Welcome back to the womens Bible Cafe as we memorize 24 scripture verses in 2011 with Beth Moore’s Siesta Sister Memory Team (SSMT). Although we’re now on verse 14, you’re welcome to jump in and start memorizing scripture with us at anytime. I’ve personally enjoyed participating in the SSMT because as I look back at my first verses, they are still strong in my mind. It’s empowering to know that I’ve been filling my thoughts and mind with something so valuable and life lasting. Take a peek at Beth Moore’s Blog to see her 14th SSMT Scripture verse, then post your 14th verse here. We’ll need the following: Your name, location, verse, and translation.

Hope your summer sparkles!

We’re back with another Beth Moore SSMT verse! We’re on our 13th memory verse for the year 2011. Some of you are just joining us, so be sure to read About the SSMT. You can start anytime.

Did you see Beth Moore’s blog post today? I was so excited to read that she is 6 weeks away from finishing her bible study on James. I’m not sure when Lifeway will publish this new Beth Moore bible study. James is one of my favorite books and I completed another study of it by Lenya Heitzig and Penny Pierce Rose, so I am really excited to see Mama Beth dig into this one. When she publishes it….we’ll be ready to read it here at the Womens Bible Cafe.

Enjoy the video. The Lords Prayer by Andrea Bocelli

We’re ready to share our next memory verse. So please post a comment below with your name, location, verse and translation.

We’re now at SSMT Verse 12 as we memorize our next scripture verse for the year. If you started with us in January, you now have a dozen verses memorized. If you are not familiar with the Beth Moore Scripture Memory “SSMT” then please read About the SSMT. You can start anytime. Be sure to stop by Beth Moore’s blog to see her article on SSMT Verse 12.

This week we’re going to watch a five minute video with John Piper, as he answers the question “How to you avoid forgetting scripture that you’ve memorized?”

Here is Beth Moore’s 12th scripture memory verse for this year:

Beth, Houston. “Make every effort to present yourself before God as a proven worker who does not need to be ashamed, teaching the message of truth accurately.” 2 Timothy 2:15 (The NET Bible) Memorizing God’s Word this year has caused me to have a redirected mind in a situation that could have bred fear and discontentment.

Source: Beth Moore Blog

So now we’re ready to read your memory verse….please post it below!

Once again, it’s time to post your scripture memory verse. Be sure to post your name, where you are from, and your verse. Beth Moore is also asking the SSMT members to answer an additional question this week:   finish this sentence: Memorizing God’s Word this year has…

Get as specific as you can!

It’s time for SSMT Verse Eleven as we memorize our next scripture verse for the year. If you are not familiar with the Beth Moore Scripture Memory “SSMT” then please read About the SSMT. You can start anytime. Be sure to stop by Beth Moore’s blog to see her article on SSMT Verse 11. Since our goal is to memorize 24 scripture verses in 2011, it seems we’re almost half-way there. What amazes me is that I can look back at my SSMT notebook and reflect on the reason why I selected specific verses. For example. my first SSMT verse was

Words kill, words give life; they’re either poison or fruit—you choose. Proverbs 18:21 Message

I remember selecting this verse to remind me to be gentle with my parenting. I started paying attention to my words and visualized if they were fruitful or poison. It was an interesting two weeks while I memorized this, and I’m sure my kids heard me quote it more than once.

During this time I also closed my business LifeVerse® Jewelry and then made a decision to return to work as a REALTOR®. So these two verses SSMT 9 and 10, gave me guidance and direction.

You can make many plans,but the Lord’s purpose will prevail. Proverbs 19:21 NLT

For every house has a builder, but the one who built everything is God. Hebrews 3:4 NLT

I’m certain many of you are selecting verses applicable to your current seasons of life. I’ve enjoyed reading them along with your comments. Once again, it’s time to post your scripture memory verse. Be sure to post your name, where you are from, and your verse.

SSMT Verse Ten begins today we memorize our next scripture verse for this year. While looking at some of the books I’ve read, I searched for quotes about scripture and found a  few to share with you here. I hope they encourage you to read the Bible and memorize the Word. Here are the quotes I gathered for you, enjoy!

• Without God’s Word as a lens, the world warps. Ann Voskamp
• I wear the lens of the Word and all the world transfigures into the beauty of Christ and everything is eucharisteo. Ann Voskamp
• You’ll never find anyone in scripture who had a boring life. Beth Moore
• Evil has to bow to the rhema of God. Chip Ingram
• My prayer for you is that you’ll understand the scriptures not as I see them, but as God intends them. Francis Chan
• There is an epidemic of spiritual amnesia going around, and none of us is immune. Francis Chan
• The best form of self-examination is simply reading scripture. Mark Batterson
• You can’t just read the bible with your mind. You’ve got to feel it with your heart. Mark Batterson
• If you want to discover your soulprint, you’ve got to begin and end with scripture. Mark Batterson
• God’s goal for us is that we mature into spiritual adults who have tender hearts that mirror His. Priscilla Shirer
• The rhema word is God’s specific word to you. Priscilla Shirer
• Often in scripture, one regular person followed through on one regular act of obedience, and many experienced a ripple effect. Priscilla Shirer

If you are not familiar with the Beth Moore Scripture Memory “SSMT” then please read About the SSMT. You can start anytime. Be sure to stop by Beth Moore’s blog to see her article on SSMT Verse 10.

Once again, it’s time to post your scripture memory verse. Be sure to post your name, where you are from, and your verse.

Once again it’s time to learn another scripture verse. You can drop by Beth Moore’s blog and read the SSMT Verse 6 for some wonderful ideas and inspiration. Recently I watched Beth Moore on LifeToday and was inspired by her personal commitment to memorize scripture. Here is what she said in one of the segments:

I am big on scripture memory. I told a group “at any given time when you run into me on the streets, you can always say to me ‘what scripture are you memorizing?’ If I can’t tell you, then ask me ‘what’s WRONG with you!” For me, God has called me to such a vicarious life of scripture memory, that it has been my mental salvation. This has been my key to living in victory. This is what God has used to take a very defeated mind and completely rewire the hard drive of my thinking. It was through memorizing the Word of God. Beth Moore, Life Today, Episode 138 Praying God’s Word Feb 9, 2011

It was valuable to hear Beth say that she may have just a few words memorized on her verse, and what mattered was her effort; she did not quit and continued to memorize it.  Don’t worry about being a perfect scripture memory siesta, focus on your effort and your heart. God knows the heart.

One idea to help remember your verse is to pray over it and have a dialogue with God. Beth has a method for this, she’ll copy and past a scripture verse into a MS Word document. Then she’ll “talk back to God” as she prays over the verse and writes her own words to Him. She uses two colors of “ink” for this, one for the Lord’s Word and one for hers…and she is in dialogue with Him. Try it and and share your experience with us! “Use scripture as an invitation to dialogue with God” says Beth in the video.

Please post your name, where you are from, and then your SSMT verse in the comments below.

We’ve now memorized four scripture verses for the 2011 Siesta Scripture Memory Team SSMT, and we only have 20 more to go! It’s not too late to join us, please read the SSMT details here.  Once again you can visit Beth Moore’s blog to see her personal SSMT verse and find a fresh word of encouragement. Beth had 6,684 responses to Verse 4- it is such a delight to know so many women around the world are memorizing scripture and carrying His Word in their hearts.

For fun, if you have a Twitter or Facebook account, ask the question “What is your SSMT for today?” See how many verses you get as a reply, and how many people ask “what do you mean?” Use the question as an opportunity to explain the memory verse program (SSMT) and then share your verses. If you’re skilled with the webcam, make a video and post it on your blog or Facebook account. Who knows…your video may “go viral.”

I’m writing my verses into a SSMT journal and I carry them with me all day long. In the morning before bible study, I pray over the verses, going back to my first verse and ending with my fourth verse. In carpool, I read my verses again- this time I’ll insert my name into the verses and personalize them. At the end of the day, the verses become the beginning of my evening prayer. My effort matters more to me than my perfection, so I simply try my best to memorize them.

Remember, pray before selecting your fifth verse today. Ask for the wisdom of the Holy Spirit to guide you, then carefully choose your verse. I can’t wait to see what you’ve selected!

What to Do

List your name, location and verse. If you want, tell us why you selected this verse to memorize.