Session 9 - Fill Ins

acted in concerted power and authority

Neither of them aspired to the role; perhaps neither of them deserved it.

Nevertheless, their unlikely partnership accomplished

God entered history through this people as the Messiah.

where beauty is a treatment

"man as the counterpart of woman and/or distinguished in his maleness."

"He has made EVERYTHING beautiful in its time."

In man's realm time diminishes beauty

In God's realm where we will spend forever, time perfects beauty.

"He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty."

Session 8 - Fill Ins

God can't turn a table that was never set against you.

The Jews weren't just delivered, they were empowered.

The power wasn't just Mordeai's. It was all of theirs.

Every time you're in a tight fist of fear, remember you're in something much tighter. Isaiah 49:16 says, "See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands."

God always has the upper hand. Exchange the burden for a weapon. "However, The Lord your God . . . turned the curse into a blessing for you, because the Lord your God loves you."

"Implies an ardent and vehement inclination of the mind and a tenderness of affection at the same time."

"Ephraim is a flat cake not turned over."


In a mean world, New Testament believers are called to a good fight.

...you may fight the good fight holding on to faith and a good concience.

"When, because of your faith, your life too becomes perceptibly different; when your reactions are quite opposite to what the situation seems to call for and your activities can no longer be explained in terms of your personality; that is when your neighborhood will sit up and take notice. In the eyes of the world, it is not our relationship with Jesus Christ that counts; it is our resemblance to Him!"

Session 8 - Praise/Prayer Requests

Debbie G - Please Aunt Sylvia diagnosed with cancer on her birthday April 6th (70 yrs old).

Chris Coleman - Her sister just passed away this week.

Jackie Straut - fighting Respiratory infection and Bell's palsy.

Kim Hale - Praise - Brittany, my daughter, committed her life to Christ.

Anita - Veronica and Jesse, pregnant with baby with heart issues, pray for possible adoption process to run smoothly for them and for the adoptive mom-to-be.

Diane Sutton- husband had surgery - smooth & quick recovery

Session 8 - Email

It was wonderful looking at the "turn arounds" available to us through God's word in Session 8. I don't think I'll ever look at pancakes in quite the same way again (Hosea 7:8). Oh, that we would be golden brown on "both" sides! Making sure that we are allowing God to "flip" us and "cook" us to be golden brown and perfect to reflect Him!

Have a wonderful time in your last week of homework this week. I don't know about all of you but this has flown by and what a honor and pleasure it has been to study His word together and share our walk's in Christ together! You TRULY have been a blessing! Thank you Lord!!

A few housekeeping items. We will be wrapping up this glorious study next Wednesday, April 13th at the church and we will be combining the Celebration Dinner to that night as well. So, we will NOT be having the Celebration Dinner on the 20th but instead next week the 13th! It is a Potluck - we all decided to not have a "theme" but bring what you feel you are in the mood for that night - it will be a mystery until that night! Suspense! Drama! See at bottom of e-mail what has been volunteered already and what is still available!

If you are interested, which I hope you will be, our next study will be The Inheritance/Beth Moore on Monday nights, starting on May 16, 2011 at the church "office" located at 14545 W Indian School Road #900, Goodyear. Starting at 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Cost $15.00. Listed below are the dates of class. Please e-mail me if you will planning on attending so that I can get the workbooks ordered! I appreciate it tremendously!


May 16

May 23

May 30 - no class

June 6

June 13

June 20

June 27

July 4 - no class

July 11

July 18

July 25



Please remember to pray for each other throughout the week we have a lot of hurting people dealing with the loss of loved ones, illnesses, relationship difficulties, family situations that seem overwhelming, etc. But, our God is a God of - turn arounds! Praise you Lord! Reversals of Destiny and Reversals of Fortune!



Debbie G - Please Aunt Sylvia diagnosed with cancer on her birthday April 6th (70 yrs old).

Chris Coleman - Her sister just passed away this week.

Jackie Straut - fighting Respiratory infection and Bell's palsy.

Kim Hale - Praise - Brittany, my daughter, committed her life to Christ.

Anita - Veronica and Jesse, pregnant with baby with heart issues, pray for possible adoption process to run smoothly for them and for the adoptive mom-to-be.

Diane Sutton- husband had surgery - smooth & quick recovery.



Just FYI. 'One Night with the King' is the story of Esther in movie format if you want to "see" how it might have looked back in the day!



Be blessed with God's wisdom, power and might as you fight the GOOD fight! You are mighty in Christ!!! Eph 6:10-17 put on the "whole" armor of God - don't leave any piece off!



Here's a list of what has been signed up for the Celebration Dinner in case you were unable to be there this past Wednesday.



Drinks: Doris Mancini

Salads: Debbie Garcia - fresh fruit

Cathy Deadman - taco salad

Anita Currie - macaroni salad

Main Entree: Lisa Jarvis, Kim Hale, Lisa Bohaannan, Martha Spector

Desserts: Renee Contreras, Rena Backhuas, Donnia Soto, Ashley Wijbrandts

Utensils: Plates, (Forks, Spoons, Knives), Cups, Napkins (still needed )

Ice: (still needed)



See all of you Wednesday!

Session 7 - Fill Ins

turn-around starts with a step.

1. Esther stepped through

'what he was to her'
'that he was related to her'

2. Haman stepped off
3. Xerxes stepped in
4. Mordecai stepped up

The Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials

"For he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust."

Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you

Blessed are all who wait for him.

The Lord waits... blessed are all those who wait

"Rather than love, than money, than fame give me truth!"

Session 7 - Praise & Prayer Requests

??: Prayer for legal battles with business
Cathy: Prayer for her and her daughter Elizabeth who are traveling to California for Elizabeth's Volleyball Team. They are leaving 3/31/11. Prayer for safe travels. Also prayer for her grandchildren Ronnie age 3 months and his sister Alexandria age 22 months who both have upper respiratory infections.
Jackie: Prayer for Doris and Skip who continue to travel to NY and Florida to visit family. Also for peace with the loss of their dog of 13 years.
Group: Prayer for Kim, her husband and family as they reunite and transition to being together again!

Session 6 - Email

I LOVED digging for the treasure in Session 6! Chiastic structure, inverted parallelism, and peripety took on a whole new meaning! God doesn't cease to amaze us does he not? Seeing the different levels of His word is breathtaking! It never gets old or boring!

In addition to studying the depths of structure in His word, we studied The Reversal of Destiny also known as Reversal of Fortune. Situations of this occur over and over again throughout the Bible and as we reflect on our own individual lives we can identify the moments that has happened in our lives as well. Seeing God's providence in our own lives and recognizing his "hand" on specific circumstances or situations in our lives emphasizes how truly precious God is in our lives. He is reliable, faithful, just, healer, intercessor, refuge, patient, merciful and gracious just to name a few of his precious attributes.

God bless you as you study in His word and search for areas that He would like to have apply in your lives!

I would like to encourage those who haven't been able to come to class due to work, illness, life, or whatever - to come back! You won't be disappointed with what He want to reveal to you through this study! In addition, we MISS YOU!!

Updates on the class blog are available at www.estherpalmvalley.blogspot.com

Be strong and courageous - our God reigns! He will never leave you or forsake you!