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!
Susie Webb
Alice, TX
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” – John 15:5
Rachel, Fort Smith, AR: “But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ…” Philippians 3:20 (NIV)
Dixie Rochester
Alice, Tx
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” – John 15:5 (NIV)
Heidi, Litchfield Park, AZ: “The Sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like the feet of a deer, he enables me to go on the heights.” NIV, Habakkuk 3:19
Abby Webb
Sandia, TX
“I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” – John 15:5 (NIV)
Hannah K.: Maryland: Hebrews 2:1 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. (KJV)
Elise–Newark
Surely God is my salvation, I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord Himself, is my strength and defense; He has become my salvation.
Isaiah 12:12 NIV
Jennifer, Madison,Oh
“Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.”
Colossians 4:6
Barb Churchill, Ontario Canada
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
Phillippians 4:4-5 NIV
Michelle, Frisco, TX
Phil 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. (NIV)
Iris, Sherwood, AR: Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Colossians 3:18 NIV
Donna Sarnia, Ontario
The blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that they are outwardly clean. How much more, then, will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unbleamished to God, cleanse our consciences from acts that lead to death, so that we may serve the living God! ( Heb 9: 13-14 NIV)
Holly, Longview, TX
2 Timonthy 2:19 NKJV
“Nevertheless, the solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of Christ depart from iniquity”
Leah, Indpls
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.
Colossians 4:2 NIV
Galations 6:9 NLT
So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time, we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.
Oxford, FL
Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” NIV
Tanis, British Columbia. Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your graciousness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Don’t worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses every thought, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Phil 4:4-7 HCSB
Dixie, in Trophy Club, Texas says:
Your ears will hear a word behind you, this is the way, walk in it; whenever you turn to the right or to the left.
Isaiah 30:21
New American Standard
Whom have I in heaven but You? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides You.”
-Psalm 73:25 ESV
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
Colossians 4:6 NIV
Tina, Gig Harbor, WA
John 4:34 NASB
Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me, and to accomplish His work.”
If you claim to be religious but do not control your tongue, you are fooling yourself and your religion is worthless. James 1:26 (NLT)
Dunmor, KY
There was a man all alone; he had neither son nor brother. There was no end to his toil, yet his eyes were not content with his wealth. Ecclesiastes 4:8 NIV
Susan from Beverly, MA
Galatians 5:16 from TNIV
So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.
“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.”
Isaiah 40:31 NIV
James 3:17-18 NLT
17 But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere. 18 And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.
Robin
Snohomish, WA
Dee, Zeeland, MI, from the NIV:
“Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners – of whom I am the worst. But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display his unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on him and receive eternal life. Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.” 1 Timothy 1:15-17
Janet, Richland, MS
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
Patty Pierce ,Searcy AR
2 cor 4:17
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outways them all.
Erica, Ozark:
“For those who find me find life and receive favor from the Lord.”
Proverbs 8:35(NIV)
Proverbs 31:7
Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. (NIV)
Annita, Haleyville, AL “The LORD does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.” 1Samuel 16:7 NIV
Valerie, Yuma
So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.
Galatians 5:16, NIV
James 4:6-8 NIV
But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says:
“God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble.”
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
“No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us. By this we know that we abide in Him, and He in us, because he has given us of His Spirit.”
1 John 4:12-13
Melissa, Castle Rock, CO
19 For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.
Colossians 1:19-20 NIV
Cindy, Union Grove, WI
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
Joyce~Bison, SD~ Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. (NIV)
Maria, North Dakota
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Deut. 6:5-7 (NIV)
Loretta
Murrayville
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
Joni
Princeton, WV
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
Laura, Waynesboro, 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
Mary Kay
Fulshear
“if service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching;”
Romans 12:7
NASB
lindsay, medford, nj. “let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, along with malice.” ephesians 4:31, nkjv
Erika, San Antonio, TX:
“Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me. ”
(Philippians 4:11-13 ESV)
Nicole, Norman, OK
Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
Romans 12:11-13 (NIV)
Michelle, Piedmont, Oklahoma
I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently will find me.
Proverbs 8:17 NIV
Beth, I am praying for you and Pricilla! My mom is in Fresno listening to you (her and 26 other sweet ladies who traveled from the Central Coast of Cali)! I will be listening to Pricilla from Salem, Oregon along with 5 of my bible study sisters. We just completed a study of One in a Million. Thrilled to pieces! May God’s annointing fall!
Colleen, Lyndonville, NY
Proverbs 3:7-8 Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and shun evil.This will bring health to your body and nourishment to your bones.
Right behind you a voice will say, “This is the way
you should go”.
Isaiah 30:21