Growing in God's Word

​As Presbyterians we believe that knowledge of God and God’s purpose comes from the Bible. We grow in our knowledge by reading God’s Word. I imagine most people have an established routine for how they study.

When I married George in 2002, I was blessed with the gift of becoming a “stay at home wife”. Before that I had taught second grade for 17 years. I was invited to a women's​

Heather Bell

Bible study here at our church. We met every Wednesday morning during the school year. I liked the routine of those meetings. We would enter the sanctuary where piano music was playing. We’d sing a few hymns. Part of the morning was spent in small discussion groups going over the week’s reading and study questions. The morning finished with a detailed verse-by-verse lecture on that scripture. There were monthly fellowships where we got to know the ladies in our small group. This was my introduction to Bible Study Fellowship. I am forever grateful to be involved in this method of spiritual growth. Through this God has given me true Christian friends and life-long mentors.

The year we were considering relocating from Charlotte to Myrtle Beach I was reluctant. We’d had a visit where George checked out the job and I spent the day with a real estate agent looking at neighborhoods. He really liked the job offer and the idea of living at the beach. He could tell I was not excited to make the move. So he pulled out his phone, googled Community Bible Study near me and found a local group! That is what made the difference for me to accept moving. 
 
In God’s generosity, He provided an instant connection to the CBS Group that met at First Presbyterian Church North Myrtle Beach. I was given a lateral transfer from leadership in NC to leadership in SC. To confirm that God was giving me the desire of my heart, the greatest need in that group was in the nursery! So, for two years I got to live at the beach and talk Bible to the babies. 
 
When we returned home to Coeur d’Alene, I found that Women’s Daytime BSF had outgrown the classrooms at our church and now met at Coeur d’Alene Bible Church. We maneuvered through online meetings during Covid, which might have been a catalyst for strengthening the participants. Now, there are so many children involved that we offer home school classes while the moms are in their study groups. 
 
I want to invite everyone to consider joining BSF this fall. There are multiple women’s class times offered. The men’s group meets in the evening. We will be going through the book of Revelation! 
 
You can get information at bsfinternational.org 
 
This is how the website describes the study of Revelation. “Discover Faith, Hope, and Joy. For centuries, people have attempted to unlock the mysteries of Revelation. In Revelation: the Hope, we will discover that Jesus Christ is central to every prophecy, promise, and passage. Revelation gives us hope of a world made new by the redemption and restoration that Jesus offers today and for eternity.”

In His Name, Heather