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!
Tilley, Franklin, TN
“Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.”
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (New Living Translation)
Kelly, Princeton, KY: “Ask and it will be given to you; seed and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” Matt. 7:7 NIV
Marti, Loganville, Ga
My health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; He is mine forever.
Psalm 73:26 NLT
Jess, Baconton, GA
You comprehend my path and my lying down, and are acquainted with all my ways. Psalm 139:3 NKJV
Kristie, White Lake: ‘For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength. ‘ 1Cor 1:25 (NIV)
Carrie
McKinney, tx
I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death. Philippians 2:20
Shelly, Portland, OR “We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed–always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body.” 2 Corinthians 4:8-10 NKJV
Elizabeth, Atlanta
….whatever you ask for in prayer, believe…
Mark 11:24 (NIV)
Randi, Knoxville TN, Proverbs 16:9(NLT) We can make our plans but the Lord determines our steps.
Karen, Lynnwood, WA, “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 41:10 (NIV)
Susan, Little Rock Arkansas
“Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love Him.” James 1:12 (NIV)
Alisa, Chattanooga, TN
For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future. Jer 29:11 NIV
But he said to me “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness,” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
2 Corinthians 12:9
Christina, Altoona PA
Psalm 23:2 He make me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside quiet waters. (NASB)
Casey
Montgomery, AL
Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness.
Ephesians 6:13-14 ESV
Your statutes are my heritage forever; they are the joy of my heart.”-Psalm 119:111
Dallas, TX
Beverly
Midlothian, VA
In this is love, not that we haved loved God, but that He loved us, and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins.
1 John 4:10 ESV
Stacie Livonia, MI
As for me, I will always have hope; I will praise you more and more.
Psalm 71:14 New International Version
Twila-Fayetteville Ga
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone. Coossians 4:6, NIV
“Do not judge, or you too will be judged. ….. You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.”
Matthew 7: 1, 5 NIV
Alison P., McComb, MS
I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.
John 15:1,2 (NIV)
Starla, Parsons, KS
Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
Colossians 4:6 NKJV
ashlee, danville, VA
God has brought me laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.
genesis 21:6 niv
Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. James 4:8a NIV
Kristine/Mouse, Janesville WI. Got some bad news today and it took me a couple of hours to find the verses I needed.
Psalm 71:2021
Though you have made me see troubles,
many and bitter,
you will restore my life again;
from the depths of the earth
you will again bring me up.
You will increase my honor
and comfort me once more.
May the peace of God be with you.
Teach me your way O Lord and I will walk in your truth, give me an undivided heart that I may fear your name. Ps 86:11
Katie, Crawford, Texas “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.” Psalm 62:5-6 (NIV)
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Ephesians 6:16
Karey, McKinney Tx
Isaiah 42:16 NET
I will lead the blind along an unfamiliar way, I will guide them down paths they have never traveled. I will turn the darkness in front of them into light, and level out the rough ground. This is what I will do for them. I will not abandon them.
you will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26:3
Kristin from Dunmor, Kentucky
Then I realized how bitter I had become, how pained I had been by all I had seen. Psalm 73:21 (NLT)
lindsay. medford, nj. “for he will order his angels to protect you wherever you go. they will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.” psalm 91:11-12 nlt
Melissa, New York City
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Colossians 3:17 (ESV)
Joy, Greenville
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 4:6-7
madeleine,Corrales I will praise you O Lord with all my heart,I will tell of all your wonders. I will be GLAD and rejoice in you, I will sing praise to your name, O Most High. Ps. 9:1-2 NIV
Laura Beth, Frisco
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, “The lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” Lamentations 3:22-24
Kristi, Telford, PA
“I will tell everyone about your righteousness. All day long I will proclaim your saving power, for I am overwhelmed by how much you have done for me.”
Ps.71:5 NLT
Rachel – Spokane, WA
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 grow faint.
~ Isaiah 40:31 NIV
CeCe, Girdwood
The older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanders, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; that they admonish the younger women to love their husbands and to love their children”. Titus 2; 3-4 NKJV
Ray, Augusta, “Let us acknowledge the Lord, let us press on to acknowledge him. As surely as the sun rises, he will appear; he will come to us like the winter rains, like the spring rains that water the earth.” Hosea 6:3, NIV
Heidi in Whitefish, MT
“Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name;
you are mine.”
Isaiah 43:1b
NIV
Kathy, Easley: This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live and that you may love the Lord your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him.
Deuteronomy 30:19-20 NIV
Dianne, Cowpens, SC
“The Lord gives strength to His people; the Lord blesses His people with peace.” Psalm 29:11
Rebecca, Dallas, TX: “Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.” Proverbs 3:3 (NIV)
Sheri-Nampa, ID “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1 niv
Karla, Athens, AL.
“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)
Karla, Sheboygan. “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 (NIV)
Abigail, Cincinnati. “Show me the right path, O Lord; point out the road for me to follow” (Psalm 25:4, NLT.
Jessica, Maineville, OH – “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 as you hold out the word of life—in order that I may boast on the day of Christ that I did not run or labor for nothing.” Philippians 2:14-16 (NIV)
Martha, Albertville,AL 9 Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. Romans 12:9 (New Living Translation)