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!
Danielle Beck
Johnstown NY
Galatians 5:22-23 (Life application study bible NIV)
-But the fruit of the spirit is love,joy,peace,patience,kindness,goodness,faithfulness,gentleness,and self control.Against such things there is no law.
Darl, Bakersfield, CA
“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 NIV
Vivian, Birmingham
God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us. Glory to God in the church! Glory to God in the Messiah, in Jesus! Glory down all the generations! Glory through all millennia! Oh, yes!
Ephesians 3:20-21, The Message
Nancy Aurora, CO You will seek Me and find Me, when you seek Me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13 NIV
“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.” The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks him. ~ Lamentations 3:22-25
Kari, currently -12 degrees in SD…
Isaiah 45:2-3 NIV
I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.
Brandy, Frederick,MD.
I believe that I shall look upon the goodness of the LORD
in the land of the living! Wait for the LORD;
be strong, and let your heart take courage;
wait for the LORD!
Psalm 27: 13-14 ESV
Susan from Stillwater, OK
John 9:1-3 NIV “As he went along, he saw a man blind from birth. His disciples asked him, “Rabbi,” who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?”
Neither this man nor his parents sinned,” said Jesus, “but this happened so that the work of God might be displayed in his life.”
(infertility, son with Asperger’s Syndrome…)
Jennifer – Fayetteville AR:
They will make war against the Lamb, buth the Lamb will overcome them because he is the Lord of lords and King of kings – and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers. (Rev. 17:14 NIV)
Sarah, Christina and Esther May – Wenatchee, WA “My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him.” Psalm 62:1 NIV
Angela – Frankfort, KY
Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked.
Psalm 82:3-4 (NIV)
LaGrange, Georgia
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place Ephesians 6:14 NIV
Carolyn-Northern California
“Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.” Hebrews 13:4 NIV
Ouida in Trenton,TX
No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
Matthew 6:24 (NASV)
Kelly, West Richland, WA
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Matthew 5:9 NRSV
Elizabeth, Greensboro, NC
“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, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever! Amen.
Ephesians 3:20-21 NIV
Mary, North Richland Hills, TX: Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret-it leads only to evil. Psalm 37:8 NIV
Joyce
Bison, SD
No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.
1 Corinthians 10:13 (NIV)
Meg, Columbus, OH: “Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man.” Psalm 112:4, NIV
Jeannette, NJ
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
Hebrews 10:23 (NIV)
Sue, Redford, MI – This is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it. Psalm 118:24
Brenda W.
Frederika, IA
Romans 10:9 If you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God has raised him from the dead, you shall be saved. (NKJ)
Stephanie, La Habra, CA
In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice: in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.
Ps 5:3 NIV
Angie in Newark,Delaware
Galatians 6:9 ~ Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Shalene, Clovis, CA Leviticus 26:12 NKJV “I will walk among you and by your God and you shall be my people.”
2 Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way
and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea
Psalm 46:2
Leslie :: Hattiesburg, MS
“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, He will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you. Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it me fearful.”
Jesus in John 14:26-27 (NASB)
Mary,Tilton, NH
“Make me to know your ways, O LORD; teach me your paths.
Lead me in your truth and teach me for you are the God of my salvation; for you I wait all the day long.” Ps 25:4-5,
Esv.
Amy, Sonoita
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-not by works, so that no one can boast.” Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV)
Wendy, Calgary, AB Canada
[Most] blessed is the man who believes in, trusts in, and relies on the LORD, and whose hope and confidence the Lord is.
Jeremiah 17:7 Amplified
Melanie in Macon
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.
Zephaniah 3:17 NIV
“For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, ‘Abba! Father!'” -Romans 8:15 NASB
Chapel Hill, NC
For no word from God will ever fail.
-Luke 1:37, NIV
Teri, Westland, MI. “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
Lauren :: Hattiesburg, MS
(joining my mom in this year’s SSMT!)
“Don’t let the proud trample me; don’t let the wicked push me around.”
~Psalm 36:11 (New Living Translation)
Darbi, Gainesville, FL
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:4-7, NIV
Grisel, Riverview – 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
Ashley :: Hattiesburg, MS
(Joining my mom in this year’s SSMT!)
“The theif’s purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give life in all its fullness.”
~John 10:10 (New Living Translation)
Cassidy McGugan
Bakersfield, CA
“Walk by the Spirit and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.”
~Galations 5:16 ESV
Lori, Rogers, AR
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
Tracie, Minneapolis, Proverbs 16:32, NIV
Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.
Brooke, Alabama – Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8, NIV
Amber
Clovis, CA
“Blessed are all who fear the Lord, who walk in his ways”
Psalms 128:1
NIV
Jamee, Fort Wayne, IN
“He has showed 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
“Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” Proverbs 4:23
But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
John 4:26-27 NIV
Sandy, MD, But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. Hebrews 11:6 KJV
… make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance … 2 Peter 1:5a-6a
Becky, Fort Collins, CO
“I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.” Job 23:2
By wisdom a house is built; and through understanding it is established through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures.
Proverbs 24:3-4