a fellowship group of West Shore Evangelical Free Church
I am teaching women’s bible study this semester on the Spiritual disciplines, and I would love for any of our SixTen women to join me in class.
Women’s bible study begins Tuesdays on February 9, at 9:00 a.m.
For more information, here is the link to the various studies – there is also an evening study option on Tuesdays.
http://www.westshorefree.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=935&Itemid=56
Our latest SixTen Manhood and Womanhood discussion included covering the following massive topics…
Redeeming our Evangelical Dating Culture
Recovering Well from Relationship Losses
Pre-marital basics
and an overview of mature femininity, masculinity – and in particular what submission and leadership look like in the real world. (thought we’d throw that last one in there just in case we didn’t already have seven hours worth of material!)
We heard from various authors including Elisabeth Elliot, Carolyn McCulley, Wayne Grudem, Lydia Brownback, John Piper, Alex Chediak and more. We considered ways to redeem our dating culture (including an explanation of the non-exclusive dating philosophy still in development), and discussed the importance of engaging, enriching and shaping whatever biblical culture we find ourselves in (as opposed to just showing up). We discussed the role forgiveness plays in developing healthy current and future relationships and how difficult true forgiveness is (and how it can only be done in Christ). 
(With that in mind, some of you requested a link to the articles on forgiveness we mentioned – so here it is. Click here to read Forgiving Like Jesus Part One on Kim’s blog – (there is also a part two and three!) These articles are based on years of helping people to recover from relationship losses, plus Kim’s own journey of forgiveness. We truly pray these will be a blessing to some of you – and keep in mind that our SixTen leaders are here to offer help as you press on to truly forgive. ) We wrapped up the evening with some real life examples of submission and leadership, and how important it is to have our hope in God, not in men or women. Many of us were challenged and encouraged as we heard from one another and sensed a desire in the group to grow in ways that please Christ.
As we press on to find God’s best inside (and outside) our SixTen community, keep praying that each one of us would be seeking Christ and finding His strength sufficient for our individual and corporate development of spiritually mature manhood and womanhood. Blessings!
We had a great small group meeting with the women of SixTen this past Saturday where we talked about what it means to have the spirit of love, power and self discipline that Paul speaks of in 2 Timothy 1:7. This time we focussed on the spirit of power, and how that spirit of power is so radically different from the spirit of power we encounter in the world. Each of us were challenged to deepen in our dependency on Christ in order to see God’s spirit of power working in and through each one of us. Thank you so much to each of you who attended!
Our next meeting will be on Saturday, January 10 at 9:00 a.m. (just outside coffee central again) where we will be talking about having a spirit of love (on God’s Terms) and self discipline (and how that differs from legalism). Our women’s small group is a great opportunity to grow in Christ as we learn from one another and encourage one another. We really hope you’ll join us!
Please email Kim if you plan to attend next Saturday so that she can know how many snacks to bring. Also, if you attended our last meeting, please feel free to share anything else by leaving a comment following this article. (The comment will not appear right away as it must go through our webmaster first). Talk to you soon!
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