Hi all,
I'm planning on working on a 2 verse a week scripture memorization plan, and am asking if anyone is interested in joining me.
It would be 2 new verses a week, and then a review of verses from the previous 6 weeks.
Or if you want to look at it a different way - learn two verses a week, and then review it for the following 6 weeks.
This derives from a memory fact I read courtesy of Follow Up Ministries: "The average person must review memorized Scripture daily for seven weeks before he can safely retain it."
I figure if I memorize verses one day, then review it for the next 48 days - I should be good for life.
And I was planning on doing two a week, so at any one point, I'm reviewing/memorizing up to 14 verses a day:
Week 1 Memorize Week 1 Verses (2 verses total)
Week 2 Memorize Week 2 Verses, Review Week 1 Verses (4 verses total)
Week 3 Memorize Week 3 Verses, Review Weeks 1-2 Verses (6 total)
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Week 7 Memorize Week 7 Verses, Review Weeks 1-6 Verses (14 total)
Week 8 Memorize Week 8 Verses, Review Weeks 2-7 Verses (14 total) (By Week 8 you've done the week 1 verses for 7 weeks and can drop it)
Week 9 Memorize Week 9 Verses, Review Weeks 3-8 Verses (14 total) (Now drop the review for week 2)
In terms of what verses to memorize - that's entirely up to anyone who wants to contribute verses (just let me know if you want to share).
Anyways, if you're interested in memorizing scripture with me, please let me know. I'll plan on starting this next Sunday, September 28.