Sep 26, 2017
This year’s Scripture Memory Program, administered by the Christian Education Council, is centered on our General Conference’s theme for the year as selected by Conference President, Rev. Dave Stall: “Less Talk, More Action.” As has been the case in recent years, those participating can begin either in the month of September or October. The material below reports the verses regardless of the month you choose to begin. Program brochures are available for download from the General Conference’s website: www.seventhdaybaptist.org/scripturememory. Individuals who complete the program receive a certificate honoring their accomplishment, and member churches of the Conference are eligible for additional recognition depending on their level of participation. Reporting is due by early July.
Primary Program (ages 5-8)
* Month 1
…Do what the word says. — James 1:22
* Month 2
If you don’t watch your tongue…your religion is worthless. — James 1:26
* Month 3
Do not be quick with your mouth… — Ecclesiastes 5:2
* Month 4
When you make a vow to God…fulfill your vow. — Ecclesiastes 5:4-5
* Month 5
How long will you lie there…poverty will come on you. — Proverbs 6:9-11
* Month 6
…if someone has no deeds…can such faith save them?— James 2:14
* Month 7
…If…you say…Go in peace…but do nothing…what good is it? — James 2:15-16
* Month 8
…do not love with words…but with actions. — 1 John 3:8
* Month 9
…the body without the spirit is dead, faith without deeds is dead. — James 2:26
Junior Program (ages 9-12)
* Month 1
Do not merely listen to the word…Do what it says. — James 1:22
* Month 2
…Those who do not rein their tongue deceive themselves and their religion is worthless. — James 1:26
* Month 3
Do not be quick with your mouth,…God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.— Ecclesiastes 5:2
* Month 4
When you make a vow to God…fulfill your vow. It is better to not make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it. — Ecclesiastes 5:4-5
* Month 5
How long will you lie there…a little sleep… a little folding of the hands to rest…poverty will come on you like a thief. — Proverbs 6:9-11
* Month 6
…if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds…can such faith save them? — James 2:14
* Month 7
Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes…and you say to them, Go in peace…but do nothing…what good is it?
— James 2:15-16
* Month 8
Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. — 1 John 3:8
* Month 9
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead. — James 2:26
Youth/Adult Program (age 13+)
* Month 1
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. — James 1:22
* Month 2
Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. — James 1:26
* Month 3
Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few. — Ecclesiastes 5:2
* Month 4
When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfill it. He has no pleasure in fools; fulfill your vow. It is better not to make a vow than to make one and not fulfill it. — Ecclesiastes 5:4-5
* Month 5
How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest — and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man. — Proverbs 6:9-11
* Month 6
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? — James 2:14
* Month 7
Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? — James 2:15-16
* Month 8
Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. — 1 John 3:18
* Month 9
As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead. — James 2:26