*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!
Mitzi
Kannapolis, NC
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,
Ephesians 3:17
Misha McGill, Arroyo Grande, CA
Numbers 6:24-26 NIV
The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.
Amanda Singleton, Drexel, NC
“Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.” Ephesians 5:1-2
Carrie Liberty, TX
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Romans 12:12(NIV)
Sandy E.; Kansas City, Missouri; ” The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. “. Romans 8:6. NIV
Lori Johnson Auburn, MA Ephesians 4:29 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.
Mary Hunter, Larned, Kansas
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.
Philippians 4:8 NIV
Sherry – Raleigh, NC
The wicked plot against the godly; they snarl at them in defiance. But the Lord just laughs, for he sees their day of judgement coming. Psalms 37 : 12-13 NLT
Ginny White of Orofino ID
Praise the Lord, Oh my soul, and forget not all his benefits, who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases. Psalm 103: 2,3 NIV
Dena Bibb, Stockton, CA
“They are new every morning, great is Your faithfulness.” Lamentations 3:23, NIV
Hab. 3:19
The Sovereighn Lord is my strength, he makes my feet like those of a deer,
he enables me to go on the heights.
Emma Mierta Davison, MI
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; He delivers them from all their troubles. Psalm 34:17 NIV
You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
Isaiah 26:3 NIV
Jennie Starling Weekley
Greensboro, NC
You will show me the path of life; in Your presence is fufullness of joy; at Your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
Psalm 16:11 (NKJV)
Missy B., Fuquay Varina, NC
“Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.” (1 John 3:2, NIV)
Acts 2:21 And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.’ (NIV)
Samantha Gallant Marion, IN
“Christ has set us free to enjoy our freedom. So remain strong in the faith. Don’t let the chains of slavery hold you again.” Galatians 5:1 (NIRV)
Lindsay Loper, Chattanooga, TN
“from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named,”
Ephesians 3:15, ESV
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philipians 3:14, NIV
“…Let the beloved of the LORD rest secure in HIm, for He shield him all day long, and the on the LORD loves rests between His shoulders.”
Deut. 33:12 NIV
Isaiah 46:9. NAS
REMEMBER the former things long past, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God,and there is no one like me.
Isaiah 46:9. NAS
Phyllis Winn
Gilmer, Tx
NIV 2 Corinthians 4:18 so we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen for what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
Kristie Lovely, Van Alstyne, Tx
“Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His name together.” Psalm 34:3 NKJV
Susannah from Cypress, TX
Romans 8:11 ESV
If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit who dwells in you.
Diane Hotchkiss from Cypress, TX
Romans 5:5 NASB
and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.
Heather, Tallahassee Behold, I will do something new, Now it will spring forth; will you not be aware of it? I will even make a roadway in the wilderness, rivers in the desert. Isaiah 43:19 NASB
Janene Ford, Henley, Missouri.
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways ackknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths.”
Proverbs 3:5–6 (NKJV)
Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and wife see that she reverence her husband. Ephesians 5:33 KJV
Carrie Guion, Wentzville, Mo.
And now the prize awaits me-the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give me on the day of his return. And the prize is not just for me, but for all who eagerly look forward to his appearing. 2 Timothy 4:8 NLT
Melissa, Sacramento, CA
“I will give you thanks with my whole heart; I will sing Your praise before the heavenly beings.
I will bow down before Your holy temple and give thanks to Your name for Your constant love and faithfulness. You have exalted Your name and Your promise above everything else.” Psalm 138:1-2 HCSB
Phoebe Cunningham, Tucson, AZ
“If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.” 1 Corinthians 13:3 ESV
Billie, Cincinnati, OH
Ephesians 3:14, 15, 16, 17 NIV
For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom his whole family in heaven and on earth derives its name. I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,
Angie Wilt, Kansas City, Missouri. Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe Your commandments. Psalm 119:66 NKJV
Ashley, Statesboro “For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.” Romans 8:2 ESV
Nancy Mitchell, Edmonds Wa.
Matthew 5:8 NIV
Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God.
From Converse, IN.
John 15:16-18
You did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you that you would go and bear much fruit, and that that fruit would remain, so that whatever you ask of the Father in My Name, He may give to you. This I command you, that you love one another. If the world hates you, you know that it has hated Me before it hated you.
Julie-Rose Tedrick, Missouri, “the Lord is my choosen portion and my cup. you hold my lot.” PSALM 16:5 ESV
Jana Hill, Bend, Oregon
Proverbs 16:7 ESV
When a man’s ways please the Lord,
he makes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
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. Philippians 4:7 NLT
Mary Rosevear McNeal
Roswell, Georgia
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make straight your paths.” Proverbs 3:5-6
Ricole Rice, Minot ND
Romans 8:6, “The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.” (NIV)
Rachael from Union, Maine. Loved the video and praying for big things in London. You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt loses its flavor, how shall it be seasoned? It is then good for nothing but to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by men.“You are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do they light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Matt 5:13-13
Amanda J. Corsicana, TX
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good.His love endures forever. Give thanks to the God of gods. His love endures forever. Give thanks to the Lord of lords: His love endures forever. To him who alone does great wonders, His love endures forever. Who by his understanding made the heavens, His love endures forever. Who spread out the earth upon the waters, His love endures forever.” Psalm 136:1-6 NIV
Jill Plano TX
Isaiah 58:11Amplified Bible (AMP)
11 And the Lord shall guide you continually and satisfy you in drought and in dry places and make strong your bones. And you shall be like a watered garden and like a spring of water whose waters fail not.
“‘Consequently, he is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.” Hebrews 7:25 ESV
Lynn, Easton, MD
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.
James 1:12 NIV
Kely from Hermann, Mo is learning Romans 8:2 “For the law of the spirit of life has set you free in Jesus Christ from the law of sin and death”
Kim Foley
Arnold, MD
neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Romans 8:39 NIV
Lynette – Cumming, GA
“Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you, He will never let the righteous fall.”
Psalm 56:22 NIV
Kerry P, Nederland, TX
For He will order His angels to protect you wherever you go. They will hold you up with their hands so you won’t even hurt your foot on a stone.
Psalm 91:11-12, NLT
Kathy
Woodstock, Ga
Psalm 34:3 ESV
Oh, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt His Name together.