Memory: Philippians 3:12-14

THIS YEAR IS THE YEAR TO MEMORIZE SCRIPTURE! 

THE VERSE FOR THIS WEEK IS: 

Philippians 3:12-14 (New International Version, ©2010)

 ¹² Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me. ¹³ Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, ¹⁴ I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.

To better our effectiveness at memorizing scripture: Let's try some new strategies!

So that we can really memorize scripture this year, I would like everyone to commit to the following statement:

I will be discipline in learning scripture and hold myself and others accountable. 

By committing to this you are saying that you will be willing to sign-up for a memory accountability partner. As Memory Accountability Partners (MAP) you will obligated to connect to the person weekly and ask if they have completed the memory verse. Even if you haven't memorized the verse yourself, you must connect with each other. You can use: Phone, Text, Facebook, email, IM, Twitter etc... Whatever works for you two. After reciting the verse you should encourage and pray for each other. 

After you've connected: Make sure one of you sends me an email with both person(s) grade. I will track how you've been doing each week so that you can see your progression at the end of each month. 

These are the three Grades you can receive:

Memorized (Atleast 90% memorized word-for-word, no help)

Almost-Memorized (89%-50% Memorized, may need help)

Not-Memorized (49%-0% Memorized) 

If you can't connect with your memory partner that week, just send the verse to me (from memory) and I will grade your attempt. 

Just Reply: "ACCOUNT-me in" if your ready for the next step towards memorization. I will pull names at random (If you already have a memory partner just indicate who, so I can keep track)

Just Reply: "Mailing List" If you would not like to have a Memory Accountability Partner (MAP), but would just like to stay on the mailing list and just send the scriptures in to me as we always have done, that's cool. 

If you would like to be removed from the mailing list: Just Reply: "Remove"   

I hope to have everyone matched up quickly so please respond ASAP.