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!
Sharon, Frederick
Isaiah 43:18-19 (Holman Christian Standard Bible)
18 “Do not remember the past events,
pay no attention to things of old.
19 Look, I am about to do something new;
even now it is coming. Do you not see it?
Indeed, I will make a way in the wilderness,
rivers in the desert.
Lisa, Slinger. “Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit” Psalm 147:5 The NIV Bible
Julie, Tallassee AL – “Know this my beloved brothers, everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.”James 1:19-20 ESV
Barbara, Knoxville
“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
Jennifer, Tehachapi, CA
Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.
Psalm 25:4-5, NIV
Melanie, Auburndale, FL
Jeremiah 33:2-3 (NIV)
“This is what the LORD says, he who made the earth, the LORD who formed it and established it. The LORD is his name: Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.”
Paula – Hendersonville, TN ~ Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness. Colossians 2:6-7 NIV
Patty, Granite Bay, CA Psalm 51:10 NIV “Create in me a pure heart O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.”
Stacy, Birmingham, AL. He was despised and forsaken of men, A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief; And like one from whom men hide their face He was despised and we did not esteem Him. -isaiah 53:3 (NASB)
Molly, Macon
Isaiah 30:19b, NKJV
He will be very gracious to you at the sound of your cry; When He hears it, He will answer you.
Jen Smith, Clearwater, FL
“You will guard her and keep her in perfect and constant peace whose mind [both it’s inclination and its character] is stayed on You, because she commits herself to You, leans on You and hopes CONFIDENTLY in You.”
Isaiah 26:3 (AMP)
In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus. Romans 6:11 NIV
You observe my travels and my rest; You are aware of all my ways.
Ps 139:3
Charlotte
Carthage, MO
Andrea, Ontario, Canada
Psalm 37:5-6
“Commit your way to the LORD; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of you cause like the noonday sun. ( NIV)
“So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.” Gal. 6:10 (ESV)
I have hidden your word in my heart
that I might not sin against you.
Psalm 119:11 NIV
Annie
Parker,Colorado
Mari, Raleigh, NC
“Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe” Philippians 2:14-15 (NIV)
Ashley Wise [HUNGARY] “All things are lawful for me, but not everything is beneficial. All things are lawful for me, but i will not be controlled by anything. 1 cor. 6:12 [NET]
Maria, Knoxville, NIV
“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him; do not fret when people succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.”
Kristi in Abilene, TX:
Hebrews 6:19-20a NIV
“We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on our behalf.”
Katherine, Shiremanstown, PA
O our God, will You not judge them? For we have no power against this great multitude that is coming against us; nor do we know what to do, but our eyes are upon You. ~2 Chronicles 20:12
NKJV…sorry! 🙂
Erin, Bothell, WA.
Isaiah 41:8-10 “But you, Israel, my servant, Jacob, whom I have chosen, the offspring of Abraham, my friend; you whom I took from the ends of the earth, and called from its farthest corners, saying to you, “You are my servant, I have chosen you and not cast you off”; do not fear, for I am with you, do not be afraid, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand.
Tally, Mtn. Home
My dear brothers, take note of this:
Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,
for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.
James 1:19-20 NIV
Wendy Oshkosh, WI
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be pleasing to you,O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
Psalm 19:14 (NLT)
Kim B. – Orlando, Florida
” Be on your guard, stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong. Do everything in love.”
1 Corinthians 16:13-14 (NIV)
Carolyn, Maryville, NIV Jude 24: To Him who is able to keep you from failing and to present you before His glorious presence without fault and with great joy.
Kari, Gatesville
The king of Israel answered, “Tell him: ‘One who puts on his armor should not boast like one who takes it off.'” 1 Kings 20:11 NIV
Ruth Sanger Isaiah 5:20 NIV
Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.
Juanita, from Jasper
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 2nd Thessalonians 5:16-18 New RSV
Janell, Houston
“Now what I am commanding you today is not too difficult for you or beyond your reach.”
Deuteronomy 30:11
Karen, Denver. “The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance.”
-Psalm 16:6 (ESV)
Ashley, Fort Worth, TX
“Even youths shall faint and be weary, and young men shall fall exhausted; but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”
Isaiah 40:30-31 (ESV)
Jamie H.
Birmingham, AL
“Find rest, O my soul, in God alone;
my hope comes from him.
He alone is my rock and my salvation;
he is my fortress, I will not be shaken.
My salvation and my honor depend on God;
he is my mighty rock, my refuge.”
Psalm 62:5-7 (NIV)
Katelyn, Tulsa. “For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will- to the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves.” Ephesians 1:4 NIV
Mandy, Cottondale, AL
Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody. 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 NIV
Lea Ellen, Cypress
“For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.”
Phil 2:13 NLT
Kim Thatcher, Az
Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity. Col 3:14(NASB)
Also like it in the Holman Christian Standard Bible(Above all,[put on] love-the perfect bond of unity Col 3:14),so I might end memorizing that version instead.
Katalla: Fairbanks, AK
“Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” 2 Cor 3:17 NIV
Cathy S., Terra Ceia, Florida
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. James 1:27 (NIV)
I love the mercy triumphs over judgement verse, too. We have it posted in the classroom where I teach a Bible Study for young moms.
Joan – Coppell: “The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.” Psalm 29:11 NIV
“I cried aloud to the Lord, and he answered me from his holy hill.”
Psalm 3:4
ESV
Holly, Beaumont, CA “Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.” Jeremiah 32:17
Danna M. Atlanta,TX.
1 Tim. 6:6 – But godliness with contentment is great gain. (NIV)
Jen, Prairie Grove, Arkansas
Let those who love the LORD hate evil, for he guards the lives of his faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked. Psalm 97:10 NIV
Beth,
WOW!!! I myself am dealing with the same fear…I feel like it’s all around me..and is going to happen any minute!!
I will focus on the Verse u posted..
Thanks
Kelly
“God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.”
1 Corinthians 5:21 NIV
Amen!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Amber – Warsaw, IN
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
Galations 6:9, NIV
Kristine, La Crescent, MN: It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
Galatians 5:1 (NIV)
Kimberly, Houston
I’m about to do something BRAND NEW. It’s bursting out. Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m making a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands. [Isaiah 43:19 The Message]