Tuesday, July 28, 2009
A Message from Beth...
Dear Sisters,
I can hardly wait to see you at our Deeper Still conference this weekend! I am not kidding when I tell you that I've never failed to see God show up with a stunning outpouring in North Carolina or South, for that matter! I've never quite been able to put my finger on why! Often Travis, the team and I see God's mightiest outpourings in some of the smaller areas where people have far fewer events to attend. They are desperate for worship and revelation and, because God delights in that kind of anticipation, they usually get it. The part of the country where we're gathering this weekend, however, is a center notch on the proverbial "Bible belt" yet I've seen God do some of the wildest things there. To be seasoned - but UNSPOILED - followers of Christ is a rare and wonderful trait only the Holy Spirit can explain. I can hardly wait to see what He'll do now.
I am so honored to serve beside my dear friends and co-laborers, Priscilla and Kay. I deeply respect both of them and my own walk with Christ is always refueled by their influence. We haven't been together in a while so it will be great to team-up again. It's a beautiful thing to share the platform with other speakers because, the way I see it, if you don't like one of us, as diverse as we are, surely you'll like another! All of us have different tastes and different learning styles, even if we wish we were too mature for preferences. At one time or another, yours is surely going to get hit this weekend and, if not by someone on the platform, by someone sitting next to you! Far more importantly, God will overcome every obstacle and speak to every willing ear and, if you'll really listen, cause you to receive exactly what He brought you to hear. I'm counting on that for myself. I am coming for a word from God, Girlfriend, and I am positive that I'm going to get it.
Recently I've had a fresh appreciation for what we get to do this weekend. My staff at Living Proof Ministries and I are going through Jennifer Rothschild's Me, Myself and Lies together. (I do tons of other people's Bible studies - like Kay's and Priscilla's, for instance - just for my own personal walk. My worst nightmare is that I'd get where I only listened to my own voice. Can you spell I-M-B-A-L-A-N-C-E??) While we were having group discussion last week and I was marveling over the NOW word God was speaking to every single one of us, I could nearly have burst into tears with the wonder of it. I said to my staff, "It's just hit me afresh that this is the very kind of thing we get to do: we get to encourage women just like us to get to know the Maker of Heaven and Earth and His Son, Jesus Christ, through the living, breathing pages of Scripture. He causes every study - no matter who wrote it - to become exactly what the willing person needed at that exact moment in her life. It's not a man-thing. It's a total God-thing. I do not know where I would be, even right now in this season of my own life, without the hope and direction and exhortation of God's Word. What we're doing works because He works."
That, Beloved Sister, is what we're doing together this weekend. We're reminding one another that God STILL SPEAKS and that He is perfect in His timing and His relevance. If you've never really gotten to know Him personally, this is a terrific time to get started! If you've been listening to Him speak through His Word for years, well then, there's a place to go that's deeper still!
I am floored to be able to serve you. God is merciful and kind to this former pit-dweller. I'll see you Friday!
In His exquisite love,
Beth
Monday, June 15, 2009
2009 Deeper Still: The Event
Look for Deeper Still: The Event with Kay Arthur, Beth Moore, and Priscilla Shirer in a city near you!
July 31-August 1, 2009 Greensboro, North Carolina
September 18-19, 2009 Orlando, Florida
December 4-5, 2009 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
See you there!
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Deeper Still Blog...Signing Off for 2008
What an exciting ride we've shared on the Deeper Still Blog 2008! But with no more Deeper Still events in 2008, we are shutting her down after this week (September 12, 2008). So speak now or forever hold your piece! I will continue posting comments through Friday!
The great news is that you can still stay connected with LifeWay Women through our All Access blog!!! Check it out (if you haven't already) they have some great posts about Deeper Still: The Event in Las Vegas!
In addition to Deeper Still, they will have info about all things "women!" This includes Women's Events such as Livng Proof Live with Beth Moore, Going Beyond with Priscilla Shirer, You and Your Girl with Vicki Courtney, LifeWay Women's Training Events, new women's Bible studies, marriage conferences, and the list goes on and on. All Access is also great to keep you updated on Travis and the Praise team.
So, click here to check out All Access and put it on your favorites!
One more word before signing off. We, LifeWay Women, are so thankful to partner with you in ministry to other women across the country and around the world. God is doing great things in the hearts and lives of women! We are so thankful for all of you and how you are reaching out to other women, sharing God's word and the message of Jesus Christ. It is a blessing to serve with you!
Although we are signing off on the Deeper Still blog, we hope to see you at another LifeWay Women's Event in 2009! (Click here to check out where LifeWay Women will be in 2009!) I will continue to remember Deeper Still: The Event and think of Psalm 84...longing for God's house...
How lovely is Your dwelling place, Lord of Hosts. I long and yearn for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh cry out for the living God. Better a day in Your courts than a thousand anywhere else. Psalm 84:1-2, 10a
It has been a pleasure and an honor to serve you sweet sisters through the Deeper Still Blog! Many blessings as you continue to go deeper still in God's Word and with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!
Michelle
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Las Vegas Deeper Still Video Recap!
Thank you sisters for all the wonderful testimonies you are sharing with us! We give God all the glory! Hope this video help you remember the weekend at Deeper Still and how God moved in your heart in specific ways. Thanks Rich Kalonick for capturing images that reflect what we can never express in words!
DeeperStill - Las Vegas 2008 from Rich Kalonick on Vimeo.
Blessings!
Monday, September 8, 2008
Share YOUR Deeper Still Testimony
Thanks to so many of you who are already sharing your testimonies of the weekend! It is such a blessing to hear specifically how God worked and is still working in your hearts and lives!
One of my experiences or testimonies of the weekend was the incredible privilege to work with the prayer team from the Las Vegas Steering Committee. The LifeWay team would like to say a BIG thank you to our Las Vegas City Coordinators and their steering committee. The prayer team (that I got to work with) planned numerous opportunities for the women of Las Vegas and beyond to participate and join together to undergird this event in prayer. In addition to local prayer times in Las Vegas, they maintained a nightly prayer line for 40 days prior to the event! It was an honor to pray with this team on Friday morning before Deeper Still: The Event in the arena! I can say without hesitation that they literally prayed over EVERY seat in that place! I know God heard those prayers and HE answered in miraculous ways!
So--THANK YOU LAS VEGAS CITY COORDINATORS AND STEERING COMMITTEE! We could never do one of these large events without teams like you...and we don't want to! It is such a pleasure every time we get to minister with godly women like you across the country.
As I've thought about the messages, the worship, the altar calls, the storyboards from the weekend at Deeper Still, I keep wondering how God spoke to you. How did He answer a prayer? How did He take your story and make it HIS Story?
We would love to hear your testimony. What did God do in your life and heart this weekend?
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Raising Hands at Deeper Still Las Vegas
LifeWay is so honored and thankful to serve the Lord and you through this amazing Christian women's event called Deeper Still.These images are a small reflection of the praise and worship at Deeper Still: The Event in Las Vegas this weekend. We hope they lead you to worship our Savior Jesus and encourage you to dig deeper still into God's Word and in your relationship with Him.
Thanks for experiencing Deeper Still via the blog this weekend.
Blessings!
Deeper Still Continues in Las Vegas!
Saturday morning fun....
Saturday morning praise...
Saturday morning worship...
Saturday morning baby!!!
Thanks for the great photos Rich!
Making God's Word Priority
As we continue Deeper Still: The Event in Las Vegas this morning, our focus is on making God's Word priority. From the song "In the First Light" from Travis Cottrell's Christmas CD, Ring the Bells, (coming out October 7th) God's Word is priority.
Kay continued the theme that included making God's Word priority in our personal lives, our churches, our communities, and our country. Kay Arthur challenges us to have an impact upon others and the nations for God's glory as we keep our focus on God's Word and His ways.
Kay speaks truth as she leads the women in Las Vegas at Deeper Still to truly go deeper still in their relationship with their Savior.
In the midst of a serious, prophetic word from God, Kay Arthur caused the women to laugh.
..and cry.
And so as we dismiss for lunch these are the questions--
Will you make the Word of God priority?
Will you hold Truth up before this generation?
One Thing God Won't Say...
As Travis Cottrell and the Praise Team are leading us in worship this morning at Deeper Still: The Event in Las Vegas, there is a great theme and tone to the morning. The crowd of women are loud and clapping and then they are silent and prayerful...but all in an attitude of focused reverence and worship.
Travis said, "I know there is at least one thing God won't say to us in heaven. God is never going to tell us that we worshiped Him too much."
And so the worship of our Great God continues through music and the Word this morning...
Praying you worship HIM today in whatever you do and wherever you go.
A Short Night!
Good Morning Sisters!
We are back live from Las Vegas at Deeper Still: The Event! The evening ended too quickly for us! Thought you might like this photo taken by Rich of our three amazing Bible teachers for Deeper Still: The Event. This photo was taken before Priscilla brought a message from God's Word as Kay and Beth blessed and prayed over our sweet sister.
Don't you just love to see these three sisters together! Beth Moore, Priscilla Shirer, and Kay Arthur represent three different generations of women and under God's authority and leadership build bridges between those generations. It reminds me of Psalm 90:1...
Lord, YOU have been our refuge in every generation. Psalm 90:1 (HCSB)
It seems only fitting to begin this morning with what Priscilla quoted to end last night, "He Is." These lyrics are from incredible songwriters Aaron Jeoffrey, a father-son duo.
He Is
In Genesis, He's the breath of life
In Exodus, He is the Passover Lamb
In Leviticus, He's our high priest
In Numbers, the fire by night
Deuteronomy, He's Israel's Guide
Joshua, He's salvation's choice
Judges, He's Israel's Guard
In Ruth, the kinsmen's redeemer
1st and 2nd Samuel, our trusted prophet
In Kings and Chronicles He is Sovereign
In Ezra, He's the true and faithful scribe
In Nehemiah, the re-builder of broken walls and lives
In Esther, He's Mordecai's courage
In Job, the timeless redeemer
In Psalms He is our morning song
In Proverbs, He is our wisdom
Ecclesiastes, He's the time and season
In Song of Solomon, He is the lover's dream
In Isaiah He is Prince of Peace
In Jeremiah, the weeping prophet
Lamentations, the cry for Israel
Ezekiel, the call from sin
Daniel, the stranger in the fire
Hosea, the forever faithful
Joel, the spirit's power
Amos, the strong-arms that carry
Obadiah, the Lord our Savior
Jonah, the great missionary
Micah, the promise of peace
Nahum, our strength and shield
In Habakkuk and Zephaniah, He's brings revival
In Haggai He restores that which was lost
IN Zachariah, He's our fountain
And in Malachi, He's the son of righteousness rising with healing in His wings
AND THAT'S JUST THE OLD TESTAMENT
In Matthew Mark Luke and John, He is God and Messiah
In the spirit filled book of Acts, He is the reigning fire from Heaven
In Romans, He is the grace of God
Corinthians, the power of love
Galatians, freedom from the curse of sin
Ephesians, our glorious treasure
Philippians, the servant's heart
Colossians, He's God and the trinity
Thessalonians, our calling King
In Timothy, Titus and Philemon, He's our mediator and our faithful pastor
In Hebrews, the everlasting courage
In James, the one who heals the sick
In 1st and 2nd Peter, our faithful shepherd
In John and Jude, He's the lover coming for His bride
AND in the Revelation, in the very end, when it's all over, said and done, when time is NO MORE. He is and will always be the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, Prince of Peace, son of Man, Lamb of God, The Great I am, Alpha and Omega, God and Savior He is Jesus Christ the Lord HE IS EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED!
He is everything that we need and He is our refuge in every generation!
Thank you for joining us today on the blog as we continue to go deeper still!