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!
Cosmina, Romania,
O iau inaintea zorilor si strig: nadajduiesc in fagaduintele Tale! (Psalm 119:147)Cornilescu
Lynn, Louisville What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.
I Corinthians 6: 19-20 (KJV)
In the path of your judgments, O Lord, we wait for you; your name and remembrance are the desire of our soul.
Isaiah 26:8 ESV
Ali C., Dublin, CA- Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in him, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 NET
Elizabeth – Dallas/Fort Worth
8The LORD God has told us
what is right
and what he demands:
“See that justice is done,
let mercy be your first concern,
and humbly obey your God.”
Micah 6:8 (Contemporary English Version)
Ginger – South Point, OH
For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. Philippians 4:13 NLT
NIV translation – sorry!:o)
O Lord, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done marvelous things, things planned long ago. Isaiah 25:1 NIV
Sarah, Mission, KS-
And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
– Phil 4:7
Rebecca, Fort Worth, “Into your hand I commit my spirit; you have redeemed me, o Lord, faithful God.” Psalm 31:5 NRSV
Karen~Laconia,NH
“Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing,that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” NKJV
oops, sorry! Romans 15:13
Yvonne
Fresno
Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain. turn my eyes away from worthless things; renew my life according to your word. Ps. 119:36-37
Amber, Alexandria VA
Psalm 139: 23-24 (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.
2 Timothy 1.7 “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love, and of self-discipline.”
Cathy – Gastonia, NC
“But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God’s instruments to do his work and speak for him, to tell others of the night-and-day difference he made for you – from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted.”
1 Peter 2:9 (The Message)
Ashley N – El Dorado, AR
“He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your Lord.”
Micah 6:8 NIV
Joyce – Saskatchewan, Canada
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ…
2 Corinthians 10:4,5 NKJV
Barb S., Madison, WI “In the multitude of my thoughts within me, thy comforts delight my soul.” Psalm 94:19 KJV
Angel, Tawas City, MI; You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in You, all whose thoughts are fixed on You! Trust in the Lord always, for the Lord God is the eternal Rock. Isaiah 26:3-4 NLT
Christy, Maryland
Romans 15:13 NIV
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.
Judy, Tehachapi, John 15:9-10
“I’ve loved you the way my Father has loved me. Make yourselves at home in my love. If you keep my commands, you’ll remain intimately at home in my love. That’s what I’ve done—kept my Father’s commands and made myself at home in his love.” The Message
Vicki, Fort Wayne, IN
How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.
Psalm 84:1,2 NIV
Vicki, Paducah, Ky, But the meek shall inherit the land and enjoy great peace! Ps 37:11 NIV
Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good. Be devoted to one another in brotherly love; give preference to one another in honor. Romans 12:9-10, NASB
Becky, Okeechobee, Fl
Psalm 100:5 NIV
For the Lord is good and His love endures forever; His faithfulness continues through all generations.
“She gets up while it is still dark” Proverbs 31:15 NIV
Jennifer
Mount Airy, NC
Shelly–Wausa, Nebraska
O, Lord, God of our fathers, are you not the God who is in Heaven? You rule over all the kingdoms of the nations. power and might are in your hand, an no one can withstand you.
2nd Chronicles 20:6
I forgot to say NIV!
Huntington, Indiana
“So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ.”
Ephesians 3:17-18 (NIV)
Crystie, Lancaster, SC
“But as for me, I watch in HOPE for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.”
Micah 7:7 NIV
Carla, Iowa
James 1:5 Now if any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives to all generously and without criticizing and it will be given to him.
Fruita, CO
But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. Colossians 3:8 NIV
Ellen, Santa Maria, California
Isaiah 26:8 NIV
Yes, LORD, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you;
your name and renown are the desire of our hearts.
Jennifer, Billings, MT
Strength and dignity are her clothing and she laughs at the time to come. Proverbs 32:25 ESV
Finally brothers and sisters , 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.
Phil. 4:8 NIV (2011)
Mildred Fayetteville, AR
I am certain that GOD, who began the good work within you, will continue His work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.” Phil 1:6 NLT
“But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing to the LORD, for he has been good to me.” Psalm 13: 5-6 NIV
Belinda, Houston
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight
Psalm 19:14 NIV
Julie, Chiapas, MEX
With all this going for us, my dear, dear friends, stand your ground. And don’t hold back. Throw yourselves into the work of the Master, confident that nothing you do for him is a waste of time or effort.
1 Cor 15:58 The Message
Lee in sunny, finally dodging a blizzard West Michigan
“(S)He will have no fear of bad news;
His heart is steadfast, trusitng in the LORD.
His heart is secure, he will have no fear;
in the end he will look in triumph on his foes.”
Psalm 112:7-8
I NEED IT. MAKE ME STEADFAST, oh’ LORD. I do BELIEVE, help me overcome my unbelief.
Tina, Houston
“I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over 99 righteous persons who do not need to repent.” Luke 15:7 (NIV)
Yolanda
Ulysses, KS
“Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 NASB
Jodi, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
“So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.”
1 Corinthians 15:58 (NLT)
Vicky- Enders
“Count yourself blessed every time someone cuts you down or throws you out, every time someone smears or blackens your name to discredit me. What it means is that the truth is too close for comfort and that that person is uncomfortable. You can be glad when that happens—skip like a lamb, if you like!—for even though they don’t like it, I do . . . and all heaven applauds. And know that you are in good company; my preachers and witnesses have always been treated like this. Luke 6:22,23 The Message Bible
“Yet I am confident I will see the Lord’s goodness while I am here in the land of the living.” (-Psalm 27:13, NASB)
-Lacie, Chesapeake, VA
Gypsy Jenny, Tulsa
The Word became flesh and took up residence amoung us. We observed his glory, the glory as the One and Only Son from the father, full of grace and truth. NIV
Cyndy, Columbia, SD
In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. Romans 8:26 NIV
Katie from Oxford, MS “Then Jesus declared,’I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.” John 6:35 NIV
Our family is getting ready to launch a new food ministry in our community. Please pray for us!
Tara, Colorado Springs.
“A bruised reed he will not break, a smoldering wick he will not snuff out.” Is. 42:3 (NIV)
Meredith Smith, Gridley, CA
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.” Colossians 3:12 NIV
Sherry; Fulshear, TX: “In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.” Proverbs 16:9 (NIV)