The Belonging | Introduction

March 5, 2024 | Be Overcomers | 1 John 5: 1-12

As we read in 1 John 5, we are reminded that Jesus is the Son of God and everyone who believes in Him and loves the Father are children of God. Donna Gaines highlights the victory we can have over the world as God's children. We can overcome the trials that life throws our way and testify to God's love and faithfulness.

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February 27, 2024 | Be Love | 1 John 4:7-21

As we read in 1 John 4, we are reminded that God is love. Jean Stockdale talks about how God's love lives in us through the Holy Spirit. We are also reminded of God's love through Jesus Christ as His blood was shed on the cross. God's love is perfect, and we can rest in the truth that God loves us unconditionally. How are we showing God's loves to those around us?

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February 20, 2024 | Be Discerning | 1 John 4: 1-6

Donna Gaines opens the Word as we read in 1 John 4 about how to discern what comes from the world versus what comes from God. John warns us of false teachers that may draw us away from God and reminds of the unconditional love God gives to His children.

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February 13, 2024 | Be Transformed | 1 John 3

As Romans 12:2 says, we are to be "transformed by the renewing of (our minds)." In this week's lesson, Jean Stockdale walks through 1 John 3, teaching on what we need to do to transform our hearts and minds in order to bear fruit and walk in faith. This passage also reminds us that God loves us as His children and that God lives in us through the Holy Spirit.

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February 6, 2024 | Be Aware | 1 John 2:18-29

Donna Gaines addresses the importance of being aware of our surroundings and who we are in Christ. There are many distractions and temptations in the world that can draw us away from the Lord, but we have to be vigilant about fighting for truth and not losing sight of who God has called us to be.

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January 30, 2024 | Be Obedient | 1 John 2:1-17

For week two of "Beloved," Jean Stockdale teaches out of 1 John 2 about what it means to be obedient. If we recognize Christ as our Savior, our life, and our treasure, we will develop a spirit of obedience. That spirit will cause us to change within and to be conformed to Christ's likeness.

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January 23, 2024 | Be Joyful | 1 John 1

Kicking off the spring bible study of "Beloved," Donna Gaines teaches from 1 John 1 about what it means to be joyful and loved as a child of God. Walking through the letters of John, we learn that we can lived loved when we spend time with the one who first loved us.

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November 14, 2023 | Joseph's Last Words | Genesis 50

Jean Stockdale closes out our study of Genesis by looking at the end of Joseph's story on earth, how he pardoned his brothers and said goodbye to his father, Jacob. Like Joseph, let us look back on our lives remembering the goodness of God and give thanks for all He has done.

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November 7, 2023 | Jacob's Last Words | Genesis 49

For lesson nine of this fall's Bible study, Donna Gaines discusses the legacy of Joseph and his descendants. Teaching from Genesis 49, we walk through the blessings God granted to Joseph and his family. We learn that in order to leave a legacy in the future, we must live a legacy for the Lord in the present.

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October 31, 2023 | Jacob's Blesses Joseph's Sons | Genesis 48

For week eight of Bellevue Women's study, "The Belonging," Jean Stockdale teaches that when we receive blessings, we have the assurance of belonging.

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