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
Heather King, Gloucester, VA
“One thing I ask from the Lord,
this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord
and to seek him in his temple.” (Psalm 27:4, NIV)
Kelly from Lancaster PA -Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth. Colossians 3:2 NASB
Rejoice alwyas, pray without ceasing, in everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1Thessalonians 5:16-18 NKJV
Sheree Gantt, West Columbia SC
“For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”-2 Timothy 1:7 KJV
Mary Lou Menning, Young America, MN
Ps. 18:1-2 I love you, O Lord, my strength. The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. (NIV)
Joining this team is my 50th birthday gift to myself.
Janet, Edmond, OK: “But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.” John 3:21 NIV
Pat, Kansas
“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.”
Michelle Martin, Lakeland,FL
If you claim to be the religious but do not control your toungue you are fooling yourself and your religion is worthless. James 1:26 NLT
Elizabeth, Raleigh, NC
2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses so that Christ’s power may rest on me.
Grace, Elida, OH
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in HIs mighty power.
Ephesians 6:10(NIV)
Lori Lightfoot, Lubbock , TX
Ps 25:5 (AMP)
Guide me in Your truth and faithfulness and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; for You [You only and altogether] do I wait [expectantly] all the day long.
Brittney from Florissant, MO, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.”
2 Corinthians 12:9 ESV
Kat, Albany, NY
“Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.”
Ephesians 4:29 (ESV)
Grandma Peggyann Calderwood~Crestview,Florida Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but not with God: all things are possible with God.” Mark 10:27
Mary
Iowa City, IA
” ‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.’ The LORD Almighty is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress.” Psalm 41:10-11, NIV
May the God of hope fill you with joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. NIV
Romans 15:13 NIV
May the God of hope fill you with joy and peace as you place your trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit .
Jeni – Buffalo, NY
You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 NIV
My God shall supply all your needs according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. KJV
Michelle McNaney, Orlando, FL
“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 1984)
Cathy – Cullowhee,NC To all perfection I see a limit, but your commandments are boundless. Ps 119:96 NIV
Susan
Jersey Village, TX
“Thy word have I hid in my heart, that I might not sin against Thee.”
Psalm 119:11
KJV
Rose Marie, Pflugerville TX
Matthew 4:10 NIRV
Jesus said to him, “Get away from me, Satan! It is written ‘Worship The Lord your God. He is the only one you should serve.’ “
Anita, Lawrenceville,
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
for his steadfast love endures forever!
Psalms 118:1 ESV
Shelly Preuer from Peachtree City, Georgia
“This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; and in him there is no darkness at all.” 1John1:5 NIV
Michele, Pearland, TX
“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain . . .” Exodous 20:7 NASB
I have already posted my scripture on Jan, 2, but it’s still awaiting moderation. Did I do something wrong? I may have used a different email address than before. (Jennifer Kirkes)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness,faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. NKJV Galatians 5:22-23
Erin from Simla, CO
“Let love be genuine.Abhor what is evil; hold fast to what is good.” Romans 12:10 ESV
Lisha, Texas. In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a Living Hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ and into an inheritance that can never perish,fade or spoil – kept in heaven for you. 1Peter1:4. NIV
Julia Hill — Anniston, Alabama
“Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.”
Psalm 37:4 ESV
Angel, Denham Springs LA
For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mothers womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well.
Psalms 139:13-14 ESV
Donna, Atlanta Tx I will bridle my anger,trash my wrath,cool my pipes-it only makes things worse. Psalms 37:8 The Message
Psalm 91:1-5 (KJV)
1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.
3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.
4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler.
5 Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day;
Jess, Denham Springs, LA
For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works. My soul knows it very well.
Psalm 139:13-14 ESV
Amanda from Fort Benning, GA
“The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul; He guides me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Even though zi 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 lovingkindness will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of The Lord forever.”
Psalm 23 (the whole psalm) NASB
Kelly
Santa Cruz, Ca
Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God-the gospel he promised beforehand through his prophets in the Holy Scriptures, regarding his Son, who as to his earthly life was a descendant of David, and who through the Spirit of holiness was appointed the Son of God in power by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 1:1-4 NIV
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5&6 (NIV)
Sherri Niemeyer, Bend OR
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Philippians 4:6 NIV84
Laura, Sabina, Ohio
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Romans 12:1, KJV
Elizabeth, Lakeland, FL “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.” Phil. 4:8 NIV
Lise Sullivan Ode
Cumming, GA
Yet those who wait for the LORD will gain strength; They will mount up with wings like eagles, They will run and not get tired, They will walk and not become weary.
Isaiah 40:31
New American Standard
Cate from Annapolis, MD
Since God chose you to be the holy people He loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
Colossians 3:12, NLT
Cathi Blate, North Canton, OH But let all who take refuge in You be glad; let them ever sing for joy. Spread your protection over them that those who love your name may rejoice in You. Surely Lord you bless the righteous. You surround them with your favor as with a shield. Ps 5:11-12 NIV
Dana, Shawnee,Kansas
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.
1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV
Sharon, Lititz, PA
With all of my heart,
I am waiting,Lord, for you!
I trust your promises.
Rhonda, Hattiesburg MS. “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work in us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. NIV
Jamie, Phoenix – 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)
Brenda S, Chicago IL
Psalm 121:2 (TNIV)
My help comes from The Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Vicki from Wilmington, DE, “There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.” Romans 8:1 NKJV
Pam from Ooltewah, TN. 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