Three more to go!
Three more to go!
Three more to go!
(Hear that all cheerleader like)
Ladies, the finish line is in sight! Let’s run the rest of this race marked out for us. What a privilege this has been, you guys.
I think I told you guys recently that I’d gotten a new Bible. I absolutely love it. I always choose one Book of the Bible to read through carefully when I get a new one and this time I chose the Book of Acts. I’ve been so incredibly inspired by it. The verse I’m memorizing this time is for the sake of prayer. (Do you guys often use your memory verses in prayer, turning them into intercession? It really stirs up my faith and my strength.) I’m praying that what happened when Peter was in the midle of bringing the Scriptures to attentive listeners will happen in our environments, too. I’m praying this for my pastor and those who hear the Scriptures through him. I’m praying it for myself and for those I’m privileged to serve. I now pray it for you and those you teach and encourage with the Word of God.
Beth, Houston. “While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the Word.” Acts 10:44 ESV
Lord, let it be! Drench Your listeners with Your Spirit! While we are right in the middle of sharing the Scriptures, fall on every single person who hears. I want this so much. I want a fresh anointing, don’t you? I think our God is willing to give it. Let’s ask Him boldly! All we have to do is make absolutely certain that He gets every ounce of credit. Oh, what He’d be willing to do if we jealously guarded His glory and humbled ourselves as slaves of God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Ok, Girls. How about yours?
I love you so much.
DeAnne, Talmage
I will lie down and sleep in peace,
for You alone, O Lord,
make me dwell in safety.
Psalm 4: 8 NIV
Paula – Albertville, AL
But as for me, I will sing about Your power. I will shout with joy each morning because of Your unfailing love. For You have been my refuge, a place of safety in the day of distress. O my Strength, to You I sing praises, for You, O God, are my refuge, the God who shows me unfailing love.
Psalm 59:16-17 NLT
The LORD your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17 NIV
Heidi in Whitefish, MT
“I will lie down and sleep in peace
for You alone O Lord make me dwell in safety.”
Psalm 4:8 NIV
Jeri B., Battlefield, MO
But make up your mind not to worry beforehand how you will defend yourselves. For I will give you words and wisdom that none of your adversaries will be able to resist or contradict.
Luke 21:14-15 NIV 1984
Laura from Canton MI
Proverbs 3:3-4 The Message
Don’t lose your grip on Love and Loyalty.
Tie them around your neck; carve their initials on your heart.
Earn a reputation for living well
in God’s eyes and the eyes of the people.
Becky
Owasso OK
Psalm 55:22 NIV
Cast your cares on the LORD and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.
“My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.”
James 1:19 NIV
Pat
Crawfordsville, IN
Betty, Wendell, NC
Psalm 147:5 NET
Our Lord is great and has awesome power; there is no limit to his wisdom.
Psalm 147:5 NET
Rachel, Rochester, NY: “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?” ~ Isaiah 58:6 (NIV)
Sheryl, PA – Col. 2:6-7 The Message
Just go ahead with what you have been given. You received Christ Jesus, the Master; now live Him. You’re deeply rooted in Him. You’re well constructed upon Him. You know your way around the faith. Now do what you’ve been taught. School’s out; quit studying the subject and start living it! And let your living spill over into thanksgiving.
” ‘I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.’ ” Ezekiel 36:26-27 (NIV)
Kathy
St.Louis, MO
Boni, Manassas, VA; Ezekial 36:27 (NIV): “And I will put my spirit in you and move you to follow my decrees and be careful to keep my laws.”
You will make known to me the path of life; In Your presence is fullness of joy;
In Your right hand there are pleasures forever. Psalm 16:11, NASB
Pam Houston, Buena Park, CA. “I hate them with the utmost hatred; they have become my enemies.”
Psalms 139:22 NASB
Joyce Davidson, Big River, SK. Canada
” James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations:
Greetings. Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”
James 1:1-4 NIV
Delores O. Shoreline, WA
and to know this love that surpasses knowledge–that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Eph. 3:19 NIV 1984
Lanie Beth, Locust Grove, GA ‘ We are not those who draw back and are destroyed, but those who have faith and obtain life.’ Hebrews 10: 39 NIV
Leanne
Mississippi
God said, “What do you have to be angry about?”
Jonah 4:4
The Message
Psalm 119:15 (NIV)
“I meditate on Your precepts and consider Your ways.”
Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in Me will do the works I have been doing and they will do even greater things than these because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in My name so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in My name and I will do it.
John 14:12-14 (NIV)
Kelli in Ohio
For our light affliction, which is for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory. II Cor. 4:17 KIV
Linda-Holts Summit, MO
Revelation 1:8 NIV
“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “who is,and who was,and who is to come,the Almighty.”
Charmaine, Miami – “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6 NASB
Patti, Tampa. 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 perseverence 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. Consider Him Who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. Hebrews 12:1-3 (NIV)
Darcy, Houston. “Being found in appearance as a man, He humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. For this reason also, God highly exalted Him the name which is above every name.” Philippians 2:8-9 NAS
Jan
Hawkinsville, GA
Colossians 4:2 (NLT)
Devote yourselves to prayer with an alert mind and a thankful heart.
PRAYING WITH A THANKFUL HEART!
I LOVE SIESTAVILLE!!! 🙂 🙂 🙂
Michelle, Waukesha, WI
“…Everything is permissible-bot not everything is constructive. Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others.” 1Cor 10:23B NIV
Shelly, Lakeville, “To the jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:31, NIV
Shiffra Vicksburg, MI
“You are my lamp, O Lord; the Lord turns my darkness into light.” 2 Samuel 22:29 (NIV)
Melissa, Scarborough, ME: “His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him.” 2 Peter 1:3 NIV
Sara from Columbus, OH
Galatians 5:1
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. (NIV)
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”
~ Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)
Rosie, Tacoma WA
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom.
James 3:13 NKJV
Deb, Becker
The Lord is my strength and my shield, my heart trusted in Him and I am helped; therefore my heart will greatly rejoice, and with my song I will praise Him. Ps 28:7 (NKJV)
Sarah, Montrose, CO:
For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Romans 14:17 (ESV)
Nichole C, Nashville, TN
“God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more, neither shall there be anguish (sorrow and mourning) nor grief nor pain any more, for the old conditions and the former order of things have passed away.” Revelations 21:4 (AMP)
Karen
Tallahassee, FL
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him. James 1:12 NIV
Romans 12:3 NLT
As God’s messenger, I give each of you this warning: Be honest in your estimate of yourselves, measuring your value by how much faith God has given you.
Melle , Waco, Texas
Colossians 3:23
(NIV)
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters,
Bethany
Clyde, TX
“Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word.” Psalm 119:37
Kim S., Nashville, TN
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His being, sustaining all things by His powerful word.
Hebrews 1:3a (NIV)
I would be so grateful to have any prayer support with me for my son Matthew who is away at college and having trouble sleeping. “When thou liest down, thou shall not be afraid. yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.” (Sorry I forgot to write down the reference number….It’s Proverbs)
Proverbs 3:24
Jonah 4:4 But the LORD replied, “Is it right for you to be angry?”
Carol Florence, MA
My Dad is dying- and I find comfort in this verse:
Therefore we do not loose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
2Cor 4:16 NIV
We are so thankful for our Savior.
Mary Kay
Fulshear
“Keep deception and lies far from me,
Give me neither poverty nor riches;
Feed me with the food that is my portion,
Lest I be full and deny Thee and say, “Who is the Lord?”
Or lest I be in want and steal,
And profane the name of my God.”
Proverbs 30:8-9
NASB
Roxie, Jerseyville, Psalm 46:7-9 NLT.
“The Lord Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Come and see the works of the Lord, the desolation He has brought on the earth. He makes wars cease to the ends of the earth; He breaks the bow and shatters the spear, He burns the shields with fire.”
Valerie, Omaha, NE
Casting all your care upon him, for he careth for you.
1 Peter 5:7 KJV
Heather Ferris
McDonough, GA
“Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NLT)
“While Peter was still saying these things, the holy spirit fell on all who heard the word.” Acts 10:44 ESV