Greetings to my sweet sisters in Christ! I am so glad you stopped by because I want to tell you about a bible study that will bless you! This is a 10-week online study written by Jenifer at By His Grace Ministry. The study is being hosted on one of my favorite websites, At the Well. The study will take us on a journey to discover the attributes and character of God as revealed through His names! I am so excited about this study and hope you will be too!! When I first began studying the Word of God, I simply knew the Lord as God the Father, Jesus and the Holy Spirit. Through various bible studies and ministries, I discovered that God shares many different names for Himself throughout the Old Testament. I also learned that as the Hebrew manuscripts were translated into English, these names were simply translated as God or Lord in most cases. Now don't misunderstand, God heard my prayers, my cries, my pleas when I simply knew Him as Lord and He loved me just the same. But now, as I call on Him in His various Hebrew names, I am drawn closer as He reveals Himself more and more. I am comforted by these names. I am convicted by them. I am inexplicably awed by them. They resonate in my spirit as they speak the truth of who and what He is!Did you also know that in the Hebrew tradition, names were so important? They would describe something about the individual and often times would almost be prophetic in nature regarding the life of the individual. My name, Carol, means song of joy. Oh, how I desire for the meaning of my name to be lived out consistently in my life! I long to fully know the joy of the Lord and have it radiate in me and through me. I pray that my life would be a sweet song offered to the Lord in worship. That the words of my mouth would honor and glorify Him. That my life would be lived as a song of love poignantly revealing the wonder of His grace.
I hope your interest is piqued and you to will wonder what is revealed in and through the Lord's names!Here's the link to get started ... http://www.titus2atthewell.com/2005/01/join-us-for-new-bible-study.html
Please stop by Bloom & Grow tomorrow as I post about our Week 1 Discussion Question: Who is God to You?
8 comments:
Carol, I am so thrilled that you will be joining us for this study as we come to know God in more real and intimate ways.
God's names do bring such comfort and joy to the soul, don't they!?!? I, too, for so long knew about the "surface" things of who God was, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. That was until I began digging into Scripture...then I was opened up to a whole new world...a world of knowing God personally and intimately, in ways I never even dreamt of.
I am looking forward to getting to know you more over the next several weeks and can't wait to see what God does in and through each of our lives.
If you have questions or comments from week 1, be sure to email me by Friday, Feb. 12th at jenifer@byhisgraceministry.com
May the Lord continue to bless you as you seek after Him.
By His Grace,
Jen
Great thoughts! It is so true, as we learn about His names given to Him in scripture, we will learn more about Him!
So glad you are joining us!
-Ashley
How clever to share this study this way... love that you shared to = the meaning of your name! I look forward to venturing through this study - learning more about His names in the Hebrew meaning.
Thanks for joining us!
Hugs & Prayers, Heather (= flower)
Jenifer,
Thanks for following the Lord's leading and preparing this study to share with us! My husband was interested in what I was doing and we spent about 30 minutes discussing some of God's Hebrew names. He was intrigued! I will be sure to share with him what I am learning. Thanks again!
Ashley,
I am so glad you stopped by! I am so looking forward to learning about God through His names and also getting to know some of my sisters in Christ who are as passionate about this as I! Have a joy-filled week. :)
Heather,
Thank you for your kind words! I have already been blessed by this study and the sweet sisters in Christ I am meeting. Looking forward to what God has in store for us! (((Hug))) to you, too!
I look forward to getting to know you better over the next few weeks as we grow in Christ together!
Mom of Many, I too look forward to taking this journey with you! How wonderful to be able to grow in grace together!! BTW I stopped over at your blog and enjoyed it. :)
Post a Comment