Hey, Sweet Things! It’s been several days since I posted this but I have to get back on here and tell you how PROUD I am of you! I see some fresh fire in your Scripture memory! Our sign-ins had dipped just a tad and now they’re heading back up. I know that also means we have newbies and I’m just as thrilled about that. I know this is HARD but, Girlfriends, we will do few things with greater personal impact than plastering Scripture on the walls of our minds. I am so proud of you. Let’s see this through!
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Hey, my dear Siestas! I’ve just been thinking about the power that resides in a personal testimony and how our stories with God are meant to be told. And not just one single encounter shared over and over, as beautiful as that can be, but a lifetime of experiences lived out with a living, breathing ever-faithful Redeemer. One of the things God warns us about often in His Word is not forgetting what He’s done: what we’ve seen with our own eyes, what we’ve experienced with our own hearts. Nobody and nothing gets to take those things from us. My memory verse this time talks about that very thing. It’s Deuteronomy 4:9 out of the New International Version.
“Be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.”
Keep telling your stories, Sweet Siestas. Don’t decide it wasn’t that big a deal after all…or that maybe you made it up, or that maybe it was just a coincidence. It was GOD. Revelation 12:11 says we overcome the enemy by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of our testimonies! Let’s open our mouths wide and tell it.
Okay, now let’s hear yours! Name, city, and verse!
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Here are some answers to commonly asked questions about our celebration event in January of 2010.
Siesta Scripture Memory Celebration FAQ’s
When and where can I register?
Registration will take place through our Living Proof web site and will begin in October. We will definitely let you know when it starts.
Where will the event be held?
The conference will be held at Houston’s First Baptist Church (7401 Katy Freeway, Houston, Texas 77024). You can find maps and turn-by-turn directions on their website: http://www.hfbc.org/Location
When does the event begin?
The conference begins Friday, January 22, at 7 pm and will conclude Saturday, January 23, at noon.
What airport do I fly into?
There are two main airports located within 30 minutes of the church. Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is Continental Airlines’ hub and William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is one of Southwest Airlines’ largest hubs.
Where can I stay?
Hotels located close to Houston’s First Baptist Church:
Holiday Inn Express
713-688-2800
7625 Katy Freeway 77024
Hilton Garden Inn (near Galleria)
713-212-1503
3201 Sage Road 77056
Omni Hotel
713-871-8181
Four Riverway @ Woodway 77056
Drury Inn & Suites
713-963-0700
1615 West Loop South 77027
Hampton Inn
713-871-9911
4500 Post Oak Parkway 77027
Sheraton Houston Brookhollow
713-613-0648
3000 North Loop West 77092
Courtyard by Marriott Houston
713-688-7711
2504 North Loop West 77092
La Quinta
713-355-3440
1625 West Loop South 77027
Marriott by the Galleria
713-960-0111
1750 West Loop South 77027
Embassy Suites
713-626-5444
2911 Sage Road 77056
The Houstonian
713-680-2626
111 North Post Oak Lane 77024
"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."
Galations 6:9
Kelli – Texas
Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV)
"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."
Amy G
Addison, TX
That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
2 Corinthians 12:10 (NLT)
Cara, Lexington KY
No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind conceived what God has prepared for those who love him.
1 Corinthians 2:9 NLT
Stephanie
Lititz, PA
I just realized I've been posting on the wrong spot. This was my post on the Anybody Game site on May 25,2009
"The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged." Deut 31:8 NIV
Debbie McCauley
Scott AFB, IL
Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV
To everything there is a season, and a time for every matter or purpose under heaven.
Traci in Franklin, TN
"The Lord you God has been with you and you have not lacked anything."
Deuteronomy 2:7 (NIV)
“Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.”- 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 (NIV)
Kenzie Stanfield
Katy, TX
Psalm 33:20-21 NKJ
Our soul waits for the Lord. He is our help and our shield. For our hearts shall rejoice in Him because we have trusted in His Holy Name.
Patti
Statham, GA
"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks on all circumstance, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Emily
Rouge Valley OR
Psalm 36:10 NIV
Continue your love to those who know you, your righteousness to the upright in heart.
the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.
Luke 5:24
Carrie Jones
Ontario, Canada
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Psalm 19:14 NIV
Missie
Bluffton, SC
"For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also."
Matthew 6:21 NIV
Debbie Nix
Dalzell, SC
Psalm 34:18 (NIV)
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Missy
Houston
"Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends." Revelation 3:20 NLT
Deena Jefferson
Springboro, OH
Deuteronomy 6:4-5
NLT
“Listen, O Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord alone.[a] 5 And you must love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your strength."
Daimy Penn
Naples, FL
Nikki
Santa Rosa, CA
NIV
Phil. 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again; Rejoice!
We teach in a spirit of profound common sense so that we can bring each person to maturity. To be mature is to be basic. Christ! No more, no less.
Colossians 1:27b-28 (The Message)
Kaci Rodriguez
Dumas, TX (Formerly Amarillo, TX)
Psalm 46:10 (NLT)
"Be still, and know that I am God!
I will be honored by every nation.
I will be honored throughout the world."
Kim Kirkland
Fernandina Beach, FL
Christina Modesto, CA
I Corinthians 2:9 NIV
However, as it is written:"No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him."
Philipians 4:6
NIV
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Lorraine
Wilson's Mills, NC
I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry.
He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.
Psalm 40:1-2
NIV
Susan in OKC
Psalm 34:11 "Come little children, listen to me and I will teach you the fear of the Lord."
Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3: 21-23 (NIV)
Megan- Knoxville, TN
Keep your life free from love of money and be content with what you have, for he has said, "I will never leave you nor forsake you." So we can confidently say, "The LORD is my helper, I will not fear. What can man do to me?"
Hebrews 13:5-6
kaci from norman
Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
Psalm 46:10 (KJV)
Fran Dockins
Corryton, TN
I am going to prepare a place for you and if I go and prepare a place for you I will come back and take you with me.
John 14:2-3
Psalm 119:15, 16 NIV
I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways.
I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word.
Rose in Dallas
2 Corinthians 4:16
"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day."
Finally, bothers whatever is true whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things. Phil 4:8 NIV
Sharon
Union City, CA
Sabrina in Georgia
Let my prayer be set before You as incense,
The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
Psalm 141:2 NKJV
Psalm 103:1 (NIV)
Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
Sharon
San Antonio, TX
Be careful and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip fron your hear as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.
Deuteronomy 4:9
Verna
Berea, KY
"Be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them." Deut. 4:9 NIV
Staci — Kalamazoo, MI
Deut. 29:29
The secret things belong to the Lord our God but the things revealed belong to us and our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law.
Candice
Evanston, IL
Philippians 2:5
Let this mind be in you, which is also in Christ Jesus
Darlene
Logansport, IN
If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless. Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world
James 1:26-27 NIV
Rhonda – Anderson, IN
Colossians 3:2 (NIV)
Set your mind on things above, not on earthly things.
Jenn, Manhattan KS
(behind on posting due to summer travel & can't remember if i posted here already)
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
2 Cor. 10:5
NIV
Erika Chapman
Florence, SC
Nicole
Winnipeg,MB
NIV
Matt. 6:26
Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
Psalm 33:18 (NIV)
"But the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear him, on those whose hope is in his unfailing love,"
Anne
Katy, TX
Psalms 31:10
My life is consumed by anguish and my years by groaning; my strength fails because of my affliction, and my bones grow weak.
Eleanor
Memphis, TN
My personal computer crashed, so playing catch up with posting my verses. I have been working on them though!
You must not have any other god but me.
Exodus 20:3
Ina
Lancaster, PA
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.
Ephesians 6:16-18 (cont'd. from the last few times)
Trisha
Odessa, TX
Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
Ephesians 6:13-15 (cont'd from last time)
Trisha
Odessa, TX
Finally, be strong in the LORD and in His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.
Ephesians 6:10-12, NIV
Trisha
Odessa, TX
Deuteronomy 4:9
“Be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.”
Angie
Anna, TX
Deuteronomy 4:9
“Be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.”
Mandy
Waco, TX
"Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them.
Deuteronomy 4:9 NIV
Beverly
Brenham, TX