Hey, Scripture Memory Mad-Women!
Look how many verses we have behind us!! Sister friend, if you’ve made it this far, YOU’VE GOT THIS THING IN THE BAG! (Or, in your darling little spiral, to be exact.) We are only two Scriptures away from you having the required amount posted for attending the SSMT celebration. By all means, make your goal all 24 but it’s a great feeling to know that you have ALL.IT.TAKES.TO.CE.LE.BRATE. I do dearly love a party. It won’t be the same if you don’t come so please (if it sounds fun to you) try your hardest. Think about asking for help toward expenses as a Christmas gift from some of your lavishly loving peeps.
Registration will be open until 2 weeks before the event so don’t stress about us running out of room. We only opened it this early so we could choose which space will fit us best at Houston’s First Baptist Church and so we can best prepare to serve you. Since we’re at about 850 registrations, we’ve outgrown the Fellowship Hall where we were last year and will meet in the sanctuary. We’ll make sure that we have the closest possible seating arrangements so no one feels isolated from the group. (There’s no reserved seating for it, of course, but we’ll do everything we can to make it as intimate as possible.) We are looking so forward to seeing your beautiful faces. It will be here before we know it! Click here to register: SSMT Registration
OK, here’s my Scripture for this round:
Beth, Houston. For what credit is it if you sin and are mistreated and endure it? But if you do good and suffer and so endure, this finds favor with God. 1 Peter 2:20 The NET Bible
Let’s hear yours!
I’m mad about you.
Lawan, Lawton, OK- I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are living according to the truth. (3 John 1:4 NET)
Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:16 NAS
Proverbs 16:3 (AMP)
Roll your works upon the Lord [commit and trust them wholly to Him; He will cause your thoughts to become agreeable to His will, and] so shall your plans be established and succeed.
Kelli in Ohio
Be very careful then, how you live-not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore, do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
Ephesians 5:15-17 NIV
I did not have to look hard for a verse this time. God has fed me Isaiah 6 at the most critical times in my life, including the last few days.
Michele, Siestaville 😉
Is 6.1 Καὶ ἐγένετο τοῦ ἐνιαυτοῦ, οὗ ἀπέθανεν Οζιας ὁ βασιλεύς, εἶδον τὸν κύριον καθήμενον ἐπὶ θρόνου ὑψηλοῦ καὶ ἐπηρμένου, καὶ πλήρης ὁ οἶκος τῆς δόξης αὐτοῦ. NA27
Sarah, Christina and Esther May, Wenatchee.
“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”
Hebrews 11:1 NIV
Jaime Chesapeake, VA
Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Luke 12:32 NKJV
Joyce, Wahpeton ND
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.
Colossians 3:23 NIV
Oshkosh, WI
The Lord your God is in your midst, a victorious warrior. He will exult over you with joy, He will be quiet in His love, He will rejoice over you with shouts of joy.
Zephaniah 3:17 NASB
Cindy, Lexington, KY – “I am the Alpha and the Omega”, says the LORD GOD, “who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty”. Rev. 1:8 ESV
For what credit is it if you sin and are mistreated and endure it? But if you do good and suffer and so endure, this finds favor with God.
1 Peter 2:20 (NET)
Missi-Walker,LA: Sept 15:
Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice. (Philippians 4:4 KJV)
Celebrate God all day, every day. I mean, revel in him! (Philippians 4:4 MSG)
Poorna, Indianapolis: “The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. 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 10:4 – 5 (NIV)
The MSG version is powerful, especially relevant since I’m in the Corporate Business world…it’s brutal. Please say a prayer for this Siesta! Thank you all for everything that you do!
Troy, Ohio
Psalm 143:8 NIV
Let the morning bring me word
of your unfailing love,
for I have put my trust in you.
Show me the way I should go,
for to you I lift up my soul.
Jocelyn (Greenville/Greer, SC)
“We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.” 2 Corinthians 10:5 (NIV)
Stefanie- White Oak, Tx “Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective” James 5:16 NIV
Julie, Chesterland, OH
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade—kept in heaven for you.”
1 Peter 1:3-4 (NIV84)
Mary, Brevard, NC. For what credit is it if you sin and are mistreated and endure it? But if you do good and suffer and so endure, this finds favor with God. 1 Peter 2:20 The NET Bible
Kerry
Nederland, TX
So you see, faith by itself isn’t enough. Unless it produces good deeds, it is dead and useless.
James 2:17
NLT
Deb, Pelzer, SC
Psalm 119:120 (NIV) “My flesh trembles in fear of You; I stand in awe of Your laws.”
Carol in Florence MA
Look to the Lord and his strength;
seek his face always.
Psalm 105:4 NIV
Kathy, Hendersonville, TN
Who is he that condemns? Christ Jesus who died–more than that, who was raised to life–is at the right hand of God and is also interceding for us. Romans 8:34 NIV
Marcy Amarillo Tx
“Be still, and know that I am God” Psa 46:10 (NIV)
I Peter 1:23-25 (NIV)
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God. For,
“All men are like grass,
and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
the grass withers and the flowers fall,
but the word of the Lord stands forever.”
Margie
Hilton Head Island, SC
Hannah, Chesterland, OH
“Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap.”
Galatians 6:7 (ESV)
Gena, Houston TX – But you should keep a clear mind in every situation. Don’t be afraid of suffering for the Lord. Work at telling others the Good News, and fully carry out the ministry God has given you. – 2 Timothy 4:5
Darcie, Bethel, CT: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23 NIV
Amber, Lincolnton, NC
“Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house. Test me in this, says the Lord Almighty, and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of Heaven and poor out so much blessing that you will not have enough room for it.” – Malachi 3:10, NIV
Laura, Englewood. For the foolishness of God is than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength. 1Corinthians 1:25 (NIV)
Laura from Canton MI
Isaiah 55:12 NKJV
For you shall go out with joy,
And be led out with peace;
The mountains and the hills
Shall break forth into singing before you,
And all the trees of the field shall clap their hands.
Kim, Poplar Bluff, MO. “Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy.” Psalm 126:5 (NIV)
“For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”
Heb. 4:12 NIV
Marci, Amsterdam
Galations 5:22-23
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. (NIV)
Lexington, KY
I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace given me through the working of his power.
Ephesians 2:4 NIV
oops! The verse is Ephesians 3:7 NIV
“Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.”
Phil 2:3 NIV
Deborah, Philadelphia, PA
Psalm 147:5 (NIV)
Great is our Lord and mighty in power; his understanding has no limit.
Carrie, Boston
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through him and for him. (Colossians 1:15-16 ESV)
Amy
Walnut Cove, NC
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
Colossians 3:15 NIV
Michelle, Houston “El temor del Señor conduce a la vida; da un sueño tranquilo y evita los problemas” Proverbios 19:23 NVI
Tammy
Lusby, MD
Deuteronomy 28:5 (NIV)
Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed.
Liz, Logansport: “May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.” Psalm 19:14 (NIV ’11)
Barb ~ Lakeland, FL
For the LORD is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness endures through all generations.
Psalm 100:5 NIV
Kim, Missouri
So my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.
1 Cor. 15:58 (NLT)
Angie, Kansas City, MO: Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you, so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody. 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 NIV
Tammy from Fort Myers, Florida: “We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.” 2 Corinthians 4:7 NLT
Kaiva in Glen Ellyn, IL:
Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets. Matthew 7:12 NLT
Delaney in Allen, TX… I’ve been gone for a few months but I am back.
The Lord says “I will guide you along the best pathway for your life. I will advise you and watch over you.” Psalm 32:8 NIV
Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him; I will protect him for he acknowledges my name.” Psalm 91:14
Erin
Fessenden, ND
But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.
John 16:13 (NIV)
Cheryl, Coffeyville, KS
“Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you–guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.” 2 Timothy 1:14 NIV