Do you have difficulty memorizing Scripture? You are not alone. The most common reasons I hear for not memorizing Scripture are “Bible verses are for the children” or “I don’t have a good memory” or “I’m too old to memorize” and probably the most honest “It’s too much work and to tell you the truth I’m just too lazy!” But considering the advantages of memorization and meditation gleaned from just the two verses quoted above should be reason enough to motivate every believer to seriously consider (or re-consider) Scripture memorization as an integral part of disciplining (gymnazo – what does this sound like? what

Beloved, you never know when you might need to recall the memorized Word. Darlene Diebler Rose was a missionary who was captured by the Japanese in WWII and spent four years in a prison camp. Below is her testimony to the power of God’s memorized Word, which truly became to her the “Word of Life!” As a child and young person, I had had a driving compulsion to memorize the written Word. In the cell I was grateful now for those days in Vacation Bible School, when I had memorized many single verses, complete chapters, and Psalms, as well as whole books

MEMORIZATION METHOD OUTLINE Memorize 2 verses of a passage or book of the Bible a weekday 5 minutes in the Morning and 5 minutes in the Evening (if necessary) MORNING – 5 MINUTES 1. Read the verse allowed 3 times. 2. Resaythe verse out loud once with out looking at the scriptures (1x). Do not worry if you do not have it perfect.  You perfect your verses in your reviewing process. 3. write the verse on paper or card once. Make sure you write it exactly. 4. Reread the verse you wrote 3 times. 5. Recite it from memory (1x). 

A gospel-driven church cares about width and depth. Churches that grow deep without growing wide are probably not as deep in Jesus as they think because Jesus came to seek and save the lost. In the same way, churches that grow wide without growing deep are probably not as wide as they think because heaven counts disciples, not decisions. A church’s ultimate impact is not only measured by the disciples it makes but in making disciples who make disciples.

Here are some articles I found in working through my resolutions for this year. Make Habits, Not Resolutions 5 Things Failed New Year’s Resolutions Teach Us 4 Mistakes That Will Sabotage Your New Year’s Resolutions The Resolutions of Jonathan Edwards Jonathan Edwards Resolutions Modernized By Dennis Griffith

Briefing Articles from Matthais Media Why you shouldn’t memorize Bible verses A three-course banquet of Bible memorization A smorgasbord of Bible memorization methods (and one way to learn whole books) The delightful results of memorizing the Bible Scripture-Memory-Booklet-.pdfWhy and How to Memorize10 Rs Scripture Memory Method Outline