Sunday Services for 1.11.15 MEMORIZE Pastor Scott Kilpatrick January 11, 2015 The Word of God is central to the Christian life All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV) Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth. John 17:17 (NIV) Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path. Psalm 119:105 (NIV) For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 (NIV) As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, So is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. Isaiah 55:10-11 (NIV) The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the Lord blows on them. Surely the people are grass. The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever.” Isaiah 40:7-8 (NIV) It’s not enough to know about the Bible. You have to own it. I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you. Psalm 119:11 (NIV) How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, nor stand in the path of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers! But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night. He will be like a tree firmly planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers. Psalm 1:1-3 (NIV) Hiding God’s Word in our heart requires intentional discipline and practice. Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Romans 12:2a (NIV)