Sunday Chat: Memorizing Scripture

And you must commit yourselves 

 wholeheartedly to these commands 

that I am giving you today. 

Repeat them again and again 

to your children. 

Talk about them when you 

are at home and 

when you are on the road, 

when you are going to bed 

and when you are getting up. 

 Deuteronomy 6:6-7 

“If you love me, obey my commandments. 

 John 14:15

For the word of God is alive and powerful. 

It is sharper than the sharpest two-edged sword, 

cutting between soul and spirit, 

between joint and marrow. 

It exposes our innermost thoughts and desires. 

Hebrews 4:12 

Study this Book of Instruction continually. 

Meditate on it day and night so 

you will be sure to obey 

everything written in it. 

Only then will you prosper and 

succeed in all you do.

Joshua 1:8

Help me understand the 

meaning of your commandments, 

 and I will meditate on your wonderful deeds. 

Psalm 119:27

I honor and love your commands. 

 I meditate on your decrees. 

Psalm 119:48

But they delight in the 

law of the Lord, 

 meditating on it day and night. 

 Psalm 1:2

The name of the Lord is a strong fortress; 

 the godly run to him and are safe. 

 Proverbs 18:10 

 ‘People do not live by bread alone, 

 but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. 

 Matthew 4:4

Put on salvation as your helmet, 

and take the sword of the Spirit, 

which is the word of God 

 Ephesians 6:17

Guard your heart above all else, 

 for it determines the course of your life 

Proverbs 4:23

He will cover you with his feathers. 

 He will shelter you with his wings. 

 His faithful promises are your

 armor and protection. 

 Psalm 91:4 

 Don’t worry about anything; 

instead, pray about everything. 

Tell God what you need, 

and thank him for all he has done. 

Philippians 4:6

He sent out his word 

and healed them, 

 snatching them from 

the door of death 

 Psalm 107:20 

 If your instructions hadn’t sustained me with joy, 

 I would have died in my misery. 

 Psalm 119:92 

 The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; 

 my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. 

 He is my shield, the power that saves me, 

 and my place of safety. 

 Psalm 18:2 

 God’s way is perfect. 

 All the Lord’s promises prove true. 

 He is a shield for all who look to him for protection. 

 Psalm 18:30 

 The Lord is my strength and my song; 

 he has given me victory. 

 Psalm 118:14 

 So don’t worry about these things, 

saying, ‘What will we eat?

What will we drink? 

What will we wear?’ 

These things dominate the 

thoughts of unbelievers, 

but your heavenly Father already knows all your needs. 

 Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, 

and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need. 

“So don’t worry about tomorrow, 

for tomorrow will bring its own worries. 

Today’s trouble is enough for today. 

 Matthew 6:31-34

I have hidden your word in my heart, 

 that I might not sin against you. 

 Psalm 119:11 

 But don’t just listen to God’s word. 

You must do what it says. 

Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves. 

For if you listen to the word and don’t obey, 

it is like glancing at your face in a mirror. 

You see yourself, walk away, and 

forget what you look like. 

But if you look carefully into 

the perfect law that sets you free, 

and if you do what it says and 

don’t forget what you heard, 

then God will bless you for doing it. 

 James 1:22-25

And don’t forget to do good 

and to share with those in need. 

These are the sacrifices that please God. 

 Hebrews 13:16 

And then he told them, 

“Go into all the world and 

preach the Good News to everyone. 

Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. 

But anyone who refuses to believe 

will be condemned. 

 Mark 16:15-16 

 For the Good News must first be 

preached to all nations 

 Mark 13:10 

Instead, you must worship Christ

 as Lord of your life. 

And if someone asks about your 

hope as a believer, 

always be ready to explain it. 

 1 Peter 3:15 

Let the message about Christ, 

in all its richness, fill your lives. 

Teach and counsel each other with 

all the wisdom he gives. 

Sing psalms and hymns 

and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts. 

 Colossians 3:16 

 And the seeds that fell on the good soil 

represent honest, good-hearted people who hear 

God’s word, cling to it, and patiently 

produce a huge harvest. 

 Luke 8:15

And I will make an everlasting covenant with them: 

I will never stop doing good for them. 

I will put a desire in their hearts to worship me, 

and they will never leave me. 

 Jeremiah 32:40 

 He was fully convinced that 

God is able to do whatever he promises. 

 Romans 4:21

All Scripture is inspired by God 

and is useful to teach us

what is true and to make us realize 

what is wrong in our lives. 

It corrects us when we are wrong 

and teaches us to do what is right. 

God uses it to prepare and equip 

his people to do every good work. 

 2 Timothy 3:16

This is the day the Lord has made

we will rejoice and be glad in it

Psalm 118:24

Elle's Cauli-tater Salad

If you are craving potato salad but want a healthy / keto version, this is it! Mark, who doesn't even think of being healthy, requests this over a potato salad. With microwaving the cauliflower, it makes it so easy (no peeling, boiling and then mashing potatoes). I make it at least the day beforehand to let the flavors meld. So good! 

Elle's Cauli-tater Salad

Ingredients

1 medium cauliflower head, chopped
3 large hard boiled eggs, chopped
2 stalks celery, diced
1/4 medium red onion
1 to 2 green onions, chopped
1/4 cup mayonnaise (add more if needed)
1/2 tbsp dijon mustard
2 full pickles finely chopped
1/2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 tsp Pink Himalayan Salt
1/2 tsp black pepper

Steps

Break the head of cauliflower up into chunks and cut into desired sized pieces.
Add all the cauliflower to a microwave safe bowl and cover bowl with damp paper towels. Microwave on high for 3 and stir and then continue to mic for 3 to 6 minutes, stirring or until cauliflower is fork tender.
Dice the hard boiled eggs, celery, red onion and chives and add it to the bowl of cauliflower.
In a separate bowl combine the mayo, mustard, apple cider vinegar, salt and black pepper and then pour it over the cauliflower mixture.
Combine the entire mixture thoroughly with a spoon and add any additional salt and pepper as you see necessary.
Make the day ahead.
Store in a sealed container in the fridge up to one week. Serve cold and enjoy!

Sunday Chat: Role of Christian Women's

For wives, this means submit 

to your husbands as to the Lord. 

For a husband is the head 

of his wife as Christ 

is the head of the church. 

He is the Savior of his body, 

the church. 

 Ephesians 5:21-23 

In the same way, 

you wives must accept the authority 

of your husbands. 

Then, even if some refuse to 

obey the Good News, 

your godly lives will speak to them 

without any words. 

They will be won over 

by observing your 

pure and reverent lives. 

1 Peter 3:1 & 2

Give honor to marriage, 

and remain faithful to 

one another in marriage. 

God will surely judge people 

who are immoral and 

those who commit adultery. 

 Hebrews 13:4

Therefore shall a man 

leave his father and his mother,

 and shall cleave unto his wife: 

and they shall be one flesh. 

 Genesis 2:24

The husband should fulfill 

his wife’s sexual needs, 

and the wife should fulfill 

her husband’s needs.

The wife gives authority over

 her body to her husband, 

and the husband gives authority

 over his body to his wife. 

Do not deprive each other 

of sexual relations, 

unless you both agree to 

refrain from sexual intimacy

 for a limited time so 

you can give yourselves 

more completely to prayer. 

Afterward, you should come together 

again so that Satan won’t be able

 to tempt you because of your 

lack of self-control. 

Corinthians 7: 3-6

A wife of noble character

who can find? 

 She is worth far more 

than rubies. 

 her husband has full confidence 

in her and 

lacks nothing of value. 

 She brings him good, 

not harm, all the days of her life.

Proverbs 31:10-12

Your beauty should not 

come from outward adornment, 

such as elaborate hairstyles 

and the wearing of gold jewelry 

or fine clothes. 

Rather, it should be that 

of your inner self, 

the unfading beauty 

of a gentle and quiet spirit, 

which is of great worth in God’s sight. 

For this is the way 

the holy women of the past 

who put their hope in God 

used to adorn themselves. 

They submitted themselves to 

their own husbands, 

 1 Peter 3:3-5 

And I want women to 

be modest in their appearance. 

They should wear decent and 

appropriate clothing and not 

draw attention to themselves 

by the way they fix their hair or 

by wearing gold or

 pearls or expensive clothes 

1 Timothy 2:9 

 “You must not misuse 

the name of the Lord your God. 

The Lord will not let you go 

unpunished if you misuse his name. 

 Exodus 20:7

Similarly, teach the older women 

to live in a way that honors God. 

They must not slander others 

or be heavy drinkers.

Instead, they should teach 

others what is good. 

These older women must train 

the younger women to 

love their husbands and their children, 

to live wisely and be pure, 

to work in their homes,

to do good, and to be submissive 

to their husbands. 

Then they will not bring shame 

on the word of God. 

 Titus 2: 3-5

Elle's Two Cheese Italian Chicken

The two cheeses gives it a rich complex flavor (makes it seem like you did more work!) This recipe can easily be doubled to serve 4 people.

Servings: 2

Ingredients

Filling
small handful of spinach
1/3 block of cream cheese
square of laughing cow cheese
1 garlic clove
 
Seasoning
salt & pepper
montreal chicken
2 chicken breasts - cut a slit/pocket in them (unless you are just putting filling on top)

Steps

Put extra virgin olive oil and coconut oil in a pan and heat to medium
Season chicken
Brown each side in a deep frypan
Stuff a heaping tablespoon in each breast or put on top
Cook for 7-8 minutes till cooked

Sunday Chat: How Christians Should Vote

Select capable men from all the people—

men who fear God, 

trustworthy men who hate dishonest gain—

and appoint them as officials over 

thousands, hundreds, fifties and tens. 

Exodus 18:21  

When the righteous are in authority 

 the people rejoice; 

 but when the wicked rule, 

the people mourn.

The king by judgment 

 establishes the land but 

 he that receives gifts 

 overthrows it.

If a ruler listens to lies, 

 all his servants are wicked.

Proverbs 29:2, 4, 12

For lack of guidance 

a nation falls, 

but victory is won through 

many advisers. 

Proverbs 11:14 

You must not murder. 

 Exodus 20:33 

Anyone who takes another person’s life 

must be put to death. 

 Leviticus 24:17 

You made all the delicate, 

 inner parts of my body and 

knit me together in my mother’s womb. 

 Psalm 139:13 

 I knew you before I formed you

 in your mother’s womb. 

 Before you were born 

I set you apart and appointed you 

as my prophet to the nations 

Jeremiah 1:5 

 The Lord called me before my birth; 

 from within the womb he called me by name. 

 Isaiah 49:1 

A few days later 

Mary hurried to the hill country of Judea, 

 to the town where Zechariah lived. 

 She entered the house and greeted Elizabeth. 

 At the sound of Mary’s greeting, 

 Elizabeth’s child leaped within her, 

 and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. 

 Luke 1:39-41

Children are a gift from the Lord; 

 they are a reward from him. 

 Psalm 127:3

We have borrowed money 

 for the king’s tax on our fields and vineyards.

we are forcing our sons and daughters 

 to be slaves, and some of our daughters 

 have already been enslaved, 

 but it is not in our power to help it, 

for other men have our fields and our vineyards 

 Nehemiah 5:4-5 

Collect no more taxes than 

the government requires. 

 Luke 3:13

Do not practice homosexuality, 

 having sex with another man 

 as with a woman. 

 It is a detestable sin. 

 Leviticus 18:22 

 The law is for people who are sexually immoral,

 or who practice homosexuality, 

 or are slave traders, liars, promise breakers, 

or who do anything else that contradicts 

the wholesome teaching 

 1 Timothy 1:10 

 If a man practices homosexuality, 

 having sex with another man as with a woman, 

 both men have committed a detestable act. 

 They must both be put to death, 

 for they are guilty of a capital offense. 

 Leviticus 20:13 

 " Haven’t you read the Scriptures?” Jesus replied. 

“They record that from the beginning 

 ‘God made them male and female. 

 And he said, “‘This explains why a man leaves 

his father and mother and is joined to his wife, 

 and the two are united into one. 

Matthew 19:4-5 

 Don’t you realize that those who do wrong 

 will not inherit the Kingdom of God? 

 Don’t fool yourselves. 

 Those who indulge in sexual sin, 

 or who worship idols, or commit adultery, or are male prostitutes,

 or practice homosexuality 

or are thieves, or greedy people, or drunkards, or are abusive, or cheat people—none of these will inherit the Kingdom of God

 1 Corinthians 6:9-10

“What should we do with these men?” 

 they asked each other. 

 “We can’t deny that they have 

performed a miraculous sign, and everybody in Jerusalem knows about it. 

 But to keep them from spreading their propaganda 

any further, we must warn them not to speak 

to anyone in Jesus’ name again.” 

 So they called the apostles back in and 

commanded them never again to speak or teach in the name of Jesus. 

But Peter and John replied, “Do you think God wants us 

to obey you rather than him? 

 We cannot stop telling about everything we have seen and heard.” 

Acts 4:18-20

“Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. 

 For there is no authority except from God, 

and those that exist have been instituted by God” 

 Romans 13:1

Broccoli Salad

This is so easy. Make sure to make it up the day beforehand and refrigerate overnight to let the flavors blend.

 Ingredients

4 C broccoli chopped in small pieces
1/4 C red onion, finely chopped
1/4 C celery, chopped
1/4 C raisins
1/2 C sunflower seeds
1/2 lb of bacon, cooked (optional)
green grapes (optional)
Granny Smith apple chopped
Dressing
1/4 C sugar
3/4 C mayo
2 tsp apple cider vinegar
salt & pepper

Steps

Combine all ingredients and refrigerate for a few hours or over night

Sunday Chat / Being A Good Steward of God's Money

“Don’t store up treasures here on earth,  

where moths eat them and 

rust destroys them, and 

where thieves break in and steal.  

 

Store your treasures in heaven,  

where moths and rust cannot destroy,  

and thieves do not break in and steal.  

 

Wherever your treasure is,  

there the desires of 

your heart will also be. 

 

“Your eye is like a lamp that provides  

light for your body.  

When your eye is healthy,  

your whole body is filled with light.  

 

But when your eye is unhealthy,  

your whole body is filled with darkness.  

And if the light you think you have 

is actually darkness, 

how deep that darkness is! 

 

“No one can serve two masters.  

For you will hate one 

and love the other;  

you will be devoted to one 

and despise the other.  

You cannot serve God 

and be enslaved to money. 

Matthew 6: 19-24 

 

Those who live according to the flesh  

have their minds set 

on what the flesh desires;  

but those who live in 

accordance with the Spirit  

have their minds set on 

what the Spirit desires. 

Romans 8:5 

 

To be made new in the 

attitude of your minds; 

Ephesians 4:23 

 

Think about the things 

of heaven, not the things of earth. 

Colossians 3:2 

 

Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. 

Be wise enough to know when to quit. 

In the blink of an eye 

wealth disappears, 

for it will sprout wings 

and fly away like an eagle. 

Proverbs 23:4-5 

 

Don’t love money; 

be satisfied with what you have. 

For God has said, 

“I will never fail you. 

I will never abandon you.” 

Hebrews 13:5 

 

For the love of money 

is the root of all kinds of evil.  

And some people, craving money, 

have wandered from the true faith 

and pierced themselves 

with many sorrows. 

1 Timothy 6:10 

 

There is another serious problem 

I have seen under the sun.  

Hoarding riches harms the saver.  

 

Money is put into risky investments 

that turn sour, and  

everything is lost. In the end,  

there is nothing left to 

pass on to one’s children.  

 

We all come to the end of our lives as naked and  

empty-handed as on the day we were born.  

We can’t take our riches with us. 

Ecclesiates 5:13-15 

 

It is good for people to eat, drink, and enjoy their work  

under the sun during the short life God has given them,  

and to accept their lot in life.  

 

And it is a good thing to receive wealth from God and  

the good health to enjoy it. To enjoy your work and  

accept your lot in life—this is indeed a gift from God. 

Ecclesiates 5:18-19 

 

The generous will prosper; those who refresh others  

will themselves be refreshed. 

Proverbs 11:25

If someone has enough money 

to live well and sees 

a brother or sister in need 

but shows no compassion—

how can God’s love be in that person? 

1 John 3:17 

 

Pure and genuine religion 

in the sight of God the Father means 

caring for orphans and widows 

in their distress and refusing 

to let the world corrupt you. 

James 1:27 

 

Teach those who are rich in this world 

not to be proud and not to trust in their money, 

which is so unreliable. 

Their trust should be in God, 

who richly gives us all 

we need for our enjoyment. 

 

Tell them to use their money 

to do good. 

They should be rich in good works 

and generous to those in need, 

always being ready to share with others.  

By doing this they will be storing up 

their treasure as a good foundation 

for the future so that they may experience true life. 

1 Timothy 6:17-19 

The blessing of the Lord  

makes a person rich, 

and he adds no sorrow with it. 

Proverbs 10:22 

 

If you help the poor,  

you are lending to the Lord— 

and he will repay you! 

Proverbs 19:17 

 

You must each decide in your heart  

how much to give.  

And don’t give reluctantly or in  

response to pressure.  

“For God loves a person who gives cheerfully.” 

2 Corinthians 9:6-7 

 

Give, and you will receive.  

Your gift will return to you in full— 

pressed down, shaken together to  

make room for more, running over,  

and poured into your lap.  

The amount you give will  

determine the amount you get back. 

Luke 6:38 

 

Their only suggestion was  

that we keep on helping the poor,  

which I have always been eager to do. 

Galatians 2:10 

 

Remember this—a farmer who plants  

only a few seeds will get a small crop.  

But the one who plants generously  

will get a generous crop.  

Obey the Lord, 

be humble, 

and you will get riches, 

honor, 

and a long life

.Proverbs 22:4