Hi Siestas! It is such a joy to be able to talk to you! My name is Sherry McClure and I just love this community so very much. I live in the suburbs of Houston, Texas, and I work here at Living Proof Ministries. One of my responsibilities right now at LPM is to help moderate your comments and it brings me such delight. Thank you for letting me be a part of your life in that way. All of you have so much to offer and I love getting to know you through your comments here! I also have the joy of tending to many of you through Facebook and I love y’all so incredibly much.
A little bit about me: I have been here at LPM for just over 11 years and have had the opportunity to do many things here! I started working at LPM when I had only been married for 2 years and we didn’t have children at the time. As I have grown and changed, my responsibilities at LPM have changed as well. I have been married for 13 years to David and we have two boys –Sam (9) and Jacob (7). We have a lot of fun together, but life with boys is loud, fast, and sometimes messy.  I also have the privilege of serving my home church in our women’s ministry. Life is full and fun! Some of the things that I enjoy most in this life are playing with my kids, being outside, shopping, cooking, and most of all, studying God’s word. His Word is the absolute thrill of my life. The Lord has recently breathed a new passion for His word into my soul and it is what I wake up for everyday…to see the Lord in His Word.  He is the love of my life.
1 Samuel 12:24 (ESV)
“Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.”
This is one of the verses that the Lord has given me to focus on throughout the entire year. He broke it down for me like this:
Only fear the Lord: I am not to fear failure. I am not to fear what someone may think. I am not to fear the enemy. I am not to fear people I think are my enemies. I am not to fear things I imagine. I am not to fear man. My only fear should be of the Lord. There is safety in fearing Him.
Serve him faithfully: I am to be faithful in the ways that He has given me to serve. I am to work in excellence and do everything unto Him.
With all your heart: I am to give my all to the things that I am serving in. No settling for mediocrity. No half-accomplishing things. No “it’s fine.” No “this will do.” I am to give my whole heart.
Consider what great things He has done for you: I want to be living in a constant state of gratitude before the Lord. I want to be mindful that He rescued me from the dominion of darkness and transferred me to the kingdom of light (Colossians 1:13). He indeed has done great things for us!
So, my dear sisters, I pray that you will only fear the Lord. I pray that you will serve Him with all of your heart. I pray that you will remember the great things He has done for you. He is everything and I pray you experience Him through His word as it sinks into your souls!
I love you all so much,
Sherry
Alice Hinckley, Dallas, TX: “Greater love has no man than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends.” John 15:13 NKJV
Lori Anthony, Pine River, MN
“‘My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.'” John 10:27-28 NASB
MB, Cypress, TX
Fools think their own way is right, but the wise listen to others.
A fool is quick-tempered, but a wise person stays calm when insulted. Prov 12:15-16 NIV
Thalia, Kansas
I have decided to do the first four verses of Isaiah 61 over the next month because it has come up in the context of what I am to do and what Jesus did do.
“The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor, he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;”
Isaiah 61:1 ESV
Clearwater, Florida
Habakkuk 3:19 NIV
The sovereign Lord is my strength; he makes my feet like that of a deer, he enables me to tread on heights.
Chrystal Foster, Lexington, KY
Psalm 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.
Leigh, Woodway, Texas
1 Samuel 12:24 (ESV)
“Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.”
Ann Cremar
Toledo Ohio
Psalm: 56:3 NKJV
“Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in you. “
Dana Camp
Newnan, GA
Hebrews 10:23 Holman
Let us hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
Lori Kodak, TN
And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt: therefore I command thee to do this thing. Deut 24:22 KJ
Kim Hayes, Rio Rancho, NM
“I have heard of You by the hearing of my ear, but now my eye sees You.” Job 42:5 (NKJV)
Rachel, Mt. Carmel, PA – “Keep your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless, innocent of great transgression.” Psalm 19:13, NIV
Norma Jean, Medford, OR
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
Heb. 11:1 NKJV
Jennifer Foust, West Memphis, AR
And some of you used to be like this. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. (â€1 Corinthians‬ â€6‬:â€11‬ HCSB)
Susan Paine, Hillboro, KS – “and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ–the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith.” Philippians 3:9
Judy, Apple Valley, CA
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, (â€Romans‬ â€8‬:â€1‬ NIV)
Philippians 4:13 “I can do all things through Christ, because he gives me strength.” Max Lucado The Devotional Bible
My Sunday School kids (5th and 6th grade) are memorizing some scripture with me and this was one of their choices that I really love. Thank you, Avery!
Linda , Xenia, Ohio
2 Corinthians 10:5
We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.
Linda Dews, Orrville Ohio
“You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit–fruit that will last. Then the Father will give you whatever you ask in My Name. this is my command: Love each other.” John 15:16-17 NIV
Suzy Zumbro, Anchorage, AK. Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV) But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self control. Against such things there is no law.
Jeanne Barr, St. Petersburg, FL
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.” Phil 4:6-7 NIV
Ginger Forer, Leesville,LA
Ps 9:10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou Lord, hast not forsaken them that seek thee. KJV
Roseanne, Tacoma WA
I will instruct you and teach
you in the way you should go;
I will counsel you with my
eye upon you.
Psalm 32:8
ESV
Diane w, Troutdale oregon, for I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Jeremiah 29:11
Amy Elmore,
Oklahoma City, OK
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.
1 Peter 4:8 (NIV)
Meredith B
Collierville Tn
“By you I can crush a troop and by my God, I can leap over a wall.”
Psalm 18:29….. Life Application Bible NRSV
Barbara Ford, Troy, MO — He says, “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.” Psalm 46:10 NIV
Christine Jackman
Denham Springs, LA
Give ear to my words, oh Lord, consider my sighing. Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God, for to you I pray.
Psalm 5:1-2 NIV
Superior, CO
My son pay attention to what I say; listen closely to my words. Do not let them out of your sight, keep them within your heart; for they are life to those who find them and health to a man’s whole body. Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.
Prov 4:20-23 NIV
Carlie from Henderson, NV
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
John 3:16
Dianne from Hendersonville, NC
Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool.
He is Holy.
Psalm 99:5 NIV
Marilyn, Houston, TX: “To him who overcomes I will give to eat from the tree of life, which is in the midst of the Paradise of God.” ’ (â€Revelation‬ â€2‬:â€7‬ NKJV)
Claudia, Durham, NC
“I will give them eternal life, and they will never perish, and no one will snatch them out of my hand.” John 10:28 ESV
Tamara, Austin, TX
“But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.” Isaiah 40:31 NIV
Vicki Koons, Surprise AZ
This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
1 John 4:10 NIV
Becky, Elkhart, KS We all live off his generous bounty,
gift after gift after gift. John 1:16 The Message
Andrea Welch Spicewood, Tx
” And we know that for those who love God, all things work together for good, for those who are called to his purpose.” Romans 8:28 NIVD
Madeleine Corrales: And whatever you do, whether in word or deed,do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father thru him. Col.3:17 NIV
Melanie Groff Katy, Tx, “O God you are my God; earnestly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh faints for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water.” Psalm 63:1 (ESV)
Kristen, Liberty, MO
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.
Philippians 4:8 NIV
Kim Kobayashi
Monroe, Washington
“And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hell will not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of Heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be bound in Heaven and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in Heaven.”
Matt 16:18-19
Molly-Overland Park, KS “But I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God. Acts 20:24” ESV
Lisa Curtis
Jackson, MO
He reached down on high and took hold of me, he drew me out of deep waters. Psalm 18:16 esv
Lisa Atkinson, Chappell Hill TX
Keep your focus not on the things seen but in the unseen. The things which are seen are temporary and the things unseen are eternal. 2 Corinthians 4:18 (NIV)
Sierra Emery, Wyoming, MI. “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight.” Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
Tina Dill, Biloxi, MS
Ex 14:14 (NIV)
The Lord will fight for you: you need only to be still
Ex 33:14 (NIV)
My presence will go with you and I will give you rest.
Jessica Thomas, TRA in Colorado Springs, CO
Hear my cry, O God; Attend to my prayer. From the end of the earth I will cry to You, When my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I. For You have been a shelter for me, A strong tower from the enemy. I will abide in Your tabernacle forever; I will trust in the shelter of Your wings. Selah (â€Psalms‬ â€61‬:â€1-4‬ NKJV)
Sheri
Georgetown, TX
Galatians 5:1
It was for freedom that Christ set us free; so stand firm and do not be subject again to the yoke of slavery! NASB
“He has told you, O man, what is good, and what the LORD really wants from you: He wants you to promote justice, to be faithful, and to live obediently before your God.” ~ Micah 6:8 NET
Soni from Gulfport, MS
1 Corinthians 13:4-6 RSV (2/15/15)
Love is patient and kind; love is not jealous or boastful; it is not arrogant or rude. Love does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrong, but rejoices in the right. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.