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Many of you know at Stones Crossing Church during the month of May, we offer a series of four week classes on Tuesday nights that we call Stones U. These classes are designed to help you take your next step toward Christ. In fact, they could very well change your life! In this video, Pastor Morgan Adcock answers some questions about Stones U. and why you should sign up today.
We are fast approaching the end of 2010 and most of us are thinking about New Year’s resolutions for 2011. Many will set a goal to lose some weight, get out of debt, or spend more time with their family. While those are worthy goals, I would like to challenge you to do something that will change your life. Now, before I let you know what the challenge is, please commit to reading this entire post first. Once I share it, you will be tempted to stop reading and the opportunity for God to move in you dramatically will be lost. Here it is, are you ready?
I challenge you to memorize the book of Philippians.
Humor me for a minute and keep reading. If you decide to take this challenge, I guarantee instant results. In a word, your life will be transformed. Specifically,
I know how difficult memorizing Scripture can be. In our fast paced, over-committed lives, it is so easy to neglect reading the Bible. We cannot even imagine taking the time to memorize it. What we need is to partner together and encourage one another in this ancient practice. We also need a practical system that will open the door to our success. Tim Brister has developed just such a system. It is called the memory moleskine method. The reason why I like this system is that it provides a tool that can help us make the most of free moments we have during the day, moments we can use to memorize the Word of Life.
The goal is simple: to memorize the book of Philippians by Easter(April 24).
Here is what you need to do.
1. Purchase a Cahier Moleskine(3.5×5.5) at Border’s in Greenwood.
2. Download the PDF provided by Tim Brister.
3. Print and cut the weekly Scripture passage according to the border.
4. Use tape to paste the weekly selection of verses.
5. Try to find someone you can partner with for accountability.
6. Start the week of January 1!! (Yep…you need to hurry!)
Just to show you what I am talking about, I have included some pictures of my Cahier Moleskine.
Below is the inside cover on the left and the weekly schedule of memorization on the right.
Here is week 1 with Phil. 1:1-6 on the left and a note section on the right.
The review section is a place to help me make mental notes as I learn the passage. The reflection section is where I can write down how this passage applies to my life.
I am trusting God for 10 people to join me in this venture. Are you up to the challenge? If you are, let me know in the comment section.
