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!
Ashley, Auburn – Psalm 90:12 “Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” NIV
Jennifer, Denham Springs, LA
Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from Him. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are sons born in one’s youth. Psalm 127:3-4 NIV
Brandi from Jacksonville: If you think you are being religious, but can’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and everything you do is useless. James 1:26, CEV
Shirleen, Greenville,SC…..”I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me should stay in darkness.” John 12:46 (NIV)
Tina, Columbus “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 43:10
Laura Centerline, Mi 2Cor 4:16-18 NIV
Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes on not what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”
Psalms 46:10
Tampa, FL
Lynda,San Antonio, Texas
Ps 34:18 NIV
The Lord is close to the brokenherted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Suzanne, Birmingham, AL: Show me your ways, 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. Psalms 25:14 NIV
Lisa, Jackson, MO In his kindness God called you(me) to share in his eternal glory by means of Christ Jesus. So after you(I) have suffered a little while, he will restore, support and strengthen you(me), and he will place you(me) on a firm foundation. 1 Peter 5:10 NIV
Jennifer, Fuquay Varina, NC
Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord.
Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly. Psalm 5:3
Michelle -Frisco, Tx. “Call to me, and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and mighty things, which you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 NET
Joyful are those who obey His laws and search for Him with all their hearts. Psalm 119:2 NLT
Judi
Lancaster, PA
Andrea
Chester, VA
John 14:6 NIV
Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”
Kristen
Dallas, TX
Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. Psalm 104:5 (NIV)
“I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God.” ~ Isaiah 61:10 NIV
LeAnne, Albertville “O Sovereign LORD, you are God! Your words are trustworthy, and you have promised these good things to your servant.” 2 Samuel 7:28 NIV
Lacie, Americus, KS Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction and faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12 NIV
Leigh Ann, Macon Ga.
Psalm 119:37 ESV
Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways.
Jennifer, Yellville, AR
…to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn
Isiah 61:2 NIV
Mary, BrokenArrow, OK
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
Kristy, Wake Forest, NC. “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms.” Ephesians 6:12 (NIV)
Psalm 61:2-4 (NKJV)
From the end of the earth I will cry to You, when my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For You have been a shelter for me, a strong tower from the enemy. I will abide in Your tabernacle forever; I will trust in the shelter of Your wings.
Show me the path where I should walk, O Lord. Point out the right road for me to follow. Psalm 25:4
Ellen from Bad Axe
in Michigan’s Thumb
Teach me Your way, O Lord, and I will walk in Your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear Your Name. I will praise You, O Lord, my God, with all my heart; I will glorify Your Name forever.
Ps. 86:11-12; NIV
Vanessa, Bremen, GA
It is for freedom tht 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
Valerie, Pflugerville, TX – “For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the waters cover the sea.” Habakkuk 2:14 NIV
Jill, Crystal Springs, MS
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 God. Micah 6:8 NIV
Liz, Prescott
Do not be anxious about anything but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Philippians 4:6NIV
Karen, Vancleave, MS
“The Lord will rescue me from every evil threat and will bring me safe to His heavenly kingdom. To Him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.”
New American Bible (Catholic Edition)
Shari, Sugar Land: Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
Debbie, Crystal Springs, MS
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 God. Micah 6:8 NIV
Galatians 9:10 ” Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness;” NASB
“May the LORD direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.” 2 Thessalonians 3:5
SJ, South Mississippi
But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of him. For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.
2 Corinthians 1:14-15 (NIV)
Sue Hartley
St. Louis
“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…”
Isaiah 40:31
NASB
Jessica, Saint Cloud
Set a guard over my mouth, O LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.
Psal 141:3, NIV
Don’t push your way to the front, don’t sweet talk your way to the top. Put yourself aside and help others get ahead. Don’t be obsessed with getting your own advantage. Forget yourselves long enough to lend a helping hand. Philippians 2:3-4 The Message
Sally, Barrington, IL Isaiah 41:10 ESV
Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Isaiah 41:10 ESV
For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.
Hebrews 3:4 NIV
Carol – LaGrange – 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. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Ephesians 6:10-12 NIV
crystal, in mobile,al….Romans 5:3…NIV..Not only so, but we also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance.
emi, white house,tn
“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have not found your deeds complete in the sight of my God.”
Revelation 3:1-2 NIV
Betty, Brown City, Michigan Psalm 86:11-12 Teach me your way LORD that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart that I may fear your name. I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever. (I love you Abba!!)
Angie, Anna, TX
“Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from Him. Truly He 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. Trust in Him at all times, you people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge.” Psalm 62:5-8 (NIV)
Cara- Valley Head, AL
Now to him who is able to keep you from stumbling, and to make you stand in the presence of His glory BLAMELESS with great joy! Jude 1:24 NASB
Tracie, Taylorville, IL
For He is the Living God and He endures forever;
His kingdom will not be destroyed, His dominion will never end. He rescues and He saves; He performs signs and wonders in the heavens and on the earth.
Daniel 6:26-27
Shelley, Marietta, MS
“All things are lawful unto me, but all things are not expedient [helpful]: all things are lawful for me, but I will not be brought under the power of any.”
I Corinthians 6:12, KJV
Trisa, Aberdeen
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
Gal. 6:9 NIV
Margot – Round Rock, TX
Mark 11:24 (NIV)
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.