**Siesta Celebration is January 20-21, 2012**
Hey Sweet Things!
We’ve made it to September 1st! That is great news for those of us who live in 3-digit temperatures for most of August! It won’t be an eternity before cool breezes start blowing golden leaves off the trees. I love Autumn best of all seasons. Bring it on, Jesus! September 1st is also great news for those of us planning to attend our SSMT Grand Celebration in January! We’re getting closer and closer to our big weekend. I hope so much that many of you will be able to come. We at LPM are making big plans toward it. Travis will be there to lead us in worship and he and I talked last weekend in Salt Lake City about how we can hardly wait.
Since my last post went on…and on…and on…and on, I will keep this one short and sweet. I don’t think I’ve ever relished my memory work more than this year. God has caused the Scriptures in my bones to spring to life in my heart these last 8 months and I pray that the same is true for you. Here’s mine this time around:
Beth, Houston. “Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul, and maintain good conduct among the non-Christians, so that though they now malign you as wrongdoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God when He appears.” 1 Peter 2:11-12 The NET Bible.
I’m crazy about you guys! Keep hiding those Scriptures in your heart. THEY MATTER.
And you matter. You are so deeply loved by the Lord Jesus. May He reveal Himself to you this day.
I sought – inquired of – the Lord and required Him of necessity and on the authority of His word, and He heard me, and delivered me from all my fears.
Psalm 34:4
Connie
Greene, IA
James 1:1,2,3 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes in the Dispersion: Greetings.
2)Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3)for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.
James 1:1-3 ESV
Suzann Benson
Kingwood, WV
November 02, 2011 I have registered for the Siesta Celebration, and have just now signed up on the blog. I am including some of the verses I have memorized this year. I will complete the requirements and include more verses on my next post.
1. Psalm 119:11 “I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.”
2. 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.”
3. Jeremiah 29-12 “Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.”
4. Jeremiah 29-13 “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”
5. John 14:27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
6. Phillipians 4:6 “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.”
7. Colossians 3:2 “Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.”
8. 1 John 3:16-17 ” This is how we know what love is, Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.”
9. 1 John 3:18 “Dear children let us not love with word or tongue but with action and in truth.”
10. 1 John 3:19 “This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our heads at rest in his presence.”
11. 1 John 3:20 “Whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts and he knows everything.”
12. 2 Corinthians 12:10 “That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties, for when I am weak, then I am strong.”
13. Galatians 5:1 ” It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.”
14. Jeremiah 1:4-5 ” The word of the Lord came to me saying, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you wre born I set you apart: I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
“Brothers and sisters, if a person is discovered in some sin, you who are spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness. Pay close attention to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too.” Galatians 6:1 The NET Bible
1 corinthians 13:10
but when perfection comes, the imperfect disappears.
Sheri – Atlanta, TX
Psalm 145:10 NKJV
All your works shall praise you, O Lord, and your saints shall bless you.
Montgomery, AL
The first chapter of James. (NIV)
Liz Lyons, Cypress, Texas; “For God did not send His son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.” John 3:17 (NIV)
accidentally posted twice on 8/15…oops. This scripture is for 9/1.
Cindi
Madison, MS
“You are my hiding place, you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.” Psalm 32:7
Kristi, Charleston, WV “Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness,” Eph 6:14 (NKJV)
Janine, Round Rock TX
Do all that you can to live in peace with everyone.
~ Romans 12:18, NLT
The LORD is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He is close to those who trust in him.
Nahum 1:7
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“If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.”
James 1:5 NIV
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
John 3:13 KJV
Marilyn Gadsden Al. And I will ask the Father and He will give you another counselor to be with you forever the Spirit of truth John 14:16
Christine, Augusta, Ga
“For your Maker is your husband, The Lord of hosts is His name; And your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel; He is called the God of the whole earth.” Isaiah 54:5 NKJV
Rebecca, College Station, TX
In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help.
Psalm 18:6a (NIV)
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith- and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- not by works so that no one may boast.
Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV)
Karina, Baton Rouge
“This is the day that the Lord has made and I will rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 37:4
NIV
Ivy Morrison
Willis TX
1 Peter 1:13 (NIV)
“Therefore, prepare your minds for action; be self-controlled; set your hope fully on the grace to be given you when Jesus Christ is revealed.”
Then Jesus came to them and said “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.”
Matthew 28:18 NIV
“It is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me.” Gal 2:20 NRSV
Annalee in Houston
Joshua 1:9
Be strong and courageous.
Do not be afraid;
do not be discouraged,
for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
Kathryn Stoker, Aurora CO
Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your ten curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes. Isaiah 54:2 (ESV)
Ps. 199:4
4You have commanded your precepts to be kept diligently.
Kasey Ewing, Bossier City LA
jamieb, Corbin,Ky
Lamentations 2:19 NIV
Arise, cry out in the night, as the watches of night begin; pour out your heart like water in the presence of the Lord. Lift up your hands to Him for the lives of your children, who faint from hunger at the head of every street.
SHERRY, TULSA; “The Sovereign Lord is my strength; He makes my feet like the feet of a deer, He enables me to tread on the heights.” Habakkuk 3:19, NIV
Rose, Dallas
Romans 12:1, Philips translation
With eyes wide open to the mercies of God, I beg you, my brothers, as an act of intelligent worship, to give him your bodies, as a living sacrifice, consecrated to him and acceptable by him.
Ola Mae, Cedar Park, TX John 3:17 NIV For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
The King will reply, “I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.
Matthew 25:40 NIV
Mary Alice
Dallas, TX
These have come so that your faith – of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire – may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed.
1 Peter1:7
Stephanie, Houston.
Give thanks to him who struck down mighty kings.
His faithful love endures forever. Psalm 136:17 NLT
Carole, Austin: Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12, NIV
“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters, He restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will feel no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff they comfort me.”
Psalm 23:1-4
James 1:10
But the rich should take pride in their humiliation-since they will pass away like a wildflower.
Linda, Austin, TX
Matthew 11:30 NIV
“For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
Lisa, Brazoria, Tx
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Romans 12:12
Stephanie, Queen City, TX: 14)”if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14 (NKJV)
Nikki, Franklin, TN
From the fullness of His grace we have all recieved one blessing after another. John 1:16 (NIV)
Rosebud ATlanta, TExas
Dear children let us not love with word or tongue but with action and in truth.
1 John 3:18
This is the perfect way to break down this infrmotiaon.
Anita
Austin, TX
There, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Col 3:12 NIV
Karen, Houston — I will say to the LORD, “My refuge and my fortress, My God, in whom I trust!” Ps 91:2 NASB
2 Timothy 2:2 And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable men who will also be qualified to teach others
Jennine, Chandler – Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith will it be done to you.”
Matthew 9:29
Trying this again… Keeping fingers crossed that it takes! 🙂
“Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.”
~ James 1:19 (NIV)
Hollie
Isaiah 26:8 (NIV)
Yes, LORD, walking in the way of your laws,
we wait for you;
your name and renown
are the desire of our hearts.
Georgine
Austin, TX
Jacqui Maudslay, Chester, UK
Numbers 6:24-26
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face towards you and give you peace.