Hey, you Scripture memory friends! We have made it all the way to verse 7! I felt like doing another little video for you this time around. It just feels warmer to me this way even if a written post is far more orderly and includes far less rambling. These videos are rough and unpolished but they are from the heart. I’m so proud of your hard work and your perseverance. Often when I read through your entries, I wonder if I’m getting a little clue about some of your circumstances and challenges. I don’t miss how many of you are memorizing Scriptures that encourage you to forgive someone. I am also deeply moved as I see many memorize Scriptures that remind you that YOU are forgiven and that you have been completely cleansed and that the power of Christ’s cross extends to YOU. Other times I smile seeing countless women selecting verses to help them keep their mouths shut in situations. Still other times I sense through your selections how very much you want to love people the way Christ has called you to love. AND IT’S HARD.
Maybe I’m reading too much into all of this. Maybe what’s resonating with me about your selections is that I myself am desperate for them. I have people to forgive. I need to believe and know without a doubt that I am completely forgiven and cleansed. I absolutely need to shut my mouth more often. And I want to love the way Christ has called me to love and, yes, sometimes it is the hardest thing on earth for me.
Nothing is like the Word of God. He leaves nothing out.
Ok, Girls! I am continuing a segment of Ephesians 3 so here is my entry this time around:
Beth Moore, Houston.Ā “That according to the riches of His glory He may grant you to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in your inner being.”Ā Ephesians 3:16 ESV
I sure love all of you and I am blessed beyond words to serve you! Press on and keep up your memory work!
Lynn Hertzberg
Humble, Texas
And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
Hebrews 11:6 ESV
“The law of the Lord is perfect and preserves one’s life. The rules set down by the Lord are reliable and impart wisdom to the inexperienced.” Psalm 19:7 NET
Sara Martin, Houston, TX: Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. John 14:27, NIV
Laura, Jefferson, ME
James 1:17, ESV
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.
Col. 3:14 NKJ But above all these things put in love which is the bond of perfection.
Vicki
Murfreesboro, TN
Ephesians 6:10 (HCSB)
“Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by His vast strength.”
Donna, Athens, Georgia.
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
–John 1:1 RSVCE
I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. (Psalm 34:4 NIV)
Sheila Johnson, Beckley, WV A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but a disgraceful wife is like decay in his bones. Proverbs 12:4 NIV
Pam Lubbock,TX
Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in our time of need. Hebrews 4:16 NKJV
Colossians 2:7(NLT)
Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.
Bobbie Warren, Camas, WA “That according to the riches of His glory He may grant you to be strengthened with power through His Spirit in your inner being.” Ephesians 3:16 ESV
Angie Wilt, Kansas City, Missouri. Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. Matthew 5:16 NASB
May you experience the love of Christ though it is so great you will never fully understand it. Then you will be filled with the fullness of life and power that comes from God. Ephesians 3:19
Holli from Corona, Ca. “Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.” 1 Peter 2:10 ESV
April 1st, 2015
Romans 12:2 ESV
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.”
Nitsa, Eugene, OR.
Oh what a powerful word on my birthday, today. It WAS for me. Thank you, Beth.
“On the day I called, You answered me; You increased strength within me.” Psalm 138:3
I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits, and in his word I put my hope.
Psalm 130:5 (NIV)
Kat,Edmonton, Canada
Julie Richardson, Grand Rapids, MI
Hebrews 12:3 NIV
Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
Ellen from Bad Axe Michigan: Ecclesiastes 3:11 NIV
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.
Kelli Furgason, DeWitt, MI
āThe Lord is my portion,ā says my soul,āTherefore I have hope in Him.ā Lamentations 3:24 NASB
Becky Morrison, Marietta, GA
“We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.”
2 Corinthians 4:7 NLT
Laura Amadeo, Quinton, VA
“Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and even though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy.” 1 Peter 1:8
Job 19:25 For I know that my Redeemer liveth and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth. KJV
Suzy Adams, Wheelersburg, OH – Show me Your ways, O Lord, teach me Your paths. Psalm 25:4 NIV
Jonna, Malibu, CA.
OUT OF THE OVERFLOW OF THE HEART THE MOUTH SPEAKS MATTHEW 12:34, NIV
Pam Luschei in El Cajon, Ca. “Who among the gods is like you, O Lord? Who is like you, majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders?” Exodus 15:11 NIV
Megan, Stow, OH “The LORD has made the heavens his throne; from there he rules over everything.” Psalm 103:19 NLT
Patti, Tampa, Florida
The spacious, free life is from God, it’s also protected and safe. God-strengthened, we’re delivered from evil – when we run to Him, He saves us.
Psalm 37:39-40
Kristi, Gardner, KS:
…the creator of everything in heaven and on earth. Ephesians 3:15 (NLT)
Lisa Peck, Las Vegas, NV Isaiah 41:19 NIV “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”
Billie, Franklin, TN
Colossians 3:13 NIV
Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
Diane White, Williamstown, WV
“Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.”
Psalm 51:10, NASB
“But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him and by his wounds we are healed.” Isaiah 53:5 NIV Mallory, Floyds Knobs, IN
Donna, Bakersfield, CA
“For he rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.” Colossians 1:13-14 (NIV) … I’m working on memorizing Colossians 1
John 15:13 NLT
There is no greater love than to lay down oneās life for oneās friends.
Heidi Duffield; DeWitt, AR.
“Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” Philippians 2:3,4. (ESV)
Lee Mitchell, Gaithersburg, MD 1 Corinthians 8:6 ESV “Yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.”
Chicago: Psalm 51:7 “Purge me with hyssop and I shall be clean, wash me, and I shall be whiter then snow.”
Jackie, Noblesville, IN
No, dear brothers and sisters, I have not achieved it, but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead
Philippians 3:13 NLT
Pam Pruett Clarksville, Arkansas. Psalm 29:2 (NIV)
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
worship the Lord in the splendor of his holiness.
Nicole Carpenter, Delaware, OH “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
Lisa Chadwick, N. Salt Lake, UT
Our Father Who is in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. – Matthew 6:9-13 (AMP)
Faith, Coeurd’Alene
II Corinthians 9:8 NKJV
And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.
Cassie Roth, Tunnel Hill, GA
Ephesians 3:16 NKJV
that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man,
Michelle Rodriguez, Beavercreek, OH
“But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.” Colossians 3:8 NIV
Jedonne, Nashville TN, “Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous be shaken.” Psalm 55:22 (NIV)
Ellen Klapwijk, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
zodat door uw geloof Christus kan gaan wonen in uw hart, en u geworteld en gegrondvest blijft in de liefde.
Ef 3:17 (NBV)
Cheryl in Fairhope, AL – O Lord, place a guard on my mouth! Protect the opening of my lips! (Psalm 141:3 NIV)
Toms Brook, VA; ‘But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore, I will most gladly boast all the more about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may reside in me.’ 2 Corinthians 12: 9 HCSB