Siesta Scripture Memory Team 2015: Verse 4!

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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

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  1. 4801
    Brenda says:

    Brenda Greathouse – Hays, KS
    “But we received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God; that we might know the things that were freely given to us of God.” 1 Corinthians 2:12 ASV

  2. 4802
    Dee Ann Wallace says:

    Dee Ann from Henderson, Texas

    Job 19:25-26 ESV: For I know that my Redeemer lives and at the last He will stand upon the earth, and after my skin has thus been destroyed, yet in my flesh I (and my sweet mama) shall see God.

  3. 4803
    Jennifer pryor says:

    ” and this is the secret: that Christ in your hearts is your only hope of glory” (Colossians 1:27 TLB)

  4. 4804
    Amy Slykuis says:

    Saskatchewan, Canada 11 Chronicles 20:20 “Believe in the Lord your God, and you will be confirmed, declared faithful!” One New Man version

  5. 4805
    Laurie says:

    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

  6. 4806
    Christy Pond says:

    Christy, Conifer, Colorado

    “The Lord said to Moses,”

    Leviticus 4:1 NIV

  7. 4807
    Jessica says:

    Jessica from chesapeake, VA
    Heal me, LORD, and I will be healed; save me and I will be saved, for you are the one I praise. Jeremiah 17:14 NIV

  8. 4808
    Jamie says:

    Jamie – Simsboro,LA
    “But the LORD is faithful, and He will strengthen and protect you from the evil one.” 2 Thessalonians 3:3 NIV

  9. 4809
    Stephanie says:

    Westerville, Ohio

    Psalm 116:7 “Return to your rest, my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.”

  10. 4810
    DonnaHaynes Rowlett, TX says:

    Psalms 34:18 MSG
    If your heart is broken, you’ll find God right there; if you get kicked in the gut he’ll help you catch your breath.

  11. 4811
    Linzi says:

    Linzi Conners from Slidell

    ‘…where sin increased, grace overflowed all the more.’ Romans 5:20 USCCB

  12. 4812
    Keron says:

    Keron, Eagle, Idaho
    For nothing will be impossible with God. Luke 1:37 ESV

  13. 4813
    Alicia Freed says:

    Alicia Freed, Urbandale Iowa

    “This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 NLT

  14. 4814
    Chrissy Hughes says:

    Chrissy Hughes, Glenville, NC

    The wise woman builds her house. Proverbs 14:1a NIV

  15. 4815
    Magie says:

    Magie Wolfe Alamosa Colorado
    “But as for me, I will look to the Lord;
    I will wait for the God of my salvation;
    my God will hear me.” Micah 7:7 ESV

  16. 4816
    Andrea Thibodeaux says:

    Andrea Thibodeaux, Carencro, LA “This is my command—be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” (‭Joshua‬ ‭1‬:‭9‬ NLT)

  17. 4817
    Cristy Hayes says:

    Cristy _Monroe, Ohio

    But you, man of God, flee from all this, pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. 1Timothy 6:11 NIV

  18. 4818
    Dionne Crawford says:

    Dionne Crawford, Chicago, IL

    “For I am the Lord your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says, ‘Do Not Fear, I will help you”
    Isaiah 41:13 NIV

  19. 4819
    Rachel says:

    Rachel, Cleveland, OH
    He said to them, “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
    Acts 1:7-8 (NIV)

  20. 4820
    Paula Faulkner says:

    Paula Faulkner, Fort Madison, IA

    “Only fear the Lord,
    and serve Him faithfully with all your heart.
    For consider what great things He has done for you.”
    I Samuel 12:24 ESV

  21. 4821
    Danielle Rye says:

    Danielle Rye,
    Cedar Park, TX
    “Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy,
    That we may rejoice and be glad all our days!”
    Psalm 90:14 (NKJV)

  22. 4822
    Kathy Rye says:

    Kathy Rye,
    Cedar Park, TX
    “Oh, satisfy us early with Your mercy,
    That we may rejoice and be glad all our days!”
    Psalm 90:14 (NKJV)

  23. 4823
    Jenni Whitaker says:

    Jenni Norwalk Iowa:

    1 John 4:19 NIV

    We love because he first loved us.

  24. 4824
    Audra says:

    Audra, Oklahoma Panhandle
    Joshua 1:9 NIV
    Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.

  25. 4825

    Galatians 5:15 NKJV)

    15 But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another!

  26. 4826
    Donna Mayfield says:

    Donna Mayfield, Archdale, NC
    “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” Romans 15:13 NIV

  27. 4827
    Pamela says:

    Pamela, Mechanicsville, VA.
    And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.
    God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.
    1John 4:16 NIV

  28. 4828
    Billie Galyen says:

    Billie, Greenville, KY “For to which of the angels did God ever say, ‘You are my Son. Today I have begotten You’? Or again, ‘I will be to Him a Father and He shall be to me a Son'”? Hebrews 1:5 ESV

  29. 4829
    Andrea says:

    Andrea, Richmond,TX The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by His powerful word. Hebrews 1:3 NIV

  30. 4830
    Mary Fanara says:

    Mary Fanara, Independence, MO

    Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Romans 12:12 ESV

  31. 4831
    Allison Crook says:

    Allison Crook – Albuquerque, NM

    “Are you so foolish? Having begun by the Spirit, are you now being perfected by the flesh?”
    Galatians 3:2 (NASB)

  32. 4832
    Abby T. says:

    Abby T., Ferndale, WA:

    “But if I say, ‘I will not mention his word or speak anymore in his name,’ his word is in my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in; indeed, I cannot.”

    –Jeremiah 20:9 (NIV)

  33. 4833
    Whitney says:

    Whitney Hazzard, Little Elm, Tx. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Galatians 5:25 NASB

  34. 4834
    Denise says:

    Denise – Lubbock, TX

    the Lord delights in those who fear him, who put their hope in his unfailing love. (‭Psalm‬ ‭147‬:‭11‬ NIV)

  35. 4835
    JA says:

    JA – St Charles, IL
    For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand;
    it is I who say to you, “Fear not,I am the one who helps you.” Isaiah 41:13 ESV

  36. 4836
    Laura D. says:

    Laura D. San Antonio, TX “for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control” 2 Timothy 1:7 ESV

  37. 4837
    Lori Moritz says:

    Lori Moritz – Cedar Park, TX

    “As it is written: ‘There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.’ ”

    Romans 3:10-12 NIV

  38. 4838
    Jen Lovelace says:

    Jen L.
    Ridgecrest, CA

    “No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it.”

    Hebrews 12:11 (NIV)

  39. 4839
    LaVonne says:

    LaVonne Beale, Peachtree City, GA

    for you are a holy people belonging to the Lord your God. The Lord has chosen you to be His own possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.

    Deut. 14:2 HCSB

  40. 4840
    Kari says:

    Kari, Sikeston, MO

    As obedient children, do not be conformed to the passions of your former ignorance, but as he who called you is holy, you also be holy in all your conduct, since it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.”
    1 Peter 1:14-16(ESV)

  41. 4841
    Cherie says:

    Cherie-Pocatello, ID “Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.” (1 Sam 12:24 ESV)

  42. 4842
    Stephanie Tanner says:

    Stephanie Tanner
    Memphis, TN
    Open my eyes, that I may behold wonderous things out of your law.
    Psalm 119: 18

  43. 4843
    Jenna says:

    Jenna Franklin, TN

    “Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.” Ephesians 4:2 NIV

  44. 4844
    judy hildebrant says:

    I Peter 4:19 “Therefore those also who suffer according to the will of God shall entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in doing what is right.” NASB

  45. 4845
    judy hildebrant says:

    Judy Hildebrant, Salem, Oregon
    I Peter 4:19 “Therefore those also who suffer according to the will of God shall entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in doing what is right.” NASB

  46. 4846
    Susan says:

    Susan – Portland, OR
    I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. (‭Philippians‬ ‭4‬:‭13‬ NKJV)

  47. 4847
    Kelsey Baker says:

    Kelsey Baker, Milledgeville, GA

    Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” So we say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?”
    -Hebrews 13:5-6, NIV

  48. 4848
    Sara Syrock says:

    Sara Syrock -Lodi, CA

    Hebrews 4:12 NIV
    For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

  49. 4849
    Linda kern says:

    Linda, Littleton Co
    Romans 12:3 (niv) For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.

  50. 4850

    “Therefore as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as The Lord forgave you.”
    “And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.” Col 3:12-14

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