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!
Marilyn, Missouri
Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth. Psalm 46:10 NKJV
I Cor. 10:31 KJV – Whether therfore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
I Cor. 15:58 KJV Therefore, my beloved brethern, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Dawn from Chambersburg, PA
“Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Always give yourself fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” I Cor. 15:58
I Cor. 10:31 KJV Whether therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God.
Michelle, Austin – “Where can I go from Your Spirit? Where can I go from Your presence?” Psalm 139:7 NIV
I thak God that HE will be with us where ever we go this is good, because I desperately need HIM, Oh How I Need Thee Every Hour!
I know I’m late but better late then never.
“I am severely afflicted; give me life, O Lord, according to your word! Accept my freewill offerings of praise, O Lord, and teach me y our rules. PS 119:107-108 ESV
Aimee, Columbus, OH
Psalm 119:45
I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts.
Karis, niverville, mb, canada
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
“Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.”
Colossians 3:2 – NIV
Littleton, CO
“And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.”
2 Tim 24 NIV
Julie-Ozone, AR
“Since God chose you to be the holy people He loves, you must clothe yourselves in tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. Make allowance for each others faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.”
Colossians 3:12-14 (NLT)
Alison, Richmond, VA
Hebrews 12:1 NIV
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.
For whatever was written in earlier times was written for our instruction that through perseverance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. Rom.15:4
Amanda from Cartersville, GA
Psalm 138:8 NASB
The Lord will accomplish what concerns me; Your lovingkindness, O Lord, is everlasting; Do not forsake the works of Your hands.
I seem to always be running late w/my posting!
“For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in His sight.”
Ephesians 1:4
Judie
Sterling City, Texas
Emily, Kingsport, TN
Thanks for posting this verse as your memory verse, Beth. It speaks loudly to my heart and my circumstances in life right now.
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, Washington DC, “I will go before you…and will level the mountains. I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places…so that you may know that I am the Lord, the God of Israel, who summons you by name.” – Isaiah 45:2-3
Bonnie Dancer, Camas Valley, OR So late for this one, but new granddaughter born April 1! 1 Cor 2:9 NKJV
Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God has prepared for those who love Him.
Christy Crosby – Clarksville TN
II Corinthians 3: 17 “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” NIV
Amy
Houston, Tx
I believe I’ll use Psalm 126 to count for all of April 🙂
“When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy. Then they said among the nations, The LORD has done great things for them. The LORD has done great things for us, and we were glad.
Restore our fortunes O LORD, like streams in the Negeb. Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy! He who goes out weaping, bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts and songs of joy, bringing his sheaves with him”
Psalm 126 ESV
Ashley, Orlando, FL
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth does not become weary or tired. His understanding is inscrutable. He gives strength to the weary, and to him who lacks might He increases power.
Isaiah 40:28-29
NASB
Cherise, Cheyenne, WY: Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God.” Mark 10:27 NLT
Kristl, Hagerstown: We will not hide them from their descendants; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, His power, and the wonders He has done. Psalm 78:4 NIV
I’m late but I’m here now!! 🙂
Deanna – Nora Springs Iowa
Psalm 119:45 NIV
I will walk about in freedom for I have sought out your precepts
Thanks for being late with me, Deanna, and I LOVE this verse!! I’m late b/c my house FINALLY has a contract on it, thank you, JESUS!! That means my family will live where my husband has already been working for the last 6 months!
Praising the Lord with you, Sara! It’s so hard to be faraway from family or from your work, whichever you guys have been doing!
Kimberly, Jacksonville, Al “We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only son, who came from the father, full of grace and truth” John 1:14
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 5:22 & 23
“Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, that it may give grace to those who hear.”
Ephesians 4:29 NAS
Tina, Roxboro NC
The plans of a hard-working person lead to prosperity, but everyone who is always in a hurry ends up in poverty.
Proverbs 21:5 God’s Word Tranlation
Andrea, Lancaster, PA
“With all this going for us, my dear, dear friends, stand your ground. And don’t hold back. Throw yourselves into the work of the master, confident that nothing you do for him is a waste of time or effort.”
I Cor. 15:58 The Message
Kelly
Abilene, TX
“But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.”
John 14:26
NIV
Laura, Strawberry Plains, Tennessee
“My eyes are always on the LORD, for He will pull my feet out of the net.” Psalms 25:15 (Holman)
My tardy excuse is that my house FINALLY has a contract on it — will you celebrate and PRAISE with me??? Now our family can live together where my husband has been working for 6 months! Praise party!
So.
Sarah, Abilene (soon to be Frisco), TX
1 Peter 3:15 NIV
“But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect”
praise party with ya sarah!
“…for the LORD searches every heart and understands every motive behind the thought….” 1 Chronicles 28:9 (NIV)
“He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from my foes, who were too strong for me.”
2 Samuel 22:18 (NIV)
Melody, Cleburne, TX
“I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes wait for the Lord. Psalm 27: 13,14 (NAS)
“He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.”
Psalm 18:19
NIV
Teah, Birmingham, AL
I Corinthians 9:27 But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified. (ESV)
Lubbock, TX
God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble” psalm 46:1. NIV
For we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.
Romans 6:6 NIV
Celeste, Laguna Niguel
I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving and will call on the name of the Lord.
Psalm 116:17 Amplified
Nancy, Moberly, MO, Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him, endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2 (NIV)
Michelle, Lansing, MI
Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission is better than offering the fat of rams.
REbellion is as sinful as witchcraft, and stubbornness is as bad as worshiping idols.
NLT 1 Samual 22B-23A)
Leann (Alabama) Psalm 139: 15-16 (NIV)
” My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body.”
Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms. I Peter 4:10 NIV.
Stephanie
Knoxville, TN
“Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.” James 1:12, ESV
Deborah J., Clearwater, FL
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.” (Psalm 91:1-2, NIV)
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
1Thessalonians 5:11 (NIV)
Becky ~ Montgomery “With all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love.”
Eph. 4:2
Lynn, Lubbock. 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