Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 11:56 PM Subject: Re: An easy way (was: HI) From: Terry Vogelaar > HI I am new here.. I was wondering if any one has an easy way to > memorize scripture. I have wanted to for a while but just am not real > successful at > doing so.. Actually, there is not an easy way, but some ways are easier than others. I advise to use a scheme. I divided the passages I decided to memorize into 'lessons' of about 15 to 20 minutes. As you have studied a lesson, you have to repeat that lesson. If you wait too long before you repeat that lesson, you have forgotten most of what you've learned. But if you repeat too soon or too many times in a short period, it gets boring. So the best way is to repeat the lesson when you begin to forget it. And when you have studied that lesson for the first time, you forget it sooner than after several times. So you begin with repetition after a short amount of time, then you increase the intervals by doing some lessons inbetween. lesson 1 lesson 1 lesson 2 lesson 2 lesson 1 lesson 3 lesson 3 lesson 2 lesson 4 lesson 4 lesson 3 and so on. I wrote a simple freeware program to make this kind of schemes for an adjustable number of lessons. It is almost finished, so if you e-mail me off-list, I can send you a copy as soon as it is finished. Please specify the OS you use (available for Windows, Mac OS and any Unix version). Also, make use of all media available. View movies about the bible, browse through a biblical encyclopedia and look up pictures in children's bibles (too bad there is very little picture material on the minor prophets etc.). Although you are probably familiar with these stories, you would be surprised how much impact these kind of media can have. If you want to memorize, it will help if you provide the information in a brain-friendly way. According to brain scientists, a human brain is capable of remembering more data than the number of molecules in the known universe as long as we live! Maybe this is one of the things God meaned when He said we were made in His own image... Forgetting is therefore not a problem of capacity, but of being unable to recover the data. When we try to hear, feel, see, taste and smell the word of God, we increase the number of 'grips' needed to restore the info in our mind. Use it. I also found out that using an audio bible makes a good start. It helps you to study for a longer time without aching eyes. It makes you more familiar with the words of the bible and enables you to concentrate on the text for a longer amount of time. These techniques should help you getting started. They mainly increase the overall familiarity with the bible, rather than memorising verses word for word. The latter is important too, but since the 'overview', the wider picture of the bible, is so important, start here, and as you grow, continue by memorizing word for word. Terry =============================================================================== Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 10:04 AM Subject: Re: Introduction :o) From: Ruby Ricks Hi Trevia I am pleased to meet you. I also want to know more about the bible. I think that there is so much information in there that I haven't tapped into yet, I am willing to learn all that I can. May GOD bless and keep you! Ruby --- walksbyf8h wrote: > Hello Siblings, > > I am new to the list and basically a toddler. I've > been a Christian now = > for 2 years and am pushing myself to continue to > grow. I hope that I = > can contribute to the discussions. > > Y.S.I.C., > Trevia > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com =============================================================================== Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 10:04 AM Subject: Re: HI From: walksbyf8h Hi Pam, Nice to meet you. The only way to do it is to Do it. What I would suggest is to set aside time specifically for memorization. Next, get yourself a partner or partners who will hold you accountable. My partner is in Wyoming and I'm here in NY! So, it can be done if you really want it. Last but not least, ask the L0rd to assist you in writing the Word of G0d on your heart. Let me know if I can be of assistance. In Him, Trevia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pam Dolsey" To: Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 7:06 PM Subject: HI > HI I am new here.. I was wondering if any one has an easy way to > memorize scripture. I have wanted to for a while but just am not real > successful at > doing so.. > > Pam > > > > > =============================================================================== Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 10:04 AM Subject: Introduction From: David Huff Hi Everyone: I'm new to the list, and here is my brief introduction. I am 47, married, with 4 great children (21, 18, 16, and 11). I have been a CPA for 22 years, and am also an ordained Baptist minister, serving a large church here in the Atlanta area as Minister of Music and Minister to Families. I have worked off and on over the years at memorizing Scripture, and hope now to be much more consistent. Early on, I worked through the Navigators Topical Memory System, but have found lately that memorizing chapters seems to work better for me. Since I've "started back" in the last few months with memorizing, I've finished Psalm 5 and am working my way through Romans 8. Looking forward to participating in the list!! David Huff =============================================================================== Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 10:04 AM Subject: RE: HI From: David Huff Hi Pam. I'm new to the list myself. I don't know that there's an especially "easy" way to memorize Scripture, as I'm sure everyone on the list can attest :-) .... but, the great news is that it pays spiritual dividends far exceeding the commitment and work that it takes! For me, memorizing an entire chapter seems to work better. I'm working through Romans 8 right now, and basically I just try to review often each day, and do my best to add a new verse daily. The flow of ideas in a full chapter helps me to remember, and "link" verses, better. Hope that helps!! May the Lord bless your efforts at memorizing His Word! David H. -----Original Message----- From: Pam Dolsey [mailto:freedomcuttingedge.net] Sent: Sunday, July 28, 2002 7:07 PM To: biblememmemoryverses.org Subject: HI HI I am new here.. I was wondering if any one has an easy way to memorize scripture. I have wanted to for a while but just am not real successful at doing so.. Pam =============================================================================== Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 10:03 AM Subject: Re: An easy way (was: HI) From: Don Myers Is your Freeware available? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Vogelaar" To: Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 9:55 PM Subject: Re: An easy way (was: HI) > > HI I am new here.. I was wondering if any one has an easy way to memorize > > scripture. I have wanted to for a while but just am not real > > successful > at > > doing so.. > > Actually, there is not an easy way, but some ways are easier than > others. > > I advise to use a scheme. I divided the passages I decided to memorize into > 'lessons' of about 15 to 20 minutes. As you have studied a lesson, you have > to repeat that lesson. If you wait too long before you repeat that lesson, > you have forgotten most of what you've learned. But if you repeat too soon > or too many times in a short period, it gets boring. So the best way > is to > repeat the lesson when you begin to forget it. And when you have > studied that lesson for the first time, you forget it sooner than > after several times. So you begin with repetition after a short amount > of time, then you > increase the intervals by doing some lessons inbetween. > > lesson 1 > lesson 1 > lesson 2 > lesson 2 > lesson 1 > lesson 3 > lesson 3 > lesson 2 > lesson 4 > lesson 4 > lesson 3 > > and so on. I wrote a simple freeware program to make this kind of > schemes for an adjustable number of lessons. It is almost finished, so > if you e-mail me off-list, I can send you a copy as soon as it is > finished. Please specify > the OS you use (available for Windows, Mac OS and any Unix version). > > Also, make use of all media available. View movies about the bible, browse > through a biblical encyclopedia and look up pictures in children's > bibles (too bad there is very little picture material on the minor > prophets etc.). > Although you are probably familiar with these stories, you would be > surprised how much impact these kind of media can have. If you want to > memorize, it will help if you provide the information in a > brain-friendly way. > > According to brain scientists, a human brain is capable of remembering more > data than the number of molecules in the known universe as long as we live! > Maybe this is one of the things God meaned when He said we were made > in His > own image... Forgetting is therefore not a problem of capacity, but of > being unable to recover the data. When we try to hear, feel, see, > taste and smell > the word of God, we increase the number of 'grips' needed to restore > the info in our mind. Use it. > > I also found out that using an audio bible makes a good start. It > helps you > to study for a longer time without aching eyes. It makes you more familiar > with the words of the bible and enables you to concentrate on the text for > a > longer amount of time. > > These techniques should help you getting started. They mainly increase the > overall familiarity with the bible, rather than memorising verses word for > word. The latter is important too, but since the 'overview', the wider > picture of the bible, is so important, start here, and as you grow, > continue by memorizing word for word. > > Terry > > > > > > > =============================================================================== Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2002 11:48 PM Subject: RE: Welcome to the Biblemem list! From: Dan Is this the verse? How amazing is HE that directs us on our path! I just finished reading a book on maintaining sexual purity! And the next day this is my first memory verse. I am continulaay amazed at HIS reminders that HE is listening to me!!! "How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word. I seek you with all my heart; do not let me stray from your commands. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you." Psalm 119:9-11 =============================================================================== Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 10:33 AM Subject: hi From: Jan Aitchison Hi Pam my name is Jan. I have found that verses which have blessed me or ones that I feel God has made special to me , I actually write them out. It seems that in the writing of them the meaning of them becomes real to me in a special way. A step further to that is that I have also written word by word and thought about the meaning of each word and the dictionary meaning of each word and written it out fully with the meanings of the words too. Looking up the dictionary is especially helpful..There is something about writing the verse anyway. Also I have put down special verses on little cards and given them to people who indicate to me might be helped by that verse. My friend laminated the verse card for me and they are small enough to take with you in your purse. I hope that I have been able to help you. God bless you memorising. Jan ----- Original Message -----=20 From: "Pam Dolsey" =20 To: =20 Sent: 29 July, 2002 8:36=20 Subject: HI=20 HI I am new here.. I was wondering if any one has an easy way = to memorize=20 scripture. I have wanted to for a while but just am not real = successful at=20 doing so..=20 Pam=20 =============================================================================== Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 10:33 AM Subject: Re: An easy way (was: HI) From: Brian Janko Terry, Your complete system for memorizing sounds very interesting. I would be interesting in learning more about it. Especially if there is a software version coming out soon. Please keep me on your list for announcing when it is available. Thanks, Brian Janko brianjankonet.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Vogelaar" To: Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 8:55 PM Subject: Re: An easy way (was: HI) > > HI I am new here.. I was wondering if any one has an easy way to memorize > > scripture. I have wanted to for a while but just am not real > > successful > at > > doing so.. > > Actually, there is not an easy way, but some ways are easier than > others. > > I advise to use a scheme. I divided the passages I decided to memorize into > 'lessons' of about 15 to 20 minutes. As you have studied a lesson, you have > to repeat that lesson. If you wait too long before you repeat that lesson, > you have forgotten most of what you've learned. But if you repeat too soon > or too many times in a short period, it gets boring. So the best way > is to > repeat the lesson when you begin to forget it. And when you have > studied that lesson for the first time, you forget it sooner than > after several times. So you begin with repetition after a short amount > of time, then you > increase the intervals by doing some lessons inbetween. > > lesson 1 > lesson 1 > lesson 2 > lesson 2 > lesson 1 > lesson 3 > lesson 3 > lesson 2 > lesson 4 > lesson 4 > lesson 3 > > and so on. I wrote a simple freeware program to make this kind of > schemes for an adjustable number of lessons. It is almost finished, so > if you e-mail me off-list, I can send you a copy as soon as it is > finished. Please specify > the OS you use (available for Windows, Mac OS and any Unix version). > > Also, make use of all media available. View movies about the bible, browse > through a biblical encyclopedia and look up pictures in children's > bibles > (too bad there is very little picture material on the minor prophets etc.). > Although you are probably familiar with these stories, you would be > surprised how much impact these kind of media can have. If you want to > memorize, it will help if you provide the information in a > brain-friendly way. > > According to brain scientists, a human brain is capable of remembering more > data than the number of molecules in the known universe as long as we live! > Maybe this is one of the things God meaned when He said we were made > in His > own image... Forgetting is therefore not a problem of capacity, but of > being unable to recover the data. When we try to hear, feel, see, > taste and smell > the word of God, we increase the number of 'grips' needed to restore > the info in our mind. Use it. > > I also found out that using an audio bible makes a good start. It > helps you > to study for a longer time without aching eyes. It makes you more familiar > with the words of the bible and enables you to concentrate on the text for > a > longer amount of time. > > These techniques should help you getting started. They mainly increase the > overall familiarity with the bible, rather than memorising verses word for > word. The latter is important too, but since the 'overview', the wider > picture of the bible, is so important, start here, and as you grow, > continue by memorizing word for word. > > Terry > > > > > > > =============================================================================== Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 10:33 AM Subject: RE: Introduction From: David Baldwin Welcome to the list David! And, most especially, welcome back to memorizing Scripture! I hope that you will consider finding an accountability partner to help you stay on track. Like other spiritual disciplines, you will reap the most out of Scripture memory by practicing it life long, and that kind of extended commitment is much more likely to happen when another is holding your feet to the fire. Remember "Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work." Ecc 4:9. David Baldwin -----Original Message----- From: David Huff [mailto:dhbcgllcbellsouth.net] Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 9:04 AM To: biblememmemoryverses.org Subject: Introduction Hi Everyone: I'm new to the list, and here is my brief introduction. I am 47, married, with 4 great children (21, 18, 16, and 11). I have been a CPA for 22 years, and am also an ordained Baptist minister, serving a large church here in the Atlanta area as Minister of Music and Minister to Families. I have worked off and on over the years at memorizing Scripture, and hope now to be much more consistent. Early on, I worked through the Navigators Topical Memory System, but have found lately that memorizing chapters seems to work better for me. Since I've "started back" in the last few months with memorizing, I've finished Psalm 5 and am working my way through Romans 8. Looking forward to participating in the list!! David Huff =============================================================================== Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 10:32 AM Subject: Re: HI From: Ruby Ricks Hi Pam! What I do to memorize a verse is read it over a few times and then try to apply it to my daily life. I feel that if I can use what I am reading in daily activity then I will remember it more. Try it and see if it works. Ruby --- Pam Dolsey wrote: > HI I am new here.. I was wondering if any one has an > easy way to memorize > scripture. I have wanted to for a while but just am > not real successful at > doing so.. > > Pam > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com =============================================================================== Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 10:32 AM Subject: Re: HI From: Mark Connor hi Pam. I do have an easy way to memorize, but it isn't for everyone. But since you asked I thought I would post it. What motivates me is, I am helping out a local Bible Quiz program at a church. Bible Quiz is for 7th - 12th grade, and is in several denominations. That way you can get motivated to memorize, as well as impact young people for God. (the kids think it is so great if you memorize it along with them) Depending upon the program, they can memorize 15 to 50 verses a week. And this year we are just starting on the book of John. Which I've discovered (again) is an awesome book! so for me, without BQ, I don't know what could motivate me. maybe thats why I like it so much. God bless, Mark the, quote, coach. www.biblequiz.com --- Pam Dolsey wrote: > HI I am new here.. I was wondering if any one has an > easy way to memorize > scripture. I have wanted to for a while but just am > not real successful at > doing so.. > > Pam > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! 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