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!
1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit.
Rachelle, Gardner, KS
“So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.”
Galations 5:16, NIV
Kathy – Aurora,CO
Philippians 4:19 NASB – And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Melissa, Glasgow, Kentucky
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.-Gal. 6:9, KJV
John 6: 27
” Do not labor for the food that perishes, but for the food that food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal.
Jan, Marion, IA Ps. 91:7-8
“A thousand may fall at your side, And ten thousand at your right hand, but it shall not approach you.
You will only look on with your eyes and see the recompense of the wicked.” (NASB)
Bev~Mpls, MN
Psalms 62:1
I wait quietly before God,
for my victory comes from him.
(NLTSE)
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 22:3
Colima
Klamath Falls, OR
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
Robin, Landing, NJ
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7 KJV
wendy, broken arrow, OK
“Let all that I am wait quietly before God, for my hope is in him.
He alone is my rock and salvation, my fortress where I will not be shaken.
Psalm 62:5-6 (NLT)
Psalm 29:11 NIV
The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with PEACE!
Catherine, St Paul
“Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”
Galatians 6:9, NIV
“I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me faithful, appointing me to his service…The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.” (1 Timothy 1:12 and 14 NIV)
** “What a mighty God we serve” AMEN!!!** Have a blessed week all.**
Psalm 116:1-2 (NIV)
“I love the Lord, for He heard my voice;
He heard my cry for mercy.
Because He turned His ear to me,
I will call on Him as long as I live.”
-Kim B, Center, TX
Peggy, Corpus Christi, TX: “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says the Lord God, “the One who is, who was, and who is coming, the Almighty.” Rev 1:8 HCSB
Hannah R. | Norman, Oklahoma
“For God is the King of all the earth; sing praises with understanding.”
Psalm 47:7, NKJV
Psalm 27:14
Wait for the LORD;
be strong and take ♥heart
and wait for the LORD.
Sara from Knoxville, TN
Isaiah 64:4
Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.
Jennifer, Portsmouth,Va: “But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its rays. And you will go out and frolic like well-fed calves.” -Malachi 4:2 NIV
Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like the shifting shadows.
-James 1:17
Blessed is the one who preservers under trial, because he stood the test, he will receive the crown of life the Lord has promised to those who love him.
– James 1:12
Be still and know that I am God.
Connie, Chariton, Hosea 14:2 Take words with you, And return to the Lord. Say to Him, Take away all iniquity; Receive us graciously, For we will offer the sacrifices of our lips.NKJ
Peg, Naperville, IL
“Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you.” Jeremiah 29:12 (NIV)
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. Romans 8:26 ESV
Candice
Blacksburg, VA
Hilary, West Palm Beach, FL:
“Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”
-James 1:4 (NIV)
Lydia, Vicksburg, MS
“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”
Hebrews 11:2 NIV
Acts4:12 NLT
There is salvation in no one else.
God has given no other name under heaven by which we must be saved.
Christy, Pennsylvania
Psalm 86:11 Teach me your ways, O Lord, that I may live according to your truth! Grant me purity of heart, so that I may honor you.
New Living Translation
Becky, Springfield
But if you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them.
Luke 6:32, New King James Version
Sabrina, Redding. “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge.” Psalm 19:1-2(NIV)
Joy, Cairo, 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. 1 Corinthians 15:58 NIV
John 15:5 ESV
I am the vine, you are the branches. Whoever abides in me, and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from Me (Jesus) you can do nothing.
Sherree Hunsberger
Lilburn, GA
Proverbs 3:31 NAS
“Do not envy a man of violence and do not choose any of his ways.”
Elisabeth
Modesto, CA
They will go to war against the Lamb but the Lamb will defeat them, proof that he is Lord over all lords, King over all kings, and those with him will be the called, chosen, and faithful.”
Revelation 17:14 (MSG)
Kelley Gainesville, Florida
It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.”
Romans 14:11
Margot, Round Rock, TX
We live by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7 NIV
Susan B., Chapin, SC
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 benefit those who listen. Ephesians 4:29 NIV
Amy, GA
Proverbs 29:25 NRSV
“The fear of others lays a snare, but one who trusts in the Lord is secure.”
Patti, Florida
I cried out to Him with my mouth;
His praise was on my tongue.
If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened;
but God has surely listened and heard my voice in prayer.
Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer
or withheld His love from me!
Psalm 66:17-20
Michelle from Concord, CA
Psalm 139:23-24 (New International Reader’s Version)
God, see what is in my heart.
Know what is there.
Put me to the test.
Know what I’m thinking.
See if there’s anything in my life you don’t like.
Help me live in the way that is always right.
Susie, Knoxville.
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
Lisa
Van Buren, AR
Psalm 103:10-12
He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
Nor punished us according to our iniquities.
For as the heavens are high above the earth,
So great is His mercy toward those who fear Him;
As far as the east is from the west,
So far has He removed our transgressions from us.
NKJV
Carolyn, Upstate NY; NLT
Psalm 91:6 “Do not dread the disease that stalks in darkness, nor the disaster that strikes at midday.”
(I am memorizing and claiming Psalm 91 for my son who serves the USMC in Afghanistan)
shelley, creswell
Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Colossians 3:13 NIV
“I waited patiently for the LORD, and He turned to me and heard my cry for help.” Psalm 40:1
Holman Christian Study Bible
Edna, O’Fallon, MO
“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”
Psalm 73:26, ESV
Linda-Richmond Va: 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
Lori, Owasso, OK
“God you did everything you promised, and I’m thanking you with all my heart.”
Psalm 56:12 The Message
Barbara, Prospect, 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