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.
Jeanie
Sparta, TN
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God.” Philipians 4:6
Joan/Coppell, TX: He reveals deep and hidden things; he knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with him. I thank and praise you, O God of my fathers; You have given me wisdom and power, you have made known to me what we asked of you, you have made known to us the dream of the king. Daniel 2:22-23 NIV
Vicky, Enders
Galatians 5:25 (NLT)
25 Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives.
Nancy
Versailles, Ky
Time for X week, which requires a lot of creativity. For my last A to Z book, I did Psalm 99:9, but now I am doing 99:5… and they are so close, I am nervous I might not be able to keep them seperate…but -not a lot of x choices 🙂
“eXalt the LORD our God and worship at his footstool; he is holy. ” NIV -Psalm 99:5
“The Lord has done great things for us and we are filled with joy”. Ps 126:3 NIV
Cindy, Lexington, KY – Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. I Thessalonians 5:16-18 NASV
Brianna, San Antonio, TX:
“Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” James 1:22
Kelly, Springfield, MO. “But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who have faith and preserve their souls.” Hebrews 10:39 (ESV)
Lorna Beth
Minneapolis, MN
1 John 1 (NIV 84)
1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. 2 The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. 3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ. 4 We write this to make our joy complete.
5 This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. 6 If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth. 7 But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all[b] sin.
8 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives.
Sister Lynn
Clyde, Mo
“Do you not know that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?” 1 Corinthians 3:16 (NAB)
Michelle, Waco, Texas
“Trouble and distress have come upon me, but your commands give me delight” Psalm 119:143 NIV
Cindy, Clarksville TN: Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I am weak; O Lord, heal me, for my bones are troubled. My soul also is greatly troubled; But You, O Lord how long? (Psalm 6:2, 3 NKJV)
He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
Psalms 112:7, NIV
Central, SC: Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God—I say this to your shame. ~ 1 Corinthians 15:33-34, NIV 1984 Edition.
Jennifer, Avon Park, FL
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Romans 12:12 NIV
Shelly, Rochester, MN
Ephesians 3:17 NIV
. . . so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, . . .
Deborah, New Brunswick, Canada
This is what the LORD says:
“The people who survive the sword
will find favor in the wilderness;
I will come to give rest to Israel.”
Jeremiah 31:2 (NIV)
I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have troubles. But take heart! I have overcome the world John 16:33 NIV
Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thinksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. Phil. 4:6 KJV
Nicole, Stuttgart: “Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me [with thy] free spirit.” Psalm 51:12 KJV
Renita, Woodstock, GA Psalm 1:6 (NIV) “For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.”
Cathleen, Saskatoon, SK Canada “Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m making a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands.” Isaiah 43:18 – 19 The Message
If God doesn’t build the house, the builders only build shacks.
If God doesn’t guard the city,
the night watchman might as well nap. -Ps. 127:1 (The Message)
Lacie
Chesapeake, VA
Psalm 1:6 (NIV) “For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.”
Beth, I loved your verse. I have a treasured person in my life that I long for the Holy Spirit to fall on.
Colleen, Cape Town, South Africa,
While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the Word.
Acts10:44 ESV
Loretta of Bloomfield, NJ
1 Peter 3 (3-4)NIV
Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair and the wearing of gold jewelry and fine clothes. Instead, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.
Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.
-Galatians 6:2 [KJV]
Andrea, Pottstown
Psalm 37:4 NIV
Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.
*** just 2 more! I’m getting excited 🙂
Pat, Littlefield, Tx….”Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.”
Colossians 4:6 NIV
Janet from St. Louis
“In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials.” (I Peter 1:6, NIV)
Lindsey from Dubach, LA is memorizing 1 Peter 4:10 (NIV). “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.”
Margie Allen,TX
Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. Col 3:2 NIV
Psalm 90:12 nkv
Teach us to number our days that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Dianne, Fairfield, CA – “…let us run with perserverance the race marked out for us.” – Hebrews 12:1b
Shelly, Portland, OR
Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me and lead me in the way everlasting.
Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV)
John 15:18,21 niv
If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.
They will treat you this way because of my name,for they do not know the One who sent me.
Wendy, Cody, Wyoming NAS John 10:27-30 “My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father’s hand. “I and the Father are one.”
Stephanie, Winder, GA
Don’t just pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.
Romans 12:9 (NLT)
Tiffany, ATL
In thee, O Lord, do I put my trust; Let me never be ashamed: Deliver me in they righteousness. PS. 31:1 KJV
Psalm 18:1 NIV
I love you, O Lord my strength. (yes, currently doing “Seeking a Heart Like His”, week 9)
Amanda
Guernsey, WY
“Therefore, encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.”
1 Thessalonians 5:11 ESV
Angela; Covington, GA
“Each heart knows its own bitterness, and no one else can share its joy.”
Proverbs 14:10 NIV
Karen, Dallas, TX:
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.
Fathers, do not embitter your children, or they will become discouraged.
Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything;
Colossians 3:18-22a (NIV-1984)
Pat, Littlefield….I am having a hard time choosing just one today so here is my second verse:
“Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? There it is! I’m making a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands.”
Isaiah 43:18-19 MSG
“How blessed are the people who know the joyful sound!
O LORD, they walk in the light of Your countenance.” Psalm 89:15 (NAS)
Kate, Grapeland, Texas (NAS)
Donna, Lufkin, Texas (NIV)
Elaine, College Station, Texas (ESV)
Laura, College Station, Texas (NIV)
“I have chosen you and have not rejected you. So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God.” Isaiah 41:9-10
Shannon, Birmingham, AL
Deuteronomy 31:6 NLT
So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the LORD your God will personally go ahead of you. He will never fair you nor abandon you.
Elizabeth, Columbia, Mo., formerly Charlottesville, Va.
But for me it is good to be near God; I have made the Lord God my refuge, that I may tell of all your works.
Psalm 73:28, ESV
Melissa, St. Mary’s County, MD While Peter yet spake these words, the Holy Ghost fell on all them which heard the word. Acts 10:44 KJV
Jonda, Shakopee, MN
No, despite all these things, overwhelming victory is ours through Christ, who loved us.
Romans 8:37 NLT
And for November 1,
March on my soul; be strong!
Judges 5:21b NIV