*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!
Melody
Myrtle Beach, SC
“Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have.” Philippians 4:11 NLT
Courtney. Spring, TX
“For He himself is our peace”
Ephesians 2:14
Peg Suveg, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
“Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” Philippians 2:4 (ESV)
Lacey Thames, Kirbyville, Texas
By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible. (â€Hebrews‬ â€11‬:â€3‬ NIV)
Jenn Loewen
Gresham, OR
Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to Him, and He will make your paths straight.
Sue Starling Modesto CA
Psalm 23:5 ESV
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
Jan from Clinton, MS;
“And the Lord said to Moses,’I will do the very thing you have asked, because I am pleased with you and I know you by name.'” Exodus 33:17 ESV
Lindy, Scott, LA
And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. – Matthew 28:20b(NIV)
Carol White, Vian, Oklahoma
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
2 Cor 7:10 NIV
2 Thess. 3:13
And as for you, dear brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good.
Kathy Walden, Knightstown, IN
As for me, this is my covenant with them, says the Lord. My Spirit who is on you, and my words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth, or the mouths of your children or from the mouths of their descendants from this time on and forever, says the Lord. Isaiah 59:21 NIV
Kim Abbott, Mabank, TX
“The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, he will quiet you with his love, he will rejoice over you with singing.” Zephaniah 3:17, NIV
Melissa Fancher- Marble, AR
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Psalm 19:14 – NIV
Nitsa, Eugene, OR. “O LORD my God, I cried to Thee for help, and Thou didst heal me.” Psalm 30:2 NAS
Leah Capps Ozark, MO
Most important, live together in a manner worthy of Christ’s gospel. Do this, whether I come and see you or I’m absent and hear about you. Do this so that you stand firm, united in one spirit and mind as you struggle together to remain faithful to the gospel. (â€Philippians‬ â€1‬:â€27‬ CEB)
Lauren Fancher-Marble, AR –
Listen to advice and accept instruction, and in the end you will be wise.
Proverbs 19:20 – NIV
Rebecca Stewart Julian, NC “…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.” Isaiah 40:31 NIV
Julie Kearns, Jefferson City, MO
For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Gal. 5:14 NIV
Martha,Georgetown,TX, “I will praise You, Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all the marvelous things You have done. I will be filled with joy because of You.” Psalm 9:1-2 NLT
KJV Phil 4:13
I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Erica Maynard Quincy, Illinois “But blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. (â€Jeremiah‬ â€17‬:â€7‬ NIV)
Marlena, Alabaster, AL
“as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.” (â€Philippians‬ â€1‬:â€20-21‬ ESV)
Jana, Quitaque, Tx
Hebrews 10:22-23 NIV
Let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.
So the Lord must wait for you to come to him so he can show you his love and compassion. For the Lord is a faithful God. Blessed are those who wait for his help. Isaiah 30:18 NLT
Laura K, Spearfish, SD
For God alone, O my soul, wait in silence, for my hope is from Him. He only is my rock and my salvation, my fortress; I shall not be shaken. Psalm 62:5-6 ESV
Cindy, Fort Worth, TX
22 Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail.
23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. Lamentations 3:22-23 (NIV)
D’Anna Nowack
Kilgore, Texas
Romans 10:17 KJV
So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
Stephanie O., Alexandria, VA– No one is holy like the Lord! There is no one besides you; there is no Rock like our God. 1 Samuel 2:2 NLT
How great is the love the Father the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! 1john 3:1
Deborah E. Bell, Bridgeton, New Jersey
(14). I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me,
John 10:14 ESV
Brittany Mabe, San Diego, CA:
Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ. Philippians 3:8, ESV
Lisa Markley, Cary, NC: He will have no fear of bad news; his heart is steadfast, trusting in the Lord. Psalm 112:7 NIV
Donna, Houston, TX
Hear, O Lord, and be merciful to me! O Lord, be my helper!”
Psalm 30:10 ESV
Tara Spears, Chandler, AZ
For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.
Philippians 2:13 NLT
Alisha Hoschton, GA
Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent? Matthew 7:10 NKJV
Julie Christensen
Palm Springs, CA
Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. Ephesians 4:29 NLT
Cindy,
Wilton, Wiltshire
“Be shepherds of God’s flock that is under your care, watching over them –
not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be.”
1 Peter 5:2
Lori D. Elk Grove, CA
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2 Cor 4:18 NIV
JaneS, St. Louis, MO
“Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.”
Colossians 3:15 NIV
Thank you Beth for the lovely video in the country! I live in Oregon and believe the NW is top 10 for hiking, camping, peaceful nights to share with God outdoors!
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
Matthew 5:3
NIV
Sandy Woffard, Rio Rancho, NM
2 Cor 9:6-8 But this I say: He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully, will also reap bountifully. So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.
Jen, Tehachapi, CA
“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 â€4‬:â€8‬ NIV
God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble”. Psalm 46:1 NIV
whitney Hazzard, Little Elm, Texas
Watch over your heat with all diligence, for from it flows the springs of life.
Proverbs 4:23 NASB
Tammy Minnick Vilonia, AR
O LORD, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth! Your glory is higher than the heavens. (â€Psalms‬ â€8‬:â€1‬ NLT)
sheryl(58) bella(7) Parker, KS
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.” John 14:27 NIV
Janice, Waynesburg, KY
Some became fools because of their rebellious ways and suffered affliction because of their iniquities. They loathed all food and drew near the gates of death. Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress. Psalm 107:17-19. NIV
Beth – Cowpens, SC
“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”
Psalm 46:10 ESV
SORRY SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO LATE!!!!
“What do you want Me to do for you?” Jesus asked.
Mark 11:51 NLT
The possibilities aew endless!
Emily from Rogersville, TN
Rejoice in our confident hope. Be patient in trouble, and keep on praying.
Romans 12:12 NLT