We have curated 12 passages to memorize this year which are connected to our 2023 rallying cry, "We are humble before and joyful in Jesus!" Let's treasure God's word in our hearts each month.
January
James 4:10 – Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will exalt you.
February
1 Peter 5:6-7 – Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your cares on him, because he cares about you.
March
Ephesians 4:1-3 – Therefore I, the prisoner in the Lord, urge you to walk worthy of the calling you have received, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.
April
Philippians 2:3-4 – Do nothing out of selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility consider others as more important than yourselves. Everyone should look not to his own interests, but rather to the interests of others.
May
1 Peter 5:5 – All of you clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because
God resists the proud
but gives grace to the humble.
June
1 Corinthians 1:31 – Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.
July
Ephesians 2:8-9 – For you are saved by grace through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift—not from works, so that no one can boast.
August
Philippians 3:7-11 – But everything that was a gain to me, I have considered to be a loss because of Christ. More than that, I also consider everything to be a loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord.
September
Philippians 4:4 – Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
October
Psalms 16:11– You reveal the path of life to me;
in your presence is abundant joy;
at your right hand are eternal pleasures.
November
Acts 13:52 – And the disciples were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit.
December
1 Thessalonians 1:5-6 – You know how we lived among you for your benefit, and you yourselves became imitators of us and of the Lord when, in spite of severe persecution, you welcomed the message with joy from the Holy Spirit.