Girls, WE ARE ALMOST THERE!!! In fact, if you set your sights on our celebration in January and you’ve memorized all your verses so far, you have everything you need to qualify. HOWEVER, don’t quit now! If you can memorize 20 verses, you can memorize 24!
I think Lindsee told you in the previous post that I did a video blog for you guys on Tuesday as soon as I came into work after my LPL trip and that thing took until Wednesday night to download. I had missed y’all so much and was so in the mood to spend time with you in the Scriptures. At that point, however, we felt like it should wait until Monday since we had our SSMT post coming up right away. In between, we were ecstatic to extend to you a guest post from a dear sister in the faith, Crista Merrell, who leads women at Bayou City Fellowship where Lindsee and I serve. I hope it blessed you.
I will love Crista forever because she is one of the best friends my daughter Amanda has in the entire world. Pastors’ wives desperately need girlfriends that are trustworthy. And girlfriends that are fun. Crista is both. Crista is also a mighty woman of God. A warrior. She is a servant to the bone and has one of the neatest, most colorful families I’ve ever had the privilege to know. Jesus is gorgeous on them.
OK! On to our task! I’ve not memorized out of the HCSB before but it’s the version LifeWay (my Bible study publisher) asks its authors to use in our curriculum so I spend a great deal of time in it when I’m writing a study. I really love it. I just got in the habit of memorizing out of the ESV or NET. I came upon this verse today as I was cross referencing something for Children of the Day and I adored the translation. I’ll let the pictures do the talking.
You better believe He is. In case my scribbling is too hard to read, it’s Deuteronomy 10:21 HCSB.
Ok, Sisters, I’m ready to hear yours! I love you so much. If you can carve out about 23 minutes toward the first of next week, we’ll get into the Scriptures together in the Monday post.
Tags: Scripture Memory 2013
Psalm 139:23-24 NLT
Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Test me and know my anxious thoughts.
Point out anything in me that offends you,
and lead me along the path of everlasting life.
He is your praise and He is your God, who has done these great and awesome things for you which your eyes have seen. Deuteronomy 10:21 NASB
Carol Peavy
Jena,LA
“You are my hiding place, you will protect me from trouble and surround me with songs of deliverance.” Psalm 32:7 NIV Pam in San Diego
Vanessa from Calgary, Canada
“No one has ever seen,
 no one has ever heard,
 no one has ever imagined 
what God has prepared for those who love him.” 1 Corinthians 2:9
Lu, Garner NC,
That I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry that I have received from the LORD Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. –Acts 20:24 AKJV
Emily in Anchorage, AK
Psalm 103:19-20, NIV
“The Lord has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all. Praise the Lord, you his angels, you mighty ones who do his bidding, who obey his word.”
1 Peter 4:12
Dear friends, do not be surprised at the PAINFUL trial you are SUFFERING, as though something strange were happening to you. (Emphasis Mine)
Brenda, Byhalia, MS
“Do everything without complaining or arguing, so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe.”
Philippians 2:14-15
Tammy. Van, TX. Hebrews 12:28-29 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe, 29 for our “God is a consuming fire.” (NIV)
Kristi, White Pigeon, MI –  “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.” – Matthew 10:32
Terri, Orange TX
“The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.”
Psalm 9:9 ESV
Jane, Gulfport, MS – “You heard that I said to you, ‘I go away, and I will come to you.’ If you loved Me, you would have rejoiced because I go to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. John 14:28 (NASB)
Kristel from Russellville, AR
“The LORD your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords. He is the great God, mighty and awesome, who shows no partiality and takes no bribes. Deuteronomy 10:17 NLT
Cindy, Beaumont TX: Seek the LORD while He may be found, call upon Him while He is near. Isaiah 55:6 NKJV
Kellye, Las Vegas. Be strong and confident all you who wait on The Lord! Psalm 31:24 (NET)
Amy, Houston: Restore to me the joy of your salvation & grant me a willing spirit to sustain me. (Psalm 51:12 NIV)
Anne, Simpsonville, SC “Life and death are in the power of the tongue” Proverbs 18:21a
Christina, Lancaster, CA
Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope.
Romans 5:1-4 ESV
Teresa , Chadron, NE As it is written: “For your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.” (Romans 8:36 NIV)
WAYNE, PA
“The Lord is good to those who depend on him,to those who search for him. So it is good to wait quietly for salvation from the Lord. Lam 3:25 NLT
Vickie, Spokane,Wa.
He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome works , your eyes have seen.
Deuteronomy 10:21. HCSB
Laura from Prairieville, LA says:
Be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. Ephesians 6:10-11 NIV
Make sure that your character is free from the love of money, being content with what you have; for He Himself has said, “I will never desert you, nor will I ever forsake you,” 6 so that we confidently say,
“The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid.
What will man do to me?”
Hebrews 13:5,6
Elizabeth, Frisco, TX
Come to me all who are weary and burdened and I will give you rest.
Matthew 11:28, NIV
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with humility come wisdom. Proverbs 11:2 NIV
Ellen, Spring,TX
Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances;
For this is the will of God in Christ Jesus. I Thessalonians 5:16-18 (ESV)
Debra in Mobile, AL
“You are my witnesses,” declares the Lord,
“and my servant whom I have chosen,
so that you may know and believe me
and understand that I am he.
Before me no god was formed,
nor will there be one after me.” Isaiah 43:10 (NIV)
Emily, Topeka, Kansas
For He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by Him and for Him. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.
Colossians 1:13-17 (NIV)
Anita
Amarillo, Texas
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this. While
we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 5:8
NIV
He is your praise and he is your God, whom has done for you these great and awesome works your eyes have seen.
Deut 10:21
Tammy
Cincinnati
Tempa , Palm Bay, Fl
“It has given me great joy to find some of your children
walking in the truth, just as the Father commanded us.”
II John 1:4 NIV
Tammy/Siloam NC Proverbs 22:6 Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it. (NIV)
Jaclyn, Houston. Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad. Proverbs 12:25 ESV
Holly Burlington, IA He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. (Micah 6:8 NIV)
Cathy, Richmond, VA
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving let your request be made known to God; and the peace of God which surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7 NIV
Mindy Seekford. Shreveport, LA
Ps 91:15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him.
Val, Ann Arbor, MI
Delight yourself in the Lord and he will give you the desires of your heart.
—Psalm 37:4
Deena from Amarillo, TX
“Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He will not grow tired or weary,
and his understanding no one can fathom.
He gives strength to the weary
and increases the power of the weak.” Is 40:28-29 NIV
Psalm 119:30 NIV
I have chosen the way of faithfulness; I have set my heart on your laws.
Jacie from Amarillo, TX
“Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim His greatness. Let the whole world know what He has done.” 1 Chronicles 16:8 NLT
so that you may become blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and depraved generation, in which you shine like stars in the universe as you hold out the Word of Life…
Philippians 3:15a,16b (NIV)
Desiree in Carlsbad
“Never walk away from someone who deserves help;
your hand is God’s hand for that person.”
Proverbs 3:27 (MSG)
Midge Florence, SC/Atlanta
Give all your worries and cares to God, for he cares about what happens to you.I Peter 5:7 NLT
“Consider Him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.”
Hebrews 12:3 NAB
Cindy from Sisters Or He is your praise and He is your God. You have seen the great and powerful things He has done for you. Deuteronomy 10:21
New Life Version (NLV)
Julia, Whidbey Island, WA: “You will again have compassion on us.
You will overcome our wrongdoing.
You will throw all our sins into the deep sea.” Micah 7:19 (GW)
Tracy
Andice, TX
“The Lord is the one who goes ahead of you:
He will be with you.
He will not fail you or forsake you.
Do not fear or be dismayed.”
Deuteronomy 31:8 NASB
Fort Worth, TX
“My son, do not forget my teaching, But let your heart keep my commandments;” Proverbs 3:1 NASB
Lynda from Ocala, FL: (NIV) 1 Peter 1:24 All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of the Lord stands forever.
Linda, Mandeville, LA
Ephesians 4:32 NIV
“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.”