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.
Allison Mitchell, Hanover, WV
“James, a servant of God, and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes scattered among the nations. Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance. Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.” James 1:1-4 (NIV).
Proverbs 31: 8 – 9 NLT
“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves;
ensure justice for those being crushed.
Yes, speak up for the poor and helpless,
and see they get justice.”
Debbie from Westerville, OH
Phillipians 2:14-15 NIV
Do everyting without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe.
Heather – Richland, WA
Luke 12:35-36
35 “Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning, 36 like servants waiting for their master to return from a wedding banquet, so that when he comes and knocks they can immediately open the door for him.” (NIV)
Sue, Newnan, GA
“While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the Word.” Acts 10:44 ESV
Lisa, Olympia, WA
“The Lord protects you; the Lord is a shelter right by your side.” Psalm 121:5 (HCSB)
Katie, Houston. “For the scripture says, ‘Whoever believes in Him will not be disappointed.'” Romans 10:11 NASB
Psalm 25:18 NIV
Look on my afflication and my distress and take away all my sins.
Mary
Houston
Isaiah 40:11 (NIV1984)
“He tends His flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in His Arms and carries them close to His Heart; He gently leads those that have young”
Joy – Georgetown,TX “For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful. They were submissive to their own husbands,” I Peter 3:5 NIV
“if you are kind only to your friends how are you different than anyone else. Even pagans do that” Matthew 6:47 NLT
Linde Dallas
Laurel Tatum- Lubbock Texas
Mark 8:36
What good would it do to get everything you want and lose you, the real you? What could you ever trade your soul for?
Jessica, Toronto
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. Isaiah 43:18 (NIV)
Melanie, Decatur, AL
Psalm 107:9,ESV
For he satisfies the longing soul,
and the hungry soul he fills with good things.
Mandy, Idabel, Who am I, Sovereign LORD, and what is my family, that you have brought me this far? 2 Sam 7:18 NIV
Nicole
Keller
Psalm 16:11
You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy, at Your right hand there are pleasures forevermore. AMP
Cindy in Raleigh NC
Psalm 125:1
“Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion. It cannot be shaken; it remains forever.”
Suzy, Wheelersburg, OH “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.” Isaiah 43:2
“God is spirit, and His worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth.” John 4:24 NIV.
Steph from Ontario, Canada:
And since we have been made right in God’s sight by the blood of Christ, he will certainly save us from God’s condemnation.
Romans 5:9
New Living Translation
Linda, Bartelso, IL, A man’s heart plans his way, but the LORD determines his steps. Proverbs 16:9 (HCSB)
Not that I have now attained (this ideal) or have already been made perfect, but I press on to lay hold of (grasp) and make my own that for which Christ Jesus (the Messiah) has laid hold of me and made me His own. Phil 3:12 AMP
When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
For I am the LORD, your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
Isaiah 43:2-3a NIV
Tabitha, Stanford, CA:
“Open my eyes that I may see
wonderful things in your law….
I run in the path of your commands,
for you have set my heart free.”
Psalm 119:18, 32 NIV
Tisha
Pilot Mtn, NC
“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” Colossians 3:17 (NIV)
Pam, NC
Isaiah 43:18-19 NKJV
Do not remember the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I will do a new thing. Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.
Kim B. – Orlando, Fl
“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
Linda, Johnstown, PA.
Lamentations 3:55,57,58 (NIV)
55 I called on your name, LORD,
from the depths of the pit.
57 You came near when I called you,
and you said, “Do not fear.”
58 You, Lord, took up my case;
you redeemed my life.
Kay, Houston, TX
Luke 11:11 NIV
“See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.”
Kaitlyn from Gainesville, FL
“This is know, that God is for me.”
Psalm 56:9b, ESV translation
Rebecca, College Station, TX
We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies.
2 Thessalonians 3:11 (NIV)
Lois, Abilene, KS
“Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart. Commit your way to the Lord; trust in him and he will do this: He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn, the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.” Psalm 37:4-6 (NIV)
Psalm 113:3 (NASB)
From the rising of the sun to its setting, the name of the LORD is to be praised.
Lewisville, TX
“Oh, that we might know the Lord! Let us press on to know him. He will respond to us as surely as the arrival of dawn or the coming of rains in early spring.”
Hosea 6:3 (NLT)
“Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience. and having our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.”
Hebrews 10:22-23 NIV (SSMT verse 21 & 22)
Sara, Great Bend, Kansas
Yes, Lord, walking in your truth we wait eagerly for you. For your name and your renown are the desire of our souls.
Isaiah 26:8 NIV
Jodell, Frankfort,
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.”
Isaiah 9:6 NIV
Holly, Boulder
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
John 8:32 NIV
Jan, Marion IA, Eph. 5:15-16 NASB
Therefore, be careful hou you walk, not as unwise men, but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil.
Cindy, Fort Worth, TX
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 paths straight.
Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
Sally
Columbus, OH
” I have nothing but hatred for them; I count them as my enemies.”
Psalm 139:22
NIV
Connie,Chariton,Psm103:13 NKJV
Shawna ~ Boise, Idaho
He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his ways.
Psalm 25:9 TNIV
“Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you. Isaiah 60:1 NIV
Lisa~ Mesa, AZ
Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.
~ Proverbs 3:5, NLT
Julie, Goodyear. “Let us therefore make every effort to do what leads to peace and to mutual edification.” Romans 14:19 NIV
Caitlin, McKinney, TX
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, NIV
Christa, Kansas City, MO:
For every child of God defeats the evil world by trusting Christ to give the victory. 1 John 5:4 NLT
Jessie, Meriden
This “foolish” plan of God’s is far wiser than the wisest of human plans and God’s weakness is far stronger than the greatest of human strength. 1Corinthians 18:25 NLT
Carolyn, Dover
“Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is [s]he who trusts in the Lord.” Prov. 16:20 NIV
Teresa, Semmes, AL James 1:9-10 NASB But the brother of humble circumstances is to glory in his high position; and the rich man is to glory in his humiliation, because like flowering grass he will pass away.