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
“Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.”
Psalm 91:1 NIV
Alison Bourne England ‘The Lord is faithful to all his promises and loving towards all he has made.’
Psalm 145:13 NIV
Ruth- Madison. GA
For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways, they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone. Psalm 91:11-12
I’m late joining in, but better late than never!! This is my first scripture, so maybe I can catch up later 🙂
Jennifer
Danville, IL
“No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide you the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it”
1 Cor 10:13 ESV
You can catch up Jennifer! You can do it! I’ll be praying for you–just live down the highway in Crawfordsville! 🙂
N Fort Myers, FL
Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering;
COLOSSIANS 3:12 NKJV
Gina from Waynesville, NC
a time to search and a time to give up,
a time to keep and a time to throw away
Ecclesiastes 3:6 NIV
Michelle, Louisville KY: You will show the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasure of living with you forever. Psalm 16:11 NLT
Amanda E
Rockwall, TX
“I can do all things through him who gives me strength.”
Philippians 4:13 (NIV)
Hanna Wahlbrink. Lexington, Ky.
Lord, you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished you have done for us.
Lord our God, other lords besides you have ruled over us, but your name alone do we honor. Isaiah 26:11-12
Emily, Kennebunkport
“Yet man is born to trouble
as surely as sparks fly upward.”
Job 5:7 (NIV)
Dawn, Mt.Olive, NC
Proverbs 31:25 NIV
“She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.” One of my favorites:)
Peggy – Bangor, Maine
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. (Philippians 4:6 NIV)
“All your children shall be taught by the Lord, and great shall be the peace of your children.” Isaiah 54:13 (ESV)
Sharon, McKinney, TX
Hebrews 11:6 NIV
“Without faith it is impossible to please God, because
anyone who comes to Him must believe that He exists and
that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.”
Cassi, Houston, “But by God’s grace I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not ineffective. However, I worked more than any of them, yet not I, but God’s grace that was with me.” 1 Corinthians 15:10 NIV
Glenda, Newcastle, Australia, Blessed is the man who believes in, trusts in, and relies on the Lord, and whose hope and confidene the Lord is. Jeremiah 17.7 Amplified
“For the spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7 NIV
Maggie, South Carolina
Pam, Oregon
So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. Galatians 5:16 (NIV)
Luke 9:23 And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. ESV
Mary Rantala, Duluth, MN
He is not here; he has risen, just as he said.
Matthew 28: 6a
Carol
Albuquerque NM
Psalm 90:17 NIV
17- May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us, establish the work of our hands for us yes establish the work of our hands.
Lisa Braun
Warman, Saskatchewan Canada
Psalm 14:1 “The fool says in his heart, there is no God.”. Proverbs 12:15 “The way of a fool is right in his own eyes but a wise man listens to advice.”
Lord, I want to be wise….had a couple of conversations this week with people who don’t believe in God…give me wisdom Lord.
Rebecca, MS
If you forgive those who sin against you, your Heavenly Father will forgive you. Matthew 6:14 (NLT)
Col 3:23
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart for the Lord not for men.”
Taylor, Temple, TX
“I will sing to the Lord, for he has been good to me.” Psalm 13:6 (NIV)
my 3/1 verse: NIV
1Thes. 1:2
“We always thank God for all of you,mentioning you in all our prayers.”
Glenda from Antioch, IL
So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not satisfy the desires of the sinful nature. For the sinful nature desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the sinful nature.
Galatians 5:16-17a
my march 15 verse NIV
Proverbs 1:7
“the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.”
Suzy, Grove City, Oh
In all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:6 NIV
Diane Wadsworth, Pleasant Grove, Alabama
“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
Timi, Neenah WI
“As a father shows compassion to his children,so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear Him.
For He knows our frame;He remembers that we are dust.” Psalm 103:13-14 ESV
Dora, Houston, TX: “In the day of my trouble I will call upon You, for You will answer me.”
–Psalm 86:7 (NKJV)
Vanessa, Rio Rancho NM
“She is clothed with strength and dignity she can laugh at the days to come”Proverbs 31:25
Kate – Houston, TX
And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. – Matthew 22:37 ESV
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Amy, Pratt, Ks.
“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, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen” Ephesians 3:20-21 NIV
Bambi-Houston, TX
For in Christ there is all of God in a human body;
so you have everything when you have Christ, and you are filled with God through your union with Christ. He is the highest Ruler, with authority over every power. TLB
“Behold, I will do something new, Now it will spring forth; Will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, Rivers in the desert. (Isaiah 43:19 NASB)
Angie
Summerville, SC
Julie, Alliance, NE
“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works” – Hebrews 10:23-24 NKJV
Bambi-Houston, TX
For in Christ there is all of God in a human body;
so you have everything when you have Christ, and you are filled with God through your union with Christ. He is the highest Ruler, with authority over every power.
Colossians 2:9-10 TLB
Joyce
Sparta, NJ
“You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you.”
John 15:16 (ESV)
Susan Innisfil, Ontario
“Incline Your ear, O Lord, and answer me;
For I am afflicted and needy.”
Psalm 86:1 NASB
Keely from Hermann, MO: Ephesians 4:2 NIV
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
Proverbs 13:20
NIV
Walk with the wise and become wise,for a companion of fools suffers harm.
Nikki, Houston, TX
“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners”
-Isaiah 61:1 NIV
“Who am I, O Sovereign LORD, and what is my family that you have brought me this far?” 2 Samuel 7:18b
Today my 7th grandbaby was born, the only grandson after 6 grandgirls! Who am I, O LORD…?
For God did not give you a spirit of timidity , but a spirit of power, of love and of self-discipline. 2 Timothy 1:7
Allison Moldenhauer – Huntsville, TX
JAMES 2:10-15
New International Version (NIV)
10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. 11 For he who said, “You shall not commit adultery,”[a] also said, “You shall not murder.”[b] If you do not commit adultery but do commit murder, you have become a lawbreaker.
12 Speak and act as those who are going to be judged by the law that gives freedom, 13 because judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Faith and Deeds
14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food.
Kara C., Aurora, Il
2 Corinthians 12:8-10 (NIV)
8 Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me. 9 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. 10 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.
Kristen Vick from Evans, Georgia
He said to me, “Son of man, have you seen this?” Then he brought me and returned me to the bank of the river. – Ezekiel 47:6 (NKJV)
Lisa, Greensburg, PA
“…I will give thanks to Thy name, O Lord, for it is good. For Thou hast delivered me from every trouble, and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.”
Psalm 54:6-7 (RSV)
Stephanie from Carmichael, CA
“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)