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
Avis, Lone Star, Texas
“I urge you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.”
Romans 12:1 NAS
Joslin ~ Seminole, FL
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, hey holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into His wonderful light. I Peter 2:9 NIV
Teri, Corpus Christi, Texas~
Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. (Colossians 3:12-13, NIV)
Sherry, Mill Creek
James 4:15 Instead you should say, “If the Lord wills we will live and do this or that.” New American Standard
When I asked for your help, you answered my prayer and gave me courage.
Psalm 138:3
(CEV)
Nancy D.
Round Rock, TX
“So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.”
Romans 8:6 (NLT)
Houston,TX
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us Hebrews12:1 ESV
Cody
Lufkin, TX
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.
Romans 12:3 NIV
Shelley Cates
Psalm 9:10 (NIV)
“Those who know your name trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.”
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26 NAS
Mary
West Memphis, AR
Kim from Center, TX:
The LORD is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.
The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; indeed, I have a beautiful inheritance. Psalm 16:5-6 (ESV)
Sondra, Lincoln, California
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God”.
Psalms 14:1
Perfect for my home situation
cast all your care on him bc he cares for you i peter 5 6 and 7 nkj bible suey caldwell
Hannah; Maryland;
Deuteronomy 6:4-5 ESV
“Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might. “
Judy, Hoover, AL
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice. Proberbs 12:15
“You didn’t choose me. I chose you. I appointed you to go and produce lasting fruit, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask for, using my name.”
John 15:16 NLT
Martha, Dickinson. ND
Sing praises to the LORD, O you saints, and give thanks to his holy name.
For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes in the morning.
Psalm 30:4-5 ESV
My command is this, Love each other as I have loved you.
John 15:12 niv
Kathryn, Tempe
Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you, LORD, are good.
Psalm 25:7
Regina, Salado, TX
A fool vents all his feelings, but a wise man holds them back. Proverbs 29:11 NKJ
Cindy, Kent, Wa
Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – His good, pleasing, and perfect will.
Romans 12:2 (NIV 84)
Margaret
Escalon, CA
Hebrews 11:1 NIV
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.
Tanya, Whitewater, KS
But earnestly desire and zealously cultivate the greatest and best gifts and graces (the higher gifts and the choicest graces). And yet I will show you a still more excellent way [one that is better by far and the highest of them all—love].
1 Corinthians 12:29, Amplified
Ruth, Providence, RI
An oracle on the beasts of the Negeb. Through a land of trouble and anguish, from where come the lioness and the lion, the viper and the flying serpent, they carry their riches on the backs of asses, and their treasures on the humps of camels, to a people that cannot profit them. Egypt’s help is worthless and empty; therefore I have called her “Rahab who sits still.”
Isaiah 30:6,7 RSV
Jina Patton, Leawood, KS
” This is what the LORD says: “Maintain justice and do what is right, for my salvation is close at hand and my righteousness will soon be revealed.”
Isaiah 56:1 NIV
Lynette-Aurora, CO- Hebrews 13:20-21NLT
Now may the God of peace—who brought up from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great Shepherd of the sheep, and ratified an eternal covenant with his blood— may he equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you,through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to him. All glory to him forever and ever! Amen.
Melanie, Armuchee, GA
“But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.” Galatians 5:16
Teresa, Bessemer, Al -Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips. Do not let my heart be drawn to what is evil. Psalm 141:3-4a NIV
Pattie Self, San Angelo, TX
Rejoice in the Lord always, I will say it again: Rejoice!
Philippians 4:4 NIV
Rita Ledbetter, Cottonwood, AZ
See, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are ever before me.
Isaiah 49:16 NIV
Remembering God”s signature is in ink not pencil.
O Sovereign LORD, you are God! Your covenant is trustworthy and you have promised these good things to your servant. II Chor. 7:28 NIV
Teri Smith
Gadsden, AL
Proverbs 31:26
She opens her mouth with wisdom, and on her tongue is the law of kindness. NKJV
Sue Bailey Bellingham, Wa
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us. Ephesians 3:20
And this same God who takes care of me will supply all your needs from his glorious riches, which have been given to us in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 4:19 NLT)
For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
2 Corinthians 4:17 NIV
Jessica, San Diego
Karen, Dover, NH “Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; you teach me wisdom in the inmost place….Create in me a pure heart, O, God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” Ps. 51:6 & 10 (NIV)
2 Corinthians 1: 21,22
It is God who makes both us and you stand firm in
Christ. He anointed us, set his seal of ownership on us,
and put His Spirit in our hearts as a deposit,
guaranteeing what is to come.
Linda, Anderson, IN. (NKJV) Psalm 27:2
When the wicked came up against me to eat up my flesh,
my enemies and foes, they stumbled and fell.
Raven,
Atlanta, Ga
“I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.”
Psalm 139:14 NIV
Woodstock, GA
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.”
NIV Colossians3:23-24
Nicola in Calgary
Rom 7:24+25 AMP
O unhappy and pitiable and wretched man that I am! Who will release and deliver me from the shackles of this body of death?
O Thank God (He will!) through Jesus Christ (the Anointed One) our Lord! So then indeed I, of myself with the mind and heart, serve the Law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin.
Alicia, Riverton Utah Romans 8:3, ESV
3 For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,
“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” – Exodus 14:14
Sara from College Station, TX:
A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare. (Proverbs 15:1 NLT)
Liz, Bloomfield: “And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ” (Ephesians 5:20, NLT).
Kristi Ensminger, from Campbellsville, Kentucky
Psalm 19:7-11 ESV
“The law of The Lord is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of The Lord is sure, making wise the simple; the precepts of The Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of The Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes; the fear of The Lord is clean, enduring forever; the rules of The Lord are true, and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the drippings of the honeycomb. Moreover, by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.”
Jodi, Humble, TX – 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. 1 Cor 1:18 NKJV
“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you.”
Ephesian 4:32 NRVS
Sandy, Macon, MS- Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him. When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; James 1:12-13 NIV84
Marsha Lufkin T
“He ate nothing during those days, and at the end of them he was hungry” Luke 4:2 NIV