Christ Lutheran School Memory Verses 2008-2009
1st Quarter

August
Manner: Be friendly—Greet people by name and introduce yourself
Value: Faith in Action Promise: God Made Me and the World

August 18-22
V: Matthew 22:37 Jesus said, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.”
P: Psalm 139:14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

August 25 – August 28
V: 1 John 3:18 Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and truth.
P: Genesis 2:7 The Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living soul.

September
Manner: Be courteous-use please, thank you, and you’re welcome
Values: Responsibility Promise: The Bible is the True Word; Our Strength and Our Guide

September 2-5
V: Acts 5:29 We must obey God rather than man.
P: 2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness

September 8-12
V: Luke 11:28 Blessed are those who hear the word of God and obey it.
P: Joshua 1:8 Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.

September 15-19
V: Psalm 24:1 The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.
P: Psalm 119:105 “Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.”

September 22-26
V: Luke 21:36 Be always on the watch and pray.
P: Romans 1:16a I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes.

October
Manner: Be polite—use excuse me
Value: Honesty Promise: Assurance of God’s Forgiveness

September 29-October 3
V: Proverbs 12:17 A truthful witness gives honest testimony, but a false witness tells lies.
P: I John 1:8-9 If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.

October 6-10
V: Psalm 19:14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
P: Isaiah 43:25 “Even I, am He who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more.”

October 14-17
V: Eighth Commandment - You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.
P: Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, let us reason together,” says the Lord. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red as crimson, they shall be like wool.

End of 1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

October 20-24
V: Proverbs 12:22 The Lord detest lying lips, but he delights in men who are truthful.
P: Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

October 27-31
V: Ephesians 6:1 Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
P: John 1:1-2 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

November
Manner: Be considerate of other’s health
Value: Respect Promise: God is the One True God; Trinity

November 3-7
V: Fourth Commandment - Honor your father and mother.
P: John 17:3 This is eternal life: that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.

November 10-14
V: Matthew 7:12 So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.
P: Deuteronomy 6:4 Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is One.

November 17-21
V: 1 Peter 2:17 Show proper respect to everyone.
P: Matthew 28: 19-20 Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.

December
Manner: Be considerate—put others first
Value: Stewardship Promise: God Provides for Me

December 1-5
V: 2 Corinthians 9:7 Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
P: Philippians 4:6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

December 8-12
V: Acts 20:35b It is more blessed to give than to receive.
P: Matthew 6:33-34 But seek first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.”

December 15-19
V: Matthew 6:19-21 Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy…, but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
P: Philippians 4:13 I can do everything through him who gives me strength.

January
Manner: Be repentant—please forgive me
Value: Compassion Promise: God gives us Love and Peace

January 5-9
V: Ephesians 4:32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
P: Lamentations 3:22-23 Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.

End of 2nd Quarter

3rd Quarter

January 12-16
V: Colossians 3:12 Therefore, as God’s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
P: John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

January 20-23
V: Nehemiah 9:17b But you are a gracious and compassionate God, slow to anger and abounding in love.
P: Psalm 91:1-2 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, "He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust."

January 26-30
V: 1 John 4:11 Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another.
P: John 14:1 Do not let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God; trust also in me.

February
Manner: Be forgiving—say I forgive you
Value: Self-Control Promise: God Listens to Me and Answers Prayer

February 2-6:
V: Psalm 111:4b The Lord is gracious and compassionate.
P: Romans 8:38-39 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

February 9-13
V: Proverbs 25:3 Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.
P: Jeremiah 33: 3 Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.

February 16-20
V: 1 Peter 5:8 Be self-controlled and alert. Your enemy the devil prowls around like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour.
P: John 15:5 "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

February 23-27
V: 1 Thessalonians 5:8 Let us be self-controlled, putting on faith and love as a breastplate.
P: I Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.

March
Manner: Use proper phone etiquette
Value: Strong Work Ethic Promise: God Gives Assurance of Salvation and Heaven

March 2-6
V: Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
P: Jeremiah 29:11 “I know the plans I have for you, “declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”

March 16-20
V: Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might.
P: John 5:24 "I tell you the truth, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be condemned; he has crossed over from death to life.

End of Third Quarter

4th Quarter

March 23-27
V: Hebrews 12:1b-2a Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith.
P: John 11:25-26 Jesus said to her, “I am and Resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.”

March 30-April 3
V: Colossians 3:23 Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.
P: I John 5:12 “I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life.”

April
Manner: Be patient—Honor others (elderly, special need, special circumstances)
Value: Kindness Promise: Grace of God

April 6-9
V: 1 John 4:7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God.
P: 2 Corinthians 12:9 My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.

April 14-17
V: Matthew 22:39b Love your neighbor as yourself.
P: Ephesians 2:8-10 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith-and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God-not by works, so that no one can boast.

April 20-24
V: 1 Thessalonians 5:15 Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else.
P: Isaiah 40:31 But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.

April 27-May 1
V: 1 Corinthians 13:6 Love does not rejoice in evil but rejoices in the truth.
P: Hebrews 4:16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

May
Manner: Be Thoughtful—Offer Help
Value: Generosity Promise: God is With Me Always

May 4-8
V: Matthew 10:8b Freely you have received, freely give.
P: Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.

May 11-15
V: 1 Timothy 6:18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.
P: John 20:21 As the Father has sent Me, I am sending you.

May 18-22
V: 2 Corinthians 9:6 Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
P: Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

May 26-27
V: Genesis 12:3 You have been blessed to become a blessing.
P: Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart; and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.”