Personal Memory Bank

Spend time this week memorizing our Personal Memory Bank verse from the Bible. You’ll both enjoy and appreciate committing Scripture to memory. Today is a great day to get started ...

“The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.” —I John 2:17 (NIV)

20 April 2008 - “This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.” —I John 3:16 (NIV)
13 April 2008 - “Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day.” —Deuteronomy 8:11 (NIV)
6 April 2008 - “It is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.” —Philippians 2:13 (NIV)

23 March 2008 - “We must obey God rather than men!” —Acts 5:29 (NIV)
16 March 2008 - “Jesus answered, ‘I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.’” —John 14:6 (NIV)
9 March 2008 -“Jesus said ‘I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?’” —John 11:25-26 (NIV)
2 March 2008 -“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.” —John 3:16-17 (NIV)

24 February 2008 - “As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him.” —Psalm 18:30 (NIV)
3 February 2008 - “For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has he removed our transgressions from us” —Psalm 103:11-12 (NIV)

27 January 2008 - “But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.” —John 20:31 (NIV)
20 January 2008 - “Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter.” —Proverbs 24:11 (NIV)
13 January 2008 - “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” —Jeremiah 29:11 (NIV)
6 January 2008 - “The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.” —I John 2:17 (NIV)

23 December 2007 - “She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” —Matthew 1:21 (NIV)
16 December 2007 - “Be careful that you do not forget the LORD your God, failing to observe his commands, his laws and his decrees that I am giving you this day.” —Deuteronomy 8:11 (NIV)
9 December 2007 - “You ... must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.” —Matthew 24:44 (NIV)
2 December 2007 - “You ... must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.” —Matthew 24:44 (NIV)

25 November 2007 - “Watch out that you are not deceived. For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am he,’ and, ‘The time is near.’ Do not follow them.” —Luke 21:8 (NIV)
18 November 2007 - “You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.” —Isaiah 26:3 (NIV)
11 November 2007 - “Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.” —Psalm 90:12 (NIV)
4 November 2007 - “But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my dear brothers, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.” —I Corinthains 15:57-8 (NIV)

28 October 2007 - “Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.” —Psalm 86:11 (NIV)
21 October 2007 - “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.” —Matthew 7:7-8 (NIV)
14 October 2007 - "Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers." —Galatians 6:10 (NIV)
7 October 2007 - "Do not fret because of evil men or be envious of those who do wrong; Delight yourself in the LORD and he will give you the desires of your heart." —Psalm 37:1, 4 (NIV)

30 September 2007 - "Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life." —Jude 1:21 (NIV)
23 September 2007 - "He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward him for what he has done." —Proverbs 19:17 (NIV)
16 September 2007 - "... there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents." —Luke 15:10b (NIV)
9 September 2007 - "Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth." —II Timothy 2:15 (NIV)

26 August 2007 - "Some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the LORD our God." —Psalm 20:7 (NIV)
19 August 2007 - "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing." —John 15:5 (NIV)
12 August 2007 - "For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart." —Hebrews 4:12 (NIV)
5 August 2007 - "If you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord,' and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." —Romans 10:9 (NIV)

29 July 2007 - "Just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness." —Colossians 2:6-7 (NIV)
22 July 2007 - "If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish and it will be given you." —John 15:7 (NIV)
15 July 2007 - "Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you." —Jeremiah 32:17 (NIV)
8 July 2007 - "See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ." —Colossians 2:8 (NIV)
1 July 2007 - "There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death." —Proverbs 16:25 (NIV)

24 June 2007 - "And let us consider how we may spur one another toward love and good deeds." —Hebrews 10:24 (NIV)
17 June 2007 - "But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned!" —Galatians 1:8 (NIV)
10 June 2007 - "But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned!" —Galatians 1:8 (NIV)
3 June 2007 - "Hear, O Israel; The LORD our God, the Lord is one." —Deuteronomy 6:4 (NIV)

27 May 2007 - "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all of Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." —Acts 1:8 (NIV)
20 May 2007 - "How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity! ... For there the LORD bestows his blessing, even life forevermore." —Psalm 133:1, 3 (NIV)
13 May 2007 - "Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms." —I Peter 4:10 (NIV)
6 May 2007 - "Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you." —Jeremiah 32:17 (NIV)

29 April 2007 - "The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever." —I John 2:17 (NIV)
22 April 2007 - "For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him." —John 3:17 (NIV)
15 April 2007 - "They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death." —Revelation 12:11 (NIV)
8 April 2007 - "Jesus through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by his resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord." —Romans 1:4 (NIV)
1 April 2007 - "Do not be amazed at this, for a time is coming when all who are in their graves will hear his voice and come out—those who have done good will rise to live, and those who have done evil will rise to be condemned." —Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV)

25 March 2007 - "For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is a gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast." —Ephesians 2:8-9 (NIV)
18 March 2007 - "Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you." —Jeremiah 32:17 (NIV)
11 March 2007 - "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." —I John 1:9 (NIV)
4 March 2007 - "He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed." —I Peter 2:24 (NIV)

25 February 2007 - "He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed." —I Peter 2:24 (NIV)
18 February 2007 - "God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble." —Psalm 46:1b (NIV)
11 February 2007 - "I have set the LORD always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken." —Psalm 16:8 (NIV)
4 February 2007 - "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." —Joshua 1:9 (NIV)

28 January 2007 - "Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter." —Proverbs 24:11 (NIV)
21 January 2007 - "Rescue those being led away to death; hold back those staggering toward slaughter." —Proverbs 24:11 (NIV)
14 January 2007 - "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise." —Psalm 51:17 (NIV)
7 January 2007 - "Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and He will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded." —James 4:7-8 (NIV)