If you want to memorize Scripture, but aren't sure what to memorize or how, this system is exactly what you need to begin hiding God's word in your heart (Psalm 119:11). All verses are from the New Living Translation (NLT) Bible. Click here for a printable PDF list of verses.
Ephesians 6:1-3 (Topic: Parents) - April 2012, 2015
1 Children, obey your parents because you belong to the Lord, for this is the right thing to do. 2 “Honor your father and mother.” This is the first commandment with a promise: 3 If you honor your father and mother, “things will go well for you, and you will have a long life on the earth.”
2 Corinthians 5:21 (Topic: Good News) - May 2012, 2015
For God made Christ, who never sinned, to be the offering for our sin, so that we could be made right with God through Christ.
Philippians 2:3-4 (Topic: Mission) - June 2012, 2015
3 Don’t be selfish; don’t try to impress others. Be humble, thinking of others as better than yourselves. 4 Don’t look out only for your own interests, but take an interest in others, too.
Proverbs 13:20 (Topic: Community) - July 2012, 2015
Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble.
Colossians 3:2 (Topic: Purity) - August 2012, 2015
Think about the things of heaven, not the things of earth.
Proverbs 3:5-6 (Topic: Trust) - September 2012, 2015
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. 6 Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take.
Galatians 1:10 (Topic: Approval) - October 2012, 2015
Obviously, I’m not trying to win the approval of people, but of God. If pleasing people were my goal, I would not be Christ’s servant.
Romans 5:8 (Topic: Good News) - November 2012, 2015
But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.
Galatians 6:9 (Topic: Mission) - December 2012, 2015
So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.
Hebrews 10:24-25 (Topic: Community) - January 2013, 2016
24 Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works. 25 And let us not neglect our meeting together, as some people do, but encourage one another, especially now that the day of his return is drawing near.
1 Thessalonians 4:3-4 (Topic: Purity) – February 2013, 2016
3 God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin. 4 Then each of you will control his own body and live in holiness and honor.
Romans 12:1-2 (Topic: Worship) - March 2013, 2016
1 And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God because of all he has done for you. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice—the kind he will find acceptable. This is truly the way to worship him. 2 Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.
Philippians 4:6-7 (Topic: Worry & Peace) - April 2013, 2016
6 Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. 7 Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.
1 John 5:11-12 (Topic: Good News) - May 2013, 2016
11 And this is what God has testified: He has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12 Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life.
Hebrews 12:1-3 (Topic: Mission) - June 2013, 2016
1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. 2 We do this by keeping our eyes on Jesus, the champion who initiates and perfects our faith. Because of the joy awaiting him, he endured the cross, disregarding its shame. Now he is seated in the place of honor beside God’s throne. 3 Think of all the hostility he endured from sinful people; then you won’t become weary and give up.
Ephesians 4:2-3 (Topic: Community) - July 2013, 2016
2 Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. 3 Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace.
Psalm 139:14 (Topic: Identity) - August 2013, 2016
Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship is marvelous—how well I know it.
James 1:2-4 (Topic: Trials) - September 2013, 2016
2 Dear brothers and sisters, when troubles come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. 3 For you know that when your faith is tested, your endurance has a chance to grow. 4 So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be perfect and complete, needing nothing.
Jeremiah 29:11 (Topic: Plans) - October 2013, 2016
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
Ephesians 2:8-9 (Topic: Good News) - November 2013, 2016
8 God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God. 9 Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.
Ephesians 4:29 (Topic: Speech) - December 2013, 2016
Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.
Proverbs 13:4 (Topic: Laziness) - January 2014, 2017
Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper.
1 John 1:9 (Topic: Forgiveness) - February 2014, 2017
But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.
1 Corinthians 10:13 (Topic: Temptation) - March 2014, 2017
The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.
2 Timothy 3:16-17 (Topic: Bible) - April 2011, 2014
16 All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. 17 God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work.
Romans 10:9 (Topic: Good News) - May 2011, 2014
If you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
2 Timothy 4:2 (Topic: Mission) - June 2011, 2014
Preach the word of God. Be prepared, whether the time is favorable or not. Patiently correct, rebuke, and encourage your people with good teaching.
Proverbs 27:17 (Topic: Community) - July 2011, 2014
As iron sharpens iron, so a friend sharpens a friend.
1 Corinthians 6:18 (Topic: Purity) - August 2011, 2014
Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body.
Hebrews 4:12 (Topic: Bible) - September 2011, 2014
For the word of God is alive and powerful. It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, cutting between soul and spirit, between joint and marrow. It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires.
Proverbs 4:23 (Topic: Heart) - October 2011, 2014
Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.
Romans 6:23 (Topic: Good News) - November 2011, 2014
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 1:16 (Topic: Mission) - December 2011, 2014
For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile.
Proverbs 15:22 (Topic: Community) - January 2012, 2015
Plans go wrong for lack of advice; many advisers bring success.
Philippians 4:8 (Topic: Purity) - February 2012, 2015
And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.
Romans 1:20 (Topic: God Revealed) - March 2012, 2015
For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God.
