Hi all,

My name is Ron Thibeault and am glad to be a part of this Scripture memory
program.  It is always such a blessing memorizing Scripture.  When I was in
Seminary I started to memorize Psalms and was so blessed to make it a part
of my quiet time of memorizing and meditations (M & M's).  We should eat M
&
M's everyday.

I have recently started to memorize 1 Thessalonians and am wondering if
there are any people out there doing the same.   It would be great to find
someone to talk about this and possibly encourage one another with.  If you
would like to contact me through direct e-mail my address is
umdctsnuri.net
.  I am also on ICQ # 19207000.  Feel free to contact me in either place.

Take care and God Bless,

Ron Thibeault

Hi,

Just while we're on this subject, another good acrostic when it comes to
prayer is:

A-C-T-S        ACTS

A    ADORATION

C    CONFESSION

T    THANKSGIVING

S    SUPPLICATION

When you look at the order in which these are done I think its the right
order in which to pray to our King.

In Christ,

Ted Cantle

G'day
The school year is very busy now, and my goal of memorising a verse a day
is
getting snowed under with so many other things that I have to do.

I am a few verses shy of the second chapter of 1 Peter, having completed
Philemon and 2 John. The more I try to learn, the more revision I need!

How are YOU going? What project are you working on?

Thanks for the encouraging posts list members are sending!

God bless your work in learning his Word, in order to meditate on it day
and
night!

David McKay
musicfl.net.au

It's tough, I know.  The more your mind gets preoccupied with all
sorts of other things, the tougher it is to memorize.  But, as I
mentioned a couple months ago, sometimes it's WHAT you are memorizing
that makes a big difference.  For example, today I got ticked at my
wife, and then had to battle with many stupid and unpleasant thoughts.
So I found that memorizing Eph. 5:25 - 33 is easy.  Or when I'm in a
scarey situation, it's relatively easy to recall 2 Tim 1:7.  But
memorizing tongue twisters like Romans 5:15 - 19?  It's taking
forever!  Plus, I think that most of our English versions are pretty
stilted.  Tried to find some rhymning Bibles, but they're more like
paraphrases than translations (e.g., the Scottish Psalter).

Take care!
Vinh




---One of the McKays  wrote:
>
> G'day
> The school year is very busy now, and my goal of memorising a verse
a day
> is
> getting snowed under with so many other things that I have to do.
>
> I am a few verses shy of the second chapter of 1 Peter, having
completed
> Philemon and 2 John. The more I try to learn, the more revision I
need!
>
> How are YOU going? What project are you working on?
>
> Thanks for the encouraging posts list members are sending!
>
> God bless your work in learning his Word, in order to meditate on it
day
> and
> night!
>
> David McKay
> musicfl.net.au
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

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David,

I admire your dedication. If I were to offer any wisdom from my own
experience, take more time with each single verse. I try for 2 verses a
week (which is ambitious). That helps insure  that I give time to each to
meditate and be open to the Father's revelation. It is easy to get into
memorizing for memory's sake and from one who's been there a gentle
warning. If you memorize 2 verses a week, that's over a hundred a year and
you will know them better and will have given yourself opportunity to put
these verses into practice in your life.

With love and encouragement,
Phil


"One of the McKays"  on 03-09-99 07:58:43 AM

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G'day
The school year is very busy now, and my goal of memorising a verse a day
is
getting snowed under with so many other things that I have to do.

I am a few verses shy of the second chapter of 1 Peter, having completed
Philemon and 2 John. The more I try to learn, the more revision I need!

How are YOU going? What project are you working on?

Thanks for the encouraging posts list members are sending!

God bless your work in learning his Word, in order to meditate on it day
and
night!

David McKay
musicfl.net.au

hi, i just joined this list and the welcome email said to send out an
introduction.

hi, i'm liz  :)
i'm a sophomore at MIT, where God is doing some amazing things.
i found this website when i was looking for something else, and i saw the
Bible memory software, downloaded it, and have been using it for a little
while.  i got the first email about this list a while ago, but hadn't done
anything about it until now.

i have been a Christian for 18 years, which, obviously, is most of my life.
i went through the SPARKS and AWANA programs at church, which basically was
a program for 1-6 graders.  the main point of the program was to memorize
scripture...you got so many points for each verse.  i graduated both of
those programs with honors, and so i obviously had alot of verses
memorized,
maybe 5-6 a week for 5 years.  well, that was then.  now i hardly remember
any of them.  i had recently begun to realize that i need to memorize more
scripture, or i will be fighting the battle without a sword.

so that's why i'm here.

so who else is on this list?  if it's not proper to send stuff out about
yourself again to the whole list, just email me.

in Him,
liz

Ooops!  I mistyped the previous URL its: http://bible.gospelcom.net
MJ

All I know of the CEV was from a magazine advertisement promoting it.  They
listed a particular Scripture as an example of how good their translation
is.  Sorry I don't remember now which Scripture it was but I did check it
out and found that, though it certainly flowed and was "readable" it
unfortunately bore very little resemblance to the original!

It was really rather shocking, being that that was the Scripture they used
to advertise the CEV with.  Made me wonder if they thought providing
"inspiration" and "warm feelings" was as important as conveying the actual
words of God.

I'd be careful about the CEV, if accuracy is important to you.

Just my two-cents worth,
Vicki

>Have you considered the Contemporary English Bible (CEV) I think it is
>quite a nice modern translated, translated in the same spirit that the
King
>James Bible was -- to put the accurate meaning of the ancient text into
the
>current-day speech of the people.  I find it easier to memorize "new"
stuff
>from the CEV.

>If it is something very familiar from the King James, I tend not to want
to
>re-learn it, even if the wording is less cumbersome.  But if it is a new
>section I want to memorize, the CEV version is easier for me to "get into
>my head".  Might be worth a try for some of you others.

Welcome to the list - I am a homeschooling mom.(15 years) I have been
memorizing with my children through the Awana program. I think this is a
great program. My children have recieved top awards from this. I also have
heard testimonies of people that began memorizing God's word . They have
experienced higher grades academically. I am working on the book of John.
It
is wonderful to know that God is using you at MIT. God bless you in all
that
you do. Shirlee Oneal

At 05:26 PM 3/11/99 -0500, Vinh Nelson wrote:
>Plus, I think that most of our English versions are pretty
>stilted.  Tried to find some rhymning Bibles, but they're more like
>paraphrases than translations (e.g., the Scottish Psalter).

Have you considered the Contemporary English Bible (CEV) I think it is
quite a nice modern translated, translated in the same spirit that the King
James Bible was -- to put the accurate meaning of the ancient text into the
current-day speech of the people.  I find it easier to memorize "new" stuff
from the CEV.

If it is something very familiar from the King James, I tend not to want to
re-learn it, even if the wording is less cumbersome.  But if it is a new
section I want to memorize, the CEV version is easier for me to "get into
my head".  Might be worth a try for some of you others.

Dottie DeBisschop

Hello, I am new to this list and I am excited about it's merit and impact
.
My name is Sterling Smith.  I am the pastor of a BRAND New church.  We
just began two weeks ago.  God is really blessing our efforts to reach
youth and young adults.  I would covet your prayers in this matter and in
the matter of memorizing God's word.
The mission verse of Faith Bible Fellowship is 2 Cor 4:5  "For we do not
preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your
servants for Jesus sake."
God bless you

Sterling G. Smith
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Hello, although I have been receiving these emails for awhile I just got
around
to sending this intro out now. I am like the worst emailer ever.
I am Dan, a sophomore at Embry-Riddle Univ. in Daytona (it's alright,
nobody
else has heard of it either),  and let me tell ya, God is doing awesome
things
down here.
I have always known memorizing was important, but never got around to it.
I
finally am, and I absolutely love it!  Ben (a friend) and myself are
memorizing
Romans, as it is probably one of, if not my favorite book.
Just as a personal testimony, we have been doing this for about 2 months,
and
some weeks ago, we took off a week to reivew, and didn't memorize anything
new,
and we both had very bad stinky weeks.  'Tis awesome to see how vital God's
Word is in our lives.
Look forward to hearing from y'all.
In Him,
Daniel

Welcome Elizabeth March:
Any relation to the great, underated actor of the 30s and 40s, Frederick
March?  You will find people on this list from all walks of life and all
denominations.  Things have been quiet lately so perhaps your intro will
stimulate some activity.  FYI, a very useful web site to visit is:
http://www.gospelcom.net  It has several translations of the bible
available
on-line, along with other useful information for believers.  BTW, it's nice
to
know there are still believers in the halls of academe.
Michael E. Jackson
jacksonmgghlaw.com


Elizabeth March wrote:

> hi, i just joined this list and the welcome email said to send out an
> introduction.
>
> hi, i'm liz  :)
> i'm a sophomore at MIT, where God is doing some amazing things.
> i found this website when i was looking for something else, and i saw the
> Bible memory software, downloaded it, and have been using it for a little
> while.  i got the first email about this list a while ago, but hadn't
done
> anything about it until now.
>
> i have been a Christian for 18 years, which, obviously, is most of my
life.
> i went through the SPARKS and AWANA programs at church, which basically
was
> a program for 1-6 graders.  the main point of the program was to memorize
> scripture...you got so many points for each verse.  i graduated both of
> those programs with honors, and so i obviously had alot of verses
> memorized,
> maybe 5-6 a week for 5 years.  well, that was then.  now i hardly
remember
> any of them.  i had recently begun to realize that i need to memorize
more
> scripture, or i will be fighting the battle without a sword.
>
> so that's why i'm here.
>
> so who else is on this list?  if it's not proper to send stuff out about
> yourself again to the whole list, just email me.
>
> in Him,
> liz

I am not certain what I am getting into. I am 72 years old. It
is not easy to make 72 these days. There are so many who aren't
making it.  Actually I guess it is easy for most to make, but
most aren't reading, let alone memorizing the bible.

If I can learn one verse I will be happy. If I can learn two
that will be a miracle. Maybe someone on this list can pick out
some good verses to memorize.

Maybe I am too old for this list. What I like to do with the
Bible, no matter what translation I am reading, is when I come to
something I want to know more about I start studying the words
involved. This might mean looking at other translations, doing
whatever is necessary to find out what the Bible really says. I
think I will look up gospelcom.net and see how easy it is to
connect to.

Lester Tinnin    L.tinninworldnet.att.net

Hi guys,

I am new to this list, and am excited about growing deeper in the Word. I
am a
youth worker in a large church in Texas and can see the awesome power of
God
moving in young lives.

Dan

Welcome Lester!
>Maybe I am too old for this list.
No way, Jose!

Great to have you.
Why don't you learn a psalm? I love so many of them, though not all are in
my memory yet!

Try one of 1, 8, 19, 23, 100, 150.

And let us know how you are going!

God bless you as you meditate on his word day and night.
David McKay
musicfl.net.au

In a message dated 3/14/99 2:34:48 AM US Eastern Standard Time,
L.tinninworldnet.att.net writes:

> I am not certain what I am getting into. I am 72 years old. It
>  is not easy to make 72 these days. There are so many who aren't
>  making it.  Actually I guess it is easy for most to make, but
>  most aren't reading, let alone memorizing the bible.
>
>  If I can learn one verse I will be happy. If I can learn two
>  that will be a miracle. Maybe someone on this list can pick out
>  some good verses to memorize.

Welcome, Lester.

If you can read and think, you are not too old. For me, the primary purpose
of
memorization is not to stuff information into the brain. It is to meditate
on
the Word; to ruminate it over and over, getting every last morsel of truth
and
goodness out of it that we can.

Long term retention does get harder as one ages so I would encourage you to
not worry that much about it. Go for the process. Work on a verse or short
passage until you have it in short term retention- however long it takes.
Just
be consistent, every day, and work on it several times throughout the day.

God Bless.

DeanMay
Terre Haute, IN

Praise the Lord Brother Lester,

I think your response was the most wonderful thing I have heard in a long
time.  I praise and thank God that you are able to be computer literate and
interested enough to even want to be a part of the new technology.  God is
so good!  I'm sure you will have no problem memorizing the verses (any
verse) that you choose to memorize.  God is an awsome God and he will give
you the wisdom and the knowledge.  We are fearfully and wonderfully made
and through God all things are possible.  Thank you for your response.

Have a blessed day!

Debbe Brown

(I haven't sent my first letter yet, but it is coming soon.)

-----Original Message-----
From:   Lester V. Tinnin [SMTP:L.tinninworldnet.att.net]
Sent:   Sunday, March 14, 1999 2:39 AM
To: biblememistar.ca
Subject:    First Letter

I am not certain what I am getting into. I am 72 years old. It
is not easy to make 72 these days. There are so many who aren't
making it.  Actually I guess it is easy for most to make, but
most aren't reading, let alone memorizing the bible.

If I can learn one verse I will be happy. If I can learn two
that will be a miracle. Maybe someone on this list can pick out
some good verses to memorize.

Maybe I am too old for this list. What I like to do with the
Bible, no matter what translation I am reading, is when I come to
something I want to know more about I start studying the words
involved. This might mean looking at other translations, doing
whatever is necessary to find out what the Bible really says. I
think I will look up gospelcom.net and see how easy it is to
connect to.

Lester Tinnin    L.tinninworldnet.att.net

Lester, your letter of introduction was a blessing. Press on! You are
certainly NOT too old. The fact that you are on the internet, using your
mind, and interested in memorizing the Bible tells me that you are JUST THE
RIGHT AGE FOR THIS STUFF!!!

Bob

>finally am, and I absolutely love it!  Ben (a friend) and myself are
>memorizing
>Romans, as it is probably one of, if not my favorite book.

this is really exciting to me, becuase i am memorizing Romans as well.  i
am
wondering how you keep from getting discouraged becuase it's so long.  and
what methods do you use for memorizing?  i am using the program found on
the
same website as this mailing list, but i am envisioning that as i get
farther and father in the book, that program might not work as well.
btw, how far through romans are you?
so do people have tips on 1)keeping from discouragement because of the
length of the passage, or 2)what methods to use for memorizing a long
passage.
thanks,
liz



*******************
* Liz March  <><  *
* John 1:1        *
*******************

Here is a site that has the Bible read by Alexander Scourby online.  Be
sure
and put the http:// in before the following.

www.audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html
Louise
If you have hyperlinks, you can click here
http://www.audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html

Lester:

My name is Lloyd Douglas and I live in Nanaimo, which is on Vancouver
Island
off the coast of British Columbia, Canada.  I am encouraged by your
willingness to initiate something, even making yourself available through
this web page.

I have recently been accepted for full time ministry with a ministry called
Discipleship International.  When God provides the support I will be taking
a leave from my public school teaching position and begin full time
ministry.  The reason I mention this relates to the verses I would suggest
you consider for initial memorization.  We use the 2:7 Navigator study
material and the first 5 verses in course 1 include the following:

Assurance of salvation
I John 5:11,12

Assurance of answered prayer
John 16:24

Assurance of victory
I Cor. 10:13

Assurance of forgiveness
I John 1:9

Assurance of guidance
Proverbs 3:5,6

These are a good place to start.  Most Christians cannot quote 5 promises
from God's Word.

Thanks, again for your initiative.
God will encourage and strengthen you.

in Christ,
Lloyd Douglas,
Psalm 105.4
-----Original Message-----
From: Lester V. Tinnin 
To: biblememistar.ca 
Date: Saturday, March 13, 1999 11:34 PM
Subject: First Letter


>I am not certain what I am getting into. I am 72 years old. It
>is not easy to make 72 these days. There are so many who aren't
>making it.  Actually I guess it is easy for most to make, but
>most aren't reading, let alone memorizing the bible.
>
>If I can learn one verse I will be happy. If I can learn two
>that will be a miracle. Maybe someone on this list can pick out
>some good verses to memorize.
>
>Maybe I am too old for this list. What I like to do with the
>Bible, no matter what translation I am reading, is when I come to
>something I want to know more about I start studying the words
>involved. This might mean looking at other translations, doing
>whatever is necessary to find out what the Bible really says. I
>think I will look up gospelcom.net and see how easy it is to
>connect to.
>
>Lester Tinnin L.tinninworldnet.att.net
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

In a message dated 3/14/99 5:56:38 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
lizmMIT.EDU
writes:

> btw, how far through romans are you?
>  so do people have tips on 1)keeping from discouragement because of the
>  length of the passage, or 2)what methods to use for memorizing a long
>  passage.
>  thanks,
>  liz

I memorized Romans over the course of two years, but probably only spent 10
to
12 months working on it. Stay with it as your efforts will be richly
rewarded.

Quickest way to get discouraged is to try to do it too quickly. Slow and
Steady wins the race. You've got lots of time, just keep plugging.

I've posted my memorizing techniques a couple of times. If you would like a
copy and didn't get it, email me privately and I'll send it to you.

Dean May
Terre Haute, IN

My name is Will Jackson.

I'm really excited about memorizing scripture so that I might make right
decisions, and be able to give good counsel.  "A word aptly spoken is
like apples of gold in settings of silver." Pro 25:11.

Though I've memorized some scripture in the past, I failed to make it a
consistent activity, and I failed to review what I've memorized.
Therefore I've forgotten some of what I previously memorized.

But, as I mentioned, I'm very excited about making this a significate
part of my life.  The information I got from the internet, and the SMS
program I downloaded have really encouraged me.

I live in the mid-west.  I'm married, and have five children, ages ten
months to eight years old.

Will

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Hello Dean,

You can send me your memorizing techniques if you want, and it isn't too
much
of a problem.
I just got on the list here so I did not see them before.
The main thing I suppose with me is that even thinking about memorizing any
scripture at least gets me to reading the Bible.  It is a low key effort in
starting to evangelize.

Lester Tinnin
Sacramento, California

DeanMayaol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 3/14/99 5:56:38 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
> lizmMIT.EDU
> writes:
>
> > btw, how far through romans are you?
> >  so do people have tips on 1)keeping from discouragement because of the
> >  length of the passage, or 2)what methods to use for memorizing a long
> >  passage.
> >  thanks,
> >  liz
>
> I memorized Romans over the course of two years, but probably only spent
10
> to
> 12 months working on it. Stay with it as your efforts will be richly
> rewarded.
>
> Quickest way to get discouraged is to try to do it too quickly. Slow and
> Steady wins the race. You've got lots of time, just keep plugging.
>
> I've posted my memorizing techniques a couple of times. If you would like
a
> copy and didn't get it, email me privately and I'll send it to you.
>
> Dean May
> Terre Haute, IN

 

Hello, my name is Gerardo A.

I am a University student in Austin, Texas (in mathematics).  I am a Roman
Catholic, 30 years old.  At this point, I have read the Bible through Ps 21
and am trying to read the rest of it "cover to cover" before the end of
1999.
I have also read a large part of the Letters of St Paul and the Gospel of
John.

I am interested in Scripture memorization because we may not always have
the
freedom to have the Bible in our possession that we do now, but we will
always
have our minds; in fact we can hope to take our minds to Heaven, if nothing
else.


Sincerely yours,


GEA

How wonderful it is to find a 72 year old on this list!  What a
contribution
you will make!  I am 62 now, and I find it harder and harder to memorize,
but
I feel that it certainly does keep my mind active.  And what a blessing it
is
to find these wonderful old Scriptures flowing from my mind and my tongue
when
I do finally get them "stuck in there"!  And you know what else?  (My
husband
says I'm a "little peculiar!")  But it's just such an awesome feeling to
know
those are the exact, same words so many of the precious old saints from so
many past generations have loved and learned and rehearsed and depended on!
And yes, even Jesus learned those same Old Testament Scriptures!  And when
I
say them, I feel a new sense of closeness with them all - a certain feeling
that "we are ONE in the Body".

Now, age doesn't have a THING to do with THAT, does it?  You are in the
RIGHT
PLACE!.

Welcome - with a full heart!

Vinh - I've found the same thing true - that when you NEED the Scripture,
it
is much more easy to memorize it - but isn't it wonderful the way God calls
the THOUGHT of  the Scripture to your mind just when you need it!?  And
that
wouldn't be true if you haven't read it before to be familiar with it.  I
guess I believe that just reading the Word starts the memorization process
-
the more we read it of course the more familiar we are with it, and then it
does seem to be so much easier to memorize the words.

I don't know what to tell you about Romans 5:15-19.  I haven't tackled that
one yet!  I guess that just taking one phrase at a time is the way to go
about
it - and repetition, repetition, repetition!.  God bless!

I have been very busy with the class on "How to Study the Bible for
Yourself"
which I am teaching at my church.  We are in the sixth week, and the ladies
say that they are learning lots and are enjoying it.  I know that I have
truly
enjoyed preparing the program and presenting it.  But it has taken much of
my
time, and I haven't spent the time memorizing as I would like to.  What I
HAVE
been doing is memorizing the passages which we are studying in Sunday
School -
and right now that happens to be the Psalms.
That has helped me because really they have been Psalms which I memorized
as a
child, but had to re-do them - it's surprising that you forget - not the
message or theme, but the order of the words.  I did use some of the ideas
which have appeared in the letters to help me, I had not tried some of them
before.  It was wonderful!  For instance, in Psalm 19, which is one of
those I
had to re-learn, verses 7- 9 have a listing of the attributes of the Word,
and
I had a time trying to keep them in order.  I took the first letter of the
phrase, (law = L) and imagined an animal beginning with that letter (a
lion)
and hung a great big number around its neck (#1) and then imagined it doing
something which would help me remember the phrase.

Verse 7a - A Lion with #1 on its neck, a crown on its head with 100%
flashing
on it (for perfect) and batting a shoe sole around so that it turns on a
string (converting the soul).

Verse 7b- A tiger pacing back and forth guarding a safe which has an owl
with
large glasses sitting on it.  (#2 sign around its neck)

Verse 8a - a Statue performing a right-hand turn signal with a large
thumping
heart in the middle of her chest with a great smile on it.  (#3).

Verse 8b - a large Cow, drinking milk which has "100% Pure" on the glass,
and
has extremely large glasses on. (#4)

Verse 9a - A large fish sweeping a floor which runs off into the distance,
seeming to have no end.  (#5).

Verse 9b - A black robed Judge holding up a sign in each hand with "True"
written on one, and "Right" written on the other.  (#6).

This may seem silly, but it really did help me keep the order, and the
attributes and benefits correctly linked.

I have never tried this strategy before.  Now I see that it's especially
helpful with lists or linking phrases such as this one.  Whoever sent the
suggestion, I thank you, and I hope this situation will help some one else.

By the way - I have managed to memorize a Psalm a day last week and this
Week
I'm trying to do the same.

God bless all of you.


'

Welcome to the list!  I was excited to learn of your new church.  Many
years
ago, my family participated in the establishment of a small mission
fellowship
in an under-evangelized region of the country - what a tremendous
experience
for me and for my children. Now we live in the great "Bible Belt" of the
South, and have so many advantages at our church.  But there is nothing
like
the great closeness and dependence which develops between struggling
believers
in an area which is so needy of the Gospel!   My children are adults with
youngsters of their own now, but they have been refined by that experience.
They benefited from the "AWANAS" program too.

I would speak a word to you about the importance of Scripture Memory for
the
youngsters in your new fellowship.  So many churches have left this out of
their efforts these days, and as a product of a church and a time when that
WAS the major effort for children, I know how important it has been for me.
No matter what other churches do, please make sure that this plays a big
part
in your fellowship.  God will truly bless you and your congre-
gation, and certainly the young ones who are influenced by it, if you do.

God bless you and your new fellowship!

Hello,

My name is Deborah J. Adams Brown.  I live in Akron, Oh.  I joined this
list because I am very interested in memorizing verses.  I am a 5th
grade
Sunday school teacher.  We have memory verses that we use in our
lessons,
but when a student asks you where do you find a scripture that says
something about this or that, I would like to be able to tell them where
instead of going to the Concordance or telling them I'll find it and
bring
it to you next week.  We are not promised a next week.

Therefore, I thank God for this list.  It will encourage me to be
persistent and diligent.

BTW, I am a grandmother of 8 and I work at the University of Akron, in
Ohio.

Have a wonderfully blessed day!

Deborah J. Adams Brown

I am writing to thank everyone who sent a letter to me, either on
the bibleman board or in a private email.  I have the
memorization program downloaded and running, but I am not quite
certain yet what it does.

That brings up a problem about memorizing parts of the Bible.
The computer is a help, but it is also an obstacle.  A computer
starts taking on a life of its own.  At least I have one Bible
verse to be with me in all circumstances.  "In every thing give
thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning
you," 1 Thessalonians 5:18.  There are some other good verses
right next to that, but I will stick to the guidelines and only
quote one.

God Bless,         Lester Tinnin

Greetings!

I'm a 28 year old mom from Seattle. I was wondering if any of you are
Baptists?

YSiC,
Jen

That's great, Deborah! I'm from Ohio also - when not here in Irian Jaya on
the mission field!

You'll find some good help here on remembering those references also - and
stimulation and encouragement. You probably won't be able to keep up with
all the posts, but the Delete button is handy, and you do meet some great
people if you stay on the list!!  :)

Yours in Christ,


Roger E. Doriot
http://www.jesus-connect.net/world/jesus/Doriot


"You are none the holier for being praised, and none the worse for being
blamed. You remain what you are." (Author unknown)  God knows what you
really are, so don't let the comments of men discourage you OR make you
proud.  "He who is neither anxious to please nor afraid to displease men
enjoys true peace."

Yours in Christ,


Roger

"The LORD bless you and keep you!" (Numbers 6:24). Really!!

Hello, my name is Kate , and I'm 15 years old.  I'm currently doing a
Topical
Memorization Plan for studying scripture, but I hope to move to memorizing
large parts of Scripture.  My faith means so much to me, and it's nice to
know
that I can go into my public high school with my Bible, not only in my
backpack but in my head. I hope that memorizing scripture will help me
share
my faith with my friends and make an impact in my school. For those of you
who
actually care (haha a little Bible memorization humor....haha... oh forgive
me
I'm young ;-), I currently memerize the New Living Translation. I hope to
become good friends with all of you!

Kate
LovesOwenaol.com

I was a baptist with a little "b" but now I'm just a saved soul. Praise
God.

Resting in His easy yoke.

Romans 15:13

Rickb<><

-----Original Message-----
From: One of the McKays [mailto:musicfl.net.au]
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 9:00 AM
To: biblememistar.ca
Subject: Re: Any Baptists here?


>I'm a 28 year old mom from Seattle. I was wondering if any of you are
Baptists?
Hi Jen!
I'm a Christian who attends a Baptist Church. Does that count?
[Can't bring myself to call me a Baptist! Nearly did last census, but felt
so guilty, I scribbled it out and changed it to Christian.]

David McKay
musicfl.net.au

Preach it Sister! Amen

-----Original Message-----
From: RnRetiredaol.com [mailto:RnRetiredaol.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 1999 9:00 AM
To: biblememistar.ca
Subject: Re: Any Baptists here?


Hi, Jen. Welcome to the list.  I've had lots of help from these dear folks
whether they know they've helped or not.  I'm Baptist.  I learned a long
time
ago though that if one is truly born again they don't need a label.  I've
found peace, joy, fellowship, and great evangelistic preaching in other
churches just as I have in my own.  I'm learning (even at my age of 62!) to
say "I'm a Believer!" when people ask, and then I proceed to invite them to
our services.
Two things I've loved about Baptists are the belief in the inerrancy of the
Scripture, and the memorization programs we've sponsored for our youngsters
in
the past.  I wish that last part were still true, but I'm afraid it's not.
I
am so very thankful that as a "thrown-away" kid (I lived in so many
different
homes that I've forgotton some of them!) I spent some very important
formative
years in a Christian home where the local Baptist church became my door to
salvation.  I learned about God's love and family love in that home.  My
vagabond childhood might have been intended by Satan for evil, "but God
meant
it for good!"

Thank God for good, evangelical, outreaching churches of any denomination!

Hi, Jen. Welcome to the list.  I've had lots of help from these dear folks
whether they know they've helped or not.  I'm Baptist.  I learned a long
time
ago though that if one is truly born again they don't need a label.  I've
found peace, joy, fellowship, and great evangelistic preaching in other
churches just as I have in my own.  I'm learning (even at my age of 62!) to
say "I'm a Believer!" when people ask, and then I proceed to invite them to
our services.
Two things I've loved about Baptists are the belief in the inerrancy of the
Scripture, and the memorization programs we've sponsored for our youngsters
in
the past.  I wish that last part were still true, but I'm afraid it's not.
I
am so very thankful that as a "thrown-away" kid (I lived in so many
different
homes that I've forgotton some of them!) I spent some very important
formative
years in a Christian home where the local Baptist church became my door to
salvation.  I learned about God's love and family love in that home.  My
vagabond childhood might have been intended by Satan for evil, "but God
meant
it for good!"

Thank God for good, evangelical, outreaching churches of any denomination!

>I'm a 28 year old mom from Seattle. I was wondering if any of you are
Baptists?
Hi Jen!
I'm a Christian who attends a Baptist Church. Does that count?
[Can't bring myself to call me a Baptist! Nearly did last census, but felt
so guilty, I scribbled it out and changed it to Christian.]

David McKay
musicfl.net.au

Hi, Jen.

My name's Graham and with my wife Elaine I attend a small Baptist Church in
West Sussex, S.E. England. I love being a Baptist. Unlike many Christians
nowadays who seem to have a problem with belonging to a denomination, I
treasure it. I'm not exclusive in my fellowship or arrogant about being a
Baptist, but I do thank God for a) the historical roots it gives me, b) the
sense of identity it gives me and c) the Short-label it supplies to save me
saying, "well, I believe this... and this... and this..." Denominations can
be extemely helpful things when they exist to the glory of God.

If you wan to contact my wife or I (or our two year old daughter, Ellie)
you
can do so on GEEFOTWO.Freeserve.co.uk

God Bless,

Graham.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jen 
To: biblememistar.ca 
Date: 22 March 1999 02:02
Subject: Any Baptists here?


>Greetings!
>
>I'm a 28 year old mom from Seattle. I was wondering if any of you are
>Baptists?
>
>YSiC,
>Jen
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

I am Baptist and will remain one as long as they hold a high view of
scripture as they do. We strive to hold this ideal in both theory and
practice. Many churches pay tribute to God's Word but then rely on the
wisdom of men or current social trends to guide their church. I wondered
why so many churches are struggling with current social issues when the
Bible speaks clearly in these areas, then it dawned on me that these
churches had forsaken God's Word as the final authority for their church
and are dealing with these issues now in the flawed wisdom of men. It is
after all a faith issue, trusting God's Word is relevant and living and to
be trusted even in these confusing times of social upheaval. As Steve
Fararr states in his book "Point Man" our society has lost it's compass or
sense of direction and a church is in the same dilemma if they forsake the
wisdom of God recorded in His Word. Sorry, got carried away!

phil


"One of the McKays"  on 03-24-99 08:00:05 AM

Please respond to biblememistar.ca

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Subject:  Re: Any Baptists here?





>I'm a 28 year old mom from Seattle. I was wondering if any of you are
Baptists?
Hi Jen!
I'm a Christian who attends a Baptist Church. Does that count?
[Can't bring myself to call me a Baptist! Nearly did last census, but felt
so guilty, I scribbled it out and changed it to Christian.]

David McKay
musicfl.net.au

Hi Kate!  Welcome to the list.  You will get lots of help and encouragement
here.

I was listening to "Focus on the Family" this afternoon and the entire
broadcast was about teens, and the efforts the good Christian ambassadors
your
age are making by doing exactly what you're doing - taking your Bible with
you
to school.  I learned something I had not known before - that it is
actually
legal for students to start Bible studies in their schools.  You might want
to
go to the FOTF website to find transcripts of this broadcast if you didn't
hear it.  I was impressed!  They talked about making "radical" decisions
for
Christ.  I have been studying in Acts myself, and after our church just had
a
weeklong evangelistic "revival" service, I wondered what is different in
our
churches today, and in the Christians today.  Those folks "set the world on
fire!"  We barely make any difference.  I finally think I have realized
what
is missing today - and that is PASSION!  I think the folks on the radio
today
talked about "radical" decisions in the same vein that I have been learning
about passion.  Maybe we're all on the same track for a change.  I teach
special Bible studies for the ladies at my church, and my next effort
(after I
finish my current one on "How to Study the Bible") will be on the subject
of
Passion.  I have begun preparing that material already by doing word
searches
on topics like "zeal", etc.

By the way - I'm 62 years old - and this new insight I'm having on passion
has
made me feel 15 again!  I' m a Registered Nurse, have been for many years,
and
just recently retired (September, actually).  Isn't it a wonderful thing
that
you at the beginning of your life and preparing for the future, me at the
end
of my career, but we're both into something great, and it's exactly the
same -
the Living Word of Christ!

God bless!

That's great Kate, that you're serious about memorizing scripture, and
witnessing to your friends.  I'll be praying for you.

I'm 31 and have five children, the oldest is 8.  It's my desire to raise
them up in such a way that they will have a desire as you do, to serve
Christ.

Will
willjacksonjuno.com

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So who's Owen?
>Hello, my name is Kate , and I'm 15 years old.
It is great to start young!

I'm currently doing a
>Topical Memorization Plan for studying scripture, but I hope to move to
memorizing large parts of Scripture.

If you want to memorise larger portions, try some short and/or well-known
psalms! I am so glad I was taught Psalm 1 and Psalm 23 and Psalm 100 when I
was a child.

" My faith means so much to me, and it's nice to know that I can go into my
public high school with my Bible, not only in my backpack but in my head."

Me too, but I take the psalms into a dailing reading group in Hebrew. I'm
still very slow at the Hebrew. [I'm a music teacher]

"I hope that memorizing scripture will help me share my faith with my
friends and make an impact in my school."

It is great to know God's Word, because it comes into yoru mind at just the
right time, when something is relevant to a particular passage. You can't
use it, if it ain't in your head!

Great to have you in the group.
Tell us about Owen! Then I'll tell you about music!

David McKay
musicfl.net.au

It is so good to have you as a part of this very important endeavor.
Scripture memory is one of the most fulfilling things to do as a
christian.
I will be praying for you as you take the word of God to your school
campus!! That is a noble  yet difficult thing to do!!
I am the pastor of a church that is geared towards youth and young
adults.  89% of our congregation is under the age of 21.
Pray for us that we can reach the younger generation before it is too
late!!

Sterling Smith
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