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
Gina, Bridgeport, WV “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing.” John 15:5 ESV
Tonya Ediss, Carson City, Nevada
Ps 73:25
Whom have I in heaven but You?
And there is none upon the earth
that I desire besides You
Isaiah 61: 7 – Instead of their shame my people will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace they will rejoice in their inheritance; and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be theirs. NIV
Jaclyn: Houston, Texas
Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NASB)
“I will praise Him at all times. I will constantly speak His praises! I will boast only in the Lord. Let all those who are helpless take heart. Let us tell of the Lords greatness. Let us exalt His name together! I prayed and prayed and He answered me. He frees me from all my fears. Those who turn to the Lord for help will be radiant with joy!
Psalm 34 (NIV)
Bethany. Newton, KS. “Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself.” Philippians 2:3
Ephesians 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. (NIV)
Jen from Round Rock, TX
Romans 12:18 NIV
If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
Sherry Weeks- Midland, TX
“The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.” Deuteronomy 31:8 ( NIV)
Abby K Columbus,TX
“I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
John 14:6
(NIV)
Rinday Barrett- Hiawassee, Georgia
“Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all ye that hope in the Lord.”
Psalm 31:24 KJV
Leanne Anderson, Cloquet, MN
“Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.”
(Proverbs 4:23 NIV)
Sarah from Brownwood
Isaiah 41:10. NLT
Don’t be afraid for I am with you. Don’t be discouraged for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you,
I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
Cindy from Summersville, WV For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace Romans 6:14 (NIV)
Pat Tayes, Cookville, TN
“I can do all things thru Christ who strengthens me.”
Philippians 4:13 (KJV)
Luke 11:13 KJV “if he then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?
Teresa-Akron,IN. Praising Him, the I AM
Jaye, Raleigh
First two weeks:
Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
Proverbs 19:11 ESV
Next two weeks:
but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name,
John 20:31
Mary Beth – Narvon, PA
English Standard Version (©2001)
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
Carolyn from Catonsville, MD: “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4: 12 NIV
Angi from Bremen, GA
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. 2Cor. 9:8 ESV
Have not I commanded you?Be strong, vigorous and vrey courageous.Be not afraid,neither be dismayed,for the LORD your GOD is with you wherever you go!!!
The Everyday Life BIBLE Amplified
Brenda – Hendersonville TN
“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.” Jer 29:11 (NIV)
Charlotte Appleby, Spartanburg, SC
Isaiah 45:5-6 ESV
I am the Lord, and there is no other,
besides me there is no God;
I equip you, though you do not know me,
that people may know, from the rising of the sun
and from the west, that there is none besides me;
I am the Lord, and there is no other.
Laura, Sabina, Oh
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.
Hebrews 12:11 NIV
Raquel Sydney, Australia
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit Romans 15:13 NIV
I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes; first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. – Romans 1:16 NIV
January 15
Carole La Junta, Colorado
NIV
Philippians 4:8-9
Finally, brothers and sisters, 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. Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me – put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.
Andrea
Roscoe, IL
Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Philippians 2:3 NIV
Adrienne, North Chesterfield, VA
For He shall give His angels charge over you. To keep you in all your ways. Psalm 91:11 NKJV
Stephanie King – Richardson, TX
I thank my God every time I remember you. Philippians 1:3 NIV
Romans 12:18 NIV
If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
Krista from Richmond, Virginia
The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. Proverbs 18:10 NKJV
When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they shall not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you shall not be burned, Nor shall the flame scorch you. For I am the Lord your God (Isaiah 43:2, 3 NKJV)
Lela, Hudson FL
JAMES 3:2 NIV
We all stumble in many ways, if anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to keep him whole body in check.
Sharon from Savannah, GA:
“Being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised.” (Romans 4:21 NIV)
Karen from Indianapolis, IN- “But the Advocate, 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 NIV
Sharon, North Plainfield, NJ
But let him who glories glory in this, that he understands and knows Me, that I Am the LORD, exercising lovingkindness, judgment and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight,says the LORD. Jeremiah 9:24
II Peter 3:18
“But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and forever! Amen.”
“From the fullness of his grace, we have all received one blessing afer another.” John 1:16
Robin Freman~~ Garland Tx
Therefore I tell you whatever you ask for in prayer,believe that you have received it, and it will be your. Mark 11:24 (NIV)
Candice – Cape Town, South Africa
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free, and that the time of the Lord’s favour has come.” Luke 4 v 18-19 (NIV)
Sue-Hartland, Mi
Acts 1:8 but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you and you shall be My witnesses, both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.
Lori from Westville NJ “Though I walk in the midst of trouble,you preserve my life; you stretch out your hand against the anger of my foes, with your right hand you save me. The LORD will fulfill his purpose for me; your love, O LORD, endures forever- do not abandon the works of your hands. Psalm 138: 7-8 NIV
Psalm 51:1
Have mercy on me, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion blot out my transgressions. (NIV)
“He brought me out into a spacious place; he rescued me because he delighted in me.” Psalm 18:19 ~ NIV
Jeremiah 29:11
“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.” (NIV)
Ivet Rivera-Orlando, FL
“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 (NIV)
Sandy from Centennial, CO: “Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, let your mind dwell on these things.” Phil 4:8 NASB
Lisa , Corbin , KY
“Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.
Romans 8:1-2 NASB
the version is NAS