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    Topical Memory System: Hide God’s Word in Your Heart
    Topical Memory System: Hide God’s Word in Your Heart
    Topical Memory System: Hide God’s Word in Your Heart
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    Topical Memory System: Hide God’s Word in Your Heart

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    Hide God’s Word in Your Heart!
    Wherever life takes you, the Topical Memory System (TMS) provides a portable, effective way to memorize Scripture. Developed by The Navigators, the Topical Memory System is a clear, simple, proven way to meditate on key Bible verses. As a result, you will experience:
    • Freedom from anxiety. Writing God’s promises on your heart helps you live in God’s perfect peace.
    • Triumph over temptation. Scripture memory makes the sword of the Spirit readily available for your battle against sin.
    • Confidence in witnessing. Share the gospel effectively with friends, family, and neighbors using verses you know by heart.
    • Spiritual strength. Sense God’s presence moment by moment and him trust more deeply to meet the needs and opportunities that arise each day.
    Hide God’s Word in your heart where it will shape you from the inside out.

    This Kit Includes: Course Workbook, Virtual verse “cards”
    Includes 8 translations, each with 60 verses: NIV, ESV, NASB, NKJV, KJV, NRSV, MSG, NLT
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTyndale House Publishers
    Release dateAug 1, 2017
    ISBN9781631469671
    Topical Memory System: Hide God’s Word in Your Heart

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      Topical Memory System - The Navigators

      Title PageNavPress: Discipleship Inside Out

      NavPress is the publishing ministry of The Navigators, an international Christian organization and leader in personal spiritual development. NavPress is committed to helping people grow spiritually and enjoy lives of meaning and hope through personal and group resources that are biblically rooted, culturally relevant, and highly practical.

      For a free catalog go to www.NavPress.com.

      Copyright © 1969, 1981, 2006 by The Navigators. All rights reserved.

      A NavPress resource published in alliance with Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

      NAVPRESS and the NAVPRESS logo are registered trademarks of NavPress, The Navigators. Absence of ® in connection with marks of NavPress or other parties does not indicate an absence of registration of those marks.

      TYNDALE is a registered trademark of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

      ISBN 978-1-57683-997-3

      Cover design by studiogearbox.com

      Cover photo by Peter Gardner/Getty Images

      Creative Team: Dan Rich, Kathy Mosier, Arvid Wallen, Pat Reinheimer

      Unless otherwise identified, all Scripture quotations in this book are taken from the Holy Bible, New International Version,® NIV.® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission of Zondervan. All rights reserved worldwide. www.zondervan.com. The NIV and New International Version are trademarks registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc. ® Other versions used include: The Living Bible, copyright © 1971 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. The verses in the Topical Memory System are taken from these versions: the Holy Bible, King James Version; the New American Standard Bible,® copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation. Used by permission; the New King James Version.® Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved; The Message by Eugene H. Peterson, copyright © 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002. Used by permission of NavPress Publishing Group. All rights reserved; The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved; the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved; and the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

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      Contents

      Versions of the Bible

      Begin a Lifetime of Scripture Memory and Meditation

      Checklist: The Topical Memory System

      Series A: Live the New Life

      Week 1

      Principles for Memorizing Scripture

      Week 2

      How to Review Memory Verses with Someone Else

      Week 3

      Week 4

      Week 5

      Week 6

      Series B: Proclaim Christ

      Week 7

      Week 8

      How to Meditate on the Scriptures

      Week 9

      Week 10

      Week 11

      Week 12

      Series C: Rely on God’s Resources

      Week 13

      Week 14

      Week 15

      Self-Checking Quiz

      Week 16

      Week 17

      Two Essentials in Scripture Memory

      If Your Scripture Memory Work Becomes Too Routine

      Week 18

      Series D: Be Christ’s Disciple

      Week 19

      Topic and Reference Quiz

      Week 20

      Week 21

      Week 22

      Week 23

      Topic and Reference Quiz

      Week 24

      Series E: Grow in Christlikeness

      Week 25

      Week 26

      Week 27

      Self-Checking Quiz

      Week 28

      Week 29

      Week 30

      Topic and Reference Quiz

      How to Keep Learning and Reviewing

      Memory Verse Cards

      A. Live the New Life

      2 Corinthians 5:17

      Galatians 2:20

      Romans 12:1

      John 14:21

      2 Timothy 3:16

      Joshua 1:8

      John 15:7

      Philippians 4:6-7

      1 John 1:3

      Hebrews 10:24-25

      Matthew 4:19

      Romans 1:16

      B. Proclaim Christ

      Romans 3:23

      Isaiah 53:6

      Romans 6:23

      Hebrews 9:27

      Romans 5:8

      1 Peter 3:18

      Ephesians 2:8-9

      Titus 3:5

      John 1:12

      Revelation 3:20

      1 John 5:13

      John 5:24

      C. Rely on God’s Resources

      1 Corinthians 3:16

      1 Corinthians 2:12

      Isaiah 41:10

      Philippians 4:13

      Lamentations 3:22-23

      Numbers 23:19

      Isaiah 26:3

      1 Peter 5:7

      Romans 8:32

      Philippians 4:19

      Hebrews 2:18

      Psalm 119:9,11

      D. Be Christ’s Disciple

      Matthew 6:33

      Luke 9:23

      1 John 2:15-16

      Romans 12:2

      1 Corinthians 15:58

      Hebrews 12:3

      Mark 10:45

      2 Corinthians 4:5

      Proverbs 3:9-10

      2 Corinthians 9:6-7

      Acts 1:8

      Matthew 28:19-20

      E. Grow in Christlikeness

      John 13:34-35

      1 John 3:18

      Philippians 2:3-4

      1 Peter 5:5-6

      Ephesians 5:3

      1 Peter 2:11

      Leviticus 19:11

      Acts 24:16

      Hebrews 11:6

      Romans 4:20-21

      Galatians 6:9-10

      Matthew 5:16

      Versions of the Bible

      The Topical Memory System contains sixty verses in the following versions: New International Version (NIV), The Message (MSG), New American Standard Bible (NASB), New King James Version (NKJV), English Standard Version (ESV), King James Version (KJV), New Revised Standard Version (NRSV), and New Living Translation (NLT).

      Begin a Lifetime of Scripture Memory and Meditation

      You can memorize Scripture. The process may seem slow at first as you follow the Topical Memory System and begin building consistent Scripture memory and meditation into your life. But in the long run, the system saves you time. Do your best to form good memory habits now as you follow the weekly plans in this book.

      Attitude makes the difference. Be confident as you begin memorizing, and you will develop skill.

      You can count on God’s help as you memorize. Remember his counsel—These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts (Deuteronomy 6:6); and, Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly (Colossians 3:16).

      What Scripture Memory Will Do for You

      Memorizing and meditating on God’s Word will help you overcome worry. You can experience God’s perfect peace by knowing his promises and having them written on your heart.

      Another benefit is victory over sin. The psalmist wrote, I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you (Psalm 119:11). God’s Word hidden in your heart is the sword of the Spirit, available for battle at any time against sin and Satan.

      Scripture memory will also help you gain confidence in witnessing. One of the five series of verses in the Topical Memory System (Series B: Proclaim Christ) will give you a workable plan for sharing the gospel with others.

      Scripture memory will help you keep spiritually fit. You will experience immediate benefits and become better equipped to meet future needs and opportunities.

      A Look at the Topical Memory System

      The Topical Memory System is designed to help you learn four things:

      How to memorize and meditate on Scripture most effectively.

      How to apply in your life the verses you memorize.

      How to review the verses so you can always recall them easily.

      How to continue memorizing Scripture after you finish this course.

      The sixty verses of the Topical Memory System are arranged in five series:

      Series A—Live the New Life

      Series B—Proclaim Christ

      Series C—Rely on God’s Resources

      Series D—Be Christ’s Disciple

      Series E—Grow in Christlikeness

      Each series has twelve verses. These verses are arranged according to topics. There are two verses for each topic.

      The recommended pace for learning new verses is two verses per week. Since there are two verses for each topic, you can focus on one topic each week.

      Why the Topics?

      Two important reasons for knowing the topics of the verses you memorize are:

      The topics help you understand the meaning of the verses.

      The topics give you mental hooks with which to draw a particular verse from memory when you need it. They help you recall the right verse when studying the Bible, witnessing, or counseling. The topics serve as pegs on which to hang the verses as you learn them.

      Memorize the References

      Knowing the reference for each verse you memorize makes it possible to find the verses in the Bible immediately when you need them for personal use or in helping others. So make the reference a part of each verse you memorize.

      The surest way to remember the reference is to say it both before and after the verse each time you review it. This will connect the reference and the verse in your mind.

      When learning or reviewing a verse, make it a habit to say the topic first, then the reference, then the verse, and the reference again at the end. This may seem tedious at first, but it is important—and it works!

      When Is the Best Time to Memorize?

      Memorizing the verses is easiest when you can concentrate without distraction. Two of the best times are just before you go to bed at night and just before or after your morning devotional time. A few minutes at lunchtime or just before supper may also work well for you.

      Use spare moments during the day—such as while you wait, walk, or drive—to review your verses. Develop the habit of carrying your verse pack with you.

      Why Learn Word-Perfectly?

      Have as your aim to always quote a verse word-perfectly. It is easier to learn verses correctly at first. This also makes it easier to review them later. Knowing them word-perfectly will also give you greater confidence in using your verses.

      Once you have chosen a particular Bible translation for the verses you memorize, it is best to learn all your verses in that translation, rather than mixing in others.

      The Verse Cards

      Topic: Christ the Center. Version: NIV. Reference: Galatians 2:20. Verse: I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Series letter: A. Verse number in series: 2. Series title: Live the New Life

      Checklist: The Topical Memory System

      Each week place a check next to the reference of the verses you have successfully memorized that week:

      Series A: Live the New Life

      Christ the Center   check box 2 Corinthians 5:17   check box Galatians 2:20

      Obedience to Christ   check box Romans 12:1   check box John 14:21

      God’s Word   check box 2 Timothy 3:16   check box Joshua 1:8

      Prayer   check box John 15:7   check box Philippians 4:6-7

      Fellowship   check box 1 John 1:3   check box Hebrews 10:24-25

      Witnessing   check box Matthew 4:19   check box Romans 1:16

      Series B: Proclaim Christ

      All Have Sinned   check box Romans 3:23   check box Isaiah 53:6

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