My church just recently entered year two of using the Fighter Verse Memory System as our church-wide program for memorizing scripture and it has been both personally challenging and rewarding. Challenging because it really is hard work to memorize scripture week after week. Most weeks it's a labor of love, but there are times when memorizing scripture takes a backseat to the craziness of life. But more than anything, I have found the the Fighter Verse system very rewarding. Putting scripture to memory strengthens your faith and helps you fight sin.
If you're someone, like me, who has always wanted to memorize scripture but never got around to actually doing it, this system will help you preserve and reap the rewards of arming yourself with God's word.
Desiring God recently posted two models of memorizing scripture. Very inspiring!
John Piper reciting the whole book of Philippians for his congregation during a sermon on Scripture meditation and memory.
Jon Bloom, Desiring God's Executive Director, recited the book of Hebrews as a sermon for his church.
Sam Crabtree, Executive Pastor at Bethlehem and Desiring God board member, recited the Sermon on the Mount at Bethlehem's 2010 Fighter Verse Kickoff event.
HT: Desiring God
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