Be encouraged! Whether you are memorizing a verse, a chapter, or the entire book—it is worth the effort! We do not earn God’s grace by memorizing scripture, but we do allow God more complete control if we humbly ask the Holy Spirit to guide us while we are memorizing.
Last time we reviewed some of the many reasons WHY to memorize scripture. Today, let’s dialogue about HOW to memorize scripture. Please write back to the blog with what works for you!
Stephen Simpson suggests:
IDEA ONE: SCHEDULE A TIME You schedule a time to eat, or brush your teeth don’t you? Why not schedule a time and place for scripture memorization?
IDEA TWO: 3 BY 5 CARDS Write down a passage on a card and then take them with you everywhere.
When you have a moment, pull out the deck of cards and review the top one. The cards can be sorted, stacked, dated or shuffled in any way that helps you review. A credit card folder from the dollar store can hold the cards. These cards can go on your car dash, by your morning coffee or taped to the TV!
IDEA THREE: OUT LOUD! Say it out loud in a clear voice as if you were talking to a group of people. Using more than your thoughts helps our brains retain more easily. Walking works for some people too!
IDEA FOUR: EMPHASIZE A WORD Read the portion you are memorizing several times, emphasizing a different word each time to help you link the sequence and word selection. Why did the Holy Spirit have Paul use that word at that time? Scripture comprehension is the sister of Scripture memorization!
IDEA FIVE: PLAY A ROLE Imagine yourself as the speaker, or the original reader, or a teacher expounding the text, or a person sitting listening to Paul himself or… Be creative with your memorization. Often our minds learn best if we relate the verse to something which can be seen or heard or imagined. Exaggeration, humor, motion, or color can fix the Biblical idea into your mind.
NEXT TIME: Using recordings to help you memorize…
Post Script:
Looking for some more suggestions? As with all books and websites, be discerning and ask the Holy Spirit what portion should influence you…
http://www.billygraham.org/LIC_Memorize.asp
http://www.memoryverses.org/
http://www.pursuinglife.com/biblememory.php
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Welcome to Memorizing Philippians
Welcome!
It is good to memorize Scripture. This blog is a temporary blog (March though May 2009) to help us at Trinity Baptist Church in Fairfield, CT memorize the book of Philippians.
Two weeks ago I mentioned some reasons to memorize scripture from John Piper:
Memorizing the Bible helps us...
· Be More like Jesus “we all behold the glory of the Lord are being transformed into that same image” (2 Cor 3:18) Bible memorization makes our gaze on Jesus steadier and clearer
· Triumph over Sin “How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. . . . I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you” (Psalm 119:9, 11). As sin lures the body into sinful action, we call to mind a Christ-revealing word of Scripture and slay the temptation with the superior worth and beauty of Christ over what sin offers.
· Comfort and Counsel for People You Love “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.” (Proverbs 25:11) The times when people need you to give them comfort and counsel do not always coincide with the times you have your Bible handy.
He sums it up by saying "When the heart full of God’s love can draw on the mind full of God’s word, timely blessings flow from the mouth."
What do you think? Why do you memorize scripture? I look forward to your comments.
Clif Davis
It is good to memorize Scripture. This blog is a temporary blog (March though May 2009) to help us at Trinity Baptist Church in Fairfield, CT memorize the book of Philippians.
Two weeks ago I mentioned some reasons to memorize scripture from John Piper:
Memorizing the Bible helps us...
· Be More like Jesus “we all behold the glory of the Lord are being transformed into that same image” (2 Cor 3:18) Bible memorization makes our gaze on Jesus steadier and clearer
· Triumph over Sin “How can a young man keep his way pure? By guarding it according to your word. . . . I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you” (Psalm 119:9, 11). As sin lures the body into sinful action, we call to mind a Christ-revealing word of Scripture and slay the temptation with the superior worth and beauty of Christ over what sin offers.
· Comfort and Counsel for People You Love “A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.” (Proverbs 25:11) The times when people need you to give them comfort and counsel do not always coincide with the times you have your Bible handy.
He sums it up by saying "When the heart full of God’s love can draw on the mind full of God’s word, timely blessings flow from the mouth."
What do you think? Why do you memorize scripture? I look forward to your comments.
Clif Davis
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