• Your child will be memorizing a portion of scripture throughout the 2019-2020 school year.
• Please take time each day to practice the verse of the week and review the previous verses learned.
• Along with memorizing scripture, your child will be learning what that scripture means in order to fully comprehend what they are memorizing.

Books of the Bible Song

Psalm 103

3-23-20

Review Psalm 103:1-19

3-2-20

v.19 “The LORD has established his throne in heaven, and his kingdom rules over all.”

-God is in His mighty place/throne in heaven

-He rules over all He has created

-We have access to Him because of Jesus

2-24-20

v.18 "with those who keep his covenant and remember to obey his precepts."

-God pours out His love on those that keep His covenant

-We hear the words but we must do the words of the Lord

2-10-20

v.17 “But from everlasting to everlasting the LORD’s love is with those who fear him, and his righteousness with their children’s children--”

-God's love and mercy are for eternity for those who fear Him

-It is important we recognize the mightiness of God and where that puts us in comparison to Him

2-3-20

v.16 "the wind blows over it and it is gone, and its place remembers it no more."

-Things will happen on this earth; they will come and go

-Make the best of each moment. Be intentional

1-27-20

v.15 “As for man, his days are like grass, he flourishes like a flower of the field;”

-We will not live on earth forever

-We have eternity to look forward to in heaven

1-21-20

v.14 "for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.”

-God knows us so well because He made us, He formed us

-He knows we have a sinful nature and is willing to love us anyways and pour out His compassion on us

1-14-20

v.13 "As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;”

-A father loves his children and shows them forgiveness and teaching when a wrong is made

-God is our Father and we are His children

-...a reverent fear

12-9-19

v.12 "as far as the East is from the West, so far has He removed our transgressions from us."

-If you go East, you never run into West

-When we ask for forgiveness for a sin, God is faithful to forgive and remove our sin and not bring it up again

12-2-19

v.11 "For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is his love for those who fear him;”

-Our minds can't fathom where heaven is, neither can our minds fathom how great His love is for us

-We are to fear the Lord and His goodness. A reverent fear. His mercy is great towards us.

11-18-19

v.10 "He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities.”

-God’s patience leads us to repentance Romans 2:4

-Our sins deserve death, God gave us Jesus to bear our sins and take sin's punishment for us so we could have life

11-11-19

v.9 "He will not always accuse, nor will he harbor his anger forever;"

-God may show us displeasure in our choices and even discipline

-He will not hold our sins over our heads...The Lord is merciful

10-21-19

v.8 "The Lord is compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in love."

-God is tender, full of compassion and ready to forgive

-God revealed this about himself to Moses on Mount Horeb in Exodus 34

10-14-19

v.7 "He made known his ways to Moses, his deeds to the people of Israel:”

-God has revealed Himself to us through Divine revelation through scripture

-He gives us knowledge and examples as to the way we are to walk in Him

-We must read the scripture and hear God as He speaks to us through it

9-30-19

v.6 "The Lord works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed."

-David notes praising God for His favor on others now also

-God is good to all

-It is God’s honor to humble the proud and help the helpless

9-23-19

v.5 "who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagles."

-It is the favor and grace of God that can give satisfaction to our soul

-He knows what good things we need

-God, by His grace and Holy Spirit, renews our lives with His joy

9-16-19

v.4 "who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion."

-God has saved us from eternal death and ruin...God redeems us

-God gives us the gift of loving us and having compassion on us...He crowns us with this gift of His

9-9-19

v.3 "who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,"

-God has forgiven and will continue to forgive all our sins through the blood of Jesus on the cross

-The diseases referred to here are of the soul, eternal separation from God, not necessarily physical although Jesus can heal physical diseases

9-3-19

v.2 “Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits--”

-David continues to praise God through thanking him for the gifts he has given him

8-26-19

v.1 "Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name."

-The psalmist, David, is stirring up himself to praise God. We are called to praise God with all our being (our heart, mind, soul).