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
But let patience have it’s perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing.
James 1:4. NKJV
Kendra ~ Enid, OK
Philippians 4:6 (NLT)
Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.
For by him all things were created, in heaven and on Earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or deminions or rulers or authorities- all things were created by him and through him.
Colossians 1:16
ESV
Sarah – Altamonte Springs, FL
“For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope.” Romans 15:4 NIV
I press on to reach the end of the race and receive my heavenly prize for which God through Christt Jesus is calling us.
Philippians 3:14
“Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand”. HCS
Pat from Cleburne, Texas
“And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus” Phillippians 4:19 NIV
I praise you, because I am fearfully and wonderfully made, your works are wonderful,I know that full well. Psalm 139:14 NIV
For by gain all things were created, in heaven and on Earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or deminions or authorities– all things were created by him and through him.
Colossians 1:16
ESV
Tonya from Eucha, OK “Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand”. Isaiah 41:10 HCS
Jenna from Liberty NC
“Give your burdens to the L ord , and he will take care of you. He will not permit the godly to slip and fall.” (Psalms 55:22 NLT)
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be on 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.” (Deuteronomy 6:5-7 NIV)
Pray constantly, as if your life depended on it. Keep alert to the needs of your brothers and sisters and pray for them too. Ephesians 6:18 (The Clear Word)
Kolene, Enola, PA, NIV –
PSALM 71:18-21
“Even when I am old and gray,
do not forsake me, O God,
till I declare your power to the next generation,
your might to all who are to come.
19Your righteousness reaches to the skies, O God,
you who have done great things.
Who, O God, is like you?
20Though you have made me see troubles, many and bitter,
you will restore my life again;
from the depths of the earth
you will again bring me up.
21You will increase my honor
and comfort me once again.
Katy
New York, New York
My son, do not forget my teachings, but let your heart keep my commands, for length of days and years of life and peace will they add to you. Let not steadfast love and faithfulness forsake you; bind them around your neck; write them upon the tablets of your heart. So you will find favor and good success in the sight of God and man. Trust in The Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him and He will make straight your paths. Be not wise in your own eyes. Fear The Lord and turn away from evil. It will be healing to your flesh and refreshment to your bones
Proverbs 3:1-8 NIV
Ashley Pointer from Spring, Texas
You see that a person is justified by what he does and not by faith alone. James 2:24 NIV
Jen Wellman, Mechanicsburg, PA “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you hae received it, and it will be yours.” Mark 11;24 ESV
The Lord of hosts has sworn saying, “Surely, just as I have intended so it has happened, and just as I have planned so it will stand” NASB
Koren Sivertson from Fredericksburg
*****Sorry*****revised******
The Lord of hosts has sworn saying, “Surely, just as I have intended so it has happened, and just as I have planned so it will stand” Isaiah 14:24 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 NIV)
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)
Susan Mahnel, Locust Grove VA
Romans 11:33
Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways. (ESV)
Destiny, Ortonville, MI
This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of
human plans, and God’s weakness is stronger than
the greatest of human strength.
1 Corinthians 1:25 NLT
Colossians 1:13-14
He has rescued us from the power of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of his beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
Debra from Mobile, AL. I want you to know how much I am struggling for you and for those at Laodicea, and for all who have not met me personally. (Colossians 2:1 NIV84)
NIV James 4:6
But he gives us more grace. That is why the scripture says: God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.
Melissa, Nashville, TN
“And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus” Philippians 4:7 (NIV)
Melissa from Baton Rouge, LA
“No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted He will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
1 Corinthians 10:13 NIV
And they overcame him because of the blood of the Lamb and because of the blood of their testimony, and they did not love their life even when faced with death.
Revelation 12:11 (NAS)
Kaitlyn | Carrollton, TEXAS |
Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV
“For it is by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.”
Tami from Carrollton,TX
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7
Shawn Tesh
Winston Salem, NC
Matthew 5:6 NIV
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they will be filled.
Kim, IA Romans 8:28, NIV
Carolyn, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1 Corithians 10:13
“No temptation has seized you except what is common to man and God is faithful, He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But, when you are tempted He will also provide a way out so you can stand up under it!”
NIV84
Katie, Bismarck, ND. Phil 3:7-14, ESV: But whatever gain I had, I counted as lost for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For His sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in Him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—that I may know Him and the power of His resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like Him in his death, that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead. Not that I have already attained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me His own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Kristin from Milwaukee, WI
“In your anger do not sin”: Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.
Ephesians 4:26-27 (NIV)
Romans 8:28, NIV
And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Proverbs 15:4. The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.(NIV)
Julie, Lexington, KY
1 Peter 2:9 (NIV)
“But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people belonging to God, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.”
Kristi from Westmont, IL
John 20:30-31
Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not recorded in this Book. 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. NIV84
Amy, keedysville MD, The Lord is close to the broken hearted and saves thoes who are crushed in spirit. The righteous may have many troubles, but the Lord delivers them from them all. PSSLM 34:18-19, NIV
Faran
Judsonia, AR
Psalm 66:20 (NIV)
Praise be to God, who has not rejected my prayer or withheld His love for me.
Elizabeth from Bolivar, MO
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but whoever hates correction is stupid.
Proverbs 12:1 NIV
Matthew 10:28 ESV
And do not fear those who can kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Rather, fear him who can destroy both body and soul in hell.
Dawn from Conway Arkansas “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” Romans 12:2
Amy M. from Columbia, SC
You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 NIV
joanne from Douro Ontario Psalm 65:11 NLT
You crown the year with a bountiful harvest;
even the hard pathways overflow with abundance.
PerryLove, Gallatin, TN: “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” Philippians 4:13 KJV
I posted my first verse on January 2 but couldn’t find it, so I’m re-posting it to make sure I’m registered.
Jan from Arlington TX
James 3:17 But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. NIV
Danielle Stewart Leesville, LA,
For we are God’s workmanship (masterpiece), created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
Ephesians 2:10 (NIV)
“All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” 2Timothy 3:16 NIV
Rowena, Gulfport, MS But He brought us out from there to bring us in and give us the land that he promised on oath to our forefathers. Deuteronomy 6:23