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
Dawn
Silver Spring, MD
Psalm 25:14 (ESV)
The friendship of the LORD is for those who fear Him, and He makes known to them His covenant.
Julia Stevens Hill — Anniston, Alabama
Joshua 1:9 NIV
Have I not commanded you?
Be strong and courageous.
Do not be terrified.
Do not be discouraged.
For the LORD your God
will be with you
wherever you go.
Karen, Lynnwood, Wa
“For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.” Ephesians 2:10 (NLT)
Nancy, Lee’s Summit, MO
“You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29:13 NIV
Karen, Dover, NH “Turn my heart towards your statutes and not toward selfish gain.” Ps. 119:36 (NIV)
Yet the LORD longs to be gracious to you; he rises to show you compassion. For the LORD is a God of justice, Blessed are all who wait for him!
Isaiah 30:18 NIV
Carolyn
Oceanside Ca
Courtney from Lima, OH
Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God—truly righteous and holy. (Ephesians 4:23, 24 NLT)
Melody
Myrtle Beach, SC
“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 NIV
Laura K, Spearfish, SD
Therefore, let us not pass judgment on one another any longer, but rather decide never to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother. Romans 14:3 ESV
Karen from Indianapolis
I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen your with power through His Spirit in your inner being.
Ephesians 3:16 NIV
Danyelle
Dayton, OH
Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.
Proverbs 16:3 (NIV)
Marla
Bolivar, MO
“May the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the steadfastness of Christ.” 2 Thessalonians 3:
debbie jo, greenwood, “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” I Corinthians 13:4-7 (NIV)
Hannah from Mt. Holly, NC:
Micah 6:8 (MSG):
“But he’s already made it plain how to live, what to do, what God is looking for in men and women. It’s quite simple: Do what is fair and just to your neighbor, be compassionate and loyal in your love, And don’t take yourself too seriously— take God seriously.”
Tilley Hawkins from Franklin, TN
Your own ears will hear Him.
Right behind you a voice will say,
“This is the way you should go,”
whether to the right or to the left.
Isaiah 30:21 (NLT)
Edna
O’Fallon, MO
“Behold, I have given you authority to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy, and nothing shall hurt you.”
Luke 10:19, ESV
~Suzie
Fort Mill, SC
Now the Lord is the Spirit,
and where the Spirit of the Lord is,
there is freedom. (!)
2 Corinthians 3:17 NIV
Judy Mullins-Maple Valley, WA.
John 1:16 NIV
Out of his fullness we have received grace in place of grace already given.
Hebrews 11:1 (NIV)
Faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.
Ann
Mandeville, LA
Maria, Katy, TX
“Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13 (ESV)
Melissa, Augusta, GA
He is your praise; he is your God, who performed for you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes.
Deuteronomy 10:21, NIV
Sharon, Mineola, Texas 11-2-’13
“The LORD protects you; the LORD is a shelter
right by your side.”
Psalm 121:5. HCSB
Linda – Spring, Texas
How beautiful are you, my darling! Oh, how beautiful!
Song of Songs 4:18 NIV
Sheila
Guyton, GA
“For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our assurance firm until the end.”
Heb. 3:14 NASB
Heather, Colorado Springs, co. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. James 3:17 ESV
Ephesians 1:3-6 (Message) How blessed is God! And what a blessing he is! He’s the Father of our Master, Jesus Christ, and takes us to the high places of blessing in him. Long before he laid down earth’s foundations, he had us in mind, had settled on us as the focus of his love, to be made whole and holy by his love. Long, long ago he decided to adopt us into his family through Jesus Christ. (What pleasure he took in planning this!) He wanted us to enter into the celebration of his lavish gift-giving by the hand of his beloved Son.
For since our friendship with God was restored by the death of His Son while we were still His enemies, we will certainly be saved through the life of His Son. So now we can rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with God because our Lord Jesus Christ has made us friends of God.
Romans 5:10-11 NLT
Amanda, Calgary, Alberta
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. ”
Joshua 1:9 ESV
Nancy from West Grove, Pa.
Then they asked Him,”What must we do to do the works God requires?” Jesus answered, “The work of God is this: to believe in the One He has sent.
John 6:28-29 NIV
Conyers, GA
Psalm 112:7 (KJV) He shall not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord.
Belinda from Blacklick, OH
Hebrews 13:5-6
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for He has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you”. So we can confidently say, The Lord is my helper, I will not fear’ what can man do to me’. ESV
Webb City, MO
For the Lord your God is the God of gods and Lord of lords. He is the great God, the mighty and awesome God, who shows no partiality and cannot be bribed. Deuteronomy 10: 17 NLT
NKJ Zech 4:6
Not by might or by power but by My Spirit
Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me, then I will be blameless, innocent of great trangression. Psalm 19:13 (NIV} Twyla McAmis, Cleveland,Tennessee
Leslie
Wisner, La.
Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.
Col. 3:16 NLT
Margie Rodriguez, San Angelo, Texas
Ephesians 6:2 KJV
2 Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;
Annette, Tomball
LORD, set up a guard for my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips. Psalm 141:3 (HCSB)
6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Philippians 4:6
Sue, Groveport, OH
Psalm 34:18. NIV
The LORD is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
Imogene Austin, TX
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13 NIV
Lori D., Georgetown, TX
Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise Him, my Savior and my God. Psalm 43:5 (NIV)
You have taken account of my wandering; Put my tears in your bottle. Are they not in your book?
Ps. 56:8
Linda, Johnstown, Pa.
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
Martha, Clearwater, FL
And the scripture was fulfilled that says,”Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called God’s friend.
James 2:23 NIV
1 Corinthians 6:19 NKJV
Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
Sarah- Appleton, WI
“I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.”
Psalm 130:5
NIV
Heather from Mckinney TX “Don’t pretend to love others. Really love them. Hate what is wrong. Hold tightly to what is good.”
Romans 12:9 (NLT)
Heather Wilkinson
Springfield, VA
Col 1:11-12 NIV
being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience, and giving joyful thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of his holy people in the kingdom of the light.
Colossians 3:13 NIV
Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Shannon, Warner Robins, GA
“To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given, and they will have an abundance of knowledge.” Matthew 13:12a (NLT)