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!
Kelsie- Corpus Christ, TX
11 God blesses you when people mock you and persecute you and lie about you and say all sorts of evil things against you because you are my followers. 12 Be happy about it! Be very glad! For a great reward awaits you in heaven. And remember, the ancient prophets were persecuted in the same way. – Matthew 5: 11-12 NIV
Kim Thatcher,AZ
The Lord your God is with you,He is mighty to save, He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love, He will rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV)
Norrell, Prattville
Remain in me and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain ib tge vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
John 15:4
NIV
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. Proverbs 15:1 NIV
ReAnnon, Mammoth Lakes, Ca
Prov. 12:10 ESV
Whoever is righteous has regard for the life of his beast, but the mercy of the wicked is cruel.
Our 4 year old prized hunting dog, family friend died tragically this week.
“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.” (NIV)
Christine
Wichita, KS
“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)
Amy, Lakeland Florida, And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. 2 Timothy 2:24 NIV
Laura Hoyt, KS “I thank and praise you, O God of my fathers! You have given me wisdom and power you have made known to me what we asked of you, you have made known to us the dream of the king.” Daniel 2:23 NIV
Kirsten, San Francisco
Romans 5:8, NIV
“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
Nicole, Florissant, MO “But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)
Kaye of Hamburg, Arkansas- “Then you shall know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32
Sylvia Geide- Wichita, Ks
James 1:22
But be ye doers of the Word, and not hearers only,
deceiving your own selves. KJV
Ann Crystal Springs
John 14:3 ESV
And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also.
Amy 7634, SF Bay Area, CA:
“…and that they may have all the riches of understanding of the knowledge of the mystery of God, namely Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Colossians 2:2b-3 The NET Bible
“So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.” John 16:22 (NIV)
Kristin
Montgomery, AL
Mari, Zionsville, IN
Praise the LORD, my soul,
and forget not all his benefits— Psalm 103:2 NIV
Rachel, La Habra, CA
“Repent therefore, and turn again that your sins may be blotted out, that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord…” Acts 3:19-20 ESV
Debbie, New Delhi, India: But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly about my weakness, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 2 Cor 12:9 NIV
18 “Come now, let us reason together,”
says the Lord.
“Though your sins are like scarlet,
they shall be as white as snow;
though they are red as crimson,
they shall be like wool.
19 If you are willing and obedient,
you will eat the best from the land;
20 but if you resist and rebel,
you will be devoured by the sword.”
For the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
Isaiah 1:18-20 (NIV)
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Proverbs 10:12
kathy, bakersfield, ca
“He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way” Psalm 25:9 NIV
Shanda from Tyler TX
Late to the game due to passion!
Psalm 84:10
Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere;
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
Stephanie, Martinez, GA
Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall, but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings as eagles, they will run and not be weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 40:31 NIV
Karen, Dallas, TX:
We proclaim him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom,
so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ.
To this end I labor, struggling with all HIS energy, which so powerfully works in me.
I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for all those at Laodicea and for all those who have not met me personally.
My purpose is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love,
so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding,
in order that they may know the mystery of God,
namely Christ,
in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
I tell you this so that no one may decieve you by fine sounding arguments.
Colossians 1:28-2:4 NIV84 (is it now the OIV?!)
Lauren, CapeTown. “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
Devi
Geneva, Switzerland
If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned,[a] but have not love, I gain nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:3 (ESV)
Rebekah, Perth, Australia. “And God is able to make all grace overflow to you so that because you have enough of everything in every way at all times, you will overflow in every good work.” 2 Corinthians 9:8 NET Bible
Laura, Perth, Australia
1 Timothy 1:14 NIV ~
‘The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.’
Sue S. Lawrenceville, GA
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
Heidi from Belgium says:
‘Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus’
Philippians 4 v 6-7
Carmen from Largo, FL
“Who has believed our message and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? He grew up before him like a tender shoot and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to Him, nothing in His appearance that we should desire Him.” Isaiah 53:1-2 NIV
Lauren, Asheville, NC Psalm 73:25-26 NLT “Whom have I am in heaven but you? And earth has nothing I desire besides you. My flesh and heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
Christy, FL – “Be strong, and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord.” Ps. 31:24
Que, Medina Oh
Deuteronomy 20:4
For the lord your God is the one who goes with you to fight for you against your enemies to give you victory. NIV
Pam
Greenville, SC
The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.
-Proverbs 18:10 NIV
Anita, Chattanooga, TN
“Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart.”
II Corinthians 4:1 NIV
Nan,Coppell, TX
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.
I Corinthians 6:19-20, NIV
From Eden, Texas
Jeremiah 17:7 (New Living Translation)
7 “But blessed are those who trust in the Lord
and have made the Lord their hope and confidence.
Cheryl – Madisonville, Tx
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
How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them!
Were I to count them, they would outnumber the grains of sand — when I awake, I am still with you. Psalm 139:17&18 NIV
I’m sorry I’m so late. Last week ran away from me as it were!
Jessica, Seabrook
“But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does.” James 1:25 NASB
“I raise my eyes toward the mountains. Where will my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.” – Psalm 121:1-2, HCSB
Beverly, Glasgow, KY. For we are to God the aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing. 2 Cor. 2:15 NIV
Anna, Indiana
Fear not, for I am with you. Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Isaiah 41:10 (NKJ)
Nancy, St. Petersburg FL
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
Shelli, Houston: “If you are faithful in little things, you will be faithful in large ones. But if you are dishonest in little things, you won’t be honest with greater responsibilities. And if you are untrustworthy about worldly wealth, who will trust you with the true riches of heaven?” ~ Luke 16: 10-11(NLT)
Pam, Wilmington
Psalm 38:15 ESV
But for You O Lord do I wait; it is You O Lord my God who will answer.
Judy Googins, Tyler, TX, New American Standard Bible (©1995)
“The name of the LORD is a strong tower; The righteous runs into it and is safe.”
Isaiah 53:5-6
But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.