Week of September 25th Ruth 1:1-14

Great to dive into our study this week!

The homework is light.  We encourage class members to dedicate 5-10 minutes every day to spend time in God's word and complete one or two questions in the homework.  Please remember to pray for your discussion group members who have submitted prayer requests as well.  We are prayer warriors for one another!  We have begun our class with a light study; CBS offers studies which require a bit more time and we would like to move towards those studies in the coming year.

For now, we have begun RUTH!
In this week's passage, we learned about Naomi's family's journey to Moab and the tragedy that struck the men in the family.  We see three widows begin to travel to Bethlehem, Naomi's homeland, because she had heard that the famine was over.  To be honest, Naomi did not have many other options, having no male members in her family and no hope for a continuation of the family line.  Depressed, bitter, and alone, she urges her two daughters-in-law to "go back to their people".  We see Orpah express a tearful goodbye, but in contrast, Ruth "clings" to Naomi, refusing to leave.

OPTIONAL - for extra thought - Some further questions:
Who do you relate to most in this first passage - Naomi, Ruth or Orpah?
What would you do if you were in their situation?
Do you believe Elimelech's family was being disciplined for abandoning the Promised Land?
Do you view your commitments differently when circumstances become difficult?
Are you tempted to blame God for your problems?  Why?
What truths help you focus on the big, eternal picture rather than on your circumstances?

This week's homework:
Read pp 10-11 and answer questions on pp 12-13 Ruth 1:15-22

FIRST CLASS

September 18th, 2013

FIRST WEEK OF CLASS!!

What a great blessing!  We were thrilled to see so many women turn out to study God's word. 

This is His class; He is our teacher.

In class we learned about the organization of CBSi United Kingdom:
http://cbsiuk.org/blog/

And of CBSi: 
http://www.cbsinternational.org/



This exciting ministry is growing and we are thrilled that we get to be part of that growth - glory to God!

A typical class will go as follows:
9:55-10:05 arrive, tea/coffee
10:05 Welcome prayer
10:10 Songs of Worship
10:20 Devotional - sharing - faith story
10:30 Discussion Group Time
11:30 Wrap up talk

The homework for this week is:
Read pp. 6-7, complete the questions on pp 8-9.

We encourage all class members to do 1-2 questions per day, being sure that each day they are spending time on the study.  All it takes is about 5-10 minutes per day!

Please email us if you have any questions!
cbsiswisscottage@gmail.com

New Women's Bible Study - Northwest London

Please join us as we are thrilled to begin a new

COMMUNITY BIBLE STUDY (CBS) International

in Swiss Cottage - London

WHERE:  We will meet at Holy Trinity Swiss Cottage
Just opposite Finchley Road Tube Station

WHEN:  Wednesdays beginning September 18th, 2013  

TIME:  10am - 12 noon

WHO:  All women - all backgrounds - all ages - all denominations

WHAT: We are a group of diverse women who meet weekly for discussion, worship and teaching time. CBSi is an international organization that provides an interdenominational Bible study for the community - in over 73 countries around the world.
Our women's group will be studying Ruth, Esther, and 1John this year.
A typical class will begin with worship music, a short devotional, discussion in small groups (on the lesson we have completed at home using a Bible and the study book or questions), and a wrap-up talk. There are occasional social & fellowship opportunities to gather following the class, in a relaxed setting.

HOW TO JOIN:  For more information or questions, please email: cbsiswisscottage@gmail.com

Bible Study starting in September!! Please join us!!

PLEASE JOIN US!

 Our Bible study group will begin meeting on Wednesday September 18th, 2013



In the meantime, we'd love to hear from you!!  If you have questions, or want more information about our group, or you are interested in serving on our leadership team, please contact us at:

cbsiswisscottage@gmail.com





Our class will meet:

Wednesdays 10:00 - 12:00
during term time (mid-September through mid-June)




We will meet AT:

Holy Trinity Swiss Cottage
Holy Trinity Church
Finchley Road
London NW3 5HT

Getting to HTSC Tube:
HTSC is directly opposite "Finchley Road" underground station on the Metropolitan and Jubilee LInes.
 
Rail:
HTSC is a short walk down the Finchley Road from "Finchley Road and Frognal" Station.
 
Bus:
The 13, 82, 113, 187, 268 and C11 all stop right outside HTSC. Click here for more info.

Sorry we missed you.....

This is a personal message to someone who tried to come to our group today, Wednesday June 5th.  We are very sorry that we missed you.  The building was being used by a school group and we had to meet at an alternative location.  We apologize that we didn't post that information on the website here.  If you get this message, we'd love to hear from you so please contact us at:
cbsiswisscottage@gmail.com

Why study the Bible?

WHY DO YOU STUDY THE BIBLE?

 

Here are just a few of the reasons that our group shared.  What would you add?

 

1) to understand the #1 best selling book of all time 

 

2) to bring us closer to God

                  

3) to gain wisdom and apply it to our daily lives

                  

4) to improve our mental, physical and spiritual health

                  

5) for friendship and prayer support

                  

6) to serve our local community

Where we meet

PLEASE JOIN US!

for more information please contact us at
cbsiswisscottage@gmail.com

Wednesdays 10:00 - 12:00
during term time (mid-September through mid-June)

Holy Trinity Swiss Cottage
Holy Trinity Church
Finchley Road
London NW3 5HT

Getting to HTSC Tube:
HTSC is directly opposite "Finchley Road" underground station on the Metropolitan and Jubilee LInes.
 
Rail:
HTSC is a short walk down the Finchley Road from "Finchley Road and Frognal" Station.
 
Bus:
The 13, 82, 113, 187, 268 and C11 all stop right outside HTSC. Click here for more info.
 
By car:
There is some parking on Sundays and in the evenings in the car park accessible from Sumpter Close, by HSBC bank. 
Please note that this is only accessible driving south on the Finchley Road. The postcode above is for post, the best postcode to put in your SatNav is NW3 5JR.
Unfortunately there is NO PARKING on weekdays.