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
mitzi from Brandon, MS
Lord, You have assigned me my portion and my cup; You have made my lot secure.
The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places. Ps 16:5-6 NIV
Psalm 125:1 NASB
Those who trust in the Lord Are as Mt.Zion, which cannot be moved but abides forever.
Mandy – Waco, TX
Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.
Psalm 105:4 (NIV)
John 15:9 NIV
As the Father has loved me,so have I loved you.
Now remain in my love.
Christy from Omaha
“The LORD replied, ‘My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.’ Then Moses said to him, ‘If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here.'”
Exodus 33:14-15
Charlene
Norcross, GA
My brethren count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations. Knowing this that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
James 1:2-4
KJV
Toni Reno
Jay, Ok
Philippians 2:13(NLT)
For God is working in you giving yu the desire and power to do what pleases Him.
Sheila Gibe
Jay, Ok
Philippians 2:13(NLT)
For God is working in you giving yu the desire and power to do what pleases Him.
Cindy
Flemingsburg, KY
Bearing with one another and forgiving one another if someone happens to have a complaint against anyone else. Just as The Lord had forgiven you, so you also forgive others.
Colossians 3:13 NET
He makes me lie down in green pastures,
He leads me beside quiet waters.
Psalm 23:2
Micki Prairie Village,KS
The Lord is my light and my salvation-whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life-of whom shall I
be afraid?
Psalm 27:1 NIV
Dana, Shawnee, KS
Titus 2:4-5 NLT
These older women must train the younger women to love their husbands and their children. To live wisely and be pure, to work in their homes, to do good, and to be submissive to their husbands. Then they will not bring shame on the Word of God
Kim, Frankenmuth, MI:
But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.
-Isiah 53:5 (NIV)
Sue, Clemmons, NC:
For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day. 2 Timothy 1:12, NKJV
Kelly Womack Fort Smith, AR
Colossians 3:14 “Above all, put on love- the perfect bond of unity.” HCSB
For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord; I sing for joy at what your hands have done.
Psalm 92:4 NIV
Rebecca Grogan- jacksonville, AL Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.
Colossians 4:2
Lindsay from Tampa, Florida
it isn’t my responsibility to judge outsiders, but it certainly is your responsibility to judge those inside the church who are sinning.
1 Corinthians 5:12, NLT
Lauren from Decatur, tx
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. James 1:22 (NIV)
Georganne, Piedmont, Ok. Isa. 50:10 Message
If you are walking in darkness, without any ray of light, trust in the LORD and rely on your God.
Karen from Jacksonville, FL
For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.
Romans 1:16 NASB
Libby
Dallas, Texas
All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful.
Psalm 25:10 NIV
Gabby, Lake View,NY
Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.
Colossians 3:1-2 NIV
Pamela, Missouri
He was pierced because of our transgressions,
crushed because of our iniquities;
punishment for our peace was on Him,
and we are healed by His wounds. ~ Isa 53:3(HCSB)
Trust in the lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. N all ways submit to him and He will make your paths straight- Proverbs 3:5-6
Julie, Tallassee, AL
“These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that o your joy may be full” John 15:11ESV
Kaziah ~ Prairieville, LA
“Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything.”(James 1:4 NIV)
Rachel
Dallas, TX
“The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?”
Psalms 27:1
ESV
Psalm 139:4. Before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it LORD.
Psalm 57:9 NIV
I will praise you, Lord, among the nations;
I will sing of you among the peoples.
Debbie, Millen, GA
pattilou from afton, VA
For you, O Lord, have delivered my soul from death, my eyes from tears, my feet from stumbling, that I may walk before the Lord in the land of the living. Psalm 116:8-9 NIV84
Kim Smith from Littlestown, PA. You shall have no other gods before Me. Exodus 20:3 NKJV
Kim Smith from Littlestown, PA. But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 NKJV
Rae, Greenwood, AR. “The way of a fool seems right to him, but a wise man listens to advice.” Proverbs 12:15 NIV
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall be filled.
Matthew 5:6
KJV
Mandy, Woolwich, Maine
So he got up and came to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and felt compassion for him, and ran and embraced him and kissed him.
Luke 15:20 NASB
Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. Ephesians 6:11 (NIV)
Proverbs 12:15 — The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.
For my own way is foolish. I shall seek his wisdom and guidance in secret.
Brittany Kay, Gainesville, FL
Happy is the one who endures testing, because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him. – James 1:12, NET
Donna, Fort Wayne, IN
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. (ESV)
Natalie, Frisco, TX
I can do everything through Him who gives me strength.
Philippians 4:13 NIV
Becky, Waddell, AZ
If you counted our sin,
Oh Lord who could stand?
But you have forgiven me!
And so I will fear you
As I wait for the time
When my hope is made complete.
For your Word is faithful, Lord
Your promises are true.
You’ve never let me down before
So I put my hope in you.
~A song inspired by the words of Psalm 130:3-5 (NIV)
Elizabeth, Easley, SC
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. Phil 4:6 NIV
Heather Smith
Visalia, CA
Chemo #5 of 6 down!!!!
Proverbs 12:15
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.
For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot. Those who are in the flesh cannot please God. (Romans 8:7, 8 ESV)
Emilie
North Carolina
Carol from Poplar Bluff, Mo
Psalm 9:1 NIV
I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonders.
Rachel Enos, Edmond, OK
Everyone should look out not ⌊only⌋ for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. (Philippians 2:4 HCSB)
Matthew 5:16
New International Version (NIV)
16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.
Lara, Spring Hill, TN
Psalm 105:4 NIV
Look to the Lord and His strength; seek his face always.
Shaunthea Callahan, Anderson, IN
Proverbs 1:7 NLT
Fear of The Lord is the beginning of knowledge. Only fools despise wisdom and discipline.