3 weeks starting with February 5th. The following dates are February 19th and March 4th.

Plan on joining us!

The Resolution for Women inspires women with intentional, spirit-filled living from three unique angles. Section one, titled, "This Is Who I Am," helps a woman define herself as "authentically me, purposefully feminine, surprisingly satisfied, and faithfully His." Section two, "This Is What I Have," invites her to value "my best, my blessing, my honor, and my heart." And Section three, "This Is What Matters To Me," focuses on joyfully honoring God as a wife, mother, and family member while resolving to live with the grace that leaves a godly legacy. The Resolution for Women is designed to inspire a revolution.
______ Yes , I plan to attend the showing of Courageous , Sunday January 29th @ 5:00PM
_______Yes, I would like to purchase a book for the Study
_______ I cannot attend the showing of the movie, but plan to participant in the Study.
My name is ______________________________

Transform our minds! Lord hear our prayers!

The Mind of Christ

1 Corinthians 2:12-16
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The best life you could possibly live is the one your Creator has designed for you. He has given believers everything they need to become more like Him and to achieve all He has planned for them. Since the way we think is vitally important in this process, the Lord has given us the mind of Christ. Now we have the capacity to think as He does and to see situations from His perspective.

This marvelous ability to align our thoughts with His is a gift that we receive from God at the moment of salvation. However, the practice of it is our responsibility. We all come to Christ with minds which are already “pre-programmed” to one degree or another. For example, a child who grows up hearing demeaning comments will probably incorporate them into his concept of who he is and what he can accomplish. Also, this world system is constantly attempting to fit us into its mold, and Satan tries to inject his lies into our thinking.

If we are to experience the abundant life the Lord wants us to have, old thoughts that do not agree with God’s Word must be replaced with truth. Then we need to screen the ideas that bombard us each day. As we cooperate with God in this ongoing process, our lives will be transformed.

Compare your thoughts, attitudes, and beliefs with biblical teachings. If they don’t match, reject those patterns of thinking, and fill your mind with corresponding truths from Scripture instead. Since the Lord has empowered believers to think right, let’s cultivate the mind of Christ within us.

Be blessed on this day!

TWM