Scripture Memorization Plan

          The Scriptures are a great Gift we have been given. It leads us to Salvation through a presentation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, that He died for our Sins, was Buried, and three days later Raised from the Dead (1 Corinthians 15) to make our Salvation possible. They give us everything we need to live life and live it godly. To write God’s Word upon your heart is a tremendous tool for the Christian, for it is God’s word that brings comfort, confidence, and courage in the face of troubling times. The Scriptures are what all mankind will be measured by.

             The deepest philosophical question that has been asked is, “What is truth?”  It is a question that the most ancient of men have asked in one form or another.  And it is the one in the day in which we live that most confounds men.  Many in our time speak of truth as being relative, “your truth is okay for you, and my truth is okay for me.” But, what good is truth if it is never known as it is revealed by the one who is truth, God.

             Pilot asked Jesus the question in John 18:38, “What is truth?” Jesus had attempted to give him the truth but he was unwilling to accept it.  Jesus had earlier declared it to those who would hear….

           In John 8:31-32, Jesus proclaimed to Jews who had believed in Him, "If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; ³² and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free."

Again Jesus confessed in John 14:16, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.”  And once more in a prayer for the disciples Jesus announced what truth was and is and will always be in John 17:17 ¹⁷ “Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.”

             I challenge you this year to begin to take the word of Truth and write it upon your heart through memorization.  It is not as hard as you might think.  Perhaps you’ve tried and believe you failed, any attempt to memorize God’s Word is not failure.  I would ask you to try to memorize one scripture a week.

How to Memorize Scripture:

1. Write the verse(s) on a 3x5 card with chapter and verse; carry the card with you everywhere
2. Say, out loud, the chapter and verse before and after each attempt to say the Scripture, out loud
3. Stair step the Scripture---learn the Scripture a little at a time example:

          John 3:16 For God John 3:16

          John 3:16 For God so loved John 3:16

          John 3:16 For God so loved the world John 3:16

4. As a new Scripture week begins start the process (step 1-3), over with the next Scripture verse

          Continue the previous week’s verse along with the new verse.

          This will continue until you don’t even need to think about the older verse(s) anymore.

          Then you will only need to review them periodically—dailyàweeklyàmonthly

     5. Keep your Scripture Cards in a 3x5 index card box as you finish each week
         or a use a 2-ring 3x5 index card binder (Office Max or Depot keep these in stock)

v  Don’t be in a rush to get to the next verse at the expense of the one your working on

v  Don’t waste time on a verse you have learned, if you know it move on

Some people can learn several verses in a week with no trouble

 You will get out of your Scripture Memorization, What you put into it!

 Use the Bible translation you feel most comfortable with, it is best to stay with the same translation throughout.

God Bless,

Pastor Eric

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

1. Psalms 119:11 Your word I have treasured in my heart, that I may not sin against You
2. Romans 3:10 as it is written, there is none righteous, not even one
3. Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
4. Romans 5:8 God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
5. Romans 6:23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
6. Romans 10:9 if you confess with your mouth Jesus as Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved;
7. Romans 10:10 for with the heart a person believes, resulting in righteousness, and with the mouth he confesses, resulting in salvation
8. Romans 10:13 WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED
9. Rev 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me
10. John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.
11. John 14:6 I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.
12. Heb 9:27 it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment
13. Mark 1:15 The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe in the gospel.
14. 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
15. 1 Peter 3:18 For Christ also died for sins once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might bring us to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit
16. Romans 14:12 each one of us will give an account of himself to God
17. Acts 4:12 there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must be saved
18. Matt 11:28-30 ²⁸ Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. ²⁹ "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. ³⁰ "For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.
19. Col 3:2 Set your mind on the things above, not on the things that are on earth
20. Eph 2:8-10 ⁸ For by grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; ⁹ not as a result of works, so that no one may boast. ¹⁰ For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them.
21. Micah 6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you
    But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?
22. Psalms 82:3-4 ³ Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. ⁴ Rescue the weak and needy; Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked
23. John 17:17 Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.
24. Col 2:9 For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form
25. 2 Cor 5:17 Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come
26.  2 Cor 5:21 He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.
27. Gal 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
28. Gal 5:22-23 ²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law
29. John 10:27-30 ²⁷ "My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me; ²⁸ and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand. ²⁹ "My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of the Father's hand. ³⁰ "I and the Father are one
30. James 2:10 whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.
31. John 10:10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly
32. Romans 8:38-39 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, ³⁹ nor height, nor depth, nor any other created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
33. John 1:12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name
34. 2 Tim 1:7 For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline
35. Matt 12:36-37 ³⁶ "But I tell you that every careless word that people speak , they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment. ³⁷ "For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."
36. 2 Tim 3:16-17 ¹⁶ All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness; ¹⁷ so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.
37. Heb 4:12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
38. Matt 4:4 MAN SHALL NOT LIVE ON BREAD ALONE, BUT ON EVERY WORD THAT PROCEEDS OUT OF THE MOUTH OF GOD.
39. Luke 11:28 blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it
40. Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ
41. 1 Peter 5:7 cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you
42. Psalms 68:19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, The God who is our salvation.
43. Nahum 1:7 The LORD is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble, And He knows those who take refuge in Him.
44. Romans 12:2 do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.
45. 1 Peter 1:13 prepare your minds for action, keep sober in spirit, fix your hope completely on the grace to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
46. 1 Cor 6:9-10 ⁹ Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived; neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate , nor homosexuals, ¹⁰ nor thieves, nor the covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.
47. Rev 21:8 But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death
48. 2 Cor 5:15 He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf
49. Romans 8:28-29 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. ²⁹ For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren
50. Heb 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him
51. Matt 22:37-40 YOU SHALL LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART, AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL, AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND.' ³⁸ "This is the great and foremost commandment. ³⁹ "The second is like it, 'YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF.' ⁴⁰ "On these two commandments depend the whole Law and the Prophets
52. Matt 28:18-20 All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. ¹⁹ "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, ²⁰ teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo, I am with you always , even to the end of the age."

BONUS VERSE

Matt 23:11-12 ¹¹ "But the greatest among you shall be your servant. ¹² "Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted.

A Plan for Daily Prayer

 

Scriptures on Prayer

Luke 5:15-16  

¹⁵ the news about [Jesus] was spreading even farther, and large crowds were gathering to hear Him and to be healed of their sicknesses.  ¹⁶ But Jesus Himself would often slip away to the wilderness and pray.

Matthew 6:5-13   

⁵ "When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.

⁶ "But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.  ⁷ "And when you are praying, do not use meaningless repetition as the Gentiles do, for they suppose that they will be heard for their many words. 

⁸ "So do not be like them; for your Father knows what you need before you ask Him.

⁹ "Pray, then, in this way:

'Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. 

¹⁰ 'Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. 

¹¹ 'Give us this day our daily bread. 

¹² 'And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. 

¹³ 'And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.'

1 John 5:11-15   

¹¹ the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. 

¹² He who has the Son has the life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have the life.  ¹³ These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life. 

¹⁴ This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.  ¹⁵ And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.

Romans 8:26-28   

²⁶ the Spirit also helps our weakness; for we do not know how to pray as we should, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words;  ²⁷ and [God the Father] who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because [the Spirit] intercedes for the saints according to the will of God.  ²⁸ And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, 

Philippians 4:4-7  

⁴ Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice!  ⁵ Let your gentle spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near.

⁶ Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 

⁷ And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

James 5:14-18   

¹⁴ Is anyone among you sick? Then he must call for the elders of the church and they are to pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord;  ¹⁵ and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will be forgiven him.  ¹⁶ Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another so that you may be healed. The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. 

¹⁷ Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.  ¹⁸ Then he prayed again, and the sky poured rain and the earth produced its fruit.

 

Daily Prayer Outline

This is a mere guideline to help a believer remain focused in prayer.  Some people and situations you will pray for every day, always remain open to the Spirit’s leading. 

Sunday:

Praise and Worship of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit 

Prayer by the leading of the Spirit

Revival in Christ’s Church  

Monday:

Nation: Awareness of the blessing of God to be allowed to reside in U.S.A.

Leaders: President, Congressmen, Representatives, etc.

Soldiers: protection, confusion of the enemy

            State and local government: Governor/Mayor/Legislators

            Police/Firefighters/ City workers

            Judicial system: Truth revealed, Justice done; Abortion, Marriage, etc.

            Schools: Teachers/Parents/Students/Administrators

            Other nations

Tuesday:

Extended Family:

                        Parents/Grandchildren/Uncles and Aunts/Nephews and Nieces, Etc.

Be specific with names and with prayer request for each person

Wednesday:

Brothers and Sisters in Christ around the world: Boldness/Fruitfulness in Sharing the Gospel, Salt/Light 

International Missions
North American Missions
Christian Seminaries 

Missionaries: Specific Missionaries if known and general prayer for all Missionaries

Boldness, Acceptance of Gospel, Open Doors, Rapid Evangelism, Protection, Local leadership 

Thursday:

A time of prayer for all those who have asked for prayer from you specifically and those you told you would pray for them.  Be specific in names and requests. This portion of the list will vary and change continually. This list can include family, but should focus on others outside of prayers for Tuesday and Friday

Friday:

Immediate Family: Parents/Husband/Wife/Children

Be specific with names and with prayer request for each person

Family revival

Saturday:

Your Local Church: Fulfill the Great Commandments and the Great Commission

Pastors/Music Director/Teachers/Deacons/Persons behind scene….and their families

                        Hearts transformed, Souls saved, Way ward members come home

 Church Revival

Church Growth

Church Ministries: Men/Women/Seniors/Youth/Evangelism/Outreach

                        Church to reach your local City and County and the surrounding communities for Christ

          Other Churches to fulfill the Great Commandment and Great Commission

          Your Local Baptist Association & Director 

Prepare your heart for Worship on Sunday

Prayer & the Believer

NOTE: This information was gathered & accumulated over years, thru reading various material & setting under godly men. I do not take credit for this tool that has helped me, I can only take credit for gathering it together in a way that is beneficial to me & I hope others. I do not wish to plagiarize anyone’s individual work, but I am unable to express proper citation due to gathering various notes & scraps of paper from my own study that I have accumulated over the years. I am grateful for all those who have allowed God to use them to help use become better witnesses to the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

The Disciples Prayer

Matthew 6:9-13

A Model for a Lifetime of Prayer

Compiled from the Book

Hemphill, Ken.  The Prayer of Jesus. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2001.

Matthew 6:9-13   9 "Pray, then, in this way: 'Our Father who is in heaven, Hallowed be Your name.  10 'Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.  11 'Give us this day our daily bread.  12 'And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors.  13 'And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.' 

We are called out by God to be in an intimate relationship with our Creator and Redeemer and to communicate with Him through prayer.  This prayer life is based upon our love and devotion for our God. A prayer is not to be done as a means to gain the approval of men, but is a lifetime means of communication with our Lord Jesus Christ.

 

v  Two points of prayer to keep in focus

1)     Colossians 4:2 Devote yourselves to prayer

·        This is to be a constant activity

·        Requires sacrifice 

2)     1 Thessalonians 5:17 Pray without ceasing

·        This is to be based upon an ongoing relationship 

The Disciples Prayer, though it may be memorized, is an outline of how we are to communicate with our God.

 Verse 9

Pray, then, in this way:

            Not “If” you pray, but “When” you pray, pray like this

Our

            Not “my,” remember you are not alone --  pray for the saints

            Ephesians 6:18 With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this                                           in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints.

Father

            The intimate nature of God

            God’s desire to be near us

            Abba meaning “daddy” an intimate relationship 

Ø  Come to Him with boldness

 who is in heaven,

            The transcendent nature of God

            He is beyond us in thought and reason, Untouchable

            Infinite vastness of the depth of God

Ø  Come to Him in humility

v  Petition: an earnest request made to a superior for some act to be  

Petition # 1 a request that God’s Name be Revered

Hallowed be Your name.

            Revere His Name – to esteem, to respect, to honor

Romans 10:13 "WHOEVER WILL CALL ON THE NAME OF THE LORD WILL BE SAVED."

Acts 4:12 And there is salvation in no one else; for there is no other name under heaven that has been given among men

by which we must be saved.

Ì  Names of God à Attributes to describe the indescribable                            

El Shaddai (Lord God Almighty)	Yahweh Tsidkenu (The Lord Our Righteousness)
El Elyon (The Most High God)	Yahweh Mekoddishkem                                (The Lord Who Sanctifies You)
Adonai (Lord, Master)	Yahweh Jireh (The Lord Will Provide)
Yahweh (Lord, Jehovah)	Yahweh Shalom (The Lord Is Peace)
Yahweh Nissi (The Lord My Banner)	Yahweh Sabaoth (The Lord of Hosts)
Yahweh-Raah (The Lord My Shepherd)	El Olam (The Everlasting God)
Yahweh Rapha (The Lord That Heals)	Elohim (God)
Yahweh Shammah (The Lord Is There)	Qanna (Jealous)

 Verse 10

 Petition # 2 a request that God’s Kingdom would come quickly

 Your kingdom come.

            Pray for it, desire it, and expect it.

            Knowing Jesus may return at any moment, should curb ones appetite for sin.

            Jesus will return to claim His own.

            Jesus will return to fulfill judgment upon the world.

 

Petition # 3 a request for the righteousness of God

Your will be done,

            Not “my” will be done, but “thy” will be done.

            Partial obedience is still disobedience.

            Submit your whole life to Him

On earth

            We live in a world of disobedience (imperfect)

 

as it is in heaven. à  In God’s presence

            Perfect obedience

            Complete obedience

 Verse 11

Petition # 4 a request for God to provide for this day’s needs

Give us this day our daily bread.

            Do not worry, but trust in God to provide you what you need right NOW

            Prayer for needs not greeds

 

Exodus 15 the God who provided manna and meat in the wilderness for Israel - provides today        

Matthew 6:25-34 do not worry, focus upon the kingdom

 

1 Peter 5:7 casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.

Psalms 68:19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden

Nahum 1:7 The Lord is good, a stronghold in a day of distress; He cares for those who take refuge in Him

Verse 12

 Petition # 5 a request for forgiveness

 And forgive us our debts,

            Sin interferes with our relationship with God

                        Know what you have been forgiven of

                        Confess your sins

                        Repent – turn to God and from sin

             Luke 7:36-48 Woman washing Jesus’ feet with her tears recognized her need for forgiveness           

Luke 18:10-14 the Pharisee and the tax collector -- know who you are before God

 

1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins

and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Psalms 103:12 As far as the east is from the west, So far has He removed our transgressions from us.

as we also have forgiven our debtors.

            Sin interferes with our relationship with each other

            We forgive because we have been forgiven

Matthew 5:23-24

                        Seek out forgiveness of those you have harmed

            Matthew 6:14-15

                        There is a link between our forgiving others and God forgiving us

            Matthew 11:25-26

                        Forgive those who have harmed you

 Verse 13

 Petition # 6 a request for help during times of testing and temptations

And do not lead us into temptation,

James1:2-4

                        Joy in the midst of trials

            James 1:13-15

                        Do not blame God when you succumb to temptation and sin

                                                God does not tempt or cause us to sin

           

Petition #7 a request for God to provide a way of escape when temptation comes

but deliver us from evil. 

            1 Corinthians 10:13

                        You are not tempted beyond what you can handle

                        God will provide you a way of escape from temptation

            1 Peter 1:6-9

                        Your trials bring about a greater witness of God’s provision

 

 [For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.]

 The final line in the Disciples prayer, though not found in the oldest of scriptural text is most likely taken from 1 Chronicles 29:11-13 to form a doxology, a formula for praise, as often found in the Old Testament.

 1 Chronicles 29:11-13  ¹¹ "Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the victory and the majesty, indeed everything that is in the heavens and the earth; Yours is the dominion, O LORD, and You exalt Yourself as head over all.  ¹² "Both riches and honor come from You, and You rule over all, and in Your hand is power and might; and it lies in Your hand to make great and to strengthen everyone.  ¹³ "Now therefore, our God, we thank You, and praise Your glorious name.

Compiled from the Book

Hemphill, Ken.  The Prayer of Jesus. Nashville: Broadman & Holman, 2001.