In his sermon a couple weeks ago on "Holding Fast the Word of Life in 2010," Pastor John modeled scripture memory by reciting the entire book of Philippians to his congregation.

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Later in the sermon, however, Piper issued the warning that memorization alone doesn't guarantee spiritual life or growth to any of us. Satan himself could quote the Bible, just like he did when he tempted Jesus. What is needed is both God's word and his Holy Spirit, who works through that word to bring us spiritual power.

Here are two more examples of scripture memory by men we know here at DG, men who have labored diligently to store up God's word for their own and others' true spiritual good:

• Jon Bloom, Desiring God's Executive Director, recited the book of Hebrews as a sermon for his church.
• Sam Crabtree, Executive Pastor at Bethlehem and Desiring God board member, recited the Sermon on the Mount at Bethlehem's 2010 Fighter Verse Kickoff event.

For resources related to memorizing scripture, check out Bethlehem's Fighter Verse Program page or Fighterverses.com.