HOUSTON AREA TUESDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY GIRLS: If by chance we end up needing to cancel tonight over the storms, I will put a cancellation notice right here on the blog so keep an eye on this spot off and on all day. Certainly check it before you set out for HFBC tonight. We love you and want to be wise!
NOON UPDATE FOR TUESDAY NIGHT BIBLE STUDY: As of right now, Bible study is ON for tonight. It will really be cold for us south Texans but it’s supposed to be dry. We are planning on starting the lesson a little earlier and ending it at 8:15. See you there with our coats on!
Now, for SSMT:
Hey, Siestas!
Happy February 1st! Did January fly past us or what?? We’re at least two Scriptures the richer for it, though. I’ve been using my time on my exercise bike in the mornings to practice my memory verses so I’ve mostly only heard myself repeat them gasping for breath. (If you like picturing things, it’s in my garage sandwiched between boxes and stacks of 26 years of Moore paraphernalia and everything else besides an actual car…which is in my driveway. You also might enjoy picturing my Border Collie Star sitting right beside me, fixating on the bicycle pedal as it goes round and round. Bless her poor sweet obsessive-compulsive self.) I might have to haul the bike up there with me to the Siesta celebration next January so I can say them to my partner the same way I’ve practiced them. Or I guess I can just sit on the floor and pump my feet in the air and play like. My partner might have to sit back from me just a tad. And if none of that works, I’ll get my man to haul Star up there to watch me and see if the right conditions are responsible for the recollections. And, of course, they’re not. In John 14:26, Christ says it is the Holy Spirit who reminds us of everything He has taught us so press on! With Him, we can do all things.
Tuesday is Bible study day for us at LPM this time of year so I don’t get to talk long on here today. So, let’s get to it! It’s already time for Verse 3!
As I told you two weeks ago, I’ll primarily be working through verses out of the Book of James for much of this year. I’ll give you mine each time but I’ll also give you an alternative that I really love outside of James in case you need some ideas. Here’s the portion I’m memorizing this time around with my information:
Beth, Houston. “Speak and act as those who will be judged by a law that gives freedom. For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over judgment.” James 2:12-13 The NET Bible
I love that last statement. Mercy triumphs over judgment. Aren’t you thankful we have a Savior that feels that way?
The alternative I’ll suggest to you today is on my mind because someone I care deeply about struggles terribly with fear of death. This person isn’t chronically ill. Just oppressed and tormented by possibilities. Maybe some part of this segment might minister to you today.
Since the children are made of flesh and blood, it’s logical that the Savior took on flesh and blood in order to rescue them by his death. By embracing death, taking it into himself, he destroyed the Devil’s hold on death and freed all who cower through life, scared to death of death. (Hebrews 2:14-15 The Message)
Anybody “scared to death of death”? These passages are also really rich out of the NIV if you prefer it:
Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity so that by his death he might destroy him who holds the power of death—that is, the devil— and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. (Hebrews 2:14-15 NIV)
Oh, there’s nothing like the power of God’s Word. And that’s because there’s nothing like the power of God.
You sure are loved around here. OK, let’s have it, 2011 SSMT! Verse 3! (Your first name, city, reference and translation please.)
I’ll talk to you soon!
Tricia from Allen, TX
“Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.” Leviticus 19:18 NIV
jenny
white hall, ar
“so they called the apostles back in and commanded them never again to speak or teach in the name of Jesus. but peter and john replied, ‘do you think God wants us to obey you rather than him? we cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard.'”
acts 4:18-20 (nlt)
Melissa, Colorado Springs. “I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth. These are the things I will do; I will not forsake them.” Isaiah 42:16 NIV
Nancy, Moberly MO, Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment! James 2:12-13 (NIV)
Linda, Sonora, KY
“Your eyes saw my unformed body, all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to me.” ~Psalm 139:16 (NIV)
Becky, Westerville, OH.
Romans 4:17 NIV
“As it is written ‘I have made you a father of many nations.’ He is our father in the sight of God – in whom he believed – the God who gives life to the dead and calls into being things that were not”
Noblesville IN (frozen solid). NIV
You will keep in perfect peace
him whose mind is steadfast,
because he trusts in you.
Shelley
Pisgah Forest, NC
Through Him then, let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that give thanks to His name.
Hebrews 13:15 NAS
Darlene, Logansport~
Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, Unto him be the glory, in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. Ephesians 3:20-21 (KJV)
Oak Ridge, Tennessee
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6 NIT
Vicki from Waco: Ps 56:3-4 NLT—“But when I am afraid I will put my trust in you. I praise God for what He has promised. I trust in God so why should I be afraid? What can mere mortals do to me?”
Ginny, Ohio, “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! -Philippians 4:4 NIV
Jamie, Bothell, Washington
Micah 6:8, NASB:
He has told you, oh man, what is good;
And what does the Lord require of you
But to do justice, to love kindness,
And to walk humbly with your God?
Nancy, Gettysburg 1 Cor 15:58 – Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
DD, Searcy Ar… “As surely as the sun rises, He will appear; He will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.” Hosea 6:3b NIV
Judy of Urbana
Proverbs 15:2 NIV
Do you see a man hasty in His words?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Mitzi
Kannapolis
In Your unfailing love You will lead the people You have redeemed. In Your strength You will guide them to Your holy dwelling.
Exodus 15:13 NIV
Karen, Fishers, IN
Therefore, I urge you brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship.
Romans 12:1 NIV
Proverbs 15:33 NIV The fear of the Lord teaches a man wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
Melissa, Vicksburg, MS. “For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 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 Corinthians 10:3-5 NIV
Deuteronomy 7:9 NIV
Know therefore that the Lord your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his convenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commands.
Harriet Wexford, PA
Maribeth
Cynthiana, KY
Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the majesty and the splendor, for everything in heaven and earth is yours.
1 Chronicles 29:11 (NIV)
Traci, freezing, somewhere north of Miles City, MT
Colossians 2:8, ESV; Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
Sheila, Addison, MI: Lord, You have searched me and You know me. You know when I sit down and when I rise, you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my coming and going and my lying down; You are familiar with all my ways. Psalm 139: 1-3 NIV
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Psalm 51:10 NIV
Dee, Kyle TX
Deuteronomy 31:6 NIV
Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.
Monica, Anderson – Their end is destruction; their god is their stomach; their glory is in their shame. They are focused on earthly things. Philippians 3:19 HCSB
God please help me to focus on YOU!!
Susan – Statesville, NC
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh, for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.
2 Cor. 10:3,4 (NAS)
Crystal, Oklahoma City
“I sought the Lord, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to Him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame.”
Psalm 34: 4-5, NIV
Ruth Ann, Ft Lauderdale, FL, “But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.” James 3:14 KJV
“No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful, he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.”
1 Corinthians 10:13 (NIV)
Heather, Birmingham
Psalm 19:12-13, NIV
Who can discern his errors? Forgive my hidden faults. Keep me from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then, I will be blameless, innocent of great transgressions.
rebekah (age 9) st.paul,mn
give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.
1 Peter 5:7 NLT
9 years old? that is awesome!! you are gonna be so blessed later bc of this incredible foundation you are laying! you rock little sister! I hope u and ur mom will be at the celebration in January! I wanna meet you!!
your sister,
jenny hud
Natalie, Roanoke:
“My soul waits in silence for God only; from Him is my salvation. He only is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I shall not be greatly shaken.”
Psalm 62:1-2 NASB
Kay, Wausau, WI
“But unto you who revere and worshipfully fear My name shall the Sun of Righteousness arise with healing in His wings and His beams…”
Malachi 4:2 AMP
Holli, Smiths Station, AL:
“…rather let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.”
1 Peter 3:4 NKJV
Jennifer, Montgomery, Pa:And Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see no more forever. The Lord will fight for you and you shall hold your peace. Exodus 14:13-14(NKJV)
Jill, Danville, KY
He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting the the LORD.
Ps 112:7
NIV
Cindy, Rock Hill, SC “But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.” John 14:26 (NET)
Laura, Greensboro, NC
“Then I realized that my heart was bitter and I all torn up inside. I was so foolish and ignorant… Yet I still belong to you; you hold me by the right hand. You guide me with your counsel, leading me to a glorious destiny.” Psalm 73:21-24 NLT
Mary, Jackson, TN
Do nothing out of rivalry or conceit, but in humility, consider others as more important than ourselves. Phillipians 2:3 HCSB
Missy, Morton, IL
“Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.”
Psalm 141:3
Kristi
Arlington, TX
“But you are a shield around me, O Lord;
you bestow glory on me and
lift up my head.”
Psalm 3:3 NIV
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. Romans 8:26 ESV
Abby, Warrenton – For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 KJV.
Chris, Port Huron MI
“Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.”
I Thessalonians 5:18 (New Living Translation)
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
Carol, Warrenton – For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7 KJV.
Miriam, Columbia, SC
“In your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.” I Peter 3:15 NIV
Lily, Warrenton – Children obey your parents in all things for this is well pleasing unto the Lord. KJV