Do you find yourself at a loss for words when faced with trying times? You go to church Sunday after Sunday, listening intently to your preacher… you won’t miss Bible study, and yet, trouble arises, and you are discombobulated, frazzled, fearful, doubting, and in despair. Wait, Christian! That’s the time to remember my God’s promises to you! But how can you remember if you didn’t learn them… If you didn’t get them in your spirit, chewing on them day and night? Let us delve into the scriptures to see what the Word of God is telling us about remembering God’s promises.

PRESS ON! Have you ever felt that you were carrying a heavy burden, yet you knew that this was part of your purpose? You continued to strive to do the will of the Lord despite opposition, despite the naysayers, despite those who continue to remind you that “it don’t take all that!” My brother, my sister, in the words of the apostle Paul in Philippians 3:14… Press on! God has your reward waiting for you. There is truly a prize at the end of this journey — a crown and a reward. We encourage you to continue to press, in Jesus name. Amen!

Sister Ada Clay join us as we discuss Domestic Violence Awareness. The statistics are alarming, yet we must continue to hope and pray for change. We recognize that God sees, He hears and He knows, yet we must ask ourselves what part can we play in being more sensitive to this issue? I pray that God gives us all the wisdom to recognize and address the signs, in Jesus name. Amen!

WAIT! DID YOU REALLY MEAN TO SAY THAT???!!! Have you ever thought that, if you had the power to take back the hurtful words you just spoke, you would run after them and snatch them up before they caused any (more) damage? Unfortunately, we do not have that power! So now, what do we do? Let’s delve into the scriptures to see what the Word of God is telling us about taking heed to what we say, before we even let those words fly AND the consequences of the untamed tongue!

Let's continue our discussion on influential women of the Bible. In this episode, we will look at some lesser known women in ministry, Priscilla and Jehosheba, and a well-known female evangelist whose name is still unknown, a woman of Samaria. I pray that these women inspire you to continue on your Christian journey, on the path our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ has ordained for you. Amen!

In today’s episode, we will take a look at the lives of some influential women in the Bible. We will look at the lives of Esther who was willing to give her life to save others; Ruth who showed remarkable faith to believe that God was who He said He was and that He would provide for her; and the 5 daughters of Zelophehad who were united in their request to leadership to change the inheritance laws of the day.

Reminder: Covenant Daughters Ministries Conference — October 10-13, 2018 at Midtown Church, Detroit MI.

We continue our discussions by drawing on nuggets from Jesus’ discourse on the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-12). We will recognize that knowing that we are blessed is not about who we are or what we have done, but it's because of who we are and Whose we are, as we continue to grow in Christ-likeness.

We will also listen to an interview with Sister Kimberly Neal on the topic of abstinence. Sister Neal is a workshop presenter at the upcoming Covenant Daughters International Women’s Conference, October 10-13, 2018 at the Midtown Church in Detroit MI. I pray that you will be able to join us. May you be richly blessed!

There are times in our lives when we begin to doubt our standing in the Lord. We may be in the middle of a storm, or we may have just suffered injustice. When we thought God would have stepped in, He didn’t seem to know we were in distress, or we needed His help. We begin to doubt ourselves. Perhaps I offended God? Everything was going fine until now… The Lord was blessing me, blessing my efforts, blessing my family, blessings were flowing all around… until now. Why are all my blessings turned upside down… taken away…. disappearing??? Am I still blessed? Am I still favored of the Lord? Can I still tell everyone that “I’m blessed and highly favored”?"

In part 1, we looked in depth at the first two guidelines for studying the scriptures to be God approved. We considered our attitude that included being prayerful, consistent and diligent, in humble submission to the Holy Spirit. We also drilled down into the process that included strategies for reading the Word of God, and for utilizing various bible study tools. In this episode, we conclude with our study strategy, and our secret weapon – leaving the rest to God for our revelation!

In the Word of God, we are admonished to "study and do your best to present yourself to God approved, a workman [tested by trial] who has no reason to be ashamed, accurately handling and skillfully teaching the word of truth," (2 Timothy 2:15 Amplified). So, how do we study the scriptures to be “God approved?" Let us take a look at some guidelines for students of the Word of God. This will form the core for our looking into and beginning the journey of understanding the scriptures. I pray that God's wisdom and revelation flow to and through you as you study the scriptures, in Jesus name. Amen!