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!
Jennifer P from Russellville, AR
Psalm 119:50 NLT
Your promise revives me; it comforts me in all my troubles.
Star, Jackson, TN
“Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.”
Psalm 63:3 NIV
ginger, Trussville: Let them give thanks to the Lord for His lovingkindness. And for His wonders to the sons of men. For He has satisfied the thirsty soul. And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good. (NAS)
Psalm 107:8-9
Mark 11:25 NIV
“And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him so that your father in heaven can forgive your sins.”
Charity
Cardiff, Wales
“We also have as our ambition…to be pleasing to Him” 2 Cor.5;9
Troy, Ohio
Psalm 119:103-105 NIV
How sweet are your words to my taste,
sweeter than honey to my mouth! I gain
understanding from your precepts;
therefore I hate every wrong path.
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a
light for my path.
Shira, Knoxville
“For we live by faith, not by sight.” 2 Cor. 5:7 (NIV)
Leigh, Grayson, GA
Don’t be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you. I will hold you upwith my victorious right hand. Isaiah 41:10 NLT
Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
— 1 Peter 4:8
Rachel, Rochester, NY : “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” ~ Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)
Vicki Knott
Greenwood, SC
Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'” Matthew 4:4 (NIV)
Leslie-Warner Robins, GA
Therefore don’t be anxious for tomorrow; for tomorrow wll care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Matthew 6:34 New American Standard
“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light”
1 Peter 2:9 (KJV)
Deidre
Hickory, NC
“For the Mighty One has done great things for me—holy is His name.” Luke 1:49 NIV
Donnicia /Raleigh, NC
James 4:10 (New International Version, ©2011)
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.
Teresa Naples, FL
Luke 1:38 (New Living Translation)
Mary responded, “I am the Lord’s servant. May everything you have said about me come true.” And then the angel left her.
(I will insert my name for recitation purposes 🙂
Christy, Talking Rock, Georgia
But now, this is what the LORD says— he who created you, Jacob,
he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. Isaiah 41:3 (NIV)
Kelly, Auburn, AL – “He tends his flock like a shepherd: He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart; he gently guides those who have young.” Isaiah 40:11 NIV
Cara, Highlands Ranch: Numbers 6:24-26
The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face shine upon you
and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace. NIV
Shelly, Greenville
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Romans 12:21
Amy, Wichita. But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. I Tim. 6:11, NIV.
Walk worthy of the Lord, pleasing and being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God.
Col. 1:9 KJ
Andrea Hart from Orlando, FL Ephesians 5:33 NIV
“However, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, AND THE WIFE MUST RESPECT HER HUSBAND.”
Stefanie, White Oak, Tx : “Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which can not be shaken but endures forever.” Psalms 125:1
Jessica, Louisville, KY
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”
2 Corinthians 5:17
Janet, Georgia. “No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.” –Romans 8:37, NIV
Stacy, Big Lake, MN: Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; unite my heart to fear your name.
Psalm 8:11 ESV
Joyce
Sparta, NJ
“Let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation, and the rich in his humiliation, because like a flower of the grass he will pass away.” James 1:9-10 (ESV)
continuing to memorize the first chapter of James~
Jamie, Kansas City Mo
For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.
2 Timothy 2:7 NASB
“I pray for our rulers and government to rule well so we can be quietly about our business of living simply in humble contemplation, the way our Savior wants us to live.” I Timothy 2:1-3 NIV
Christi
Cameron, NC
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 be benefit those who listen.
Ephesians 4:29
Psalm 62:5-6
Find rest, Oh my soul in God alone,my hope comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation, I will not be shaken.
NIV
Eleanor
Memphis, TN
Jocelyn, Huntsville, AL
If we are faithless, he remains faithful—for he cannot deny himself. 2 Timothy 2:13 ESV
For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God.
1 Peter 3:18 NIV
Jennifer Lutz, Florida
” The Lord is gracious and righteous; Our God is full of compassion. The LORD protects the unwary; when I was brought low, he saved me” Psalm 116:5-6 NIV
Trish, Stevens Point, Wisconsin- Encourage one another and build each other up, just in fact as you have done. 1 Thess. 5:11 NIV
“Because your love is better than life, my lips will glorify you.”
Psalm 63:3 NIV
Syracuse
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. Romans 15:13 (NIV)
Vicki, Colleyville, TX ” Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8
Darcie, Bethel, CT “I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands…” Isaiah 49:15b-16a NIV
Joan – Coppell, TX
It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.” With that same spirit of faith we also believe and therefore speak. 2 Corinthians 4:13 NIV
Mary
Davison, MI
“For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.” Matthew 18:20
Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
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.
Shiffra, Vicksburg, MI
“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
Rebekah from Marion, IN: The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10:10 NIV
Debbie Pinckney, MI
The mind of sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace; Romans 8:6 NIV
Blairsville, GA
His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness. 2 Peter 1:3 NIV
“He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves, in whom we have redemption, and forgiveness of sins.”
Colossians 1:13-14 NIV
Kathy, Shreveport, La.
Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will lift you up.
Jamse 4:10 NIV
Victoria
Thomasville, NC
Let us therefore no longer pass judgment on one another, but resolve instead never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of another. (Romans 14:13 NRSV)
Marie
Orange, TX
Ps. 46:1 NIV God is our refuge and strength an ever-present help in trouble.