If you are unable to watch the video, here is Beth’s message:
Hey girls! You have to know I really love you if I’m going to get on here with all this sunscreen, and with all this sweat, and in the middle of all this beach goings on. But I do love you and want to keep my commitment to you and to the Lord Jesus, and make sure that you know I am still with you in the scripture memory.
I am still memorizing out of the book of Ephesians and I’m in the most interesting verse in Ephesians 4:20. Right before it in verse 19, Paul is talking about the fact that there are people that give themselves over to the flesh. They give themselves over to greed, to callousness of heart, and to every kind of impurity. But he says something in verse 20 that I think is so profound. Ephesians 4:20 says, “But that is not the way you learned Christ.” And I thought about all the opportunities we have for that verse, when someone’s been unloving to us, unkind, or we really want so much to be ugly back to somebody. We’re reminded over and over again “but that is not the way we learned Christ.” That is not what He taught us to do.
I cannot think of a limit to the opportunities that we would have to tuck that verse in our hearts, to be able to say I know better than this. This is not the way I learned Christ. When I depart into the flesh, when I know that I am in an area, maybe even a gray area, maybe it’s not all the way in the ditch, just a gray area. But I can say to myself that’s not the way I learned Christ. I know how I learned Christ. I know what He calls for from me.
Beth, Houston TX
Ephesians 4:20 (ESV) But that is not the way you learned Christ.
We learned Christ in the love and grace and mercy of God the Father who gave Him in our behalf. I’m just crazy about you. Stay with it. It is August 1st and it is a glorious time to celebrate what God has already done in 2015! Have a great day everybody and make sure to put in your verses!
Sherri in Mechanicsville, VA
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.” Psalm 23:4 KJV
Colleen Duebber. Cincinnati, OH.
And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity.
Colossians 3:14 NIV
Erika Dotto
West Palm Beach, FL
“But you belong to God, my dear children. You have already won a victory over those people because the Spirit who lives in you is greater than the spirit who lives in the world.” 1 John 4:4 NLT
Jamie C. Irvine, Ky.
“We put our hope in the LORD. He is our help and our shield.”
Psalms 33:20 NLT
Angie Martens, Charlotte, NC
Psalm 37:5 & 7a (NLT)
Commit everything you do to the Lord. Trust him, and he will help you.
Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for him to act.
Kim S., Nashville, TN:
The word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
1 Corinthians 1:18 (ESV)
Ruth, Bartlett, TN Luke 10:33 But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, KJV
When you pass thru the waters, I will be with you;
And when you pass thru the rivers they will not sweep over you.
When you walk thru the fire, you will not be burned;
The flames will not set you ablaze.
For I am The Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel
Isaiah 43: 2 and 3 TNIV
Valarie, Pocatello
Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Psalm 51:10 NASB
Carol Hartley Montgomery Al
Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
Ephesians 6:17
Stacey Bult, Fayetteville, GA
“For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.”
– 2 Corinthians 1:20 (KJV)
Debbie Weaver, Cumming, GA.
“Satisfy us in the morning with Your unfailing love, that we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.” Psalm 90:14 NIV
“GOD is the Strength of my heart and my Portion FOREVER!” Psalm 73:26
Doris Ann Barnes, Manchester, GA
John 15:10 “If you keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love.” KJV
I John 4:18 (NIV)
“There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear hath to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.”
Kim Safina
Los Osos, California
In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; In the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.
Psalm 5:3
HAVE A BLESSED AND “SON”SHINE SUMMER WITH THOSE DARLING GRANDCHILDREN!!! Always a delight to see their precious faces even hiding behind scripture verses! 🙂
Pamela Shaw, Bangor, Northern Ireland
“…and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.” Eph 3:19 (NIV)
Kathy, Bolivar, MO
For the word of the Lord is right & true; He is faithful in all He does. The Lord loves righteousness & justice; the earth is full of His unfailing love . Ps. 33:4-5 NIV
Deborah Harney, Columbia City, IN, “That, however, is not the way of life you learned” Ephesians 4:20 NIV
Susan, Andover, KS:
“Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” Jeremiah 33:3 (NIV)
Linda Johnson, High Point, NC
Romans 8:38-39 (NIV)
“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord”.
Mary, Winter Park, FL
The Lord your God is with you, he is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you. He will quiet you with his love. He will rejoice over you with singing.
Zephaniah 3:17 NIV
Susan Peaslee Somerville Maine
“Rejoice in the Lord alway; again I say, Rejoice”
Philippians 4:4 KJV
Karen McCormick, Waco, TX
“I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 ESV
Arkansas City, KS
Isaiah 54:10 (NKJV) For the mountains shall departAnd the hills be removed,But My kindness shall not depart from you,Nor shall My covenant of peace be removed,”Says the Lord, who has mercy on you.
…your eyes focused and clear, so that you can see exactly what he is calling you to do, grasp the immensity of this glorious way of life he has for Christians,…
Ephesians 1:18 MSG
Vicki Graham, Corinth, TX
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. (Galatians 5:22-23 ESV)
Carolyn in Maryville,Tn
Bear ye one another’s burdens and so fulfil the law of Christ. Gal 6:2 KJV
Annette Green, Roach, Mo
Psalms 55:22, NIV
“Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall.”
Heather – Fort Worth, TX
“You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.”
Psalm 16:11 ESV
Cherie, Joseph OR: “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus.” (Romans3:23-24 NIV)
Paula Weatherly
Huffman, TX
Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:1 (NASB)
Elsie – Scottsbluff, NE
Joshua 23:8 ESV
but you shall cling to the Lord your God just as you have done to this day.
Jeannine Hale
Eagan, MN
So they said, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved, you and your household.” Acts 16:31 (NKJV)
Andrea S Fort Worth, TX
“Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ has made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage” Galatians 5:1 KJV
Kelly Sonderby San Clemente, CA
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
Romans 12:12 NIV
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalm 23:1 NKJV
Aubrey Eubank Palmetto, GA
Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Psalm 90:12
“For we know in part and we prophesy in part, but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears.” 1 Corinthians 13:8-9 (NIV)
Allison, Austin
We love because He first loved us.
1John 4:19 NIV
Denise
Fairmont,WV
Every test that you have experienced is the kind that normally comes to people. But God keeps his promise, and he will not allow you to be tested beyond your power to remain firm; at the time you are put to the test, he will give you the strength to endure it, and so provide you with a way out.
-1 Corinthians 10:13 (GNT)
Brodie, Weatherford, TX
Psalms 121:8.NLT
The lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.
Michelle Brownell, Sturgis Michigan
Let the morning bring me word of your unfailing love for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go for to you I lift my soul.
Psalm 143:8 NIV
Sandy E.; Kansas City, Missouri; “But that is not the way you learned Christ.” Ephesians 4:20 ESV
Kathy Land, Shattuck, OK
Psalm 145:14 (NIV) “The Lord upholds all those who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.”
Amy Cobb, Murfreesboro, TN. “Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the Lord your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you.” Deuteronomy 31:6 NIV
God is blessing me so much in Siesta Sisters! It has added a new dimension to my QT and praying for others. Thank you all so much!
Being a little bit of a rebel, my memory book is different. I had a small blank hardback book with a drawing of fancy strappy heals on the outside. For each verse I have a picture with my verse written on it; for example, Rom 13:14 has a clip art of a man putting on pants, red lips with Col 4:6,
a clock for 1 Peter 4:17. Each month has it’s own page with the 2 verses!
I thought I would share my SS idea.
Love and Blessings,
Glenda
Meg, Alexandria, VA
“Don’t have anything to do with foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they produce quarrels. And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Opponents must be gently instructed, in the hope that God will grant them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth.”
2 Timothy 2:23-25 NIV
Amanda, Rockhampton, Queensland
He will cover you with His feathers and under His wings you will find refuge; His faithfulness will be your shield and rampart
Psalm 91:4 NIV
Lenora Grayson, Nixa, Missouri. “Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.” (Proverbs 4:23 NLT)