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!
Kim Bogart/Jacksonville,Fl.
Is.61:1 C.E.V.
“The Spirit of the LORD God
has taken control of me!
The LORD has chosen and sent me
to tell the oppressed
the good news,
to heal the brokenhearted,
and to announce freedom
for prisoners and captives.”
Becky, Beaverton, OR
For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the sinful nature, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man to be a sin offering. Ans so He condemned sin in sinful man.
Romans 8:3 NIV
Susan, Paris,Kentucky
“Stop trusting in man, who has but a breath in his nostrils, os what account is he” Isaiah 2:22. NIV
Jodi
St. Paul, MN
2 Corinthians 5:7 (New Living Translation)
For we live by believing and not by seeing.
Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified, do not be discouraged. The Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
Josh 1:9
Michele Auburn, CA “This is the confidence we have in approaching God; that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know He hears us–whatever we ask–we know that we have what we asked of Him.”
I Jn. 5:14-15 NIV
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His being, sustaining all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.”
Hebrews 1:3 NIV
Connie, Turlock CA
“Create pure thoughts in me and make me faithful again” Psalm 51:10 Contemporary English Version
Denita, Lake Charles, LA
“And now, dear brothers and sisters. One final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.” Phil 4:8 (NLT)
Amy, Huntsville, AL
“If you’ll hold on to me for dear life,” says God, “I’ll get you out of any trouble. I’ll give you the best of care if you’ll only get to know and trust me. Call me and I’ll answer, be at your side in bad times; I’ll rescue you, then throw you a party. I’ll give you a long life, give you a long drink of salvation!”
Psalm 91:14-16 (The Message)
Mary Beth, Atlanta, Texas – “Keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.” 1 Peter 3:16 NIV
Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, others will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else. 2 Corinthians 9:13 (NIV)
Tammy, Salem, VA.
“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
Matthew 26:41 NIV
Prov 19:21, NIV “Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the LORD’s purpose that prevails.”
Julie ~ Travelers Rest, SC ~ 2 scriptures for me because I missed week one so I’m catching up 🙂
James 1:2-3 “Consider it all joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.”
James 1:5 “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.”
Gina, San Antonio, TX *** “The first thing I want you to do is pray. Pray every way you know how, for everyone you know.” 1 Tim 2:1, The Message
Amber Marie from Hernando, MS “Then I observed that most people are motivated to success because they envy their neighbors. But this, too, is meaningless—like chasing the wind…And yet,“Better to have one handful with quietness
than two handfuls with hard work
and chasing the wind.” Ecc. 4:4 and 6, New Living Translation
Jacksonville, Tx
Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
“Then you will call on upon me, and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you”
Ruth, Paducah
Save Your people and bless Your inheritance; be their Shepherd also, and carry them forever. Psalm 28:9, NASB
Janet, Georgia: “They will wage war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will triumph over them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings–and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.” –Revelation 17:14(NIV)
Rachel, College Station, TX
You’re blessed when you care. At the moment of being “care-full”, you find yourself cared for.
Matt. 5:7 MSG
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. Ephesians 4:29
Elizabeth, Chicago
“and be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—that I may know Him” Phil. 3:9-10a (ESV)
Christy Hickman, Sherman,
Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare
and from the deadly pestilence.
Psalm 91:3 NIV
Beth Clark, La Verne, CA
And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
Philippians 4:8 (New Living Translation)
Melissa. Land O Lakes, FL. James 4:3 (NIV) “What you ask for, you do not receive because you ask with the wrong motives, so that you will spend what you receive for your pleasure.”
Marcella
Crosby, TX
I will satisfy the priests with abundance, and my people will be filled with my bounty.
Jeremiah 31:14 NIV
oops…I left off the end:
“I will satisfy the priests with abundance, and my people willb e filled with my bounty,” declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 31:14 NIV
Jodi, White Owl, SD
My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
Ps. 121:2
NKJV
Christina, Longmont CO
“…aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands as we commanded you, that you may walk properly toward those who are outside and that you may lack nothing.”
1 Thessalonians 4: 10-12 NKJV
Amy, Ardmore, Oklahoma
“And when the chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the unfading crown of glory.” 1Peter 5:4 ESV
Lindsey, McKinney, TX
So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time he will lift you up in honor. Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about you.
1 Peter 5:6-7 (NLT)
Kristi, Bartlesville,OK: “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)
Krista, League City, TX
Eph 5:15-16 ESV
Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.
Shelly, Lakeville, “But the man who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues to do this, not forgetting what he has heard, but doing it- he will be blessed in what he does.” James 1:25, NIV
Missy, Tulare, CA (I know this is only for scripture but I have to praise God because last night I just told my husband that I needed a scripture that dealt with the fear of death. since my 3rd child was born 5 wks ago, I have been gripped with fear over losing one of my children. How I long to break free from this stronghold! Thanks Beth for listening to the Holy spirit’s prompting.)
Hebrews 2:14-15 Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity 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. (NIV)
I think it is right to refresh your memory as long as I live in the tent of this body. II Peter 1 :13 NIV
Melissa, Spokane
“By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.” -Hebrews 11:8, NIV
Joanne, Westerville:
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” 2 Tim 1:7 NKJ
Tiffany, Pella, Iowa
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.
Ephesians 6:10-11 NIV
Barb
Des Moines, IA
1 John 3:1(NIV)
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called the children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us, is that it did not know Him.
Kayra, Hazlehurst, MS
Philippians 4:6 (NLT)
“Do not worry about anything. Instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need and thank Him for all He has done”
2 Corinthians 3:3
You show that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
Jen/Shreveport, LA
Karen, Illinois
Exodus 20:6 — “But I will lavish unfailing love for a thousand generations on those who love me and obey my commands.”
Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit to sustain me.
Psalm 51:12 (NIV)
Arin
Wichita Kansas
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of sound mind.”
2 Timothy 1:7 KJV
Kristi, Gardner, KS
Hebrews 10:21-22 “And since we have a great High Priest who rules over God’s house, let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water.”
Hogansville, GA. “But seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you.’ Matthew 6:33
Tara Tehachapi, CA
You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in You. Isaiah 26:3
Mary, Spring
“I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.”
Romans 7:15 NIV
That’s kinda a tongue twister! 🙂
Ann, Faith,SD
Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.
Ephesians 5:1-2 (NLT)
Jaime, Chesapeake, VA
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” Galatians 2:20 (NIV)
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 NIV
Anna, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. “Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all you who hope in the LORD.”
Psalm 31:24 NKJV