Kay Arthur’s Precept Training Workshop in Tehachapi
What an opportunity! Kay Arthur’s Precept Training will come to Tehachapi, CA, this fall.
When: October 8-9, 2010
Where: First Baptist Church – 1049 S. Curry St. – Tehachapi, CA 93561
Contact for more information: Wendy Clare
Phone: 661.823.8557
E-mail: wclare@juno.com
Register by Monday, September 13, 2010 to receive a 25% discount. Use the following coupon code TEHACHAPI when you checkout. You can register online at Precepts. The following is a list of your workshop choices.
Discovering God’s truths for yourself is a life-changing experience. If you long to know God and yearn for a deep and abiding relationship with Him, attend a Precept Ministries International Training Workshop and learn how to interact with God’s Word personally, absorb its meaning and let God engrave His truth on your heart, mind and life through using the age old method of Inductive Bible Study – Learn to see truth for yourself, discern what it means, and apply that truth to your life.
Women’s Ministry Kickoff/One Day Retreat
August 20, 2010 by Angi
Filed under COBC Events, Women's
September 11, 2010. That’s the date of the Wonder Full World One Day Retreat and Kickoff – Where Women Explore God’s Love and Wonder on seven continents and experience new friendships, in-depth Bible study, and unforgettable worship. (See below for more information.)
Women’s Bible Studies Begin – Wednesday, September 15 at 6:00 pm and Friday, September 17 at 9:30 am. Beth Moore’s “Esther – It’s Tough Being a Woman.” Books are $18. Sign up in the church office. Women’s Prayer Group begins on Thursday, September 16 @ 8:00 am in the Conference Room.
Wonder Full World Kickoff – Go on an around-the-world adventure on Saturday, September 11, 2010 from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm without ever leaving the church! We’ll have great music & food, Bible study, games, crafts, and even shopping (with a purpose! We hope to bring back the Beauty for Ashes jewelry so we can support that ministry) . And we’ll be bringing back the favorite part of last year’s kickoff: a whole hour of quiet prayer time with just you and God. Lunch will be served. Cost: $30 (Scholarships available) - No childcare is available.
During Wonder Full World, women will “travel” to each of the seven continents where they’ll explore the wonders of a woman’s heart such as “I wonder if I matter to God,” or “I wonder where God is when life is hard.” Most sessions include worship and Bible study, and all sessions also allow time for laughter with new friends or personal time with God.
Through the sessions of study and reflection, women will discover the depth of God’s love, strength, and compassion. The theme verse for the retreat is John 3:16-but this is just the starting point for all the Scriptures that guide women to understanding more of God’s heart for them.
Session 1: Australia
Women explore Mark 5 and meet the woman who had suffered with bleeding and reached out to Jesus for healing as they consider their own need for connections and care.
Session 2: Europe
We’ll talk about royalty and being a child of the King with a focus on our King of Kings: Jesus Christ.
Session 3: Asia
Women discover just how immense God’s love for them is through a time of Bible study and discussion.
Session 4: Antarctica
As they move through prayer stations, women take time alone with God to reflect and pray, focusing on God’s presence with us in difficult times.
Session 5: South America
Women return to the Scriptures and again consider the miracle Jesus performed in the life of the woman with the bleeding, and realize what it means to fully rely on God.
Session 6: Africa
Here’s the opportunity to put love in action right away! Through a simple service project women complete together, they see how easy it is for even one woman to make a difference.
We need travel posters, your travel pictures (in digital form), cooks to prepare some dishes from around the world, and table decorators. If you would like to help, please email angi@countryoaks.org.
Please check out the Country Oaks Women’s Ministry Website at www.cobcwm.wordpress.com for more information on COBC’s Women’s Ministry events and studies and the latest pictures from some of our events.
OUR PURPOSE – The purpose of the Women’s Ministry is to equip and encourage the women of Country Oaks Baptist Church to:
- Follow Jesus fully by living out the greatest commandments: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength” and “Love your neighbor as yourself.” There is no commandment greater than these.
- Glorify God and enjoy Him forever. – (“The purpose of our life is to reveal to others how wonderful He is and to glorify and enjoy Him eternally.” – Elyse Fitzpatrick )
OUR GOAL – The goal of the Women’s Ministry Team is to encourage the women of Country Oaks Baptist Church to:
- Worship – Together we will seek to worship God through song, study, prayer and fellowship.
- Grow – We will provide opportunities to study God’s Word and fellowship together on a regular basis (i.e. weekly Bible studies), to coordinate special events and outside activities for further spiritual growth (i.e. yearly retreats, mentoring program.)
- Serve – We will provide opportunities for women to develop their spiritual gifts by serving in women’s ministry and encourage women to exercise their spiritual gifts on behalf of their church and community.
- Invite – We will encourage women to reach out to the ladies of our church and our community with the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Our theme for 2010 is: “Praying with Purpose”
Baby Shower for Brittany Greer
There shall be showers of blessing! Come bless Brittany (Will and Rhonda Greer’s daughter-in-law) on Sunday, July 11 right after the second service in the chapel. A light lunch will be served. It’s a boy! Brittany is registered at www.babiesrus.com. Please RSVP to Rhonda at 972-6142.
Kern County Christian Women’s Conference
Here are pictures of the ladies who went to the Kern County Christian Women’s Conference
Let’s get a group together to go to the Kern County Christian Women’s Conference on February 27, 2010 at Valley Bible Fellowship (VBF @ 2300 East Brundage Lane – you can see it from the 58 highway) in Bakersfield, California. The theme is “Finding Hope in an Unstable World.” The cost is only $15 and the registration deadline is February 21. Contact angi@countryoaks.org if you are interested in carpooling. You need to sign your self up. Brochures are available in the church office. The conference starts at 8:30 am and ends at 3:15 pm. It includes sessions entitled: “Putting Your Trust in a Capable God” and “Anchoring Your Hope in the Promises of God.” The text comes from the book of Jeremiah and the speakers are Mary Maggard, Teri Thompson and Janet Ables.
Wisdom from the Lord
5 This is what the Lord says:
“Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans,
who rely on human strength
and turn their hearts away from the Lord.
6 They are like stunted shrubs in the desert,
with no hope for the future.
They will live in the barren wilderness,
in an uninhabited salty land. “But blessed are those who trust in the Lord
and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.
8 They are like trees planted along a riverbank,
with roots that reach deep into the water.
Such trees are not bothered by the heat
or worried by long months of drought.
Their leaves stay green,
and they never stop producing fruit.
Women’s Prayer Fellowship
You’re invited to the Women’s Ministry Prayer & Praise Fellowship at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 3 at Pat See’s house. Pat lives at 21213 Del Mar Ave. Please RSVP to Pat at 822-1818. Come join with other women as we lift our hearts to the Lord in prayer. For more information on Women’s Ministry at Country Oaks Baptist Church, please see www.cobcwm.wordpress.com.
You Go, Girl!
Coming this Saturday! According to the Urban Dictionary online…“You Go, Girl!” is an expression used by a female friend to encourage and/or praise another. That’s what the Women’s Ministry Kickoff on Saturday, August 29, 2009 from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm is all about….encouragement and rest. We all tend to Go-Go-Go. Let’s take a day and Stop! and re-focus on the Lord. Sign up today for a refreshing day of worship, fellowship and prayer. Your $25 includes breakfast and lunch catered byPetra Mediterranean Food!. No childcare is available.
Women’s Ministry Christian Book Exchange Luncheon
Question? What do you do with the Christian fiction and nonfiction books you’ve already read? Answer! You bring them to the Women’s Ministry Christian book exchange! During the month of May there will be collection boxes at both the Wednesday night and Friday morning Bible Studies (or you can simply drop them by the church office). Bring the books you’d like to exchange and turn them in by May 26th. On Wednesday night May 27th and Friday morning May 29th the Bible Studies will be having a special time of fellowship to end our Ephesians study and we will hold the book exchange. At the Fellowship time, if you brought a book, you can select a new one you haven’t read! If you bring 5 books, you can take 5 new books home or share them with a friend. Guaranteed to be fun…so bring your books in! Contact Angi Wiggins angi@countryoaks.org for more information.
Cabin Fever
Women’s Ministry’s “Cabin Fever” is on Friday, February 27, 2009 at Country Oaks Church – 6:00 PM – Fun, Food, Fellowship – Get out of the house and have some fun!
Cost: $16 – To register, please fill in the envelope found in your bulletin, enclose your check and put it in the offering or visit the Women’s Ministry Table in the chapel starting Feb. 15th. You can also sign up at Bible Study or the Church Office.
Classes: Card Making, Singing, Pilates, Jewelry Making, Knitting/Crocheting, Scrapbooking and more!
Feel free to come in your jammie bottoms and slippers!