Memory Verse for December 15

I choose this verse as a way to really think about how amazing the coming of Jesus really is.

John 1:14, TNIV
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only [Son], who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Memory Verse for 12/1/11

I was late in selecting a verse this time. December 1 was here before I realized it. I just couldn't find a verse that was right. Then last night at the Christmas tree lighting at the music building I heard very familiar scripture in a new way. It is so interesting how God's word is like that. I have chosen John 1:1-5 for this time and next time I am going to memorize following verses. I just was reminded how Mary held this baby that had created the whole world and was amazed again by Jesus love and sacrifice.

John 1:1-5
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He was with God in the beginning.
Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
In him was life, and that life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.

Verse for 11/15/11

I chose this verse for the season of Thanksgiving, which seems to be shortened every year by the retail frenzy of Christmas.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, TNIV
Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

Verse for November 1, 2011

I chose this verse for my students. They will all be teachers so they will all use their gifts to speak and to serve.

1 Peter 4:10-11
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God's grace in its various forms. If you speak, you should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If you serve, you should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.

Memory Verse for October 15

I am a little late on this one. We were camping for Fall Break and I didn't have Internet access.

I chose this one for my children. I am so pleased that they are both actively involved in a church. I wand to always encourge them since my church has been such an important part of my life.

Hebrews 10:23-25, TNIV
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. 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.

October 1

My verse for this time is the final part of the prayer that Paul prayed for the Ephesians. Ephesians 3:20-21, TNIV Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

Memory Verse for September 15

September 15^th Bible Verse

Before I share my verse I wanted to share with you the words to a song from the album, “When the Stars Burn Down” by one of my favorite worship leaders, Travis Cottrell. The title of the song is “Word of God Has Spoken.” I think the lyrics help explain why I really want to encourage you to take this memory challenge and memorize God’s word. Here are the words to the chorus:

The Word of God has spoken

We are changed forever

The power of sin is broken

We are free.

We are running to salvation

We have been delivered

The Word of God has spoken we are free

From age to age Your word will stand

Forever and Amen

There is great freedom in God’s word.

So now my verse for the 15^th, it is a continuation of the prayer in Ephesians that I began last time.

Ephesians 3: 17-19

So that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

Memory verse for 9/1/11

I decided that I would memorize some verses that have always been my favorites. I have just never memoriezed them.

Ephesians 3:14-16
For this reason I kneel before the Father, from whom every 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,

Memory Verse for 8/15

I chose this verse for the new school year. It reminds me the true source of knowledge and wisdom.

Colossians 2:2-3, TNIV
My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.

August 1 Memory Verse

I chose this verse as I begin thinking about getting ready for a new school year. With the special events in our family this summer it has seemed like I have been in a different county. Now I must go back to the everyday world of work. I want Jesus to be my reason for work and my greatest desire.

Psalms 73:23-26, TNIV

Yet I am always with you;
you hold me by my right hand.
You guide me with your counsel,
and afterward you will take me into glory.
Whom have I in heaven but you?
And earth has nothing I desire besides you.
My flesh and my heart may fail,
but God is the strength of my heart
and my portion forever.

Memory Verse for 7/15/11

We are camping at Fall Creek Falls. My verse this time is the last part of 1 Corinthians 13 that I chose to honor Meredith and Matt


1 Corinthians 13:11-13
When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.

Memory Verse for 7/1/11

We had a wonderful wedding and are so happy. For my verse this time I am going to continue memorizing 1 Corinthians 13. It has really helped me think about all the familiar words by memorizing them.

1 Corinthians 13:7-10
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears.

Memory Verse for June 15

It is only 10 days until the wedding. For the memory verse for today, which is Meredith's birthday, I am continuing on with the next 3 verses of 1 Corinthians 13.

1 Corinthians 13:4-6
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.

June 1 Memory Verse

With all the excitement in our family about the wedding of our good friend, Kara, and my daughter, Meredith I am late on posting my memory verse for June 1. I have chosen a very familiar passage about love for this month in honore of all weddings.

1 Corinthians 13:1-3, TNIV
And yet I will show you the most excellent way.
If I speak in human or angelic tongues, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.

Memory verse for 5/15

This one is a little late. We have been working hard on showers and the wedding. This is a happy time, so I picked one about rejoicing after hard and sad seasons.

Psalms 31:7

I will be glad and rejoice in your love,
for you saw my affliction
and knew the anguish of my soul.

Memory Verse for 5/1

I chose this verse as a kind of blessing and benediction for my students as the semester comes to a close.

2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 TNIV
May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.

Memory Verse for 4/15/11

I chose this verse because this Easter season I want to think about how much we are loved and the sacrifice he made for me.


Ephesians 5:1-2, ESV
Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. 2 And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

Karen

April 1 Memory Verse

A little behind, but here is my memory verse for April 1. I choose it because I am behind on work. It is advising week and I have had many other little things that have kept me from getting my papers graded. This always makes me anxious. The end of the semester is also coming and this also is stressful. I don't want stress to steel my joy,so I chose this verse.

Psalms 94:18-19
When I said, 'My foot is slipping,' your unfailing love, LORD, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy.

Verse for 3/15/11

James 3:13
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.

To be a wise person means to be a humble person. I am learning that true humility comes only when we submit to God's authority and quit trying to be our own savior and God. When we do that we know what deeds need to be done and we do them in his perfect power.

Memory Verse for 3/1/11

I decided on this verse because it is about the idea of winning approval. I need to remember that I don't get my self-image from other people. People, no matter how much I love them, will never be able to fill the longing I have for approval. Only Christ can do that.

Galatians 1:10, TNIV
Am I now trying to win human approval or God's approval? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people I would not be a servant of Christ.

Memory verse for 2/15/11

I found this verse by searching for the word guide in my bible. I was looking for a verse for a devotion for the faculty and staff prayer time. I think the thing that we need to pray for the most is God's guidance. I found this familiar verse and decided to memorize it.

Isaiah Isaiah 58:11
The LORD will guide you always;
he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land
and will strengthen your frame.
You will be like a well-watered garden,
like a spring whose waters never fail.

Memory Verse for 2/11

I am a little early on this one, but I have more time to do this on Sunday afternoon.

My verse this time was one that was quoted in a sermon by Dr. Timothy Keller. I have really enjoyed reading his books, The Prodigal God and Counterfeit Gods. The verse was a familiar one to me and comes in Ecclesiastes after the long list of "There is a time for . . . " It spoke to me in several ways. One was the the thought that God will make us beautiful - it is a process that we can't understand now but we will in eternity.

Ecceliastes 3:11 TNIV
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end.

Please post yours in a comment.

Beth Moore's Memory Verse App

Tonight I read on Beth Moore's blog that Living Proof ministries have developed an app for you to use to record your memory verse.

You can find how to get to from her blog at Living Proof Live.

Karen

1/15/11 Memory VerseI

I decided I needed to find a verse in the Old Testament, so I went back through my underlined verses in my e-Bible and I found this one. I liked it because it talked about how God's mercies are new every morning. I am going to pray that God will keep my eyes open excited about the mercies he will show me every day.

Lamentations 3: 22-24 ESV

Lamentations 3:22-24
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul, “therefore I will hope in him. ”

Posted by Karen

Memory Verse for 1/1/11

Here is my first verse for the new year. I chose this verse because it encourages me to keep on living my life in Christ and to do it thankfully. 

Colossians 2: 6-7, TNIV
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

Posted by Karen Milligan

Tips for Memorizing Verses

Here are some things that I do that have helped me with memorizing verses.

I keep a list of verses that I read in my daily bible readings or hear at church. Then when the 1st or 15th comes around I go back to the list and choose one. I keep my list on my phone but you can keep it on a sheet of paper in your bible.

I write the verse on a card. It helps me to memorize if I actually write it. I also type it in something - my screen saver on my computer or in a word processing document.

I started using index cards but they were too bulking if I wanted to carry them with me. I started using the blank business cards that you can buy for printers. I just break them apart and write on them. Mine fit in a a coin purse that I had. On the front of the card I put

• the date in the the upper left conner
• the reference in the center of the card (this way I can cover the reference with my thumb when I am learning the verse
• a phrase or question, for example on my current verse I put "For the new year and my family"

I write the verse out on the back of the card. 

I say my verse each day as a part of my quiet time. It helps to work on the verse each day. I also found it works better to actually say it out loud.

I look at the verse and divide it into phrases and parts then I learn it by the phrases. So I memorize the first phrase and just read the other phrases over several times. I gradually add each new phrase. 

Memory Verse Challenge

Two years ago I started learning memory verses as a part of the Memory Verse Team that Beth Moore started on her blog. It has been an amazing way to hear God speak to me through His Word. I decided to ask my friends and family if they will join me in learning new verses this year. On the 1st and 15th of each month we will learn a new verse. I have found that telling my friends about my memory verses is a way to help me keep my commitment to learn a new verse every two weeks.


I will post my verse on the 1st and 15th of each month as a way to get us started. Then anyone who wants to participate by memorizing or maybe just concentrating hard on a new verse can post that verse in a comment. You can choose any verse you want. If you don't have a verse then you may find that you really liked one that someone else chose. You can start off easy by memorizing verses that are familiar to you. I think it will be really interesting for us to see what verses God has put in our hearts.

How to Post a Comment
If you have never used a blog before, it really isn't that hard. If you create a blog you are the owner of the blog. You add to your blog by making a blog post. At the end of the post will be a link that will allow others to comment on your post. So for this blog I will make a post on the 1st and 15th of each month with my verse. All you have to do to post a comment is

1. Click on word "comments"  at the end of the post
2. A box will appear for you to type in your comment. In your comment you can just type your verse with the reference and translation or type your verse and add your name and the reason that you selected the verse. 
3. Under the comment box you will see the words "Comment as:" with a drop down box. From this box you will "Select profile." If you have a Google Account then you can check that option. If you don't then just select "Anonymous".
4. After you finish, click on "Post Comment" you will get a Word Verification box that will ask you to type the letters that you see in the box. This helps to keep out spam.