Key Memory Verses for the 2014-2015 Object Lessons/Devotional Thoughts book OL 1: Bring the Message Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I. Send me!” Isaiah 6:8 OL 2: Traveling for Jesus Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. Matthew 28:19-20 OL 3: Bring Them to Jesus Some men came carrying a paralyzed man on a mat and tried to take him into the house to lay him before Jesus. Luke 5:18 OL 4: Love Like a Missionary Jesus replied, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” Matthew 22:37-39 OL 5: Bridges or Walls? Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.” Matthew 19:14 OL 6: Get Moving! “Men of Galilee,” they said, “why do you stand here looking into the sky? This same Jesus, who has been taken from you into heaven, will come back in the same way you have seen him go into heaven.” Acts 1:11 OL 7: Harvest Workers He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.” Luke 10:2 OL 8: In a Word For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 3:16 OL 9: His Message in My Mess Jesus reached out his hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” he said. “Be clean.” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy. Matthew 8:3 OL 10: Use Your Words How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them? Romans 10:14 OL 11: Don’t Forget! Praise the LORD, my soul, and forget not all his benefits–who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases. Psalm 103:2-3 OL 12: A Forever Friend Jesus said, “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” Matthew 28:20b OL 13: Forgiven and Free! Jesus said, “So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” John 8:36 OL 14: Change of Heart I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 36:26 OL 15: My Only Aim However, I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me–the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace. Acts 20:24 OL 16: Smile and Share! Because we loved you so much, we were delighted to share with you not only the gospel of God but our lives as well. 1 Thessalonians 2:8 OL 17: Know the Message Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6 OL 18: The Wise Save Lives The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and the one who is wise saves lives. Proverbs 11:30