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.
DLynn; Amarillo
Going with yours, Beth.
1 Peter 2:20 NET
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.
Savanna, Atlanta, GA
My child, be attentive to my words; incline your ear to my sayings. Do not let them escape from your sight; keep them within your heart, for they are life to those who find them, and healing to all their flesh.
Proverbs 4:20-22 New Revised Standard Version.
Mary said: ” My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my savior.” Luke 1.46-47 NASB
Pam in San Diego, I Peter 1:22 NIV; “Now that you have purified yourself by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart.”
Sarah, Montrose, CO:
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. Romans 15:13
Mary Kay
Fulshear, Texas
“If possible, so far as it depends on you, be at peace with all men.”
Romans 12:18
NASB
Joelle, Abilene, TX
But you, O LORD, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.
Psalm 3:3 (ESV)
Melissa, St. Mary’s County, MD For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God. 1 Peter 2:20 KJV
Anne, Minneapolis;
“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
Stacie Livonia, MI Isaiah 46:9 NIV
“Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me.”
Yvonne
Fresno
As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools. Psalm 84:6 NIV
Marilyn, Peterborough ON Canada
Luke 8:48 NIV
Then he said to her, “Daughter, your faith has healed you. Go in peace.”
Karla – Cedarburg, WI
When words are many, sin is not absent,
but he who holds his tongue is wise.
Proverbs 10:19 NIV
Cara, Valley Head, AL my flesh and my heart may fail but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26 NASB
Linda, Lincoln NE ;”Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says” James 1:22 NIV
Judy, Cottageville, WV Col.1:9b KJV “To desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding.
Julie Sheffield, UK
Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
Hebrews 4:16, NKJV
Patti, Tampa. 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
PS I don’t have the time, the space, or even the words to explain how this resonates with me, so thank you Beth for this verse.
Sonjia, Raleigh, MS: “For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.” Phillipians 2:13 NLT
Chris, Seattle, WA
Isaiah 50:4 NIV
The Sovereign Lord has given me an instructed tongue,
to know the word that sustains the weary.
He wakens me morning by morning,
wakens my ear to listen like one being taught.
Carol, Gig Harbor, WA
“My soul waits for the Lord, my soul waits, and in His Word I put my hope.” Psalm 130:5 NIV
Andrea Hart in Orlando, FL Romans 8:6 “The mind of a sinful man is death, but the mind controlled by the Spirit is life and peace.” NIV
” But you are a shield around me, O LORD; you bestow glory on me and lift up my head.” Psalm 3:3 NIV
Hayley – Seymour, TX
“Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also and he praises her.”
Proverbs 31:28
Kelly. Springfield, MO. “Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.” Deut. 31:6 (ESV)
Bridget in Phoenix – Ephesians 5:33 ESV
33 However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.
Kaycee, Cabot: “For every one of God’s promises is “Yes” in Him.” 2 Cor 1:20 Holman CSB
Marilyn…in Mississippi
Sacramento,CA
Cast your cares on the Lord
and he will sustain you;
he will never let the
righteous fall.
Psalm 55:22 NIV
Jill Z., Gulfport, MS – “You are the salt of the earth. But what good is salt if it has lost its flavor? Can you make it salty again? It will be thrown out and trampled underfoot as worthless.” Matthew 5:13 NLT
Megan, Prattville,Al: The name of the LORD is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.” Proverbs 18:10 (NIV)
Beverly, Pearland, TX
Job 19:25-26 TNIV
“I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end He will stand on the earth and after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God.”
Valerie, Ontario, OH
“Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”
Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV)
My heart has heard you say, “Come and talk with
me.” And my heart responds, “LORD, I am coming.”
Psalm 27:8 NLT
Marilyn…in Mississippi
Psalm 37:39 KJV
But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD; he is their strength in the time of trouble.
Cindy, Alton NH Who when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: I Peter 2:23
Becky, Temecula, CA
Psalm 18:32 NIV
“It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect.”
Psalm 119:35-36, NLT
Make me walk along the path of your commands,
For that is where my happiness is found.
Give me an eagerness for Your laws
rather than a love of money!
“Teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” Psalm 90:12
Jeanie from Martin, SD
In God I will put my trust; I will not be afraid..
Psalm 56:11a KJV
Sara Springfield Mo
Romans 8:15 NIV
For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by him we cry “Abba, Father.”
Heather – Richland, WA
‘If you can?’ said Jesus. ‘Everything is possible for him who believes’. Mark 9:23 NIV
Romans 12:9-12
New Living Translation (NLT)
9 Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good. 10 Love each other with genuine affection,[a] and take delight in honoring each other. 11 Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically.[b] 12 Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.
Lisa, Marion IN
Jesus Answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.'”
Matthew 4:4 (NIV)
Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your souls. Matt.11:28-29 NIV
(Picked with my sweet friend, Deb, in mind. She found out this morning that while she’ll still need to have radiation, she will NOT need to go through chemo!)
Amy, Custer, SD:
“Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
1 Peter 4:8 NIV
Kat, Latham, NY
“Therefore be clear minded and self-controlled so that you can pray.”
1 Peter 4:7b NIV
1 Cor, 15:56-58 (NIV)
56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 57 But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 58 Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
-Katie, IA
Charlotte, Seymour, TX “Her children rise up and call her blessed, her husband also, and he praises her.” Proverbs 31:28 (ESV)
Lauren, Boston, MA “You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV)