2013 Siesta Scripture Memory Team: Verse 1!

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!

 

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  1. 14151
    Jennifer says:

    Jen from Round Rock, TX

    Ephesians 4:29 NLT
    Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.

  2. 14152
    Evin Fahey says:

    Evin From Fort Worth, Texas

    Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.

    Proverbs 19:21 NIV

  3. 14153
    Toni Holmes says:

    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.

  4. 14154
    Frances Tovey says:

    By this you know the Spirit of God: every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God. 1John4:2, ESV.

  5. 14155
    ann wilkinson says:

    Ann says:

    June 4,2013 at 1:48 P.M.

    Job 19:25 (NIV)

    i know that my Redeemer lives,and that in the end
    he will stand upon the earth.

  6. 14156
    Sally says:

    Sally from Baton Rouge
    Luke 1:37 (NIV)
    For nothing is impossible with God.

  7. 14157
    Carie says:

    Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me. (Psalm 51:12 NIV)

  8. 14158
    Wendie Gabbard says:

    Wendie from Lagrange, KY:

    For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword; it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

    Hebrews 4:12

  9. 14159
    Linda says:

    Linda
    Allen, TX
    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 not be shaken.
    Psalm 62:1,2 NIV

  10. 14160
    Jamie Raborn says:

    Jamie Raborn from Ooltewah, TN

    O LORD, The God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Israel,
    make your people always want to obey you. See to it that their love for you never changes. 1 Chron 29:18 NLT

  11. 14161
    Mary says:

    From Orangeville, ONT
    Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, or sit in the seat of mockers.
    But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on this law he meditates day and night.
    He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers Ps 1:1-3 NIV

  12. 14162
    Susan Morrison says:

    Susan from Innisfil, ON, Canada
    My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me John 10:27 NASB

  13. 14163
    Kat from Jonesboro, AR says:

    Paul and Timothy servants of Christ Jesus,to all the
    Saints who are in Christ Jesus at Philippi with the
    overseers and deacons:
    Philippians 1:1

  14. 14164
    Rachel says:

    Rachel from Lexington, SC

    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 ESV

  15. 14165
    Nancy Garringer says:

    Nancy, Redkey, IN

    Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

    -Psalm 100:3 (NIV)-

  16. 14166
    Sara Garringer says:

    Sara, Plymouth, IN

    “The Lord your God in your midst,
    The Mighty One, will save;
    He will rejoice over you with gladness,
    He will quiet you with His love,
    He will rejoice over you with singing.”

    -Zephaniah 3:17 (NKJV)-

  17. 14167
    Katera McMillan says:

    Katera, Kentwood, LA Then Jesus spoke to them again saying,”I am the light of the world. He who follows Me shall not walk in darkness, but have the light of life. John 8:12 NKJ

  18. 14168
    Wanda says:

    Wanda
    Hiram, GA
    These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.”
    John 16:33
    NASB

  19. 14169
    karen buchanan says:

    Karen Buchanan, Dover, AR. KJV II Timothy 1:7 “For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, love and of a sound mind.”

  20. 14170
    Cindy Walker says:

    Cindy, Beaumont TX: Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. Psalm 119:105, NKJV

  21. 14171
    Melody Argueta says:

    Melody, Cleburne, TX
    “You keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.” Isaiah 26:3 NIV

  22. 14172
    Marsha says:

    But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, kindness,faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Gal. 5:22-23 NIV

  23. 14173
    Fran Cox says:

    I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength NIV

  24. 14174
    Debbie says:

    Debbie
    Clinton, Tn
    Proverbs 6:23 HCSB
    For a commandment is a lamp,teaching is a light, and corrective instructions are the way to life.

  25. 14175
    Debbie says:

    Debbie
    Clinton, TN
    Proverbs 12:25
    Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a good word cheers it up.

  26. 14176
    Sandy says:

    Rejoice always, pray continually. Give thanks; in everything for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thess. 5:16-18 HCSB

  27. 14177
    Karen says:

    Karen
    Davenport

    Who is a God like you, who pardons sin and forgives the transgression of the remnant of his inheritance? You do not stay angry forever but delight to show mercy. You will again have compassion on us; you will tread our sins under foot and hurl all of our iniquities into the depths of the sea. Micah 7:18-19 NIV

  28. 14178
    Tamie says:

    Isaiah 49:15-16 “Can a mother forget the baby at her breastand have no compassion on the child she has borne?Though she may forget,I will not forget you! See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands;your walls are ever before me.”

  29. 14179
    Jovita says:

    Jovita, Georgetown SC

    ‘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

  30. 14180
    Karen Schambach says:

    Karen S, Garnet Valley, PA, “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.” James 4:10, NIV

  31. 14181
    Anita Livingston says:

    Anita Livingston, Odem, Texas

    Job 5:18 (TEV)

    God bandages the wounds he makes; his hand hurts you, and his hand heals.

  32. 14182
    Gina says:

    Gina, St. Louis, “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way I’m me, and lead me in the way everlasting.” NIV

  33. 14183
    Kim Overby says:

    Mark 9:24 NIV

    Immediately the boy’s father excalimed,
    I do believe, hekp me overcome my unbeief!

  34. 14184
    Brenda says:

    Brenda -Cleveland, Texas
    Jeremiah 17:7-8 “But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord,whose confidence is in Him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream.It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green.It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.” NIV

  35. 14185
    Crystal Parks says:

    Crystal Parks, Carthage, NC “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” Romans 8:28 NIV

  36. 14186
    Shari says:

    Daniel answered and said: “Blessed be the name of God forever and ever, to whom belong wisdom and might.

  37. 14187
    Vonda: Roseau MN says:

    June 1
    1 Cor 13:4 (NLT)

    Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude.

    June 2
    1 Cor 13:5 (NLT)

    It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.

  38. 14188
    Vonda: Roseau MN says:

    I think I forgot to post May verses but I have been learning them. So…

    May 1
    Ps. 20:14

    “May he grant your hearts desires and fulfill all your plans”.

    May 2
    Ps. 20:5

    “May we shout for joy when we hear of your victory, flying banners to honor our God. May the Lord answer all your prayers”.

  39. 14189
    Tammy Carr says:

    Paducah, KY. On your feet now—applaud God ! Bring a gift of laughter, sing yourselves into his presence. (Psalm 100:1, 2 MSG)

  40. 14190
    Wendy says:

    Wendy-Longmont, CO

    “Therefore by Him let us continually offer the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to His name.”

    Hebrews 13:15 (NKJV)

  41. 14191
    Veronica says:

    Veronica, rockville, MD
    Trust in The Lord with all your heart
    Do not depend on your own understanding
    Seek his will in all you do
    And he will show you which path to take
    Proverbs 3;5-6 NLT

    Just trust god in everything! Everything and any
    Situation your going thru. When we place our trust
    In him he will direct towards the correct path
    To take.

  42. 14192
    Rachelle says:

    Starkville
    NKJV
    John 8:12
    Then Jesus spoke to them again saying,
    “I am the light of the world.
    He who follows Me
    shall not walk in darkness,
    but have
    the light of life.”

  43. 14193
    Karen Edmondson says:

    Karen, Knoxville, TN
    vs. 11 – “But godliness with contentment is great gain. For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it.” 1 Timothy 6:6-7 (NiV)

    vs. 12 – “I was naked and you clothed me.” Matthew 25:36 (NIV)

  44. 14194
    Michelle from Georgia says:

    Michelle from Georgia.
    To him who knoweth to do good and doeth it not, to him it is sin.

    James 4:17 KJV

  45. 14195
    Heather says:

    Heather
    from New Brunswick, Canada

    Proverbs 3:5-6 (NIRV)…Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on you own understanding. In all your ways remember him, then He will make your paths smooth and straight.

  46. 14196
    Cind Jones says:

    Cindy from Independence Missouri

    Psalm 34:1 (NKJV)..”I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth.”

  47. 14197
    Lois in Omaha says:

    But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
    patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness.
    Gal.5:22 NIV

  48. 14198
    Elaine Flowers, Royse City,Texas says:

    James 1:13 NIV
    When tempted, no one should say God is tempting me
    For God cannot be tempted by evil nor does he tempt anyone

  49. 14199
    Elaine Flowers, Royse City, Texas says:

    James 1:14 NIV
    but each one is tempted when by his own evil desires, he is dragged away and enticed

  50. 14200
    Karen Schambach says:

    Karen S, Garnet Valley, PA. “I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says The Lord God, “who is, and who was, and who is to come, the Almighty.” Revelation 1:8, NIV

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