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
Ann from Indiana
Praise the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does such wonderful things. Praise His glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with His glory. Amen and Amen!
Psalm 72:18 NLT
Ellen, Chattanooga, TN
“But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength. They will soar high on wings like eagles. They will run and not grow weary. They will walk and not faint.”
Isaiah 40:31 NLT
Talia: Cincinnati, Ohio
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Philippians 4:6-7 NIV
Pat Wendt, Hot Springs, AR
Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
James 5:16, KJV
Melisse from Slippery Rock, PA
Psalm 118:8
It is better to trust and take refuge in The Lord than to put confidence in man.
Sue, Texarkana, Luke 1:45 “Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her will be accomplished.!” NIV
Kim, Cincinnati
Humble yourselves, therefore, Under God’s mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time. 1 Peter 5:6 NIV
Amber, La Junta, Colorado
Jeremiah 29:11
The Message
I know what I’m doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.
“He is your constant source of stability; He abundantly provides safety and great wisdom; He gives all this to those who fear him.” Isaiah 33:6 (NET)
Carole La Junta Colorado
The Message
Romans 12:1-2
So here’s what I want you to do, God helping you: Take your everyday, ordinary life—your sleeping, eating, going-to-work, and walking-around life—and place it before God as an offering. Embracing what God does for you is the best thing you can do for him. Don’t become so well-adjusted to your culture that you fit into it without even thinking. Instead, fix your attention on God. You’ll be changed from the inside out. Readily recognize what he wants from you, and quickly respond to it. Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.
Lu, Cadillac, MI
“But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God who gives to all men generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.” James 1:5 NASB
Tonia Booker in Meridian, ID
Holman CSB
Galatians 6:17
From now on, let no one cause me trouble, because I carry the marks of Jesus on my body.
Tabitha, Raleigh NC
He who calls you is faithful; He will surely do it.
1 Thessalonians 5:24 (ESV)
Liz, Ruston
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
Julie, Boerne, TX
The unfolding of your words give light: it gives understanding to the simple. I open my mouth and pant, longing for your commands.
Psalm 119:130-131 NIV
Overland Park, KS
For you created my inmost being you knit me together in my mothers womb I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Psalm 139: 13-14
Meredith, Kosciusko
“He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.” Romans 4:25 NIV84
Laura Jackson, Humble, TX
“Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein: then shall the trees of the wood rejoice. Psalm 96:12 KJV
Carolyn, Terrace BC Canada
Psalm 144:15 NKJV
Happy are the people whose God is the Lord.
Kathy, Madison,CT
Romans 1:13:14 NIV
I do not want you to be unaware, brothers and sisters, that I planned many times to come to you (but have been prevented from doing so until now) in order that I might have a harvest among you, just as I have had among the other Gentiles.
I am obligated both to Greeks and non-Greeks, both to the wise and the foolish.
Patti – Monument, Colorado
“Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.” Colossians 3:1-2 NIV
Jenny, Des Moines, IA
Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you. Come near to God and He will come near to you. James 4:7-8a NIV
Cheryl, Knoxville, TN Proverbs 29:11 A fool gives full vent to his spirit but a wise man quietly holds it back.
Carolyn, St. Catharines, ON
so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ Phil 1:10 (NIV)
Romans 8:11 (NIV)
And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Chrit from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.
Deanna
Frisco, TX
John 13:16 (NIV)
I tell you the truth, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him.Â
He wakens me morning by morning, wakens my ear to listen like one being taught.
Isaiah 50:4b NIV
Ashley from Indianapolis, Indiana
“But what happens when we live God’s way? He brings gifts into our lives, much the same way that fruit appears in an orchard– things like affection for others, exuberance about life, serenity. We develop a willingness to stick with things, a sense of compassion in the heart, and a conviction that a basic holiness permeates things and people. We find ourselves involved in loyal commitments, not needing to force our way in life, able to marshal and direct our energies wisely.”
-Galatians 5:22-23 The Message
Kim K., Columbus, Oh area.
“For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.”
I Cor. 1:18 NKJV
Suzie
Fort Mill, SC
Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding, for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold. She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her.~Proverbs 3:13-15
“Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will make you fishers of men.”
Matthew 4:19 (NIV)
Jenni
Murray, KY
“This is my prayer for you: that your love will grow more and more; that you will have knowledge and understanding with your love;” (Philippians 1:9 NCV)
Joy from Iowa~
“Let no one say when she is tempted–“I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil–nor does He Himself tempt anyone. But, each one is tempted when she is drawn away by her own desires and enticed.”
–James 1:13-14 NKJ
Kelly, Jackson, MI
“If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I become a gong or a clanging cymbal.” 1 Cor. 13:1 NASB
E’Von, Houston, Proverbs 3:5 -6(NIV)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;
in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.
Ouida Boyd in Trenton,TX
And He who searches the hearts knows the Spirit’s mind-set, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.
Romans 8:27 (HCSV)
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.
Jeremiah 29:13 NIV
Exodus 14:14. (NIV)
The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.”
Kristen, Largo, FL “But the Lord turns His face against those who do evil, He will erase their memory from the earth.” Ps.34:16 NAS
Susan, Pittsburgh
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near.
Philippians 4:4&5 (NIV)
Pam in Texas
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received
to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace
in its various forms. 1 Peter 4:10 (NIV)
Vicksburg, MS
The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights in men who are truthful.
Proverbs 12:22
NIV
Kim, Corona CA
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness. And all these things will be added to you.
Matthew 6:33 NASB
Anne~Glen Allen,VA I have come into the world as a light, so that no on who believes in me should stay in darkness. John 12:46 NIV
christina moore, Plano, Texas~
But to each one of us grace has been given as Christ apportioned it. This is why it says: “When He ascended on high, He led captives in His train and gave gifts to men.”
(Ephesians 4:7-8, NIV1984)
Stann, Frisco, TX
Ephesians 4:26 (NAS)
Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not give the devil an opportunity.
“But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. 9 Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator.” Colossians 3: 8-10 NIV
Linda Ney from Gahanna, Ohio
Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from
your presence?
Psalm 139 Verse 7 NIV
Sharon, Nederland, TX -Psalm 31:4 Keep me free from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge. NIV
Gill, Lancaster UK
…bearing with one another , and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another, even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.
Collosians 3 v 13