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!
Wendy, San Antonio:
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Deuteronomy 31:6 NIV
Cassandra, Raleigh NC
1Peter 1:8 KJV
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
Be still and know that I am God.
Psalms 46:10 NIV
Arlette, Cheney, WA
But because of His great love for us, God, Who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions – it is by grace you have been saved.
Ephesians 2:4-5 (NIV)
Stacey – Houston – “He is your constant source of stability.” Isaiah 33:6a NET
Donna Kirkland, WA
Psalm 138:23-24 NASB
Search me,O God,and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; and see if there be any hurtful way in me, and lead me in the everlasting way.
Judy, Cottageville WV
1Peter 1:8
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:
Lisa, Fredericktown
The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.
Exodus 14:14 NIV
Lindsey
Lincoln, NE
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. ~Psalm 73:26 (NIV)
Laura O’Brien, Tracy, CA – “Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand.” Psalm 37:24 (NLT)
Sara, College Station, TX: “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.” Eph 4:29 (NIV)
Amy Charleston, SC 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
Philippians 2:13 (NOV)
for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.
Kathy – Seymour, IN
Sorry – NIV
Kelli, Corpus Christi
This last month was crazy and a friend sent me this. It to me.
“my grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9
M’Lissa, Keller TX
Hebrews 5:7-9 ESV:
7 In the days of His flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to Him who was able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence. 8 Although He was a son, He learned obedience through what He suffered. 9 And being made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him.
This is the day which the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.
PSA 118:24, NAS
Jennifer
Concord, CA
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him. 1 John 3:1 NIV
Lynette – Aurora, CO
Psalm 37:5 (New Living Translation)
5 Commit everything you do to the Lord.
Trust him, and he will help you.
Jeni, Southampton, UK
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
Donna; Birmingham, AL
Hebrews 13:8 (NIV)
“Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.”
Christy T.
Hawthorne, CA
“But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.”
Matthew 6:33 (NIV)
(Sorry I was at LPL this weekend and am late! This is the “Clovist” I’ll be to being late again).
Katherine, Shiremanstown, PA
Yes, in the way of Your judgments, O LORD, we have waited for You; The desire of our soul is for Your name and for the remembrance of You. ~Isaiah 26:8 (NKJV)
Jennifer, North Charleston, Eph. 1:7 (NIV):
In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.
Lindsey – McKinney, TX
Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Heb 12:2-3 (NIV)
Melissa, Columbus, OH
Psalm 119:32 NIV84
I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free.
Beth,
I was in Fresno this past weekend to hear you, you were awesome despite being under the weather. I bought tickets for my 2 sisters for their birthday and what a gift it was! We loved being there together, and our conversations on the way home brought up all kinds of discussion about what season we are each in. Thank you so much for your ministry.
Kim Mayner
Carla, Coweta. And I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God’s love. Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither our fears for today nor our worries about tomorrow-not even the powers of hell can separate us from God’s love. Romans 8:38 NLT
NIV
Isa 40:29
He gives strength to the weary and increses the power of the weak.
BTW
Save Mart Center is in Fresno!!! (sisters live there)There is a bit of a rivalry between Clovis and Fresno, so just setting the record straight:)
Jennifer in New Orleans, James 1:2-4 NIV
“My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
Tanya- Sheffield, AL:”Delight yourself in the LORD; And He will give you the desires of your heart.”
Psalm 37:4
NASB
Sharon Nixa, Mo.
And my God will supply your every need according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Phil 4:19 NET
Rhonda, Newnan 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~ stole from Beth but is perfect for such times as these!
Karen, Martinsville, NJ
“LORD, You have assigned me my portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.”
Psalm 16:5-6 (NIV)
**So sorry I’m late…out of town all weekend! No computers!**
Crystal, Livonia, Michigan
“She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.”
Proverbs 31:25
Psalm 119;37..Turn my eyes from worthless things,and give me life through your word.
Sandy, Arkansas
And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
Philippians 4:8 NLT
Marianne, Saegertown,PA
“I have told you these things, so that in me you have peace.
In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.
John 16:33 (NIV)
Theresa – Pace, Florida
2 Chronicles 16:9 (NIV)
For the eyes of the LORD range throughout the earth to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.
Elizabeth-Verona, WI:
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)
Michelle Charlotte, NC “Before they call I will answer, while they are still speaking I will hear.” Isaiah 65:24 NIV
Holly, Glendale, AZ:
There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your brothers and toward the poor and needy in your land.
Deuteronomy 15:11 NIV
Crosby TX
Lamentations 3:22-23 (NKJV)
22 Through the LORD’s mercies we are not consumed,
Because His compassions fail not.
23 They are new every morning; Great is Your faithfulness
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.
Isaiah 12:2, NIV
Cara, Lewisville
“Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy.”
Ephesians 4:23-24
Kendra, Portland, Or. “But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD,whose confidence is in him” Jeremiah 17:7 NIV
Rachel – Spokane, WA
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.
Phillipians 4:6-7 NIV
Don’t fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns. Before you know it, a sense of God’s wholeness, everything coming together for good, will come and settle you down. It’s wonderful what happens when Christ displaces worry at the center of your life. Phiiiipians 4:6-7 (The Message)
Lynette, Alton,IL
So, here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life – your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life – and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for Him.
Romans 12:1 (The Message)
Kathryn, Birmingham, AL
“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever! Amen.” Ephesians 3:20-21 NIV