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. “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
I sure love all of you and I am blessed beyond words to serve you! Press on and keep up your memory work!
Gina Demangos- San Diego, CA
If my people who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14
Abbie, Omaha, NE
Titus 3:7 “… so that being justified by his grace we might become heirs according to the hope of eternal life.”
Linda
Peoria, Arizona
“so that having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.”
Titus 3:7 NIV
Jenna S, Ooltewah, TN
“that he worked in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places” Eph 1:20 ESV
14For this reason I kneel before the Father 15from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named.
Ephesians 3:14-15
Annette Turner, Houston, Texas
“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.” (NKJV)
Jeremiah 33:3 Call to me and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know. NIV
Michelle Brownell, Sturgis, MI
Rejoicing in hope, patient in tribulation, continuing steadfastly in prayer
Romans 12:12 NKJV
Andrea Hicks, Fort Worth, Texas
Romans 15:13 NIV
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.
Abby T., Ferndale, WA:
“Be still before the Lord
and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when people succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.”
–Psalm 37:7 (NIV)
Abby – this is the same verse I chose for this month! I will be praying for you as it must mean something to you, just as it spoke to me this morning.
Lisa V., Washington, NJ “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” 1 Corinthians 4-7 (NIV)
Sheri Matsumoto, Riverside, CA
“A broken spirit is my sacrifice, God. You won’t despise a heart, God, that is broken and crushed.”
Psalm 51:17 (CEB)
Susan from Beverly, MA
Isaiah 30:15 (TNIV)
This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says:
“In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.
Serena H., Charlotte NC
“Instead, clothe yourself with the presence of the Lord Jesus Christ. And don’t let yourself think about ways to indulge your evil desires.” (â€Romans‬ â€13‬:â€14‬ NLT)
“Finally be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11)Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.”
Ephesians 6:10-11 (NIV)
Hilliard, Ohio
John 3:16 “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.” NIV
Connie, Pittsboro, NC
3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves,
Philippians 2:3New International Version (NIV)
Debbie Weaver, Cumming, GA.
“Religion that god our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.”
James 1:27 NIV
Keep up the good work Debbie! Memorizing along with you here in Cumming!
Nicole Gelvin
Blue Ridge, Texas
“Lord you keep the lamp of my life burning brightly. You are my God. You bring light into my darkness.
Psalm 18:28 NIRV
ORLANDO, FL
Some boast in chariots and some boast in horses, but we will boast in the name of the LORD our God.
Psalm 20:7 NASB
Angela from Aurora, NE – be careful not to do your acts of righteous before men, to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven. So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets to be honored by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. Matthew 6:1-2 NIV84
Phillipians 4:6-7 (NASB)
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 comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Mary Ruth Franklin
Lanexa, Va
2 Peter 1: 5-6
Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge, and in your knowledge, self-control, and in your self-control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness,
(NASB)
Rachel, Mt. Carmel, PA – “And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ.” Eph. 3:17b-18, NIV
Kristin Funston, Memphis, TN
“Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! Serve the Lord with gladness! Come into his presence with singing!” Psalm 100:1-2
Debbie Weaver, Cumming, GA.
“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless in this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.”
James 1:27 NIV
Franklin, TN
“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 in the path of everlasting life.”
Psalm 139:23-24 NLT
Valerie Schaffner , Ontario (Mansfield), OH
” May my words and my thoughts be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my sheltering Rock and my Redeemer.” Psalm 19:14. ( NET.)
Shannon, Mandeville. “He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together.” Col. 1:17 TNIV
Kem Green, Des Moines, IA
As soon as I pray, you answer me; you encourage me by giving me strength. (â€Psalms‬ â€138‬:â€3‬ NLT)
Ana from Dayton, TX
Galatians 5:1 (ESV)
For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
Concetta, White Oak, TX, Psalms 37:23-24 NLT
The Lord directs the steps of the godly. He delights in every detail of their lives. Though they may stumble, they will never fall, for the LORD holds them by hand.
Wanda
North Canton, 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.
John 15:16 NIV
Plano, Texas~
“Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.
Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and cry to her
that her warfare is ended,
that her iniquity is pardoned,
that she has received from the Lord’s hand
double for all her sins” (Isaiah 40:1-2, ESV).
Luann Hansen Harlan, IA
“Stand by the ways and see and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is, and walk in it; and you shall find rest for your souls.”
Jeremiah 6:16 NASB
Jen Humphrey from Round Rock, TX
Colossians 1:9-10a, NIV
9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,[e] 10 so that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way:
Crystal Hall
West Hartford, CT
“To everything there is a season, and a time for every matter or purpose under heaven.”
Ecclesiastes 3:1 Amplified Bible
Emily Murphy, Petal, MS
“O Israel, hope in the Lord from this time forth and forever.”
Psalm 131:3
Charmaine, Miami, FL — “The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17 NIV
Heather Johnson, mpls, mn
James 1: 2-3, niv
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance.
“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
Tessa Oestman, Alliance NE. Psalm 131 NIV
1 My heart is not proud, Lord,
my eyes are not haughty;
I do not concern myself with great matters
or things too wonderful for me.
2 But I have calmed and quieted myself,
I am like a weaned child with its mother;
like a weaned child I am content.
3 Israel, put your hope in the Lord
both now and forevermore.
Diane E., Charleston IL
Philippians 4:8 NIV
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is admirable- if there is anything excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things.
Rhonda Butler, Jackson, Tennessee, “And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive,” Matthew 21:22 NASV
For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
2 Timothy 1:7 NLT
Linda W. from Tomball, TX
“Turn to me and be gracious to me, as is Your way with those who love Your name.” Psalm 119:132
Jacksonville,Florida: Philippians 3:12-13, CEV
I have not yet reached my goal, and I am not perfect. But Christ has taken hold of me. So I keep on running and struggling to take hold of the prize.
Jeremiah 33:3 Call to me and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know. NIV
Suzanne Kragt
Eden Prairie, MN
Verse 7!!!
Sherri, Albuquerque,NM “Think of ways to encourage one another to outbursts of love and good deeds.” Heb.:24
Michelle, Houston, “But the Lord is faithful, and he will protect you from the evil one.” 2 Thessalonians 3:3