Siesta Scripture Memory Team 2015: Verse 1!

WELCOME, EVERYONE, TO THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE 2015 SIESTA SCRIPTURE MEMORY TEAM!

WOOOOOOHOOOOOO!!!

Allow me to introduce myself to you as your fellow sojourner for the next 12 months and your official cheerleader. It will be my pleasure to remind you often that, in Christ Jesus, you most certainly CAN be victorious in this adventure of the faith, this challenge of the mind and this discipline of the Spirit.

Nothing we’ve done on this blog since its inception has seemed to attract more outrageous favor from God. We are convinced that He loves it. God never misses a single individual going to the work of memorizing His Word but imagine His delight when a huge community of tremendously diverse women in age, background, and worship tradition band together in a pilgrimage of faith. You don’t have to stop and wonder if it’s God’s will for His words to abide in you. The Word of God alive, active, and abiding in us speaks to us, shields us, warns us, strengthens us, sanctifies us, equips us in our callings, and directs us in our decision making. It sharpens our insight and improves our discernment. It makes us wiser and, let’s be bold enough to say, even smarter. Our brains were hardwired to flourish across the board when nourished by the Scriptures. Above all else, Scripture abiding and thriving in us builds up our faith, for “faith comes from hearing and hearing through the word of Christ.” (Romans 10:17)  And, Girlfriend, we want to be women of faith. That faith erupts into works that were planned for each of us before the creation of the world. (Ephesians 2:10)

OK. I want to get right to it before I lose some of you so that no one will be unclear about the protocol.

The entry of your first verse is your official registration for SSMT (Siesta Scripture Memory Team). Everybody who joins us needs to start right here in a designated comment to this exact post. Even those who may jump in with us a couple of months late who are willing to work double-time to get it all done will start right here.

For a quick recap of our objective: Remember, we are committing to the memorization of 24 verses in 12 months. Two a month. We each get to select our own verses to align with our personal needs and challenges. Choosing a Scripture that resonates with you is immensely helpful in the memorization process. If you have trouble coming up with one of your own, you can always share mine or look through the other entries for ideas. You’ll find your SSMT posts right here on the blog at 8:00 AM on the 1st and 15th of every month in 2015. [Under the LINKS section listed on the right hand side of our blog home page, you will find all SSMT posts will store together for easy access. See “Scripture Memory Team 2015”.] If you haven’t had a chance to read all the instructions and hear about our end-of-year celebration, please go back and read the informational post then return to this spot. Questions unanswered here are answered there.

One of the most important things for you to know from the top is how to arrange your comment with the verse you’ve selected. We limit each comment to this information: 

Your name, city, verse (written all the way out), reference, and translation. 

SO, here goes mine! I’m obsessed with the Book of Ephesians right now so much of my memory work will probably come from those pages.

Beth Moore, Houston, Texas. “So then you are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God.” Ephesians 2:19 ESV

We’re fellow citizens with the likes of Peter and John and James and Stephen and Paul and Timothy and Barnabas and Joanna and Susanna and Lydia and Tabitha and just try counting all the Marys. We’re fellow citizens and members of the household of Middle Eastern believers confessing Christ in hostile climates, of Chinese believers meeting in house churches, of Eastern European believers finding hope in the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. We have brothers and sisters in Thessaloniki, in Paris, in Belfast, in Riyadh, in Copenhagen, in Calgary, and Rome. We – right here in this community – are sisters to a household of God that stretches across this globe, saved by the blood of Jesus Christ alone. By grace through faith. “It is the gift of God, not the result of works, so that no one may boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9) That’s what makes us family. We, beloved sister, are in gorgeous company. Let’s give our time on this planet as part of this household all we’ve got. Christ is so altogether worthy.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait! One last thing before I say Go! Don’t panic or jump the gun and post a second time if you don’t see your verse published soon. I will be moderating all these launch comments by myself because I don’t want my staff to have to work on the holiday so I beg your patience. I’ll be hard at work on it but it will take me a while to get them all posted. As a rule over the next 12 months, only post a second time if it’s been 48 hours since you left the comment and you still don’t see it.

****I noticed that some of you posted verses earlier than this post was published and they came up on the SSMT informational comments.  I should have doubly emphasized what time the posts will go up each round: 8:00 AM, each 1st and 15th. So sorry if I did not make that clear enough! If you submit your verse earlier than that, it unfortunately appears under the wrong post and, the way blog moderating works, there’s no way for us to transfer the comments over. If you left your 1st verse under any other post than this one, please add it here as well. This is the official registration post.  I know it’s a bit complicated at first! Hang with it! So sorry for your extra trouble!

Hey, I am so glad you’re doing this with us. So much love to you.

OK, GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  1. 9551
    Pamela Kimes says:

    Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. Hebrews 11:1 NIV

  2. 9552
    Sarah Hail says:

    Sarah Hail, Friendswood, TX
    Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near. (‭Hebrews‬ ‭10‬:‭23-25‬ NLT)

  3. 9553
    Megan Ramsey says:

    Megan, Trussville, Alabama

    Isaiah 43:18-19 (New International Version)

    “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.”

  4. 9554
    Debbie says:

    Debbie George, Marion, IN. ” You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word.” Psalm 119:114 NIV

  5. 9555
    Traci Franklin says:

    Traci, Birmingham, Alabama “Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart”-Proverbs 3:3 KJV

  6. 9556
    Tracey Carter says:

    Tracey Carter, Tyler, TX

    “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.” 1 Corinthians 9:24 NIV

  7. 9557
    Ashleigh Crowe says:

    Ashleigh, Terre Haute, IN: “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” Ephesians 4:29 NIV

  8. 9558
    Michelle says:

    Michelle, King George, VA “Forget about what’s happened; don’t keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I’m about to do something brand-new. It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? I’m making a road through the desert, rivers in the badlands.” Isaiah 43: 18-19 The Message

  9. 9559
    Laurie Godbold says:

    Laurie, Tomball

    Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. Phil. 4:6 ESV

  10. 9560
    Rachael Vaden says:

    Rachael Vaaden, Louisville, Kentucky. You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you. Isaiah 26:3 NIV

  11. 9561
    Rhonda says:

    Rhonda, Moundridge, KS
    “I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” – Galatians 2:20 NIV

  12. 9562
    Nancy Hunter says:

    Nancy Hunter, Orleans, Ontario Canada
    I Corinthians 15:58 KJV “Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord”

  13. 9563
    Missy says:

    Missy, Phoenix:

    Now the Lord God said, It is not good (sufficient, satisfactory) that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper (suitable, adapted, complementary) for him.

    Genesis 2:18 AMP

  14. 9564
    Hollie Fisher says:

    Jeremiah 29:11
    For I know the plans I have for you, declares The Lord, plans to prosper and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. NIV

  15. 9565
    Marilyn Flaming says:

    Marilyn Flaming
    Philippians 1:9 (NIV)
    “An this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight.

  16. 9566
    Leesa Ewen says:

    Leesa Ewen Colville, WA
    For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue,
    And virtue with knowledge, 2 Peter 1:5. ESV

  17. 9567
    Tara McCoy says:

    Tara McCoy from Front Royal, VA

    Proverbs 19.21 (NIV)
    Many are the plans in a person’s heart,
    but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.

  18. 9568
    Wendy says:

    Wendy O, Redding, CA

    Psalm 119:36 (The Passion Translation)

    “Cause my heart to bow before Your words of wisdom and not to the wealth of this world.”

  19. 9569
    Carrie N says:

    Phil 4:6
    Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

  20. 9570
    Kelly Merrill says:

    Kelly Merrill
    Menomonie, Wisconsin

    For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds. 2 Corinthians 10:4 ESV

  21. 9571
    Donna Warren says:

    Donna Warren: High Island, Texas

    I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

    Phil 4:13

  22. 9572
    Susan says:

    Susan in Grand Rapids, Michigan–
    May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope. Romans 15:13 ESV

  23. 9573
    Jen Hackler says:

    Jen Hackler, Monroe, La
    “I love you, O Lord, my strength” Psalm 18:1 ESV

  24. 9574
    Cheryl Spann says:

    Cheryl Spann, Ponder, Tx. “For I know the plans I have for you,” says The Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you a hope and a future.” Jeremiah 29:11 NIV

  25. 9575
    Carrie says:

    Carrie – Belvidere, IL

    Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
    1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV)

  26. 9576

    Tammy Gillmore, Charlotte, AR

    “Now Ezra had determined in his heart to study the law of the Lord, obey it, and teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.” – Ezra 7:10 HCS

  27. 9577
    Dana Goodwin says:

    Dana Goodwin Ashland, KY “And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.” Acts 4:12 ESV

  28. 9578
    Polly A McCall says:

    Polly M,Beavercreek Twp, OH:
    Philippians 4:6, NIV
    Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

  29. 9579
    Stephanie Knight says:

    Stephanie K. Waynesboro, MS
    “For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self discipline.”
    2 Timothy 1:7 NLT

  30. 9580
    Mamie Kester says:

    Mamie K

    Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
    “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. “

  31. 9581
    Kriston Ohm says:

    Kriston Ohm, Hershey, Pa. – Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. – Phillippians 4:5. NIV

  32. 9582

    Stephanie D Coventry, CT

    “You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus”

    2 Timothy 2:1 (ESV)

  33. 9583
    Karen Cohrs says:

    I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are waling in the truth. 3 John 1:4 NIV

  34. 9584
    Jocelyn Keefer says:

    Jocelyn Keefer Greer, SC
    For he wounds, but he binds up; he shatters, but his hands heal. Job 5:18 ESV

  35. 9585
    Becca says:

    Becca
    Birmingham, AL
    “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” ESV

  36. 9586
    Deborah & Sarah says:

    Deborah(mom)= Habakkuk 3:18 esv; yet I will rejoice in the Lord; I will take joy in the God of my salvation.
    Sarah(daughter 11 1/2 yrs. old)= Jeremiah 29:11 niv; “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 a hope and a future.”

  37. 9587
    Brenda G says:

    Brenda G from Katy, Texas

    “O LORD, my heart is not lifted up;
    my eyes are not raised too high:
    I do not occupy myself with things
    too great and too marvelous for me.
    But I have calmed and quieted my soul…”

    Psalm 131:1-2a ESV

  38. 9588
    Lisa Hall says:

    Lisa Hall, Arp, TX
    “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh” Ezekiel 36:26 KJV

  39. 9589
    Tammy Lynn, Salem, VA says:

    See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43:19 NIV

  40. 9590
    Melissa Williams says:

    Melissa Williams from Saylorsburg PA
    Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12

  41. 9591
    Poorna Diaz says:

    Poorna Diaz, Reston, Virginia. “I, Paul, together here with Silas and Timothy, send greetings to the church at Thessalonica, Christians assembled by God the Father and by the Master, Jesus Christ. God’s amazing grace be with you! God’s robust peace! Every time we think of you, we thank God for you. Day and night you’re in our prayers as we call to mind your work of faith, your labor of love, and your patience of hope in following our Master, Jesus Christ, before God our Father. It is clear to us, friends, that God not only loves you very much but also has put his hand on you for something special.” 1 Thessalonians 1.1-4 MSG

  42. 9592
    Noel garcia says:

    Noel Garcia, Andersonville TN, My goal for the new year; “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect”. (‭Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭2‬ NASB)

  43. 9593
    Dana says:

    Dana Arth, Lee’s Summit, Missouri. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland. Isaiah 43:19, NIV

  44. 9594
    Katrina Foster says:

    Katrina Foster, Kansas City, MO
    “Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is [a]lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.” Philippians 4:8 (NASB)

  45. 9595
    Tracy Baker says:

    Tracy—Kountze, Texas
    Praise the Lord!
    Oh give thanks to the Lord, for He is good;
    For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
    Psalm 106:1. NASB

  46. 9596
    Carol Bowen says:

    Carol Bowen, Highlands, NC
    Psalm 5:11, ESV
    But let all who take refuge in You rejoice; let them ever sing for joy, and spread your protection over them that those who love Your Name may exult in You.

  47. 9597
    Sarah Mann says:

    Sarah Mann from Phoenix, Arizona

    Psalm 31:14
    But I trust in you, LORD. I say, “You are my God.” (NIV)

  48. 9598
    Melissa says:

    Melissa, Augusta, GA
    That thou mayest love the LORD thy God, and that thou mayest obey his voice, and that thou mayest cleave unto him: for he is thy life, and the length of thy days: that thou mayest dwell in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.
    Deuteronomy 30:20, KJV

  49. 9599
    Stacey Peebles says:

    Stacey Peebles, Decatur, AL “Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths strait.” Proverbs 3:5-6

  50. 9600
    Diana Aburto says:

    Diana Aburto, Piedras Negras, Mexico Psalms 19:14, NLT “May the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart
    be pleasing to you,O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.” “Que las palabras de mi boca y la meditaciĂłn de mi corazĂłn
    sean de tu agrado,oh Señor, mi roca y mi redentor.” Salmo 19:14

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