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!
Lisa, Macomb, MI
” The sovereign lord has given me an instructed tongue, to know the word that sustains the weary. He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear like one being taught.”
Isaiah 50:4 NIV
Aimee, Columbus Ohio
Psalm 18:16-19, NIV
He reached down from on high and took hold of me; he drew me out of deep waters. He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me. They confronted me in the day of my disaster, but the Lord was my support. He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.
Faith
Eau Claire, WI
Psalm 139:23-24 NIV
Search me, 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.
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28
jamieb, corbin,ky
Ephesians 4:29 NIV
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs that it may benefit those who listen.
Sorry for the tardiness 🙂
Jennifer, Ocala, Fl
Psalm 30:5 NKJV
For His anger is but for a moment, His favor is for life; weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning.
Lisa, Potterville MI
“Humility and the fear of the Lord bring wealth, honor and life.” Proverbs 22:4 NIV
Sorry to post so late…..
Cindy from McDonough, GA
Rom 8:18 (NIV)
For I consider that our present sufferings are not worth comparing with the glory that will be revealed in us.
Sally Selman Crystal Springs, Ms
No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you, to do what is right,to love mercy to walk humbly with your God. (New Living Translation)
Connie, Bolingbrook, IL
Prov. 31: 27 (Amplified)
She looks well to how things go in her household, and the bread of idleness (gossip, discontent, and self-pity) she will not eat.
Linda, Wichita, KS
Psalm 116:1-2 NIV
I love the LORD, for he heard my voice;
he heard my cry for mercy.
Because he turned his ear to me,
I will call on him as long as I live.
Susan
Lititz, PA.
I love the Lord because he hears my voice
and my prayer for mercy.
How kind the Lord is! How good he is!
So merciful, this God of ours!
Let my soul be at rest again,
for the Lord has been good to me.
Psalms 116:1,5,7 (NLT)
Michelle, New Smyrna Beach
Jeremiah 17:7
Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.
Jeremiah 17:7 (NIV)
Sheryl,Rocky Mount,NC Isa. 58:11 And the Lord shall guide you continually and satisfy you in drought and in dry places and make strong your bones. And you shall be like a watered garden and like a spring of water whose waters fail not.
Sam, Boston
“A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.”
Proverbs 17:22, NIV
“Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)
Sacha, Midland,TX
Therefore, (sisters), by the mercies of God, I urge you to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God; this is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. Romans 12:1 & 2 Holman
Laurel, Zeeland Feb. 3 at 9:05 a.m. Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of our faith produces perseverance. James 1:2-3 NIV
Renee, Cincinnati, OH
The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
Psalm 18:2 NIV
Lynne, New Milford – Psalm 27:1 “The Lord is the strength of my life.” KJB
Janet, Auburn, 1Thessalonians 5:16-18
Be joyful always
Pray continually
Give THANKS in ALL circustances for this is GOD’S WILL for ME in Christ Jesus
Lisa, Arlington, TN: Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. Psalm 51:12 NIV
Candi Beemer, South Lyon,MI
My heart has heard You say, “Come and talk with Me.” And my heart responds, “Lord,I am coming.” Psalm 27:8 NLT
Philippians 4:6-7 NIV
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Dinah Atlanta, GA “rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again rejoice. Let your gentleness be evident to all. The lord is near. ” Philippians 4:4-5 NIV
Be anxious for nothing,but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your request be made known to God (Philippians 4:6 NKJV)
Hannah Lebanon, IN:
“For You formed my inward parts; You wove me in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows it very well.” Psalm 139:13-14
Kelly, Nashville, TN
“Blessed be the Lord! For He has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy. The Lord is my strength and my shield; in Him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to Him.” Ps. 28:6-7 (ESV)
And it is impossible to please God without faith.
Anyone who wants to come to him must
believe that God exists and that
he rewards those who sincerely seek him.
Hebrews 11-6 NLT.
Becky, Brunswick, GA
Rev. 12:11 (NKJV)
‘And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death.’
Amanda Tucker
Corydon, IN
1 John 2:6 NIV
If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth.
Kathryn, Scranton, PA: “But I will sing of your strength, in the morning I will sing of your love; for you are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble.” – Psalm 59:16 (ESV)
Jessica Booth
Leavenworth,IN
2 Corinthians 4:8-9 NIV I am hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed!
“There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear … ”
1 John 4:18 KJV
Holly from Sequim, WA in Barstow,CA today
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:16-17
Karen, Santa Ana, CA
Matthew 11:28-30
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
2 Timothy 1:7 (New King James Version)
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”
Luke 1:37 Nothing is impossible with God The Message
Beloit, Ohio 2 Cor 4:16-18 Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
Alana from Mandeville LA
Consider it pure joy my brothers whenever you face trials of many kinds because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
James 1:2-3. NIV
Melanie, Atlanta,
The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.
Exodus 14:14 NIV
“Work willingly at whatever you do, as though you were working for the Lord rather than for people” Colossians 3:23 New Living Translation
Trying to remember to glorify the Lord as I work.
“One thing I ask of the Lord, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to seek Him in his temple.” Ps. 27:4 NRSV
“Peace I leave with you; Peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.” John 14:27 ESV
“And the Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.” Isaiah 58:11 ESV
Kimberly from Mandeville LA
For I know the plans I have for you, “declares the Lord”, pllans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11
Heather, Fort Mill, SC
I will meditate on Your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways.
Psalm 119:15, ESV
The Lord God hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary. Isaiah 50:4 KJV
Rebecca Largo, FL -Philippians 2:16
as you hold out the Word of Life – in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor for nothing.
Staci, Wichita. Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the LORD. Psalm 31:24 NIV
Shelly, Fort Worth – Ruth 3:11 (NIV) – And now, my daughter, don’t be afraid. I will do for you all you ask. All my fellow townsmen know that you are a woman of noble character.