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
Angie Smith, Matthews, NC
“The seed cast in the weeds represents those who hear the kingdom news but are overwhelmed with worries about all the things they have to do and all the things they want to get. The stress tangles what they heard and nothing comes of it.” Mark 4:18-19 The Message
Evansville, IN
“Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, Lord, have never forsaken those who seek you.” Psalm 9:10
“Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength”.
Deut. 6:5 NIV
Betsy from Westerville, Ohio
John 3:16 NIV
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
Janet, Vine Grove, KY
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 Cor 1:27 ESV
Kaye from Hamburg, AR says
“Because of the Lord ’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. I say to myself, ‘The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.’ ” Lamentations 3:22-24 NIV
Amanda in Daphne, AL
Micah 6:8 NIV84
He has showed you O man, what is good. And what does The Lord require of you? To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
Cheryl Adams
Hephzibah, Ga.
If anyone has this world’s goods and sees his brother in need but closes his eyes to his ⌊need⌋ — how can God’s love reside in him? 1 John 3:17 HCSB
Donna, Loganville, PA
Deuteronomy 31:6
It is the LORD your God who goes with you;He will not leave you or forsake you.
“The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.”
—Zephaniah 3:17 NIV
Valerie, Smithfield, NC
Since God chose you to be the holy people He loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.
Colossians 3:12 NLT
Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.” (Psalm 126:2 NIV)
Tracy L.
Richlands, NC
I am going to send you what my Father promised, but stay in the city until you have been clothed with power from on high. Luke 24:49 (NIV 84)
If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, remove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove, and nothing shall be impossible to you.
Matt 17:20
Sally, Moore, Oklahoma
“Rejoice in the Lord, Again I say rejoice!”
Philippians 4:4
Kristi, Lenoir City, TN
See! The winter is past; the rains are over and gone.
Song of Songs 2:11 NIV 1984
Paula Jones, Maryville, TN
I will celebrate my deliverance and call on the name of the Lord. Psalm 116:13 NET
Shannon, Rogers,AR 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
Tiffany, Summerville, SC – Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword? Romans 8:35 NIV
Miranda-Greenville, SC-
Ephesians 6:10-12, NLT
A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on all of God’s armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.
Tracy, Medicine Lodge, Ks
Colossians 3:13-14 NLT
Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.
Kim, Mansfield, TX Colossians 3:13 NLT Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others.
Bonnie from Jacksonville, FL
But as for me, I will look to the Lord; I will wait for the God of my salvation; My God will hear me.
Micah 7:7 ESV
Valerie Chamberlain, Little Elm, Texas
“Remember how the Lord your God led you through the wilderness for these forty years, humbling you and testing you to prove your character and to find out whether or not you would obey His commands.”
Deutoronomy 8:2 NLT
April, Greensboro, NC “For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, in order that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in flesh but made alive in the spirit.” 1 Peter 3:18 NASB
Jeanne C., Lake Worth, FL
The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil in the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. James 3:7 NIV
Romona, Rosewood Heights
There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. 1 John 4:18 (NIV)
D’Anna Nowack
Kilgore, Texas
Isaiah 41:10
New International Version (NIV)
10 So do not fear, for I am with you;
do not be dismayed, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you;
I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
(whoops, I did the wrong verse in my previous comment.)
Valerie Chamberlain, Little Elm, Texas
“Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep His promise.”
Hebrews 10:23 NLT
Toni, Argyle, TX
For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!” Romans 8:15, NASB
Ashleigh
Mobile, Alabama
Hosea 10:12 ESV
“Sow for yourselves righteousness; reap steadfast love; break up your fallow ground, for it is time to seek The Lord, that he may come and rain righteousness upon you.”
Bev van Vuuren, Gauteng, South Afrida – Philippians 4:8 –
Finally, brothers and sisters, 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.
Elaine Brady, Jefferson, Ga
Abraham reasoned that God could raise the dead and figuratively speaking, he did receive Isaac back from death. By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau in regard to their future. By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed Joseph’s sons, and worshiped as he leaned on the top of his staff.
Hebrews 11:19-21 NIV
Jessica, Whitby, ON
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 (NIV)
“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 our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful and HE WILL DO IT.”
Melanie Mathews, Johnson City, TN
Psalms 103:14 (ESV)
For he knows our frame;
he remembers that we are dust.
Paige from Lincoln, NE
“For god so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
John 3:16 (NIV)
Tiffany, Nampa, ID
Psalm 139:7 NLT
“I can never escape from your Spirit! I can never get away from your presence!”
Barb from Richardson, Tx
Hebrews 10:23 NIV
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess,
for He who promised is faithful.
“Do not judge and you will not be judged; and do not condemn and you will not be condemned; pardon and you will be pardoned.” Luke 6:37, NASB.
A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control. Proverbs 29:11 NIV
Melissa, Columbus, OH
Karen from Martinsville, NJ
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance, character; and character, hope. And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
Romans 5:1-5 (NIV)
Toni, Greer, SC — 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. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong. 2 Cor. 12:9-10 NIV
Susan-Murfreesboro, TN
Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. Colossians 3:13 NIV
Angela Talley, Murfreesboro TN
Galatians 6:9 ESV
And let us not grow weary of doing good for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
Galatians 2:20 NLT
My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Carol Wiglesworth
Olathe, Kansas
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer. (Psalms 19:14 NLT)
Brenda B , St Petersburg, FL, “Always be joyful. Never stop praying. Be thankful in all circumstances for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus. I Thess. 5:16-18 NLT
Jean Herrick, Princeton Maine
Keep steady my steps according to your promise,
and let no iniquity have dominion over me.
Psalm 119:133 (ESV)
Kathy Schettler
Boerne, tx
You hem me in, behind and before, and lay your hand upon me. Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high; I cannot attain it. (Psalms 139:5, 6 ESV)
Tracy from Kentucky
but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, 1 Peter 3:15 ESV