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
Cynthia, Dallas TX
Jeremiah 32:27
English Standard Version (ESV)
“Behold, I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is anything too hard for me?
Susan McLaughlan, Fishers, IN
For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but Have Devine power to destroy strongholds. We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ.
ESV 2 Corinthians 10:4-5
Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.
2 Corinthians 10.17
Michelle Pritchard
Okeechobee, FL
Amy, Chesterfield, MO
Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, being convinced of what we do not see.
Hebrews 11:1 (NET)
Kristy, Birchwood, TN
Pay attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else. For we are each responsible for our own conduct.
Galatians 6:4-5 NLT
Ephesians 2:4-5(NKJV)
4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved),
Brenda Dulin Denton, Tx “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you.” Isaiah 60:1
O Lord my God, I called to you for help and you healed me. Psalms 30:2 NIV
Michelle, Alberta, Canada
“She gave this name to the Lord who spoke to her: ‘You are the God who sees me,’ for she said, ‘I have now seen the one who sees me.'”
Genesis 16:13 NIV
Mary, Winter Park, FL
15 What then? Are we to sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means. 16 Do you not know that if you yield yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness?
Rom 6:15-16 RSV
Kathy, High Point, NC
God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work. 2 Corinthians 8:9 (ESV)
Heather Frierson – Pelion, SC:
“So then, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you may do, do all for the honor and glory of God.” 1 Cor 10:31
Fareen
Las Vegas, NV
“And Jabez called on the God of Israel saying, “Oh that You would bless me indeed, and enlarge my territory, that Your hand would be with me, and that You would keep me from evil, that I may not cause pain!” So God granted him what he requested.”
1 Chronicles 4:10 NKJV
Gwynn, Winter Park, FL
So that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of GOD;
Colossians 1:10 NAS
Rachel Grantham; Raymond, MS
Psalm 34:18–The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. (â€NIV)
Jennifer, Shelburn IN
And those of us who belong to Christ Jesus, have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.
Galatians 5:24-25 ESV
Margie N. Jackson Mo. Phil. 2:5 your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus. NIV
Amy, Arlington, Va “I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.” 1 Corinthians 9:27 NLT
Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your plans. Proverbs 16:3
2 Timothy 1:7
For God has not given us a spirit of timidity,but of power and love and discipline.
Rachel Penna, Stony Point, NY “For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken Me, the fountain of living waters, and hewn themselves cisterns -broken cisterns that can hold no water.”
Sheri Hummelstown, PA
“Above all else, guard your heart, for it is the wellspring of life.” Proverbs 4:23 NIV
Heidi S, Minneapolis, MN
Philippians 2:3 (NIV)
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves
Gwen McVey, Longview, Tx – Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, – Romans 5:3-4 ESV
Kathy Leamington Ontario Canada
“You restored me to health
and let me live.” Praise Him!
Isaiah 38:16b NIV
Amy, Rapid City, SD:
Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.
1 Samuel 12:24 ESV
Thank you for this verse Sherry!
Liz Allen, Wooster, OH
“Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,”
-Ephesians 5:15, ESV
Take my yoke upon you and learn of me for I am meek and lowly in heart and ye shall find rest unto your souls. Matthew 11:29 KJV
Aimmi Adams, La Russell, MO
“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”
John 16:33 ESV
Sonja Vander Meulen, Colorado Springs, CO Proverbs 16:3 (NIV) Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.
“Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.”
1 Samuel 12:24 ESV
Ginny, Vancouver, BC, Canada
I know that you can do all things and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted. Job 42:2 ESV
“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
Not sure if I submitted this second verse in week 3
Philippians 4:4-6 (NLT)
4 Always be full of joy in the Lord. I say it again—rejoice! 5 Let everyone see that you are considerate in all you do. Remember, the Lord is coming soon.
6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.
Donna
Montgomery, Alabama
Proverbs 3:7-10
Do not be wise in your own eyes;
fear the Lord and shun evil.
This will bring health to your body
and nourishment to your bones.
Honor the Lord with your wealth,
with the firstfruits of all your crops;
then your barns will be filled to overflowing,
and your vats will brim over with new wine.
Mission Viejo, Ca
I know the Lord is always with me.
I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me.
Psalm 16:8 NLT
Deborah, Nashville TN
“Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.” 1 Samuel 12:24 (ESV)
Tirsa Pittaway, Bloemfontein South Africa.
John 14:26-27 NKJV
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you. Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Kristi Sullins, Albuquerque, NM
Romans 8:28 (NIV),- And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose.
Whatever you do,do it from the heart for the Lord and not for people.
Colossians 3:23 CEB
Ephesians 3:16 [NIRV]
I pray that He will use his glorious riches to make you strong.
May His Holy Spirit give you His power deep down inside you.
Jennifer Olmstead
Janesville, Wisconsin
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P.s. I remember your “home group” praying Ephesians 3:16-19 over us online Bible study participants at the end of your “Believing God” study in November of 2002. It truly made a difference in my life ! I’m not sure if others from that wonderful group felt/feel the same way; but it “hit me with great loving kindness”.
“Miss Beth”, thank you for thinking of praying over us “online sojourners” like that: it truly “touched my heart”; even though it seems to have been SO LONG AGO now; and it is in Many ways; and yet, I do not think that I will Ever Forgot It !
Jennifer 🙂
Madison Heights, VA
1 Samuel 12:24b (ESV)
For consider what great things he has done for you.
Jacqueline M, Lancaster Co, PA
Isaiah 43:1b (NIV)
Do not fear for I have redeemed you by name; you are mine.
Cindy, Fort Worth, TX
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
Isaiah 26:3 (KJV)
April Jackson, Lagrange, Georgia
Don’t copy the behaviors and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:2 NLT
Katy, Springfield, AR. Psalm 4:8 NIV. In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, Lord, make me dwell in safety.
Smithfield, NC
1 Samuel 12:24 But be sure to fear the Lord and serve Him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things He has done for you.
Amanda, Clinton, MO
” And all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Jesus Christ” Romans 3:24 NIV
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 5:29
Donna Philippi, Queen City,TX
Psalms 34:15
“The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are attentive to their cry;” (NIV)
Christine Arnold, Atlanta, GA – Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. Psalm 25:5 NIV