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.”
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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
Stephanie Volkmer, Tulsa, Ok.
*For the upright will remain in the land, and the blameless will dwell in it. (Prov. 2:21, nkjv)
Sarah from San Angelo, TX:
For one will scarcely die for a righteous person—though perhaps for a good person one would dare even to die—
Romans 5:7 ESV
Daphne, Baker City, OR
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Heb 11:1(ESV)
John 3:3 ESV
“Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Katalla from Fairbanks, AK
“Rejoice always,”
1 Thessalonians 5:16 NIV
Lisa
Van Buren, AR
So then, [sisters], we are not obligated to the flesh to live according to the flesh . . .
Romans 8:12
HCSB
Tori, Moore OK Gal.5:22-25 (NIV)
But the fruit of the Spirit is love ,joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful flesh with it’s passions and desires. Since we live by tue Spirit let us keep I step with the Spirit.
Katherine, Charlottesville, VA: “Likewise, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. Clothe yourselves, all of you, with humility toward one another, for ‘God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.'” (1 Peter 5:5 ESV)
Jenna, KC, MO
She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands. She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar. She gets up while it is still night; she provides food for her family.
Diane Gregson, Calgary Alberta Canada 2 Peter 1:5-7
“For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge; 6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; 7 and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.”
Jen Evans Seville, OH
Romans 15:13 NIV
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.
Kristin V from Greenwood, IN: Do everything without complaining or arguing. Philippians 2:14 NIV
Sue
St. Louis
With a view to an administration suitable to the fullness of the times, that is, the summing up of all things in Christ, things in heaven and things on the earth.
Ephesians 1:10 NASB
Isaiah 53:5 (not sure which version, it’s on the back of my “Passion of the Christ” cross necklace I’ve been wearing for years: “He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities,the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His wounds we are healed.” Sing with me: “Oh, how I love Jesus, oh, how I love Jesus, oh, how I love Jesus because He first loved me!!!!!”
Punky Tolson
Dallas, TX
When I came to you, brothers I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. – 1 Corinthians 2:1-2 (NIV)
Dana Hanson, Shawnee, KS
Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 (NIV) Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.
Britt, Burlington, NC. A fool’s way is right in his own eyes, but whoever listens to counsel is wise. Proverbs 12:15 HCSB
Karen, Virginia Beach
“Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is anything too hard for me?
Jer 32:27 (ESV)
Allison Crook – Albuquerque, NM
Romans 8:26-27 (NASB) “In the same way the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words; and He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.”
Lisa
Hillsboro, Or
Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Psalm 51:10 NIV
Lisa Fairbanks, AK.
“What is man that You are mindful of him. The son of man that you care for him?”
Psalm 8:4 (NIV)
Psalm 62:2
He alone is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I will never be shaken.
HCSB
Debbie G from Poplarville , MS
Proverbs 3:5 (NIV)
Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
Natalie from Nashville,
“So I gave you a land on which you did not toil and cities you did not build, and you live in them and you eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant.”
Joshua 24:13 NIV
Brittney San Angelo, TX
“He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God” Micah 6:8 NASB
Danyelle
Dayton, OH
He sent forth His word amd healed them; He rescued them from the grave. Let them give thanks to the Lord for His unfailing love amd His wonderful deeds for men. Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of His works with songs of joy.
Psalm 107:20-22 NIV
Bombey, Bellaire, Tx
Psalm 145:4 One generation will commend your works to another; they will tell of your might acts. NIV84
Morag, Bishop, CA
“Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you?”
1 Corinthians 3.16 (ESV)
Cindy, Fort Worth, TX
“We are sure we live in union with God and that he lives in union with us, because he has given us his Spirit.” 1John 4:13. (GNB)
Kim, Clinton MO
The Lord bless you and keep you, the Lord make his face shine upon you, the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26. NIV
Kristin
Clearwater,FL
“Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may find mercy and grace in time of need.”
Hebrews 4:16 kjv
Laura from Chisago City, MN
John 15:17 from the NIV
“This is my command: Love each other.”
Stephanie from Pickerington, Ohio
“Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures through all generations. The Lord is trustworthy in all he promises and faithful in all he does.” (Psalm 145:13 NIV)
Lisa, Wichita KS
Proverbs 29:11 — A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.
2Corinthians5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation: the old has gone, the new has come!NIV
Amy 7634, SF Bay Area
“The fool says in his heart, ‘There is no God.'”
Psalm 14:1 (NIV)
Philippians 4:6-7
New American Standard Bible (NASB)
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all [a]comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Syneva – Topeka, Kansas
Lisa Stimpson, Munford,Tn., Unless The Lord builds the house, they labor in vain who build it,
Unless The Lord guards the city, the watchman keeps awake in vain.
Psalm 127:1. NKJV
Melanie- Houston, TX. “Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 NIV
Sarah B, Athens, GA
“Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when men succeed in their ways, when they carry out their wicked schemes.”
Psalm 37:7 (NIV)
Alice, Chesapeake Va.
Philippians 4:4 Amplified
Rejoice in the Lord always [delight, gladden yourselves in Him];again I say, Rejoice!
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
1 Corinthians 1:25 (NKJV)
Joy, Altadena, CA
But giving thanks is a sacrifice that truly honors Me. If you keep to my path, I will reveal to you the salvation of God.
-Psalm 50:23 NLT
Psalm 103:1-5 NAS
1. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name.
2. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget none of His benefits;
3. Who pardons all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases;
4. Who redeems your life from the pit, Who crowns you with loving kindness and compassion;
5. Who satisfies your years with good things, so that your youth is renewed like the eagle.
Riverton UT
You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans? (1 Corinthians 3:3 NIV)
Patty Pierce
Searcy ar
Psalm 51:10 NIV
Create in me a pure heart,O God and renew a steadfast spirit within me .
Kendal, Tulsa. For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit. 1 Peter 3:18
The fool says in his heart, ” There is no God ” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good.” Psalm 14:1 (ESV)
Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted.
But the rich, in that he is made low because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withers the grass and the flower thereof falls, and the grace of the fashion of it perishes: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.
Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord has promised to them that love Him.
James 1:9-12 KJV
Judy Pauley, Norfolk, Va.
A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back. Proverbs 29:11