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!
Melissa Dulaney, Circleville, OH
Exodus 14:14 NIV
The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.
Misty Sanders, North Charleston, SC
Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call.
This I know, that God is for me.
Psalm‬ â€56‬:â€9‬ ESV
1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived:neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, 10 nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
Erin, Joplin, MO
“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
2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. NIV
Naomi Rozak, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
“Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely. And may your spirit, soul, and body be kept sound and blameless for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.” 1 Thessalonians 5:23 HCSB
Kim, Laguna Niguel, CA:
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 4:29 (NIV)
Lee from IN; ESV Psalms 91:6 “nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness, nor the destruction that wastes at noonday”
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made, your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
Psalm 139:14
Kim from Oklahoma
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God; may your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
Psalm 143:10 NIV
But if we hope for what we do not see, we eagerly wait for it with perseverance. Romans 8:25 NKJV
Kimberly Humphrey, Hattiesburg, MS. “because you know the testing of your faith produces perseverance.” James 1:3 NIV
Ann G, Hurst, TX
So let’s agree to use all our energy in getting along with each other. Help others with encouraging words, don’t drag them down by finding fault. Romans 14:19 (The Message)
Anna, from Indiana
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV)
Claire Anderson, Cedarville, OH
Joshua 1:9 NIV
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go.
Dana Nance
Blue Ridge, TX
Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits—
Psalm 103:1-2 NIV (1984)
Kathy Sanford, Lake Jackson, Texas
The Parable of the Mustard Seed
Luke 13:18 HCSB
He said, therefore, “What is the kingdom of God like, and what can I compare it to?”
Brianna Powers, Overland Park, KS. “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind” (2 Timothy 1:7, NKJV).
Jennifer James~ Katy,TX “. . . may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ” Ephesians 3:18 NIV
Deena, Grants Pass, Oregon
“But as for me, I watch in hope for The LORD, I wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.”
Micah 7:7 NIV
Dana Jennings, Boone, IA “No one takes it from me but I Iay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down and authority to take it up again. This commandment I received from my father.” John 10:18 NIV
Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. (â€Colossians‬ â€3‬:â€2‬ ESV)
Rebekah Owens, Ralph, AL.
Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
1 Peter 4:8 ESV
Deena from Amarillo, Texas
“Do not quench the Spirit. Do not treat prophecies with contempt but test them all; hold on to what is good, reject every kind of evil.” 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22 NIV
Julie, Gresham, OR
“I am leaving you with a gift – peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give is a gift the world cannot give. So don’t be troubled or afraid.” John 14:27 (NLT)
sascha Martinez red oak tx
Be still and know that I am God
Psalms 46:10
LouAnne Hettinger, Evans, CO
2 Corinthians 8:7 (NIV)
But since you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in the love we have kindled in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
Be still and know I am God Psalms 46:10 NIV
Cathy from Loxahatchee, FL
1 COR 16:13-14 NLT
Be on guard. Stand firm in the faith. Be courageous. Be
strong. And do everything with love.
Mindy Seekford Stonewall, LA
Stretch out your hand with healing power; may miraculous signs
and wonders be done through the name of your holy servant Jesus.
Acts 4:30 NLT
Taryn Schairer
Blacksburg, VA
” We all like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned our own way: and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.” Isaiah 53:6, NIV
Heather Andreasen, Saginaw, MI. “Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.” Colossians 4:6 ESV
Joanne Verzi from Austin, TX: “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10 NIV
Molly Hale, Billings MT
Psalm 121:1-2 NIV
I lift up my eyes up to the mountains-where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth.
Brittney Zimprich Ellensburg,WA
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
Galatians 5:25 NIV
Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, (â€1 Peter‬ â€1‬:â€22‬ ESV)
Allison Brown
Austin, TX
Lindsay, Tennessee
“In everything give thanks; for this God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18 (NASB)
Isaiah 50:4 (The Voice)
The Lord, the Eternal, equipped me for this job—
with skilled speech, a smooth tongue for instruction.
I can find the words that comfort and soothe the downtrodden, tired, and despairing.
And I know when to use them.
Morning by morning, it is God who awakens me and tells me what I should do,
what I should say.
Marilyn – Seattle
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. (â€Philippians‬ â€4‬:â€8‬ ESV)
Charlotte Heisel, Modesto, CA
Psalms 27:14 ESV
Wait for the Lord; be strong and let your heart take courage wait for the Lord!
Carla Kaney, Adel, IA. “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations,.I will be exalted in the earth! Psalms 46:10. (NKJV)
Mary Beth Nickerson, Lascassas, TN, “For you have been called to live in freedom, my brothers and sisters. But don’t use your freedom to satisfy your sinful nature. Instead, use your freedom to serve one another in love.” (â€Galatians‬ â€5‬:â€13‬ NLT)
Callie, Nashville, TN “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
Philippians 1:6 NIV
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.
Vicki, Corpus Christi, Texas
For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you.”
Hebrews 13:5
Becky – Lawrenceville, GA
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Phil 4:8 KJV
Alicia Stewart
(Loveland, CO)
“The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.” (James 5:16/NIV)
Jan Witt Rockwall, TX
Psalms 27:7-8 ESV
7 Hear, O Lord, when I cry aloud;
be gracious to me and answer me!
8 You have said, “Seek[a] my face.”
My heart says to you,
“Your face, Lord, do I seek.”[b]
Sabrina-Houston
Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, (â€Ephesians‬ â€3‬:â€20‬ NIV)
“Do all things without grumbling or disputing, that you may be blessed and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world”
Philippians 2:14-15