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.
Jackie Pope, Covington, IN: But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. James 1:4 (NKJV
Lindsay Roe, Houston, TX
Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Lisa Wiesman
Tabernacle NJ
Heb.4:16 “Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need.”
NKJV
Becky
Cynthiana, KY
Ecclesiastes 3:1 ESV
For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven
Noelle Carpenter, Houston, TX: And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together will all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge–that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. Ephesians 3:17-19, NIV
Saryta Colbert, Phoenix, AZ
Isaiah 43:19 NKJV
Behold, I will do a new thing, Now it shall spring forth; Shall you not know it? I will even make a road in the wilderness And rivers in the desert.
Tera, Gardendale, Alabama
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves; do what it says. James 1:22 NIV.
Valerie
Clinton, Me
“The fear of the Lord – that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.” ~Job 28:28b (NIV)
Melanie
Elizabethtown, KY
James 1:25 “But if you keep looking steadily into God’s perfect law, the law that sets you free-and if you do what it says and don’t forget what you heard, then God will bless you for it.”
From Costa Mesa, Ca-Hebrews 13:2 “Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. “
Megan, Stow, OH “Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” Heb 4:16, ESV
Maribeth Jacobson Gibson City, IL
Isaiah 46:4 (NIV)
Even to your old age and gray hair 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.
Isaiah 46:4 (NIV)
Giovana Cavarretta, Boca Raton, FL
Do not fear them, for the LORD your God is the one fighting for you.’ (â€Deuteronomy‬ â€3‬:â€22‬ NASB)
Glenda Jensen
Bozeman MT
Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old, Behold, I will do a new thing now it shall spring forth, shall ye not know it? I will make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:18,19 (KJV)
Isaiah 43:10
But you are my witnesses, O Israel!” says the Lord. “You are my servant
You have chosen to know me, belie d in me, and understand that I alone am God. There is no other God – there never has been, and there never will be.
Tina Blankenship, Auxvasse Missouri
Jeremiah 1:5
I chose you before I formed you in the womb;
I set you apart before you were born.(F)
I appointed you a prophet to the nations.
[Week 1]
1 “I am the true vine, and my Father is the vinedresser. 2 Every branch in me that does not bear fruit he takes away, and every branch that does bear fruit he prunes, that it may bear more fruit. ~ John 15:1-2 (ESV)~
Becky Miller, Horseshoe Bay, Texas
“Should we accept only good things from the hand of God, and never anything bad?” Job 2:10 (NLT)
[Week 2]
3 Already you are clean because of the word that I have spoken to you. 4 Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit by itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in me. ~ John 15:3-4 (ESV) ~
Mo Taylor Albany GA
James 2:19-20
Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: you must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires. NLT
Cindy Roberson- Angleton, Texas Psalms 14:2 The Lord looks down from heaven on the children of man, to see if there are any who understand, who seek after God. Psalms 14:2
Ashley Allen
Burbank, CA
Amos 5:8
“He who made the Pleiades and Orion
And changes deep darkness into morning,
Who also darkens day into night,
Who calls for the waters of the sea
And pours them out on the surface of the earth,
The Lord is His name.”
Sharon Gillahan
Ledbetter, KY
Ephesians 4:32 And be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. KJV
Jennie, Denham Springs, LA
1 John 4:4 You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world.
Nikki Hurtado Houston, TX
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil.
Ephesians 4:26-27 ESV
Tammy, Hemingway, SC
Then you will seek Me, inquire for and require me [as a vital necessity] and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13 Amplified Bible
Mindy, Knoxville, TN
Col. 1:21-22 NIV
Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. But now he has reconciled you by Christ’s physical body, through death to present you holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation.
Jacque Martin, Ewa Beach, HI
John 14:1 “Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.”
Hi! Verse 2 already. It was awesome memorizing a verse these past two weeks. I really felt closer to God. Well, for verse 2 its Isaiah 41:10 (New Living Translation)
Don’t be afraid, for I am with you.
Don’t be discouraged, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you and help you.
I will hold you up with my victorious right hand.
Be on your guard; Stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. 1 Corinthians 16:13 NIV
Renee, Juniata, NE
“As for God, His way is perfect;
the word of the LORD is flawless.
He is a shield
for all who take refuge in Him.”
-Psalm 18:30 (NIV)
Sue H, Hendersonville NC
Galations 6:9 “Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” NIV
Sarah, Garland, TX
1 Corinthians 10:13 NIV
No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.
Teresa Wilson from Starkville, Mississippi. My second verse is Proverbs 3:6:
“In all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths”.
Jeremiah Study Bible
Micki Elaine, Atlanta, Texas
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
II Timothy 1:7 NKJV
“But, as for ME, I will ALWAYS have hope; I will praise You MORE & MORE!” Psalm 71:14.
You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13 ESV
Those who are wise will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. Daniel 12:3 NIV
Meredith, Fayetteville, AR
Leah, Florida
The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promises as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance.
2 Peter 3:9 ESV
“The Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of your heart.”
Hebrews 4:12 (NKJV)
Lindsey Smith. Melbourne, Fl
“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lordmyou will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.” Colossians 3:23-24
Robin Scott
Cedar Hill, TX
Colossians 3:23
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. NIV
Courtney, Lima, Ohio “Be still in the presence of the LORD, and wait patiently for him to act. Don’t worry about evil people who prosper or fret about their wicked schemes.” Psalms‬ â€37‬:â€7‬ (NLT)
Jennifer Clark, Norman, OK
“I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me— (â€John‬ â€10‬:â€14‬ NIV)
Stephanie Peterson, El Cajon, California: “Blessed are those who have learned to acclaim you, who walk in the light of your presence.” Psalm 89:15 NIV
April
Claremore, Ok
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 15:1 (NIV)
After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice. John 10:4 (NLT)
Ashleigh, Terre Haute, IN. “Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.”
Nicole in Lubbock, TX:
“Lord, you establish peace for us; all that we have accomplished you have done for us.”
Isaiah 26:12
Laura Naiser, Georgetown Texas – Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2, NIV