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!
Diane Morgan, Mesa, Arizona
And they will spring up among the grass like poplars by streams of water. Isaiah 44:4 NASB
I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.
John 16:33 (NIV)
Colossians 3:15New International Version (NIV)
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
Stephanie from Houston, TX: “I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being…” Ephesians 3:16 (NIV)
Kelly, Hayden,AL
Isaiah 30:21
Whether you turn to the right or to the left your ears will hear a voice behind you saying “this is the way walk in it”
Rachel H., Salem, IN
28 Have you never heard?
Have you never understood?
The Lord is the everlasting God,
the Creator of all the earth.
He never grows weak or weary.
No one can measure the depths of his understanding.
29 He gives power to the weak and strength to the powerless.
30 Even youths will become weak and tired, and young men will fall in exhaustion.
31 But those who trust in the Lord will find new strength.
They will soar high on wings like eagles.
They will run and not grow weary.
They will walk and not faint.
Isaiah 40:28-31
I knew I forgot something:
Martha Parrish, Irving, TX
Jenna, Fort Worth, Tx
Philippians 4:6esv
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Fay, Springfield,NO
Romans 16:20 NIV
The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.
Tammy, Dothan, Al. “And be kind to one another, tender hearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.” Ephesians 4:32 NKJV
Kristen, Paramount, CA
“When you come looking for me, you’ll find me. “Yes, when you get serious about finding me and want it more than anything else, I’ll make sure you won’t be disappointed.” GOD ’s Decree. “I’ll turn things around for you. I’ll bring you back from all the countries into which I drove you”— GOD ’s Decree—“bring you home to the place from which I sent you off into exile. You can count on it.”
â€â€Jeremiah‬ â€29:13-14‬ â€MSG
Deby
New Carlisle, OH
Being confident of this that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. Phil 1:6 NIV
One generation shall praise Your works to another, and shall declare Your mighty acts. Psalm 145:4 NKJV
Pam Mesa,AZ
For I am the Lord, your God, who takes hold of your right hand and says to you, “Do not fear; I will help you.” Isaiah 41:13 NIV
Chris
Canton, NC
“On the day I called to You, You answered me. You made me strong and brave.”
Psalm 138:3
NCV
Terri, Harrison township, Michigan
Lord, we show our trust in You by obeying your laws, our heart’s desire is to glorify your name. Isaiah 26: 8 NLT
Amy-Jo Girardier, Brentwood, TN Psalm 16:2 (ESV)
I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord;
I have no good apart from you.”
Kari Hawkins, Canton, Ga
“Do not be mislead. Bad company corrupts
good character”
1 Corinthians 15:33 NIV
Becky, Springfield, MO
“Listen to instruction and be wise; don’t ignore it.”
Proverbs 8:33 HCSB
Cheri VerMurlen, Bothell, WA
O Sovereign LORD, you are God! Your words are trustworthy, and you have promised these good things to your servant. 2 Samuel 7:28 NIV
Vonnie Baker
Marble Hill MO
This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have
loved you. John 15:12 KJV
Deana Johnson from Visalia, California: “This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.” John 15:8 NIV
Makayla, Nixa, MO
Listen to instruction and be wise; don’t ignore it.
Proverbs 8:33 (HCSB)
Eva, Knoxville, TN – a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, Ecclesiastes 3:5a NIV
Lauren H., Cincinnati, OH: “because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s puerile–” Colossians 1:4 (NIV)
Beth Schairer, Lititz, PA
Where can I go from Your Spirit? Where can I flee from Your presence?
Psalm 139.7
Joy Billson
Bryant, AR
John 16:33 I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”
Karissa Cook, Martinsburg, WV
2 Chronicles 7:14 NIV “If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.”
Stacey M
Clayton, NC
I say to the Lord, “You are my Lord; I
have no good apart from you.”
Psalm 16:2 ESV
Kyndra Hartzler, Houston, TX Joshua 1:2 (NIV)
“Now then, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give you. I will give you every place where you set your foot.”
Lisa, West Columbia, Tx
“A thousand may fall at your side,ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you.” Psalm 91:7 (NIV)
“Ascribe to the Lord the glory due His name;
worship the Lord in the splendor of His holiness.”
Psalm 29:2 NIV
Mechelle from Clarksville, TN
James 1:5New International Version (NIV)
If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
Meagan, Port St. Lucie, FL ~ Psalm 89:14 (HCSB) – “Righteousness and justice are the foundation of Your throne; faithful love and truth go before You.”
Sue Heth, Elk Run Heights, IA
2 Cor 9:8 NLT
And God will generously provide all you need. Then you will always have everything you need and plenty left over to share with others.
Deanna Koehl, Montgomery, TX “But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head.” Ps. 3:3 ESV
Gwen Ziegler, Washington, IL “And we urge you, brothers and sisters, warn those who are idle and disruptive, encourage the disheartened, help the weak, be patient with everyone.” 1 Thessalonians 5:14 NIV (memorizing verses 12-18)
Hudson Valley, NY
We lost a very special friend and community man from nothing less than heroic proportions this weekend. Kids are alive because of his actions. I’m honored to choose this one in memory of J.R.
John 15:13 ESV
Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
Amanda Largo, Fl
“David behaved wisely in all his ways & the Lord was with him”
1 Samuel 18:14
Erin from Kennewick, WA
So teach us to number our days
that we may get a heart of wisdom.
~ Psalm 90:12 (ESV)
patrice mcmurtrey, louisville, ky
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. Romans 12:12 NIV
Dawn Wells, Fort Worth, TX
“But I trust in your unfailing love.
I will rejoice because you have rescued me.
I will sing to the Lord
because he is good to me.”
Psalm 13:5-6 NLT
Katy, TX, I Peter 5:8, 9, NLT
Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour. Stand firm against him, and be strong in your faith.
Oops, forgot the version NKJV
Nikki Gack, Park Rapids, MN
I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.
Philippians 4:13 NASB
Endure hardship as discipline; God is treating you as sons. For what son is not disciplined by his father?
Hebrews 12:7, NIV
Laura from Bedford, TX:
I now realize that all I gained and thought was important was nothing but yesterday’s garbage compared to knowing the Anointed Jesus my Lord. For Him I have thrown everything aside—it’s nothing but a pile of waste—so that I may gain Him.
– Philippians 3:8 (VOICE)
Karen Glisson, Kennesaw, GA-and in your knowledge, self control and in your self control, perseverance, and in your perseverance, godliness: and in your godliness, brotherly kindness, and in your brotherly kindness, love. 2 Peter 1:6-7
NAS
Beth Hurst, Ypsilanti, MI
“He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” Psalm 147:3 NIV
He is not here, for He has risen, just as He said. Come, see the place where He was lying. (â€Matthew‬ â€28‬:â€6‬ NASB)