By Faith - Lesson #2

Hi Ladies!

How did your first week go?  Did anyone have trouble receiving the files?  Let me know if you did and we can help. If you need us to mail you cards/cd, we can arrange that for a suggested $5 donation.

GUESS WHAT?  Jeff Francis made us a neat little website, isn't that great?  This is still under construction and I'm sure we'll be adding little things here and there, but it might be a good one-stop-shop for your materials and M&M info.  Check it out at http://shutthedoor.org.  Thanks, Jeff!

This week's verse:

Hebrews 11:1 

"Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see".

 Here are your quick links, and then read Barb's message to you for the week!

YouTube Video - By Faith - Lesson #2
Mp3 Audio File - By Faith - Lesson #2

Our Blog:  http://lpcmandm.blogspot.com

Our Website:  http://shutthedoor.org

Our Facebook Page:  "M&M Ladies" (request access)

Our Podcast Link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/m-m-ladies/id494181705

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Hi Ladies,

What a life we're called to live!  We're called to live like Moses, who "persevered, seeing Him who is invisible"!!! See Him who is invisible???? 

This is the first video from Japan!  If you want to see a couple short videos I took from our house, check out our blog.  

You'll be encouraged by the recitation time: I mess up a lot! I kept it in the video because I wanted you to see there's no pressure to get it perfect; just keep up the good work; don't quit!

Please email me at mandmladies@gmail.com and share your own nuggets that God gives you as you meditate on His Word. I'd love to hear from you. 

Keep exercising those faith muscles!

Love,

Barb

To the King!  To the Kingdom!

Next Week's Verse:

Hebrews 12:1,2

Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 

By Faith - Lesson # 1

Hi Ladies!

The introductions are over and we're ready to begin our M&M study.  Let me know if you are having trouble downloading the materials (card printouts and audio files).

Each week I will tell you this week's verse and send you a link to our YouTube video.  NOTE:  Close Captioning is available on the video!  Cool!  This may be especially helpful to our missionary friends.  You can even change the language, although accuracy in languages other than English are not guaranteed :)  I will also be including a link to download just the audio lesson if you'd like to listen to it in your car or something like that.

**The verse for the following week will always be at the very end of our message.**

This week's verse:

Ephesians 2:8-10 For by grace you have been saved through faith.  And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.  For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

Here are your quick links, and then read Barb's message to you for the week!

YouTube Video - By Faith - Lesson #1
Mp3 Audio File - By Faith - Lesson #1

Our Blog:  http://lpcmandm.blogspot.com

Our Facebook Page:  "M&M Ladies" (request access)

Our Podcast Link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/m-m-ladies/id494181705

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Hi dear ones,
It's time to start a new term of M&M; and it's new in few ways: it's on video for the first time, our CDs look professional now (no more of my terrible handwritten labeling) AND it's "made in Japan"!  The M&M team (Leslie, Lisa, Jeff and Amy, my hubby Dave and myself) would really appreciate your prayers as we work to make M&M accessible and user-friendly to whoever wants to M&M, wherever she may be.  Praise God with me because there are many places now around God's world where ladies are M&M-ing: 

Lexington, Columbia, Gilbert and Irmo, SC;
Pittsburgh, PA
Winston-Salem, Haw River, Apex, Charlotte and Cary, NC
Atlanta, GA
Covington, LA
Grand Junction, CO
Bel Air, MD
Ishinomaki, Chiba, and Nagoya, Japan
Romania
North Korea
Tanzania, East Africa
Indonesia
Kenya
Singapore
Cambodia
Oldenburg, Germany

If I left out your location, please let me know!

So with great hope in our Lord Jesus and His living and active Word, we begin this term of M&M: "By Faith - Things Are Not As They Seem".  Thank you for joining us as we chew on God's Word.

Your sister in Christ,

Barb Bindewald

To the King!  To the Kingdom!  ♚

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Next Week's Verse: Hebrews 11:1  "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see".

Getting down to business

Hi Ladies!

I told you to expect a few kickoff messages from me.  The new semester starts September 4th and we want to make sure you have all that you need!  Is this your first time doing M&M?  Want to find out more or want to share it with a friend?  Click Here to watch an introductory video featuring our dearly loved Barb Bindewald!  Now for your materials.

1)  Click Here to download all of our verse cards.  Lisa was kind enough to make several different formats for you to choose from.  You can print your own index cards, "business cards", or even just a regular letter-sized sheet of paper.  If you aren't local to LPC and need us to mail your cards, PLEASE contact me.  (mandmladies@gmail.com)  Let me know if you have trouble with the zip file or any other questions.

2)  Click Here to download a zipped folder of all of our verses, in mp3 format.  This includes our beautiful hymn for this semester, All Must be Well, sung by Miss Megan Francis.  (I dare you to listen without getting teary eyed)  You can put these on your Mp3 player or burn them to a CD and listen to them in your car.  A GREAT way to meditate/memorize!  Again, if you have trouble with the file or if you need us to send you a CD, let me know.

Did you know that we have a Podcast?  For those who are interested in podcasts,  all of the verses and upcoming lessons will be there. You can search for us, "M&M Ladies", or go to this link:  http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/m-m-ladies/id494181705.

I want to be sure that you have everything you need to have a great semester, so I do urge you to not be shy about letting me know if you have trouble getting the files or if you have any questions.  We are here to help!  We are learning as we go, so this is a work in progress! :)

In Him,

Leslie


Quick Links:
*VERSE CARDS*
*AUDIO FILES*
*PODCAST*
*INTRO VIDEO FOR NEW M&Mers*

The New Era of M&M is HERE!

Ladies-

We are so excited about the new semester of M&M that starts tomorrow.  Introductory emails will be sent soon, but we wanted to share a couple of fun freebies with you!  If you WANT to participate in M&M this fall and you don't receive a bunch of emails from me soon, please contact us ASAP (mandmladies@gmail.com) as you may have fallen off the list somehow.

Watch this fun video of Barb M&Ming her journey to Japan!  I think you will really enjoy it.  (Thanks to Jeff Francis for piecing this together for us) :)



I find it amazing that M&M started with 10 ladies in a room at Lexington Presbyterian Church, and now our map looks a little bit like this:

Stay tuned!  More info coming soon!

Leslie

Want to know more about M&M?

Recently Barb's article about how God used a special dog, Nyack, to show His love during a battle of depression, was published in the "Women of the Harvest" newsletter.  It's a really special story, and if you haven't heard it yet, click here!

If you want to know more about M&M, we'd be happy to share more information with you.  M&M stands for "Meditate and Memorize".  Our focus is on taking bites of scripture, one verse per week, and chewing on it all week long.  We meditate on it, read it, write it, recite it, whatever it takes to bury that verse in our heart.  We do love memorizing, and think it is a good work indeed, but it is not a "requirement" to participate in M&M!  Simply focusing on each verse every week for a semester is a wonderful and beautiful thing.  Each week we add a new verse while we continue to chew on the verses from prior weeks.  By the end of the semester, all 12...or 13...or 14 verses (sometimes Barb gets spunky and adds extras!) become near and dear to us.

For several years, Barb's M&M ministry has grown.  It started with just 10 ladies in a room at Lexington Presbyterian Church, but now it has spread to over 130 women in various churches, various states, and various COUNTRIES around the world.  God's Word is spreading in a mighty way.  To Him be the glory!!!!  To the King!  To the KINGDOM! :)

If you'd like to participate in M&M online, contact us at mandmladies@gmail.com.  That's a great way to start- we can tell you anything you need to know!

We'd love for you to participate in our new upcoming season of M&M this fall "live" with the rest of us!  I will add you to our email list, and each week you'll get an email telling you this week's verse, a summary of the lesson, and any other information you may want to hear for the week.  This is a new adventure for us as Barb will be making VIDEOS of her lessons from Japan!  We'll put these videos on YouTube for your enjoyment, but will also release the audio in case you want to listen to it in your car or something.

If you're interested, we also have a facebook group.  Search for "Lexington Presbyterian Church - M&M" and request to join.

This is an exciting time for M&M and we really hope you will join us and be as encouraged as we are.  Contact me if you have any questions!  God Bless!!

mandmladies@gmail.com

Meditating in Japan

Good evening ladies,

What an answer to prayer, Barb and Dave safely arrived in Chiba, Japan!  Praise Him!  They are of course jet lagged, and therefore taking advantage of the "land of the rising sun" as they wake super early at 3 and 4 in the morning.

Barb shared with me a beautiful excerpt from her quiet time this morning.  You will definitely want to read this encouraging letter from Barb to the Lord!

"Let me never forget why we’re here: to glorify the King and serve Him and His people in His Kingdom.  Shout, proclaim, whisper, sing, teach the Good News in English or faltering Japanese...just get the Good News out!  Preach it to the unsaved, preach it to the saved, preach it to myself.  Love it, run in it, live out of it, dive into it, swim around in it, dwell deep in it.  Breathe it in, breathe it out. Meditate on His words, His ways.  Know Him, make Him known; talk to Him unceasingly, experience His presence.  Point to Him; gaze at Him, abide in Him, live out of Him, preach Him, not myself, not religion...CHRIST JESUS.  To the King!  To the Kingdom!  To the Restoration! 

This is not just for missionaries in foreign lands!  It's for EVERY CHILD of His, wherever we live!  The geography doesn't matter!  Let us live for the King because we love Him...and we love Him because He first loved us.  Wow.  What a life!  Thank You, Lord."

Don't you love her heart for missions and the Kingdom?  May this be an encouragement to you today.  Please continue praying!  I know she misses all of you so much!

Leslie

Last R&R M&M

Well ladies,

I've been in denial, I think, but our time with Barb for the summer has finally drawn to a close.  She will be heading to Pittsburgh on Saturday and then off to Japan August 11th-12th.  I'm so thankful that we are NOT saying "goodbye", as M&M will continue, and we will still see Barb's smiling face over the internet... how cool is that?  Praise!  Please continue to keep them in your prayers as they embark on this exciting journey, and please pray for God's hand to continue to be over the M&M ministry as well.

Here is the recording of the last class:  Click Here

Hope you had a wonderful summer!  My spamming will subside for a month or so... :)  Go ahead and add "mandmladies@gmail.com" to your address book, I think we will start using our own special account in the fall.

In Him,

Leslie