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!
Deb Dinnen
Springfield, Ohio
Such confidence we have through Christ before God. (2 Corinthians 3:4 NIV)
Pamela, Mechanicsville, VA.
from whom his whole family in heaven on earth derives its name.
Ephesians 3:15 NIV
Janette Estes Park, CO
1Jon 3:19-20 INV
This then is how we know we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence, whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything.
Bonnie from Bellaire, Tx
But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded. 2 Chron. 15:7 NIV84
Lara Lee Bugeja, Royal Palm Beach, FL
Ephesians 6:13-14 (ESV)
Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm. Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,
Still working on the armor of God . . . .
“the Lord will fight for you. Just stay calm”. Exodus 14:14 NLT
Anita Dickson
Brenham
Tx
NLT Proverbs 3:1-2
My child,never forget the things I have taught you.
Store my commands in your heart.
If you do this, you will live many years,
and your life will be satisfying.
Aimee,St. George, It
“No,O people, the Lord had told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you: to do what is right, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8 NLT
Jenny Vergara, Greenwood, IN
” O Lord, teach me to follow You; instruct me in your way, and lead me on a level path because of foesI pray.”
Psalm 27: 11 (27D Blue, Book of Psalms for Worship)
Anna, Tillsonburg, ON Canada
Psalm 77:11 NIV
I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago.
Jessica B, North Potomac, MD
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
Ephesians 4:2 (NIV)
Jodi
Thibodaux, LA
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. (2 Corinthians 5:17 KJV)
For the Lord takes pleasure in his people.He will beautify the humble with salvation.
Psalm 149:4
Agnes Romer Tulsa, OK
For consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners against Himself, lest you become weary and discouraged in your souls. (Hebrews 12:3 NKJV)
Sandy from Brookshire, Texas Colossians 3:7 “and in them you also once walked, when you where living in them.”
Tillsonburg, ON, Canada
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, because through Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death.
NIV Romans 8:1-2
Kendal
Tulsa, OK
It is written in the Prophets: ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard the Father and learned from him comes to me.
John 6:45
Cindy Mohr,Marion,IL
Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord,because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
1Corinthians 15:58 NIV
Leighann Holloway, Longview, TX
“Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing.” Ps. 143:10 NLT
Teresa Maldonado, Austin, TX
1 Kings 3:9 The Message
“Here’s what I want:Give me a God–listening heart so I can lead your people well, discerning the difference between good and evil. For who on their own is capable of leading your glorious people?”
Torri Whalen Psalm 18:30 NIV
As for God his ways is perfect,the word of the Lord is flawless.
He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.
Missy
Humble, Texas
But what saith? The word is nigh thee, even in thy mouth, and in thy heart: that is, the word of faith, which we preach.
Romans 10:8 KJV
Lucille Goins, New Bloomfield Mo
And what is the exceeding greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of His mighty power Ephesians 1:19 NKJV
Fri April 3
Ephesians 3:14
Fir this reason I born my knees before the Father
And Whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
Col 3:17
(Psalm 91:2 NIV) I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.”
Rebecca Moore, Lake Mary, Fl
No weapon forged against you will prevail. Isaiah 54:17 NIV
1Cor. 13:13 ESV
So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love.
Christina Drown Fort Worth, TX
And now these three remain : faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.
I Cor 13:13 NIV
Mary
Florida
Philippians 2:13 KJV
“For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.”
Casey, Cheney WA
“For it is by grace that you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast.”
Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV)
Beverly, Lexington, KY
Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.
Col. 4:2. ESV
Lonnie Hall – Brunswick, GA
James 3:11-12
Does a fountain send out from the same opening both fresh and bitter water? Can a fig tree, my brethren, produce olives, or a vine produce figs? Nor can salt water produce fresh.
Emily from Rogersville, TN
This is my command- be string and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.
Joshua 1:9 (NLT)
Sarah Timmerman Durham, NC
“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
Vicksburg, MS
I know that my Redeemer lives, and that in the end he will stand upon the earth.
Job 19:25
NIV
Cassi Paris, TX
For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
Luke 12:34 NIV
Tami, Denham Springs, LA
So if you have been raised with the Messiah, seek what is above, where the Messiah is, seated at the right hand of God.
Colossians 3:1 HCSB
For this reason I bow my knees before the Father
Ephesians 3:14
Sorry so late, Internet has been down!
Lisa, Houston, TX
“She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.”
Provers 31:25 NIV
May God Himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The One who calls you is faithful and He will do it. 1 Thessalonians 5: 23,24 NIV
Psalm 34:6-7 NASB: 6 “This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him
And saved him out of all his troubles.
7 “The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear Him,
And rescues them.”
Syneva Mullins, Topeka, Kansas
Janice, Slidell, Louisiana. He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. Colossians 1:17 NIV. Because sometimes life gets crazy!
Kimberley, Greensboro, NC. “Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God.I will strengthen you,Yes, I will help you,I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 NKJV
Teresa Landreth, Chadron, NE
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. (Galatians 5:25 NIV)
Cheryl Melton, Ft. Worth TX
Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground! (Psalm 143:10 ESV)
Candice from Houston, Texas – “Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NIV)
Stephanie, La Habra, CA “For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. Ephesians 3:14-15
Sarah, Brownwood, TX
We can make our plans, but the Lord determines our steps.
Proverbs 16:9
Janet Pollard
Wagoner, OK
Jesus replied: ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself.’
Mat 22:37-39 NIV