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!
Wendy, Eden Prairie
Ephesians 4:26-27 (NIV)
“In your anger do not sin: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.”
Jessica, Antigua, Guatemala
I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD. They will be my people, and I will be their God, for they will return to me with all their heart. Jer. 24:7 NIV
Faith, Eden Prairie (14 years old)
Ephesians 4:26-27 (NIV)
“In your anger do not sin: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.”
Naomi Hope, Eden Prairie (11 years old)
Colossians 2:6-7 (NIV)
“So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord,
continue to live in Him, rooted and built up in Him,
strengthened in the faith as you were taught,
and overflowing with thankfulness.”
Julie from Fort Worth:
But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. James 3:17 NIV
Psalm 18:29 (NIV)With your help I can advance against a troop; with my God I can scale a wall. – Barb, Des Moines, IA
Proverbs 30:5 “Every word of God proves true; he is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.” (English Standard Version)
sara, slidell, Louisiana
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
Gena, Rapid City: “My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger.” James 1:19 NIV
Mika, Austin “The Lord your God is with you….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
Marion, Royse City, TX
Isaiah 40:31 (New International Version, ©2010)
but 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.
Julie from Jacksonville, FL
“I lift my eyes to the hills–where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.”
Psalm 121:1,2 NIV
Roberta, Chapman, NE
2 Corinthians 4:7
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. (NKJV
Springdale, Arkansas
1Peter 5:6-7 KJV
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time,
Casting all you care upon him:
for he careth for you!
Sara, Adana Turkey, Isaiah48:17 NIV
This is what the LORD says, your Redeemer, the Holy ONe of Israel: “I am the LORD your God, who teaches you what is best for you, who directs you in the way you should go.”
Meg.
Stanford, CA
Psalm 18:2
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.
Wava, Oldsmar
“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.
Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, scorning its’ shame and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Consider Him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.” Hebrews 12:1-3 NIV
“[You must] have this attitude in yourselves which was also in Christ Jesus, who, although He existed in the form of God, did not regard equality with God [something to cling to].” Philippians 2: 5-6 NASB (In brackets, NLT)
Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed; save me, and I shall be saved, for you are my praise. Jer. 17:14 ESV
Kyle Yarbrough Memphis, TN Isaiah 6:3 NLT They were calling out to each other, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies! The whole earth is filled with his glory!”
Angela Verse3 to memorize: “God is no mere human. he doesn’t tell lies or change his mind. God always keeps his Promises”. Numbers 23:19
Hebrews 13:3 (NIV)
Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.
Cindy/Midland
Debbie, Las Cruces, N.M.
Psalm 141:3
Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.
Delinda
Alliance, Nebraska
Glorify the Lord with me;
let us exalt His name together.
Psalm 34:3
For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Romans 15:4 NIV
Elizabeth – Memphis, TN
“…Nothing can hinder the Lord from saving, whether by many of by few.”
I Samuel 14:6b New International Version
Kim, Elizabethtown
Philippians 4:6 (NIV)
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving present your requests to God.
“Therefore I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God – this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.” NIV
Beth, Bakersfield, CA. “I have chosen you and have not rejected you. So do not fear for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God” Isaiah 41:9-10
Amanda, Savannah, GA
“Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is sacred, and you are that temple.” 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 NIV
Tammy, Fayetteville, AR “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! (NIV)
Marsha, North Platte, NE
Isaiah 46:9 I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me.
Be anxious for nothing but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be known to God ; and the peace of God which surpasses all understanding will gaurd your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6 NIV
Is.40:29He gives power to the faint and weary, and to him who has no might he increases strength {causing it to multiply and making it to abound.}amp bible
Elizabeth, Portland, Oregon:
Psalm 27:13-14 (Amplified Bible)
[What, what would have become of me] had I not believed that I would see the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living!
Wait and hope for and expect the Lord; be brave and of good courage and let your heart be stout and enduring. Yes, wait for and hope for and expect the Lord.
Beth, Johnstown, OH
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Romans 12:12 NIV
jenn, cumming:
i’m late, but that’s because i had trouble deciding:
col. 3:12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, and patience.
Rhonda – McCalla, Alabam “I love you, LORD, my strength.
The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield[b] and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” Psalm 18:1-2 NIV
Kathleen, Marietta Ga
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
NIV
I posted this from my Iphone because I was away from home but I can not find it. Now I am very late and that upsets me!
Amber
Houston, TX
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect.
1 Corinthians 15:10a (NIV)
Dawn – Menomonee Falls, WI
“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.”
Hebrews 11:6 NIV
Susan
Clever MO
“…blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord,
whose confidence is in him.
They will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to bear fruit.”
Jeremiah 17:7,8 NIV
Debra, Dahlgren, IL
Your love, O LORD, reaches to the heavens,
your faithfulness to the skies.
Psalm 36:5 NIV
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
Bad weather in Dallas kept me from posting! Sorry!
Isaiah 35:4 New King James Version:
“Say to those who are fearful-hearted,
Be strong, do not fear!
Behold, your God will come with vengeance,
With the recompense of God;
He will come and save you.”
Shannon, Houston, John 11:40 NIV
Then Jesus said, “Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?”
Susan from Chesapeake, VA – just started Breaking Free (Updated Edition) this week with my church, so I’m going with the study’s memory verses for the next few SSMT months!
“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.” -Isaiah 61:1 (NIV)
Alex, Budapest, Hungary
‘But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.’ James3:17,18
Tammy G. Greencastle, IN
Teach me Your ways, O Lord, and I will walk in Your truth; give me an undived heart, that I may fear Your Name. Psalm 86:11(NIV)
James 1:22 Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.