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
Suey, Houston,TX, My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge, bc thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy Lord. Hosea 4:6, NKJ
Jeannie, Palmer-Without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.-NIV
Hebrews 11:6
Jamie, Roanoke VA
“The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.”
Zephaniah 3:17 NIV
Joyce from Menifee, Ca
Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. He who does not love does not know God, for God is love.
I John 4:7, 8 NKJV
Sharon from -Frederick, MD
Put on the full ARMOR of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. Eph.6:11 NIV
Stephanie – Imperial Beach, CA
I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. You will have suffering in this world. Be courageous! I have conquered the world. ~John 16:33 HCSB
Janice ~ Springville,AL
Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying. Romans 12:12, NLT
Marian-Cypress, TX
You show that you are a letter from Christ…written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.
II Corinthians 3:3 NIV
Kelly from Forney, TX
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
2 Corinthians 5:17 (NIV)
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouth, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Ephesians 4:29 niv
Haley from Birmingham, Alabama
You have searched me, Lord, and you know me.
Psalm 139:1 NIV
Janet from Charleston, SC
You will see your teacher with your own eyes, and you will hear a voice say, “This is the way, turn around and walk here.”
Isaiah 30:20b-21 NLT
Missy from Auburn, AL
Walk in obedience to all that the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.
Deuteronomy 5:33
Missy from Auburn, AL
Walk in obedience to all that the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess.
Deuteronomy 5:33 (NIV)
Alicia Brennan, St. Louis, Mo. Revelation 3:8, NIV. I know your deeds. See, I have placed before you an open door that no one can shut. I know that you have little strength, yet you have kept my word and have not denied my name.
Kelly Charlotte, NC
You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
Isaiah 26:3 ESV
Janet from Vine Grove KY, Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thes 5:18 NIV
Lanita from Houston, TX
You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 NIV
Holley Richardson, Atlanta, GA
“There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.”
Romans 8:1-2, ESV
Jessie from Grayson, Ky For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourself: it is a gift of God. KJV
Eph. 2:8
Ellen, Saint Augustine, God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble. Psalm 46:1 NIV
Bonnie Laconia, NH
He who brings out the starry host one by one and calls forth each of them by name.
Isaiah 40:26 NIV
Brittney Ellis, San Angelo, TX. “Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 NASB
Ginger, Ellijay, GA
“Blessed are those who trust the LORD and have made the LORD their hope and confidence.”
Jeremiah 17:7 (NLT)
Victoria from Boone, North Carolina. There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: Ecclesiastes 3:1 NIV
Auburn, AL
Teach us to number our days,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Psalm 90:12 NIV
Kristi in Bogota, Colombia
“They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord . Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear; in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.”
Psalm 112:7, 8 NIV
Linda Ney from Gahanna, Ohio: “O Lord, you have searched me and you know me.” Psalm 139:1 NIV
Jill from Ajax, Ontario
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they have have life, and have it abundantly. John 10:10 RSV
Kristina Kavanaugh from Encinitas, CA…”Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” Philippians 4:6-8 KJV
Holly, Longmont Colorado
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. Against such things there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23
from Acworth, GA
7 But whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. 8 What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
Lisa C. Minnesota
Onto James Chapter 2 (:
My dear brothers and sisters, how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others? ~ James 2:1 NLT
Marcy Amarillo Tx
For everything that was written in the past was written
to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope.
Romans 15:4 NIV
Sherri from Spotsylvania, VA
So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see everything has become new!
2Corinthians 5:17 NRSV
Shannon from Springdale, AR
Wives, too, must be worthy of respect, not slanderers, self-controlled, faithful in everything.
1 Timothy 3:11 (HCSB)
Emily from Glenn heights,tx “See I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up;do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.” -Isaiah 43:19
McKenzie from Portsmouth, OH
“Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life.”
Psalm 143:8 NIV
Because of the Lords great love we are not consumed for His compassion never fail. They are new every morning, great is Your faithfulness. Lam.3:22 NIV
Liz, Summerton, SC Philippians 4:19 (NIV) And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.
Megan, Fort Smith, AR; You crown the year with your bounty; your wagon tracks overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 ESV
Hillary, usually Oxford, OH, but currently in Atlanta, GA for Passion 2013.
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is- his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2 NIV
Tiffany, Texas City
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 a hope and a future. Jeremiah 29:11 NIV84
Denise from San Antonio, TX
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
Matthew 11:28, ESV
Jo Anne from Chicago, IL
I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
Philippians 4:13 NIV
Rejoice in hope; be patient in affliction; be persistent in prayer.
Romans 12:12
HCSB
From Arab, AL
psalm 16:8 NIV- I have set The Lord always before me. Because He is at my right hand I will not be shaken “
Liz from Jacksonville, FL
“Have I not told you? Be strong and have strength of heart! Do not be afraid or lose faith. For the Lord your God is with you anywhere you go.”
Joshua 1:9 NLT
DeAnne, Talmage, KS So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV
“Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. 1Thess. 5:18 (NLT)
Harriet from Humble,Tx “Your word have I laid up in my, heart,that I might not sin against you! Psalm 119:11. Amplified