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.
Susan B., Chapin, SC
Mark 4:26-27 ESV
And he said, “The kingdom of God is as if a man should scatter seed on the ground. He sleeps and rises night and day, and the seed sprouts and grows; he knows not how.”
Jo Ann Lincoln, NE
God is able to do far more than we could ever ask for or imagine. He does everything by his power that is working in us. Ephesians 3:20 NIrV
Jaye
Southlake, TX
O Israel, put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.
Psalm 130?7 (NIV)
Lindsay ~ Bangor, Maine
“Wait for the Lord, be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.”
~Psalm 27:14 (NIV)
Allison, Ruston
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things. Philippians 4:8
Julie from Abilene
Hebrews 12:11 NIV
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness an dpeace for those who have been trained by it.
Patty…Vicksburg, MS
“The Lord will fulfill His purpose for me; Your love, O Lord, endures forever-do not forsake the works of Your Hands”. Psalm 138:8 NIV
Ashley G., Orlando, FL
4 days late I know! Worked all weekend, so here goes…
“For I delight in loyalty rather than sacrifice, and in the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.” Hosea 6:6 NASB
“For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous!”
ROMANS 5:19 (NIV)
Nakeisha
Houston, TX
Teresa, Semmes, AL Psalm 55:22 TLB
Give your burdens to the Lord. He will carry them. He will not permit the godly to slip or fall.
Hi Beth,
I met you at the National Day of Prayer in Lancaster PA in May of 2009. I am a missionary in Burkina Faso and have hosted your Bible Studies in my home since 2005. You have been mentoring me and blessing my life and I appreciate you so much, dear sister. I received a lovely ecouraging note from you at that time.
The Bible study is bursting at the seams this Fall. And women from more than 15 countries are meeting in 4 homes in Burkina. We put the English sub-titles up for all who do not speak English as a first language. This fall we are studying Daniel.
I have a photo of our group last spring that I would love to send to you. Where can I send it? I also have a painting of you that one of our women painted that she has asked me to send to you. She said to tell you that as she was painting it God told her to tell you that this is how He sees you. She is a new believer and I wanted to pass it on to you also to encourage her, if it is possible.
I pray often for you, my dear sister. Thank you for being faithful everyday to Jesus. I know he is so pleased with you and because of your faithfulness my life is different too. Although you do not really know me, you have been such a blessing to me. I enjoy your blog as well.
Much love to you my dear friend, Beth.
Amy Nehlsen
Patti Rae, Saskatchewan, Canada,
“Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.” 1 Peter 5:8 NIV
Carla, Houston, Tx.
Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness out of reverence for God.
2 Cor. 7:1 (NIV)
” Also the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD,
To minister to Him, and to love the name of the LORD,
To be His servants, every one who keeps from profaning the sabbath
And holds fast My covenant;
Even those I will bring to My holy mountain
And make them joyful in My house of prayer.”
Isaiah 56:6-7
Sharla, GranburyTX. And my God will meet ALL your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus, Phil 4:19 NIV84
Tiffany, Chesterfield:
There is no one holy like the Lord,
Indeed, there is no one besides You,
Nor is there any rock like our God. 1 Samuel 2:2, NASB
Allison, Kalamazoo, MI
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you.” Psalm 32:8, NIV
Nicole, Trinity, FL: “I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the Lord.” Psalm 40:1-3 NIV
* Sorry I’m so late!! 🙁
Jennifer, Portsmouth, VA: “He mocks proud mockers but shows favor to the humble and oppressed.”
-Proverbs 3:34 NIV
“Listen to me, O royal daughter, take to heart what I say. Forget your people and your family far away, For your royal husband, the king, delights in and is enthralled with your beauty”
Psalm 45:10
mixture of NIV and NLT 🙂
Kim H
McKinney, TX
1 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children; 2 and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.
Ephesians 5:1-2 NASB
Sandi
Duluth, MN
Isaiah 30:21
“Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, “This is the way; walk in it.”
Galatians 5:22-23a NLT But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control…
Hannah, La Grange TX “But just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts.” 1 Thessalonians 2:4 ESV
“Or do go think lightly of the riches of His kindness and tolerance and patience, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?” ~Romans 2:4 NASB
Praying this meditation of my heart will transform my parenting in the coming weeks, to make me more like our kind Father!
Bambi – Houston, TX
Watch what God does, and then you do it, like children who learn proper behavior from their parents. Mostly what God does is love you. Keep company with him and learn a life of love. Observe how Christ loved us. His love was not cautious but extravagant. He didn’t love in order to get something from us but to give everything of himself to us. Love like that. Ephesians 5:1-2 The Message
Hate I’m SO late getting this up! Baby was born in the family! A very blessed weekend!!!
Larissa Simpson, Benbrook,Tx
“I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.” 3John 1:4 (NIV)
I am new to the blog and a new member of the Siestas. I read the rules for the scripture memory. Is it too late for me to participate in this event? Thanks, Linda Bueltel
Katie Enlow, Paducah, KY – 2 Timothy 2:16 NCV
Stay away from foolish, useless talk, because that will lead people further away from God.
Though the cherry trees don”t blossom and the strrawberries don’t rippen. Though the apples are worm-eaten and the wheat fields stunted. Though the sheep pens are sleepless and the cattle barns empty, I’m singing joyful praise to God…Habakkuk 3:17-18a Msg
But I am trusting you, O Lord, saying, You are my God. Psalm 31:14
Tomi, Des Moines, IA
“For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”
Mark 10:45 NKJV
Sorry so late!!
Amy from Marion, VA
“They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because he is the Lord of lords and King of kings – and with him will be his called, chosen and faithful followers.” Revelation 17:14 NIV
Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord, the Lord, is the Rock eternal. Isaiah 26:4 NIV
Anne, Simpsonville, SC
Do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. Romans 12:2 HCSB
Andrea, Houston
Isaiah 26:3 NIV
You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in You.
Luanne, from Magnolia, Texas: “Look to the LORD and His strength; seek His face always.” -Psalm 105:4 (NIV)
2 Chronicles 20:15 NIV
15 … This is what the LORD says to you: ‘Do not be afraid or discouraged because of this vast army. For the battle is not yours, but God’s.
Kim Eshelman from Lewisburg, PA
Psalm 19:14 NLT
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O LORD, my rock and redeemer.
April, Vermilion
“and provide for those who grieve in Zion— to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy
instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.”
Isaiah 61:3 (NIV)
Katherine The Colony, TX
“But just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts.”
1 Thes. 2:4 ESV
Julie-Ozone, AR
“But the Lord is in His holy temple. Let ALL the earth be silent before Him.” – Habakkuk 2:20 (NASB)
Blessed is the one who trust in the Lord Jeremiah 17:7
Colleen, Trenton, IL.
My child, listen and be wise: Keep your heart on the right course. Proverbs 23:19, NLT
Di, Cowpens, SC
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness in his wonderful light.”
I Peter 2:9
Is it the 19th already? 🙂
Karie-Phoenix
Turn away from evil and do good.
Search for peace, and work to maintain it.
Psalm 34:14 NLT
Revelation 7:17 NIV
For the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd; ‘he will lead them to springs of living water.’ ‘And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’
Yolanda
Ulysses, Kansas
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!” 2 Cor 5:17 NIV
Jennifer, Frederick, CO
Psalms 94:18-19 TNIV
When I said, ‘My foot is slipping,’ your unfailing love, LORD, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.
Arlette, Cheney, WA
The purpose of my instruction is that all believers would be filled with love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and genuine faith.
I Timothy 1:5, NLT