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!
Lord, teach me how you want me to live. Then I will follow your truth. Give me a heart that doesn’t want anything more than to worship you.
Psalms 86:11 NIRV
Krista
Centennial, CO
Sue, Virginia
Lord, teach me how you want me to live. Then I will follow your truth. Give me a heart that doesn’t want anything more than to worship you.
Psalm 86:11 New International Reader’s Version
Michelle-Seattle “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.” 1 Pet 5:6 NIV
Karen, Santa Ana CA
Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
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.
Dee Dee, San Antonio, “but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grown weary, they will walk and not be faint.” Isaiah 40:13 (NIV)
Sarah Birmingham, Lambertville, MI
Matthew 5:16 (NASB)
Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Peggy San Diego
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)
Renee, Cypress, TX
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
Traci – Corona, CA – “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 (HCSB)
Tammy, Mechanicsville, VA
Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction. But small is the gate and narrow is the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
Matthew 7:13-14 NIV
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 NIV
Nancy-Canyon,TX
Philippians 2:8 (ESV)
And being found in human form, He humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.
this has been an exhausting week… didn’t have time to pick a verse, so I am going with Beth’s!!
Julie, Clarks Summit, PA
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
I Corinthians 15:58 KJV
Daphne ~ Winnipeg, Canada
And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them. Romans 8:28 NLT
Rene Abilene, TX “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7 NIV
Annette, Maplewood, MN
Psalm 28:7
The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song.
NIV
onehappychic, Crawford, TX: “Yet in all these things, we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.” Romans 8:37 NKJV
Jana (Kalispell, MT) “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 NIV
Elizabeth, Chesterfield, VA:
So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless. 1 Corinthians 15:58 (NLT)
Kristen, Los Angeles, CA:
Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life.
John 12:25 (NIV)
Shauna- Horn Lake, MS
2 Corinthians 2:14-15 HCSB
But thanks be to God, who always puts us on display in Christ, and spreads through us in every place the scent of knowing Him. For to God we are the fragrance of Christ among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing.
Jessie, Meriden, CT
Sow for yourselves righteousness, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up the unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and showers righteousness on you. (Hosea 10:12, NLT)
Many, LORD my God, are the wonders you have done, the things you planned for us. None can compare with you; were I to speak and tell of your deeds, they would be too many to declare. Psm 40:5 NIV
I think I’m gonna have to take yours Beth for my next one as that one is really speaking to me. But tonight we hosted our first simulcast at our churh (Priscilla Shirer)and she was wonderful. I needed a good praise verse to express my thanks to the Lord for helping us pull this off.
oops…Trudy, NC
Psalm 111:5 He provides food for those who fear him; he remembers his covenant forever. (NIV)
Lisa Auten, Rogers, AR: “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
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
Nicole, Winnipeg, 1 Peter 2:24 (Message)
He used His servant body to carry our sins to the Cross so we could be rid of sin, free to live the right way. His wounds become your healing.
I’m going to use yours!
Janet, Vancouver, BC: 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
Brandy, Kingwood, TX
“Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.”
James 1:26
diane, Baraboo, Wi.
I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you…Ephesians 1:16-18NIV
Jeremiah 33:3 (New King James Version) ‘Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.’
Teketa, Newport; Titus 3:7
so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.
MaryKaren, Charlotte, “But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.” 2 Peter 3:8-9, NIV
stacey- new orleans
James 1:19 (Nlv)
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,
“Since you have been raised to new life with Christ, set your sights on the realities of heaven, where Christ sits in the place of honor at God’s right hand. Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth.” Colossians 3: 1,2 Msg
Erin
Chippewa Falls WI
“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!”
Isaiah 30:18 NIV
Vanessa, Florence, SC:
She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future. When she speaks, her words are wise, and she gives instructions with kindness.
Proverbs 31:25-26 (NLT)
The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. (Galatians 5:6)
Angela, Lexington
Amanda, Boaz. “13 Therefore, prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ. 14 As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, 15 but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior ; 16 because it is written, “YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY.”
1 Peter 1:13-16 NAS
Patti, Ft. Walton Beach, FL, “Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight,” 1 Peter 3:4, NIV
Alexia, Champaign, IL
As the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, O God.
Psalm 42:1 NIV
Betty, Houston:
“Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.”
1 Peter 5:6-7 (NIV)
Abbie
Omaha, NE
Psalm 139:23 – 24
“Search me, O God, and know my heart; text me and know my anxious thoughts, See if there is any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” (NIV)
Brandy, SIloam Springs, AR
“Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” James 4:8a
Connie, Bolingbrook, IL
Colossians 3:12 NIV
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Janet – Longmont, CO
“Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow wary and lose heart.” (NIV)
Anita, Lehigh. 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
Brittney, Olympia
“And I will make an everlasting covenant with them: I will never stop doing good for them. I will put a desire in their hearts to worship me and they will never leave me. I find joy doing good for them and will faithfully & wholeheartedly replant them in this land.” Jeremiah 32:40-41
Jill Z., Gulfport, MS – “And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be worried. For all the nations of the world seek after these things, and your Father knows that you need them.” Luke 12:29-30 ESV