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.
Seoul, Korea
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Philippians 4:6,NIV
Jo Ann – Lincoln, NE
I took my troubles to the LORD; I cried out
to him and he answered my prayer. Psalms 120:1 NLT
Sharon, South Charleston, Ohio
…”In repentance and rest if your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength…”
~Isaiah 30:15 (NIV)
Beth,
Please share the type and/or publisher of your new bible. Also, will you share again the references you recommend for someone to use for bible studies?
Happy Thanksgiving,
Pam
Krista, Birmingham
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh”
(Ezekiel 36:26, NIV
Laura Beth, The Colony
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12, NIV
Psalm 19:14(NIV) May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Natalie-Jacksonville-Psalm 139:13 NIV
For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
Susan, Barrie, ON, Canada
“The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strenghten your frame. You will be like a well watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.” Isaiah 58:11 NIV
Jana, Port Byron IL – “The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world.” John 1:9
Brenda, Midlothian, VA. “And He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.” Colossians 1:15 NASB
1 Chronicles 16:10-11
Today’s New International Version (TNIV)
10 Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
11 Look to the LORD and his strength;
seek his face always.
Trinna, Mandeville, “Then Jesus said, ‘Did I not tell you that if you believed, you would see the glory of God?'” John 11:40 NIV
April, Vermilion
Their descendants will be know among the nations and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed.
~Isaiah 61:9 (NIV)
Stacia T. Keizer, OR
“When He had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished”. With that, He bowed His head and gave up His Spirit”.
John 19:30
June, Coarsegold, CA: “Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.” Psalm 107:1 NIV
Bridget in Phoenix. Ephesians 6:5-6 ESV
5 Bondservants, obey your earthly masters with fear and trembling, with a sincere heart, as you would Christ, 6 not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart
Gloria in Houston says:
The LORD is my Light and my Salvation___whom shall I fear or dread? The LORD is the Refuge and Stronghold of my life___of whom shall I be afraid?
Psalm 27:1 (TAB)
Susan, Cumberland, RI
“Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.” Psalms 98:4 KJV
Joyce, Exeter, RI
“Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.” Psalms 98:4KJV
Molly, Macon, GA
Psalm 34:5 NKJV “They looked to Him and were radiant, And their faces shall never be ashamed.”
Psalm 3:3(NKJV)
But You, O LORD, are a shield for me,
My glory and the One who lifts up my head.
Teresa, Orange City
For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless, I am not ashamed, for I know who I have believed and am persuaded that he is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day. 2 Timothy 1:12 (NKJV)
Cheryl, Chadbourn. May you be strengthened with all power, according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy. Colossians 1:11 ESV
Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
Phil 4:5
Sydney, Tucson,AZ
John 14:1 NIV
Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.
Here we are, late again. I talk to my mother every day; I don’t know why it has been so hard to get these verses turned in on time. But we are both determined that Satan will not win!!
Yvonne
Louisville, KY
Psalm 147:11 (NIV)
The Lord delights in those who fear Him, who put their hope in His unfailing love.
Sadie
Nicholasville, KY
John 1:12 (HCSB)
Yet all who received Him, to those who believe in His name He gave the right to become children of God.
Judith, Orillia, Canada
1 Tim. 4;12 (NIV)
Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young,
but set an example for the believers
in speech, in life, in love, in faith & in purity.
“Do everything 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 as you hold out the word of life—–.”
Phil. 2:14-16
Jane, St. Louis
Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name;
make known among the nations what he has done.
Psalm 105:1 (NIV)
Melanie, Arkansas
Colossians 3:23 “And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men.” KJV
Carrie, Logan. “Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.” Psalm 136:1 ESV
Psalm 1 (NIV) “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he mediatates day and night. He is like a tree planted by streams of water which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away…..”
Suzy – Atlanta
The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.
Zephaniah 3:17
Cameron – Richmond, VA
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
Psalms 23 1-6 ESV
Little did I know back in June when I chose to memorize Romans 8: 17-28 for the rest of the year that I would lose my 22 year old daughter to Cystic Fibrosis on 10/14. God knew…
Greenacres, FL
And the Holy Spirit helps us in our weakness. For example we don’t know what God wants us to pray for. But the Holy Spirit prays for us with groanings that cannot be expressed in words. Romans 8: 26 NLT
Carol, Grove City, PA
“On the Lord’s Day I was in the Spirit…”
Revelation 1:10 (NIV)
Mandy, Grove City, PA
“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.”
Hebrews 10:22 (NIV)
“Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.” John 15:4 ESV
Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. Heb.11:6, NIV
Tonya, Searcy, AR
But if we confess our sins, he will forgive our sins, because we can trust God to do what is right. He will cleanse us from all the wrongs we have done.
1John1:9 NCV
Atlanta, Ga
‘Since we live by the Spirit,
let us keep in step with the Spirit.’
Galatians 5:25 NIV
Beth, Oak Grove, Louisiana –
“It is of the Lord’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not”
Lamentations 3:22 (KJV)
Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved. Acts 4:12 (NIV)
Trisha, Midland, TX: “Praise be to the name of God for ever and ever; wisdom and power are his.” Daniel 2:20
Macy
Russellville, AR
James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ,
To the twelve tribes in the Dispersion:
Greetings.
Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. (James 1:1-4 ESV)
Devi
Geneva, Switzerland
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)
Yolanda
Ulysses, Ks
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. Colossians 4:2 NIV
Melissa, Sulphur, LA
Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
Phil. 4:5 NIV
Patty…Vicksburg, MS
“Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.” Psalm 19:14 NASB