Week 27

O.K. here's the new verse.  Sorry to be a slacker, but I am so glad to hear that you have been faithful when I have not.  Thanks for keeping me accountable!

James 1:2-3

Consider it a great joy, my brother, whenever you experience various trials.  Knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. 

Week 26

In my personal study, I have begun to study the book of James.  I am using a method of study that I recently learned at a Going Beyond conference and slowly moving through the book a few verses at a time.  So, that being said, I am still in the first few verses of chapter 1.  In James, the Bible says that if we lack wisdom, we can ask God and He will give it to us.  The only thing we have to do is have faith and not doubt.  James says that if we doubt, we should not expect to receive what we have asked because we are as a wave tossing to and fro.  The verses for this week go hand in hand with these from James.  I John 5:14 - 15 tells us that we can be confident that God hears our prayers and will answer them.  We only need to have faith, believe, and ask according to His will.

I John 5:14-15
Now this is the confidence we have before Him:  whenever we ask anything according to His will, he hears us.  And if we know that He hears whatever we ask, we know that we have what we have asked Him for.

Week 25

Is the Bible relevant for my life today?  That is a question that is frequently asked by people today.  How can a book that was written thousands of years ago apply to me today?  The verse that we will learn this week answers this question.  The Word of God is relevant today because it is living and active.  It is the voice of God still speaking to us from the pages of scriptures. How awesome that we serve a living God who loves us and still wants to commune with us through His wonderful Word.

Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and effective and sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating as far as to divide soul, spirit, joints, and marrow; it is a judge of the ideas and thoughts of the heart.

Week 23

Well, it has been two eventful weeks since last I posted.  During that time, I have been to GA Camp with Abigail, and then to the mountains for a week of vacation with the family.  We have had a lot of fun, but I am exhausted!  Now I am trying to get back into the swing of things before school starts up again in just a couple of weeks. On one hand, I am looking forward to the routine that comes with starting back to school, but I have enjoyed the summer and the fun I have had with them, even if I have been a little crazy at times. The verses we are learning this week come from Deuteronomy and they speak of having God's Word in your heart and passing it down to your children.  You know, as a mom, there are many things that I want for my children.  But the greatest thing that I could ever give to them and they could ever learn in this life is to love the Lord with all of their hearts, love His Word, and serve Him each and every day of their lives.  In the end, nothing else will matter.  Not all of the things we felt were soooo important at the time.  No, my biggest hope and prayer for my children is that they will grow into Godly men and women who love the Lord with all of their hearts and live their lives to serve Him.  This will not happen by accident.  It will take guidance, patience, and much prayer.  And as a parent, I have the awesome responsibility to talk to them about the Lord at all times, pointing them to Him and the truth of His Word.  Yet, I cannot effectively teach them these principles, if I do not have them in my heart.  This week, I am determined to diligently begin again planting seeds of truth in my own heart that can them be passed down and planted into the hearts of my children.  I hope you will do the same.

Deut. 6:6-7
These words that I am giving you today are to be in your heart. Repeat them to your children.  Talk about them when you sit in you house and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.

Week 22

This week I want us to begin learning verses from a section in Morgan's book entitled, Listening:  The Word of God and Prayer.  Maybe this section caught my attention because school had been out for a few weeks now and I find myself constantly saying, "Listen!"  I get so frustrated with my children who never seem to listen to what I am saying to them. At least they never hear it the first time I say it.  After about five times and many threats later, they finally hearken unto my voice and grudgingly give in to my request.  Wow, I wonder where they get these traits.  I am sure that I never acted like that as a child, must be from their dad's side. Then I realize, I still exhibit much of the same behavior when it comes to listening to the voice of my Heavenly Father.  Why is it that I never seem to listen and obey the first time I am ask?  Why do I insist on ignoring His Word and His commands until it is convenient for me?  So for the next few weeks, we will learn verses that will help us to remember why it is important for us the listen and obey the Word of God.  And remember, if we never read the Word, it is difficult to hear it clearly.

2 Timothy 3 :16
All Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness.

Psalm 119:11
I have treasured Your word in my heart so that I may not sin against You.

Weeek 21

This week let's finish up the verses we began last week and continue to look for opportunities to share the good news of Christ everywhere we go.  Remember the secret is at the end of verse 20, he is always with us.  He will give us the strength that we need along the the words to say if only we are willing.

Matthew 28:20
Teaching them to observe everything I have commanded you.  And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.

Acts 1:8
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be My witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.

Week 21

I love VBS!  Last week was a wonderful week of Vacation Bible School at FBCZ.  We had the opportunity to share the gospel with upwards of 250 children each day and the joy of seeing some of them come to accept Jesus as their Savior.  I was so touched to see their eyes light up as they realized a new truth from God's Word.  But, I was also convicted to see the concern on some of their faces as they realized perhaps for the first time, that if their family members and friends do not hear about and accept Jesus, they will spend an eternity separated from Him.  This gives me an entirely new prospective on the Great Commission.  The hour is nearing, the signs are clear, we have a message to share and an urgency with which to share it.  As we focus on Jesus' last command to us, let's take it seriously and tell someone about Him this week.

Matthew 28:18-19
Then Jesus came near and said to them, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.  Go, therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.  

Week 20

Rejoice!  That was the command given by the apostle Paul to the Philippians believers.  We have been rejoicing at my house this last weekend.  On Sunday, our oldest child and so far our only daughter, Abigail, turned eight years old and was baptized by her father in the 11 o'clock service.  What a time to rejoice!  All of her grandparents, one great grandmother, an aunt and uncle, and a few cousins have been here to join in on the celebration. While it may have been crowded at times and sometimes hectic, I would not trade any part of the weekend for having them all here to celebrate with her in the greatest decision she will ever make.  She is beginning her new life in Christ, and while my prayers will not stop, the greatest one has surely been answered.  So, I rejoice and give praise to God for calling her and saving her and for the future work I know that He will perform in her.
 One down, three to go!

Philippians 4:6-7
Don't worry about anything, but in everything, through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.  And the peace of God, which surpasses every thought, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Week 19

First of all, I apologize for not posting last week.  I have no excuse except business and laziness.  This week I want us to begin looking at some verses on joy.  I don't know about you, but sometimes I need a reminder to focus on the joy and not the trials of this life.  Paul instructs the church to rejoice always.  Not just sometimes, ALWAYS.  Let's put this into practice in our lives this week and no matter what comes our way let's decide to rejoice.

Philippians 4:4-5
Rejoice in the Lord always.  I will say it again:  Rejoice!  Let your graciousness be known to everyone.  The Lord is near.

Week 18

This week let's continue with the next few verses of the passage we began last week.  Often we skip over verses 4 and 5 and move directly to verse 6.  But, these verses are here for a purpose.  You know, I have always identified with and felt sorry for Thomas.  He gets such a bad reputation for asking the questions that most of us would like to ask,we are often just too scared.  He doubts, but sometimes I wonder if he, like me, doubts himself more than he doubts his Lord.  Am I the only one who begins to question things when they seemingly do not go according to plan?  It is not that I always question God's love or His sovereignty, sometimes I just question my own understanding.  Did I misinterpret something?  Maybe that was not what I was supposed to do?  Is this what God wants me to do or what I want to do?  Did I hear that correctly?  You get the point.  So think of Thomas, he just wanted to make sure that he understood what Jesus was saying.  He wanted to be certain that he knew where Jesus was going and how to follow Him there.  Give Thomas a break and try to relate to him, maybe he, like us, just wanted to make sure that he was understanding everything that Jesus was telling him so that he could follow Him completely. 

John 14:4-6
"And you know the way where I am going."  Thomas said to Him, "Lord, we do not know where You are going, how do we know the way?  Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through me."

Week 18

Christ is risen!  I hope that you had a wonderful Easter celebrating our risen Lord.  But, just as last week we said that the crucifiction was not the end, neither  was the resurrection.  For after forty days, Christ ascended into Heaven leaving us the promise that He would return.  It is in that hope that we live each day eagerly awaiting the return of our Savior.  Who knows, it may even be today.  Let's make sure that we are living in a way that will welcome Him at His coming.

John 14:1-3
Your heart must not be troubled.  Believe in God; believe in Me.  In my Father's house are many dwelling places; if not, I would have told you.  I am going away to prepare a place for you.  If I go away and prepare a place for you, I will come back and receive you to Myself, so that where I am you may be also.

Week 16

This week is a very special week.  It the the time for us to celebrate the resurrection of our Savior.  As we spend time with our family and friends celebrating traditions, let us not forget the true meaning of the season and let us meditate on words of Mark 16:6.  Thank God for the cross, but praise be to God that it did not end there.  Three days later, the tomb was empty and death, hell, and the grave had been defeated.


Mark 16:6
And he said to them, "Do not be amazed; you are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who has been crucified.  He has risen; He is not here; behold, here is the place where they laid Him."

Week 15

Faith.  The writer of Hebrews defines it as "being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we have not seen."  I hope that after the last few weeks of studying verses on faith, we are more confident and sure of our God that ever before.  But here's the question.  If we are to live by faith, where does fear fit into the equation of our lives?  Maybe it's just me, but often I feel as if I am controlled by fear in my life.  Fear of the unknown, fear for my family, fear of the world situations,etc.  Recently, I heard a well known author say, "Faith ends where anxiety begins."  Those words really spoke to me.  If I want to be a woman of faith, then I must let go of my fear.  What is fear anyway?  Fear is Focusing Entirely on Assumed Reality.  I do not  want to live my life on an assumption.  I want to live my life based on the truth of who God is and who I am in Him. Robert Morgan says, "Faith is being confident that God's positives are greater that our negatives, and that His providence is overshadowing our lives."  Even when we don't understand and perhaps find ourselves in truly frightening situations, let's learn to walk in faith and trust that God is greater than any perceived negative we may be encountering. 


Psalm 56:3
When I am afraid, I will trust in You.

Psalm 4:8
I will both lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, LORD,make me live in safety.

Week 14

Do you ever just lose track of time?  Yesterday my best friend, Dana, called and asked if I was behind on my blog.   I assured her that I had posted and then I realized that it was Monday and I was supposed to post again.  You know how it is.  We get so caught up in ball practice, piano lessons, church activities, etc. that we completely forget what day it is.  So, she suggested that this week we learn Jeremiah 29:11.  I readily agreed since this is one of my favorite verses and I am sure one of yours too.  Then I begin to think about the verse along with everything that has been going on in my life over the last weeks and I realized how wonderful and timely this verse is for me.  This past weekend, our church celebrated it's 100th birthday.  What a wonderful and exciting time!  As we looked back over the past, it was amazing to see the hand of God and His faithfulness during the past century.  But, looking at this verse I hear God speaking so clearly that He still has plans for us.  Wonderful and exciting plans that are for our good and His glory.  This is not only true in the life of the church, but in my life and yours personally.  God not only promises us a hope and a future, but in the next verses He promises that is we seek Him we will find Him.  God's plan for us is perfect.  We only have to seek Him, trust Him, and walk with Him in faith to see it come to completion in our lives.

Jeremiah 29:11
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope.

Week 13

This week our verses not only remind us of our faith, but they encourage us to be thankful and show our gratitude to God.  Often I find myself upset with my children because they are not as thankful as I think they should be. They seem to demonstrate a sense of entitlement.  They think they deserve whatever they want, whenever they want it.  Now, I know that this is just childish behavior and all children act this way at times, but it still really irritates me.  I want them to realize just how good they have it.  You know what I mean, the whole "there are starving children in Africa" speech.  But why does it make me so angry to see this behavior in my children.  Maybe, because it convicts me of my behavior towards God.  So many times I am ungrateful. So often I get upset because I have not gotten what I wanted or what I think that I deserve.  Thank God that I did not get what I deserved, but instead received His grace and mercy.  Because of this I should never cease to praise Him and be thankful for every "good and perfect gift" He sends my way.  This week, let's try to show our gratitude and do everything to the glory of Christ.

Colossians 3:15-17
And let the peace of the Messiah, to which you were called in one body, control your hearts.  Be thankful.  Let the message about the Messiah dwell richly among you, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, and singing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, with gratitude in your hearts to God.  And whatever you so, in word or in deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.

Week 12

This week we continue on with verses about faith.  I hope that putting these verses to memory is  strengthening your faith as they are mine.  Keep up the good work and ask someone you know is learning with us about one of the references of the past weeks, or even this week.  Let's keep each other accountable and on our toes.

Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me.  The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

Week 11

I hope that we have been living by our faith this week.  Why is this so much easier to say than to do?  Why is it so hard to surrender all of my life over to Jesus and live completely by faith each day?  Why do I constantly feel the need to take control of one area or another and "take care of it"  for Him?  As I was reading our morning devotion to the children at breakfast today, I came across a quote from Franklin Graham that really resounded in my heart.  It says this, "There is not a single thing that Jesus cannot change, control, and conquer because He is the living Lord."  If I really believe this with all of my heart (and I do), then it should not be hard for me to have faith.  But yet it often is because of my sinful nature and the desire that I have inside to need to be in total control.  Just another example of how the Christian life is a process.  Everyday learning to submit to His will and authority for my life.
This week will will look at Ephesians 2:8-10 which reminds us that we are saved by faith and not works. These verses are some that you have heard all of your life in Sunday School. Meditate on them this week and see how your faith is strengthened.  After all, there is nothing that we can do to earn our salvation.  It is a gift from God.  Let's treat it like that and show Him our gratitude and thankfulness by fulfilling those good works He prepared in advance for us to do.

Ephesians 2:8-10
For it is by grace you have been saved, through fatih-and this not from yourselves, it is a gift of God - not of works, so that no one can boast.  For we are God's workmanship created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Week 10

Congratulations!  We have now learned an entire chapter of the Bible that is not a Psalm.  I do not know about you, but I think this is an accomplishment.  I can tell you, God is already using the verses that we have learned this year in my life.  There have been several times when Him has brought them to my mind at just the time I needed them.  This week we move from focusing on love to turning our hearts toward faith.  Just recently at the dinner table my oldest son asked, "What is faith?"  Wow!  That is some kind of question from a five year old.  I politely submitted to the authority of my husband and allowed him to answer that one.  But, it is a good question and an important one for us to consider.  So, for the next few weeks we will be learning twelve verses the Robert Morgan places under the heading, "Faith:  Trusting God and Resting in His Word".  Hopefully, through this process we will learn to trust God more and in doing so find rest in Him.  We begin in Romans.  A familiar passage to most of us.  But as we ponder over these verses this week, let us remember to live each day of our lives by faith and not be ashamed.

Romans 1:16-17
I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes:  first the Jew, then for the Gentile.  For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteouness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written:  "The righteous will live by faith."

Week 9

Well, we have finally arrived.  This week we will complete 1 Corinthians 13. I hope that you are proud of yourself for this accomplishment.  I am proud of the commitment that we have made to take this journey together this year.  Remember, we are not doing this to be able to say that we learned 100 verses of scripture.  We are doing this to hide God's word in our hearts.  Then, we will learn to love Him more and let His word live through us each day. 

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 childish ways behind me.  Now we see but a poor 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.

Week 8

I don't know about you, but this week has been a challenge for me.  I have had a sick child for most of the week, which has given me plenty of opportunity to practice the qualities of love.  You know what I mean.  It is not always easy to be patient, kind, and not easily angered when you've tried everything to please them and they are still unhappy because they do not feel well.  After about day number 4, I began quoting these scriptures to myself as a reminder of how I should love.  After all, I am not always easy to love myself.  I know there are many times when the Father is probably tired of having patience with me, when He could easily be angered, when kindness is undeserved, and yet in His great mercy He loves me.  Isn't that an amazing thought.  God loves me with all of these enduring qualities of love even when the last thing I am is deserving.  Even when I whining and complaining and the cause is my own sin sickness, He loves me.  Just thinking of that should make it so much easier to love those around us.
This week we continue with the next few verses of 1 Corinthians 13.  We're almost there.  Only a few more verses and we will have memorized the entire chapter.  Keep up the good work!

1Corinthians 13:8-10
Love never fails.  But where there are prophesies, 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 perfection comes, the imperfect disappears.

Week 7

Love!  What a wonderful thing.  Everywhere you turn seems like there is always someone talking about love.  How to find it, how to keep it.  Everyone seems to have an opinion on what love really means.  The true meaning of love is clearly summed up for us by the apostle Paul in his letter to the Corinthians.  We have already learned that even if we possess a great spiritual gift, but do not have love, we really have nothing.  This week we will continue in the passage to see some of the enduring qualities of love.  A word of warning, the list can be very convicted.  Often we like to think of love as a warm, fuzzy feeling.  But what we see here is love being patient, kind, selfless, and true.  Most of all, love is a commitment.  This week, let's renew our commitment to love those around us and to love Christ more and more every day.  Remember, "God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners Christ died for us."  (Sound familiar?)  Because he first loved us, let's show His love to the world today.

1Corinthians 13:4-8a
Love is patient, love is kind.  It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  It is no rude, 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.  It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.  Love never fails.

Week 6

Can you believe that it is February already?  Where is the year going?  This month seems to bring out the loving emotions in us.  We celebrate our love for each other and use this opportunity to tell those around us how much they mean to us.  With this in mind, we will focus our attention this month on what has often been called the "love chapter."  Over the next few weeks we will strive to place 1 Corinthians 13 into our memory.  Let's pray and ask God to give us a greater love for Him and for each other.  After all the scripture says that if we do not have love, "I am nothing." 

1 Corinthians 13:1-3
"If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a sounding 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 have not love, I am nothing.  If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames, but have not love, I gain nothing."

Week 5

This week we will continue our journey down the Roman Road.  I hope that the verses from last week as well as the verses this week remind you of the wonderful grace extended to us when we were so undeserving.  And having experienced this grace, I urge you to share it with all you meet this week.  In our Tuesday morning Bible study, we are studying the life of David and how he was chosen by God as king for the sake of the children of Israel.  Just as God chose David, God has chosen us and anointed us in our present generation.  There are those we come into contact with every day that need the love and mercy of Jesus Christ.  We are chosen by God and placed here in this generation, in this place, at this time, to reach these lost ones.  Let us take these verses to heart as we place them in our memory, and let's apply them in our daily activities to share Christ with someone.  What would be better this week than to see someone accept Jesus as their Savior.

Romans 5:8
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this:  While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

Romans 10:9-10
That is you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.  For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.

Week 4

Last week our verses focused on the love of God shown to us in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.  Now that we know this great love that has been "lavished on us", what do we do with this information?  Do we sit and marvel at the goodness of God and praise Him for His love?  Yes, we should be filled with gratitude and praise as well as humbled by the extravagant love of the Father.  But, we were not shown love to simply know love.  We were shown love in order to share love.  And what better way do we have to share love than to lead someone to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.  So for the next two weeks, we will take a familiar walk down the Roman Road.  Many of us already know these verses, but let's look at them anew and seize opportunities to share Christ with those around us.  May God give each of us the privilege of sharing His Word and His love this week!

Romans 3:23
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

Romans 6:23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Week 3

This week we will visit the best known verse in the Bible.  John 3:16 is probably the first verse we all learned in Sunday School when we were little girls.  It is the first verse that we try to teach our children because we realize that the truth of the gospel is completely revealed in this one little verse.  That is the reason we will focus on it this week.  In his book, 100 Bible Verses Everyone Should Know by Heart, Robert Morgan says, "When you've memorized Genesis 1:1; John 1:1,1:14,and 3:16, you have the entire Bible in the palm of your hand.  These verses are the four corners of God's Word."  The truth of the Word is communicated clearly in these four verses of scripture.  They tell of the eternal nature of God, the divinity and humanity of Jesus, and the deep love of the Father.  Now we not only hold them in the palm of our hands, we have them hidden deeply in our heart.

Along with John 3:16, this week we will also learn 1John 3:1 and 1 John 3:16.  These two verse follow along with the theme of the love of God.  It has often been said that John 3:16 is "for God so loved the world" and 1John 3:16 is "since God so loved the world".  Remember this as we place these verses in our hearts this week.

John 3:16 (NIV)
 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

1John 3:1 (NIV)
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

1John 3:16 (NIV)
This is how we know what love is:  Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.  And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.

Week 2

I hope each of you  had a wonderful week last week.  If you have been a student of the Word you probably were very familiar with the two verses we memorized, if not I hope you loved thinking about the majesty and the creativity of our eternal God.  These are wonderful verses to get us started and remind us of what a wonderful Creator we serve.  Also, these are great verses to teach to our children.  Children these days need to know the truth of creation and have it engraved upon their hearts before they are exposed to the theory of evolution which is being taught earlier and earlier in our schools.

This week I want us to continue with John 1.  Verses 3-5 are a natural continuation of  verses 1 and 2. As you learn these new verses, remember to connect them with the previous two to give context and meaning.  The next verse is found a little later in the passage, but really connects to these verses. It seems very natural to memorize these together.  I know there is more content this week and it is more of a challenge, but let's work hard and commit to learning these verses together.

May God show Himself faithful as we seek Him.

John 1:3-5 (NIV)
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 men.  The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness has not understood it.

John 1:14 (NIV)
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.  We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

John 1:3-5 (NKJV)
All thing were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.  In Him was life, and the life was the light of men.  And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not comprehend it.

John 1:14(NKJV)
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.

Welcome!

Recently our church was challenged by our pastor to make some important connections in 2011.  The first priority was to connect to God on a deeper level.  Upon receiving this challenge, the Lord really began to work in me about connecting to Him through scripture memory.  After all, what better way to know God than to implant His Word into my heart and life.  To bury His "seeds of truth" within me so that I can develop a heart and mind more like Him each day.  So, I purchased the book, 100 Bible Verses Everyone Should Know by Heart by Robert J. Morgan and committed to learning these verses over the next year.  But, it is always easier and more fun to learn with friends.  So, I decided to begin a blog.  Each week two passages of Scripture will be posted to be memorized during the week.  As we work on planting these truths in our minds, comments of encouragement and advice can be posted to help on the journey.

I am so excited to see what God is going to do this year in me and in all of us who commit to learning His Word.  Let's encourage each other and see what wonderful things God has in store for 2011!

Week 1

Genesis 1:1   " In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth"

John 1:1-2    "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  He was with God in the beginning."