Here we go with our new Fall 2021 Mighty Women! We are so glad that you are joining us! This time around we will be centered on how to be well-watered women: women who are rooted in the truth, growing in grace, and flourishing in faith. We want to be more than just women who know Jesus, but women who thoroughly enjoy living in His presence. We will be going through Well-Watered Women by Gretchen Saffles.
Each week (Monday - Sunday) we will have new curriculum here at www.VBFwomen.com/mw2021. The next week’s curriculum will be updated by Friday for the following week.
The curriculum will consist of:
READ: Reading of Well-Watered Women. You can either choose to purchase the book (Amazon Link Here) or you can read through images that we will post of important pages within the chapter for that week.
ANSWER: Each week we will ask a question for you to answer within your text communication amongst your pod. The question will have to do with the reading for that week to get you thinking a little deeper.
DEVOTE: Each week we will have devotions through the Holy Bible App. You will be provided a group link each week to follow along with the large group.
Your pod goal is to speak weekly through text communication, meet monthly in-person, and do one service project together throughout this session. Deanna Smith (dsmith@vbf.org) and Shelley Murphy (shelleymurphyrealtor09@gmail.com) are leading this ministry and are available to you if you need anything throughout Mighty Women. I’ll be praying through and posting your weekly curriculum each week. We are praying for you and believe that God is going to do amazing things within your life!
With Love, Nicole Dickey
This week we are in chapter ten and eleven of Well-Watered Women, and we are discussing our faith journey amongst the seasons of life. This week we want to discuss where God has grown your faith in this past session of Mighty Women. In both the calm and chaotic seasons of life, God is always trying to grow our faith. Let’s discuss how this holds strong in all seasons.
Announcement: On Tuesday, November 30, YOU are invited to a dessert reception! We want to thank you for participating in this session of Mighty Women and share with you what is coming for the spring within the Mighty Women! Please join us on Tuesday, Nov. 30, from 7 - 8 pm, at the VBF Northwest Campus foyer. This is for leaders and participants of Mighty Women.
Read/Watch:
We recommend reading chapter ten and eleven of Well-Watered Women by Gretchen Saffles. If you don’t have a copy, we’ve done a five minutes synopsis of the chapters in our video, “Faithful in All Seasons” You can watch instead or in addition to the reading.
Question:
Where have you grown in your faith?
For a full description and my answer to the question above, watch the video above.
Devote:
This week our devotion is “Rooted in Faith” found on the Holy Bible/YouVersion App. You can join through the link below to add yourself to the group devotion.
To Join: Download the Holy Bible App on a smart phone or device then CLICK HERE to join the group study.
If you have trouble with the Holy Bible App, please email nicoled@vbf.org.
This week we are in chapter nine of Well-Watered Women, and we are discussing “Abiding in Jesus.” It’s such a privilege that Jesus wants us to truly abide with Him! Let’s take this week seriously as we discover how our lives can change as we truly abide in Him!
Announcement: On Tuesday, November 30, YOU are invited to a dessert reception! We want to thank you for participating in this session of Mighty Women and share with you what is coming for the spring within the Mighty Women! Please join us on Tuesday, Nov. 30, from 7 - 8 pm, at the VBF Northwest Campus foyer. This is for leaders and participants of Mighty Women.
Read/Watch:
We recommend reading chapter nine of Well-Watered Women by Gretchen Saffles. If you don’t have a copy, we’ve done a five minutes synopsis of the chapter in our video, “Abiding with Jesus” You can watch instead or in addition to the reading.
Purchase Well-Watered Women on Amazon HERE.
Question:
Which area do you desire accountability in, to abide with Jesus?
Accept Pruning, Believe His Word, Identify false vines, Delight in Jesus, Endure with joy
For a full description and my answer to the question above, watch the video above.
Devote:
This week our devotion is “The Secret Power of Abiding” found on the Holy Bible/YouVersion App. You can join through the link below to add yourself to the group devotion.
To Join: Download the Holy Bible App on a smart phone or device then CLICK HERE to join the group study.
If you have trouble with the Holy Bible App, please email nicoled@vbf.org.
This week we are in chapter eight of Well-Watered Women, and we are discussing “Springing Up From Ashes.” So often we can feel dry, that the Spirit of God has left us. But, just a spark can start the fire needed in our souls. Fire needs the right conditions to spread, just as we need the presence of God in ALL areas of our life for that same fire to spread. This week we are discussing how we can create the right “conditions” for that fire to spread quickly in all areas of our life!
Read/Watch:
We recommend reading chapter eight of Well-Watered Women by Gretchen Saffles. If you don’t have a copy, we’ve done a five minutes synopsis of the chapter in our video, “Springing Up From Ashes” You can watch instead or in addition to the reading.
Purchase Well-Watered Women on Amazon HERE.
Question:
What is one area of your life where you need the presence of God to come into?
For a full description and my answer to the question above, watch the video above.
Devote:
This week our devotion is “Having a Mary Heart in a Martha World” found on the Holy Bible/YouVersion App. You can join through the link below to add yourself to the group devotion.
To Join: Download the Holy Bible App on a smart phone or device then CLICK HERE to join the group study.
If you have trouble with the Holy Bible App, please email nicoled@vbf.org.
We are headed into part two of the book Well-Watered Women in chapter seven! Our focus this week is how to put the Word of God over the world. I so enjoyed this part of the reading that I wanted to share it with you again:
“Meet with Jesus when it’s load. Meet with him when it’s dead quiet. Meet with him when you’re alone. Meet with him in the presence of others. The Word came into this loud, noisy, chaotic world to bring peace, hope, and life-giving truth. Surely he has a heartbeat. It causes freedom, purpose, and joy to pulse through your veins.”
Choosing the Word over the world is not a precise event, but in the daily craziness of the day, choosing to lean into Jesus in everything. Here we go!
Read/Watch:
We recommend reading chapter seven of Well-Watered Women by Gretchen Saffles. If you don’t have a copy, we’ve done a five minutes synopsis of the chapter in our video, “Word Before World” You can watch instead or in addition to the reading.
Purchase Well-Watered Women on Amazon HERE.
Challenge:
Spend the next seven days choosing the Word before the World.
Share with your pod your progress or even regression for accountability throughout the week. This means before you fill your mind/heart with anything the world has for you, fill it with Jesus first. Examples: selecting worship music before the news radio / devotions before social media / praying before making a decision
Devote:
This week our devotion is “Flourish in the Word” found on the Holy Bible/YouVersion App. You can join through the link below to add yourself to the group devotion.
To Join: Download the Holy Bible App on a smart phone or device then CLICK HERE to join the group study.
If you have trouble with the Holy Bible App, please email nicoled@vbf.org.
We never love being in the hard moments, but it’s usually in those times that we have the God stories. This week we are going to dig into the moments where we say, “God, anywhere but here!" as we are in chapter six of Well-Watered Women. We will also define them as our “wilderness moments” as the Israelites said the exact same thing, “Anywhere but here!” as they were stranded in the dessert on the way to the Promised Land. But the Israelites also got to see the most amazing miracles while in the wilderness moments! Let’s discover our “anywhere but here” moments and also find God in those same moments!
Read/Watch:
We recommend reading chapter six of Well-Watered Women by Gretchen Saffles. If you don’t have a copy, we’ve done a five minutes synopsis of the chapter in our video, “Anywhere But Here” You can watch instead or in addition to the reading.
Purchase Well-Watered Women on Amazon HERE.
Answer:
Where is your “anywhere but here” in life right now - an area of your life where you feel like you are in the wilderness?
For a full description and my answer to the question above, watch the five minute video above.
Devote:
This week our devotion is “Uncommon: The Wilderness Years” found on the Holy Bible/YouVersion App. You can join through the link below to add yourself to the group devotion.
To Join: Download the Holy Bible App on a smart phone or device then CLICK HERE to join the group study.
If you have trouble with the Holy Bible App, please email nicoled@vbf.org.
This week we are speaking about “Broken Wells” and digging into chapter five of our Well-Watered Women. So often we try to get our nourishment from broken wells, which never truly suffice. This week we are going to discover what those wells may actually be in our life and how to stop the unhealthy trend.
Read/Watch:
We recommend reading chapter five of Well-Watered Women by Gretchen Saffles. If you don’t have a copy, we’ve done a five minutes synopsis of the chapter in our video, “Broken Wells: Jesus Plus ___.” You can watch instead or in addition to the reading.
Purchase Well-Watered Women on Amazon HERE.
Answer:
What are your broken wells? “I need Jesus plus _______.”
For a full description and my answer to the question above, watch the five minute video above.
Devote:
This week our devotion is “Out From Egypt: Freedom In The Wilderness” found on the Holy Bible/YouVersion App. You can join through the link below to add yourself to the group devotion.
To Join: Download the Holy Bible App on a smart phone or device then CLICK HERE to join the group study.
If you have trouble with the Holy Bible App, please email nicoled@vbf.org.
This week we are speaking about “Dying to Live” and in our video I’ll be taking you back to my hometown in Indiana. Gretchen Saffles says in chapter four of our Well-Watered Women, “Dying to yourself doesn’t mean missing out on true life; it means embracing life as it was always meant to be.” Let’s discover this week what needs to die to bring forth life!
Read/Watch:
We recommend reading chapter four of Well-Watered Women by Gretchen Saffles. If you don’t have a copy, we’ve done a five minutes synopsis of the chapter in our video, “Dying to Live.” You can watch instead or in addition to the reading.
Purchase Well-Watered Women on Amazon HERE.
Answer:
What area of your life needs to die so that new life can spring up?
For a full description and my answer to the question above, watch the five minute video above.
Devote:
This week our devotion is “Choosing Each Day: God or Self” found on the Holy Bible/YouVersion App. You can join through the link below to add yourself to the group devotion.
To Join: Download the Holy Bible App on a smart phone or device then CLICK HERE to join the group study.
If you have trouble with the Holy Bible App, please email nicoled@vbf.org.
This week we are speaking about the moment we felt God’s grace wash over us when we encountered God. This is usually the moment of transformation when we know that the old is gone and the new has begun. We are calling this encounter a meet up at the “grace well.”
Read/Watch:
We recommend reading chapter three of Well-Watered Women by Gretchen Saffles. If you don’t have a copy, we’ve done a five minutes synopsis of the chapter in our video, “Meeting Jesus at the Grace Well.” You can watch instead or in addition to the reading.
Purchase Well-Watered Women on Amazon HERE.
Answer:
What was your first encounter with Jesus at the Grace Well?
For a full description and my answer to the question above, watch the five minute video above.
Devote:
This week our devotion is “God’s Grace” by Tony Evans found on the Holy Bible/YouVersion App. You can join through the link below to add yourself to the group devotion.
To Join: Download the Holy Bible App on a smart phone or device then CLICK HERE to join the group study.
If you have trouble with the Holy Bible App, please email nicoled@vbf.org.
This week we are digging into the rotten roots vs. the gospel roots as we dig into chapter two of Well Watered Women. We often allow the rotten roots to creep their way into our lives. At first we can identify them as things we need to get rid of, but if we don’t spend the time to take them out of our live they can spread very quickly. This week we are going to identify the rotten roots in our lives and replace them with gospel roots!
Read/Watch:
We recommend reading chapter two of Well-Watered Women by Gretchen Saffles. If you don’t have a copy, we’ve done a five minutes synopsis of the chapter in our video, “Rotten Roots.” You can watch instead or in addition to the reading.
Purchase Well-Watered Women on Amazon HERE.
Answer:
What “rotten roots” have you let grow in your life?
Rotten Roots: lies about our identity in Christ and/or our view of Christ
Within your pod communication this week, when someone speaks their rotten root, please take a moment to respond back with a gospel root (what the Bible truly says). This week we are going to speak life into each other!
Devote:
This week our devotion is “Moving Forward: Deepening our Roots With God” found on the Holy Bible/YouVersion App. You can join through the link below to add yourself to the group devotion.
To Join: Download the Holy Bible App on a smart phone or device then CLICK HERE to join the group study.
If you have trouble with the Holy Bible App, please email nicoled@vbf.org.
We have welcomed many new faces this week - so if you are one of those -know that you are not behind! We are truly just beginning this week! This week we will start our reading and our question will intertwine within, and our devotion from last week will carry on to this week. Let’s dig straight in!
Read:
We are reading through chapter one of Well-Watered Women. If you don’t have the book, than we have pictures of pages that will help you get the grasp for the week.
Answer:
How are you - really? Where have you seen God currently within your life?
Take the question above and answer within your pod text communications. Your pod should be a safe space to be real about your current state with Jesus. Please remember that everything shared should be kept confidential.
Devote:
This week our devotion is a continuation of last week, a summary of the book we have started! If you finished last week, we encourage you to see what you may have missed within to see what new things God has for you.
To Join: Download the Holy Bible App on a smart phone or device then CLICK HERE to join the group study.
If you have trouble with the Holy Bible App, please email nicoled@vbf.org.
Welcome Video
This week our goal is to build community. Our question will be centered around getting to know one another. Our daily devotion will provide us an overview of the reading we will be covering throughout this session of Mighty Women. We will pause on the reading this week to allow time for women to get the book should they wish to. (Amazon Link Here) You don’t have to purchase, as we will post pages with information that we will cover, but we will cover a chapter a week once we get started.
Answer:
Where do you and God currently sit? (Feel free to share how you encountered Jesus.)
Take the question above and answer within your pod text communications. Your pod should be a safe space to be real about your current state with Jesus. Please remember that everything shared should be kept confidential.
Devote:
This week our devotion is a summary of the book we will start next week! We will be covering this 7-day devotion over the next TWO weeks, so it’s ok if you desire to take it slow. Our goal is get a firm foundation together as we ramp up the curriculum slowly.
To Join: Download the Holy Bible App on a smart phone or device then CLICK HERE to join the group study