Finally!!!!!!!!
Are you ready, Sisters? Do you hear me cheering?? I have never been more excited about doing this.
I am on the verge of doing about 10 backward flips on my hardwoods. I said on the verge. Not quite doing it. Well, I’m doing it in my heart. That counts for a lot around here.
SO LET’S DO THIS THING! Now, promise me this! Promise me you will read this entire post before you leave a single comment. I know you’re about to burst and I am, too, and, for that reason, I’ll keep it as short as possible. It’s so important that we get our ground rules firmly established so that we’ll have a fabulous experience. Remember, hundreds of our participants this time around are brand new so let’s make sure everybody’s on the same page.
A few things you absolutely MUST KNOW:
*Your comment to this post is your official registration onto the team. Everybody starts at Verse 1 no matter when they begin the process. (Word gets around and we often still have people joining in with us even in March and April. We don’t mind how late they begin as long as they can catch up, memorize their verses, and document each one of them on the proper post as an official participant.) This launch post will remain right here in this January 1st 2013 slot all year long and each new person will need to make her first entry here. This is how we track who signed up when we get to the end of the year and it’s party time.
*Your comment must be strictly limited to the following 5 pieces of information: name, city, verse, reference, translation. I’ll say it slower now for those brand new to the process:
Your name (or first name if you prefer), city. Your verse for that two-week period written all the way out, the reference for it (where it is found in the Bible: Book, chapter, verse) AND the *translation you’ve taken it from.
(*For instance, is the Bible you’ve pulled the passage from a KJV, an NAS, HCSB, NIV or NLT? Or is it The NET Bible, The Message or another similar version? The translation almost always appears on the outside spine of a Bible. If not, you will find it on the first few pages. If you’re looking on line, you’ll get an option to choose a translation. Do so as it speaks most clearly to you. We aren’t fussing over translations here in our memory work. You also do not need to stick with one version throughout.)
Just those 5 pieces of information! They will comprise every comment to this post. And the moment you start scrolling through all of them, you’ll see why. Page after page after page after page of Scripture and each one telling a reader exactly where to find it. It is the most powerful sight to behold. This invites people who are not participating in the memory work to reap tremendous benefits by just reading the comments and taking strength from verses they may not have known existed. This way it has the potential to bless our whole community or any weary visitor to our blog. I’ve been in crises before and gotten on the comment pages and scrolled from Scripture to Scripture and practically wept with relief and fresh courage or revelation. That’s why it’s best to keep the SSMT comments as succinct as possible. If you’ve got an exclamation in you that you just can’t hold back, you can occasionally make the briefest comment like, “I really need this one!” or “I’m sharing so-and-so’s verse” but, please, no more than that.
Comments other than the verse-entries on the 1st and 15th of each month can’t be approved. I’m so sorry and I hope you’ll understand. Thousands of us will be doing this together so the moderation process is monumental from the administrative side. The verses will be all Lindsee and I can handle in the comments for our two SSMT days per month. Keep in mind: NONE OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS PERTAIN TO THE OTHER BLOG POSTS HERE AT LPM. We will be completely free to do our regular thing on all other posts! The really stringent rules are only for the 1st and 15th of each month in 2013 and in reference to Siesta Scripture Memory Team. I hope that makes sense!
*Your comment may take 24 hours to get moderated (or posted if you’re new to the blog process) and sometimes a bit longer if it falls over a weekend. We try our hardest to stay up with it but on those days when 500+ come in at once, it’s quite a task! But we love it! It just requires a little patience on all sides! Before you assume that your entry somehow vanished and you’re tempted to write it again, give it one full day and see if it shows up. Keep track of what time you posted it and double check the comments around that same time. The accidental repeats make it much harder to track participation through the course of the year so always double check. If you don’t find it a day later, by all means, post it again!
*Remember that you get to choose your own verse! That’s really important! The ease with which you can memorize a verse is greatly impacted by how much it means to you. The more you need it or want it, the more you’ll absorb it. If you come up dry at times, no problem! You can either share my verse or another in the comment line that really speaks to you.
*PRAY that God will bless you in this endeavor and will enable you to memorize His Word! Ask continually throughout the entire year! When I get stuck and frustrated that I can’t get my words in order, if I’ll stop what I’m doing and ask God to supernaturally infuse me and help me to concentrate, you would not believe how quickly a breakthrough will come.
Are you about to stuff a sock in my mouth?? I’m about 2 seconds from stuffing one in my own mouth. Melissa gave me two new pair of boot socks for Christmas so at least I have fresh choices.
All right, already! Here goes mine! In honor of our process ahead and how willing the Holy Spirit is to help us…
Beth from Houston Texas, But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. John 14:26 NIV84
Here’s one more alternative if you’ve never memorized it for a new year! I just love it for January 1st:
You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 NIV
May God’s grace abound to you, Sweet Thing. WELCOME! We have such a fabulous challenge ahead of us. GOD, GRANT US YOUR GOOD FAVOR!
So…what are you waiting for??? SIGN IN WITH VERSE ONE!
PS. I thought you guys might find it a bit amusing that I brought in the first 300 comments in the CAR on the way to the airport to catch my Atlanta flight for Passion 2013. Laughing. You keep your blog mama busy. I love you so!
Tags: Scripture Memory 2013
Ashley, Foley, AL
Jeremiah 29:11HCSB
For I know the plans I have for you, this is the Lords declaration, plans for your welfare, not for disaster to give you a future and a hope.
Emma from Olathe, KS.
“Once you were alienated and hostile in your minds because of your evil actions. But now He has reconciled you by His physical body through His death, to present you holy, faultless, and blameless before Him-”
-Colossians 1:21-22 HCSB
Norcross,GA
Psalm 118:5-6
When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord; He brought me into a spacious place. The Lord is with me; I will not be afraid. What can mere mortals do to me?
NIV
Michelle, Sioux Falls, SD
But now, this is what the LORD says- he who created you, O Jacob, he who created you, O Irael:
Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. Isaiah 43:1 NIV
Kimberly, Fresno, Calif.
And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ – to the glory and praise of God. Phil. 1:9-11, NIV
Carrie from West Lafayette, IN.
Don’t you realize that in a race everyone runs, but only one person gets the prize? So run to win! All athletes are disciplined in their training. They do it to win a prize that will fade away, but we do it for an eternal prize.
I Corinthians 9:24-25 NLT
Deborah from Seward, Alaska
Jeremiah 33:2-3 NIV
“This is what the Lord says, he who made the earth, the Lord who formed it and established it – the Lord is his name. ‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.’
Sabrina Starnes
Morristown, Tennessee
“I’m celebrating Your rescue. I’m singing at the top of my lungs, I’m so full of answered prayers.”
Psalm 13:5-6 (The Message)
Sandy,Eatonton,ga “when you go to war against your enemies and see horses and chariots and an army greater than yours, do not be afraid of them,because The Lord your God,who brought you up out of Egypt,will be with you”. Deuteronomy 20:1 NIV
Yvonne~The Woodlands, TX
Ephesians 3:20-21 (NIV)
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.
Teri : Washington DC
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy-think about such things.
Philippians 4:6-8 NIV
Pam from Sioux Falls, SD
“Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.”
II Corinthians 5:17, ESV
Sherri, Rome, Ga. “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him.” James 1:5 NIV
1 Thessalonians 5:14
And we urge you, brothers, warn those who are idle, encourage the timid, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. Luke 24:45 NIV
Mary from St. Louis, MO:
“Let me hear of your unfailing love each morning, for I am trusting you. Show me where to walk, for I give myself to you.” Psalm 143:8 NLT
Emily; Moore, OK
Joshua 1:9 ESV
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
Sue from Kingsport Tennessee,
Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:2 NLT
Judy Woodall Ft Worth Ephesians 3:20-21 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen NIV
Judy Woodall Ft Worth Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us. Ephesians 3:20 NIV
Angie from Arab, AL
“I prayed to The Lord, and He answered me, freeing me from all my fears.” Psalm 34:4 NLT
But as for me, I look to The Lord for His help. I wait confidently for God to save me and my God will certainly hear me. Micah 7:7 NLT
Melanie-Brandon, MS
“Whatever you do or say, let it be as a representative of The Lord Jesus, giving thanks through him to God the Father.” Colossians 3:17 NLT
Isaiah 61:3
…to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,the oil of joy instead of mourning,and a garmet of praise instead of despair. They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.
Great peace have they who love thy law and nothing shall offend them! Psalm 119:165 KJV
A life verse early on
Becky, Dayton, Ohio
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 NAS
“The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.”
Lamentations 3:22-23 (ESV)
Kelly from Wichita, KS
Colossians 3:23-24
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from The Lord as a reward. It is The Lord Christ you are serving.
NIV
Danna
Atlanta,TX
You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 NIV
Dusti Pugh, Carthage, TX
Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up!
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10
Rachel from Knoxville, TN
“You shall love The Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. These words, which I am commanding you today, shall be on your heart.”
Deuteronomy 6:5-6 (NASB)
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Jeremiah 29:11
Amy~ pekin il.~Romans 8:8 niv
Those controlled by sinful nature can not please God!
Kim from Dimmitt, Texas Luke 2:14 (NIV) “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.”
Donna Braymer, Harrison, Arkansas, Is. 30:20 NKJV “And though the Lord gives you the bread of adversity and the water of affliction, yet your teachers will not be moved into a corner anymore. But your eyes shall see your teachers.”
Donna, from Ma
Philippians 4:13
New King James Version (NKJV)
“I can do all things through Christ[a] who strengthens me.”
Stacey, Clayton, NC
You crown the year with Your goodness; Your ways overflow with plenty. Psalm 65:11 HCSB
Sherri – Galena, OH
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29-11 NIV
Jeanene Newnan, Georgia
“My soul, wait thou only upon God, for my expectation is from Him.” Psalm 62:5 KJV
Olathe, KS
1John 4:21. AMP
And this command (charge, order, injunction) we have from Him: that he who loves God shall love his brother [believer] also.
Dana, Lexington Ky
1 Timothy 6:6 NLT
“True godliness with contentment is itself great wealth.”
from Orlando, FL
Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away. Also, there was no more sea.
Revelation 21:1 NKJV
Alicia Columbus,MS: “He replied, “What is impossible for people is possible with God.” (Luke 18:27 NLT)
Peggy – Schertz, Tx
Not that I already have obtained this or have reached the goal, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus made me his own.
Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own, but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and looking forward to what lies ahead.
Philippians 3:12-13 New Revised Standard
Ashley from Kingwood, TX
Psalm 39:7 “And so, Lord, where do I put my hope? My only hope is in you.” (NLT)
Carla Hampton, Indianapolis, IN
Deuteronomy 6:6-9(NIV)
“These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. Write them on the door frames of you houses and on your gates.
Michele from Houston, Tx “When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you.” Isaiah 43:2 (ESV)
1 samuel 3:10
The Lord came and stood there calling as at the other times, “Samuel, Samuel.”
Then Samuel said, “speak for your servant is listening.”
Kristin, Charlottesville: “Blessed is she who has believedv what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished.” – Lk.1:45
Heather H from Pflugerville, TX
“But if we hope for what we do not see, with perseverance we wait eagerly for it.” Romans 8:25 NASB
Emily from Shreveport, LA
“On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night. Because you are my help, I sing in the shadow of your wings. My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.” Psalm 63:6-8 NIV