Tips for Memorizing Scripture
Don't be Intimidated
Don't be intimidated by the thought of memorizing Scripture. God planned for us to do this and He's going to help us in our efforts to Know His Word. Everybody finds different methods to be helpful, but here are some suggestions to get started.
Write Your Verse Out
Write your verse out on index card or half-card that you can carry around with you. Write both the topic and the reference out on the top, then write the verse down word-for-word. The topic helps you to bring the verse to memory when you need it in your own life or when you need to share God's Word with someone else.
Recite the Topic
Every time you're working on memorization
recite the topic, t
hen the reference, then the verse, and then the reference again. This will help you remember the reference with the verse.
Learn a Verse Phrase by Phrase
Learn a verse phrase by phrase, repeating what you've learned so far as you go. Start with the topic and reference, then the first phrase, then do all of that with the next phrase, and so on. Remember to repeat the reference at the end of the verse as well.
Carry Your Cards with You
Carry your cards with you so you can review during spare moments, like during car rides, at sports practice, when waiting at appointments, or at your lunch break. You'll be surprised how much Scripture you can memorize on your commute to work and back.
Find a Partner
Find a partner to memorize these verses with, so you can help each other stay on track. It's great to pick someone from your local church
to work on growing in this together.
Alway
s be Reviewing Some of Your Past Verses
Always be reviewing some of your past verses as well so you can keep on thinking about them. It's great to carry around five at a time, four that you've already memorized and one that you're
working on.
Scripture Memorization for 2018
January Matthew 6:9-13
February I Corinthians 13:4-7
March Galatians 5:22-23
April Psalms 1:1-6
May Matthew 22:37-40
June Matthew 5:3-10
July Psalms 27:1-3
August Review & Catch Up on Scripture Memorization
September Proverbs 3:9-10
October Psalms 100:1-3
November Colossians 3:15-17
December Isaiah 7:14