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) Â 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:Â
Your name, city, verse (written all the way out), reference, and translation.Â
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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Marty, Crossville, TN
Paul and Silvanus and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. We give thanks to God always for all of you, making mention of you in our prayers; constantly bearing in mind your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ in the presence of our God and Father, knowing, brethren beloved by God, His choice of you; (â€1 Thessalonians‬ â€1‬:â€1-4‬ NASB)
Elisabeth Montez, Lake in the Hills, Illinois “There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus”. (Romans 8:1) ESV
Psalm 150:8
Let everything that hath breath praise the LORD
Broken Arrow, OK
“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.” Jeremiah 29:11 NIV
Taste and see that the Lord is good, blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. Psalm 34:8 NIV
Rosario Kowalski: Springfield, Mo.
16 “For God so loved the world,that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. ESV
Amy, Arlington, VA, “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us.” NKJV
Morgantown, IN
“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on Thee; because he trusteth in Thee.” – Isaiah 26:3 (KJV)
Snoqualmie, WA
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray continually, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18New International Version (NIV)
Jayess, Ms
God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved. Psalm 46:5a KJV
Monticello,Ms
38 For I am persuaded, that neither ldeath, nor life, nor rangels, nor sprincipalities, nor stpowers, nor things uwpresent, nor things uto come, 39 Nor xheight, nor xdepth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from ythe love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:38-39 KJV
Mississauga, ON, Canada
Hebrews 10:35-36 – ESV
Therefore do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.
Patricia Gandy
Florence, MS
Matthew 13:43(NIV)
Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear.
Katrina Mintz, Birmingham, Alabama
James 1:2-3 – NIV
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
2corinthians 5:7 Niv
We live by faith,not by sight.
Jessica Tune
Licking MO
2 Samuel 22:31 NOT
Gods way is perfect. All the Lords promises love true. He I’d a shield for all who look to him for protection.
Sorry for late posting.
Karen, Minneapolis, MN
I am at rest in God alone; my salvation comes from Him. 2 He alone is my rock and my salvation, my stronghold; I will never be shaken. Psalm 62:1-2. HCSB
Colossians 3:23-24, NIV
“Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.”
Katie Martin, Mechanicsburg, PA
Psalm 139: 23-24 ESV
Search me, God, and know my heart;
test me and know my anxious thoughts.
See if there is any offensive way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting.
Sarah, Colorado Springs, CO
Matt 9:21 NIV
She said to herself, “If i only touch his cloak, I will be healed.”
Heidi Marion, Scranton, Pennsylvania
Revelation 17:14 – NIV
They will wage war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will triumph over them because He is Lord of lords and King of kings – and with Him will be His called, chosen and faithful followers.
Mallory Shows
Fort Worth, TX
Each day the Lord pours his unfailing love upon me, and through each night I sing his songs, praying to God who gives me life. Psalm 42:8 NLT
Holly Ridge, NC
Psalm 46:5a ESV
God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved.
Rhonda, Anderson Indiana
1 Tim 4:8 NIV
Fo physical training is of some value but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
January 29, 2015
Judy Simmons, Pineville, LA
Romans 12:1 NIV
“Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God – this is your true and proper worship.”
Janis Slatter Auckland, New Zealand Who is this coming up from the desert leaning on her lover? Song of Songs 8v5 NIV
You are the light of the world.
A city on a hill cannot be hidden.
Matthew 5:15 NIV
Mary Koester, Alcoa, Tn,
He will not always strive with us,
Nor will He keep His anger forever.
Psalm 103:9 NASB
Lori Grimes, Peachtree City, GA “Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests 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
Ginny Whie of Orofino
Philippians 4:6.
Do not be anxious about anything but in every situation by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, present your requests to God
I could never find my post of my first memory verse, so I am reposting it in case I messed up posting it before:
LeAnn Nichols, Spring, TX
Romans 8:38-39
“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Earlene Brewer, McKinney, Tx
The spirit of the Lord is on me because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor, proclaim freedom for the prisoners, recovery of sight for the blind, and set the oppressed free.
Luke4:18-19. NIV
Katrina, AL: Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. 1 Corinthians 16:13 NIV
Renae Feathers from Maryville, TN – Psalm 1:1 “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful.” NKJV
Lisa Vaughn, Ripley, WV
“All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness.”
2 Timothy 3:16 NIV
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, Romans 3:23 ESV
Kristine Foster, Strongsville, OH
“All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness.”
2 Timothy 3:16 NIV
You are my hiding place;
You protect me from trouble.
You surround me with joyful shouts of deliverance. PS 32:7 HCSB
Beth R
Liberty Lake, Wa
Philippians 4:4
Rejoice in The Lord always; again I will say rejoice.
ESV
Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 2 Corinthians 3:17 NIV
But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart rejoices in your salvation. I will sing the Lord’s praise, for he has been good to me. (â€Psalm‬ â€13‬:â€5-6‬ NIV)
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.
Psalms 139:23-24
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.
Psalms 139:23-24 NLT
Beth – Pelham,AL
“Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart.” Psalm 37:4 (NIV)
Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love, for I put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I lift up my soul.
Psalm 143:8
NIV
Jana, Houston TX
Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.
Psalm 27:14.
Melanie Cape Girardeau, MO
18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:18 -20 (NIV)
Rose K., Oneida,Tn- There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love. 1 John 4:18 (KJV)
Christy Johnson, Woodland, CA “Trust in the Lord with all of your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways submit to him and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
Lynn Gregory, Springfield OR. (Not sure first post made it, starting Breaking Free)
Isaiah61:1 ESV . The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me beacause the Lord has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor, he has sent me to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and the opening of prisons to those who are bound.
2. 2 Cor 10: 4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but have divine power to destroy strongholds.