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
Glenda -Lilburn, Ga
Verse 1 & 2
Psalms 32:8 NIV
I will instruct and teach you in the way you should go; iI will counsel
you with my loving eye on you.
Psalms 59:17 NIV
You are my strength, I praise you;
You, God, are my fortress, my God on whom I rely.
Rebecca Wolfe, Houston TX, Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer, Romans 12:12, NIV
Bonnie Smith from King, N. C.
John 15:5
I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. (NKJV)
Juli Vrotney, lindale,TX.
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not
unto thine own understanding.
Kjv.
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; or discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 NIV
Hollie Hollenbaugh from Greenbrier, AR
“If my people who are called by My name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” -2 Chronicles 7:14, ESV
Alvin, TX
Now may the God of peace…make you complete in every good work to do His will, working in you what is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen
Hebrews 13:201-21 (NKJV)
Heidi, Denver, CO
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 ESV
But I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. Brothers (and sisters) I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining forward to what is ahead, I press on towards the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.
Phil. 3:12-14 NIV
Tulsa Ok – Phil. 2:14 NIV84: Do everything without complaining or arguing.
Aimmi Adams from La Russell, MO
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26 NIV84
Janelle from Ocala, FL
Job 19:25
I know that my redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth. (NIV)
Kelsey Jones, Houston TX
“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 4:8 NIV
Alexa, Leland, NC: 1Peter 5:6-7 NIV
Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time. Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
Robin, Birmingham — “The spirit of the sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor.” Is. 61:1 NIV
Jill Hiner, Akron Ohio
Colossians 3: 23-24 NIV
“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.”
Nancy, Newport News – Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. Ps. 62:5
Leslie Hughes in Friendswood TX
If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with he humility that comes from wisdom…The wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace-loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere.
James 3:13,17 NLT
Andrea from Conway, AR:
“My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken.”
Psalm 62:1-2
“Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David and over His kingdom, to order it and establish it with judgment and justice from that time forward, even forever. The zeal of the Lord of Hosts will perform this.”
Isaiah 9:7
Tabitha Clark Derby KS
Who is God, except You, LORD? And who is a rock, except You, my God? You are my strength and power, and You make my way perfect. 2 Samuel 22:32-33 KJV
translation NASB
Nancy, Newport News
James 4:7 (NIV)
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
Ashley Paxton from Conway, AR
Philippians 4:4-8 (NIV)
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your 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.
Jennifer from Liberty, NC
May the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
be pleasing to you,
O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
Psalm 19:14 NLT
Jennifer from Liberty, NC
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there.
Galatians 5:24 NLT
Krissy from Scottsdale, AZ: The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still. Exoodus 14:14 (NIV)
Megan Trochesset from Biloxi, MS. “You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance.” Psalm 65:11 (NIV)
1/15/13
Colossians 4:6 (NIV)
Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. [2] 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 12:1-2 ESV)
Katie from Littleton, CO
Colossians 3:23 NIV
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as workin for The Lord, not for men”
Cindy from Littleton, CO
She will call on me, and I will answer her; I will be with her in trouble, I will deliver her and honor her.
Psalm 91:15 NIV
Vanessa, Bremen, GA
Ephesians 1:17-19a NASB
…that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of Him. I pray that the eyes of your heart may be ENLIGHTENED, so that you will know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,and what is the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe.
Frances Epstein, Hawaii
Ephesians 4:29 NLT
“Dont use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouraement to those who hear them.”
Philippians 4:8 (NIV)
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.
Pam from Dallas, TX
1 John 1:9 NIV
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.
Philippians 4:6 – Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
Karla from Houston (Crosby)
We love him, because he first loved us
1 John 4:19. KJV
Neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither present of future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth,nor anything else in all creation will be able to separate me from the love of my Lord Jesus Christ! Rom 8:38-39
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. (Galatians 5:1) NIV
Barbara from Clinton MS
Then you will call upon Me & come and pray to Me and I will listen to you. And you will seek Me & find Me when you search with all your hear
Jeremiah 29:12-13 (NAS)
Laura from Mandeville, LA
Psalm 23:1, NIV
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in want.
Angelique, Moreno Valley,CA
Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him:
Fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way,
Because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass.
Psalm 37:7 KJV
casting all your anxietys on Him, because He cares for you.
Meredith, Cardiff-by-the-Sea, CA
I Peter 1:8-9 (MSG)
You never saw him, yet you love him. You still don’t see him, yet you trust him–with laughter and singing. Because you kept on believing you’ll get what you are looking forward to: total salvation.
Cheree, Mesquite, TX
Jan. 1
Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the firstfruits of all your crops; then your barns will be filled to overflowing and your vats will brim over with new wine. My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline and do not resent his rebuke, because the Lord disciplines those he loves as a father, the son he delights in.
Proverbs 3:9-12 NIV
Jan. 15
This is what the Sovreign Lord, the Holy One of Israel says: In repentence and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.
Isaiah 30:15 NIV
Phil 4:13 NIV 1984
I can do all thing through Christ who gives me strength.
Julie Payne, Muskogee, OK. Guard my life and rescue me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in you. (Psalm 25:20 NIV)
Julie Payne, Muskogee, OK. Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. (Mark 11:23 NIV)
Racheal from Waianae, Hawaii
Isaiah 41:10~
“So do not fear for I am with you ;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous
right hand. ” NIV