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Renee Swope

Encouraging and equipping moms to parent with God's grace and confidence.

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Carnival of Give-Aways

Today, the P31 Team is celebrating with a Carnival of Give–Aways, and we are inviting you to join us! I’m celebrating the release of our first ever Bible Study DVD teaching at Proverbs 31 Ministries – taught by one of my closest friends and soul sisters as well as President of our ministry – Lysa TerKeurst!

I’ll be launching a 6-week study of “Becoming More” on Mondays, right here on my blog beginning late May/early June. It will be based on Lysa’s 6-week DVD series and I’d love for you, and some friends, to join me! Here’s what one leader recently had to say Lysa’s DVD series:

“I am currently leading a group of 10 women through your DVD study, Becoming More than a Good Bible Study Girl. You (Lysa) are that encouraging and wise girlfriend that every bible study group needs. What makes your study so wonderful it is that so USEFUL. You give us the words to pray. Ideas to act on. Spiritual exercises to do. This is really a tremendous contribution you have made to building God’s kingdom.”

Today, you could win a copy ofLysa’s Becoming More Than a Good Bible Study Girl6-week DVD Set. Click here to find out more about it, then come back and let me know why you want to win it!

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HOW TO WIN

So, let me know WHY you want to WIN this by
clicking the word COMMENTS below, and then type in
the white box. If you don’t have a blog, click anonymous.
Be sure to leave your EMAIL so I can contact you if your name is picked!!

And for Facebook Friends, I’ll be giving away a copy of my message “Living Beyond the Shadow of Doubt” on DVD. If you are a blogger and a face-booker, leave a comment here and on my FB note or wall today, and you’ll be entered for a chance to win both! If we aren’t friends yet on FB, send me a request so we can be!

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Then take time to browse P31’s carnival of giving. Some are celebrating their love of nature. Others grandbabies on the way. Come along and join the fun. Just click on the names below. Here’s what you could win:

Wendy Blight is giving away a copy of the One Year Chronological Bible and her book Hidden Joy in a Dark Corner: The Transforming Power of God’s Story.

Shari Braendel is givng away 3 beautiful jewelry pieces to begin a spring wardrobe with! One for a Glamour Girl, one for a Movie Star and one for a Rock Star!

Micca Campbell is giving away her book An Untroubled Heart, and a cute clutch purse for those fun summer evenings!

Whitney Capps is giving away a $30 Francesca’s Gift card, redeemable at www.francescascollections.com

Melanie Chitwood is giving away One marriage conference call (see her blog for details) and her new book What a Wife Needs from Her Husband.

Lynn Cowell is giving away a prize for mom and a prize for a teen girl in her life – the 3 book series B.A.B.E. series by Andrea Stephens (Beautiful, Accepted, Blessed, Eternally Significant) for the teen and for Mom a $10 gift card to Starbucks along with Lynn’s CD “Building a Bridge to Your Child’s Heart”.

Karen Ehman is giving away a Winter White Basket that includes Skin Milk body wash, a white loofah, Winter White Citrus Bath & Body Works products, white lily linen and room sprays, white hot cocoa, a white mug and white-chocolate macadamia nut cookies. Along with it, a copy of her book on celebrations entitled Homespun Memories for the Heart: More Than 200 Ideas to Make Unforgettable Moments.

Suzie Eller is giving away a webcam!

Zoe Elmore is giving away a journal, a copy of My Heart’s Cry by Anne Graham Lotz and a piece of jewelry Zoe style!

Charlene Kidd is giving away a $20.00 Starbucks Gift Card and a copy of Karen Ehman’s book: A Life That Says Welcome, Simple Ways to Open Your Heart and Home to Others.

Tracie Miles is giving away her CD “Overcoming Stress with Extraordinary Faith” and a Soulmates Slipper with Christian Notepad and Pen.

Rachel Olsen is giving away Bread for Life”: a hardback copy of The Daily Message: Through the Bible in One Year by Eugene Peterson (which you can read this along with her this year) and the Williams-Sonoma Muffins cookbook.

Wendy Pope Wendy is giving away a copy of her book Out of the Mouths of Babes and her CD Yes, No, and Maybe of a Balanced Life

Luann Prater & www.EncouragementCafe.com are giving away an Encouragement Cafe mug and t-shirt at both sites!

LeAnn Rice is giving away a copy of her cookbook Sharing Grace: Recipes- Family Traditions-Gift ideas and a Starbucks gift card.

Susanne Scheppmann is giving away her Birds in My Mustard Tree Bible Study with an I-tunes gift card.

Lysa TerKeurst is giviving away a Mom’s Book Club gift pack including 4 copies of Lysa’s book, Am I Messing Up My Kids? and a 30-minute Q&A conference call with Lysa.

Van Walton is giving away her DVD for children – From the Pound to the Palace

Glynnis Whitwer is giving away her book work@home: A Practical Guide for Woman Who Want to Work from Home and a French Country Wire Silverware Basket

She Reads is giving away two novels, Watch Over Me by Christa Parrish and Screen Play by Chris Coppernoll, and chocolate, courtesy of the authors. They will tell the story of how their writing brought them together – a love story, quite literally, fit for a novel!

RadRevolution Our ministry to teen girls is giving away a copy of Do the Hard Thing along with a RadRev t-shirt!

Comments

  1. I'd love to win this because I'd LOVE to learn about being MORE THAN A BIBLE STUDY GIRL!!! I tend to read devotionals but I'd like to do more, go further. I'm reading the chronological bible in a yr, and I'm stretching my faith, but this prize would be so beneficial to me.

    Amy V.
    [email protected]

  2. I may be too late, but I just read about this today! I have just started facilitating the Women's Bible Study at my church and think this would be an INCREDIBLE study to do! I am so excited about it!

  3. I have felt an emptiness for years and I have finally discovered that the emptiness can be filled by having a relationship with God. I am working on developing that relationship now and I think Lysa's book would be a great resource as I continue on this journey. Thanks for the giveaway!

  7. Renee-
    I would love to dig deep into this book that Lysa has written. I long to move from that knowledge based relationship with Jesus, to that intimate, heart relationship with him.
    I'm part of a bible study and would be thrilled and honored to share this book with my group.
    [email protected]

  9. Sounds like an awesome study. I'm intrigued and could definitely use some encouragement right now on finding some purpose and in the midst of mothering, wifing, etc! 🙂

  11. If I win the DVD set, I will take my bible study group of wonderful ladies through the journey together. Some of us have been believers since we were potty-trained and others have only recently found Christ. No matter where on the path of righteousness a girl is, we can all use the pull back to a true daily relationship with Him as we resist the "be good" pressure to "appear" good and simply live for Him.

    Sharon Piatt [email protected]

  12. This is a study I've been hoping to get a group together to do. We're doing a congregation wide study on prayer through Lent, and I'd like to keep the girls together.

    Thanks for the giveaway!

  13. Not yet who God wants me to be, but *BECOMING* a woman who wants a heart like God. A stronger relationship with Christ requires *MORE* time with God. Winning this contest would make me more *THAN* happy! *A* six-week course would be *GOOD* for my spiritual walk. My *BIBLE* is waiting, *STUDY* materials are assembled…This *GIRL* would love to be a winnner!! :o)
    [email protected]

  17. I like this study and Lysa's style of delivery because so many women think they can't be "spiritual." Lysa comes across as a real person who can really relate to all of us, and teaches that we don't have to have a certain "look." God wants each and every one of us!
    Blessings,
    [email protected]

  18. I really NEED this. I have been a Christian for a while and I feel no growth. I feel like I"m going thru the motions and not knowing what i"m suppose to be doing or where. I need help!! I want to be all that God has for me, but its so hard. Being a wife, mother, and a military family I get so lost in the mundane. Wondering…[email protected]

  19. I want this so bad!!! I have the book and would love, love, love to have the dvd to go along with it. In the past year my life has truly changed and I've strived to get into the Word more & more and this would assist me with this process! Thanks for the chance to win and me best to everyone!!!

  21. I've heard nothing but wonderful things about this study, and I would love to win it for a small women's bible study group that I host in my home. We were just talking recently about being more.

    Thanks, Renee for giving this opportunity! All you ladies at P31 are fantastic!!

  23. I would love, love, LOVE to have this DVD set. I have seen Lysa in person and really enjoyed how honest and open she was. I have the book, but would love to go through it with Lysa as the teacher!

  24. I greatly enjoy Lysa's blog, but I've never done one of her bible studies. One of my prayers is to never feel like I've "arrived" in my walk with God and to always know that I can reach higher and do more to grow in relationship with Him and in how I display Him to others. I believe this bible study would be another tool for growth in those areas.

    Monica
    [email protected]

  25. I greatly enjoy Lysa's blog, but I've never done one of her bible studies. One of my prayers is to never feel like I've "arrived" in my walk with God and to always know that I can reach higher and do more to grow in relationship with Him and in how I display Him to others. I believe this bible study would be another tool for growth in those areas.

    Monica
    [email protected]

  27. I heard Lysa speak a couple of weeks ago and have regretted not buying the set. The book is awesome and I personally think a "must-read" for women trying to figure out how to become the woman God intends us to be. It would be a great study for the Women's League at my church and I'd love to be the host. My husband is currently without a job, so all spending is on hold-I need a freebie!

  28. Oh! The dvd set???? And you're hosting the study? Oh how wonderful!!! I would LOVELOVELOVE to get ahold of the dvd's and do the study with you on your blog…and some friends, too!!!

    Jeannie

  34. I always feel like I have the best intentions to study my Bible and "be all that I can be", but somewhere along the way I always fail. Thanks for the giveaway.

  35. I really want to run my first ever bible study and see the lives of women changed. Im 25 years old and am a mother of nearly two (due in 3wks) and life has changed dramatically for me in the last two years. I want to see God more, hear from him and encounter him and encourage others to do the same!

    [email protected]

  36. I would love to win this today. There is always room for growth and I would like to lead a study like this. I am trying to find my purpose in this life and yes, it is to be a great wife, mother, daughter,sister, friend…I have poured myself into my family for the last 13 years,and unfortunately, God has been put on the back burner! I have committed to put Him first in my life and everything else will fall into perfect place! I want my JOY back 🙂 It is there, I just need help in finding it!!
    Thank you for your ministry!!
    Stacy
    [email protected]

  38. Hi Renee,
    What an awesome gift. It would be great to have the DVD set to enhance hosting a bible study on Lysa's book, Becoming More Than a Good Bible Study Girl. I feel the Lord is prompting me to host a study using her book.

    Blessings on your day! ~Jodie

  40. I have a hard time getting beyond "going thru the motions". I've been a Christian for as long as I can remember and alot of times I feel like I'm just doing what I'm supposed to do instead of actually desiring to spend time w/ Him and serve Him daily. I need help to move forward in my relationship with Him and with my church.

  43. I would love to get this DVD to start a bible study with a group of woman from church! I know we could get a real power group going for God! I love the words used to describe Lysa's book; transforming "lackluster theory to VIBRANT reality!" I would love to see a group of woman gain that deeper, vibrant relationship with Christ! I'm so glad that there is a great tool available!
    – Megan: [email protected]

  44. I am beginning a new Bible Study with some of my friends. We are all struggling through life. I think this would be the best beginning for us. In our group is a mother with a special needs child, a recently divorcee, a recent newlywed. We come from all walks and are still searching.

  45. I don't really know what that means when Lysa said it is possible to hae personal and intimate two way communication with God and I would like to learn more. I am so grateful for the proverbs 31 ministry. Thank you so much for all that you do! I am so looking forward to the study with you in May!

  46. I would love to be more than a good Bible study girl. I really feel a longing in my heart to become closer to God and to have a relationship with Jesus like so many of my other Christian friends do.

  50. I could really use this Bible study, because even though I am in my 60's and am a Bible College graduate, I have drifted away from positive ways of studying the Word that will bring me closer to the Lord.
    I am going through a very hard time with my youngest son, who is 28 and gay. He tries very hard to manipulate me into doing things for him and acting as if his lifestyle choice doesn't bother me. Well, IT DOES BOTHER ME!!!! but I still love him. Searching the Word more with a new methodology would help me, I do believe.

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