Lisa Burgess, Author at Do Not Depart

10 Tips for Making the Most of Online Community

February 14, 2013 by Lisa Burgess 29 Comments

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Ephesians 4:29

Maybe we’re in our pajamas. Maybe it’s 3 a.m. Maybe we’re not even in town.

But in our new world, these are no longer limitations.

For example, in this little corner we gather any time, from many different countries, to memorize scripture together. We come to encourage or share a photo or ask a question (what does “portent” mean in Psalm 71:7?).

It’s online community. It’s relatively new to us all. And it’s quite an opportunity.

With only a keyboard and screen, we can type out love for God and others from wherever we are to any person with internet connectivity. While online encounters should never replace in-person ones, they are legitimately useful in our modern lives, a positive addition to our global neighborhood.

Here are ten tips to make the most of your online community:

1. Be you
Whether you’re an introvert or extrovert, have lots to say or little, you now have a turn to talk. Your voice—be it quiet or loud—has never had greater opportunity to be heard as widely as now. So be authentic and give what only you can—you and how you are seeing the Lord in our world. Stay within boundaries of comfort, safety, and appropriateness when you share, but do be real.

2. Genuinely listen
Turn up the volume to hear what others have to say. It’s tempting to quickly scan what others write, but tune in to their stories. Listen to their comments. Hear their hearts. Just because they can’t see whether or not you’re paying attention, read thoughtfully anyway.

3. Talk back
One-way communication doesn’t create community. If you want to establish relationships, leave a grateful comment after reading an encouraging post. Answer a question on Twitter. Message a Bible verse that would be helpful. Skype for back and forth conversation.

4. Pray
And don’t just say you will; do it. If an online friend shares a prayer request on a forum, pray as you read so you won’t forget. Or type out your prayer and email it out to them as well as up to God.

5. Go deep
Invest in a handful of online friends that you truly connect with by giving them extra attention. Nurture a smaller community within a larger one, such as the small groups of six in the Soli Deo Gloria community. Stick with the same blogger’s link-up for several weeks until you recognize who’s who.

6. Spread wide
Just as with face-to-face friends, you can only go deep with a few, but you can say a kind word to many—a quick “like” or “Happy Birthday” on a Facebook page keeps connections alive. I communicate with just a few words to many Spanish-speaking friends in El Salvador (thanks to Google Translate).

7. Accept limits
Monitor your time online; don’t sacrifice in-the-flesh companions because you’re tied to your iPhone. Don’t publish what you might regret; online words are documented and permanent. Slow down to respond; just because you can reply immediately doesn’t mean you have to. Honor confidences shared privately. Create appropriate boundaries with opposite-sex relationships.

8. Take it offline
Surprise an online friend with a card in your handwriting or a small gift via snail mail. If you’ve established a trusted relationship, and an opportunity arises, meet in person at a conference or restaurant or church. Talking online is good, but worshiping side by side—hearing each other sing praises or praying together—brings you even closer.

9. Be a resource
Recommend relevant sites, software tools, Pinterest boards to others who can benefit from them. Retweet helpful links. Welcome newbies to an online group you’re already in. Post helpful book reviews on sites like Amazon or reading groups like Goodreads.

10. Above all, love
The greatest command applies online as well as off—love God, love others (Matthew 22:36-39). Let this question be the final one you ask before you hit send or publish: “Am I loving God and loving others with these words?”

Our advancing technologies continue to provide new mediums to nurture friendships and build faith. Now that we’re online, let’s stay connected . . . for God’s glory and each others’ good.

Share your experience with online community. What social media do you use for community? Have you met online friends in person? Please leave a comment below.

Hiding His Word in My Heart {February Link-Up}

February 6, 2013 by Lisa Burgess 3 Comments

Have you been memorizing scripture in 2013? We’d love to hear what verses you are hiding in your heart!

Many of us are learning Psalm 71 together. It’s never too late to join in if you’re interested.

Suggested blog topics:

The verses I’m learning
What helps me stay on track
Why memorizing verses helps me

Please link a post from your own blog and/or share in the comments about your memory verses.

Let’s Mean It – “God Bless You!”

January 17, 2013 by Lisa Burgess 9 Comments

The LORD bless you and keep you;
the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
the LORD lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
Numbers 6:24-26

My daughter Jenna sneezes in pairs.

Jenna: Achoo!
Me: God bless you.
Jenna: Achoo!
Me: God bless you.

I don’t think twice about my response either time. If you were to sneeze behind me at Kroger, I’d give you a “God bless you,” too. You’d do the same for me, yes?

Are we practicing a spiritual discipline when we say those words? Probably not, if we’re only offering “God bless you” out of cultural habit.

But can offering blessings be an exercise in spiritual discipline? Most definitely. Something as simple as a “God bless you” can be redeemed for His glory. If exercised intentionally, blessing others brings you closer to God as you partner with Him to spread the love of Jesus.

Yet let’s not limit our verbal blessings to sneezing fits when we have so much more to offer.

God offered the first blessings (and continues to go first! Ephesians 1:3) on Adam and Eve with, “Be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis 1:22). He promised big blessings to Abraham as well as promised to make Abraham a blessing (Genesis 12:2-3).

Later we see Rebekah’s family blessing her (Genesis 24:60), Isaac blessing Jacob (Genesis 27:28-29), Jonathan blessing David (1 Samuel 20:13), and the psalmists routinely blessing God Himself (Psalm 103:1). From then to now, blessings are routinely offered in orthodox Jewish homes from parent to child.

In the Middle Ages, the simple “God bless you” phrase was to ward off the plague. Or to refill a supposed emptied body with good instead of evil spirits, having just sneezed out its soul.

But why and how should we bless others today?

1. To draw us nearer to the heart of God

When we consciously choose to speak God’s blessings into the lives of our friends, we press in closer to hear His heart so we’ll know what to offer. Listen to His blessings the apostles’ wrote:

“May grace and peace be multiplied to you.”
1 Peter 1:2

“May the God of peace equip you with everything good to do his will.”
Hebrews 13:20-21

We can use theirs as well as create our own blessings based on truths we’ve learned from the Lord:

“May the love of the Father awaken you; may the presence of the Son enliven you; may the breath of the Spirit empower you, to hope in His grace and to follow His will today.”

2. To exercise our priestly duties

But who are we to offer God’s blessings? Most of us aren’t ordained ministers or official church officers. Are we qualified for this? Yes! We are a royal priesthood (1 Peter 2:9), uniquely positioned to remind others of the gifts prepared for them by our good Father (James 1:17).

We’re not called to spectate as others give blessings; we’re called to participate. To bless and be blessed (1 Peter 3:9).

3. To feed a world hungry for God

By deciding to bless others as a spiritual discipline, we become more aware of those around us needing our Savior’s sweet touch.

Who could use a blessing from you this week?

A teacher: “May the Lord bless your work as you pour knowledge into the minds of children.”
A friend traveling: “May your presence be light and salt in every city you enter.”
A troubled sister: “May the Lord grow your peace by leaps and bounds and fill you with strength to endure every trial with hope.”
Your child: “May you grow in wisdom and understanding to see God’s love for you through my love for you.”
Your parents: “May you be richly replenished throughout your golden years for giving me life and teaching me to love the Lord.”

Say it. Pray it. Write it. Type it.
In person, in a card, in an email, over the phone. Just do it.

Friends don’t let friends live unblessed. Don’t let yours go until you bless them (Genesis 32:26).

May you be blessed by the Lord as you bless others through the Lord, with or without a sneeze for prompting.

When have you received a blessing from someone? Is there someone you can bless this week? Do you have a favorite scripture of blessing? We’d love to hear from you.

For more on how to give blessings, including and beyond the spoken word, I recommend The Blessing by John Trent and Gary Smalley.

Hiding His Word in My Heart {January Link-up}

January 9, 2013 by Lisa Burgess 1 Comment

What’s been your experience with memorizing scripture? Did you do it as a child? Have you tried it as an adult? We’d love to hear what you have to say. Please leave a comment below or link a post from your blog. Link-up will stay live all month so visit often.

It’s not too late to join in our new Psalm 71 memory challenge. Register here for more information and print out free resources here.

Free Resources for Memorizing Psalm 71

January 7, 2013 by Lisa Burgess 6 Comments

Will you be memorizing Psalm 71 with us?

Please use these free resources to help you. They are for ESV, but use your favorite version to memorize. If you create resources in other versions that you can share, please link in the comments below or add them on our Facebook page.

SCHEDULE

Week 1, Jan 13-Jan 19, Psalm 71:1-2
Week 2, Jan 20-Jan 26, Psalm 71:3
Week 3, Jan 27-Feb 2, Psalm 71:4-5
Week 4, Feb 3-Feb 9, Psalm 71:6
Week 5, Feb 10-Feb 16, Psalm 71:7-8
Week 6, Feb 17-Feb 23, Psalm 71:9
Week 7, Feb 24-Mar 2, Psalm 71:10-11
Week 8, Mar 3-Mar 9, Psalm 71:12-13
Week 9, Mar 10-Mar 16, Psalm 71:14-15
Week 10, Mar 17-Mar 23, Psalm 71:16-17
Week 11, Mar 24-Mar 30, Psalm 71:18
Week 12, Mar 31-Apr 6, Psalm 71:19-20
Week 13, Apr 7-Apr 13, Psalm 71:21-22
Week 14, Apr 14-Apr 20, Psalm 71:23-24

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We pray your time with God in His Word will be blessed!

My lips will shout for joy, when I sing praises to you; my soul also, which you have redeemed.
Psalm 71:23

Comments? Questions?

Register – Bible Memory Challenge Psalm 71

January 2, 2013 by Lisa Burgess 17 Comments

But I will hope continually and will praise you yet more and more.
Psalm 71:14

Start your year off in the Word! Beginning January 13, we’ll be memorizing one to two verses a week of Psalm 71, letting it sink deeply into our hearts and souls.

Will you join us? And invite others? Here’s a tweet to share:

Want to memorize Psalm 71 this year? Details at DoNotDepart: http://wp.me/p1Su7F-2f5 #HideHisWord

Return here Monday, January 7, to pick up free resources to help you memorize.

You can also join our Scripture Typer group and our Facebook group for extra practice and encouragement.

We’ll resume our monthly link-up on Wednesday, January 9, for your blog posts on memorizing scripture. We love reading what you have to say!

Comments or questions? Please leave below.

A Verse a Day – Personalized Gift Version

December 13, 2012 by Lisa Burgess 7 Comments

Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with Lisa, wherever Lisa goes.
Joshua 1:9

Is there someone on your Christmas list that could use some real encouragement? A special touch? A personalized gift from God?

With a little time and thought, you can make an investment in your friend or family member’s soul that might remain long after Christmas 2012 has been scrapbooked and/or forgotten.

All it will cost you is a 7-day pill organizer, some paper, and PRAYER.

Here’s what you do:

1. Get a container

Find a 7-day pill box (or any container of your choice).

2. Choose verses

Click on the Verses-Original here or the box below. Pray as you read through these verses (or choose your own) and mark which ones would be meaningful to your friend. Decide on at least one verse per day (a total of seven verses) or up to five verses per day (a total of 35 verses).

You can choose verses by category (one for each day of the week) or ignore the categories and just choose randomly. If you don’t want to personalize (using step 3), print out the verses now.

3. Personalize verses

If you do want to take it one step further and personalize these same verses you’ve chosen, click on the Verses-Personal here or the box below (same verses as above, just reformatted).

Either write these verses by hand, inserting your friend’s name in the appropriate spots OR for computer printing, save the Verses-Personal as a Word document on your computer, then use the simple “Find and replace” command to have the computer make all the changes for you in one clean swoop, using–Find what: [NAME], Replace with: Ashley, and “replace all”. With one keystroke, all the verses are now personal.

Example:

Change this:
May the God of hope fill [NAME] with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit [NAME] may abound in hope.
Romans 15:13

Into this:
May the God of hope fill Ashley with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit Ashley may abound in hope.
Romans 15:13

4. Cut and fill

Cut the verses into individual strips. Fold and insert one verse per day (or up to five) in each box of the pill holder.

5. Wrap in prayer

As you wrap it up or place in a gift bag, pray for your friend to be blessed by the Living Word through your gift of these written words. It’s a gift of love and life that will be appreciated each day.

And don’t be surprised if you, too, are blessed as you put this gift together at Christmas or any time of the year!

What’s a favorite scripture you would recommend sharing with a friend?

Can You Hear Me Now, God? – Thankful that He Listens

November 8, 2012 by Lisa Burgess 20 Comments

Hear my cry, O God, listen to my prayer.
Psalm 61:1

I failed this week. My husband Jeff needed to talk about his frustrations at work. And he needed me to listen. But instead I twisted something he said about himself into something about me. I grew insecure, the conversation got derailed, and he felt unheard.

Who listens to you?

When you have something you need to pour out, who do you talk to? We all have go-to friends or family we know will hear us out.

But what about God? Do you go to Him?

Because you can’t watch His eyes to see if He’s paying attention, do you wonder if you have coverage? Do you think He’ll tune you out if you don’t pray with the right words? Do you think you have to be perfect to deserve an audience?

If so, it’s time to believe differently. God does listen. Here’s how you can know.

God hears because:

1. God is alive

When Elijah, God’s prophet, contested with Baal’s prophets, it was only the real God who heard and acted (1 Kings 18:36-38). Idols of wood and stone can’t hear (Deuteronomy 4:28). You have a Savior who is very much alive, inviting you near to His throne of grace to talk with Him (Hebrews 4:14-16).

2. God is with you

As a believer, wherever you go, there goes God. You are the temple for His Spirit (1 Corinthians 3:16). He’s always close and is never out of range.

3. God delights in delivering

When Hagar and Ishmael cried out, God heard and delivered (Genesis 21:16-17). When the Hebrews groaned in slavery in Egypt, God heard and delivered (Exodus 2:24). When you cry for help, He hears and will deliver you, too (Psalm 34:17).

4. God is your Father

Would you turn a deaf ear if your child said, “Mom, I have something I need to talk about”? If you in your imperfect parenting can listen, how much more will God, the perfect Parent, listen when you have something to say to Him (Matthew 7:11)?

5. God loves you

God listens because He cares (Psalm 145:17-18). When Nehemiah cried for God’s ears to be attentive, God gave him favor with King Artaxerxes (Nehemiah 1:5-6). He longs to give you what you need, too, if you will ask Him for it (Matthew 7:7).

God hears you because of who He is (Psalm 143:1). And whose you are. Not because you’ve mastered a prayer formula. Not because you’ve been good enough to earn His attention. But because you are His.

He will never fail to listen to His own.

Jesus thanked God that He heard Him (John 11:41).
Will you thank Him for that, too?
He’d love to hear you right now.

But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of my prayer.
Psalm 66:19

Let’s start a thank-you list to God. Can you add a thankful comment about a blessing you’ve received this week, large or small? He’s listening!

Hiding His Word in My Heart {November Link-Up}

November 7, 2012 by Lisa Burgess 7 Comments

Do you memorize scripture?
Where do you keep the verses as you’re learning them?
Do you have a system for review?

We want to hear what you have to share!

Please link your posts on scripture memory below. Or share in the comments.

Visit often during November to add more links and read and comment on what others are sharing.

Stay Alert! – Unshakeable Faith Week 4

October 12, 2012 by Lisa Burgess 18 Comments

What are your valuables? How do you protect them?

How do you protect your most precious treasure—your relationship with God—against temptations to destroy it?

Jesus told Peter to “Watch and pray that you may not enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Mark 14:38).

In what practical ways can we do that?

[Click here if you can’t see the video above]

What is one of your weak spots? How do you guard against it? Please share.

Adoption: It’s about the Father

October 11, 2012 by Lisa Burgess 8 Comments

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
Romans 8:14-15

If you’re a believer in Jesus as your Lord, you know it includes adoption by God, His Father. But how comfortable are you with that bond? Is your relationship with Him the central relationship in your life?

Does knowing you’re His daughter bring you the joy and security you’d hoped for?

Roman Adoption vs. Slavery

At the time of the apostle Paul’s writings, in the Roman world as now, a child from one family could legally be transferred to another family through adoption. He became an equal heir with any children by birth. He was often as equally loved as any natural-born child and treated no less inferior, according to Biblical scholar F. F. Bruce.

But what about a slave child brought into a family? Both the slave child and the family child were to do what they were told, go where they were sent, eat what was put before them. Neither had authority or control to make high-level decisions or to live on their own.

But there the similarities ended.

One lived in fear. The other did not.
One could make no plans. The other had choices.
One was property. The other was free.

The Father Difference

Were the children inherently different themselves? No. The difference was the adult in charge.

As Christians, we have all the privileges of the adopted child—the free child—not because we’re smarter or holier or more worthy, but because of the One who rescued us—the Father.

Led by the Spirit of God, as children of God (Romans 8:14), we no longer have a spirit of slavery to push us down in fear.

Still Afraid?

But I’ll admit I still live with fears. What if my husband loses his job or my daughter can’t have children or I end up with Alzheimer’s?

Do these worries mean I’m not a child of God?
No.

But it might mean I’m not putting total confidence in my adoptive Father and His promises. Not for a perfect life now—that’s never the promise—but to be held by a perfect Father through the imperfections here. Even though I’ve been given a full measure of the Spirit of adoption, I’m still in the process of fully accepting it.

Cry Abba, Father

In Romans 8:15, Paul uses both the Aramaic word for father, Abba, and the Greek word, Pater. Jesus used the same words in His passionate prayer to God in Gethsemane (Mark 14:36) when He called out “Abba, Father!”

But slaves weren’t allowed to use the more deeply affectionate terms Abba or Imma (mother) when speaking with their masters. Those were only meant for children.

Children like us—kids intentionally chosen and extravagantly loved into a family.

His Spirit breathes into our spirit, confirming our true identity as His children. He leads us away from the slavery of fears into a life of freedom. We can now not only say, but cry out, “Father,my Abba!”

What a beautiful birthright to inherit.

The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ….
Romans 8:16-17

What, if any, insecurities do you still carry around needlessly, despite being a child of God?

What scriptures and experiences have helped you grow more confident in your adoption by our Abba, Father?

Please share—it’s family talk.

Hiding His Word in My Heart {October Link-Up}

October 3, 2012 by Lisa Burgess 1 Comment

Please link your posts below about scripture memory.

Bible Notebook: Tabs

September 13, 2012 by Lisa Burgess 15 Comments

What do you do with . . .

the sermon notes you took last Sunday?
the handouts from your ladies’ group book study at church?
the list of memory verses you’re hiding in your heart?

If you want to collect all those scattered papers and capture your insights in one place, we’re offering free printables all month to help you create your own Bible notebook.

Getting organized isn’t as difficult as you might think, and is less time-consuming in the long run than chasing down paper clutter or forgetting lessons you want to remember.

Here are 4 easy first steps:

Print this page of tabs (three blank tabs included)
Cut on the solid lines; fold on the dotted lines (makes the category visible from front and back)
Insert tabs into plastic tab dividers or tape onto a piece of paper (use only the ones you need)
Put all into a binder with loose-leaf notebook paper (or decorative paper if you’d prefer)

Then start collecting! Just by setting up the notebook, you’ve conquered one of the greatest hindrances to getting organized.

God wants us to remember and worship Him for what He’s done and is currently doing. Being organized makes that easier, as well as helps us serve others more effectively by accessing scriptures we’ve learned from.

I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your wonders of old. I will ponder all your work, and meditate on your mighty deeds.
Psalm 77:11-12

Click here to download your free printable tabs sheet.

What categories would you include in a notebook? Please leave your suggestions here.

Hiding His Word in My Heart {September Link-up}

September 5, 2012 by Lisa Burgess 3 Comments

Link your post(s) below about scripture memory.
Then please be friendly and visit one or two other links. You’ll be blessed.

His Word When We Doubt

August 9, 2012 by Lisa Burgess 30 Comments

You read the Bible. Study the Bible. Even have portions of it memorized.

But what happens when real life seems to drown out what it says? Or when the words seem stale?

I confess I’m a Bible-believing Christian. I’ve rested on truths in the Word for years. Yet—as much as I hate to admit it—I can still wrestle with the simplest precepts when I’m faced with the unknown.

Like this spring and summer. When the opportunity came to return to El Salvador, I knew I wanted to go. And when a volunteer was needed to head up the VBS team, I knew it should be me. I prayed about it; God confirmed it; I signed up.

So what was the problem? The obstacles loomed too large—we lacked enough Spanish-speakers; we lacked enough adult helpers; we lacked enough people, period.

Yet the real problem?
I was doubting God’s goodness.

I knew He loved me enough to die for me, to make me whole, to save my soul. But did He love me enough to actively work a VBS with me in Central America?

Maybe it’s not logical, but I wanted to know more than I was forgiven or justified or sanctified. I needed to know I was cared about like a little girl by her father.

Doubts withstanding, I wrote skits. I ordered stickers. I bought jump ropes. Pray, plan, and press on.

Then something happened.

For months I’d been working on Psalm 103. “Bless the Lord, O my soul…” For months I’d wrestled with getting the words right. For months I’d wondered if I’d ever get the last verses in order.

But exactly one week before my mission trip, instead of working the Psalm, I surrendered to it. I made a counterintuitive move—instead of forging ahead with much-needed packing for VBS, for one day I’d pack nothing, speak nothing, do nothing but sit with God. And Psalm 103.

And there he uncovered the missing piece I’d been looking at all along—a scripture I’d read ninety-nine times, but needed to read a hundredth.

As a father shows compassion to his children, so the LORD shows compassion to those who fear him.
Psalm 103:13

The words “shows compassion” communicated boldly.

If I could spend months and dollars and emotions on plans to show compassion to kids I didn’t even know, how much more would my Father show compassion to me, a child He did know, and know intimately?

Not only would He go with me to El Salvador, but He also had been planning for months, setting up gifts of grace for me to receive there, gifts of His tender compassion for a daughter He loved.

With one verse, in one day, old words I’d underlined three Bibles ago were made new again, breathing fresh life into the empty crevices of my soul.

His Words never die because He continues to speak them.

Never give up reading what you think you already know. Because they’re not just words on a page; they’re the heart of a Savior. They’re more than scriptures to sharpen a doctrine; they’re love letters from a Father. For child after child, year after year.

And was God compassionate to me in El Salvador? Oh my, yes. In ways a little girl couldn’t have imagined.

If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father who is in heaven give good things to those who ask him!
Matthew 7:11

Reading the Bible isn’t just about gaining knowledge. It’s about the Spirit changing our lives.
What old words have touched you in a new way lately?
How have you experienced the Word as still alive?
Please join in the conversation.

1 Peter 1 Bible Memory Challenge – Registration/Resources

August 8, 2012 by Lisa Burgess 24 Comments

Let’s memorize 1 Peter 1 together, starting August 19!

Suggested Schedule

Week 1, Aug 19-Aug 25, 1 Peter 1:1-2
Week 2, Aug 26-Sep 1, 1 Peter 1:3
Week 3, Sep 2-Sep 8, 1 Peter 1:4-5
Week 4, Sep 9-Sep 15, 1 Peter 1:6-7
Week 5, Sep 16-Sep 22, 1 Peter 1:8-9
Week 6, Sep 23-Sep 29, 1 Peter 1:10-11
Week 7, Sep 30-Oct 6, 1 Peter 1:12
Week 8, Oct 7-Oct 13, 1 Peter 1:13
Week 9, Oct 14-Oct 20, 1 Peter 1:14-16
Week 10, Oct 21-Oct 27, 1 Peter 1:17-19
Week 11, Oct 28-Nov 3, 1 Peter 1:20-21
Week 12, Nov 4-Nov 10, 1 Peter 1:22-23
Week 13, Nov 11-Nov 17, 1 Peter 1:24-25

Resources

[Note: These resources are for ESV, but memorize in the version you prefer]

Schedule and Text Cards

First Letters Cards

Audio from Bible Gateway, read by Max McLean

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Groups

Invite your friends to join us! I’ll be tweeting this:

Will you join us in memorizing 1 Peter 1 @DoNotDepart? http://bit.ly/Mu3ZS0 #HideHisWord

Whether or not you will be participating, will you please pray for those who will be striving to hide this portion of God’s Word in their hearts? It won’t be easy (not gonna lie), but it will be worth it. Thank you!

Questions? Comments? Please leave below.