Pine Grove Christian Fellowship

I ran across this by Charles Swindoll, and it's pretty good:

I know of no other single practice in the Christian lifemore rewarding, practically speaking, than memorizing Scripture. That’s right.No other single discipline is more useful and rewarding than this. No othersingle exercise pays greater spiritual dividends! Your prayer life will bestrengthened. Your witnessing will be sharper and much more effective. Yourcounseling will be in demand. Your attitudes and outlook will begin to change. Yourmind will become alert and observant. Your confidence and assurance will beenhanced. Your faith will be solidified.

God’s Word is filled with exhortations to implant His truthin our hearts. David says that a young man can keep his life pure by treasuringGod’s Word in his heart (Psalm 37:31; 119:9 –11). Solomon refers to this inProverbs 4:4:

“Let your heart hold fast my words;

Keep my commandments and live.”

The words hold fast come from a single Hebrew term, meaning“to grasp, seize, lay hold of.” Scripture memory gives you a firm grasp of theWord — and allows the Word to get a firm grasp of you! Solomon also mentionswriting the Word “on the tablet of your heart” (Proverbs 7:3) and havingScriptures kept within you so “they may be ready on your lips” (22:18).

Now, I know you’ve been challenged to do this before. But is it happening?Perhaps you have procrastinated because you have mental blocks against it.Maybe you tried, but you either did not see the value or could not get beyondthe method that was demanded. I understand.

That’s why we have designed a Scripture memory program that is different. (Read on...)