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!
Cindy, Sheridan, WY
He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart. Psalms 91:4
JoLaurin, Poplarville : The Lord will fight for you; you need only be still. Exodus 14:14 (NIV)
Becky, Douglas, Wyoming:
You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3 NIV
“The LORD your God will circumcise your hearts and the hearts of your descendants, so that you may love him with all your heart and with all your soul, and live.” Deut 30:6
Lise, Chesterfield, MO – Better late than never!!
Rosa, Houston, Texas
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. Isaiah 26:3 KJV
Deborah, Edinburg TX
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. (Hebrews 12:11).
And Jesus said to him, “If you can”! All things are possible for one who believes. Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!”
Mark 9:23-24 ESV
Paula K, Muskegon, Michigan
Orange County, CA
And 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 (NIV)
Lori,Acworth,Ga:Colossians 1:28″We proclaim Him,admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom,so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ”.(New International Version 1984, ©1984)
Becky: Montgomery: NIV
I will remain confident of this: I will see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.
Joshua told the people, “Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do amazing things among you.”
Joshua 3:5 NIV
Brittney, Lexington, Ky
Philippians 1:19
“For I know that through your prayers and the help given by the Spirit of Jesus Chris, what has happened to mr will turn out for my deliverance.” (niv)
Mauriceville, TX
“Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.”
James 4:7-10 NIV
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.
2nd Corinthians 4:18 NIV
Karon
Kingsland, GA
Renee, Atlanta- I urge you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. And do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good, acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:1-2 (NASB)
Psalm 87:6
The Lord will write in the register of the peoples: “This one was born in Zion.”
2 Chronicles 20:17 NIV
You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the LORD will give you, Judah and Jerusalem. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the LORD will be with you.
Denise – Asheville, NC
Isaiah 44:6
“This is what the LORD says—
Israel’s King and Redeemer, the LORD Almighty:
I am the first and I am the last;
apart from me there is no God.”
Sterling Heights, Michigan
Song of Songs 2:4 (Beth Moore’s Praying Gods Word Prayer Cards)
Jesus Christ, my Kinsmen Redeemer and my Bridegroom. Your banner over me is love!
Now therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones. Genesis 50:21
Hannah, Cheney, WA
Mark 12:30-31
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater then these. (NIV)
Amber, Denton TX
“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
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~
sonya
temple, tx
Deuteronomy 3:16 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified, for the Lord your God goes with you.(niv)
Janet, Steamboat. NIV Phil 4:4-7 Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 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 minds in Christ Jesus.
Ezekiel 36:26-27
“I will give you a new heart and put a new Spirit in you;I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put my spirit in you and move you to follow My Decrees and be careful to keep My laws.” (NIV)
Heidi, Boonville IN Hebrews 12:1 MSG Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we’d better get on with it. Strip down, start running—and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins.
Oh Wow!!! Thank you.
“Get on with it!” Such a cool translation!
Monica, Lebanon, IN
Only let your conduct be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that wheither I come and see you or am absent, I amy hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving togther for the faith of the gospel. Phil 1: 27 NKJV
Be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Ephesians 6:10
KaRetha
Denham Springs, LA
“With my whole heart I have sought You; Oh, let me not wander from Your commandments” Psalm 119:10 NKJV
Sarah
Fort Worth, TX
Proverbs 25:27 ESV
“It is not good to eat much honey, nor is it glorious to seek one’s own glory. A man without self control is like a city broken into and left without walls.”
Martha, Waco: Since you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Col. 3:1 NIV
Oh, send out Your light and Your truth!
Let them lead me;
Let them bring me to Your holy hill
And to Your tabernacle.
Psalm 43:3
Sherry, Cleveland, TN
Psalm 91:1-2, NIV
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge
and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
Kenslea, Birmingham, AL
“We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of His will through all the wisdom and understanding that the spirit gives, so that you might live a life worthy of the Lord and please Him in every way; bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God.”
Colossians 1:9-10 NIV
Wait for the Lord, Be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord
Psalm 27:14 NIV
Kim, Heath, TX If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. NIV
Linda in Texas, Philippians 2:14-15 NKJV
Do all things without complaining and disputing, that you may become harmless and blameless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world
Kelly, Cheraw, SC: “Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed and so became the father of many nations, just as it had been said to him, “So shall your offspring be.” Without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead—since he was about a hundred years old—and that Sarah’s womb was also dead.” Romans 4:18-19 (NIV)
Courtney, Houston, TX
See, I am doing a new thing! It springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.
Isaiah 43:19, NIV
Mackenzi,Elgin,AZ
Ephesians 2:8-9
“8- God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a girft from God.
9- Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.” (NLT)
Florence Oregon
“Rejoice always, pray with out ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you” 1 Thes. 5:16-18 ESV
DeAnn- Rome, GA However, I consider my life worth nothing to me, if only I may finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me-the task of testifying to the gospel of God’s grace. Acts 20:24
oops NIV
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. Philippians 4:18
Beverly, Prosper, TX
II Kings 17:40-41
They would not listen, however, but persisted in their former practices. Even while the people were worshiping the Lord, they were serving their idols. To this day, their children and their grandchildren continue to do as their fathers did. (NIV)
Denise
Albuquerque, NM
1 John 1:9 “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and cleanse us of all unrighteousness.” KJV
Kelli, El Cajon, CA
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Philippians 4:6-7 NLT
Tiffany, Wesley Chapel, FL “Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord, not men” Eph 6:7 NIV
Lisa, Oklahoma City –
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26 NIV
Diane in Pinedale, WY
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