**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.
Sherry, Hillsboro, OR ~ “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.” Colossians 3:23 NIV
I am the light of the world. Those who follow me will never walk in darkness. They will have the light that leads to LIFE. John 8:12,NIrV
Martha
Florida
Katie, Roswell, GA: “Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.” Colossians 3:13 NIV
Ponder the path of your feet;
then all your ways will be sure. Proverbs 4:26 ESV
Lora, Mooresburg
“O you who bring good tidings to Zion, get up to the high mountain. O you who bring good tidings to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with strength, lift it up, be not afraid; say to the cities of Judah, Behold your God!” Isaiah 40:9 Amplified
Peggy, Yorktown, VA
Ps 34:5 Those who look to him are radient; their faces are never covered with shame.
Karlys, La Place, LA
Contribute to the needs of the saints, and seek to show hospitality. Romans 12:13 ESV
Peggy, Indianapolis
But God demonstrated his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8 NIV
Courtney, LaPlata, MD
Galatians 3:1-14
1 O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was publicly portrayed as crucified.
2 Let me ask you only this: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith?
3 Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?
4 Did you suffer so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain?
5 Does he who supplies the Spirit to you and works miracles among you do so by works of the law, or by hearing with faith—
6 just as Abraham “believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness”?
7 Know then that it is those of faith who are the sons of Abraham.
8 And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you shall all the nations be blessed.”
9 So then, those who are of faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.
10 For all who rely on works of the law are under a curse; for it is written, “Cursed be everyone who does not abide by all things written in the Book of the Law, and do them.”
11 Now it is evident that no one is justified before God by the law, for “The righteous shall live by faith.”
12 But the law is not of faith, rather “The one who does them shall live by them.”
13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us—for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who is hanged on a tree”—
14 so that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promised Spirit through faith.
Question: What airport is closest/best to use for SSMT celebration? Just looking at prices now to see if I can come. Thanks!
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
Psalm 143:10 NIV
Diana, Seekonk, MA
Jennifer; Houston, TX: If I rise on the wings of the dawn, if I settle on the far side of the sea, even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast. Psalm 139: 9-10
Lori, Mill Spring, NC- “Guide me in thy truth, and teach me; For thou art the God of my salvation; For thee do I wait all the day.” Psalms 25:5 ASV
Ephesians 3:20 NIV
“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us.”
Melanie – San Antonio,TX
Going to memorize Psalm 121 over the next month.
“I lift up my eyes to the hills- where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip-he who watches over you will not slumber; indeed he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.” Psalm 121:1-4 (NIV)
Kristi
Albuquerque, NM
Hebrews 4:16 NLT
“So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. Here we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.”
Diana, East Peoria, IL
If you want to enjoy life
and see many happy days,
Keep your tongue from speaking evil
and your lips from telling lies.
1Peter 3:10 NLT
Cassandra Marienville, PA
1 Corinthians 1:8
“He will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (NIV)
Jennifer D. Monroe, GA
This morning I listened to “A Fight Worth Having” from Wed. with Beth on youtube– Thank you Lord for the awakening I needed.
2 Timothy 4:5 NIV
“But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardships, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry.”
Joy, Peachtree City. “A man’s discretion makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook a transgression.” Proverbs 19:11 The NAS Bible.
Letha. Mountain Home, Arkansas. “If you’re not welcomed, not listened to, quietly withdraw. Don’t make a scene. Shrug your shoulders and be on your way.” Mark 6:11 (MSG)
Charissa – West Chester, OH
Isaiah 40:31 (NIV) but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles: they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Deb, Pelzer, SC
Psalm 119:114 (NIV) “You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in Your word.”
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 (NIV)
Lisa, Marion IN
I wait for the LORD, my soul waits,
and in his word I put my hope.
Psalm 130:5 (NIV)
Trish L. West Linn, Oregon
“Fools have short fuses and explode all too quickly, the prudent quietly shrug off insults”.
Proverbs 12:16 (Message Bible)
Kathy, Lake Jackson, Texas
There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Galatians 3:28 NIV’84
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”
Eph 4:29 NIV
Suzann Benson
Kingwood, WV
Elisabeth
TRA in Modesto, CA
So brace up your minds; be fully sober; set your hope wholly and unchangeably on the grace
(divine favor) that is coming to you when Jesus Christ (the Messiah) is revealed.
1 Peter 1:13 AMP
WHEN JESUS CHRIST IS REVEALED…….!!!!!!!
Tanis, British Columbia
All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness. 2 Tim 3:16 HCSB
Sharon, Riverside
Blessed are those who hunger and thrist for righteousness,for they will be filled.
Matthew 5:6 NIV
Barb – ChiangMai,Thailand
“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 will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. And I will put My Spirit in you and move you to follow My decrees and be careful to keep MY laws.
Ezekiel 36:26-27 NIV
Lorna Beth
Minneapolis, MN
Psalm 118:15-18 (NIV 84)
15 Shouts of joy and victory
resound in the tents of the righteous:
“The LORD’s right hand has done mighty things!
16 The LORD’s right hand is lifted high;
the LORD’s right hand has done mighty things!”
17 I will not die but live,
and will proclaim what the LORD has done.
18 The LORD has chastened me severely,
but he has not given me over to death.
Anna, Little Elm, TX
“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.”
2 Corinthians 10:5 (NIV)
Teresa ~ Naples, FL (sorry I haven’t been posting last couple of times)
2 Timothy 4:1,2 from the NET Bible ~ I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus, who is going to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: Preach the message, be ready whether it is convenient or not, reprove, rebuke, exhort with complete patience and instruction.
Beverly, Pearland, TX
1 Corinthians 1:8-9 TNIV
“Christ will keep you strong to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.”
Kristy
Princeton, NC
Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV)
23 Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
24 See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.
Deb, Becker
I will go before you and will level the mountains; I will break down gates of bronze and cut through bars of iron. I will give you the treasures of darkness, riches stored in secret places, so that you may know that I am the LORD, the God of Israel, who summons you by name. Is 45:2-3 (NIV)
Sacramento
Look to the Lord and his strength;
seek his face always.
Psalm 105:4 (NIV)
Michelle, Chicago
Psalm 94: 18,19 NASB
“If I should say my foot has slipped, your lovingkindness, O Lord, will hold me up. When my anxious thoughts multiply within me, your consolations delight my soul.”
Deb, Windsor, CT:
“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you…” – Acts 1:8a, NIV
Janet, Richland, MS
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
Tina Marie
Gig Harbor, WA
Acts 20:32
“And now I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and to give you the inheritance among those who are sanctified.”
NASB
Romans 8:28 (NIV)
And we know that in all things God works for the Good of those who love Him.
Denise, Ocean Springs,MS – Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Philippians 4:6 NIV
Chrissy
San Tan Valley, Arizona
“For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. 21But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.”
John 3:17-21
Colleen, Cape Town, South Africa
And I pray that you,being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
Ephesians 3:17b-19.
Mary Ann, Woodbury, MN
The LORD will protect you from all harm;
He will protect your life
The LORD will protect your coming and going both now and forever.
Psalm 121:7-8 (HCSB)
Jennifer, Fairfax VA
“But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us.”
2 Corinthians 4:7 (NIV)
(Let’s all be prayin’ for the big fat miracles it will take to get some of us to Houston in January!)
Sharon Meekins
Richmond, VA
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