*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.Ā Ā 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!
Lynn from Lucas Kansas. “And it shall be that whoever shall call upon the name of the Lord (invoking, adoring, and worshiping the Lord-Christ) shall be saved.” AMP
Rhonda McKamie – OKC –
Therefore let us stop passing judgement on one another. Instead, make up your mind not to put any stumbling block or obstacle in your brother’s way. Romans 14:13 NIV
Mary Joy S. of Dayton, OH.
“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.”
Isaiah 26:3 (NIV).
Debbie
Cannon Falls MN
“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 on can measure the depth of His understanding.” Isaiah 40:28 (NLT)
Gale Fox
Montgomery TX
āI will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my LOVING eye on you.
PSALM 32 : 8 (NIV)
Elsie – Scottsbluff, NE
Psalm 20:7 ESV
Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.
Aloha From Hawaii!
Genesis 2:17 (NIV)
…but you must not eat from the tree of the KNOWLEDGE of good and evil, for when you eat from it you will surely die.”
Kerry Babb, Houston, TX
“Christ has set us free! He wants us to enjoy freedom. So stand firm. Don’t let the chains of slavery hold you again.” Galatians 5:1. NIRV
Pam Luschei in El Cajon, Ca. “Being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience and joyfully giving thanks to the Father who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the kingdom of light.” Col. 1: 11, 12 NIV
Julia Posel, Munich, Germany. “I pray that your hearts will be flooded with light so that you can understand the confident hope He has given to those He called ā His holy people who are His rich and glorious inheritance. I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe Him. This is the same mighty power that raised Christ from the dead and seated Him in the place of honor at God’s right hand in the heavenly realms.” (Ephesians 1:18-20 NLT)
Diana from Houston
Just as the body is dead without breath, so also faith is dead without good works.
Diana from Houston
Just as the body is dead without breath, so also is faith dead without good works.
James 2:26 (NLT)
Kim K., Lancaster, OH
I, the Lord search the heart and test the mind,
to give every man according to his ways,
according to the fruits of his deeds.
Jeremiah 17:10 ESV
JoAnne ~ Casper, WY ~ Psalm 103:11-12 (NIV)
11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love for those who fear him;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
Dana Penley, Chicago IL
“Whoever does Godās will is my brother and sister and mother.ā Mark 3: 35
And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another-and all the more as you see the Day approaching.
Hebrews 10: 24-25
Ashley Edwards, Chelsea, Alabama
“For we have no power to face this vast army that is attacking us. We do not know what to do, but our eyes are upon You!”
2 Chronicles 20:12 (NIV)
Jann Sanicola Holtsville New York
“that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love,”
Ephesiansā¬ ā3ā¬:17 NKJV
1John 4:4 KJV
“Ye are of God, little children, and have overcome them; because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world.”
Jackie from Cleveland, Ohio
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 15:1 ESV
may have strength to comprehend with all the saints
what is the breadth and length and height and depth,
Eph. 3:18 ESV
Ann Thiede in Searcy, Arkansas
13 You call me āTeacherā and āLord,ā and do so correctly, for that is what I am. 14 If I then, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you too ought to wash one anotherās feet.
John 13:13,14 (NEV)
Stephanie, Tucson, AZ “To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, āIf you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.ā John 8:31-32 (NIV)
And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand himāa threefold cord is not quickly broken (Ecclesiastes 4:12, ESV)
Joy – Georgetown, TX Psalm 30:9 “What is gained if I am silenced, if I go down to the pit? Will the dust praise you? Will it proclaim your faithfulness?” Niv
Leslie Bishop, Cedar Grove, NC
“God is working in you, giving you the desire and power to do what pleases Him.: Philippians 2:13 NIV
Linda G. Crawfordsville, Indiana
Isaiah 43:5
“Do not fear, for I am with you;
I will bring your offspring from the east,
And gather you from the west.”
NASB
(This is part of a group of verses. I am memorizing Isaiah 43:1-7)
Malinda Guider, Chattanooga, TN-“The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps.” Proverbs 16:9-ESV
Beth Crocker, Madison, WI “This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: in this world we are like Jesus.” 1 John 4:17 NIV
Melody, Jefferson Georgia
Ephesians 3:19 (MSG)
” Reach out & experience the breadth! Test its length! Plumb the depths! Rise to the heights! Live full lives, full in the fullness of God.”
Heidi Stow, MA “For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.” Psalm 107:9 ESV
Sherri Medford, Abilene, Tx
I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus. Philippians 3:14 NIV
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. (āRomansā¬ ā12ā¬:ā2ā¬ ESV)
Natalie, Anchorage AK
Jer. 32:17 NIV
Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.
Kathy from Chandler, OK “Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts!” (āPsalmā¬ ā139ā¬:ā23ā¬ ESV)
Megan, Dothan, AL
“In the morning, Lord, You hear my voice. In the morning, I lay my requests before You and wait expectantly.” Psalm 5:3, NIV
Rita Koch, Upland, IN
Romans 6:9 (HCSB)
…because we know that Christ, having been raised from the dead, will not die again. Death no longer rules over Him.
Romanos 6:9 (RVC)
Sabemos que Cristo resucitĆ³ y que no volverĆ” a morir, pues la muerte ya no tiene poder sobre Ć©l.
Jeanni Westland, MI
“The LORD is good, a strong hold in the day of trouble; and he knoweth them that trust in him.” Nahum 1:7 KJV
Joyce, Corvallis, OR “Teach me knowledge and good judgement,for I believe in your commands.” Ps 119:66 (NIV)
Jenn Danhof, Marana, AZ
“I have seen you in the sanctuary and beheld your power and glory.”
~Psalm 63:2 NIV
Melanie Wilson, New London, PA
But let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious.
1 Peter 3:4 (ESV)
I have just returned from an unforgettable trip to Israel where I visited the Garden Tomb so I have picked the following for my verse:
Luke 24: 5b-6a NIV
“Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen!”
HALLELUJAH!
You have heard that it was said, love your neighbor and hate your enemy. But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.
Matthew 5:43-44
Liza Melson – Trimont MN – “You have made known to me the path of life; you will fill me with joy in your presence, with eternal pleasures at your right hand.” Psalm 16:11 NIV
Stacey DeYoung- Morocco,In.
Psalm 39:7 NET
But now, O Lord, upon what am I relying?You are my only hope!
LeEllen Phillips, Nashville, TN
“The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
Deuteronomy 31:8, NIV
Tracy Pratz, Las Cruces NM
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters. Colossians 3:23 NIV
Kimyetta H.
Jonesboro, GA
Each of you should look not only to your own interest, but also to the interest of others.
Philippians 2:4 NIV
Jen Z. Greensburg, PA
“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
Robin Nelis Greenwood, IN
May you be strengthened with all power. according to his glorious might, for all endurance and patience with joy.
Colossians 1:11 ESV
Susan Innes, Andover, KS.
“My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spiritās power,”
1 Corinthians 2:4 (NIV)