**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.
James 2:26
“As the body without the spirit is dead,so faith without works is dead.”
Brittany, Dallas
“Do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.” (Hebrews 10:35-36, NIV)
Johannah, Alexandria, LA
“For everything comes from him and exists by his power and is intended for his glory. All glory to him forever! Amen.”
Rom. 11:36 nlt
Whitney; Hamptonville, NC: “Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you.” James 4:7-8a (NIV)
Skylar, Collinston, La.
“How precious also are Your thoughts to me, O God! How vast the sum of them! If I should count them they would outnumber the sand. When I awake, I am still with You.” Psalm 139:17-18 NASB
Lanie, Perry, GA Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin. James 4:17 NKJ
Karen, Lexington, KY. Praise the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his benefits— who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s. ~ Psalm 103:2-5 NIV
Melissa, Greer, SC:
Behold, I send you out as sheep in the midst of wolves. Therefore be wise as serpents and harmless as doves.
Matthew 10:16 NKJV
Jackie from Lake Charles: “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
Phil. 1:6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until
the day of Christ Jesus
Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven. Matthew 5:12 NIV
“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)
Maurina from Lake Charles: “And Jesus answered, man does not live on bread alone but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” Matthew 4:4 NIV
Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself; do not merely look out for your own interests, but also for the interests of others. –Philippians 2:3-4 NASB
Therefore, being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Rom. 5:1 KJV
For He chose us in Him, before the foundation of the worls, to be holy and blameless in His sight. Ephesians 1:4
Luke 11:9 NIV
So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
Jennifer, Singapore
Deuteronomy 33:27a NIV
“The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms.”
Tesa
Perry, GA
The Lord Himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid, do not be discouraged.
Deuteronomy 31:8
Erin, Albertville, AL
“Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips”. Psalm 141:3 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 can boast.”
Ephesians 2:8-9, NIV
Stephanie – Tampa, FL
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Ephesians 4:31-32 (NIV)
Judy from Lake Charles, LA
“Pray in the Spirit on all
occasions with all kinds
of prayers and requests.”
Ephesians 6:18 (NIV)
Sorry, but I left off a large section of the verse. It should read, “And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.” Ephesians 6:18(NIV)
Sandie, Manhattan, KS. 1 Peter 2:11,12 The Message
Friends, this world is not your home, so don’t make yourselves cozy in it. Don’t indulge your ego at the expense of your soul. Live an exemplary life among the natives so that your actions will refute their prejudices. Then they’ll be won over to God’s side and be there to join in the celebration when he arrives.
Fenton, Ashburn, VA “He who says he abides in Him ought himself also to walk just as He walked.” ~ 1John2:6 NKJV
Olivia, Tennessee
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Romans 12.2a NIV
Linda, Longview: “Yet I am poor and needy; come quickly to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.” Psalm 70:5 NIV
Sarah Millers Creek NC
nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness nor the plague that destorys at midday.
Psalm 91:6 niv
Tasha, Hickory, Psalm 100:4 NASB
Enter His gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name.
Marilyn – Seattle
Isaiah 53:5
“But he was wounded for the wrong we did; he was crushed for the evil we did. The punishment, which made us well, was given to him, and we are healed because of his wounds.” (NCV)
Nelly, Hickory,
Psalm 100:4 NASB
Enter His gates with thanksgiving And His courts with praise. Give thanks to Him, bless His name.
April, Vermilion
The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners, to proclaim the year of the LORD’s favor and the day of vengeance of our God, to comfort all who mourn,
~Isaiah 61:1-2 (NIV)
(*I’m being stretched. I feel led to commit Is. 61 to the rest of the year. I need it.)
Connie, Chariton, Psalm 103:8 NKJV The Lord is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
“God’s voice thunders in marvelous ways; He does great things beyond our understanding.” Job 37:5 NIV
Kristin; Dunmor, KY
Zephaniah 3:17 CEV
“The Lord your God wins victory after victory and is always with you. He celebrates and sings because of you, and he will refresh your life with his love.””
Nicole Bloomington, IL:
“These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.” Deuteronomy 6:6-7 NIV
Sarah Birmingham, Lambertville, MI
Proverbs 3:3 (NIV)
Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.
Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another – and all the more as you see the Day approaching. Hebrews 10:25, NIV
Cindy, Lake City, FL
“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.
Leigh&Anna: Montgomery “Give your entire attention to what God is doing right now, and don’t get worked up about what may or may not happen tomorrow. God will help you deal with whatever hard things come up when the time comes.” Matthew 6:34 MSG
Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.
Hebrews 10:24-25 NLT
Veronica- Atlanta Georgia; Above all else , gaurd your heart, for it is the wellspring of life. Prov 4:23 (kjv)
Heb 10:23 NLT
Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise.
Martie ~ Indianapolis ~ NIV ~ Prov 16:6 ~
Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your plans.
Nancy,Denver, “James, a bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad, greetings.
Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance.”
James 1:103 NAS
Susan Carpina, Brazil “I even I am the Lord and there is no savior besides Me.It is I who have declared and saved and proclaimed. And there was no strange god among you so you are my witness declares the Lord and I am God.” Isaiah 43:11 NAS
Rachel, Suprise, AZ
This is especially comforting since we just learned my mother’s cancer is growing again and spread to a new area:
“Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.”
~Psalm 9:10 (NIV)
Makaela, Lynchburg, Va
“In quietness and trust is your strength” Isaiah 30:15 (NIV)
Laurie, Lubbock, TX: “These will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will conquer them because he is Lord of lords and King of kings. Those with him are called and elect and faithful.” Revelation 17:14 HCSB
The LORD is good to those who depend on HIM, to those who search for HIM.
Lamentations 3:25
Tammy
Cincinnati, Ohio