**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.
Kathy
Dow IL
I call on the Lord in my distress and HE answers me.
Psalms 120:1
Stephanie; Ogden, Utah; “The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.”; Exodus 14:14; NIV
Jennifer, Beaverton, OR “Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God who is our salvation.” Psalms 68:19
Psalm 39:7 But now, Lord, what do I look for? My hope is in you. NIV
Morristown, TN “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10-11 NIV
Kayla
Cleveland
God is our refuge and strength,always ready to help in times of trouble.
Psalm 46:1
NLT
Sandy in Amarillo, TX
… where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.
Ruth 1:16 NIV
Beverly Vicksburg, MS
Nahum 1:7 NIV
“The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in Him.”
Barbara, Arcadia, CA
In peace I will lie down and sleep, for your alone, O LORD, will keep me safe. Psalm 4:8 NLT
Becky, Chattanooga, TN
“If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.” Romans 12:18 NIV
Hannah, Chesterland, OH
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
John 3:30 (ESV)
Amber, Clarksville, TN
“Set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity.” 1 TImothy 4:12 NIV
Julie, Chesterland, OH
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
John 3:30 (ESV)
Tami, Palm Coast,FL:
Psalm 34:8 Taste and see that the Lord is good.
Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him! (NLT)
Philippians 2:8-9
8And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.
9Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:
John 15:5 ……. apart from me you can do nothing
Kathy, Austin
Atlanta, GA
“No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can stand up under it.” -1 Corinthians 10:13
Sheila, Bethesda, MD: “Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.” Romans 12:12 (NLT)
Kristi, Puyallup, WA:
“I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people,” Ephesians 1:18 NIV
Sandy, Houston
Give thanks to the God of heaven. His faithful love endures forever.
Psalm 136:26 NLT
Janet, West Linn, OR
“My soul is consumed with longing for your laws at all times.”
Psalm 119:20 NIV
Teri, Boise
“Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days”
Psalm 90:14
Rebecca, Chattanooga, TN
He will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove his people’s disgrace from all the earth. The Lord has spoken. In that day they will say, “Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the Lord, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation.”
Isaiah 25:8-9
Jennifer, Avon Park, FL
Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Philippians 4:5 NIV
Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it.
Hebrews 13:2 NIV
Jennifer, Denham Springs, LA
Launch out into the deep and let out down your nets for a catch. Luke 5:4, NIV
Durant,OK
Be completely humble and gentle, be patient, bearing with one another in love.
Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
Ephesians 4:2-3NIV
Robbie, Southaven, MS: “Receive and experience the amazing grace of the Master, Jesus Christ, deep, deep within yourselves.” Philippians 4:23 (The Message)
Cindy in Mt Pleasant, SC
The LORD is good,
a strong refuge when trouble comes.
He is close to those who trust in him.
Nahum 1:7 NLT
Mar Jo, The Woodlands, TX I call on the Lord in my distress and he answers me. Psalm 120:1 NIV
Lisa, Plano, TX: If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be given you.
John 15:7 (NIV)
Pamela Reimer, Canada
Psalm 19:12-14 NIV
“Who can discern his errors? Forgive my hidden faults. Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. May the word of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.”
“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.
“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.” 1 Peter 4:8 (NIV)
Andrea, Pottstown
Psalm 34:18 NIV
The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Samantha, Tupelo MS
For our light and momentary troubles are acheiving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
2 Corinthians 4:17 NIV
Shelly Wilson, Fort Worth, TX
1 Corinthians 13:7-8 (NIV)
(Love) always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails.
Stacey, Corbin,KY
“For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.”
Matthew 12:34 NIV
Margo, Laramie WY
Better is one day in courts than a thousand elsewhere.
I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.
Psalm 84:9-10, NIV
Kim; Poplar Bluff, MO. “I am the LORD, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?” Jeremiah 32:27 (NIV)
Kristen, Los Angeles, CA:
Who will bring any charge against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies.
Romans 8:33 NIV
Christa, Greeneville, TN. Psalm 139:14 – I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.(NIV)
Kim Eshelman Lewisburg, PA
Nahum 1:7 NLT
The LORD is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes.
He is close to those who trust in HIM.
Diane, Ontario, Canada
“So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the Lord your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.” Deut. 31:6 NLT
Beth Moss, Gig Harbor
The Lord will protect you from all evil He will keep your soul. The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forever.
Psalm 121:7-8 (NASB)
Faith
Eau Claire, WI
Psalm 19:14 NIV
May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Hayley – Seymour, TX
“She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.”
Proverbs 31:27
Linda Bend, OR I Thessalonians 5:18 NIV
Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
“Turn my eyes from looking at worthless things; and give me life in your ways.” ~Psalm 119:37 (ESV)
Wendy
Glendora, CA
Hannah; Maryland ;Matthew 6:9-13 “Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.” (NASB)
Gina; Houston
“Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but He revealeth His secret unto His servants the prophets.” Amos 3:7
KJV