Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 07:52:08 -0800
Subject: Greetings
From: Willfrid Janzen
Hello fellow Christians: My name is Willfrid Janzen and I am a new member to this group. I am recently married and thank the Lord for His wonderful and good provisions. It has been my desire for some time now to learn more of God's word through memorization. I look forward to hearing about different techniques that would aid me in this. Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.(Phil.1:2) Willfrid Janzen Email - wjanzentwu.ca
My name is Johnny Shepherd. I like others have a constant struggle with "keeping" scripture for long perids of time in memory. I am glad to be part of this Email list. I was born in 1943, saved since the age of 15, served for 20 plus years in the ministry full time and love the Lord with all that is within me. I am married, live here in Durango, Colorado and hold down two jobs. I am a proctor parent for a youth service here in Durango and I am a Case Manager for a youth service in Farmington, New Mexico - about 50 miles from here. I enjoy Email lists, like the WWW because of the capabilities of communicating with other brothers and sisters ALL over the world. I have authored a paper called "The Church in the Year 2,000 and How They Will practice the presence of God. The main presupposition is that God is active, interactive and intervening in our lives in the context of the now. I have been using the internet to get it out to others free of charge. I look forward to a great experience here on bible memory Email list In His loving service, Johnny
Greetings to everyone! I am also new here but excited to see what comes out of this list! I am a college student studying chemistry, planning to go on to med school and eventually be a doctor missionary. Just this week I realized that I was not memorizing scripture and didn't know where to begin really, in order to develop a long-term system. Then I received word about this list so I am eager to be a part of this, may the Lord use this list to work in each one of us and enable us to grow closer to Him! To God be the glory! ROchelle Plank plankrwheat.mnsfld.edu
Greetings brothers and sisters, I recenlty joined the Bible memory list because I have, like many people, struggled with the memorization of scripture. I'm searching for new ideas and insights. I live in Alaska with my wife and 2/12 year old son. We are so blessed to be apart of the wonderful things our Lord is doing. We pray that you too will experience His majesty. God Bless, John Millstead millsteadjuno.com "Like cold water to a weary soul, so is good news from a distant land." Proverbs 25:25
Hello,
I had heard that Alzheimer patients' memories seem to hold for
songs they learned in their youth. Though I am only 36 and my memory
is fine, I am looking for as many hymns as possible based on the
verbatim use of scripture as the lyric. It seems this would be a
wonderful way to memorize scripture as well as maintain memorization.
-David Geer
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It's me again. Going along with this, something that might be of interest, I believe that Integrity Music (Hosanna?) has some scripture CD's and tapes available. Might be something to look into... ROchelle Plank On Fri, 16 Jan 1998, D G wrote: > Hello, > I had heard that Alzheimer patients' memories seem to hold for > songs they learned in their youth. Though I am only 36 and my memory > is fine, I am looking for as many hymns as possible based on the > verbatim use of scripture as the lyric. It seems this would be a > wonderful way to memorize scripture as well as maintain memorization. > > > -David Geer > > _________________________________________________________ > DO YOU YAHOO!? > Get your free yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > >
Hi, My name is Bob Welch, age 61, married, three grown children and five grandchildren from Waterville, Maine. I assemble together with other believers to the Name of the Lord Jesus Christ at the Gospel Hall in Augusta, Maine. I was saved late in life, but God has given me a hunger for His word that never stops. I have gone through the Navigators Scripture Memory Course and now am trying to memorize 1 John. I'm sure there are many helps for us who would desire to memorize His word. My little experience is to review,as often as possible, what we have memorized and try and find someone who we can be accountable to in our endeavors. I, myself, can use all the help and encouragement I can get. I would also like to encourage my brothers and sisters in Christ as you labor in His word. "Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord." Because of Christ, Bob Welch
Hi, My name is Suzanne Sauls. I am 41 and married(21 years). We have 2 daughters (17 and 19). I am the only beleiver in my home. Looking forward to memorizing scriptures with everyeone here. I attend San Jose Baptist church here in Jacksonville, Fla. and I am a teacher assistant at a local elementary school. My hobbies include reading, gardening, embrodiery, chrocheting, and sign language. We have 2 dogs and 2 cats. ysic, suzanne
Hi! My name is Dale Foster. I live in Houston, Texas, where for the past 13 1/2 years I have been a minister at the church of Christ in Jersey Village. I have also worked with other churches of Christ in Texas as well as Arkansas and Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada. I began fulltime ministry in September, 1962. Since 1986 I have been involved in teaching the Bible and preaching the gospel in India. My thirteenth trip is scheduled for this March. I have been memorizing Scripture since childhood. My main method is repetion. After a time it just seems to stick. I find memorized Scripture extremely useful in preaching as well as in general Bible discussions. My wife of 38 years, Sharon, is an RN. We have two married daughters and four grandchildren (3 boys and 1 girl). We have a Dalmatian named Gabriella. God bless you all. Dale Foster
Greetings to my brothers and sisters in Christ!! My name is Anna Hupper. I'm 36, married for 18 years, have two children ages 13 and 9 and live in Solon, Maine (pretty close to you Bob!!) My family and I attend Faith Evangelical Free Church in Oakland. Memorizing scripture is something I have always wanted to do but like John, I never actually took the steps necessary. Recently I went into training to join my Church's "SWAT" team (Spiritual Warfare and Triumph), memorization of certain scripture plus on going memorization was a requirement. It was amazing to me that I was able to accomplish this, not on my own but with God's help!!! I found that the computer is especially helpful for ongoing review of what I have hidden in my heart. I would love to someday memorize the book of Colossians!! I look forward to keeping in touch will all of you and one day meeting each one of you in Glory!!! In His Awesome Name, =86 Anna =86 Revelation 7:12 Blessing and glory and wisdom, thanksgiving and honor and power and might, be to our God forever and ever.
Here's my introduction. I'm a Marriage and Family Therapist in California. More importantly, I've been memorizing scripture for about 20 years. God has consistently blessed me in my discipline of memorizing large passages of His Word (goal of 20 verses per week). I've put together and implemented a "Challenge" program for our high school kids (which helped to motivate some kids to get involved in Bible memory/meditation) and am just now attempting to get our small group involved in memory/meditation work. My goals for this list include: 1) deepening my practical skills in BOTH memorizing and meditating upon the Word; 2) communicating with others concerning advantages and pitfalls of this kind of work; 3) creating new tools for use in small group and other church ministry to facilitate others' success in this sort of task. I look forward to hearing from others on the list, both privately and through the list. Mike Beavers MikeBeaversunforgettable.com
hi, my name is judy. i grew up in a very bible-oriented group with an intellectual bent. among other errors, this group denied that Jesus is God. after hearing the testimony of one who meditates on large sections of Scripture, i decided to do the same. the last thing i expected was to have the errors uprooted, because i thought i had "the truth." how gracious is our God! His Word is so powerful, "sharper than any two-edged sword," and speaks Words of Life. i am in awe every day of this great deliverance. i had so much "head knowledge" -- a lot of truth but polluted with subtle error -- and now rejoice to count it all as worthless for the excellency of Christ! still, the Word endures even though the counsels of the "heathen" are brought to nought. praise the name of Jesus, our Savior, Lord and God!
Hi, my name is Terry. I've been interested in Bible memory & meditation for many years. One thing I do is present a book like Ephesians to a congregation as a sermon.
Here's my intro:
I'm a 19 year old college freshman from Texas. Memorizing bible verses
is something I really want to do. I feel that it can help me do God's
will in my life. It can help me a whole lot when I share the Gospel to
my friends and young people. I'm really looking foward to memorize
scriptures with everyone. Hope to hear from you soon.
Val
v-sernamail.utexas.edu
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My name is Lasse Lukka. Born in Finland 1953. A Christian since 1971. = Now I live in Denmark. I have a wife Karin (a dane) and we have a = daughter, Anne, who is 13 years old. I'm a carpenter and at the moment = unemployed. Due to my back problems, reschooling is being planned with = the community. As I have great interest in computers and some experience = in DTP it could be something in that direction. Time will tell. =20 I learned to memorize scripture (Topical Memory System TMS) in a = Navigators biblestudy group in Finland( -73). I memorized the first 36 = topics (3 verses/topic). =20 Later I drifted away from christian fellowship for some years, (also 9 = years in the THEN cultlike Worldwide Church of God, WCG).=20 When I left the WCG (-95)I didn't have much christian fellowship. In = -97 i began attending a small church (members come from the Lutheran = state church, Pentecostal and other backgrounds) in my local area.=20 I believe there are many areas of my life where God wants to make = changes. I also believe that memorizing and MEDITATING scripture are = very strong tools for that purpose. My FIRST goal is to refresh and relearn the TMS verses i mentioned. I = have started by printing some of them on businesscards (Avery L7413 = which works on both Laser and Inkjet). SECOND goal is to start an organized scripturememory group in the = church. I have learned that at least two members of the church, have in = the 70's been involved with the Navigators ministry in Copenhagen. They = both have memorized scripture, and I hope to have them to help me to = reach that goal. Please pray for me that I can stay motivated in reaching these goals. Lasse
-----Original Message----- Date: Monday, January 26, 1998 6:19 AM Subject: Memory Cards |As many of you have said before, I started with the Topical Memory |System. I have made up some cards the same size on which I have written |verses which the Spirit has placed on my heart. I think, if I print these |out using my computer, I can get more on each card, and they will be |easier for me to read. Before I start on this project, has anyone already |developed a Memory Card template for Word? If so, would you mind posting |it to the list? | In Him, | -FrankR |
I have a template for WordPerfect 6.0a and am working on one for WordPerfect 8.0, if anyone's interested. It's really very easy. You can either run cardstock through your printer, or print it on ordinary paper and have your local print shop copy it onto cardstock. ********* This message was sent to you by A.C. Smith http://www.geocities.com/athens/acropolis/5680 a.c.smithjuno.com _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
Greetings, For those who are new to the list, welcome. At this point the biblememory list is about two weeks old and has about 80 members. This is an email discussion list. What this means is that if you reply to this email, or any other email from the list, it will be sent to all other subscribers. This will happen whether you push that 'reply to all' or the 'reply to author' button on your mail reader program. I suggest that you end all messages you send to the list with your name and email address so people can email you directly if they wish. I am writing this to you to see if we can drum up any discussion on the topic of Bible Memorization. Some people have shared that they get frustrated because they find that they cannot seem to remember the verses they memorize for very long. This has always been a issue for me as well. I think that this is often a matter of technique. Our memories have to be properly trained through use and we have to give a high enough priority to review. Nevertheless, some people do have better memories than others. But remember that it is not those who learn the most scriptures who are the winners, it is those who internalize what they have learned. Sometimes I personally feel like a man who has been given the task of filling a large tank with water using a wicker basket. I fill up the basket and no matter how fast I run, it is almost empty when I get to the tank. It seems that it will take forever to fill that tank and I feel like quiting. Later I realize that the reason I was given the task was not to fill the tank, but to have a clean basket. The task we have been given is to develop a pure mind and a pure heart. Constant exposure to the word of God will accomplish this, even if we cannot recall it later. When we learn the word of God and make it a point to meditate on it, then it will accomplish its task in our lives. Meditation on the word we have memorized is actually extra review and helps to lock it into our minds Comments? Stephen Simpson ssimpsonistar.ca
I have a great deal of difficulty with memorizing and would appreciate any techniques that others use to memorize verses. I've tried sticky notes in the car, index cards, etc. Any suggestions and all ideas would be appreciated. Rusty Shelton rustysgte.net
I found that I memorize things I hear. So, I make a tape by saying my verses over and over. New verses I say a phrase at a time so they have more time to sink in. Review verses I just record the whole thing, repeated a few times. Then I play my tape whenever I'm in the car. Just going to & from work, I get about 5 hours in during the week. That's plenty of thim to learn a few new verses and review 5 or 6. I hope this helps, -FrankR On Sat, 31 Jan 1998, Rusty and/or Rene' Shelton wrote: > I have a great deal of difficulty with memorizing and would appreciate > any techniques that others use to memorize verses. I've tried sticky > notes in the car, index cards, etc. Any suggestions and all ideas would > be appreciated. > > Rusty Shelton > rustysgte.net > > >
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