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
Pam Bryant
Kountze
What shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
Romans 8:31 NKJV
Elizabeth N, Castle Rock, CO
“It is the LORD who goes before you.
He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”
Deut 31:8, ESV
Sarah, Orlando
“You are the light of the world-like a city on a hilltop that cannot be hidden. No one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket. Instead, a lamp is placed on a stand, where it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your Heavenly Father.” Matthew 5:14-16 NLT
Rhonda, Niles, MI “You make known to me the path of life; in Your presence there is fullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.” Psalm 16:11 ESV
Denise from Lenexa, KS
Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Colossians 3:13 NIV
Karen Tucson, Arizona
” So chosen by God for this new life of love, dress in the wardrobe God picked out for
you: compassion, kindness, humility, quiet strength and discipline. Be even tempered,
content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and
completely as the Master forgave you. And regardless of what else you put on, wear
love. It’s your basic, all purpose garment. Never be without it.”
Colossians 3:12-14 Message
Ronnie from Ostrander Ohio
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.
Cathy from Loxahatchee, FL
Proverbs 29:11 NLT
Fools vent their anger, but the wise quietly hold it back.
Rebecca B., Springfield, OH-“Then it came to pass, when all the people had completely crossed over, that the ark of the Lord and the priests crossed over in the presence of the people.”~Joshua 4:11 NKJV
Ange & Kennedy; Idaho: “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” Eph 4:32 NIV
Tersia, Caledon, ON, Canada
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 (ESV)
19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, 20 for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.
Karen, Colchester, VT
The eyes of the Lord search the whole earth in order to strengthen those whose hearts are fully committed to him.
2 Chronicles 16:9a (NLT)
Kathy
Dow IL
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
Isaiah 55:8 ESV
Jane, Houston, TX
1 John 4:19 (NIV)
We love because he first loved us.
Lisa Lucas Indianapolis, IN NIV
When I said, “My foot is slipping,” Your love, O Lord, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, Your consolation brought joy to my soul.
Psalm 94:18-19
…And after my skin has been destroyed,
yet in my flesh I will see God;
Job 19:26 NIV
Heidi from Nampa, ID
1 Corinthians 13:1-7
The Message (MSG)
The Way of Love
1 If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don’t love, I’m nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate.
2 If I speak God’s Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a mountain, “Jump,” and it jumps, but I don’t love, I’m nothing.
3-7 If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don’t love, I’ve gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I’m bankrupt without love.
Diane E. from Charleston, IL:
“And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things and at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.”
2 Corinthians 9:8 NIV
Shawna
Longmont, CO
Carry each other’s burdens and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
Galatians 6:2 (NIV)
Nancy, Dallas
God is our refuge and our strength, a very present help in trouble.
Psa. 46:1 (KJV)
Julia, Springfield, TN
James 1:25 NIV
But if you look carefully into the perfect law that sets you free, and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for doing it.
Deanna, Maytown AL
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
Erin
Littleton, CO
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship.”
Romans 12:1 NIV
Hallie from Edmond, OK
“For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 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. 1:26-27, ESV
Hannah | Oklahoma City, OK
Romans 6:5, ESV
“For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.”
Carolyn
Springfield,Mo
2 Timothy 4:18 NIV
The Lord will rescue me
from every evil attack
and will bring me
Safely to HIS Heavenly Home!
Hamburg, AR
May the Lord direct your hearts to God’s love and Christ’s endurance.
2 Thessalonians 3:5 HCSB
Heidi, Littleton, CO
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
Hebrews 13:8 NIV
Diana, Seekonk MA
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)
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. (Matthew 7:7 NASB)
Jenn, Mansfield, TX
Proverbs 15:18 NIV
“A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.”
For God is my witness, Whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of His Son, that without ceasing I mention you always in my prayers, asking that somehow by God’s will I may now at last succeed in coming to you.
Romans 1:9-10 ESV
Suzann Benson
Kingwood, WV
Becky
Westerville, Ohio
“Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides You – who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.”
Isaiah 64:4 NIV
Philippians 4:19 NIV
And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus.
Lisa from New York
Jennifer, Medford, OR “…bearing with one another, and forgiving each other, whoever has a complaint against anyone; just as the Lord forgave you, so also should you.” Colossians 3:13 NASB
Kelly, Greer, SC
“I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.” -Ps. 119:11 (NIV)
Shelli, Karalee, Katelyn; Royse City, TX: But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God.” Ruth 1:16
Mandy from Mt. Vernon
“Instead, God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong.”
I Corinthians 1:27 (HCSB)
Connie Capps
Pine Level, NC
Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill His promises to her. Luke 1:45 NIV
Mitzi from Midland, TX
When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus. (Acts 4:13 NIV)
Susan, Tallahassee, Fla.
I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing! Galatians 2:21 NIV
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.” Phillipians 4:6 NIV
Anisha Sims, McKinney, TX
“Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ”
Philippians 1:27a NIV
Missy S, Winston-Salem, NC
“A fool give full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.” Proverbs 29:11 (ESV)
Jen in Exton,PA
Romans 8:39(AMPL)
39 Nor height nor depth, nor anything in all creation will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Psalm 25:20
Amplified Bible (AMP)
O keep me, Lord, and deliver me; let me not be ashamed or disappointed, for my trust and my refuge are in You.
Jamie, Crossett: “Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, nor let it be fearful.”
John 14:27 NASB
Where can I go from your Spirit? Where can I flee from your presence?
Psalm 139:7 NIV
Brenda, Jordan, MN Romans 10:l (ESV)
“My hearts desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved.”
Memphis, TN
“The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covered the mouth of the wicked.” Prov. 10:11 KJV