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!
Sis in Louisiana – ‘Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you, and therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you, for the LORD is a God of justice; how blessed are all those who long for Him.’ Isaiah 30:18
My grace is sufficient for you, my power is made perfect in weakness. 2 Cor. 12:9 NASB
Lisa ~ Zimmerman, MN
Proverbs 20:3 NLT
Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; only a fool insists on quarreling.
King George, VA
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
Colossians 3:15 NIV
LS from NC
“when she cries to Me, I will hear, for I am gracious and merciful.”
-exodus 22:27b amplified
Lancaster, PA
He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. Psalm 1:3,4 NIV
“Preserve me, O God, for in you I put my trust.”
Angie, Aberdeen, SD
God is a spirit and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.
John 4:24
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves.” Phil. 2:3 TNIV
Jean, Arlington, TX
I need this EVERYDAY to be my prayer!!
“Take control of what I say, O Lord, and guard my lips. Don’t let me drift toward evil or take part in acts of wickedness. Don’t let me share in the delicacies of those who do wrong.” ~ Psalm 141:3-4
Leah, Houston. “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.”
Isaiah 43:18-19
Wait for the Lord; Be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.
Psalm 27:14
Blessed is the man who fears the lord, who finds great delight in his commands.
Psalm 112:1
Sheree, Abilene, “I will praise You because I have been remarkably and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful and I know this very well.” Ps. 139:14 HCSB
1 Cor 1:17
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel- not with words of human wisdom but the cross of Christ be emptie of power.
Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you. So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” Hebrews 13:5b-6
Shannon in Nashville: A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. Proverbs 15:1 (NIV)
Debby in Ellicott City, MD; Hebrews 12:11 (NIV): “No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.”
If in my name you ask me for anything, I will do it. John 14:14 NRSV
Amy W. in Columbia, SC
“And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 (NKJ)
Tonja, West Texas
“A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.”
Proverbs 15:18 NIV
Carla F. Speak and act as those who will be judged by a law that gives freedom. For judgement is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over judgement. James 2:12-13 NET
Thanks siesta Beverly from Vicksburg!!!
Alece, Lawton, OK
Psalms 17:13-14 (NAS)
“I would nave despaired unless I believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; be strong and let your heart take courage. Yes, wait for the Lord.”
Carmen, Eau Claire, WI
“A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.”
Proverbs 29:11 NIV
Tara, Frankfort, KY
Our weapons that we fight with aren’t human, but instead they are powered by God for the destruction of fortresses. They destroy arguments, and every defense that is raised up to oppose the knowledge of God. They capture every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 CEB
Liz Lyons in Houston; James 1:2-4 (NIV) “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking ANYTHING.”
Darien Lyons in Houston; Isaiah 40:31 (NIV) “Those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”
Tonja, Charlotte NC
“Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.” Proverbs 30:5, NIV
Kendall Lyons in Houston; 2 Peter 3:11-12 (NIV) “you ought to live holy and godly lives as you look forward to the day of God and speed is coming.”
Sara, Claremont
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary and his understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.
Is 40:28-29 (NIV)
Stephanie, Tulsa ~ 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
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power,of love and of self discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 NIV
Kendra, “Forget the former things! Do not dwell on the past! See I am doing a new thing!” (Isaiah 43: 18-19)
Kelly
Abilene, TX
NIV
Proverbs 16:24
“Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.”
Tara, Roanoke VA. “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 10:5 (NIV)
Lynchburg, VA
“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 10:5 (NIV)
Nicola from Ontario
“But in fact God has arranged the parts in the body, every one of them, just as he wanted them to be.” 1 Corinthians 12:18 (NIV)
Sharon, Platte City, MO Eph 3:20 NIV “Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations forever and ever, Amen!
Beth Schwartz, Lititz PA
Colossians 2:13-14 (New Living Translation)
13 You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins.
Hanni, St. Paul, MN
If you make the Most High your dwelling– even the Lord, who is my refuge– then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent. For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your feet against a stone.
Psalm 91:9-12
Tammi, Magnolia, TX.
“Be joyful because you have hope. Be patient when trouble comes, and pray at all times.” Romans 12:12 New Century Version.
Stacey, San Diego, CA
Psalm 33:4 For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does. (NIV)
Serena, Ft. Wayne, IN
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
Amanda, Pine Bluff, AR For when I tried to keep the law, it condemned me. So I died to the law—I stopped trying to meet all its requirements—so that I might live for God. My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless. For if keeping the law could make us right with God, then there was no need for Christ to die. Galatians 2:19-21, NLT
Denise, Houston:
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)
Kathryn, Birmingham, AL. “For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has? But if we hope for what we do not yet have, we wait for it patiently.” Romans 8:24-25 NIV
Bethany, Magnolia, TX.
“God, examine me and know my heart: test me and know my nervous thoughts. See if there is any bad thing in me. Lead me on the road to everlasting life.” Psalm 139:23-24 NCV.
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.”
Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV)
Phyllis in Charlotte (later than usual)
1 Thess 5:24 (The Message)
The One who called you is completely dependable. If he said it, he’ll do it!
1 John 1:9 NIV Annabelle in Montgomery, TX
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
1 Corinthians 6:20 NIV Lisa in Montgomery, TX
you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.