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.
Aimee, North Aurora, IL
Colossians 3:15 (NIV)
“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.”
Mary Ann, Woodbury, Mn
Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
Dueteronomy 6:5 (NIV)
Christy from Lancaster, PA:
I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” Psalm 91:2
Lynette – Aurora, CO
Job 22:21 New Living Translation (NLT)
21 “Submit to God, and you will have peace;
then things will go well for you.
Amy from Marion, VA “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His love endures forever.” Psalm 136:1 NIV
Kem, Memphis
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27 (NIV)
Marsha – Lees’ Summit, MO
The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, And he who wins souls is wise. Proverbs 11:30 NKJ
Kelley, Olive Branch, MS
We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
Hebrews 2:1 NIV
Char, Nashville
“In certain ways we are weak, but the Spirit is here to help us. For example, when we don’t know what to pray for, the Spirit prays for us in ways that cannot be put into words.” (Romans 8:26 CEV)
Sandy, Houston
“Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus…”
Romans 8:1 NIV
Di, Cowpens, SC
“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat!
Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.
2 Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good and your soul will delight in the riches of fare.”
Isaiah 55:1-2 NIV
Teri~Boise
“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.”
Psalm 100:4NIV
Martha, Clearwater, FL
For the Son of man is come to save that which is lost.
Matthew 18:11
Hab.3:19 NET
The Sovereign Lord is my strenght. He makes me as surefooted as a deer, able to tread upon the heights.
Heather, Dadeville
“that he lavished on us with all wisdom and understanding.” Ephesians 1:8 NIV
Cindy, Madrid, Spain
“Because he himself suffered when he was tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted.”
Hebrews 2:18 NIV
“This hope does not disappoint, because God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.” Romans 5:5 (Holman Christian Study Bible)
Betsy, Chapin, SC
Pam ~ Rome, GA
Deep in my heart I say,
“The LORD is all I need;
I can depend on him!” ~ Lamentations 3:24 (CEV)
Laura, Southaven, MS:
But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I wait for God my Savior, my God will hear me. Micah 7:7 NIV
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
James 1:12 ESV
Trish L. West Linn, Oregon
“Let the peace of Christ RULE in your hearts,since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful”. Colossians 3:15 (NIV)
Lisa Dalton, Ga
Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know. Jeremiah 33:3 NIV
NIV
Psalm 84:2 I long and yearn for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh cry out for the living God.
Carla
Iowa
Tess
Cartersville GA
But as for me, I will look to the Lord;
I will wait for the God of my salvation;
my God will hear me. (Micah 7:7 ESV)
Linda, Blue Springs, MO:
Psalm 139:7-8 ESV
7. Where shall I go from your Spirit?
Or where shall I flee from your presence?
8. If I ascend to heaven, you are there!
If I make my bed in Sheol, you are there!
Betty, Houston:
“While Peter was stilling saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the Word.” Acts 10:44 (ESV)
Thank you for that one, Beth–this teacher needed it this morning! Will be praying it fervently for my pastor as well as my own offerings to the Lord.
Betsy, Lincoln Park
“I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, would give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him. I pray that the perception of your mind may be enlightened so you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the glorious riches of His inheritance among the saints.” Ephesians 1:17-18 HCSB
Julia,Whidbey Island,WA: “While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the Word.” Acts 10:44 ESV
Lauren, Boston, MA: “Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NIV)
Amy
Middletown, Delaware
Romans 12:12 (NIV) “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”
Christa, Greeneville, TN
Do I not hate those who hate you, O Lord, and abhor those who rise up against you? Ps139:21 NIV
“Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His love endures forever.” Psalm 136:1 NIV
Michele
North Oaks, MN
continuing Ps1 with v 2
But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on this law he meditates day & night.
Jeanene – Newnan, GA
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
Colossians 3:15 NIV
Psalm 119:43-44, NLT
Do not snatch your word of truth from me,
for your regulations are my only hope.
I will keep on obeying your instructions
forever and ever.
Shirley Barry, Mooresville, NC
While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the Word.” Acts 10:44 ESV
Using yours Beth as I have a So Long Insecurity class going on and my prayer for each one of the ladies is that they get their new found security straight from the WORD via the Holy Spirit!!!
Kayla
Cleveland
Let us come before him with thanksgiving. Let us sing him psalms of praise.
Psalm 95:2 NLT
Melody, Cleburne, TX
“James, bondservant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad, Greetings.” James 1:1 NASB
Kris – Maine
This is a longer one for me, so pray that I can do it, but I felt I needed the whole of it.
Not only so, but let us also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character and character, hope. And hope does not disappoint us, because God poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.
Romans 5:3-5 NIV
Sharon, Hamburg, NY
“For the Word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.” Hebrews 4:12 (NLT)
Revelation 22:7 (NKJV)
“Behold, I am coming quickly!
Blessed is he who keeps the words of
the prophecy of this book.”
Thank You Beth!
Susan,Silverhill,AL: “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.” Hebrews 4:16 (NIV)
Janet, Georgia: “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.” -John 15:7, NIV
Sallie Howell, Tupelo, MS
Psalm 90:14 (NIV)
Satisfy us in the morning with your unfailing love,
that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
Cara, Holland. “Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that all may see your progress.” 1 Timothy 4:15 ESV
Shelli, Glen Allen, “He must become greater, I must become less” (John 3:30) NIV
Sandi (Holt, MO) – “The Lord gives strength to his people; the Lord blesses his people with peace.” Psalm 29:11 (NIV)
Gillian, Oshawa Ontario Canada
Your hands made me and formed me; give me understanding to learn your commands. Psalm 119:75 NIV
opps it is verse 73 not 75
Debra, Mississippi
Isaiah 49:8 (NIV) …In the time of My favor I will answer you, and in the day of salvation I will help you…
Proverbs 21: 13,30 (NIV)
13 Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor
will also cry out and not be answered.
30 There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan
that can succeed against the LORD.
Katie, IA