**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.
Brittney, Olympia
“And work for the peace and prosperity of the city where I sent you into exile. Pray to the LORD for it, for it’s welfare will determine your welfare.” Jeremiah 29:7 (NLT).
Vicki Hall Paducah, Ky
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. 1 Cor. 2:10 NKJV
Patti, Colorado Springs
“The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O LORD, endures forever — do not abandon the works of your hands.” Psalm 138:8 (NIV)
Wendy, Cody, Wyoming NAS Ephesians 1:17 That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him
Cara, Valley Head, AL Those who walk uprightly
enter into peace; they find rest as they lie in death. (Isaiah 57:2 NIV84)
Debbie from Elon.
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
Cassie McLelland, Mansfield TX: “See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.” Colossians 2:8
Amy Toney, Houston TX:
I watch in hope for the LORD; I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me. Do not gloat over me, my enemy! Though I have fallen, I will rise. Though I sit in darkness, the LORD will be my light. (Micah 7:7-8 NIV)
LOVE that!
Jaye – Keller, TX
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28 (NIV)
Debbie. Calgary, AB.
I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in His word I put my hope.
Psalm 130:5
1 John 2:15-16 NLT
Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world.
Tami
Columbus, Ohio
Cheryl, Everett, Jeremiah 29:11 The Message
“I know what I am doing. I have it all planned out- plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.”
Shelly
Amarillo, Texas
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
Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door,I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.
Rev. 3:20 (NIV)
Karin, Johannesburg
Isaiah 61:10 I delight greatly in the lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For
he has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of his
righteousness, as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest, and as a bride
adorns herself with her jewels. NIV
Be merciful to those who doubt.
Jude 1:22, NIV
Cindy, DIberville, MS “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.”
Proverbs 9:10 (NIV)
Go into the world
and preach the good news
to all creation.
Mark 16:15
Cheryl, Vancouver BC. Just as people are destined to die once, and after that to face judgment Hebrews 9:27 (NIV)
“O God, You are my God, and I long for You. My whole being desires You; like a dry, worn-out, and waterless land, my soul is thirsty for You.” Psalm 63:1 GNT
Carol, Santa Maria, 2 Corinthians 9:12 NIV, “This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of God’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.”
Jenifer B.
Frisco, TX
“Just think of Him Who endured from sinners such grievous opposition and bitter hostility against Himself — reckon up and consider it all in comparison with your trials — so that you may not grow weary or exhausted, losing heart and relaxing and fainting in your minds.” Hebrews 12:3 AMP
Chosen for the last 4 words!
Bridget, Portland, TX
“My sould finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from Him.” Psalm 62:1
Melinda, Oconomowoc, WI: Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. James 1:22 (NIV)
“Therefore, since we have these promises dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.”
2 Corinthians 7: 1 NIV
Kim, Missouri
This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9 (NLT)
Psalm 37:23-24
The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they stumble, they will never fall, for the Lord holds them by the hand.
Kem, Memphis
I will be filled with joy because of you. I will sing praises to your name, O Most High. Psalm 9:2 NLT
Leslie, Decatur
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with weaknesses, but One who has been tested in every way as we are, yet without sin. Hebrews 4:15
Lori, Pueblo West
Christy, Talking Rock, Georgia.
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 (NIV)
Dawn, Dubuque, IA
“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” NIV Psalm 46:10
“Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid. For the Lord, you God, will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you or abandon you.” Deut. 31:6 NLT
Soorin
Eugene, OR
“The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”
2 Peter 3:9 NIV
Debbie
Millen, GA
The Spirit of God, who raised Jesus from the dead, lives in you. And just as God raised Christ Jesus from the dead, he will give life to your mortal bodies by this same Spirit living within you. Rom. 8 11 NLT
Heather, Leawood, Kansas. “Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you; He rises to show you compassion. For the Lord is a God of justice. Blessed are all who wait for Him!” Isaiah 30:18 (NIV)
Philippians 4:7 NASB
And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Lacie
Chesapeake, VA
Sue, Groveport, OH
John 10:2-3 NIV
“The man who enters by the gate is the shepherd of his sheep. The watchman opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out.”
Barb, Des Moines, IA
…even the darkness will not be dark to you;
the night will shine like the day,
for darkness is as light to you. Psalm 139:12 NIV
Sherry
Indianapolis
NIV
(v. 21 to complete the section!)
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. 21 Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.
Create in me a pure heart, God, and make my spirit right again.
Psalm 51:10
Elvira, Grande Prairie , Alberta
Hebrews 10:23 NIV
“Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess,
for he who promised is faithful.”
Barb, Shelby Twp, MI
1Thes.5:23 KJV “And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of out Lord Jesus Christ.”
I have known from day one that I would never be able to afford to go to Texas but God has used this team to hide the word in my heart and make it fun. Each night I ask how shall we play the game tonight Lord? I recite by 2’s, 3’s’ 4’s etc. Starting @ different numbered verses, running up & down, back & forth until every one God has given me so far has been spoken the night. Praise the Lord for using this to challenge me & making it so FUN!!!
Melissa, Sulphur, LA
“Unless the LORD builds the house,
the builders labor in vain.
Unless the LORD watches over the city,
the guards stand watch in vain.”
Psalm 127:1 NIV
Kathy – Aurora, CO
Proverbs 16:20 NKJV
He who heeds the word wisely will find good, and whoever trusts in the LORD, happy is he.
Jeanene, Newnan, GA
You have made known to me the path of life, you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
Psalm 16: 11 NIV
Tammy/Siloam NC—-The thief come only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. John 10:10 (NIV)
Michelle – Austin, TX
Psalm 139:17 NIV
“How precious to me are your thoughts, God! How vast is the sum of them!”
Kim, Dickinson, ND
“The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.”
Psalm 16:16 NIV
Katie, Augusta, Ga ¤ Strength and dignity are her clothing, and she smiles at the future. Prov 31:25 (NASB).