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!
phew…about forgot it was the first!
Melanie, Lebanon, Kansas
Hebrews 4:12 AMP
For the Word that God speaks is alive and full of power making it active, operative, energizing, and effective; it is sharper than any two-edged sword penetrating to the dividing line of the breath of life (soul) and the immortal spirit; and of the joints and marrow of the deepest part of our nature; exposing & sifting & analyzing & judging the very thoughts and purposes of the heart.
Shannon
Parker, CO
“Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6
Wanda~Eureka, MO:
“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 NIV
Michelle, Clanton, AL
There has never been the slightest doubt in my mind that the God who started this great work in you would keep at it and bring it to a flourishing finish on the very day Christ Jesus appears.
Phillippians 1:6 The Message
Natalie; Trussville, AL “I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.” Psalm 119:45 (NIV)
Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-17 NIV
SUE, EARLYSVILLE, VA
BE JOYFUL ALWAYS, PRAY CONTINUALLY, GIVE THANKS IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES, FOR THIS IS GOD’S WILL FOR YOU IN CHRIST JESUS.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:16, 17, 18 NIV
Sheri, Nampa ID, “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in His Word I put my hope.” Psalm 130:5 niv
Debi, Rock Hill, SC – You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you. Isaiah 26:3 NLT
Kit, Central Islip, NY
“Do not be deceived, God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.”
NASB
Roberta, Fanshawe, OK
Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 (NIV)
Jackie
Cypress, TX
“Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” Colossians 4:6 NIV
Cessie, Bakersfield, CA
“His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of Him who called us by His glory and goodness.” II Peter 1:3 NIV
Rita, Alva, FL NKJV
Zechariah 10:1 Ask the LORD for rain
In the time of the latter rain.
The LORD will make flashing clouds;
He will give them showers of rain,
Grass in the field for everyone.
Catherine, Lees Summit, MO
1 Cor. 15:58 NIV
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.
DeeDee, Houston,Tx
Psalms 39:1 NLT
I said to myself,”I will watch what I do and not sin in what I say. I will hold my tongue when the ungodly are around me.”
Jodi Springfield, MO
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable – if there is any moral excellence and if there is any praise – dwell on these things. ” Phil 4:8 HCSB
Julie,Texarkana- Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:4 NIV
Becky, Whitehall, “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 Thanks, Beth!
I will stand and watch and station myself on the ramparts; I will look and see what He will say to me, and what answer I am to give this complaint.
Habakak 2:1
Molly…Somerset, KY
Those who obey God’s commandments remain in fellowship with Him & He with them. And we know He lives in us because the Spirit He gave us lives in us.
~1 John 3:24
Sue, Carmel, “We are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Eph. 2:10 NLT
Sandy, Central, Indiana
One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek; That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. To behold the beauty of the Lord, And to meditate in His temple. For in the day of trouble He will conceal me in His tabernacle; In the secret place of His tent He will hide me. Psalm 27:4-5 NAS
Gail, McDonough, Ga
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.
1Corinthians 15:58 NIV
“The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:14 NIV.
Stephanie, Youngstown, OH
Leverett, MA
-Because anyone who has died has been freed from sin.
Romans 6:7 (NIV)
Crystal, Mullica Hill, NJ- 2 Peter 1:6 : and knowledge with self control, and self control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, and godliness with brotherly affection and brotherly affection with love.
Jennifer, Huntsville:
Philippians 4:19 (NIV) “And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”
But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all surpassing power is from God and not from us. We are hard pressed, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed.
II Corinthians 4:7-9 (NIV)
Angela – Frankfort, KY
No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.
1 John 4:12
Ashley, Nashville, TN
Beth’s verse was exactly what I needed!
“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
Jenny, Sugar Land, TX – James 1:20(NIV) “…for man’s anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires.”
Lori Tremblay, Mapleville, RI:
Now also when I am old and greyheaded, O God, forsake me not: until I have shewed thy strength unto this generation, and thy power to every one that is to come. Psalm 71:18
Deborah, Philadelphia, PA
Isaiah 37:16: O LORD Almighty, God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven and earth.
NIV
Beth from Platte, SD: “Don’t grumble against one another, brothers and sisters, or you will be judged. The Judge is standing at the door!” James 5:9 NIV
Yanna, Bryan, Texas “There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the LORD.” Proverbs 21:30 NIV
Maureen, Cambridge, MA. For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 NIV
Sue Sue, Bainbridge Ga.
Ephesians 4:2-3 NIV
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
Tangila, Pearland TX
The Lord your God in your midst, The Mighty One, will save; He will rejoice over you with gladness, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.”
Zephaniah 3:17 (NKJV)
Tanya, Valley Center, KS
“But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired.”
Isaiah 40:31 Amplified
Annabel, Valley Center, KS
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart.
Do not depend on your own understanding.”
Proverbs 3:5 NIrV
Sue C., Middletown
Isaiah 30:18 NIV
“Yet, the LORD longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for him!”
Renita from Prattville, Al.
I will betroth you to me forever; I will betroth you in righteousness and justice, in love and compassion. I will betroth you in faithfulness, and you will acknowledge the LORD.
Hosea 2:19-20
Barb Lakeland, FL
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. Psalm 19:14 NIV
Jana, Brenham, TX
“Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction. For the time will come when people will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. They will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths. But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.”
2 Timothy 4:2-5 NIV
Erin, Albertville, AL
“I call on the Lord in my distress, and He answers me. Save me, O Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues.” Psalm 120:1-2 (NIV)
I lift my eyes unto the hills–from whence comes my help? My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. Psalm 121:1 – Norma, Covington TN
Dorothea, Rockwall, TX
“The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.” 2 Corinthians 10:4 NIV
Olivia-Tennessee
For by grace you have been saved through faith, and not of yourselves. It is a gift from God. Not of works, lest anyone should boast. Ephesians 2.8-9 HCSV
Cindy from Simpsonville, SC
They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen.
Romans 1:25 NLT
Angela, Indiana. 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 am new and hope it is ok to join in late).