Hey Ladies – it is almost time to post your 2nd verse on January 15th! How are you doing with your 1st verse?
The January 1st post was super fun! It is wonderful to see all of your names and verses. I love how you all encourage one another!
And listen, we know how hard some of you had to work to get your verse posted! Way to persevere!
The blog truly could not keep up with all the traffic; many of you experienced delays and/or slowness. Then many of you (bless your heart♥) could not find your verse to confirm it was posted. Staff had the pedal to the metal to bring in (moderate) these verses, and then did a few “search and confirm” requests.  What a ride! Smiles.  BTW: Beth took 1st place for bringing in the most comments – go Beth!
Ok, so with hope of making all things easier, you now have posting options. You can…
1. Keep with the LPM Blog – Meaning you post your verse as a comment for the SSMT Blog post, just as before – same format (name, city, verse).
OR
2. Post on the LPM Facebook – Meaning you post your verse as a comment on the SSMT Facebook post – same format (name, city, verse).
Either way, have a blast!
We are thrilled and thankful to share this year of scripture memory with you!
Q&A
• Do I have to have a personal Facebook page to leave a comment on the LPM Facebook page? Yes. Facebook has a “help” section which will show you various options that include making your Facebook page “private”.
• What is the Facebook name? Living Proof Ministries with Beth Moore
• Will the Facebook be exactly like the Blog? Yes, LPM will post a duplicate of Beth’s Blog post on the 1st & 15th of each month in a Facebook “Note”. The “Note” will post on the timeline, just like a normal post.
• What is a Facebook “Note”? “Notes” are put in a section of Facebook which will provide an easy to find section on the LPM Facebook page for SSMT 2015.
• How do I find the “Notes” section? On the Facebook page you will see the menu bar (just to the lower right of Beth’s picture): “Timeline”, “About”, “Notes” – select “Notes”.
• How will I know when a Facebook “Note” has been posted? Depending on your Facebook settings, you will receive a Facebook notification whenever a new SSMT Note is posted.
• What if I am already signed up for email notifications with the LPM Blog? Great! It is fine to stay signed up. Blog notifications auto-send after a new blog is posted so you would likely see this new post in your email inbox the evening of, or day after a post.
• Will the SSMT Blog community and SSMT Facebook Community now be 2 separate groups? No, SSMT will remain 1 Community group. There will be one celebration for all (January 2016). You are welcome to interact with others at both locations; the LPM Blog and the LPM Facebook.
• Do I post my verse on both the Blog and on Facebook? No, please choose only one location.
• Do I need to re-post my January 1st verse on Facebook if I have already posted on the Blog? No ma’am.
• Can I invite others to join or is registration closed? Yes, you can invite others – anyone can join at anytime! A spiral of 24 verses is their ticket into the January 2016 celebration. The starting instructions will remain posted at: Siesta Scripture Memory Team 2015 Instructions and Spiral Information.
Becky Johnson, Deland FL
Luke 6:45 ESV – The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life. (â€Proverbs‬ â€4‬:â€23‬ NLT)
Isaiah 46:4New International Version (NIV)
4 Even to your old age and gray hairs
I am he, I am he who will sustain you.
I have made you and I will carry you;
I will sustain you and I will rescue you.
New International Version (NIV)
Chandra, Centerton, AR:
The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still. Exodus 14:14 (NIV)
Deanna Bone, Gilbert, AZ Ephesians 4:32 (NIV) Be Kind and Compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
Cathy, Fogelsville, PA “The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. I say to myself, “The Lord is my inheritance; therefore, I will hope in him! ”
Lamentations 3:22-24
For the entire law is fulfilled in one statement: Love your neighbor as yourself. (â€Galatians‬ â€5‬:â€14‬ HCSB)
Jennie Spearin, Granite bay CA
“When your words came, I ate them: they were my Joy and my Hearts delight. For I bear your name, O Lord God Almighty” Jeremiah 15:16 NLT
Donna Dabbs, Ft. Drum, NY
Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing.
Isiah 43:18
Fresno, California
Romans 5:5 (NIV) “And hope does not disappoint us, because God poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.”
Diana – Indianapolis – Deut. 31:8 NIV
The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
Hudson Ohio
Lamentations 3:21-23
21 But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope;
22 the steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; His mercies never come to an end;
23 they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness. ESV
Flavia, TN Phil 4:7 (NASB)
“and the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus”
Toni Carr, Belleair, FL Philippians 3:13-14 NIV
“Brothers, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it but one thing I do; Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”
Because I just want to saturate myself in His love right now, I’ve chosen three short verses:
Song of Solomon 2:4 NKJV He brought me to the banqueting house and his banner over me was love.
Song of Solomon 7:10 I am my beloved’s and his desire is toward me.
John 15:9 NASB Just as the Father has loved me, I have also loved you; abide in my love.
Rhonda, Hermon Maine Philippians 2:3 NET
Instead of being motivated by selfish ambition or vanity, each of you should, in humility, be moved to treat one another as more important than yourself.
Brenda Gerber, Grafton, Ohio, Genesis 4:7 NIV
“If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”
Denise, Katy, Texas
Romans 8:28 (NLT)
And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
Eleanor
Memphis, TN
Joel 2: 13 ESV
…and rend your hearts and not your garments. Love the Lord your God for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and He relents over disaster.
Melanie Wilson, New London, PA
3 You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.
4 Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.
Isaiah 26:3-4 ESV
“Humble yourselves before the Lord,and He will exalt you up.” ~James 4:10~ ESV
bonnie sanford, norfolk, va
I Chronicles 14:15 [AMP] And when you hear a sound of marching in the tops of the mulberry or balsam trees, then go out to battle, for God has gone out before you to smite the Philistine host.
“Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. Let your speck always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought answer each one.” Colossians 4:5-6 NKJV
May the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer.
Psalm 19:14 (HCSB)
Jennie Spearin Granite Bay CA
“When your words came, I ate them: they were my Joy and my hearts Delight. for I bear your name, O Lord God Almighty” Jeremiah 15: 16 NLT
Sarah Philpott, Siloam Springs, AR
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 (NIV)
Bakersfield, CA
For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives, so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, 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 light.
Colossians 1:9-12 NIV
Rebecca Stern, Austin, Texas “Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting! Psalm 139:23-24 ESV
Joyce, Georgetown, SC
And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable.Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
Philippians 4:8 NLT
Catherine Lichtenberger -Selma, Texas
Today is my 47th birthday so I’m gonna post one of my favorite scriptures for this day of 1/15. Galatians 1:15 – But when God, who set me apart from birth and called me by His grace, was pleased. ….
Lori Ann Owasso, OK
Psalm 119:57-58 (ESV)
57 The Lord is my portion; I promise to keep your words.
58 I entreat your favor with all my heart; be gracious to me according to your promise.
Caryn Clark, Bedford, TX
“Hope deferred makes the heart sick,
but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life.” Proverbs 13:12 (NLT
Tulsa, Oklahoma. Oops! I posted verse 2 in verse 1 section. Wich this goes with our first verse Colossians 3:12 Here’s #2; Colossians 3:13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you have a grievance against someone, forgive as God forgave you. Colossians 3:13 (NIV)
Leah Stacy Haughton, LA
He must become greater; I must become less.
John 3:30 (NIV)
Michelle Lundgren, Boone, North Carolina – “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 mind on things above, not on earthly things. For you died and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.”
Colossians 3:1-3
“that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him,the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling, what are the riches of the glory of His inheritance in the saints,” Eph. 1:17-19
Bronya :: Western Australia
Psalm 105:2-4 ESV
Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wondrous works! Glory in His holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice! Seek the LORD and His strength; seek His presence continually!
“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal” 2 Corinthians 4:18 NIV
Cathy, Russellville, AR
Genesis 4:7 NIV
“If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is crouching at your door; it desires to have you, but you must rule over it.”
Jennifer Deibel, Vienna, Austria
“Gracious words are like a honeycomb,
sweetness to the soul and health to the body.” Proverbs 16:24 ESV
Mechelle, Clarksville, TN
“For we are God’s workmanship created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Eph 2:10 NIV
God be praised!
Cara Dyba, Nashville, TN
For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love. Galatians 5:13, NLT
Samantha Lewis, LaCamp, LA
Psalm 143:8 KJV
Cause me to hear thy lovingkindness in the morning; for in thee do I trust: cause me to know the way wherein I should walk; for I lift up my soul unto thee.
Tammy: Grand Junction, CO – “Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles” Proverbs 21:23 NKJV
Dana Jones Knoxville, TN
Isaiah 43:1 “But now, thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not, for I have redeemed thee, I have called them by name; thou art mine.” Isaiah 43:1 KJV
Melana Cummings (moosemama)
Sheridan Wyoming
1 Samuel 16:7 NIV
The Lord does not look at the things man looks at. Man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.
Sandra, Springville, Al.,
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good. His love endures forever. Psalm 136:1
For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God. Everything is naked and exposed before his eyes, and he is the one to whom we are accountable. Hebrews 4:12-13 NLT
Barbara Fetter, Coeur d’ Alene Idaho
Deuteronomy 31:6 “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you or forsake you.” NIV
Annette Turner, Houston, Texas
For the Lord God is our sun and shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right. Psalm 84:11 NKJV