Verse 4

Sorry I'm a little late today!  I bet you were all sitting at your computers, tapping your fingers, waiting for me - weren't you?  I'm glad I waited until after church today to post though, because I'm going to use a verse from the sermon.
Last summer I had the privilege of hearing Pastor Mark Sallade preach.  In his sermon he said something along the lines of "talk to yourself instead of listening to yourself".  It was a good lesson to me to speak truth to myself instead of listening to negative self-talk.  Our pastor today brought up the same point and used Psalm 42:5 as an example where the psalmist had to preach to myself.  So that's going to be my verse this time.

Psalm 42:5 NIV
Why, my soul, are you downcast?  Why so disturbed within me?  Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

Verse 3

I will admit, I'm still stumbling over my last verse a little bit.  But since my son memorizes Bible verses as homework for school, I told him that I'd practice my verse when he practices his.  I think he's looking forward to quizzing me.  :)

I'm choosing a verse from Philippians because that's what our church is studying right now.  There are so many verses in Philippians that I love, but this week I'm going with 3:8.

Philippians 3:8 NIV
What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things.  I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ...