NOTE: Registration is now closed as of July 2018
Moving Too Fast?
As we head into spring and summer, the pace of life can pick up. End-of-school activities are scheduled; vacations are to be taken; warmer weather invites us outside more often.
Who has time for scripture?
Sure, we may grab a quick devotional or read our daily chapter. But too often we speed through, just to call it done.
When we rush through the words, we don’t give the Word much opportunity to stick around. We miss out on the life-changing attitudes and teachings that Jesus longs to give us.
Slow Down with Matthew 5
Two years ago with picked up in the middle of the Sermon on the Mount. We memorized Matthew 6 together. We lingered in the verses and hopefully still feel the effects of Jesus’s words to stay humble, to pray like Jesus taught, and to seek first God’s kingdom.
Now we’re going back to the beginning.
We invite you to slow down with us for a new Bible memorization challenge.
We’re going to sit this spring and summer with the red-letter words in Matthew 5:1-19, the beginning of Jesus’s famous sermon to the crowds on the mountain. And His sermon to us.
By learning 1-2 verses a week, we’re going to let Jesus’s sayings seep deeper inside of us. We’ll learn what it means to find true happiness, to be light in the world, to accept Christ’s complete fulfillment of the Law.
Join Us
When you sign up, we’ll send you the link to our packet of printables.
You can download and print scripture cards, 1st letter sheets, journal pages, and more. We’ll also send you a short email once a week during the months of the challenge to help you stay on track.
Below is our official schedule.
We’ll start on Monday, April 2, the day after Easter. We’ll take two scheduled breaks: the week of May 14 and the week of July 4. And we’ll finish the last week of July, before school starts again.
We hope you’ll take this journey with us.
Together we can renew our appreciation for Jesus’s simple teachings in our complicated times. We can gain clarity on who He really is. And we can view a truer picture of who He means us to be.
Would you help us spread the word to your friends?
I’m so excited about this! I worked on the Sermon on the Mount several years ago, and it’s definitely time for a review!
Yay! I’m glad to see you’ll be with us in Matthew 5, Michele. Your input is always valuable. And I’m guessing it will be even easier for you the second time around!
This is fabulous! And I love the dandelion! I dug into Matthew 5 a good bit researching for my word of the year, Shine. So much to chew on there! Many blessings as you share God’s wisdom!
How awesome that you’ve been digging into Matthew 5 already, Liz! I love when God is synchronous like that. We’ll be blessed by your participation with us, and will look forward to what you can enlighten us on. :)
Lisa, this sounds like a good opportunity. I will certainly think about joining. It’s such a good passage to commit to memory. Blessings to you! I’m your neighbor at #Glimpses.
Thanks, Gayl. Yes, I agree this passage will be a great one to spend lots of time in. I love red-letter words the most. :)
This looks like a great challenge!
I agree, Anita. It will be time well-invested to sit with Jesus through these words for a few months. I’m looking forward to it!
What a great way to memorize Scripture and stay accountable to one another!
Yes, it’s proven to be a great motivation to memorize with others. It helps us stay accountable to our own goals when we know we’re not alone. Thanks, Donna.