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
Tori, Dickinson, ND
John 14:26 NIV
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.
Richardson, TX
Psalm 136:1 NIV
“Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His love endures forever.”
“Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His love is eternal.”
Psalm 136:1 HCSB
Amy from Horsham, PA:
“So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it.” Hebrews 4:16 NLT
Feb. 5
ESV John 10: 4 When he has brought out all his own, he goes before them, and the sheep follow him, for they know his voice.
(Catching Up) Jan. – “You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance.” Ps. 65:11 NIV. My February verse is: “For we who are in these tents groan, being burdened, not that we want to be unclothed, but further clothed, that mortality may be swallowed up by life. Now, He who has prepared us for this is God, who also has given us the Spirit as a guarantee. So, we are always confident knowing that while we are still in these bodies we are absent from the Lord. For we live by faith, not by sight.” 2 Cor. 5:4-7 NKJ
Hebrews 11:6
Without faith it is impossible to please him, for he who comes to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him.
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. John 13:34
Lauren Johnson
Denver, CO
James 1:5 ESV
“If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.”
My memory verse is Phil. 4:13 “I can do all things through Him who strengthens me”. ESV
Celeste, Land O Lakes,FL “Your salvation requires you to turn back to me and stop your silly efforts to save yourselves. Your strength will come from settling down in complete dependence on me. Isaiah 30:15 The Message
Carol Tomlinson
Houston Texas
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
Debbie Adkins
Ripley, Ohio
Psalm 27:1
The Lord is my light and my salvation,
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life,
Of whom shall I be afraid?
You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 NIV
Anna ,From Uganda
2 chronicles 20:17
niv
You will not have to fight this battle. Take up your positions; stand firm and see the deliverance the Lord will give you, O Anna. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged. Go out to face them tomorrow, and the Lord will be with you.
Houston, TX
1 Cor 2:5
KJV
That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God.
So, if you think you are standing firm, be careful that you don’t fall. 1 Corinthians 10:12 NIV
Theresa
Clyde, NC
Isaiah 61:1 NIV
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, because The Lord has appointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to announce that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed.
Sara Brownlee, Pottsville, Arkansas
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares The Lord, “plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”
Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.. 2 Cor. 9:8 NIV
For this reason, I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom every family in heaven and earth is named, that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height – to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:14-19. New
King James. Prayer for my husband, children, church @ all God’s people.
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? (Romans 8:31 ESV)
Forgot to say where I am from …. Tuscumbia, Alabama.
Nicole K., St Louis, Mo.
”He was in the world, and though the world was made through Him, the world did not recognize Him” John 1:10 NIV
Rose from Kansas City
He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. Ps.40:2 NIV
Laura from Ennis, Texas
“For I am the Lord your God who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, ‘Do not fear; I will help you’.” Isaiah 41:13NIV
Stacee, Overland Park, Kansas
“The Lord is my light and salvation-whom shall I fear? The Lord is the stronghold of my life-of whom shall I be afraid?”
Psalm 27:1 -NIV
Ephesians 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
JeanMarie from Dhahran…”You’re here to defend the defenseless, to make sure that underdogs get a fair break; Your job is to stand up for the powerless and prosecute all those who exploit them.” Ps. 82:4 The Message
Cari Andreani, Jacksonville, Fl.
“I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you” Isaiah 46:4 NIV
Theresa Dellinger
Murfreesboro, TN
And HE brought us out from there, that He might bring us the land He swore to give our fathers.
Deuteronomy 6:23 ESV
“O God, listen to my cry! Hear my prayer! From the ends of the earth, I cry out to You for help when my heart is overwhelmed. Lead me to the towering rock of safety for You are my safe refuge, a fortress where my enemies cannot reach me.” Psalm 61:1-4 NLT
Durham, NC
“Shout and cheer, Daughter Zion! Raise the roof, Daughter Jerusalem! Your King is coming! a good King who makes all things right, a humble King riding a donkey, a mere colt of a donkey.” Zechariah 9:9 The Message
Jo Marie,Oregon
Psalm 103
Complete Jewish Bible (CJB)
(1) Bless Adonai, my soul!
Everything in me, bless his holy name!
2 Bless Adonai, my soul,
and forget none of his benefits!
3 He forgives all your offenses,
he heals all your diseases,
4 he redeems your life from the pit,
he surrounds you with grace and compassion,
5 he contents you with good as long as you live,
so that your youth is renewed like an eagle’s.
Melissa J, Houston, TX
1 John 4:7 NIV
Dear friends, let us love one another for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
Tyler,TX
Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by this, some have entertained angels without knowing it.” Hebrews 13:2
Yes, the Lord has done amazing this for us! What Joy! Psalms 126:3
Linda, Ft. Myers, FL
Cause me to hear your lovingkindness in the morning, for in you do I trust; cause me to know the way in which I should walk, for I lift up my soul to you.
PSALM 143: 8 NKJV
“I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you and watch over you.”
Psalm 32:8 NIV
Carolyn from Montgomery AL
Psalm 65:11
HCSB
11You crown the year with Your goodness;
Your ways overflow with plenty.
2 Cor 10:5
HCSB
We demolish arguments and every high-minded thing that is raised up against the knowledge of God, taking every thought captive to obey Christ.
Debbie Hartshorn
Jonesboro, Arkansas
Psalm 90:12 NIV
Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Karen, Albany, Oregon
4 When He had stopped speaking, He said to Simon, “Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch.”
5 But Simon answered and said to Him, “Master, we have toiled all night and caught nothing; nevertheless at Your word I will let down the net.” 6 And when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish, and their net was breaking. 7 So they signaled to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink. 8 When Simon Peter saw it, he fell down at Jesus’ knees, saying, “Depart from me, for I am a sinful man, O Lord!”
9 For he and all who were with him were astonished at the catch of fish which they had taken; Luke 5:4-9 New King James Version (NKJV)
Dee- Ohio
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 NIV
Don’t shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, & be alert to what is going on around Christ-that’s where the action is!!! See things from His perspective. Colossians 3:2 Message
No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses so I will be w you. I will never leave you nor forsake you.
Joshua 1:5 NIV
Catching Up–Marilyn Smith, Washington, IN
When you were at Mount Sinai, the LORD our God said to us, “You have stayed at thie mountain long enough. It is time to break camp and move on. Deuteronomy 1:6&7a
Gen, Auckland, NZ
“[because God wanted to make the unchanging nature of His purpose very clear to the heirs of what
was promised.He confirmed it with an oath.] 18. God did this so that,by two unchangeable things in which it is impossible for God to lie,we who have fled to take hold of the hope offered to us may be greatly encouraged.
Hebrews 6:18
You crown the year with Your bounty, and Your carts overflow with abundance. Psalm 65:11 NIV
Lakeland Minnesota
Pat, Joshua TX
Isaiah 26:3 NIV
You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in You.
But now you have arrived at your destination: By faith in Christ you are in direct relationship with God. Your baptism in Christ was not just washing you up for a fresh start. It also involved dressing you in an adult faith wardrobe—Christ’s life, the fulfillment of God’s original promise. (Galatians 3:25-27 MSG)