Three more to go!
Three more to go!
Three more to go!
(Hear that all cheerleader like)
Ladies, the finish line is in sight! Let’s run the rest of this race marked out for us. What a privilege this has been, you guys.
I think I told you guys recently that I’d gotten a new Bible. I absolutely love it. I always choose one Book of the Bible to read through carefully when I get a new one and this time I chose the Book of Acts. I’ve been so incredibly inspired by it. The verse I’m memorizing this time is for the sake of prayer. (Do you guys often use your memory verses in prayer, turning them into intercession? It really stirs up my faith and my strength.) I’m praying that what happened when Peter was in the midle of bringing the Scriptures to attentive listeners will happen in our environments, too. I’m praying this for my pastor and those who hear the Scriptures through him. I’m praying it for myself and for those I’m privileged to serve. I now pray it for you and those you teach and encourage with the Word of God.
Beth, Houston. “While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the Word.” Acts 10:44 ESV
Lord, let it be! Drench Your listeners with Your Spirit! While we are right in the middle of sharing the Scriptures, fall on every single person who hears. I want this so much. I want a fresh anointing, don’t you? I think our God is willing to give it. Let’s ask Him boldly! All we have to do is make absolutely certain that He gets every ounce of credit. Oh, what He’d be willing to do if we jealously guarded His glory and humbled ourselves as slaves of God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Ok, Girls. How about yours?
I love you so much.
I Timothy 2:5 (NIV)
“For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Jesus Christ.”
Erin, Lolo, MT “When I am afraid I will trust in you.” Psalm 56:3
Carole, Imperial, CA: “But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.” Joshua 24:15 NIV
Pauline, Kearney, NE
Show me Your ways, O Lord
Teach me Your paths.
Psalm 25:4 NKJV
Gay Beck, Plain City, OH
Psalm 86:15 (NIV)
But you, O Lord, are a compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger, abounding in love and faithfulness.
Rachel, Frankfort, IL
“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
Exodus 14:14 NIV
Sheri, Bolivar, MO
“For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; and to godliness, brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness, love.” 2 Peter 1:5-7 NIV
I’m gonna make it!!! And then I am gonna start on JAMES!
Deborah, Waco, Tx
“When anxiety was great within me, Your consolation brought joy to my soul” psalm 94:19 NIV
Miranda, Fort Payne, AL
‘Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.’ Rom 8:1 (NIV)
Brittney, Olympia
“You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in You.” Isaiah 26:3 (NIV84)
Amanda W. Kelowna, BC, Canada:
“It is for freedom that Christ set us free. Stand firm, then,and do not let yourselves be burdened again by the yoke of slavery” Galatians 5:1 NIV
And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. James 3:18, ESV
Kimberly, Amarillo TX
“Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Romans 5:1 ESV
Vicki
Murfreesboro, TN
Isaiah 41:10 (NIV)
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Kari Schmitt, Camarillo, California: See to it that no one fails to obtain the Grace of God; that no “root of bitterness” springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled. -Hebrews 12:15
Carol, Belleville, ON “Therefore my dear [sister], stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vain.” 1Cor. 15:58
Angela Mansfield TX
“It pays to take life seriously, things work out when you trust in God.” Proverbs 16:20 (msg)
The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever. Isaiah 40:8 (NIV)
Vanessa, Rio Rancho
Blessed is he whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered Psalm 32:1 NIV
Emily, Abu Dhabi
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
Hebrews 13:16, ESV
Ouida in Trenton,Tx
Blessed are those whose strength is in You,
Who have set their hearts on pilgrimage.
Psalm 84:5 (NIV)
Vickie in Louisville: Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 NIV
Amberley – Pasco, WA
“Trust me in your times of trouble and I will rescue you and you will give me glory.”
Psalm 50:15 NLT
Kelli, Anaheim
When you’re kind to others, you help yourself; when you’re cruel to others, you hurt yourself. (Proverbs 11:17 MSG)
Nelly, Hickory, NC.
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous hand.” Isaiah 41:10 NIV
Donna…Franklin, TN
Never stop praying. 1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NLT)
Marion, Royse City, TX
Proverbs 23:4 (NIV)
Do not wear yourself out to get rich;
do not trust your own cleverness.
Tasha, HIckory, NC
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous hand.” Isaiah 41:10 NIV
Patti, Clemmons, NC
“I have treasured Your word in my heart so that I may not sin against You.” Psalm 119:11 HCSB
Psalm 56:3 “When I am afraid, I will put my trust in you.”.
Heb. 4:14 ¶ Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has gone through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to the faith we profess. (NIV)
Jennifer, San Antonio:
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. James 1:22 NIV
Sue, Texarkana, “Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.” Hebrews 10:23 NIV
Sharon, Riverside, 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
Leslie,Tulsa,OK, What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me – practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you. Phillipians 4:9 ESV
Erin, Albertville, AL
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.” James 1:2-3 (NIV)
Amy 7634, SF Bay Area, CA:
“For God chose to save us through our Lord Jesus Christ, not to pour out his anger on us.”
1 Thessalonians 5:9 (NLT)
Diane – Chesapeake, VA.
“For your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom.
You rule throughout all generations.
The LORD always keeps his promises;
he is gracious in all he does.”
Psalm 145:13 NLT
April, Lake Charles, LA
Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being praise His holy name. Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits. ~ Psalm 103:1-2
Lacey, Leonard TX. “Therefore, put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.” Ephesians 6.13 NIV
This is what I pray for day in and day out; thank you for agreeing in the name of Jesus!xo
Kathleen, Ashland.
“But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it—the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins.”
Romans 3:21-25 ESV
Darl, Bakersfield, CA “And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:7 NIV
Nita, Corinth
In the multitude of my anxieties within me, Your comforts delight my soul.
Psalm 94:19 NKJV
Pam, Tyler, TX: “For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.” Col. 3:3, ESV
Janet,Longmont,CO
“For you will go out with joy, And be led forth with peace; The mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you, And all the trees of the field will clap their hands.” Isaiah 55:12 NAS
Natalie Christopher, Olympia, WA
Therefore, my dear brothers, 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.
I Corinthians 15:58 NIV
Nicole T., Blue Springs, MO
Isaiah 61:10 I delight greatly in the LORD;
my soul rejoices in my God.
For he has clothed me with garments of salvation
and arrayed me in a robe of his righteousness,
as a bridegroom adorns his head like a priest,
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
Kelly, Houston
The Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one. 2 Thessalonians 3:3 NIV
Marilyn — Seattle
John 15:5
“I am the vine and you are the branches. If you remin in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.” (NIV)