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.
Laura in SD – But as for me, it is good to be near God. I have made the Sovereign Lord my refuge; I will tell of all your deeds.
Psalm 73:28 (NIV)
For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7 (NIV)
Betty, Somerset
Ps. 27:14 (NLT)
Wait patiently for the LORD. Be brave and courageous. Yes, wait patiently for the LORD.
Durant, OK
An anxious heart weighs a man down,
but a kind word cheers him up.
Proverbs 12:25NIV
Lissa, Greenville
Since today is our 4th wedding anniversary…
Since they are no longer two, but one, let no one split apart what God has joined together.
Matthew 19:6 (NLT)
“For God is working in you, giving you the desire and power to do what pleases Him”
Phil 2:13
Laurie, Gibsonville, NC
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he had caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead” 1 Peter 1:3 ESV
For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, who gave Himself a ransom for all
1 Timothy 2:3-6t (NKJV)
Denise, Ocean Springs,MS – I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:11 NIV
Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law. Psalm 119:18 NIV
Hannah from Albuquerque, New Mexico
Do nothing from rivalry or conceit
but in humility count others
more significant than yourselves…
Have this mind among yourselves,
which is yours in Christ Jesus…
Philippians 2:3,5 ESV
Jan
Bemus Point, NY
Philippians 2:2-3 (NIV)
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.
And in French:
Philippiens 2:2-3 (Colombe)
Ne faites rien par rivalité ou par vaine gloire, mais dans l’humilité, estimez les autres supérieurs à vous-mêmes. Que chacun de vous, au lieu de considérer ses propres intérêts, considère aussi ceux des autres.
Janell~Frisco~”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 I thank God for this! 🙂
Janell Urban from Clovis, NM “Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days” Psalm 90:14 (NIV)
Cortni Coden,AL “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
Elaine ~ Powder Springs ~ Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12 (NIV)
Vicki in Colleyville, TX:
“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 1984
James 1:27 (NIV)
“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.”
Deirdre Russell
Atlanta, GA
Betsy Roberts, Antwerp, Ohio
Psalm 84: 1 (ESV)
“How lovely is your dwelling place, O Lord of hosts!”
Naomi ~ Ormond Beach, FL
No paguen mal por mal. No respondan con insultos cuando la gente los insulte. Por el contrario, contesten con una bendición. A esto los ha llamado Dios, y él los bendecirá por hacerlo. 1 Pedro 3:9
Don’t repay evil for evil. Don’t retaliate with insults when people insult you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God has called you to do, and he will bless you for it. 1 Peter 3:9
Cheryl in Fairhope – “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 fullness of God.” (Eph 3:17-19) NIV
Gina, San Antonio, Tx
James 1:21 NLT… So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls.
Joni, Princeton WV
However as it is written:
“no eye has seen, no ear has hearts, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him”
But God has revealed it to us by His Sprirt. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. -1Corinthians 2:9-10 NIV
Andrea, Pottstown
1 Corinthians 13:7 NLT
Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
And He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Most gladly therefore, I will rather boast about my weaknesses so that the power of Christ may dwell in me.
2 Corinthians 12:9
New American Standard
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.” 2 Corthians 1:3-4 (NIV)
Kay
Tupelo, MS
Cara, Highlands Ranch, “And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works,” Hebrews 10:24, ESV
Peggy,Tucson. May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. NIV
Lisa, Jacksonville FL:
“But the Lord stood at my side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the Lion’s mouth.”
2 Timothy 4:17
Joyce, Lebanon, TN.
In the beginning the Word already existed.. Life itself was in him and this life gives light to everyone.
John 1:1,4 NLT
Susan,Silverhill,AL: “Rejoice in the Lord always, I will say it again: REJOICE! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The LORD is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God and the peace of God which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:4-7 (NIV)
Cindy Sammetinger, Wapakoneta, Ohio.
“So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”
John 8:36 (NIV)
Miquela, Knoxville
Psalm 130:3 (NIV)
If you, LORD, kept a record of sins, LORD, who could stand?
Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending as one man for the faith of the gospel. Philippians 1:27 NIV
“Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
1 Thess 5:l6-18
Shannon in Louisville, KY
Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn’t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him?
James 2:5 (NLT)
Amy, Snellville, GA
Psalm 1:2 “But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on His law he meditates day and night.” (NIV)
Barb, Medina
Eph 4:31
Get rid of all bitterness, rage, and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.
NIV
Jackie
Cypress, TX
Ihave no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are living according to the truth. (3 John 1:4 NET)
Elaine – Brea, CA
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13, NIV
Cynda
Newnan, GA
He will cover you with His feathers. He will shelter you with His wings. His faithful promises are your armor and protection.
Psalm 91:4 NLT
Susan
Lititz, PA
Let your conversation be always full of grace,
seasoned with salt,
so that you may know how to answer everyone.
Col 4:6 (NIV)
Elisabeth
Modesto, CA
But He said to me, My grace (My favor and loving-kindness and
mercy) is enough for you [sufficient against any danger and enables you to bear the
trouble manfully]; for My strength and
power are made perfect (fulfilled and completed) and show
themselves most effective in [your] weakness. Therefore, I will all the
more gladly glory in my weaknesses and infirmities, that the
strength and power of Christ (the Messiah) may rest (yes, may
pitch a tent over and dwell) upon me! (2 Corinthians 12:9 AMP)
I am new to this blog but want to do the scripture memory team the next time it starts. When is that and where do I find out about it?
Hi Alicia! We do them twice a month on the 1st and 15th. It’s up to you to choose a scripture for each of those times, post them here and then put them somewhere you can remember like a spiral notebook. She typically does them every other year on the blog, but of course, we’d encourage you to do it every year on your own if you desire.
Here is some more information for you:
To qualify for the Celebration next January, Beth asked us to log in to share our verse on the Blog each 1st & 15th, a minimum of 21 out of 24 times throughout the year. You are welcome to go back and post your verses to each week.
There is more helpful information Beth gave us in her Siesta Scripture Memory Team (SSMT) “Instructions” post: http://blog.lproof.org/2010/12/siesta-scripture-memory-instructions.html <http://blog.lproof.org/2010/12/siesta-scripture-memory-instructions.html> . Or, an easy way to see all previous SSMT 2011 posts is by clicking on the link you will find on the right-hand sidebar of the Blog homepage.
I hope that is helpful!
I have to repost my verses from last time!! September has been CRAZY and my brain is mush.
We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials for we know that they help us develop endurance.
And endurance helps develop strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation.
Romans 5:3-4
Crystal, Milford, IA
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life. John 8:12 (TNIV)
Berni, Albuquerque
“Do not copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.” Romans 12:2 NLT
Romans 4:17b He (Abraham) is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed – the God who gives life to the dead and calls things that are not as though they were. NIV84
Vicki Knott, Greenwood, SC
For God is not a God of disorder but of peace. 1 Corinthians 14:33 (NIV)
Hi Vicki!
Hope you are thinking about attending the SSMT Celebration again…Candice and I are planning to attend and would love to visit with you if you’ll be there 🙂
Grace,
LB
Psalm 81;7-8 NIV
A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.
You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked.
Eleanor
Memphis, TN