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This week, the Good Morning Girls completed the final chapters of the book of Luke.  Now we are on an extended break.  Our reading this week was heavy yet full of hope, as we looked more deeply at the death, burial, resurrection and ascension of Jesus.

Because He Lives – I can face tomorrow!

That is what this blog is all about.

Jesus – the King of Kings.  

He died for you and me – to take away our sins. And He loves us and He desires to walk intimately with you.

In August of 2008, I began my blog here at WomenLivingWell.org. The future was unknown.  I did not know how to make a Youtube, or how to put words on an image and I did not have a Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest or Instagram account.  Good Morning Girls was a ministry in my church that I had begun in real life but it did not exist on-line.  And I had zero blogging friends and definitely no publishers, conferences or television shows – ringing my phone line.

I was a wife and a homeschool mom – two...

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This is it! Our final week in the book of Luke!  These are some of the BEST chapters in the entire Bible – so DON’T miss this week’s reading!!!

This week we will read Luke chapters 21-24.  All of the resources for the last 4 days of study are below.

But first – for those who missed last Friday’s announcement – Good Morning Girls is going on an extended break.  There will be no spring or summer study (and most likely – no fall).  For more details about this – please read Friday’s post —-> HERE.

If you completed the book of 1 Samuel with us – you may want to do 2 Samuel on your own.

The 2 Samuel Journal is available now exclusively on Amazon!

For more resources and ideas of things you could study during this time – go to Friday’s post —-> here or check out all the free resources to our past Bible Studies on the GMG Resources Page HERE.

Now back to this week!

Here is this week’s Bible Reading...

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The one question I regularly get near the end of every Bible Study is:

“What book of the Bible are we studying next?”

I always have an answer because I have a schedule. Currently, there is a schedule written out through the end of the year and it includes an in-depth Bible Study that my mother and I are working on – (it is like the Ecclesiastes Bible Study).   I was hoping to complete it this summer and have it ready to launch this fall.

But…if you have followed along on the blog over the past year, you know that I have gone through a family crisis, the death of a close friend and I have struggled with how to go on, when sometimes I feel like God is telling me to be quiet.

Over the past 2 months, when I am having my quiet times, I continually hear God speaking to me in His Word through various scriptures, that I need to be more still.  I need to be more quiet.  I need to stop.

Just stop.

So…that is what I’m going to do.

So then – you...

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Welcome back to Week 4 in the Book of Luke!  We are past the half way point – great job sticking with us!!  Our reading will be really exciting this week.  You don’t want to miss it!

If you are new here – jump in with our reading this week and catch up on the weekends.  All are welcome to join anytime – there are no enrollments or sign-ups!

Here is this week’s Bible Reading Plan:

Here are this week’s Reflection & Discussion Questions

{If you do not have a group, use these for a personal time of reflection.}:

Chapter 16

Many say that they love God but they spend their lives sacrificing to get more money. This is not about the size of our bank accounts but about the condition of our hearts. A poor greedy, jealous person may serve money more than a rich grateful, generous person. God knows the truth about our hearts by what we do with our money, in secret.

Are you tempted to serve money? In what ways and how do you overcome it?

Chapter 17...

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What is the most amazing party you have ever been too? Perhaps it was a wedding or a birthday party or a special event for the holidays.  Whatever it was – it pales in comparison to the dinner party we will attend in heaven!

If you think we will be bored – sitting on clouds listening to sermons in heaven – you have it all wrong!  Heaven will be a joyous celebration!  All of this world’s disappointments, sorrows, worries and trials will be completely gone.  Heaven is a place of great joy.

Join me on this video as we discuss the parable of the Great Banquet from Luke 14.  You are invited to the ultimate party!

Revelation 19:6-9 (ESV)

The Marriage Supper of the Lamb

⁶ Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out,

“Hallelujah!
For the Lord our God ...

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