Waylon Moore has been discipling believers for more than 50 years. I am indebted to him for the way he has mentored me through his writings and in person. Waylon suggests that every believer memorize 100 key Bible versestopics. I included the list below for convenience, but make sure to visit his website for more insights about memorizing scripture and mentoring disciples. mentoring-disciples.org
100 Bible Verses Every Christian Should Memorize (Waylon Moore - mentoring-disciples.org) The Word — Matthew 4:4; Hebrews 4:12; Jeremiah 15:16 Prayer — John 16:24; Matthew 21:22; Philippians 4:6, 7 Obedience — Romans 12:1; John 14:21; Hebrews 5:8 Witnessing — Matthew 4:19; Proverbs 24:11, 12; Acts 1:8; Romans 1:16; Matthew 28:19, 20 Salvation — The Bridge Verses: Romans 3:23; Romans 6:23; Hebrews 9:27; Romans 5:8; Ephesians 2:8, 9; John 5:24; John 1:12; Revelation 3:20 Assurance — 1 John 5:13; John 5:24 Guidance — James 1:5; Isaiah 30:18; Proverbs 3:5, 6 Victory — 1 Corinthians 10:13; Romans 8:37 Christ the Lord — John 3:30; Galatians 2:20; John 13:13, 14; 2 Corinthians 5:15 The Holy Spirit — 1 Corinthians 3:16, 17; 1 Corinthians 6:19, 20; John 14:26 The Father — John 4:23; Psalm 103:13, 14 His Love — John 3:16; Jeremiah 31:3 His Presence — Isaiah 49:15, 16; Hebrews 13:5 His Peace — Isaiah 26:3; John 14:2, 3 His Provision — Romans 8:32; Philippians 4:19; Luke 6:38 His Power — Psalm 147:3-5; Psalm 62:11; 1 Chronicles 29:11, 12 Images of Christ — Matthew 11:28-30; John 1:14; Hebrews 1:9 His Faithfulness — 2 Thessalonians 3:3; 1 Corinthians 1:9 His Grace — 2 Corinthians 9:8; 2 Corinthians 12:9; 2 Peter 1:2, 3; Hebrews 4:15, 16 His Strength — Psalm 18:2; 2 Corinthians 12:9 His Attitude — Colossians 3:23, 24; Proverbs 13:10; Philippians 4:13 Humility — Philippians 2:3, 4; John 13:13, 14 Handling Pressure — Isaiah 26:3; Psalm 46:1, 10; Psalm 18:1, 2 Disaster — Isaiah 63:9; Psalm 61:2; 2 Chronicles 14:11 Provision — Psalm 1; Psalm 23; Psalm 84:11 Waiting on God — Psalm 62:5; Psalm 27:14; Isaiah 40:31 Return of Christ — 2 Peter 3:14; 1 Thessalonians 4:15-17; Revelation 20:15 Praise and Adoration — 1 Chronicles 16:10-12; 1 Chronicles 29:11, 12 The Tongue — Ephesians 4:29; Proverbs 17:27, 28; James 1:19, 20 Faith — Hebrews 11:6; Romans 4:17b, 20, 21; Hebrews 10:38 Christ's Disciple — Luke 9:23; Matthew 28:19, 20; John 8:31 Holy Walk — Isaiah 32:17; Colossians 2:6, 7 Seeking God — Psalm 107:9; Psalm 27:4, 8 Multiply Your Life — Isaiah 43:4; Deuteronomy 1:11 Family Promises — Deuteronomy 6:6, 7; Genesis 22:18; Isaiah 59:21 Consequences — Galatians 6:7; Ecclesiastes 10:1; Ecclesiastes 8:11; 1 Samuel 15:22, 23 100 Bible Verses Every Christian Should Memorize (Waylon Moore - mentoring-disciples.org) At a recent conference for pastors and church leaders on discipleship, the speaker emphasized how important it was for disciples to be able to read, understand, and apply Scripture for themselves. Yet, he lamented: "In the church, far too few followers of Christ are able to do this."
He then shared an illustration about a pastor who worked with a tribal people who cooked their food by burying it in a sand pit. Apparently, in the process of cooking, a lot of sand would get into the food, which tended to wear down the teeth of the members of the tribe. In this particular tribe, older people who had damaged teeth would get younger people in the tribe to chew the food for them. Unfortunately, because much of the nutrition in food is released during the chewing process, many of these older members of the tribe were suffering from malnutrition. After sharing this illustration, the speaker looked out at the crowd of pastors and church leaders and said, "This is what we do every week in our churches." We prepare our sermons and our Bible studies by chewing on them all week. Then on Sunday morning we take the already chewed food of God's Word out of our mouths and plop it into the mouths the people in our congregations. This is the only intake of God's word many Christians get, and they are starving spiritually because the real nutrition of God's word comes from chewing it for ourselves. If we want to be healthy mature disciples, we must learn to to chew God's word for ourselves. This means learning how to read, understand, and apply the Bible in our own lives. It also means that we must have a strategy for engaging the Bible daily. Here are some resources that can help us learn to chew our own food. Scripture Union Center for Bible Engagement Bible Reading Start-up Guide Mentoring Disciples (Bible Study Tools) Bible Reading Plans George Guthrie (Read the Bible for Life) |
Tony HoffmanCampus Pastor at First Baptist Church in Leesburg, FL where his passion is to help people discover and live out their calling in Christ. Tony regularly consults, speaks, and teaches about discipleship and Christian education. Archives
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