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
Jara from Cimarron, KS, Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. 1 John 3.18 NIV
Heather from Morristown, TN
“James, a bond-servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes who are dispersed abroad: Greetings. Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”
James 1:1-4 NASB
Laura Jackson from Humble, TX
Psalm 1:3 “And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.” KJV
Pat from Hilliard, OH “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength”. Deut 6:4-5 NIV
Stephanie
Tulsa Ok;
* That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may 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 exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power…
(Eph 1:17-19, NKJV)
Heather from Springfield VA
Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, be we do it to get a crown that will last forever.
1Cor 9:24-25 (NIV)
Rebecca R. from Raleigh,NC “But when the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, he saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit” Titus 3:4-5
oops, forgot to say ESV!
Dianna
Moneta, Virginia
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not of evil, to give you a future, and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11
New King James Version
Christi-Clinton, Utah/ Ezekiel 34:11 NIV-11 “For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will search for my sheep and look after them.” Oh, thank you, Lord Almighty, the One and Only True Savior!!!
Lauren from Muskegon, MI
2 Corinthians 10:5 NIV We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
Shannon
from: Kirkland, WA
“Yet those who wait for the LORD will gain new strength; they will mount up with wings like eagles, they will run and not get tired, they will walk and not become weary.”
Isaiah 40:31 NASB
Jennifer S. from Auburn, Alabama
But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. (2 Corinthians 12:9 NIV84)
Kathy, Bear Creek NC, “The LORD is good, a strong refuge when trouble comes. He is close to those who trust in Him”. Nahum 1:7 NLT
Megan S.–Kansas City, KS
May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of Christ. The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it.”
1 Thessalonians 5:23, 24 NIV
Emili Milwaukee, The Lord will guide you always;he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame.You will be like a well-watered garden,like a spring whose waters never fail.Isaiah 58:11 NIV
Amy Anderson, Grand Rapids, MI
I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us.” Philippians 3:14 NLT
Tina; Waxahachie, Texas
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 6:22
Tina; Waxahachie, Texas
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Galatians 6:22 (NIV)
Jeremiah 29:11 I have Plans for You! Plans to take care of you, NOT ABANDON YOU, Plans to give you the future you HOPE for!
Gretchen from Kearney, Missouri “A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of adversity.” Proverbs 17:17 NIV
Kim from Pearland, TX:
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will.
Romans 12:2 NIV
Ronda from Tulsa, OK “May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.” Psalm 19:14 NIV
Meredith Shields, Prairie Village, KS, Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is freedom. And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the Lords glory, are being transformed into his likeness with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 NIV
Evangeline, Loveland, CO
Seek the Lord while he may be found; call on him while he is near.
Isaiah 55:6 NIV
Pam- Smithfield, NC
“The steps if the godly are directed by The Lord. He delights in every detail of their life. ”
Psalm 37:23 NLT
And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those called according to His purpose. Romans 8:28 NIV
Nancy, Livermore, Ca
Therefore, if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your mind on things above, not the things on earth.
Colossians 3:1-2, NASB
Mindy of Platte City
But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God. John 1:12 ESV
Lori Robertson; Waxhaw, NC
“Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (ESV)
Lee, Indiana
Ephesians 3:16
“I pray that from His glorious unlimited resources, He will empower you with inner strength through His Spirit.” NLT
Jessie Hurst, New Palestine IN.
Psalm 127:3-5
“Sons are a heritage from the Lord, children are a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their enemies in the gate.”
(NIV)
Michelle O. from Seattle, WA
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. 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.
Philippians 4:8,9 (NIV)
Lori, Fort Wayne, Indiana
“If you, Lord, kept a record of sins, Lord, who can stand? But with you there is forgiveness, so that we can, with reverence, serve you.” Ps. 130:3-4 NIV
Marynell from Windsor, CO “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
Debbie from Bangor NI
I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope he has given to those he called-his holy people who are his rich and glorious inheritance. Ephesians 1:18 NLT
Laura; Morgantown, WV
“You crown the year with your good blessings, and you leave abundance in your wake.” – Psalm 65:11 (NET)
Crystal
Mullica Hill, NJ
Colossians 1:15-16, ESV
*He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. * For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities- all things were created through him and for him.
The faithful love of The Lord never ends! His mercies never cease.Great is thy faithfulness;his mercies begin afresh each morning. Lamentations 3 : 22,23.NLT
Paula: Cleveland,Ga. Luke 18:27 Jesus replied, what is impossible with men is possible with God. NIV
Jeanni Westland Michigan
I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. (Psalms 139:14 KJV)
Amy from Winder, Ga. Deuteronomy 30:14: “But the word is very near you, in your mouth and in your heart, that you may observe it. NASV
Leanne, Abbotsford BC, Canada
Finally, all of you should be of one mind, full of sympathy toward each other, loving one another with tender hearts and humble minds. Don’t repay evil for evil. Don’t retaliate with people say unkind things about you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God wants you to do, and he will bless you for it.
– 1 Peter 3:8-9 NLT
Carol, from Holly Springs, NC
“One thing I ask from the Lord, this only do I seek:
that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life,
to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek him in his temple.” Psalm 27:4 NIV
Rebecca Benston, Springfield, OH. For He knows our frame, He remembers that we are dust. Psalm 103:14 NKJV. 🙂
The Lord’s lovingkindnesses indeed never cease, For His compassions never fail. They are new every morning; Great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22 & 23 (NASB)
Polly, Houston, TX
The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you and I will give you rest.” Exodus 33:14 NIV84
I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart if stone and give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36:26 NIV
Cheryl from NC: You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast because he trusts in you. Isaiah 26: 3 NIV
Leesburg, VA
“The Lord your God is with you. He will take great deling in you. He will quiet you with His love. He will rejoice over you with singing.”
Dawn in Monett, MO
Philippians 4:6,7 NIV
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 with transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.
” Know this my brethren; let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger.” James1:19