• When: 2018-04-16
  • QIC: Jar Jar, Spot, Nails
  • The PAX: Any man, any region


F3 Scripture Memory Project, i.e. F3 Sword

F3 Scripture Memory Project i.e. F3 Sword

Qs: Jar Jar @caseymcmillanmd, Nails @f3nails, Spot @cfdckip.  Group Twitter @f3Sword

As men, we desire constant improvement, which is why we frequently get together in the gloom to discipline our bodies and keep it under control (1 Cor 9:27). I have been encouraged and strengthened through various 3rd F activities over the past several years, and desire to offer another opportunity for us to grow.

“For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword”

One unfortunate characteristic of our generation is a lack of biblical knowledge, and more specifically, actually literally knowing God’s word by heart. Let’s change that. This will be a challenge designed to help us, as men, apply His actual words to our minds, hearts, and lives. I have been memorizing Scripture regularly, if infrequently, for over 20 years, and have experienced huge benefits from that. Here are a few reasons why we should be memorizing Scripture.

 

  1. It grows our love for God (Deut 6:4-6)
  2. God commands it (Joshua 1:8)
  3. It saturates our hearts with truth, all the time (Is 55:8)
  4. It equips us for spiritual warfare and helps us to withstand temptation (Eph 6:17)
  5. It satisfies our needs (Mt 4:4)
  6. It fuels and equips our witness (1 Pet 3:15)
  7. It improves our prayer (Mt 6:9)

 

So, starting on April 16th, 2018, you are invited to join a virtual AO to actively improve ourselves via memorizing God’s word. If you choose to partake, you will be held accountable for learning the assigned Scripture, typically around 4 verses weekly. Assigned Scriptures may be topical (eg. individual verses about the Word or brotherhood or exercise) or sequential (eg. Psalms 23 or the first paragraph of Romans 8). We will commit to doing this for 3 months initially, and if it goes well, we may just rinse and repeat. However, to encourage commitment, it will cost $10 to join, and there will be an awesome patch for everyone who finishes. You may even consider sponsoring a brother in need, or to encourage him. Any leftover funds will be donated to charity.

 

You may be thinking right now, “I’m no good at memorization, I won’t be able to keep up”. While it is true that this will come easier to some than others, memorization is a skill that can be improved, and with effort you will be able to do it. God doesn’t command without also equipping.

 

Future comz will provide more details on exactly how we will do this, and will also provide some resources and tips to help you (like notecards, apps like Remember Me, reminders, tape on your windshield, etc). We may use some sort of online logging system. You choose your own translation. The most important thing will be accountability with 1 or 2 partners (either chosen by you or assigned if needed), with whom you will communicate regularly (online or offline) for encouragement and help.

 

Please DM or email me if you are interested in this. Future messages will include details on registration. This commitment will help you become a better man, father, husband, coworker, etc, b/c as God says and Isaiah writes, “So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it.” Is 55:11

Aye!

-Jar Jar

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