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!
Hope, Loxley, AL: The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. 2 Corinthians 10:4-5 NIV
“Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common.”
Acts 2:43-44, NIV
Abbie
Omaha, NE
Teach us to number our days,that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Psalm 90:12 (NIV)
Keri, Loves Park, IL “She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue. She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.” Prov 31:26-27 NIV
Nancy – Newport News, VA
God made my life complete when I placed all the pieces before him.
When I cleaned up my act, he gave me a fresh start.
II Samuel 22:21 – The Message…..
Casey, Fort Pierce, FL
Proverbs 14:30 (NIV)
“A heart at peace gives life to the body.”
Vicki; Greenville, MS Kind words heal and help; cutting words wound and maim. Proverbs 15:4 MSG.
Tammie, Cleveland, MS
I will give you the treasures of darkness and hidden wealth of secret places,so that you may know that it is I the LORD, the God of Israel, who calls you by your name.
Isaiah 45:3 NASB
Sara, Hull, GA: Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Romans 5:1, NIV
Selena – Albany, GA
“Come to Me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:28, HCSB
“Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, ‘This is the way; walk in it.'”
Isaiah 30:21 (NIV)
NC
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
Hebrews 12:11 TNIV
Alex Luther
Roseburg, OR
A friend loves at all times, and a brother born for adversity.
Proverbs 17:17
NIV
Micah 6:8 (New Living Translation)
8 No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good,
and this is what he requires of you:
to do what is right, to love mercy,
and to walk humbly with your God.
left off my location. Byram, MS
Kim, New Port Richey, FL:
“He is the Rock, His works are perfect, and all His ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is He.” Deuteronomy 32:4, NIV
Jennifer – Chiang Mai, Thailand
“If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish and it will be given to you. This is to my Father’s glory that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.”
John 15:7-8 NIV
Brenda, Chicago IL
Proverbs 12:16 NIV
“A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.”
Lisha – Texas – They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome 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
Kylie: Fishers, IN
Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because our anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. Therefore get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.
James 1:19-21
Fenton, Ashburn, VA “Teach me Your way, O LORD; I will walk in Your truth; Unite my heart to fear Your name. Psalm 86:11 NKJV
The LORD is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. Psalm 18:2
Melissa
Holtwood, PA
Macey, Whidbey Island, WA – “Rejoice in hope, be patient in hardship, be constant in prayer.” Romans 12:12, ESV
Debbie Queen City Tx
For God has given us a spirit not of fear, but of power and love and self-control.
2 Timothy 1:7 NKJV
Gay, White Oak Texas
Phillipians 4:6-7 (msg)(no not the food additive)
Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers letting God know your concerns. Before you know it a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life.
Shaunta, Montgomery- Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thes. 5:16-18 (NAS)
Christina Luther
Roseburg, OR
Let not my heart be drawn to what is evil, to take part in wicked deeds with men who are evildoers; let me not eat of their delicacies.
Psalm 141:4
NIV
Pamela,Mechanicsville,VA: “The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.” Psalm 126:3 NIV
Julie Kate
Amory, MS
“He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.”
Psalm 40:2 NIV
Becky, St. Augustine, “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”
Jeremiah 29:13 NIV
Rancho Palos Verdes, California
Colossians I 4:13
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.
Atlanta, Psalm 34:12-14, NIV
Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days, keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.
Laurie, Chester
“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow wearu, they will walk and not be faint.” NIV
Beth and Tori, Waco, TX
“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.”
Revelation 22:13. NIV
Kim, Richmond, TX “I call to the Lord, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.” Psalm 18:3 NIV
Melissa, Thompsons Station, TN.
Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. Romans 12:1 NIV
(This in a Bible Drill verse my kiddos have this semester and we’re learning it together!)
Katelyn, Abilene “As you come to him, the living Stone – rejected by humans but chosen by God and precious to him – you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” [1 Peter 2:4-5; NIV]
Be self controlled and alert. Your
enemy the devil prowls around
like a roaring lion looking for
someone to devour.
1 Peter 5:8 NIV
Ti-Leigh, Orlando, FL
Leeann, Powell
“Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.”
Psalm 63:3
To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.
-Romans 8:6 ESV
Kim, Richmond, TX “I love you, O Lord, my strength.” Psalms 18:1, NIV
Amanda, Boaz “Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God.”
Romans 8:5-8 NIV
Angela
Winder, GA
But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. They are like trees planted along the river bank bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do. –Psalm 1:2-3, NLT
Jonna, North Hollywood, CA
Hebrews 2:14-15 NIV
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.
Kim, Richmond, TX, “The Lord is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.” Psalms 18:2, NIV
Valerie, Scott City, MO
“If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it.”
Genesis 4:7 NASB
Janessa C.–Midland, TX, Phillipians 4:8–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.
Kim B., Atlanta, GA: The Lord God is my strength, my personal bravery, and my invincible army; He makes my feet like hinds’ feet and will make me to walk [not to stand still in terror, but to walk] and make [spiritual] progress upon my hig places [of trouble, suffering, or responsibility]!
Hab 3:19 Amplified bible
Jennifer Charleston, SC: “But for this reason, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue, to virtue knowledge, to knowledge self-control, to self-control perserverance, to perserverance godliness, 2 Peter 1:5-6 NKJV
Tammy-Siloam NC / 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 hope and a future.
Jeremiah 29:11(NIV)
Barbara, Vicksburg, MS 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 NET