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!
Lisa – Boerne, Tx.
Sorry, I typed my scripture reference incorrectly — it is 1 Corinthians 1:8-9. I think it is time for bed 🙂
Mary, Springfield
Pharaoh retorted, “The Lord will certainly need to be with you if you try to take your little ones along!”
Exodus 10:10a (NLT) 🙂
Sykesville, MD
James 2:12-13 (NIV)
Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Treasure
Dallas, TX
Habakkuk 3:19- GOD, the Lord, is my strength; he makes my feet like the deer’s; he makes me tread on my high places. [English Standard Version]
Gwen, Fairmont, WV
“And I’m certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.” Philippians 1:6 (NLT)
“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)
Patti, Sarasota – God blesses those who patiently endure testing and temptation.
James 1:12 (NIV)
Amber, Clarksville, TN
Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord himself, is the Rock eternal. Isaiah 26:4
NIV 🙂
Susan
Windsor, CA
Trust in the Lord with all thine 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
Ephesians 6:24
Glory be to all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with an incorruptible love.
Niceville, FL
Ephesians 5:33 [Amplified]
…and let the wife see that she respects and reverences her husband that she notices him, regards him, honors him, prefers him, venerates, and esteems him, and that she defers to him, praises him, and loves and admires him exceedingly. (verymuchso–yes! [New Heather Version])
Rachael, Cincinnati OH “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.” Isaiah 61:1
Whitney West Chester, OH
Romans 12:12 (NIV)
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
So, whether you eat or drink or whatever you do,
do it all for the glory of God.
1 Cor. 10:31 (NIV)
Ann Lauree, Sheridan, AR
“No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.” I Cor 10:13 (NASB)
He has shown you, O man, 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
(Lord,)If You aren’t going with us, please don’t make us leave this place.
Exodus 33:15Â (Contemporary English Version)
Kelly Jo, Jasper TN NKJV Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your lavor is not in vain in the Lord. 1 Cor 15:58
Connie, Buckeye AZ
I Corinthians 13:12 NLT
Now we see things imperfectly as in a poor mirror, but then we will see everything with perfect clarity. *All that I know now is partial and incomplete, but then I will know everything completely, just as God knows me now.
Enily- West Covina, Ca. “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths. But only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, thT it may benefit those who listen.”
Ephesians 4:29 NIV
Becky, Vicksburg, MS
Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens — Psalm 68:19 NIV
Kelsi, Eau Claire, WI: Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9, NIV
“I will meditate on your precepts and fix my eyes on your ways.”
Psalm 119:15
Laura Beth
Houston, TX
“I say to myself,”The LORD is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” Lamentations 3:24 (NIV)
Annette
Maplewood, MN
“This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit that acknowledges that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God” 1 John 4:2 NIV
Christina from Cibolo, Texas “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” Psalm 139:23-24
Amber
Parker, TX
2 Corinthians 1:4–the Message
He comes alongside us when we go through hard times, and before you know it, he brings us alongside someone else who is going through hard times so that we can be there for that person just as God was there for us.
Amanda, Edmond, OK
“Don’t be selfish;
don’t try to impress others.
Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves.”
Philippians 2:3NLT
Joey Lynn, Las Vegas
Therefore my heart is glad and my toungue rejoices;
My body also will rest secure,
Psalm 16:9 (NIV)
Lindsay from Mobile, Al “Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him.” Psalm 37:7 NIV
Joyce Ellis
Ooltewah, TN
“Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.”
I Peter 3:3-4 (NIV)
Jennifer, Colorado Springs, CO- Zephaniah 3-17 NIV ” The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.”
Mallory, Hamilton,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. Philippians 2:14-15 NIV.
Jane, Gulfport. “For consider Him who has endured such hostility by sinners against Himself, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.” Hebrews 12:3 NASB
“He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness and walk humbly with your God?” Micah 6:8
Cheryl, Austin: “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)
Adria, Houston “He ransoms me unharmed from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.” PSALM 55:18
“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)
Elisabeth – Lexington, KY
“Being confident of this, that HE who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 1:6 (NIV)
Debbie, Indiana “My eyes are ever on the LORD, for only He will release my feet from the snare.” Psalm 25:15 NIV
New American Standard Bible
For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.
II Timothy 1:7
Norrell
Prattville, AL
Psalm 37:4-5
“Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in Him, and He will act.” ESV
Traci – Corona, CA (Need both these verses right now)
My soul, wait silently for God alone, for my expectation is from Him. Psalm 62:5 (NKJV) – And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Phil. 4:19 (HCSB)
Tammy, Mechanicsville, VA
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 2:20 NIV
Shauna, Horn Lake
“And He died for all so that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for the One who died for them and was raised.” (HCSB)
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
Romans 12:12 ESV
Julie
Clarks Summit, PA
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Ephesians 4:29 KJV
Terrie, Chandler
Isaiah 12:2 “Surley Tod is my salvation; I will trist and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.” NIV
I am glad I ran across this verse. Speaks to my situation now! Not Afraid….
Katie, Houston. “Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.” Proverbs 3:3 NIV
Jer. 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you; plans to bring you hope and a future.” (NIV) Amen and amen!