Knox Ladies Seminar
814-221-9674 / general
814-379-3258 / registration
814-229-8992 / website
  • Welcome
    • Accomodations
    • Contact Information
    • Directions
    • Get Involved >
      • Prayers and Praises!
      • Volunteer
      • Suggestions
      • Updates
    • History of the Knox Ladies Seminar
    • Our Book Room
  • 2023 Seminar
    • Keynote Speakers >
      • Bruce Martin
      • Jennifer Hand
    • 2023 Community Night
    • Worship Leaders
    • Promotional Materials
  • 2023 Registrations & T-Shirts
    • Individual Registrations
    • Group Registration
    • T- Shirts Orders
  • Past Seminars & Memories
    • 2022 Seminar >
      • 2022 Keynote Speaker >
        • 2022 Keynote Speaker ... Jennifer Shaw
      • 2022 Worship Team ... T.L.C.
    • 2021 Seminar >
      • 2021 Keynote Speaker - Mary Southerland
      • 2021 Worship Team ... TLC
    • 2019 Seminar >
      • Keynote Speaker ... Gwen Smith
    • 2018 Knox Ladies Seminar >
      • Pictures from our 2018 Seminar
      • 2018 Keynote Speaker ... Robyn Dykstra
      • 2018 Praise Team ... The Messengers
    • 2017 Knox Ladies Seminar >
      • 2017 Poster
      • 2017 Keynote Speaker ... Liz Curtis Higgs
      • 2017 Praise & Worship Leaders ... Leatherwood Band
      • 2017 Entertainment ... Clarion Center for the Arts
    • 2016 Knox Ladies Seminar >
      • 2016 Poster
      • Carol Kent - Keynote Speaker
    • 2015 Knox Ladies Seminar >
      • 2015 Poster
      • Dawn Smith Jordan
      • Alissa Cooper Sande - Heart for Uganda
      • 2015 Community Groups
      • Pictures from our 2015 Seminar
    • 2014 Seminar >
      • 2014 Poster
    • 2013 Seminar
    • 2000 - 2012
    • 1987 - 1999
  • Sponsorships
    • Become a Sponsor

​Hope doesn't disappoint

10/26/2015

0 Comments

 
Picture
Romans 5:3 And hope doesn't disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.
​











Read Romans 5:1-8
 
We can't always see through the clouds in our lives. Sometimes there is only the threat of a storm. And some
times, the storm is visible coming at us like a tornado. Preparing for the storm will mean shoring up our beaches,
boarding up the windows that let in the fears of what might be. Supplying our house with staples so that we won't go
hungry.
 
We also need to prepare our spiritual house by stocking up on the promises of the Lord, filling our hearts and minds with His word.  We need to remind ourselves of what He has already done in our lives and what He has promised to do. Reinforce the words He has given us by rereading what He has to say about the storms in our lives.
 
Psalms is a great place to start.  It is a banqueting table of reassurances.  It is a place to feast on the abundance of
God's grace and mercy.   When David felt overwhelmed
by his enemies, he ran to the Lord. He poured out his heart to the Creator of the universe. Whether David had sinned
or was being pursued by Saul, he always sought the Lord. He was called a man after God's own heart because David's
heart was tied tightly to God's heart.
 
Even in the midst of the most frightful storm, the Lord will supply all of your needs and sometimes needs you didn't know you have.   Hold on tightly to your hope in Christ. He is holding on tightly to you.

0 Comments

​Hope is an anchor

10/18/2015

0 Comments

 
Picture
Hebrews 6:19-20a  We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure.  It enters the inner sanctuary behind
the curtain, where Jesus, Who went before us, has entered on our behalf.
 
Read Hebrews 6:16-20
 
When the waves and storms and challenges of our lives seem to want to swamp us, we need look no further than to the One Who has promised to never leave us or forsake us as long as we seek Him and His will in our lives.
  
The disciples learned to trust in the promises of Jesus even after He was killed. They thought the ministry that He had promised had come to an untimely end. They returned to their former lives, supposedly defeated and without a future.
 
But the Lord had promised to return and return He did. He fulfilled all that He had promised and more. What the  apostles received was far beyond their greatest dreams.
  
We see our dreams shattered, our families fractured and disease prevail.  We look up to the Lord and cry out in pain, "Where are You? Why have You forgotten us?" We look out around and feel deserted. We can't see or feel Him
anymore.
  
That is when we need to hold tightly to the anchor that is Jesus. We can't see the anchor beneath the waves but we know it is there. Our ship is held firm by what we can't see. We hope in the solid anchor that steadies us in the storm.
  
We can't see the causes of the storm that is raging around us, nor can we see the battle between the enemy of our soul
and the Savior of our soul. Whether the causes are self imposed or the enemy is, like Job, taunting and tempting us, we know that our Anchor will not allow us to drift alone. He is our rudder and our anchor throughout the storm. He has
paid too high a price to let us be destroyed by the storms that buffet us.
  
Hold fast to that anchor and watch for the calming of the crashing waves around your life. They may end suddenly or they may slowly dissipate like a hurricane. But our Redeemer has promised a harbor of safety and a City of Refuge. And we know, without doubt, God cannot lie like man can lie. (verse 18)

Picture
0 Comments

Love is

10/11/2015

0 Comments

 
Picture

I Corinthians 13:6-8a  
Picture

We use the word love so freely in today's conversation. We 'love' our car or the new clothes we wear or someone's new haircut. Let's look, however, at the way the word was used by Paul in 1 Corinthians to describe how God feels about us and
how we should feel about others.   In our relationships that we really value, we need to look at how we treat those we care about.  In our day to day relationships with those we are less close to, we need to evaluate how we respond to them.
 
Our treatment of others should be a reflection of how the Lord treats us.  These verses are a perfect study in interpersonal relationships based on the way the Lord responded to those around Him.

Jesus gave respect where it was due.  He patiently lead the disciples toward a deeper understanding of His ministry. He did not hold a grudge against Peter when Peter failed Him and denied Him.  Jesus simply showed Peter the way back and forgave him.
 
Jesus prayed to the Father to protect His chosen people. He did not use His deity to lord it over others, but to guide us into a more mature faith in Him.   We need to memorize the words that Paul gave us so that when the world begins to cause us to falter in our Christian walk, we can, in our mind, recite them. We will quickly learn how to reflect true love to
those around us.
 
Love never fails when it is the foundation of our treatment of others. We can heal broken relationships when we put on a cloak of love. We may not always be successful in saving a relationship but we will not fail when we follow our Lord's
guidelines. We are not responsible for other's decisions.
 
Offering patience, grace and mercy is a good start. Rejoicing with someone's good fortune instead of envying them is difficult at times but can be a stepping stone to growing in
grace.
 
Sometimes offering simple courtesy to our family members can be overlooked. To show true Godly love to them can be the most difficult. We treat strangers with far more respect and mercy.  Our family, however, can be the best training ground for learning how to love as Jesus did.


0 Comments

​Serve Without Ceasing

10/4/2015

0 Comments

 
Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past. Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you.    Deuteronomy 32:7
 
Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set a good example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.      
1Timothy 4:12 
Picture

 
Moses was 120 years old when he went up to the mountain to die. He ministered until the day of his death. Many of us claim we can no longer serve the Lord because of our age
or our health, etc. The Lord never put a time limit on our service. Paul served even as he was lead to his death. Most of the apostles served and witnessed to their last breath, sometimes from the cross.
 
Timothy was urged by Paul not to let others look down on him due to his age. Timothy was much younger than most of the other church leaders but he learned at the feet of Paul. He also served with Paul even enduring some of the same abuse as Paul.
 
Through it all, he continued to lift up the name of Jesus. He lead a prosperous and deeply committed body of Christ. He had the same type of believers as we do in our churches and yet, he was able to lead by example as well as leading by not compromising his beliefs and his faith in Christ.
 
Our age is not a determining factor in our value to the Lord. Whether young, old or somewhere in between, the Lord has a place and an assignment for us to fulfill. Witnessing in first grade may lead the teacher to the Lord. Sharing our lives in Christ from a hospital bed as we are contemplating our last days can lead hospital workers to seek the Lord. Living a life of servant leadership in our jobs, our schools or in our homes is one of the ways we can share our faith.
 
Whatever our age or health or situation, we can offer a balm of Gilead to a hurting world.  A gentle word, a helping hand, a caring touch can be just what the Doctor of the universe orders.
 
Don't let age or inexperience or fear stand in the way of sharing our Best Friend with those that share our lives. If we had a miracle cure, we would want to share it. We have a miracle worker Who has given His all for us. We just need to let the world know how much love He has for them. It may make all the difference in their eternity.
0 Comments

    Author

    Please join us as we grow in Christ through our weekly devotions, written by Catherine Donaldson

    Cathy is the chairperson of our prayer room, she shares from her heart what
    God is teaching her.
     ​

    ​If you are challenged by her weekly devotional, you may like her book:
     
    A VIEW FROM THE PEWS:
    Topical Devotions from a Layman's Point of View

    Picture

    Archives

    June 2021
    May 2021
    April 2021
    March 2021
    February 2021
    January 2021
    December 2020
    November 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    December 2018
    November 2018
    October 2018
    September 2018
    August 2018
    July 2018
    June 2018
    May 2018
    April 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    November 2017
    October 2017
    September 2017
    August 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    April 2017
    March 2017
    February 2017
    January 2017
    December 2016
    November 2016
    October 2016
    September 2016
    August 2016
    July 2016
    June 2016
    May 2016
    April 2016
    March 2016
    February 2016
    January 2016
    December 2015
    November 2015
    October 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    July 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014

    RSS Feed

Countdown

Please Note

Due to the large number of ladies currently attending the Seminar,
​we are unable to accommodate individual dietary restrictions in our menu.
We are sorry for any inconvenience.