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The Five Verse Challenge
A simple, free starting point for anyone new to Scripture memory. Invite your whole congregation to take it together.
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When a whole church memorizes Scripture, the whole church transforms.
Scripture memory isn’t another program to run. It’s how God’s Word moves from the page into the hearts, homes, and conversations of your people.
Why it matters
“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.”
Paul wrote those words to a whole church, not to a few spiritual overachievers. When a congregation hides God’s Word in its heart together, it shapes how people pray, how they counsel one another, how parents disciple their kids, and how believers stand firm in hard seasons.
In the State of the Bible 2026 report, 89 percent of people who are highly satisfied with their church agree that their church leaders encourage them to read the Bible. Your encouragement matters more than you might think.
We believe that when Scripture memory becomes part of a church’s life, that church changes for the better.
A path for your church
Start small. Grow together. Keep going.
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Grow
VerseLocker
Create Scripture memory courses for your church in our free Bible memory app. Pick the verses for a sermon series or a church-wide challenge, divide them into lessons, and share one link with your congregation.
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Gather
ABIDE
Join a weekly meeting where believers listen to the public reading of Scripture, then memorize a passage together. Meetings run about an hour, and churches can host their own ABIDE group too.
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Getting started
How to launch it in your church
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Lead by example
Memorize a passage yourself and share it from the pulpit.
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Start together
Launch the Five Verse Challenge as a church-wide invitation.
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Keep it going
Move people into VerseLocker and ABIDE so memorizing becomes a rhythm, not a one-time event.
Want help bringing Scripture memory to your church?
We’d love to hear about your congregation and help you find the right place to start.