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.
Ann, San Antonio, TX – Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” Heb. 13:5 (ESV)
Lamentations 3:24 -26 NIV
I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion, therefore I will wait for HIm.” The Lord is good to those whose hope is in Him, to the one who seeks Him. It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the Lord.
Tammy
Ingleside,TX
Rachelle, Gardner, KS–“Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall;” Isaiah 40:30, NIV
Angela; Covington, GA
“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the body is weak.” Matthew 26:41 NIV
Tisha
Pilot Mtn, NC
“She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.” Proverbs 31:25 (NIV)
Nobody should seek his own good, but the good of others.
-1 Corinthians 10:24 (NIV84)
Carisa, Hillsboro, KS:
Ezekiel 16:49 NIV
“‘Now this was the sin of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed and unconcerned; they did not help the poor and needy.
Kristin; Dunmor Kentucky
1 John 3:18
New International Version (NIV)
18 Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
Kelsi, Pewaukee, WI:
“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.”
Colossians 3:23-24, ESV
Jenifer B.
Frisco, TX
“As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in Him.”
2 Sam. 22:31
Sue in Grand Rapids, MI
I pray also 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 the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.
Ephesians 1:18-19 NIV
Jamye, Greenbrier, AR
It is a trustworthy statement: For if we died with Him we will also live with Him; If we endure we will also reign with Him; If we deny Him; He will also deny us; If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
2 Timothy 2:1-13 NASB
And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. Acts 2:21
Cherry, Conway, AR
Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O LORD. You hem me in behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.
Psalm 139:4-6 NIV
Shelli, Fort Worth: “Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. John 12:7 NIV
Vickie in Louisville: for everyone who call on the name of the Lord will be saved. Romans 10:13 NIV
robin, scottsdale, az
luke 24:45
“Lord, open my mind that I might have understanding.”
Linda, Longview: “Reckless words pierce like a sword,
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.”
Proverbs 12:18 NIV
Michele, Pearland, TX “Not that we are adequate in ourselves to consider anything as coming from ourselves, but our adequacy is from God. . .” II Cor 3:5
Kathy at Dayton, Nevada
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Romans 12:21 [NIV]
Julie dk in Casper, WY
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him and he will make your plans straight.
Proverbs 3: 5-6 NIV
Jennifer, Avon Park, FL
The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.
Exodus 14:14 NIV
Katie, Roswell, GA: “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.” Romans 12:12 NIV.
Tammy/Siloam NC–Be joyful always. 1 Thessalonians 5:16 (NIV)
Gretchen, Gahanna, Ohio (via Aruba!!!!)– Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. James 1:17
Amberley, Pasco, WA
“In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed.”
~Exodus 15:13 NIV
Christina
Louisville, KY
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28 NIV
Pauline, Kearney, Ne
Come let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us, He has injured us but he will bind up our wounds.
Hosea 6 :1 NIV
DeeDee, Houston,Tx
The LORD had said to Abram, “Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you.”
Genesis 12:1. NIV
Richelle
Kingston, TN
Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips. Psalm 141:3 (NIV)
Susan – Maynard, MA
Psalm 37:7(HCSB)
Be silent before the LORD and wait expectantly for Him; do not be agitated by one who prospers in his way, by the man who carries out evil plans.
Beth, Dyersburg, TN
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
Anita, Purcellville, VA
“Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul. Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.”
1 Peter 2:11-12 NIV
Jennifer – Prairie Grove, AR
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Matthew 5:9, NIV
Celeste, Land O Lakes, FL, 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. 1Peter 2:20 The NET Bible
Tammy, Howells, NE
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Philippians 4:6 (NIV)
Susan, Dalton,GA:
“And his name will be the hope
of all the world.” (Matthew 12:21 NLT)
Cindy, Clarksville,TN: My soul, wait silently for God alone, For my expectation is from Him. Psalm 62:5 NKJ
Melissa, Walla Walla WA
Psalm 65:8 “The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; where morning dawns, where evening fades, you call forth songs of joy.” (NIV)
For I am the Lord your God, who takes hold of your right and and says to you, Do not fear: I will help you. Isaiah 41:13 NIV
Heather from Florence, SC: “Dp not tremble; do not be afraid. Did I not proclaim my purposes for you long ago? You are my witnesses-is there any other God? No! There is no other Rock-not one!” Isaiah 44:8 (NLT)
Psalm 27:14 amplified
Wait and hope for and expect the Lord; be brave and of good courage and let your heart be stout and enduring. Yes, wait for and hope for and expect the Lord
Inez Barnes
Hamburg AR
Kristi from Gardner, KS
Ephesians 3:12 (NLT)
Because of Christ and our faith in Him, we can now come boldly and confidently into God’s presence.
Miranda, Fort Payne, AL
‘You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone.’ James 2:24 (NIV)
Heather- Lansing, MI “The righteous person faces many troubles,but the Lord comes to the rescue each time. For the Lord protects the bones of the righteous; not one of them is broken! Calamity will surely overtake the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be punished. But the Lord will redeem those who serve him. No one who takes refuge in him will be condemned.” Psalm 34: 18-22
“Though you have not seen Him, you love HIm; and even though you do no see Him now, you believe in Him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.” 1 Peter 1:8,9 NIV
“You will make known to me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.”
Psalm 16:11 (NAS)
Kate, Grapeland, Texas (NAS)
Donna, Lufkin, Texas (NIV)
Elaine, College Station, Texas (ESV)
Laura, College Station, Texas (NIV)
Whitney; Hamptonville, NC “Bear one another’s burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 NASB
Ann, Gainesville (FL)
I am working my way through Psalm 51. This week is verses 3-4 (NIV).
3 For I know my transgressions,
and my sin is always before me.
4 Against you, you only, have I sinned
and done what is evil in your sight,
so that you are proved right when you speak
and justified when you judge.
Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you. 2THESSALONIANS 3:16 NIV
~Allison Moldenhauer, Huntsville, TX