Memorize What Matters

What if you could create instant commentary, word studies, cross references and more while studying or memorizing the Bible? Today Josh sits down with Brett Golson, the developer behind the popular Bible Memory app, to discuss a new feature called "Bible Intelligence." Is this a safe and meaningful way to dive into Scripture?

Would you prefer to see this in action? Watch the video interview instead: https://youtu.be/1q_LEJELusQ

✅ Download the Bible Memory app -https://biblememory.com/

✅ Take our new AI + Bible Memory Course!: https://www.biblememorygoal.com/ai

✅ Get Josh's new book Memorize What Matters - https://www.memorizewhatmatters.com

✅ Become a Patron - https://www.biblememorygoal.com/patron

🔹SUPPORT the MINISTRY 🔹

If you're one of those awesome people who understands that this "free" podcast takes time and effort to produce, there are a few ways that you can support what we're doing here:

• Buy the Merch! Start a conversation about your Bible memory journey with a shirt or sticker to show your love of Scripture! https://www.biblememory.store
• Become a Patron: For those who are part of our community, becoming a Patron is the best way to improve your memorization of Scripture. Get immediate access to all Scripture Sync replays, Memorize Together sessions, small group accountability and all of our courses! https://www.biblememorygoal.com/patron
• Pay it Forward: Give any amount to help offset the costs of producing and hosting this podcast. Thank you! https://www.biblememorygoal.com/support

Artificial Intelligence, or "AI" for short, is here whether you like it or not. Most people don't understand that there are amazing ways to harness this technology, and I'm going to show you two of my favorite that help me with Bible memory. Take our new AI course by becoming a patron! https://www.biblememorygoal.com/patron

See the YouTube (visual) version of these tools: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRlUontX0w4

Try the tool: https://tool.biblememorygoal.com

✅ Join us in Dallas for Scripture Sync 2025! https://scripturesyncdallas.com

✅ Listen to the audiobook of Memorize What Matters: https://www.memorizewhatmatters.com/book


Chapters
(00:00) Intro to AI for Bible Memory
(00:24) Take the AI Bible Memory Course!
(01:37) Using AI for Scripture Recitation Practice
(03:53) Using AI to create a First-Letter PDF Print Out
(05:57) Wrapping up AI for Bible Memory


🔹SUPPORT BIBLE MEMORY GOAL 🔹

If you're one of those awesome people who understands that this "free" podcast takes time and effort to produce, there are a few ways that you can support what we're doing here:

• Buy the Merch! Start a conversation about your Bible memory journey with a shirt or sticker to show your love of Scripture! 
• Become a Patron: For those who are part of our community, becoming a Patron is the best way to pay it forward for other members while gaining extra perks (live calls, mastermind groups, and more!) and access to our Bible memory training.
• Pay it Forward: Give any amount to help offset the costs of producing and hosting this podcast. Thank you! 

🔹SUPPORT the MINISTRY 🔹

If you're one of those awesome people who understands that this "free" podcast takes time and effort to produce, there are a few ways that you can support what we're doing here:

• Buy the Merch! Start a conversation about your Bible memory journey with a shirt or sticker to show your love of Scripture! https://www.biblememory.store
• Become a Patron: For those who are part of our community, becoming a Patron is the best way to improve your memorization of Scripture. Get immediate access to all Scripture Sync replays, Memorize Together sessions, small group accountability and all of our courses! https://www.biblememorygoal.com/patron
• Pay it Forward: Give any amount to help offset the costs of producing and hosting this podcast. Thank you! https://www.biblememorygoal.com/support

Bill Mowry, long-time Navigator and author of Holding the Word, joins Josh Summers to unpack how simple metaphors can revolutionize your scripture engagement. In this episode, Bill introduces the Navigators' Topical Memory System and his powerful “Hand Illustration” — five life-changing ways to interact with God’s Word: hear it, read it, study it, memorize it, and meditate on it.

Josh and Bill explore how accountability and mentorship can fuel a consistent Bible memory habit, and why memorizing just one verse a month could be the best way to begin.

With decades of discipleship experience, Bill offers both encouragement and strategy to help you draw closer to God through the Bible.

✅ Bill Mowry's Website - https://alongsider.com

✅ Holding the Word, Bills Book - https://geni.us/holding-the-word

✅ Navigators Organization: Navigators' Official Website

✅ Get Josh's new book Memorize What Matters https://www.memorizewhatmatters.com

✅ Find Accountability - https://www.biblememorygoal.com/patron

🔹SUPPORT the MINISTRY 🔹

If you're one of those awesome people who understands that this "free" podcast takes time and effort to produce, there are a few ways that you can support what we're doing here:

• Buy the Merch! Start a conversation about your Bible memory journey with a shirt or sticker to show your love of Scripture! https://www.biblememory.store
• Become a Patron: For those who are part of our community, becoming a Patron is the best way to improve your memorization of Scripture. Get immediate access to all Scripture Sync replays, Memorize Together sessions, small group accountability and all of our courses! https://www.biblememorygoal.com/patron
• Pay it Forward: Give any amount to help offset the costs of producing and hosting this podcast. Thank you! https://www.biblememorygoal.com/support

As Christ followers, we believe we are God's workmanship (Ephesians 2:10), yet we also simultaneously believe that our brains are flawed. Here are 5 myths that most people tend to believe about memory and how it applies to meditatin on Scripture

✅ Join us in Dallas for Scripture Sync 2025! https://scripturesyncdallas.com

✅ Listen to the audiobook of Memorize What Matters: https://www.memorizewhatmatters.com/book

Listen to a recent episode with Reagan Rose introducing a Christian perspective to productivity and goal setting:

 - On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-make-time-for-bible-memory-even-if-youre-crazy-busy/id1624868713?i=1000701203386

  - On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6waWCYhL7s

Chapters
(00:00) Introducing Bible Memory Myths
(00:58) Myth #1: The Myth of the Photographic Memory
(02:46) Myth #2: Old Age Results in Inevitable Memory Loss
(04:29) Myth #3: Puzzles & Brain Games Improve my Memory
(06:12) Myth #4: Memories Fade over Time
(09:28) Myth #5: Forgetting is a Flaw in God's Design of Us
(11:52) Learn How to Train Your Brain!


🔹SUPPORT BIBLE MEMORY GOAL 🔹

If you're one of those awesome people who understands that this "free" podcast takes time and effort to produce, there are a few ways that you can support what we're doing here:

• Buy the Merch! Start a conversation about your Bible memory journey with a shirt or sticker to show your love of Scripture! 
• Become a Patron: For those who are part of our community, becoming a Patron is the best way to pay it forward for other members while gaining extra perks (live calls, mastermind groups, and more!) and access to our Bible memory training.
• Pay it Forward: Give any amount to help offset the costs of producing and hosting this podcast. Thank you! 

🔹SUPPORT the MINISTRY 🔹

If you're one of those awesome people who understands that this "free" podcast takes time and effort to produce, there are a few ways that you can support what we're doing here:

• Buy the Merch! Start a conversation about your Bible memory journey with a shirt or sticker to show your love of Scripture! https://www.biblememory.store
• Become a Patron: For those who are part of our community, becoming a Patron is the best way to improve your memorization of Scripture. Get immediate access to all Scripture Sync replays, Memorize Together sessions, small group accountability and all of our courses! https://www.biblememorygoal.com/patron
• Pay it Forward: Give any amount to help offset the costs of producing and hosting this podcast. Thank you! https://www.biblememorygoal.com/support

In your Bible memory journey, there are often times when we need a little bit of a "jumpstart" or a "restart" as well as times when we need some in-person encouragement. In today's bonus episode, Josh shares two opportunities to consider:

  ✅ Join the Challenge: https://www.biblememorygoal.com/challenge

  ✅ Get 50% off Scripture Sync Tickets*: https://www.scripturesyncdallas.com

*NOTE: This is the last week to get the early bird special (50% off) of Scripture Sync tickets, so be sure to grab yours before it goes back up to $99 on May 1.

🔹SUPPORT the MINISTRY 🔹

If you're one of those awesome people who understands that this "free" podcast takes time and effort to produce, there are a few ways that you can support what we're doing here:

• Buy the Merch! Start a conversation about your Bible memory journey with a shirt or sticker to show your love of Scripture! https://www.biblememory.store
• Become a Patron: For those who are part of our community, becoming a Patron is the best way to improve your memorization of Scripture. Get immediate access to all Scripture Sync replays, Memorize Together sessions, small group accountability and all of our courses! https://www.biblememorygoal.com/patron
• Pay it Forward: Give any amount to help offset the costs of producing and hosting this podcast. Thank you! https://www.biblememorygoal.com/support

What if memorizing Scripture didn’t require complex apps or a photographic memory? In this episode, Pastor John Green shares his practical, deeply personal method of Bible memorization—one that centers on index cards, structured review, and verses drawn straight from quiet time with God. Host Josh Summers explores how this 100-day review cycle has helped John internalize hundreds of Bible verses, adapt to a busy life, and cultivate spiritual depth.

Pastor Green discusses the emotional and meditative benefits of Scripture memory, explains how to avoid cherry-picking verses out of context, and opens up about how God’s Word has shaped his life. Whether you're just starting or looking to deepen your routine, this episode is packed with wisdom to help you make Bible memory sustainable, meaningful, and life-changing.
 

 ✅ John Green YouTube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/@pastorjohngreen

 ✅ Original John Green video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttqMdedueoA

 ✅ Join us at Scripture Sync Dallas 2025

 ✅ Get Josh's new book Memorize What Matters - https://www.memorizewhatmatters.com

 ✅ Download "52 Verses to Memorize - http://biblememorygoal.com/52verses

 ✅ Bible Memory Goal Website - http://biblememorygoal.com

🔹SUPPORT the MINISTRY 🔹

If you're one of those awesome people who understands that this "free" podcast takes time and effort to produce, there are a few ways that you can support what we're doing here:

• Buy the Merch! Start a conversation about your Bible memory journey with a shirt or sticker to show your love of Scripture! https://www.biblememory.store
• Become a Patron: For those who are part of our community, becoming a Patron is the best way to improve your memorization of Scripture. Get immediate access to all Scripture Sync replays, Memorize Together sessions, small group accountability and all of our courses! https://www.biblememorygoal.com/patron
• Pay it Forward: Give any amount to help offset the costs of producing and hosting this podcast. Thank you! https://www.biblememorygoal.com/support

Is this the key to avoid boredom and stagnation in the consistency of memorizing God's Word? This week my health coach introduced me to this idea of "intensifiers" and it feels really applicable to the spiritual discipline.

✅ Join us in Dallas for Scripture Sync 2025! https://scripturesyncdallas.com

✅ Listen to the audiobook of Memorize What Matters: https://www.memorizewhatmatters.com/book

Listen to last week's episode with Reagan Rose introducing a Christian perspective to productivity and goal setting:

 - On Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-make-time-for-bible-memory-even-if-youre-crazy-busy/id1624868713?i=1000701203386

  - On YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6waWCYhL7s


🔹SUPPORT BIBLE MEMORY GOAL 🔹

If you're one of those awesome people who understands that this "free" podcast takes time and effort to produce, there are a few ways that you can support what we're doing here:

• Buy the Merch! Start a conversation about your Bible memory journey with a shirt or sticker to show your love of Scripture! 
• Become a Patron: For those who are part of our community, becoming a Patron is the best way to pay it forward for other members while gaining extra perks (live calls, mastermind groups, and more!) and access to our Bible memory training.
• Pay it Forward: Give any amount to help offset the costs of producing and hosting this podcast. Thank you! 

🔹SUPPORT the MINISTRY 🔹

If you're one of those awesome people who understands that this "free" podcast takes time and effort to produce, there are a few ways that you can support what we're doing here:

• Buy the Merch! Start a conversation about your Bible memory journey with a shirt or sticker to show your love of Scripture! https://www.biblememory.store
• Become a Patron: For those who are part of our community, becoming a Patron is the best way to improve your memorization of Scripture. Get immediate access to all Scripture Sync replays, Memorize Together sessions, small group accountability and all of our courses! https://www.biblememorygoal.com/patron
• Pay it Forward: Give any amount to help offset the costs of producing and hosting this podcast. Thank you! https://www.biblememorygoal.com/support

We're all busy and we're all being pulled in different directions. Taking the time to read the Bible - much less memorize it! - can feel like a huge undertaking. 

✅ Visit Reagan Rose's website: https://www.redeemingproductivity.com

✅ Check out Reagan's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@redeemingproductivity

✅ Join us in Dallas for Scripture Sync 2025! https://scripturesyncdallas.com

This podcast episode is based on a livestream that was originally published on the Bible Memory Goal YouTube channel. If you prefer to watch the interview as a video, you can find that here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6waWCYhL7s


🔹SUPPORT BIBLE MEMORY GOAL 🔹

If you're one of those awesome people who understands that this "free" podcast takes time and effort to produce, there are a few ways that you can support what we're doing here:

• Buy the Merch! Start a conversation about your Bible memory journey with a shirt or sticker to show your love of Scripture! 
• Become a Patron: For those who are part of our community, becoming a Patron is the best way to pay it forward for other members while gaining extra perks (live calls, mastermind groups, and more!) and access to our Bible memory training.
• Pay it Forward: Give any amount to help offset the costs of producing and hosting this podcast. Thank you! 

🔹SUPPORT the MINISTRY 🔹

If you're one of those awesome people who understands that this "free" podcast takes time and effort to produce, there are a few ways that you can support what we're doing here:

• Buy the Merch! Start a conversation about your Bible memory journey with a shirt or sticker to show your love of Scripture! https://www.biblememory.store
• Become a Patron: For those who are part of our community, becoming a Patron is the best way to improve your memorization of Scripture. Get immediate access to all Scripture Sync replays, Memorize Together sessions, small group accountability and all of our courses! https://www.biblememorygoal.com/patron
• Pay it Forward: Give any amount to help offset the costs of producing and hosting this podcast. Thank you! https://www.biblememorygoal.com/support

Using the rhyming method, we're going to memorize the theme of all 13 chapter of 2 Corinthians. Here is your chance to see the broader picture of Paul's second letter to the church in Corinth, including the main topic of each chapter and a key verse.

  ✅ Download the free PDF here: https://www.biblememorygoal.com/outlines

  ✅ Watch the original live stream with Dr. Dinkins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onP6kyRSGOo

Join us for Scripture Sync Dallas! (June 7, 2025)

Scripture Sync is more than just meeting Josh Summers, Janet Pope and Dr. Larry Dinkins in person. This event in Dallas is an amazing opportunity to learn from and connect with others who love and prioritize the memorization of God's Word.

  ✅ Get your tickets here: https://www.biblememorygoal.com/ScriptureSync

• When: Saturday, June 7, 2025
• Where: Woodcreek Church, Richardson TX
• Who: Anybody - young or old - who wants to memorize more Scripture
• How much: $99 (early bird discount 50% off)
• Tickets: Buy your ticket

I hope to see you there!


🔹SUPPORT BIBLE MEMORY GOAL 🔹

If you're one of those awesome people who understands that this "free" podcast takes time and effort to produce, there are a few ways that you can support what we're doing here:

• Buy the Merch! Start a conversation about your Bible memory journey with a shirt or sticker to show your love of Scripture! 
• Become a Patron: For those who are part of our community, becoming a Patron is the best way to pay it forward for other members while gaining extra perks (live calls, mastermind groups, and more!) and access to our Bible memory training.
• Pay it Forward: Give any amount to help offset the costs of producing and hosting this podcast. Thank you! 

🔹SUPPORT the MINISTRY 🔹

If you're one of those awesome people who understands that this "free" podcast takes time and effort to produce, there are a few ways that you can support what we're doing here:

• Buy the Merch! Start a conversation about your Bible memory journey with a shirt or sticker to show your love of Scripture! https://www.biblememory.store
• Become a Patron: For those who are part of our community, becoming a Patron is the best way to improve your memorization of Scripture. Get immediate access to all Scripture Sync replays, Memorize Together sessions, small group accountability and all of our courses! https://www.biblememorygoal.com/patron
• Pay it Forward: Give any amount to help offset the costs of producing and hosting this podcast. Thank you! https://www.biblememorygoal.com/support

Scripture Sync is more than just meeting Josh Summers, Janet Pope and Dr. Larry Dinkins in person. This event in Dallas is an amazing opportunity to learn from and connect with others who love and prioritize the memorization of God's Word. Get your tickets here: https://www.biblememorygoal.com/ScriptureSync

What is Scripture Sync Dallas?

It isn't a conference - it's going to be an interactive community event where we'll get to worship together, we'll have guided small groups where you can test out new memory techniques, hear panel discussions, enjoy Scripture recited and maybe even have a chance to recite part of what you've memorized to someone else.

• When: Saturday, June 7, 2025
• Where: Woodcreek Church, Richardson TX
• Who: Anybody - young or old - who wants to memorize more Scripture
• How much: $99 (early bird discount 50% off)
• Tickets: Buy your ticket

I hope to see you there!


🔹SUPPORT BIBLE MEMORY GOAL 🔹

If you're one of those awesome people who understands that this "free" podcast takes time and effort to produce, there are a few ways that you can support what we're doing here:

• Buy the Merch! Start a conversation about your Bible memory journey with a shirt or sticker to show your love of Scripture! 
• Become a Patron: For those who are part of our community, becoming a Patron is the best way to pay it forward for other members while gaining extra perks (live calls, mastermind groups, and more!) and access to our Bible memory training.
• Pay it Forward: Give any amount to help offset the costs of producing and hosting this podcast. Thank you! 

🔹SUPPORT the MINISTRY 🔹

If you're one of those awesome people who understands that this "free" podcast takes time and effort to produce, there are a few ways that you can support what we're doing here:

• Buy the Merch! Start a conversation about your Bible memory journey with a shirt or sticker to show your love of Scripture! https://www.biblememory.store
• Become a Patron: For those who are part of our community, becoming a Patron is the best way to improve your memorization of Scripture. Get immediate access to all Scripture Sync replays, Memorize Together sessions, small group accountability and all of our courses! https://www.biblememorygoal.com/patron
• Pay it Forward: Give any amount to help offset the costs of producing and hosting this podcast. Thank you! https://www.biblememorygoal.com/support