Hey, Everyone!
Praise God, He is still risen on Monday! I trust that your Resurrection Sunday was so full of Jesus. This was our second Easter as a church at Bayou City Fellowship and all of our services were filled to the brim, not only with people but also with hope. I love this time of year so much. I cannot think of anything in existence that exceeds the implications of the empty tomb: not the heavens above you, not the earth beneath your feet, not a single school or workplace, nor the blackest heart or most broken mind. No power nor principality can roll that stone back over the mouth of that tomb. Come one, come all. Come while there is still time. Come to Jesus.
I only have a few minutes on here today because Jackson and Annabeth are at my house, each playing within feet of me. (Right where I want them, needless to say.) Annabeth just put her baby doll in my lap and said, “Bibby, you need to change her diaper. She pottied in her pants.” So, there you go. As much as I’d like to linger on here with you today, obviously this is not the time. Diapers need changing around this place.
In the meantime, you and I have arrived at Verse 7! Our Scripture memory year is rolling like a freight train. We’re starting to flip those spirals now, Sisters! Don’t you grow weary. We have a lot ahead to celebrate! In case you like seasonal verses, these might be a few options this time around. (I’m grinning while writing these but if there’s anything we don’t want to be, Sister, it’s the Old Testament’s take on a fool. Today or ever.)
Psalm 14:1 — The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”
and
Proverbs 12:15 — The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.
and
Proverbs 29:11 — A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.
Then again, the New Testament gives a whole new twist to the idea of foolishness. This is the verse I’m selecting this time around.
Beth, Houston. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong. 1 Corinthians 1:27 ESV
And that’s the only reason I have the privilege to serve you.
Merciful One, You turned the world upside down.
Let’s hear your 7th verses, Sisters!
Tags: Scripture Memory 2013
Nikki from McGregor, Texas. “In his heart a man plans his course, but the Lord determines his steps.” Proverbs 16:9, NIV.
Terri from Mechanicsville, VA
“However, as it is written: no eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him.”
1 Corinthians 2:9 (NIV)
Lea from Granger, IN: “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.” (ESV)
Lea from Granger,IN. Forgot to include verse cite: Col 3:13
Cindy from Sisters Or
bearing with one another and forgiving one another, if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also forgive others.
Col 3:13 NET
Diane, Runnells, IA – “So, as those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;” Colossians 3:12 (NASB)
Sherry Youngblood Jay, OK
Open my lips, Lord, and my mouth will declare your praise. You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; you do not take pleasure in burnt offerings. My sacrifice, O God, is a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart you, God, will not despise.
Psalm 51:15-17 (NIV) (2nd Correction)
Sarah, San Diego
“Seek the Lord and His strength. Seek His face always.” 1 Chronicles 16:11
“Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me.”
John 15:4 NRSV
Ronda, Tulsa OK: “Answering before listening is both stupid and rude.” Prov. 18:13, The Message
Judy Littleton, NC
There is surely a future hope for you and your hope will not be cut off. Proverbs 23:18 (NIV)
Missy, Jim Falls, WI
Give me understanding and I will obey your instructions; I will put them into practice with all of my heart. Make me walk along the path of your commands; for that is where my happiness is found. Psalm 119:34 & 35 nlt
Susan
Jersey Village, TX
“Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance character; and character hope.”
Romans 5:3,4 ( NIV )
Psalm 34:4-5 I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Those who look to him are radiant; their faces are never covered with shame. NIV
Andrea Dublin, OH
As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:9 NIV
Laura, Decatur, IL
“Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and our God and Father, who has loved us and given us everlasting consolation and good hope by grace, comfort your hearts and establish you in every good word and work.” 2 Thessalonians 2:16&17 (NKJV)
Dawne Nampa, ID
He gives food to those who trust Him; he always remembers His covenant. Psalm 111:5 NLT
Judy, Torrance
“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.” Colossians 3:15 NIV
Leslie Jordan
Rochester, MN
“When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.”
Psalm 56:3 NIV
Amy in Central, LA
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. (James 1:22 NIV)
Sheila, Russellville, AR
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”(NIV)
Annette, Richmond Tx, John 15:3 ESV
Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you.
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. (Philippians 4:13 NKJV)
Christy O, TX
2 Timothy 1:7 (NIV)
“For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.”
danae | lafayette, in
be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. it’s bursting out! don’t you see it? there it is! I’m making a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands.
— isaiah 43:19 [msg]
Dianne, FL
“Now to Him who is able to protect you from stumbling and to make you stand in the presence of His glory, blameless and with great joy.”
Jude 1:24 (HCSB)
Denise, Davis, IL. “For the son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19:10 ESV
Baker City, OR. The Lord has heard my supplication;the Lord will recrive my prayer. PSALM 6:9 nkjv
Kelley Baker- Jackson, MO ” Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 (NIV)
Andria,Virginia
“Find rest, O my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him.”
Psalm 62:5
NIV
Nancy, Lufkin, TX.
Jesus Replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”
Matthew 22:37 (NIV)
Holli, Corona, Ca. “As the eyes of slaves look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maid look to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the LORD our God till he shows us his mercy.” Psalm 123:2 NIV 84
Psalm 31:24 Be strong and take heart, all you who hope in the Lord.
Jennifer, North Charleston, SC:
When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross.
Colossians 2:13-14, NIV
rhonda
gilmer
Philemon 1:8(NKJV)
8 Therefore, though I might be very bold in Christ to command you what is fitting,
Susie–Carmel, IN
“‘Though the mountains be shaken
and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken
nor my covenant of peace be removed,’
says the Lord, who has compassion on you.”
Isaiah 54:10 (NIV)
Baker City, Oregon. The Lord has heard my supplication: the Lord will receive my prayer. PSALM 6:9 NKJV
” But,Lord, you are my shield. You are my wonderful
God who gives me courage ”
Psalms 3:3
NIV
‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit’, says the Lord Almighty. Zechariah 4:6B NIV
“So Do Not throw away your confidence, because it has great reward. For you need endurance in order to do God’s Will and so receive what is promised.” Hebrews 10:35-36
1 Peter 1:8 NLT
Though you do not see him now, you trust him; and you rejoice with a glorious, inexpressible joy.
Nancy, Rhinelander,Wi
—–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. Colossians 3:13 ESV
Isaiah 41:13 ESV
For I, the LORD your God, hold your right hand;
it is I who say to you, “Fear not. I am the One
who helps you.”
luke 2:52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men. New King James
We will be with then lord forever
1 Thessalonions
Kay Martin
Tupelo, MS
“But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” 1 Corinthians 15:57-58 NIV
Rachel, Alabama
May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. (Galatians 6:14 NIV)
Emily, Topeka, Kansas
With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be. Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?
James 3:9-11 (NIV)
Corley in Conway, Arkansas:
Mark 11.24: “Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received, and it will be yours.”
NIV
Come to me all you who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest. Matt.11:28 NIV
Woodstock, Ga.
I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5 (NIV 1984)