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?? Weāre at least two Scriptures the richer for it, though. Iāve been using my time on my exercise bike in the mornings to practice my memory verses so Iāve mostly only heard myself repeat them gasping for breath. (If you like picturing things, itās in my garage sandwiched between boxes and stacks of 26 years of Moore paraphernalia and everything else besides an actual carā¦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 Iāve 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, Iāll 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, theyāre 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 donāt get to talk long on here today. So, letās get to it! Itās already time for Verse 3!
As I told you two weeks ago, Iāll primarily be working through verses out of the Book of James for much of this year. Iāll give you mine each time but Iāll also give you an alternative that I really love outside of James in case you need some ideas. Hereās the portion Iām memorizing this time around with my information:
Beth, Houston. āSpeak 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.ā James 2:12-13 The NET Bible
I love that last statement. Mercy triumphs over judgment. Arenāt you thankful we have a Savior that feels that way?
The alternative Iāll suggest to you today is on my mind because someone I care deeply about struggles terribly with fear of death. This person isnāt 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, itās 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 Devilās hold on death and freed all who cower through life, scared to death of death. (Hebrews 2:14-15 The Message)
Anybody āscared to death of deathā? 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 deathāthat is, the devilā and free those who all their lives were held in slavery by their fear of death. (Hebrews 2:14-15 NIV)
Oh, thereās nothing like the power of Godās Word. And thatās because thereās nothing like the power of God.
You sure are loved around here. OK, letās have it, 2011 SSMT! Verse 3! (Your first name, city, reference and translation please.)
Iāll talk to you soon!
Proverbs 16:24
“Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.” (NIV)
Alison – Spartanburg,SC
Lindsay, Salisbury, NC:
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12 NIV
Erin, Arab……..The Lord is my strength and shield. I trust Him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.
Psalm 28:7 (NLT)
“Now the LORD had caused the Egyptians to look favorably on the people of Israel.”
Exodus 11:3a NLT
Dana, Ashland, KY
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to empathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we areāyet he did not sin. 16 Let us then approach Godās throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. Hebrews 4:15 & 16 (NIV)
Kelli
Southeastern Colorado
Then He said to Thomas, “Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe.”
John 20:27 NIV
Amy, Blanchard,OK: You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you. John 15:16 NKJV
Marty ~ Mobile, AL
But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,ā declares the LORD, ābecause you are called an outcast, Zion for whom no one cares.ā Jeremiah 31:17 NIV
Sharon, Riverside, Psalm 27:3 NIV
Though an army besiege me, my heart will not fear;
though war break out against me, even then will I be confident.
diane baraboo, wisconsin
“But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God;
I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever.
I will praise you forever for what you have done;
in your name I will hope, for your name is good.
I will praise you in the presence of your saints.”
Psalm 52:8-9 NIV
Proverbs 18:20-21 (NIV)
“From the fruit of his mouth a man’s stomach is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied. The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”
Bethany, Fisherville Ky. “Faith may not rest of man’s wisdom but on God’s power.” 1 Cor. 2:15 NIV
Rebekah, Wheatland CA- Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us. Ephesians 3:20 NIV
Lubbock, Texas
“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock, and my redeemer.” Psalm 19:14 NIV
Kinney, Oxford, MS, “Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. But when these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is near!” Luke 21:27- 28, HCSB
Buies Creek, NC
I am praying to you because I know you will answer, O God.
Bend down and listen as I pray.
Psalm 17:6 (NLT)
Kathi, San Antonio:
“Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body.”
I Corinthians 6:19-20 NAS
Tammy, Paducah, I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust”. Psalm 91:2
Tracy Carden, Whitesburg, Tn
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things will be added unto you. Matthew 6:33 NIV
Jenna, Spartanburg, SC. “Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the most of every opportunity. Let your conversation always be full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer to everyone.” Colossians 4:5-6 NIV
Susan, Toronto
In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit and growing throughout the whole world – just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace.
Colossians 1: 6b NIV
Misty
Douglas, WY
Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust, who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie!
Psalm 40:4 ESV
Samantha, Newnan, GA
Habakkuk 3:19 KJV: The Lord God is my strength, and he will make my feet like hinds’ feet, and he will make me to walk upon mine high places.
Russellville
Luke 6:38 NIV
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
“May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.”
Psalm 141:2
Jill
Laramie, Wy
Shelli, Almont, MI. “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 ESV
Psalm 55:22 “Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you. He will never allow the righteous to be shaken” (NASB)
Lynda Ostrom;Buffalo, Wy
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do and He will direct your paths.”
Proverbs 3:5-6
Andi, Lincoln NE
Now God, don’t hold out on me, don’t hold back your passion. Your love and truth are all that keeps me together.
Psalm 40:11 Message
Jenn
Allison Park, PA
2 Corinthians 10:5 NIV
We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to make it obedient to Christ.
Brenda, Collinston, La. Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and He will give you everything you need. Matthew 6:33 NLT
Kris, Carmel, IN; “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIV)
“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.”
Eph 4:29
Kimberly
Traverse City, MI
Ali, Verona, VA
Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. For them the second death holds no power, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with Him a thousand years.
Revelation 20:6, NLT
Selina from Barbourville
The Lord is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. Lamentations 3:25 KJV
Marie, Harrison — But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative — that is, the Holy Spirit — he will teach you everything and remind you of everything I have told you. John 14:26 NLT
Gina
Warrior, AL
āFor I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.ā Romans 8:38-39 (NIV)
Charlene, Santa Fe, TX; Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Matthew 11:28-30 NIV
Christy, Orlando, KJV
1Peter 1:6-9
6Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations:
7That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ.
8Whom having not seen, ye love, in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
9Receiving the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls.
Danielle
Cypress, Texas
“Be strong and of good courage! Do not be afraid nor dismayed. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9 NLT
Jen, Dublin VA
And God is able to make all grace abound in you, so that in all things at all times having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.
2 Corinthians 9:8
Cleveland, Oklahoma (20 inches of snow!)
Exodus 14:14 (New Living Translation)
“The Lord himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.ā
Emily,
Olympia, WA
“Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me.”
Isaiah 46:9 NIV
Johannah, Alexandria, LA
He has shown you, Johannah, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you, but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8 NKJV
Ephesians 3:20 NIV
CASSIE, Keystone Heights, FL
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us
Ephesians 3:20 NIV
Debbie, Hattiesburg, MS
continuing from Hebrews 12:1 (last time, now verse 2:
“…looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who for the joy that was set before HIm endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.”
Hebrews 12:2 (NKJV)
Missy, Arkadelphia:
To you, Lord, I call;
you are my Rock,
do not turn a deaf ear to me.
For if you remain silent,
I will be like those who go down to the pit.
Hear my cry for mercy
as I call to you for help,
as I lift my hands
toward your Most Holy Place.
Psalm 28:1-2 NIV
Christa, Greeneville, TN
“O Lord you have searched me and you know me.” Psalm 139:1 NIV
Beverly, Rock Hill SC
“My soul melts from heaviness, strengthen me according to your Word”. Psalms 119:28 NKJV
Laura, Sharon, PA:
Psalm 23:1-4 (NLT)
The Lord is my shepherd; I have all that I need. He lets me rest in green meadows; He leads me beside peaceful streams. He renews my strength. He guides me along right paths, bringing honor to His name. Even when I walk through the darkest valley, I will not be afraid, for You are close beside me. Your rod and Your staff protect and comfort me.