That is great! I have taught Mark twice in the last four years, and I loved it, so I thought I would try memorizing the whole thing. It has transformed my understanding and appreciation for Mark. I imagine that fully memorizing the passages you're hearing each Sunday is very similar. There is something amazing out hearing the word preached when you know the particular passage well. Keep up the great work, Joosep!
Well ... there's a lot of them. I have a tendency to add too many; trying to slow down. But I'm gradually adding the Gospel of Matthew, as our pastor is doing a verse by verse study of that gospel. (Sometimes he also enlists the help of 2 or 3 others in the church, to teach). We're currently on Matthew 11. I find of course as I work on the verses during the week, before the teaching ... yes, it greatly enhances how much I then get out of the sermon.
That is great! I have taught Mark twice in the last four years, and I loved it, so I thought I would try memorizing the whole thing. It has transformed my understanding and appreciation for Mark. I imagine that fully memorizing the passages you're hearing each Sunday is very similar. There is something amazing out hearing the word preached when you know the particular passage well. Keep up the great work, Joosep!
The points are cool, but it is each of you all adding encouragement that is great. Quick follow up question: how often do you recite what you memorize apart from site?
Thanks, onfire247! I do value the work, but my points are adding up a lot faster than my actual verses. One big praise. Listening to sermons on the chapters of Mark I have memorized is so amazing. Knowing the text really stretches you. It is so good to see this group learning so much of the word! Awesome,
Thanks, onfire247! I do value the work, but my points are adding up a lot faster than my actual verses. One big praise. Listening to sermons on the chapters of Mark I have memorized is so amazing. Knowing the text really stretches you. It is so good to see this group learning so much of the word! Awesome,
The points are secondary to storing the Word in your heart Psalm 119:11 but they do signify the great effort you have put into learning God's Word. Congratulations and keep sharing those valuable insights on your journey. Thankyou!⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
The points are cool, but it is each of you all adding encouragement that is great. Quick follow up question: how often do you recite what you memorize apart from site?
Amen, Goodnews. That's really an awesome "fruit" of using this website -- verses come more quickly and accurately to mind when in fellowship with other believers ... and then hopefully, by the Spirit of God, becoming a blessing to that other person
To answer your question TheMoviegoer, my wife and I read the Bible to each other each morning, usually about fifteen verses at a time. She's graciously agreed that we read aloud verses which I'm working on here at LS dot net. As for recitation, I have it in mind to begin doing that once I've gotten my queue to be more manageable ... if I can discipline myself to not add too many new verses, then sometime soon I'll have more time and would like to begin some true recitation. Thanks for reminding me (us) of that, TheMoviegoer!
I never recite what I learn here elsewhere. I start off my day by doing my new verse, then my reviews. Then I move on with my busy life. I will occasionally focus on one section of Scripture if I feel it is not really sticking and I have extra time one day, but usually it is just once a day. The reviews alone take up about an hour a day for me. When I first started I was doing my reviews 4-5 times a day, but that just got overwhelming once I crossed the 300 verse mark.
I've tried lots of different memorization styles since starting here. One of my favorites at the beginning was to memorize a set of five new verses through recitation before I even touched the website. I would also recite those when I was in the shower. I thought initially that it was improving my retention, but after the two week interval mark, those chapters were no more memorized than the rest. None of my other experiments have improved my retention either. In fact, there seems to be no rhyme or reason to it. Some verses stick, and others don't no matter what I do.
I think I'm going to create a translation of the Bible that is easier to memorize than what's available now. I'm fairly certain after memorizing nine chapters of John that ease of memory played no part in the translation process. On the contrary, sometimes in my darker days I think the authors of John intentionally tried to make the book impossible to memorize. It is probably not their fault, honestly. That just seems to be the way they wrote back then, and the translators are just doing the best they can with what they have.
Aside from this site, I like to recite some verses before I get out of bed in the mornings, when I ‘m out for my walks, and also just before I fall asleep at bedtime.
Me too Symota ... I also love to sing the Psalms while cooking, folding laundry, driving to work. haha... but only when i am alone! Can't wait for my heavenly body and heavenly voice. Also I have one of those lil voice recorders and i read the passage I am working on. I can listen or recite while it plays. Keeps many tracks for reviewing.
TheMoviegoer, others probably assume that you are talking on your phone when they see your expressions as you’re walking:) mrsmoo and janet23, where do you get the tunes for the psalms that you sing or do you compose them yourselves?
Very true. To me, it gets at Jesus’ power and purpose to address our real need. Before salvation, we have all kinds of real tangible, physical, earthly needs. But without His work to resurrect our dead hearts, addressing those other needs is like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. Jesus goes right to the heart change, then addresses everything else. This may be a little abstract, but on of my favorite verses is in ch 1 when he heals Simon’s mother-in-law. “And he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up and the fever left her and she began to serve them.” This is a summation of the Gospel. We are miraculously healed and are now able to serve.
I know! Mark takes more time to unfold that opening than any other so far. And it is a very scary scene. Plus, there are some very subtle things being addressed. As scary as the guy is, he is also “unclean.” Living among tombs was the height of uncleanliness and one of the biggest barriers to proper worship. When Jesus healed the leper in chapter 1 , Mark is clear, “And immediately the leprosy left him and he was made clean.” Cleaning was part of the miracle... and done completely by Jesus. The man in chapter 5 is “sitting there, clothed and in his right mind” next to Jesus. Not as overt, but implies that there is more going on than simply removing the current problem. You’re also right about the rest of the chapter... though I am only just getting to Jairus in terms of memory work.
Mark 5 ought to be made into a film -- lots of action happening in a short time, seems to me :) crowds pressing in on Jesus, demons being cast out, swine rampaging over a cliff and crashing into the sea, one solitary woman singled out with a dramatic healing, and the coup de grace, the finale, a twelve year old girl raised from the dead! and Jesus giving the very practical instructions to the parents, "Hey, she's hungry, feed her ok?"
I forgot how it begins, the man in chains possessed of great strength, cutting himself, living in tombs, crying and screaming at night .... and Jesus puts him into his right mind. Truly, a great action film.
I know! Mark takes more time to unfold that opening than any other so far. And it is a very scary scene. Plus, there are some very subtle things being addressed. As scary as the guy is, he is also “unclean.” Living among tombs was the height of uncleanliness and one of the biggest barriers to proper worship. When Jesus healed the leper in chapter 1 , Mark is clear, “And immediately the leprosy left him and he was made clean.” Cleaning was part of the miracle... and done completely by Jesus. The man in chapter 5 is “sitting there, clothed and in his right mind” next to Jesus. Not as overt, but implies that there is more going on than simply removing the current problem. You’re also right about the rest of the chapter... though I am only just getting to Jairus in terms of memory work.
The practicality of what He said ... "Give her something to eat" ... as set against the shock and amazement and disbelief of all the others ... really intrigues me. He did (does) amazing, incredible things, but simultaneously never loses sight of the practical.
Very true. To me, it gets at Jesus’ power and purpose to address our real need. Before salvation, we have all kinds of real tangible, physical, earthly needs. But without His work to resurrect our dead hearts, addressing those other needs is like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic. Jesus goes right to the heart change, then addresses everything else. This may be a little abstract, but on of my favorite verses is in ch 1 when he heals Simon’s mother-in-law. “And he came and took her by the hand and lifted her up and the fever left her and she began to serve them.” This is a summation of the Gospel. We are miraculously healed and are now able to serve.
Yes, I like these comments. And again, she experienced the miraculous, but immediately afterward addressed herself to the practical need of the moment.