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!
Stephanie – Amarillo, TX: I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Psalm 34:4 (NIV)
Becky, Russellville, AR Ps. 139:23-24 NLT
“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. Point out anything in me that offends you, and lead me along the path of everlasting life.”
Kay in Wichita Falls,
There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven.
Abby
Alice, TX
“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 – New International Version
Melanie, Louisville, Kentucky – “Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness;” 1 Timothy 4:7 ESV
Susie
Alice, TX
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
Kay in Wichita Falls
There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven.
Ecclesiastes 3:1
Glory Hicks
Mt. Enterprise, TX
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
Search me, O God and know my heart,test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Ps.139:23-24
Galilee, Alice Texas. 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)
Ann, Ft. lauderdale, FL
“It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do let yourselves be burdened again by the yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1 NIV
“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.” Galatians 5:1 NIV
Ann:Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Trisha, Midland, TX: Psalm 50:14, 23, NLT “Make thankfulness your sacrifice to God, and keep the vows you made to the Most High…
…Giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors me. If you keep to my path, I will reveal to you the salvation of God.”
Dixie, Alice, Texas. 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)
Anna, Elkhart
Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
Philippians 4:4-5 (NKJ)
Rebecca Mobile Alabama
We know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28  (New International Version)
Beth – Columbus, IN
Romans 10:17 NIV
Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message, and the message is heard through the word of Christ.
Jayne-Frisco, TX
“Do not bring to mind the former things, or ponder the things of the past. Behold, I will do something new, now it will spring forth; will you not be aware of it? I will even make roadways in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.”
Isaiah 43:18-19 NASB
“Yes, LORD, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and renown are the desire of our hearts.” Isaiah 26:8 (NIV) Susie–Whitehouse, TX
Debbie – Houston
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 1 Cor. 13:8 NIV
Emily, Indianapolis
When you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
Matthew 6:6 NIV
Carmaris Denson from Springfield, MA
Galatians 5:22-23 (New Living Translation)
But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things!
Erin, freezing in Dallas,TX:
“My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken” Psalm 62:1-2 (NIV)
Kay, Flower Mound. “Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness that God requires.” James 1:19,20 ESV
Maggie, Sand Springs, OK “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
Danell, Aquilla Tx, My daughter was in the hospital yesterday and I couldn’t post my verse… ‘Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?’ Matt 6:25-26 ESV
“Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.” Eph 4:29 ESV
Stephanie, Morgantown, WV
May He give you the desire of yur heart and make all your plans succeed.
Psalm20:4 NIV
Shawna – Boise, Idaho – May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:18 TNIV
Nicola, Calgary Alberta, Daniel 2:20-22 AMP
Daniel answered, Blessed be the Name of God for ever and for ever for wisdom and might are His! He changes the times and the seasons, He removes Kings and sets up Kings. He gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding. He reveals the deep secret things, He knows what is in the darkness and the Light dwells with Him!
Robin, Austin, TX
“And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.”
~Philippians 4:19 NIV
Hannah from Durham, NC
Psalm 51:16-17
For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. (ESV)
Becky, Alberta, Canada
“Call to me and I will answer you. I’ll tell you marvelous and wondrous things that you could never figure out on your own.” Jeremiah 33:3 The Message
“So whenever you speak, or whatever you do, remember that you will be judged by the law of love, the law that set you free. For there will be no mercy for you if you have not been merciful to others. But if you have been merciful, then God’s mercy toward you will win out over his judgment against you.” James 2:12-13 NLT
Shaunthea-Anderson, IN
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brothers, 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.
Ashley, Ponca City, Oklahoma
“My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit’s power, so that your faith might not rest on human wisdom, but on God’s power.”
1 Corinthians 2:4-5 (NIV)
Brenda, Jordan, Minnesota. “I said, “I will guard my ways, that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle.” Psalm 39:1 ESV
Catherine – St Paul, MN
“We wait in hope for the Lord; he is our help and our shield.”
Psalm 33:20, NIV
Deborah, Topeka, KS “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” Jer. 29:11 KVJ
Carrie Ann
Georgia
Romans 4:21
because he was fully convinced that what He had promised He was also able to perform.
Lord help me be fully convinced!!
Cindy, Laguna Niguel. “Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise.” James 5:13 NIV
Leigh Anne, Sylacauga AL
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 perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Heb 12:1-2 NIV
Acts 2:26 The Message–I will pitch my tent in the land of hope.
Anna, Washington DC “For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared to all men. It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, while we wait…” Titus 2:11 NIV
Psalm 56:3 NIV “When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.”
Brenda~ Noblesville, IN
Just heard about SSMT today. Thanks, Sis!
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation
and sustain me with a willing spirit.
Ps. 51:12 (NAS)
Dana from Lexington:
Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Philippians 4:6 Message
Psalm 141:3
Set a guard, oh Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips.
Jennifer, Henrietta. We know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. Romans 8:28 NIV
Keep focusing on your blog. I love how we can all express our feelings. This is an extremely great blog here 🙂
Deanna, Tavernier
As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Isaiah 55:9, NIV