Hey, Sweet Things! I’m a mighty long way from home in Fresno, California and looking so forward to getting into the Scriptures and into some passionate praise and worship with these West-side women. I love knowing that Priscilla is in Florida this weekend serving at her first simulcast and we are on the opposite side of the continent with our Living Proof Live. You wouldn’t waste a prayer on either one of us.
This will be a record setting post – my shortest ever! Wish so much I could tarry here and visit with you but, Sister Girl, my hands are FULL. Oh, how I pray you are sticking with your Scripture memory. Don’t give up! God will bring a harvest if we persevere and see it all the way through. I love my selection this go round. If you don’t know what you want to memorize for Verse 7, you are welcome to share mine. Here goes!
Beth, Houston. Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58 NIV
I love you like crazy. Stay in the Word!
Deb, Pelzer, SC
“Do good to Your servant according to Your Word, O LORD.” Psalm 119:65 (NIV)
Jeanne, Santa Rosa, CA:
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith -and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boost.
Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV)
Sue, Visalia, CA
“Not to us, LORD, not to us
but to your name be the glory,
because of your love and faithfulness.
Psalm 115:1 NIV
Psalm 18:32 NET
The one true God gives me strength; he removes the obstacles in my way.
Renee, Calgary, Canada
“Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished!”
Luke 1:45 NIV
Lyli, Fort Lauderdale
“Like a gold ring in a pig’s snout is a beautiful woman who shows no discretion” (Proverbs 11:22, NIV).
Here’s my first verse of The Beatitudes (for over the next several months): Teri, Corpus Christi TX, Matthew 5:3 (MSG & NIV)~
“You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule.” (MSG)
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” (NIV)
Becky, Warren, RI
“Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.”
Matthew 6:34 KJV
I will exalt you, my God the King, I will praise your name for ever and ever. NIV – Psalm 145.1
Martha Ann, Natchez, MS
Give thanks is all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
Thessalonians 5:18 NIV
Kem, Memphis
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. Colossians 3:15 (NIV)
“Teach me knowledge and good judgement, for I trust in your commands.” Psalm 119:66.
Allison, Kalamazoo, MI
I, even I, am he who comforts you.
Who are you that you fear mere mortals,
human beings who are but grass,
that you forget the LORD your Maker,
who stretches out the heavens
and who lays the foundations of the earth,
that you live in constant terror every day
because of the wrath of the oppressor,
who is bent on destruction?
For where is the wrath of the oppressor?
Isaiah 51:12-13 (NIV)
Vicki, Paducah, Ky Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by PRAYER and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. Phillipians 4:6 NKJV
Kathleen, Marietta,GA
For we walk by faith, not by sight.
2 Corinthians 5:7
HCSB
Bridget~ Bloomington, Illinois
HAPPY are those whose greatest desire
is to DO what The LORD requires! Matthew 5:6 TEV
Evelyn
Bowie, MD
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart,
and do not lean on your own understanding.” (Proverbs 3:5, ESV)
Turn my eyes away from worthless things; preserve my life according to your word.
Psalm 119:37 NIV
Kristi, Rogersville, TN
James 1:2-4
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds,because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.
Jeri B., Battlefield, MO
He sits enthroned above the circle of the earth, and its people are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a canopy, and spreads them out like a tent to live in. Isaiah 40:22 NIV
“Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.” James 4:10 KJV
Sylvia Georgetown TX
Isaiah 25:1 NASB
O Lord, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name; for You have worked wonders, plans formed long ago, with perfect faithfulness.
Luanne, from Magnolia, TX: “The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge,my shield and the horn of my salvation. He is my stronghold, my refuge and my savior— from violent people you save me.” -2 Samuel 22:2b-3
I love that verse
Lynda, Monterey
“Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you, with all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with thankfulness in your hearts to God.”
~Colossians 3:16
Wendy – Cheyenne, WY.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, 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 4:6-7 NIV
Becky, Beaverton OR
For if you live according to the sinful nature you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live. Because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
Romans 8:13-14 NIV
Mitzi
Kannapolis
Yet I am always with You; You hold me by my right hand.
You guide me with Your counsel, and afterward You will take me
into glory.
Psalm 73:23-24 NIV
Yvonne
Fresno
Jeremiah 31:34 NIV
No longer will a man teach his neighbor, or a man his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, ” declares the LORD. “For I will forgive their wickedness and will remember their sins no more.”
Lala Ball Cooper from Ruston, Louisiana, says:
“But if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanseth us from all sin.”
1 John 1:7 KJV
Arlet, Fircrest Let us therefore draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16 NASB
So excited! Going to hear Beth tonight and tomorrow in Fresno! My memory verse this time is Hebrews 11:6 Without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Lord, please reward this hungry heart with your fullness this weekend! Amen!
Valerie, Fultondale, AL
“Answer me when I call to you, my righteous God. Give me relief from my distress; have mercy on me and hear my prayer.”
Psalm 4:1 (NIV)
Adele-Alys from Matthews, NC: Though I live surrounded by trouble, you keep me alive – to my enemies’ fury! You stretch out your hand and save me; your right hand will do everything for me. Psalm 138:7 Jerusalem Bible
Sharon, San Diego:
For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. Philippians 1:21 NIV
Felicia
Allen, TX
You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.
Isaiah 26:3 NIV
Brianna, San Antonio: “Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols in your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home, and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.” Deut. 11:18-19
Stefanie- Parrish, FL
In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of Gods grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.
Ephesians 1:7-8 NIV
Karen, Chickasha, OK Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning, For in You do I trust; Cause me to know the way in which I should walk, For I lift up my soul to You. Psalm 143:8 NKJV
Kim, Louisville, KY.
But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect. I Peter 3:15 NIV
Jennifer, Chantilly
Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
1 Corinthians 15:58 NIV
Stacy, Indianapolis, IN “Keep my commandments and live; keep my teaching as the apple of your eye; bind them on your fingers; write them on the tablet of your heart. Proverbs 7:2-3
Stephanie, Sparta, TN
“Open my eyes that I may see wondrous things from Your law.” Psalm 119:18 NKJV
Mitzi
Kannapolis
Yet I am always with You; You hold me by my right hand.
You guide me with Your counsel, and afterward You will take me
into glory.
Psalm 73:23-24NIV
Chris, Louisville, KY
A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity. Prov. 17:17 NIV
Sister Lynn
Tucson, AZ
My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.
Psalm 51:17 (NIV)
Andrea, Tulsa. Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58 NIV
“You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.” Isaiah 26:3 NIV
Susie, Whitehouse, TX
Lorraine, Ada,MI Rom.15:13 (NIV)”May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Twyla from Greenville:
“For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities–his eternal power and divine nature–have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.” Romans 1:20
Carol, San Antonio: “make me understand your ways, O Lord! Teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me. For you are the God who delivers me, on you I rely all day long.”
Psalm 25:4-5, NET