I’ve just finished uploading the last of the audio lessons from the Book of James. You can access them on the Audio Bible Study Page for James
I hope you enjoy them!
Archive for the ‘Hand to the Plow’ Category
Looking Ahead – 2018
Posted in announcements, Hand to the Plow, Personal Beliefs, Plow Points, Prayer, Uncategorized, tagged goals, Hand to the Plow, tv teaching on January 2, 2018| Leave a Comment »
Things happened in my teaching ministry in 2017 that, previously, were only dreams – and wild dreams at that! If anyone had told me this time last year that I would be teaching Bible studies on cable tv, I would have said, “Yeah, right…” and added a huge “eyeroll”! But, here I am – with a program that airs several times a week on iHopetv. (Comcast channel 241 Knoxville, TN viewing area. Sunday nights 9:00 pm and Monday mornings 5:30 am to list a couple.) But it was God Who did that.
Now, God has laid another “yeah right” desire on my heart for 2018. Will you pray with me, and for me, that, first of all, God will be praised and glorified in all that I say and do – and that His will, will be done in this teaching ministry – touching those whom He would have touched.
E. Stanley Jones said, “Prayer is not bending God to my will, but it is a bringing of my will into conformity with God’s will, so that His will may be done in and through me.”
As a friend of mine posted on Facebook recently – “Let’s set goals that cannot be reached without Divine intervention!” And this one surely is!
If you’d like to know more about it, or would like to support this teaching ministry – please e-mail me for more details. May God bless you in your service to Him this year!
New “Hand to the Plow” Series
Posted in announcements, Audio Messages, Book Journey, Hand to the Plow, Scripture Studies, Whole Book Studies, Youtube studies, tagged Amos, Book of Amos, Hand to the Plow, timely study seeking donations for Bible studies, Youtube studies on October 7, 2017| Leave a Comment »
My Facebook post this morning:
In addition to our current Ladies’ Bible study from Matthew, I’ve also been working on putting together another series for “Hand to the Plow” (recorded at Ark Studio, Inc and currently airing Sunday nights on Comcast channel 241 iHope TV in the Knoxville, TN viewing area). This next series was to be “Running the Race with Faith” taken from Hebrews 11-13…
However, this morning God laid a “hankering” on my heart to teach through the book of Amos… I think that will take around 10-12 episodes. I have money that has been donated for about 6 lessons already. If any of this teaching has helped or encouraged you, please consider making a donation. No amount is too small – it all adds up.
You can send a check to
Betty J. Newman
P. O. Box 6675
Knoxville, TN 37914
or if you want to make a tax deductable donation, make it to
Ark Studio, Inc.
P.O. Box 6095
Knoxville, TN 37914
I promise you that every penny will go to this project. And please, feel free to message me or e-mail for more information or comments.
Video Teaching – “The Marriage Feast of the Lamb”
Posted in Book Journey, Hand to the Plow, Scripture Studies, Sermons, Youtube studies, tagged Book of Revelation, Bride of Christ, Church, Hand to the Plow, Marriage Feast of the Lamb, Our Blessed Hope, Revelation studies, Youtube studies on August 18, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Lesson 2 of the series “Our Blessed Hope” is now available on youtube. The title is “The Marriage Feast of the Lamb” from Revelation 19. In this lesson we will explore how the traditional Jewish wedding tradition is a picture of the Church as the Bride of Christ. I pray that you enjoy it, and learn something new!
I hope you will subscribe to our youtube channel to receive the studies as they become available. Please “like” and “share” as well. I pray that God will lead us in our teaching of His Word.
“The Marriage Feast of the Lamb”
“Our Blessed Hope” video teaching
Posted in announcements, Audio Messages, Hand to the Plow, Scripture Studies, Whole Book Studies, Youtube studies, tagged Book of Revelation, Hand to the Plow, Our Blessed Hope, Revelation studies, Youtube studies on August 7, 2017| Leave a Comment »
The first lesson in our video teaching series “Our Blessed Hope” based on the last four chapters of Revelation is now up on youtube. I hope you enjoy it and will share it with your friends!
Prayers for the Day – Facebook prompt
Posted in Hand to the Plow, Personal Beliefs, Prayer, Think About It, tagged cries of the heart, Facebook prompts, on my mind, Prayers for children on August 1, 2017| Leave a Comment »
The Facebook prompt said, “What’s on your mind this morning?” and my heart cried out – “So much, Lord! So much!”
I’m excited about the beginning of a new ministry journey as I will begin taping video Bible studies today – but that is tempered by so many needs lying on my heart.
One friend begins another round of chemo today, while another friend is in the midst of her third battle with the dreaded “cancer“. Many other friends have just found out about their upcoming cancer journeys and yet others have breathed a sigh of relief that the biopsy was benign…
My heart then jumps to children – my own and my grandsons – I pray for their lives and struggles. O God how hard it is to watch your children go through their own struggles. I just want to clear the path and make their lives easy… but I can’t, can I?
School is starting soon and I pray for children making new journeys and for parents praying for “do-overs”, hoping that this school year will be easier (I’ve been there – done that!) I pray for teachers as they prepare. God grant them wisdom and patience and the gift of seeing into the very heart of the children.
But mostly this morning my heart is burdened with the text I got last night from a young friend whose baby daughter is so very ill – and the doctors do not have a clue as to the cause… God – how I pray for that young mother and her family. I pray for the siblings of this little girl as I know they are worried and scared, too.
Guide the doctors, Lord. Lay Your healing hand on this little girl – and give the family peace in the midst of their fear. Little children should be running and playing… not lying in bed crying. But, we don’t live in a perfect world, do we Lord? We live in a broken and sinful world that is groaning in travail. But someday, Lord… someday…
And – maybe someday is today, Lord. Maybe today…
And that – Facebook – is what’s on my mind this morning. Amen.
Prayers for the New Ministry
Posted in announcements, Book Journey, Hand to the Plow, Prayer, Whole Book Studies, Youtube studies, tagged farmstewardship, prayer for ministry, prayer for strength, thankfulness on July 14, 2017| Leave a Comment »
A dear friend called me yesterday morning and said, “I just wanted you to know, in light of your new ministry announcement, I am praying extra hard for you. I know when we start something new, or are serving God, the enemy’s attacks become stronger. I’m praying for a hedge of protection around you and your family…”
Wow! I SO appreciated that phone call! I hadn’t really thought about it much, but she’s right. Sometimes the “attacks” are huge and debilitating, but more often, they are small annoyances which derail us or cause us to lose focus. So, with that, I would like to ask you to pray for me, my family and this new ministry. May God be glorified in it, and may through it many develop the desire to know God’s Word and to deepen their walk with Him.
We are entering the peak of the “mowing, gardening and canning” season here on the farm. Even though we love it and long to be good stewards of the farm – it is always a hard and busy time. Please pray for our physical strength; that we may get the work done and be able to sleep well and rest as needed.
When I ask you to pray for me – it’s not that there is some specific need or struggle – it’s just an on-going need to be uplifted in His strength and His patience. I appreciate so much the outpouring of encouraging words and support for this new ministry. It has been amazing.
Thank you for your love. Thank you for sharing the news, and thank you most of all for your prayers!
betty
New Ministry Announcement!
Posted in announcements, Audio Messages, Book Journey, Hand to the Plow, pictures, Plow Points, Scripture Studies, Uncategorized, Youtube studies, tagged Ark Studio, Hand to the Plow, New Announcement, verse-by-verse Bible studies, video studies, Youtube studies on July 12, 2017| Leave a Comment »
I am extremely excited to announce a new ministry opportunity that has opened up for me beginning this summer. As many of you know writing and teaching Bible Studies is my passion. Just this past year we started uploading the audio of our Bible study lessons to SoundCloud. You can learn more about these on our Audio Bible Study page
Now we are taking Bible studies to a whole new level – video Bible Studies! This has been a dream of mine for years, but due to costs, it was only a dream. Earlier this year a lady (whom I have never met) donated enough money to Ark Studio (a Christian recording studio located in Knoxville, TN) to cover the filming of an initial series of Bible Study lessons. These studies will be 30 minutes in length and available to watch on youtube.
The title of the program will be “Hand to the Plow”
Those of you who know me, know that we live on a 225 year old family farm and our rich Appalachian heritage is very important to us. I am just a farm wife, mother, grandmother and writer whose passion is Bible studies. I have a definite Appalachian accent and make no apologies for it – it’s just me. I have been studying and writing for more than 40 years and now I have an opportunity to share that with you.
We will begin recording very soon and I will share those videos with you and information how you can subscribe to get a notice every time a new one is uploaded. This first series will be titled “Our Blessed Hope”. It is based on the last four chapters of the Book of Revelation. Every believer needs to know these facts. We do, my friends, have a “Blessed Hope” promised to us – and we need to learn how to share it with others! I hope you will pray for me and this new ministry!
And… (more exciting news) these videos are being designed with the format to be televised if a sponsor can be found. If you would like to support this ministry no donation is too small. We hope to raise enough to keep recording studies until God opens the door for television ministry. Please share this with anyone you know who would enjoy serious, verse-by-verse Bible studies!
We will soon offer PayPal for your online donations, but for now you can send donations to:
Betty Newman
P.O. Box 6675
Knoxville, TN 37914
I am not (yet) a non-profit ministry, so your donations will not be tax deductible (I assure you every penny will go toward the ministry) – but if you’d prefer to donate to a non-profit, send donations to:
Ark Studio
P.O. Box 6095
Knoxville, TN 37914
and designate that it is for Betty Newman.
Above all, I ask for your prayers, that God would direct me in His service! Amen!
