Scripture Memory

You can never know too much about the Bible and God’s promises to us. As a new year begins consider planting the Word of God on your heart by committing to memorizing scripture. Over the next 52 weeks we will be exploring, and committing to memory, 52 passages that have been chosen as some of the most inspiring and uplifting verses in the Bible. Of course this isn't meant to be a definitive list, but it’s a good start in planting the Word of God on our hearts. Our goal is not to get you to just memorize Scripture—but to also understand the Scripture you are memorizing and plant them into your daily lives. Included with each memory verse is a brief explanation of each passage which will help you have the context of the passage, and not just the passage itself.

Week 36	Galatians 2:20	Week 37
Week 34	Matthew 5:16	Week 35	Romans 10:9-10
Week 32	2 Corinthians 12:9-10	Week 33	Psalm 23:1-6
Week 30	Titus 2:12-13	Week 31	Psalm 63:1-3
Week 28	I John 2:15-17	Week 29	2 Timothy 2:15
Week 26	I John 4:9-10	Week 27	John 3:16-17
Week 24	I John 3:2-3	Week 25	Jude 24-25
Week 22	1 Peter 2:1-2	Week 23	Proverbs 3:5-6
Week 20	1 Peter 1:3-4	Week 21	Galatians 5:22-23
Week 18	I Peter 1:18-19	Week 19	2 Corinthians 5:21
Week 16	Luke 9:23-24	Week 17	Romans 5:6-8
Week 14	Joshua 1:8	Week 15	Romans 6:12-13
Week 12	Colossians 2:13-14	Week 13	Matthew 28:19-20
Week 10	Psalm 19:7-9	Week 11	Ephesians 2:8-9
Week 8	I Timothy 3:16	Week 9	2 Timothy 3:16-17
Week 6	Isaiah 53:4-6	Week 7	Philippians 1:6
Week 4	Hebrews 4:12	Week 5	I Corinthians 6:19-20
Week 2	Jeremiah 9:23-24	Week 3	Romans 8:28

To help you commit these passages to memory here are a few suggestions. Copy the Scripture passage onto a note card or cut it out of this page and keep it in your pocket, display it at your desk, tape it to your bathroom mirror, or review it while waiting in line at lunch. This will help reinforce visually what you are committing to memory. Also, read over the passage explanation as many times as you can each day during the week to help you really understand the meaning behind the words in the passage. Another thing you should do is spend some time meditating on the passage and explanation and then ask yourself the following questions:

¨ What does this passage teach me about Jesus Christ?
¨ Does this passage contain any command for me to obey?
¨ Is there any promise for me to claim?
¨ Is there any instruction for me to follow?

Not all of the questions can be answered for every passage. Memorizing for memorization sake won’t do anyone any good, but if you make the passage real, and applicable to your life, then you will be equipped to use the passage when you need it.