THE WORD IS VERY NEAR YOU

THE WORD IS VERY NEAR YOU 2016-2017 BIBLE MEMORIZATION CHALLENGE

WEEK of SOURCE VERSE Sept. 18 Deuteronomy 30:14 The word is very near to you; it is in your mouth and in your heart for you to observe. Sept. 25 Matthew 22:36-40 Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest? Jesus said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. Oct. 2 Psalm 19:14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O LORD, my strength and my redeemer. Oct. 9 Luke 12:27 Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin; yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. Oct. 16 Isaiah 43:1-2 Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine! When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; And through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. Oct. 23 Micah 6:8 What does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?

WEEK of SOURCE VERSE Oct. 30 Romans 12:9-13 Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor. Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers. Nov. 6 Hebrews 12:1-2 Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus the pioneer and perfecter of our faith. Nov. 13 1 John 4:7-8 Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love. KEEP IT UP! YOU RE ALMOST HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR...

WEEK of SOURCE VERSE Nov. 20 Psalm 100 Be joyful in the LORD, all you lands; serve the LORD with gladness and come before his presence with a song. Know this: The LORD himself is God; he himself has made us, and we are his; we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving; go into his courts with praise; give thanks to him and call upon his Name. For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his faithfulness endures from age to age. Nov. 27 Ephesians 3:20 Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Dec. 4 Isaiah 40:3-5 A voice cries out: In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. Then the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all people shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.

WEEK of SOURCE VERSE Dec. 11 Deuteronomy 30:14 The word is very near to you; it is in your mouth and in your heart for you to observe. Dec. 18 Philippians 4:4-5 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is near. Dec. 25 John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. JANUARY 2017 Jan. 1 John 8:12 Jesus said, I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life. Jan. 8 Revelation 21:3-4 See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them; he will wipe every tear from their eyes.

WEEK of SOURCE VERSE Jan. 15 Psalm 121 I lift up my eyes to the hills; from where is my help to come? My help comes from the LORD, the maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot be moved and he who watches over you will not fall asleep. Behold, he who keeps watch over Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep; The LORD himself watches over you; the LORD is your shade at your right hand, So that the sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night. The LORD shall preserve you from all evil; it is he who shall keep you safe. The LORD shall watch over your going out and your coming in, from this time forth for evermore. Jan. 22 Ephesians 4:4-6 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is above all and through all and in all. Jan. 29 Psalm 27:1 The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom then shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom then shall I be afraid?

WEEK of SOURCE VERSE Feb. 5 Matthew 5:14-16 You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven. Feb. 12 1 Cor. 13:4-8 Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends. Feb. 19 Psalm 43:3 Send out your light and your truth, that they may lead me, and bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling.

WEEK of SOURCE VERSE Feb. 26 Isaiah 61:1-3 The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the broken-hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners; to proclaim the year of the Lord s favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn; to provide for those who mourn in Zion to give them a garland instead of ashes,the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit. They will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, to display his glory. March 5 Psalm 51:11-13 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence and take not your holy Spirit from me. Give me the joy of your saving help again and sustain me with your bountiful Spirit March 12 John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.

WEEK of SOURCE VERSE March 19 Isaiah 55:6-7 Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. March 26 Luke 15:7 Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentance. April 2 Hebrews 10:23-24 Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful. And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds. April 9 Romans 8:38-39 For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.

WEEK of SOURCE VERSE April 16 Luke 24:1-5 But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, the women came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did not find the body. While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them. The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. April 23 Psalm 95:1 Come, let us sing to the LORD; let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation. April 30 John 6:35 Jesus said to them, I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.

WEEK of SOURCE VERSE May 7 Psalm 23 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures; he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul; he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his Name s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me. Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies; thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever. May 14 Ephesians 2:19-20 You are no longer strangers and aliens, but you are citizens with the saints and also members of the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone. May 21 Psalm 103:1 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless his holy Name WHEW! HOW MANY DID YOU MEMORIZE?

EXTRA CREDIT EXTRA CREDIT EXTRA CREDIT EXTRA CREDIT SOURCE VERSE Genesis 1:1-3 Deuteronomy 6:4-5 Deuteronomy 30:19 Psalm 34:8 In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, Let there be light ; and there was light. Hear, O Israel: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Choose life so that you and your descendants may live. Taste and see that the LORD is good; happy are they who trust in him! Psalm 46:11 Be still, then, and know that I am God. Psalm 119:105 Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.

EXTRA CREDIT EXTRA CREDIT EXTRA CREDIT EXTRA CREDIT SOURCE VERSE Isaiah 40:28-31 Jeremiah 31:33-34 Amos 5:24 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless. Even youths will faint and be weary, and the young will fall exhausted; but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. No longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, Know the Lord, for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the Lord; for I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more. But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream. Matthew 11:28-30 Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 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. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

EXTRA CREDIT EXTRA CREDIT EXTRA CREDIT EXTRA CREDIT SOURCE VERSE Mark 8:34 Luke 2:10-11 Luke 11:9 John 10:14 He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. But the angel said to them, Do not be afraid; for see I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord. So I say to you, Ask, and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. Jesus said, I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me. John 14:6 Jesus said to him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life. John 15:12 This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. I Corinthians 12:12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. I Cor. 15:54-55 Death has been swallowed up in victory. Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?

EXTRA CREDIT EXTRA CREDIT EXTRA CREDIT EXTRA CREDIT SOURCE VERSE II Corinthians 4:6 Philippians 2:5 For it is the God who said, Let light shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus. Colossians 3:1 Hebrews 11:1 So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. James 1:22 But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers. James 5:13-14, 16 Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any cheerful? They should sing songs of praise. Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. The prayer of the righteous is powerful and effective.

SOURCE VERSE 1 Peter 2:9-10 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God s own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. 1 John 1:8-9 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 3:18 Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. 1 John 4:18-19 There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love. We love because he first loved us. NICE WORK! TOTAL MEMORIZED: