OK, my beloveds! It’s time for verse 4! Since I’m whittling my way through the one-chapter Book of Philemon and the individual verses don’t stand alone as well, I’ve been giving you an alternative verse as an option for those looking for ideas. This one, however, is so good that it serves perfectly. By all means, share it if you like!
Beth Moore from Houston, Texas: “I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers,” Philemon 4 ESV
You are a tremendous joy to me and, just in case you don’t feel like this to a whole lot of people: you a very, VERY big deal to all 14 of us at LPM.
With much affection,
Beth
Chris Laughlin from San Antonio, TX
Exodus 31:13 KJV Speak also unto the children of Israel, saying, Verily my sabbaths you shall keep, for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that you may know that I am the LORD that does sanctify you.
Sally from Brentwood, TN
I write to you, fathers, because you have known him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men because you are strong, and the word of God lives in you and you have overcome the evil one. 1 John 2:14 (NIV)
Julee from Novi says:
Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. Joshua 1:8 NIV
Terry, Odessa, FL
“Let brotherly love continue, Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels.” Hebrews 13:2, NIV
Allison in Fort Worth, TX:
Before a word is on my tongue
you, Lord, know it completely.
Psalm 139:4 (NIV)
Cheryl, Warsaw IN
For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases Him.
Philippians 2:13 (NLT)
Carrie Gill, Tyler, TX
“Show me Your ways, Lord, teach me Your paths
Psalm 25:4 (NIV)
Connor from Greenwood, SC
“Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.” NIV
Connor from Greenwood, SC
“Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.” Proverbs 16:3 NIV
Sallie Russ, Greenwood, SC “So don’t be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, or of me His prisoner. Instead, share in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God. He has
saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began. This has now been made evident through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.”
2 Timothy 1:8-10 HCSB
“Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessing in Christ. 4 For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight.” Ephesians 1:3-4
Laura Stovall from DeQuincy, LA
“And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.”
2 Corinthians 12:9 King James Version
Abbey Towles Russ, Greenwood, SC “So don’t be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord, or of me His prisoner. Instead, share in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God. He has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to His own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began. This has now been made evident through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.”
2 Timothy 1:8-10 HCSB
Stephanie Tausch – Helotes, Tx
“a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance,”
â€â€Ecclesiastes‬ â€3:3-4‬ â€NIV‬‬
(I posted 3&4 because I misssed posting the on the 1st)
May the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God and to the steadfastness of Christ.
2 Thessalonians 3:5 (ESV)
Kim – Fort Worth, TX
“Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord.”
Psalms 139:4
Melanie, Armuchee, GA
As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy.
1 Timothy 6:17 (ESV)
Charlotte Caudill-Glockner from Lexington, KY: “Let us be glad and rejoice and give Him glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come and His wife has made herself ready.” Revelation 19:7 NKJV
Jeri Cook-Missouri City, TX
Colossians 1:12 (NLT)
…. always thanking the Father. He has enabled you to share in the inheritance that belongs to His people, who live in the light.
Sitting down, Jesus called the twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the very last, and the servant of all. Mark 9:35 (NIV)
Louise – Irvine, CA – Matthew 11:30 (NIV) “For My yoke is easy and my burden is light!”
Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
2 Peter 1:4 NIV
Sharon, Little Rock “We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed—”
II Corinthians 4:8â€-‬9 NKJV
Ginny from Elwood, IN: “The Lord of Hosts is with us: the God of Jacob is our refuge.” Psalm 46:11 NKJV
“O Lord, You have searched me and known me!”
Psalm 139:1 (ESV)
Kathleen Partin. Saint Joseph Michigan.
Psalm 121:2
My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
NIV.
Jeannine Hale
Eagan, MN
Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged. 1 Corinthians 13:4-5 NLT
Patrice, Midland, TX
Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Ephesians 6:17 (NIV)
Harleysville PA
Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love Him. Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted with evil, and He Himself tempts no one. But each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire. Then desire when it has conceived gives birth to sin, and sin when it is fully grown brings forth death.
James 1:12-15 ESV (continuing to memorize James for Mercy Triumphs study)
Heather – Sherwood, OR
“Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” Galatians 6:2 NKJV
Isaiah 58:10 (ESV)
If you pour yourself out for the hungry, and satisfy the desires of the afflicted, then your shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday.
Tera Lewis from Colorado Springs, CO:
Teach me Your way, O Lord;
I will walk in Your truth;
Unite my heart to fear Your name.
Psalm 86:11 (NKJV)
Maria Cristina Bruschi
Orlando, FL
[normally posting on LPM’s Facebook page, but I haven’t seen it updated yet]
“The I laid down and slept in peace and woke up safely, for the Lord was watching over me. And now, although ten thousand enemies surround me on every side, I am not afraid.”
Psalm 3:5-6, The Living Bible (TLB)
Elise, Houston TX
Sing to him a new song;
    play skillfully on the strings, with loud shouts.
Psalm 33:3 ESV
Sandra Larranaga Bowe San Jon NM
Show me your ways, LORD,
Teach me your paths.
Psalm 25:4 TNIV
Kim, Richland, WA
Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid. The Lord, the Lord, is my strength and my song; he has become my salvation.
Isaiah 12:2 NIV
tricia Christenson – Campbell, CA
“So do not fear, for I am with you;do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” Isaiah 41:10 NIV
Kim Freeman Fort Worth Texas Psalm 139:4
Before a word is on my tongue you, LORD know it completely.
Janet from Odessa, TX
So faith comes from hearing, and hearing through the word of Christ.
Romans 10:17 ESV
Autumn, Deer Park, WA
” For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you do not do what you want.”
Galatians 5:17 NIV
Tanneal from Drayton Valley, AB Canada “I thank and praise you, O God of my fathers: You have given me wisdom and power, you have made known to me what we asked of you, you have made known to us the dream of the king.” Daniel 2:23 NIV
Gilbert, Arizona KJV Ephesians 6:12- “For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against rulers of darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places.”
Nikola, Langely, BC, Canada
Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies. 1Corinthians 6:19-20 NIV
Jennifer Henderson, Raleigh NC
“Though you have not seen him, you love him. Though you do not now see him, you believe in him and rejoice with joy that is inexpressible and filled with glory, obtaining the outcome of your faith, the salvation of your souls.” 1 Peter 1:8-9 (ESV)
Gayle Failing, from Ludingtin MI.
John 15:5 I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. NIV
Michelle, West Des Moines, IA
Through suffering, our bodies continue to share in the death of Jesus so that the life of Jesus may also be seen in our bodies.
2 Corinthians 4:10 NLT
Maureen, Pascoag, RI
Even before a word is on my tongue,
O Lord, you know it completely.
Psalm 139:4
NRSV
Donna from Athens, Georgia:
“And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin;
Matthew 6:28 RSV-2CE
Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them; if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; the one who teaches, in his teaching;
Rom 12:6,7 ESV
Sissy from Georgia
“I thank my God always when I remember you in my prayers,” Philemon 4 ESV
Jennifer Wellesley from Neosho, Missouri.The LORD gives strength to his people; the LORD blesses his people with peace. Psalms 29:11 NIV