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
Rebecca
Greenwood, IN
Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes rufuge in him.
Psalm 34:8 NIV
Lauren F, Frisco TX
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love & good deeds. Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another. Hebrews 10:24-25 (NIV)
Jamie, Brentwood, TN
“If you try to keep your life for yourself, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for me, you will find true life”  -Matthew 16:25 (nlt)
Jody in Huntsville, AL
Psalm 46:10 NIV
“Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations,I will be exalted in the earth.”
Debbie, Fort Thomas, KY
It is God who arms me with strength and makes my way perfect. Psalm 18:32 NIV
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
Cindy, living in Cochem, Germany — Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. Hebrews 13:8 (NIV)
Kim Warrensburg, MO
1 My dear brothers and sisters, how can you claim to have faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ if you favor some people over others?
2 For example, suppose someone comes into your meeting dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewelry, and another comes in who is poor and dressed in dirty clothes. 3 If you give special attention and a good seat to the rich person, but you say to the poor one, “You can stand over there, or else sit on the floor”—well, 4 doesn’t this discrimination show that your judgments are guided by evil motives?
James 2:1-4 (NLT)
Because I NEEDED this today! Andrea from Burleson, TX
A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back. Proverbs 29:11
Amanda Porter
Lubbock, 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)
Shelley, Fort Walton Beach, Florida
“I want to know Christ—yes, to know the power of his resurrection and participation in his sufferings, becoming like him in his death.”
Philippians 3:10 (NIV)
Psalm 130:3-4(NIV)
“If you Oh Lord, kept a record of sins, Oh Lord, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared”
Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory He will reveal to us later. For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who His children really are. Romans 8:18-19 NTL
DLynn; Argyle,TX
Psalm 16:11 NIV
You make known to me the path of life;
you will fill me with joy in your presence,
with eternal pleasures at your right hand.
Donna – Bartlett, TN
Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
Romans 12:2 NLT
I like that. So much.
So do I!
Jeanene – Newnan, GA
Therefore,as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
Colossians 3:12 NIV
Tammy
Consider my affliction and trouble, and take away all my sins. (Psalms 25:18 HCSB)
“the thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full”. John 10:10 Niv
Christina Brown
Louisville, KY
But he was pierced for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities;
The punishment that brought us peace was on him,
And by his wounds we are healed.
Isaiah 53:5 NIV
Colette, Mesa,AZ.
“The Lord has done great things for us,
and we are filled with Joy!”
Psalm 126:3 NIV
Nicole – Newton, Iowa
But I trust in your unfailing love. I will rejoice because you have rescued me. I will sing to the Lord because he is good to me. (Psalms 13:5, 6 NLT)
“The Lord is Good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.” Lamentations 3:25 NKJV
Trinna, Covington, “All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children.” Isaiah 54:13 (ESV)
Jennifer, Georgetown, TX
Proverbs 11:2 NIV
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility comes wisdom.
Tammy, Fredericksburg, VA
“…bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgivig each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”
Col. 3:13 ESV
Lori Lehrmann ~ Port Arthur, TX
Yes, Lord, walking in the way of your laws, we wait for you; your name and reknown are the desires of our hearts. ~Isaiah 26:8 (NIV)
Heidi
Fayetteville, GA
Psalm 90:17
Amplified Bible (AMP)
17 And let the beauty and delightfulness and favor of the Lord our God be upon us; confirm and establish the work of our hands—yes, the work of our hands, confirm and establish it.
God, who has called you into fellowship with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
1 Cor. 2:9 NIV
Vicki Knott, Greenwood, SC
But the Spirit produces the fruit of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. There is no law that says these things are wrong. Galatians 5:22-23 (NCV)
Gay
Round Rock, Tx
“The LORD is my light and my salvation – whom shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life – of whom shall I be afraid?”
Psalm 27:1 NIV
Elaine, New Orleans, LA
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 NIV
Cathy Morris Sedona, AZ
Galatians 2:20 NIV
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself for me.”
Jeremiah 32:27 NCV
“I am the Lord, the God of every person on the earth. Nothing is impossible for Me.”
So very comforting to me. He is the God of EVERY PERSON on earth, whether they acknowledge Him or not. Praise God forever.
Julie dk in Casper, WY
Then Jesus told him, “Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.”
John 20:29 NIV
Jacci, Denver, CO
A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back. Proverbs 29:11 (ESV)
Elizabeth, Broomfield, CO
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with a heart of mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience
Colossians 3:12 NET
Michelle, Fort Worth
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
Kathy from Chandler, OK
“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.” Philippians 4:6 NLT
“So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death.But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life & peace.” Romans 8:6 NLT
Karen of Richmond, VA: “But you have come to Mount Zion, to the heavenly Jerusalem, the city of the living God. You have come to thousands upon thousands of angels in joyful assembly.” Hebrews 12:22 (NIV)
Evening and morning, and at noon, will I pray, and cry aloud: and He shall hear my voice.
Psalm 55:17 NKJV
Melissa, Locust Grove, GA.
And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith.
1 Corinthians 15:14 NIV
Kim from Arab, Alabama
You say, “I choose the appointed time; it is I who judge uprightly.” Psalm 75:2 NIV
Dori
Meridian, ID
Hebrews 10:23
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering,
for He who promised is faithful.
NKJV
Jane from Geneseo, Illinois
Hebrews 13:20-21
May the God of peace, who through the blood of the eternal covenant brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great Shepherd of the sheep, equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
(NIV)
Stacey Gaines
Corpus Christi, TX
I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.
(Ephesians 1:18-19a)
Emily S ~ Weatherford, TX ~ “Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.” ~ Romans 12:10 NIV
Donna,Albuquerque. “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
Romans 12:2 (J.B.Phillips) Don’t let the world around you squeeze you into its own mould, but let God re-make you so that your whole attitude of mind is changed. Thus you will prove in practice that the will of God is good, acceptable to him and perfect.
For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving, abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you. Psalm 86:5 ESV