**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.
‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments. Matthew 22:37-40 NIV
Dharma, Maryland
The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the Lord is safe. Proverbs 29:25 ESV
Diane, Commerce Twp., MI
Be strong and courageous. Do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.
Joshua 1:9 NIV
Vanessa; Florence, SC:
So be merciful (sympathetic, tender, responsive, and compassionate) even as you Father is all these. Luke 6:36 (Amplified Bible)
Kelsi, Pewaukee, WI:
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.”
Philippians 2:3, NIV
Mary, Pierre, SD
Hebrews 10:23
New International Version (NIV)
23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful
Jenny, Des Moines, Iowa
But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. James 3:17 NIV
A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
Proverbs 12:16 NIV
Michele ~ Kenosha, WI
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23
(NIV)
DeAnne, Talmage
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
Ephesians 6:19 (NIV 1984)
Pray also for me, that whenever I open my mouth, words may be given me so that I will fearlessly make know the mystery of the gospel.
Psalm 27: 14
“Wait for the Lord; be strong, and let your heart take courage; wait for the Lord”
beth
lakeland, florida
Matthew 11:28 The Message…Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.
Tami, Arcadia, CA ~
I have set the Lord always before me. Because HE is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. Psalm 16:8 NIV
and for the last two I missed posting due to life getting in the way:
August 15: I call out to the LORD and he answers me from his holy mountain. Psalm 3:4 NIV
August 1: But he said to me “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” 2 Corinthians 12:9a
Annita, Haleyville, AL “The LORD is my strength, my shield from every danger. I trust in him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy” (Psalm 28:7). NIV
donna, mt. pleasant, nc
Therefore, since we have so great a cloud of witnesses surrounding us, let us also lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us.
Hebrews 12:1 NASB
Cindy, Apex,NC
“A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.” Proverbs 15:1 NIV
Kadie- Tinley Park
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
“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)
Valerie, Fultondale, AL
“For this God is our God for ever and ever;
he will be our guide even to the end.”
Psalm 48:14 NIV
Stephanie, Hampton, VA: “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” Hebrews 10:23 NIV
Diane, Ocala, Florida
“What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, show can be against us?” Rom 8:31 NKJV
Tess
Cartersville, GA
Psalm 119:133 NIV
“Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.”
Patti, Colorado
“Everything is permissible for me but not everything is beneficial. Everything is permissible but I will not be mastered by anything.”
I Corinthians 6:12 NIV
Margie,Liberty. If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing. 1 Corinthians 13:3 NIV
Jennifer, Conyers, GA
I heard an unknown voice say, ” Now I will take the bad from your shoulders. I will free your hands from their heavy tasks. You cried to me in trouble, and I saved you; I answered out of the thunder cloud and tested your faith when there was no water at Meribah. Psalm 81 5B-7
Sierra, Vandalia, MO
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.
1 Peter 1:13 NASB
MiChal in College Station, TX
“…Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
Hebrews 13:5b
“But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.”
James 1:25 NLT
Rachelle, Gardner, KS “He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.” Isaiah 40:29, NIV
Kathy, Akron,Ohio
“Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.” Nehemiah 8:10 (NIV)
Katherine, Charlottesville, VA: Ps. 118:24 “This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it.” (ESV)
Karen, Ocean Springs 1 Peter 3:12 “For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are open to their prayers; But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” NKJV
He who oppresses the poor reproaches, mocks and insults his Maker, but he who is kind and merciful to the needy honors Him. Prov. 14:31 (Amp.)
Jeanene, League City, TX
“God is our refuge and strength, a helper who is always found in times of trouble.” Psalm 46:1 (HolmanCSB)
Exodus 15:26
He said, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right in his sight, and give heed to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will not bring upon you any of the diseases that I brought upon the Egyptians; for I am the Lord who heals you.”
Tammy from Fort Myers, Florida: “For the Lord your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords. He is the great God, the mighty and awesome God, who shows no partiality and cannot be bribed.” Deuteronomy 10:17 NLT
Penny, Mansfield
I promise you what I promised Moses: ‘Wherever you set foot, you will be on land I have given you – Joshua 1:3 NLT
Ontario, OH
You PREPARE a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Psalm 23:5 (NIV).
Mary Beth, St. Louis
“There’s an opportune time to do things, a right time for everything on the earth: …A right time to hold on and another to let go….”
Ecclesiastes 3:1,6 The Message
Petra, Ceres, CA
Proverbs 22:1-6
1 A good name is more desirable than great riches;
to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
2 Rich and poor have this in common:
The LORD is the Maker of them all.
3 The prudent see danger and take refuge,
but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.
4 Humility is the fear of the LORD;
its wages are riches and honor and life.
5 In the paths of the wicked are snares and pitfalls,
but those who would preserve their life stay far from them.
6 Start children off on the way they should go,
and even when they are old they will not turn from it.
Sheryl, PA – 1 Pet. 5:10-11 NIV
And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm, and steadfast. To him be the power for ever and ever. Amen.
Sarah, Colorado Springs
But me, I’m not giving up.
I’m sticking around to see what GOD will do.
I’m waiting for God to make things right.
I’m counting on God to listen to me.
Micah 7:7 (The Message)
Kim Banks, Newbury Park, CA
He makes me to lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters.
Psalm 23:2 NIV
Gretchen, Gahanna OH – Philippians 1:9-11 NIV
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ Jesus, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory and praise of God.
Romans 12:13
“Share with God’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.” NIV
Memorizing passage Romans 12: 9-13
SKay, Possum Kingdom Lake
Janet, Holmes Beach, Florida
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul.
Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both body and soul in hell.
Matthew 10:28 NIV
Sue – Pasadena, TX – “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, and faithful in prayer.” Romans 12:12 NIV
Jenell, Springfield, MO –
May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had, so that with one mind and one voice you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God. Romans 15:5-7
“For we were all babtized by One Spirit into One body-whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free- & we were All made to drink of One Spirit.”
1 Corinthians 12:13(HCSB)