Hey, Everybody! Welcome to Verse 3! One month down, only eleven more to go! I say that with a grin because I don’t want it to fly by. There are stressful aspects to what we’re doing here on our team because victory is labor intensive and demands focus and discipline. You can’t really cheat at your memory work. I mean, either we take the time for the constant repetition until it’s embedded underneath that skull of ours or we don’t. But, at the same time, it’s also rejuvenating, don’t you think? And fun? And, admit it, the team aspect of it is glorious.
In fact, I hope God is using this whole process to bring some of you back to life. I’m picturing all of us women like that valley of dry bones in Ezekiel 37. Scattered in that broad dell of ours are skeletons of dead-tired, depleted girls from all over the United States and in at least a half dozen other countries. Thousands of us. The breath of God’s words falling on us, rattling our bones, wrapping us with new wine skins, filling our lungs, and beginning to raise us to our feet: a mighty army brandishing Swords. (Eph. 6:17) We use these swords to battle darkness and not one another. We are not Peter who, in an impulsive fury, left poor Malchus with one less ear in John 18:10. There they were, in the most critical moment in human history thus far and Jesus had to stop what He was doing and stick the man’s ear back on the side of his head. (Luke 22:51) Enough of this! Jesus commanded. The people around us who we are called to reach and serve in Christ’s name are not drawn to weapons and shredders but they are indeed drawn to courage and valiance and gracious strength. A well-trained soldier knows who his enemy is and who his enemy is not.
I’m looking forward to your verses! I am starting some memory work out of the one-chapter book of Jude today. I find this verse fascinating because the inspired penman really meant to write his audience about one thing when God sidetracked him to another. These dimensions of divine inspiration make my mind spin. I love thinking about it. Here goes mine:
Beth, Houston. Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our common salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you to contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints. Jude 1:3 (ESV)
Contend for the faith. Lord, show us, teach us, equip us, fill us, and anoint us with holy affection, sound minds and doctrine to contend for the faith. Show us how to fight for our faith without wounding and scarring the people we were called to influence in the process. This can get tricky. Show us how it’s done.
I’m honored to serve you, Sisters, and to draw swords with you in this battle against the blackest darkness. Built up in Christ by the breath of the Spirit, focused and deliberate, we can be a mighty army.
OK, let’s have it. Your names, cities, verses, references, and translations.
Live and love well out there today, you hear?
Tags: Scripture Memory 2013
Erin Holland
Paragould, AR
“Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s
Temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you? If any
One destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him;
For God’s temple is sacred, and you are that temple.”
1 Corinthians 3:16-17 NIV
Sharon , Houston,
John 15:8
New International Version (NIV)
8 This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
Jamie, Brentwood, Tn
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)
Tracy from Aurora, CO
You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.
Genesis 50:20 (NIV)
Lydia, Warman, Canada
I will lie down and sleep in peace,for You alone, O LORD, make me dwell in safety.
Psalm 4:8 NIV
Cindy from Sisters Or
Finally, be strong in The Lord and his mighty power, put on the armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devils schemes. Eph 6:10-11 NIV
Bobbie, Camas, WA
Put on then, as God’s chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the LORD has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. And above all these put on love, which binds everything in perfect harmony.
Colossians 3:12-14
ESV
Sandy :o) Anaheim, CA
All your children shall be taught by the LORD,/And great shall be the peace of your children.
Isaiah 54:13 NKVJ
MATHEW 6:34 NIV
Nina, Moore, OK
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13 NIV
1 Corinthians 15:10a ESV
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and His grace toward me was not in vain.
Christine, Wichita, KS
“The Lord is my strength and shield. I trust him with all my heart. He helps me, and my heart is filled with joy. I burst out in songs of thanksgiving.”
Psalm 28:7 (NLT)
Debbie- Newberg, OR
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.
Phil. 4:8 NIV
Alexis K., Waco, TX: “He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.” Psalm 23:2-3 (NIV)
MATHEW 6:34
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough troubles of its own.
Nicole Z., Del Norte, Colorado
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. Against such there is no law. And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.” Galatians 5:22-25 NKJV
Allison Dalke,
Edmond, Oklahoma
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth. This then is how we know we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence.
1 John 3:18-19 (NIV)
Kathleen, Tallahassee,FL
“Thus says the Lord,
“Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind
And makes flesh his strength,
And whose heart turns away from the Lord.
“For he will be like a bush in the desert
And will not see when prosperity comes,
But will live in stony wastes in the wilderness,
A land of salt without inhabitant.”
Jeremiah 17:5-6 (NASB)
Omaha, NE
That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.
2 Timothy 1:14
*(KJV)
Beth, Wisconsin. “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32 NIV
cindi Hueytown, AL
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation,
buy prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your request to God. Philippians 4:6
Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV)
Jennie Freeman from Long Creek, Oregon. “Yahweh is great and is highly praised; His greatness is unsearchable. One generation will declare Your works to the next and will proclaim Your mighty acts. I will speak of Your glorious splendor and Your wonderful works.”
Psalm 145:3-5 HCSB
NIV
TH, Sylvan Lake, Canada 2 Tim 1:7 “For God did not give us a spirit of fear, but of love, power and a sound mind.”
Isaiah 43:1 “Fear not for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name you are mine.”
Katharine Jonesboro, ar
Shannon Thies from Pekin, IL
“Work hard so you can present yourself to God and receive his approval. Be a good worker, one who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly explains the word of truth.” 2Timothy 2:15 (NLT)
Joanna Duck
Norman, Oklahoma
Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. Psalm 141:3 KJV
Rayleigh Sun Edmond, Ok
No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it. Hebrews 12:11 NIV
Johnnie, Hammond, LA.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7. NKJV
Tori DeClue; Bolivar, MO
“I have told you these things, so that you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”
John 16:33 NIV
“Every scripture is inspired by God and useful for teaching, for reproof, for correction,and for training in rightousness, that the person dedicated to God may be capable and equipped for every good work.”
2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NET)
Proverbs 16:21,23-24 (NIV84)
“21 The wise in heart are called discerning,
and pleasant words promote instruction.
23 A wise man’s heart guides his mouth,
and his lips promote instruction.
24 Pleasant words are a honeycomb,
sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.”
Acts 24:16 (NIV)
So I strive always to keep my conscience clear before God and man.
Joyce Grimes, Pace, FL. Indeed, the Lord ’s hand is not too short to save, and His ear is not too deaf to hear. (Isaiah 59:1 HCSB)
Andrea, Charlottesville VA
I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that you not stir up or awaken love until it pleases.-Song of Solomon 8:4 ESV
Jenni, Gillette, WY- He says, “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 NIV
Julie Moore Huffman: Springdale, AR: “Delight yourself in the Lord, And He will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalms 37:4 NASB
Lisa Auten; Rogers, AR: “Delight yourself in the Lord, And He will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalms 37:4 NASB
MiChal, College Station, TX
1 Peter 1:15 (The Message)
“As obedient children, let yourselves be pulled into a way of life shaped by God’s life, a life energetic and blazing with holiness.”
Stacey – New Orleans niv
Deuteronomy 6:5– love The Lord your God with all your strength, all your soul and with all your mind
Beth S. Coon Rapids, MN
Now the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will personally restore, establish, strengthen, and support you after you have suffered a little.
1 Peter 5:10 HCSB
Carol Spenst
Little Rock, AR
Romans 8:9-10 (NASB)
You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. An if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ. But if Christ is in you, then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life because of righteousness.
Maddy
Prattville, AL
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 most. Hebrews 4:16 NLT
Sandra Torrance, CA
“Jesus answered,” It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’ Matthew 4:4 (NIV)
Barbara, Norphlet, AR-1 Corinthians 6:19-20, NKJ–“Do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify god in your body…”
Molly – Santa Paula, CA
They have no speech, they use no words; no sound is heard from them. Yet their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens God has pitched a tent for the sun. Psalm 19:3-4 (NIV)
Fonda Kaye, Biloxi, MS
Yes, my soul, find rest in God; my hope comes from him. (Psalm 62:5 NIV)
Deb, Pelzer, SC
Romans 12:17 (NIV) “Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everyone.”
Val Flynn from Snohomish, WA
“The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one to save; He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love, He will exult over you with loud singing” Zep 3:17 ESV