10/26/10 Developing a Disciplined Walk With God

This week we had a great meeting as we discussed developing a disciplined walk with God.

As always, we started our meeting with singing...

This week we sang "I Will Live for You" and "Who Will Shine God's Light?"
During the lesson I challenged to girls to make spiritual disciplines a regular part of their day so that they can grow in their relationship with the Lord.

After the lesson, I announced the new small groups the girls will be in for the rest of the school year. The purpose of these groups will be to foster closer relationships & provide a place for discussion of each lesson. Each group is named after a woman of the Bible.

The Mary Group...

The Rebekah Group...

During their small group time, each young lady decorated a small notebook which she will be using to record her Bible reading for the next two weeks.

After small group meetings, we had a Bible sword drill competition between the groups. Each of the verses related to one of the suggested spiritual disciplines from the lesson. In the end, the Esther group won the contest.

Brooke..

Karen..

Today was a special day because it was Amber's birthday. Her mom came in with a cookie cake at the end of our meeting & we all sang to her.

The new 11 year old!!
We ended the meeting with tea, dessert & fellowship.

Abby..

Jessica, Jenny & Katelyn

Jenna & Gretchen..

Brooke, Camryn, Sylvia & McKenzie
I look forward to seeing everyone at our next Bright Lights meeting on November 9th!

10/12/10 Gaining a Clear Conscience

This week we reached our group's lowest attendance record with 20 girls present! It's exciting that our group is so big that when only 20 girls show up it seems like a small crowd. ;)

I have been amazed to see how God has brought 28 young ladies into our group, somehow we all squeeze into our basement & find space for all our activities.

Each week we set out 26 tea cups, 4 water glasses & make 3 pots of tea...

This evening we talked about gaining a clear conscience. We discussed the three types of consciences: dead, guilty & clear, the importance of clearing our conscience & how to clear our conscience. Each of the girls were given some time to evaluate their hearts & seek out unforgiven sins. Then we split up into prayer partners.

After the lesson and prayer time we played a game of "Bright Lights Pictionary" with words from Bright Lights & the various lessons we've had so far. I discovered we have a pretty competitive group.

Jessica drawing forgiveness....

Melissa drawing tea...

Shelby drawing notebook....

We finished our meeting with tea & fellowship.

Jessica, Jenna, Kalei & Cecily (in the background)

Pouring tea for Gretchen...
I appreciate everyone's enthusiasm & the joy you shared tonight. Spending time with you all is one of my favorite things, thank you for radiating the joy of the Lord! :)