GOG Canceled nov 6

Hello ladies,

Just wanted everyone to know that GOG is canceled this Thursday Nov. 6th 2008. Betezda is hosting a missionary conference and all activities have been suspended for that. We will meet next week at our regular time, upstairs, as we have been meeting. Also for my group the ladies 17 and older, we are still meeting at Starbucks, since that was the plan. If you have questions you can shoot me an email or give me or any other leader a call. Have a wonderful week! May God's peace be upon your hearts and minds!

The fantastic Four :)

p.s. The schedule has to be revised so We'll get back to you on what it will look like as soon as we figure it all out.

Welcome back...

The first meeting for the new school year will be September 25th, 2008. I know there was a little bit of confusion on when we start but now you know!!! :)

We are all excited and looking forward to seeing you and hearing all about your summer adventures.

In true GOG tradition we will be serving snacks for your enjoyment. If you can please bring something to share, that would be awesome!!!!

Can't wait to see you all so soon, spread the word GOG is back in town ladies.

- the fantastic four ( elle, dora, crissy, pala)

And then there was the audience:

Remember the play ....

Here are some of the characters:

Last meeting Canceled!

Hello Chicas,

Just to let you all know the last meeting for the GOG that was suppose to be August, 14th, 2008 has been canceled. We will resume regular meeting times after labor day on September 11th, 2008. Have a great break and remember to practice what you've been taught and also keep up your quiet time - Your one on one with God! Life is more beautiful when shared with Him.

Toppings List for July 24th's Ice Cream Social

Brownies: Becky Pusta
Reecies: Priscilla Pelle
Crushed Oreos: Briana Pusta
Sprinkles: Diana Eremie
M&M's : Diana Boeric
Fudge : Jenny Balint
Caramel: Debby Balint
Strawberries: Rachel Pantis
Redi-Whip: Stephanie Balint
Cookie Dough: Dorthy Pusta
Almonds: Elida Ticula

Thank you all for signing up! Please remember that we may have some guests so bring plenty! Lots of love....

E

Top 15 ways to be attractive.....

* 9 Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23)

1. love: 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 5 does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 6 does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 7 bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

2. joy: Psalm 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.)

3. peace: John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 16:33 I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.

4. patience: Isaiah 64:4 Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for him.

5. kindness: Ephesians 2:6-8 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God.

6. goodness: Galatians 5:8-10 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness and truth) and find out what pleases the Lord.

7. faithfulness: Proverbs 3:3-4 Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.

8. gentleness: Ephesians 4:1-2 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Philippians 4:4-6 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.

9. self-control: 2 Peter 1:5-9 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love. For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. But if anyone does not have them, he is nearsighted and blind, and has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his past sins.

* 6 other characteristics

1. confidence: Hebrews 14:15-16 For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

2. purpose: 1 Corinthians 9:24-28 Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize. So I run with purpose in every step. I am not just shadowboxing. I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.

3. modesty: 1 Peter 3:3-4 Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel— 4 rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.

4. mystery: Proverbs 4:23 Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.

5. wisdom: James 3:17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.

6. humility: Philippians 3:2-4 Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.


Ready. Set. Attract…(The right guy at the right time)
Right now, it’s Jesus!

Be Inviting, Be Captivating, Be BEAUTIFUL

Girls of God - June 12, 2008

Be inviting. Be captivating. Be beautiful.



I. Be Inviting

a.100% attention

i.Honest, sincere, listening, undivided, undistracted, caring

ii. Be yourself & let others be themselves
iii. Truly caring and accepting others shows people God

iv. Ephesians 5:1-2 Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ.

v. 1 John 4:11-12 Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us.



II. Be Captivating

a. Be kind, gentle, loving and even if people are not loving in return

i. Galatians 5:22-23 But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.

b. Purse others like God pursues us (ex: people in your family, girls, new girls especially the quiet ones, BUT not boys!)

i. Jeremiah 31:3 I have loved you, my people, with an everlasting love. With unfailing love I have drawn you to myself.

c. We can’t wait to feel safe to love and invite. Go out there and love people they way you want to be loved!

i. Romans 12:9 Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them.



III. Be beautiful

a. Accept yourself. Don’t think you have to change to be somebody. Be content with how God created you.

i. 2 Corinthians 12:9 My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.

ii. Isaiah 44:21 I, the Lord, made you, and I will not forget you.

iii. Isaiah 46:3 I have cared for you since you were born. Yes, I carried you before you were born. I will be your God throughout your lifetime- until your hair is white with age. I made you, and I will care for you. I will carry you along and save you.

b. Have substance. Depth of soul. Not me. But Christ. Christ makes you whole.

i. Be confident in who you are. Not arrogant. You’re secure because God offers you security.

1. Isaiah 30:15 Only in returning to me and resting in me will you be saved. In quietness and confidence is your strength.

2. 1 Peter 3:3-4 Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes. You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.



IV. Now what are your action steps…

a. 1 John 3:18 Dear children, let’s not merely say that we love each other; let us show the truth by our actions.

New summer dates.

Hola everyone,

As you may know having been at the meeting we have rescheduled our next meeting to July 10th, 2008 because of the camp many of you are attending. Hope you all have a great time and learn much to come share with us. Safe and joyous returns for all! God Bless!

-E

K-Love A New Link Look to the right. ---->

A good reminder to the girls about what we talked about from the beginning.

STEP 1: God’s Purpose: Peace and LifeGod loves you and wants you to experience peace and life--abundant and eternal. The Bible says: “...we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Romans 5:1) “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”( John 3:16) “...I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10)
STEP 2: Our Problem: SeparationGod created us in His image to have abundant life. He did not make us robots to automatically love and obey Him, but gave us a will and freedom of choice. We chose to disobey God and go our own willful way. We still make this choice today. The result is separation from God. The Bible says: ”For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23) “But your iniquities have separated you from God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear.” (Isaiah 59:2) We have rebelled against God. We have all disobeyed Him, and our sins have separated us from Him and broken off the relationship.
Our Attempts: To varying degrees, most of us are aware of our distance from God, so we start doing all kinds of things like being a helpful neighbor, paying our taxes, going to church, or giving money to charities--all in order to get back to Him. There is nothing wrong with these things, but the Bible makes it clear that none of them can earn us God’s forgiveness or reestablish our relationship with Him. “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23) Furthermore, the sins we have committed must be punished. The penalty we owe is death, which is typically a physical death as well as a spiritual separation from God for eternity in a place called hell.
STEP 3: God’s Remedy: The Cross It looks pretty bleak, but the good news is that we matter to God. In fact, He loves us so much that He did for us what we could never do for ourselves. He provided a bridge over which we can find His forgiveness and restore our relationship with Him. Jesus Christ is the only answer to this problem. He died on the cross, rose from the grave, paying the penalty for our sin and bridging the gap between God and man. The Bible says: “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus.” (I Timothy 2:5) “For Christ also has suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God.”(I Peter 3:18) “But God demonstrates His own love for us in this; while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8) God loves us so much that He did for us what we could never do for ourselves. He provided a bridge over which we can find His forgiveness and restore our relationship with Him. And He did that by paying our death penalty when He died on the cross. Jesus built a bridge to God by coming to earth as one of us and dying on the cross to pay the death penalty we owed.
STEP 4: Our Response: Receive Christ But it is not enough for us to just know about this, or even agree with it. We have to act on it. God wants us to cross the line of faith and become His children. We do this by humbly admitting to God that we have rebelled against Him, and that we need his forgiveness and leadership. With our sins pardoned and our debt paid, our relationship with God is firmly established because we are immediately adopted into His family as His son or daughter. The Bible says: “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even those who believe in His name.” (John 1:12) “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9)
Here’s how you can receive Christ right now by faith:Admit your need (“I am a sinner”). Be willing to turn from your sins (repent). Believe that Jesus Christ died for you on the cross, and rose from the grave. Through prayer, invite Jesus Christ to come in and control your life through the Holy Spirit Here is a sample prayer: “Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner. I need your forgiveness. I believe that you died for my sins. I want to turn from my sins and follow you. I now invite you into my heart and life. I want to trust you as Savior, and follow your leadership. Thank you for forgiving me and adopting me into the family of God.” You can copy or print this prayer, date it, sign it, and keep it.

God’s Assurance: His Word If you prayed this prayer... The Bible says: “For whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” (Romans 10:13) “I assure you, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent Me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.” (John 5:24) Did you sincerely ask Jesus Christ to come into your life? Where is He right now? What has He given you? “He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.” (I John 5:12-13) Receiving Christ, we were born into God’s family through the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit who indwells every believer. This is called regeneration, being born again, or the new birth. “For we know how dearly God loves us, because He has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with His love.” (Romans 5:5) If you would like more information or someone to pray with you please call 1-800-525-5683 or email

This is just the beginning of a wonderful new life in Christ! To grow in this relationship with God, you should:Read your Bible every day to get to know Christ better. Begin with the Gospel of John. Talk to God in prayer every day. Tell others about your decision to follow Christ. Worship and serve God with other believers in a Bible-believing, Christ-honoring local church. Demonstrate your new life in Christ by your love and concern for others. STEP 1: God’s Purpose: Peace and LifeGod loves you and wants you to experience peace and life--abundant and eternal. The Bible says: “...we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Romans 5:1) “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.”( John 3:16) “...I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10)
STEP 2: Our Problem: SeparationGod created us in His image to have abundant life. He did not make us robots to automatically love and obey Him, but gave us a will and freedom of choice. We chose to disobey God and go our own willful way. We still make this choice today. The result is separation from God. The Bible says: ”For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23) “But your iniquities have separated you from God, and your sins have hidden His face from you, so that He will not hear.” (Isaiah 59:2) We have rebelled against God. We have all disobeyed Him, and our sins have separated us from Him and broken off the relationship.
Our Attempts: To varying degrees, most of us are aware of our distance from God, so we start doing all kinds of things like being a helpful neighbor, paying our taxes, going to church, or giving money to charities--all in order to get back to Him. There is nothing wrong with these things, but the Bible makes it clear that none of them can earn us God’s forgiveness or reestablish our relationship with Him. “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.” (Romans 6:23) Furthermore, the sins we have committed must be punished. The penalty we owe is death, which is typically a physical death as well as a spiritual separation from God for eternity in a place called hell.
STEP 3: God’s Remedy: The Cross It looks pretty bleak, but the good news is that we matter to God. In fact, He loves us so much that He did for us what we could never do for ourselves. He provided a bridge over which we can find His forgiveness and restore our relationship with Him. Jesus Christ is the only answer to this problem. He died on the cross, rose from the grave, paying the penalty for our sin and bridging the gap between God and man. The Bible says: “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus.” (I Timothy 2:5) “For Christ also has suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God.”(I Peter 3:18) “But God demonstrates His own love for us in this; while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8) God loves us so much that He did for us what we could never do for ourselves. He provided a bridge over which we can find His forgiveness and restore our relationship with Him. And He did that by paying our death penalty when He died on the cross. Jesus built a bridge to God by coming to earth as one of us and dying on the cross to pay the death penalty we owed.
STEP 4: Our Response: Receive Christ But it is not enough for us to just know about this, or even agree with it. We have to act on it. God wants us to cross the line of faith and become His children. We do this by humbly admitting to God that we have rebelled against Him, and that we need his forgiveness and leadership. With our sins pardoned and our debt paid, our relationship with God is firmly established because we are immediately adopted into His family as His son or daughter. The Bible says: “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even those who believe in His name.” (John 1:12) “If you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.” (Romans 10:9)
Here’s how you can receive Christ right now by faith:Admit your need (“I am a sinner”). Be willing to turn from your sins (repent). Believe that Jesus Christ died for you on the cross, and rose from the grave. Through prayer, invite Jesus Christ to come in and control your life through the Holy Spirit Here is a sample prayer: “Dear Lord Jesus, I know that I am a sinner. I need your forgiveness. I believe that you died for my sins. I want to turn from my sins and follow you. I now invite you into my heart and life. I want to trust you as Savior, and follow your leadership. Thank you for forgiving me and adopting me into the family of God.” You can copy or print this prayer, date it, sign it, and keep it.

God’s Assurance: His Word If you prayed this prayer... The Bible says: “For whoever calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” (Romans 10:13) “I assure you, those who listen to my message and believe in God who sent Me have eternal life. They will never be condemned for their sins, but they have already passed from death into life.” (John 5:24) Did you sincerely ask Jesus Christ to come into your life? Where is He right now? What has He given you? “He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life.” (I John 5:12-13) Receiving Christ, we were born into God’s family through the supernatural work of the Holy Spirit who indwells every believer. This is called regeneration, being born again, or the new birth. “For we know how dearly God loves us, because He has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with His love.” (Romans 5:5) If you would like more information or someone to pray with you please call 1-800-525-5683 or email
This is just the beginning of a wonderful new life in Christ! To grow in this relationship with God, you should:Read your Bible every day to get to know Christ better. Begin with the Gospel of John. Talk to God in prayer every day. Tell others about your decision to follow Christ. Worship and serve God with other believers in a Bible-believing, Christ-honoring local church. Demonstrate your new life in Christ by your love and concern for others.

Thursday May 29th Meeting

To all of our lovely young ladies.

Announcements

This week we will be saying Goodbye to our dearly loved leader Andreea Bona as she is moving on to start a new GOG group at her new church Ekklesia. To celebrate her time with us, there will be a feast! Yay! We ask all of you to participate with your presence, your love, and some goodies. Appetizers, finger foods, desserts and drinks. Email us at girlsofgod@gmail.com to let us know what you can bring.

Also to show appreciation for her love and caring time spent with us, if you have anything you would like to present Andreea with, this will be the time to do so. A humongous card would be cool! LOL But we know how creative you girls are and you'll come up with something with out our input.

"the LORD make his face shine upon you
and be gracious to you" -Numbers 6:25

Pictures from May 1st meeting...

This week we drew out what we thought a beautiful girl looks like. Some of us just took pictures of beautiful girls. The king is enthralled by your beauty; honor him, for he is your lord.Psalm 45:11

Some beatiful people that we know and love...

There is a new slide show added to the page, you may find yourself in it.

It is quite small so we're adding a post with pictures too!

This is all the fun we've had!

Barlow Girl Video

Videos of inspiration from the past...

Here are some videos that we showed in past meetings!

This is the Self-Esteem Video that The Dove Campaign came out with on the Evolution of a Supermodel! Don't be fooled by the tricks of the beauty industry.

Listen Carefully to the words in this song....

Bethany Dillon " Beautiful"

I was so unique
Now I feel skin deep
I count on the make-up to cover it all
Crying myself to sleep cause I cannot keep their attention
I thought I could be strong
But it's killing me

Does someone hear my cry?
I'm dying for new life

[Chorus]
I want to be beautiful
Make you stand in awe
Look inside my heart,
and be amazed
I want to hear you say
Who I am is quite enough
Just want to be worthy of love
And beautiful

Sometimes I wish I was someone other than me
Fighting to make the mirror happy
Trying to find whatever is missing
Won't you help me back to glory

[Chorus]

You make me beautiful
You make me stand in awe
You step inside my heart, and I am amazed
I love to hear You say
Who I am is quite enough
You make me worthy of love and beautiful
~

We have Lift-OFF

Hello and Welcome one and all to our new Vision!


This site is going to be our new way of communication!

We hope to have a bi-monthly update of all things Girls of God Michigan (GOGMI).

We will have:

• Bulletins of what is going on,
  
• What topics we have covered,
• and Upcoming Events
  

There will be posts, pictures, and videos that you will be able to be apart of through comments from each and everyone of you ( we expect tons). You don't need to sign in to post comments, do not fear, just sign your name at the bottom; so we know who you are and we are responding to. :) There will be many great links available for you to check-out, that we hope you will utilize!

Any time you have a question on anything just give us a shout-out at girlsofgod@gmail.com!