*This post is coming to you a few days early as our staff travels with Beth, which you will read more about below.
Hey, Everybody! It’s May! We are making progress, Girls! By now you are getting some verses down in your bones. I was thrilled two weekends ago when we had our clandestine Siesta picture after the end of our Albuquerque Living Proof Live and a bunch of them brought their spirals. Talk about teacher’s pets! Here they are:
OK! I’ve done a little video – a really, really short one this time – where I say my verses to you while I’m on a walk in our woods so this stands as my official entry for Verse 9! I’m doing memory work right now out of Ephesians Chapter Four and it is so powerful. As you’ll hear in this segment, God seems to have a tremendous partiality to the number ONE.
Y’all, I love doing this with you. I love an SSMT year. You are so dear to us. By the time you’re submitting your verses, I’ll be speaking in London at Hillsong Colour Conference. Our whole LPM staff is coming and many of our volunteers. Melissa is with me and will be heading up a short tour with our volunteers after the Hillsong conference ends, giving emphasis to several figures in Christianity who had tremendous influence on Spiritual formation. We are looking extremely forward to it. Her suitcase weighed 10 whole pounds more than mine strictly from books. Made me grin. The girl is a book nerd if you’ll ever meet one. We were so sad Amanda couldn’t come on this trip but she needed to be home with her very busy family this round. We miss her like nobody’s business. Would all of you please pray for us as we labor in this gorgeous field of harvest? Please ask Jesus to pour out His Holy Spirit lavishly upon us and to give us such hearts of love for every person we serve.  When I say, ask Jesus to pour out His Spirit, I mean like GUSHES. FLOODS, TIDAL WAVES of Living Water. Understand what I’m saying? PRAY BIG. Get in there with your faith if you’d be willing and ask God to be enormously present among us here. Ask for many to be saved, many to be delivered from strongholds, healed, and made whole in Jesus. Ask for multitudes to awaken to the breadth and length and height and depth of the borderless love of Jesus. Thank you! I owe you a debt of love which I gladly, joyfully pay.
Ok, Girls! Hit it with those verses!
Tina, Columbus Ohio
The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still. Exodus 14:14 NIV
Enjoyed your verse Tina, and I need to remember that on a daily basis. On another note, Columbus, OH is close to my home town I grew up in…Newark, OH…I wonder if you know where that is. Thank you again for the your verse and the Word of encouragement. Have a blessed day!!!
Just want to jump in and say that I’m just a bit further south, down here in Lancaster OH! What a small world! I absolutely love being a part of this ministry! Thank you for helping me to open up God’s Word and soak Him into my life every single day!
Alyssa K Mochen
Rio Rancho, NM
My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one. They are not of the world, even as I am not of it. Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. As you sent me into the world, I have sent them into the world. For them I sanctify myself, that they too may be truly sanctified.
John 17:15-19 NIV
Dear Beth,
Every day – sometimes more than once I check to see if a blog has been posted and today was blessed to hear your voice and see Star. Those verses were just exactly what I needed to hear today. Isn’t that just like Jesus? Oh I so want to be worthy of Him and the calling He has given to me. I join you in prayer dear Beth, your darling Melissa (I too have a darling Melissa) and the LP girls and those whose lives whose very lives you WILL change as God has called you – HE IS OUR VERY LIFE!
Kay Martin
Tupelo, MS
“Therefore God exalted Him to the highest place and gave Him the name that is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:9-11
Mary Beth – Hudsonville, MI
…may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, Ephesians 3:18 NIV
Becky Jo
Chesterfield MI
Give thanks to the Lord and proclaim his greatness. Let the whole world know what he has done.
Sing to him; yes, sing his praises. Tell everyone about his wonderful deeds.
Exult in his holy name; rejoice, you who worship the Lord.
Psalm 105:1-3 NLT
Kathleen D
Bernardsville, NJ
Isaiah 40:31 NIV
…..but those who hope in the LORD will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Andrea Cox, Howe, TX
Ephesians 3:18 (NIV)
may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,
Maggie, Blantyre, Malawi (signing in a bit late)
Trust in the Lord and do good;
live in the land and be safe.
Seek your happiness in the Lord,
and he will give you your heart’s desire.
Psalm 37:3-4 GNB
Ginger S Lowe
Wetumpka, AL
Do not put out the Spirit’s fire; do not treat prophecies with contempt. Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil. 1 Thessalonians 5:19-22
Shannon, Rogers, AR Ephesians 3:18 “may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,” ESV
Sarah, Christina and Esther May; Wenatchee, WA 98801
Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.”
James 4:15 NIV
WAIT. WHAT? What do you mean you love an SSMT year? Is this not happening every year? If not, why? If it is every year, please disregard the beginning of this comment.
I am praying for leaping, jumping water to be evident through each and every one of you. London will never be the same.
Blessings, Terri
Yes, we officially host the SSMT every other year. You are of course welcome to do it yourself every year! Grab a few friends and do it together on your own!
Thank you for your prayers regarding London. God moved so powerfully and we were so grateful to have been a part of it!
Also, PLEASE keep the videos coming.
Psalms 37:7a Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him. NASB
I will be on my “camel knees” for y’all at The Colour Conference !!
Lori, Oil City, PA
“And may you have the power to understand , as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love really is.”
Ephesians 4:18
Kim, Gaithersburg MD, Only fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you. (1Samuel 12:24 – ESV)
Angie G
Albertville AL
and have put on the new self who is being renewed to a true knowledge according to the image of the One who created him —
NASB Col 3:10 (just continuing on the chapter)
Michelle Baylerian Greenville, WI
may have strength to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, Ephesians 3:18 ESV
Amanda Teske, Chandler AZ
… that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.
2 Timothy 3:17 ESV
[continuation of 2 Tim 3:16 from last time]
Linda Johnson, High Point, NC
“So whatever you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” I Corinthians 10:31 NIV
So that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God 1 Corinthians 2:5
Brittny, OKC, OK
My soul melts from heaviness; Strengthen me according to Your word. Remove from me the way of lying, And grant me Your law graciously. I have chosen the way of truth; Your judgments I have laid before me. I cling to Your testimonies; O Lord, do not put me to shame! I will run the course of Your commandments, For You shall enlarge my heart. (Psalms 119:28-32 NKJV)
For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly. Romans 5:6 ESV
Donna Stephens, Wylie, Texas, I will extol the LORD at all times; His praise will always be on my lips. My soul will boast in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. Glorify the LORD with me, let us exalt HIS name together. Psalm 34:1-3 NIV
“Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk — not as unwise people but as wise — making the most of the time, because the days are evil.” ~ Ephesians 5:15-16 HCSB
Leah Stacy-Haughton, LA
Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves.
Philippians 2:3 NIV
Julie Ratcliff, Texarkana, TX, ““Look among the nations, and see; wonder and be astounded. For I am doing a work in your days that you would not believe if told.” (â€Habakkuk‬ â€1‬:â€5‬ ESV)
Suzanne Bailey, Harrisville, RI
“All things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made.” John 1:3 ESV
Leigh Clemmons, Shorter, Alabama: “Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing.” Psalm 143:10 NLT
Beatrice Brackin, Chattanooga, TN. “Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.” -1 Peter 1:22, NIV
San Jose, CA Ephesians 3:17 ESV
‘so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith- that you, being rooted and grounded in love,
La Grande, Oregon
I’m memorizing Colossians 3:12-17. This is verse 13 (NKJV):
bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.
Vicky McPhail, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. “Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity, because the days are evil.” Ephesians 5:15-16, NIV.
Ganise, Ottawa, Canada
Romans 5:1 (NIV)
Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Carol Bowen, Highlands, NC
Psalm 91:1 ESV
He Who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
Rhonda H Wade
Buchanan. GA
Matthew 5:18 NKJV
For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass form the law till all is fulfilled.
April 28,2015 8:18pm. The Lord your God is with you, the mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in His love He will no longer rebuke you, but will rejoice over you with singing. Zephaniah 3:17 NIV. ( I’m borrowing this verse from my sister Diane Vaccaro who posted this verse on memory vs. 8. It just spoke to me so much and warmed my heart and stuck with me along with what she wrote on what this glorious Truth spoke to her heart and meant. Thank you and praise our glorious Lord our MIGHTY WARRIOR.
Lori Eagen. Windsor Ontario Canada. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. Phil 4:7 NLT
Beth, Andover, MN: “The generous prosper and are satisfied; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.” Proverbs 11:25 (NLT)
Billie, Scottsdale,AZ
“The Lord will continually lead you; He will feed you even in parched regions. He will give you renewed strength, and you will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring that continually produces water.”
Isaiah‬ â€58‬:â€11‬ (NET)
Jill Hill in Houston, TX James 1:6-8 NIV But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubt’s is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.
Jan Cleburne, TX “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13 (NKJV)
Jeanne Warner Robins, GA
But He knows the way that I take; when He has tested me, I will come forth as gold. Job 23:10 NIV
Ann St. Louis, MO
I Thessalonians 5:16, 17, 18 NIV
Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
Hi Beth – we didn’t finish the prayer from Ephesians 3. So I am sticking with is as you said one verse at a time. My verse is the following:
18 may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, Ephesians 3:18 NIV
Iris Stinson
Carlisle PA
Proverbs 3:5 (NIV)
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
Ann
Mandeville, LA
Mindy Seekford Stonewall La,
Eph 5:14 NLT
for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said, ” Awake O sleeper, rise up from the dead and Christ will give you light.”
Sabrina-Houston
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. (â€Ephesians‬ â€4‬:â€1‬ NIV)