Hey, beloved Scripture Memory Team!
I so hope you are blessed in the presence of Christ Jesus today. I am all the way in Baltimore, Maryland serving a wonderful group of women at our Living Proof Live. Our dear Lindsee is pinch-hitting for me this time around and she also has some great information for you regarding our upcoming celebration. Her portion will pick up immediately following my 19th verse. I’m choosing my verse this round from the theme Scripture God gave us for our Friday night session here at Living Proof Live in Baltimore. I want to remember it forever. You don’t have to hear the session to see why it is enormously relevant and a powerful Scripture indeed to have hidden in your heart. You’re welcome to share it with me if you don’t have a selection ready.
Beth, Houston. “I continually look to the Lord for help, for He will free my feet from the enemy’s net.” Psalm 25:15 The NET Bible
I love you guys so dearly! OK, Lindsee, take it from here!
Girls, registration for the SSMT is flourishing and we already have over 1000 ladies registered. Praise God! Don’t stress if you’re not already registered, we have plenty of room. Registration will officially close two weeks before the event, so know that you have plenty of time. We are so excited and can’t wait to celebrate with you! When we say you are highly treasured around here, we mean it.
With that said, we have had a lot of unique questions come in that are not covered in the FAQ page so we wanted to put them here and then we’ll put them on that page as well. We hope this is helpful to you as you plan your trip to Houston in January. We don’t want anyone to feel left out or lost.
Are my children welcome to attend the celebration?
While we all know how much our Siesta Mama loves little ones (grin), and understands that some of them might be memorizing scripture with us, her teaching is specifically geared toward women 18 and older. Please use caution in bringing little ones. As a reward, we encourage you to do a special party for your children if they have been memorizing with you. Make it a special time to celebrate their hard work.
Is there anything LPM can do to help Siestas in the same region connect prior to the January meeting?
We are blessed to hear you are coming to SSMT in 2012! As much as we would love to publish a regional list of those attending, we are unable to do this due to the confidentiality of each individual’s information. This is for your protection, ladies. Thanks so much for understanding. If you would like to put your Facebook page (not your email or phone number) in the comments section, we will post it, as we know you have more control over the privacy of that. We should all be very careful about what we post on the World Wide Web for all to see!
Can we do t-shirts, pink feather boas, etc to help connect with other Siestas in the airports and restaurants?
First of all, y’all are AMAZINGLY creative and fun! We love that and are so blessed by your anticipation for this special weekend. In light of these fun ideas, we have a special photo op planned on Friday evening. This will be your special keepsake from LPM for the weekend. If you want to make your own fun memory (ie. t-shirts, bracelets, boas, etc) by all means have a blast with it! We’ll look forward to seeing you in 2012!
I want to attend the SSMT Celebration, but I’m nervous about coming solo. What should I do?
Please come! We promise you will be blessed! Many women came solo in 2010 and left with new friendships and blessings in abundance. During the celebration, we will have you pair off with another Siesta sitting around you and say your verses. It will be a very rich time of celebration indeed. Don’t let coming alone keep you from coming. You will not be the only “one” coming!
Since today is the first of October, we are only three months away from the celebration. Can you believe that? We are so looking forward to January and know you are too!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Phyllis,Irvine: “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.” Hebrews 10:23 (NIV)
Deanna, Frisco – Hebrews 4:16 (NIV)
Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
Vickie
Russellville
NIV
John 13:34-35
A new command I give you: love one another. As I have loved you, you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples if you love one another.
Peggy from Crowley Lake, CA
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Romans 12:12
Anita, Purcellville, VA
“My eyes are ever on the LORD,
for only he will release my feet from the snare.”
Psalm 25:15 NIV
(Beth, Great to see you in Baltimore! What happened to our Siesta photo? Thank you for the Word! Have a great weekend!)
Carol, Florence, MA.
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess,
for he who promised is faithful.
Hebrews 10:23 NIV
Deborah, Mobile: “For there is nothing hidden which will not be revealed, nor has anything been kept secret but that it should come to light.” Mark 4:22 NKJV
Cindy, Gold Canyon, AZ “His divine power has given us everything we need for life and godliness through our knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and goodness.” 2 Peter 1:3
Sharon Meekins
Richmond, VA
“I continually look to the Lord for help, for He will free my feet from the enemy’s net.” Psalm 25:15 The NET Bible
Lora, Florissant, CO: “For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” Luke 14:11, ESV.
“Dear friends, do not be astonished that a trial by fire is occurring among you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice in the degree that you have shared in the sufferings of Christ, so that when His glory is revealed, you may also rejoice and be glad…So then let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls to a faithful Creator as they do good.” 1 Pet.4:12-13, 19 {net}
Martha, Asheville NC
Shelly, Lakeville, “When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly.” 1 Peter 2:23, NIV
Kristen, Houston TX
“For you created my inmost being, you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.” Psalm 139:13-14 NIV
Melissa, Vicksburg, MS: “There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you- who are you to judge your neighbor?” James 4:12 NIV
Sandy, Deming NM
Then entirety of Your word is truth, and every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever. Ps. 119:160 NKJV
From Temecula, CA
“But blessed is the one who trusts in the LORD,
whose confidence is in him.
They will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream.
It does not fear when heat comes;
its leaves are always green.
It has no worries in a year of drought
and never fails to bear fruit.”
– Jeremiah 17:7-8 (NIV)
Juliana
Livermore, CA
Psalm 36:8 NIV
They feast on the abundance of your house;
You give them drink from your river of delights.
Susan, Canton, Mi
“Find rest, O my soul, in God alone: my hope comes from Him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will not be shaken.” Ps 62:5-6 NIV
Karla~Sedro-Woolley,WA~Joshua 23:11~HCSB~
“So be very diligent to love the Lord your God for you own well-being”.
Linda, Johnstown, PA
Psalm 121:1-2 HCSB
I raise my eyes toward the mountains.
Where will my help come from?
My help comes from the LORD,
the Maker of heaven and earth.
Shannon, Arroyo Grande:
Jeremiah 31:25 NIV
I will refresh the weary and satisfy the faint.
“With all this going for us, my dear, dear friends, stand your ground. And don’t hold back. Throw yourselves into the work of the Master, confident that nothing you do for him is a waste of time or effort.” 1 Cor. 15:58 (MSG)
“Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.”
Proverbs 4:23 NLT
Gracious words are like honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body. Proverbs 16:24ESV
“Now godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.”. 1 Timothy 6:6,7 NKJV
“O’Lord, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strenth every morning, our salvation in time of distress.” Isaiah 33:2 (NIV)
“And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:19 (NIV 1984)
“I continually look to the Lord for help, for He will free my feet from the enemy’s net.” Psalm 25:15 The NET Bible
Durant, OK
Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God, the Father for everything in the name of our Lord, Jesus Christ.
Ephesians 5:19-20NIV
Valerie
Sparks, Nevada
When doubts filled my mind, your comfort gave me renewed hope and cheer. Psalm 94:19 NLT
Karen – Cookeville,TN. Psalm 25:15 The Net Bible
I continually look to the Lord for help,
for He will free my feet from the enemy’s net.
Carla in Lock Haven, PA – “”Truly I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will not enter it at all.” Mark 10:15 NASB
He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them His way.
Psalm 25:9 NIV
Becky, Groesbeck, Tx: “I continually look to the Lord for help, for He will free my feet from the enemy’s net.” Psalm 25:15 NET
LIsa, Jacksonville FL
1 Peter 2:16 ESV
“Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God.”
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the age.
Matthew 28:19-20
Lamentations 3:22-26 New Living Translation
The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is His faithfulness; His mercies begin afresh each morning. I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in Him!” The Lord is good to those who depend on Him. So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord.
Ann from Indiana
Pamela, Missouri
Memory/Meditation verse: If we live, it’s to honor the Lord. And if we die, it’s to honor the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. ~ Romans 14:8 (NLT)
Jennifer, Greensburg, La
Psalm 148:1 NIV
Praise the LORD.
Praise the LORD from the heavens;
praise him in the heights above.
Emily, Greensburg, La
“But Jesus said, ‘Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven.’”
Matthew 19:14 NKJV
Kim, Atlanta
“ And I set my face unto the Lord God, to seek by prayer and supplication, with fasting…”
– Daniel 9:3
Heather, Greensburg, La
Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. 1 Timothy 1:17 (NIV)
Maplewood, MN
Colossians 4:6 NIV
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
My eyes are ever on the Lord, for only he will release my feet from the snare.
Psalm 25:15 NIV
Heather, Richland, W
“Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”
Col. 3:12-13 NIV
Ginny, Georgia
“So thou, O son of man, I have set thee a watchman unto the house of Israel; therefore thou shalt hear the word at my mouth, and warn them from me. Ezekiel 33:7 (KJV)
Warn-(Zahar) – to admonish, warn, teach, shine, send out light, be light, be shining.
Kelli, Anaheim
I continually look to the Lord for help,
for he will free my feet from the enemy’s net. (Psalm 25:15 NET)
1 Corinthians 6:12
“Everything is permissible for me”–
But not everything is beneficial.
“Everything is permissible for me”–
But I will not be mastered by anything. (NIV)
Shelly
Amarillo, Texas
Waylene Loma Linda: Looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:2, KJV
Julie, Sheffield, UK
Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.
Psalm 86:11, NKJV
Therefore, I urge you brothers, in view of God’s mercy to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy, and pleasing to God–this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is–His good, pleasing, and perfect will. Romans 12:1-2 NIV
Marsha, Lexington Park MD
But those who seek my life, to destroy it,
Will go into the depths of the earth.
Psalm 63:9 NAS
Baltimore was great!!!
Betty, Wendell, NC
Psalm 27:4
One thing I ask of the Lord,
this is what I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD
all the days of my life,
to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD
and to seek him in his temple.
Psalm 27:4 NIV
Amanda, Pine Bluff, AR. For when we place our faith in Christ Jesus, there is no benefit in being circumcised or being uncircumcised. What is important is faith expressing itself in love. (Galatians 5:6 NLT)
“I continually look to the Lord for help, for He will free my feet from the enemy’s net.” Psalm 25:15 The NET Bible
Tracy
Fort Mill, SC
Kaiva in Glen Ellyn, IL:
Don’t let evil conquer you, but conquer evil by doing good. Romans 12:21 NLT
Heather, Shiloh, NC
“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 NIV