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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!
Marcelene, Tucson,AZ
Ephesians 6:11 “Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil”
Cara Reyes
Dickinson Texas
Search me, O God, and know my heart: Try me, and know my thoughts
Psalm 139:23 ASV
Mary Saul
Houston, TX
Psalm 25:15 NIV My eyes are ever on the LORD, for only he will release my feet from the snare.
Jeannine Pelican Rapids, MN
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer. Romans 12:12 ESV
Carol White, Vian, OK
if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.
2 Chron 7:14 NIV
Jenny in Richmond, TX
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High
Will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalm 91:1 NIV
Denise, Gardners, PA
A servant of the Lord must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone, be able to teach, and be patient with difficult people.
2 Timothy 2;24 (NTL)
Marcy. Euless TX
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 (NIV)
Meredith B
Collierville Tn
“As the deer pants for streams of water, so my souls pants for you, Oh God.
My soul thirsts for God for the living God. When can I go meet with God?”
Psalm 42:1-2 Life Application Bible NRS
Amanda, Washougal, WA.
“He alone stretches out the heavens and treads on the waves of the sea.” Job 9:8 NIV
Ruthie, San Antonio, Tx “As for me & my house, we will serve the Lord” Joshua 24:15 NIV
Joanne Verzi in Austin, Texas “For God will bring every act to judgement, everything which is hidden, whether it is good or evil.” Ecclesiastes 12:14 NASB
Margie in Beaverton, Oregon
Matthew 19:26
Jesus looked at them and said, “With men this impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
(NIV)
Benton, AR
“Trust in Him at all times, you people; Pour out your heart before Him; God is a refuge for us. Selah”
Psalms 62:8 NKJV
Melissa Brandt; Little Rock AFB.
“Know this, my beloved brothers; let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.” James 1:19
Jacquie Terada from Mt.Vernon Wa
You have surrounded me on every side, behind me and before me and you have placed your hand gently on my shoulder. Psalm 139:5 The Voice
Deborah Bell, Bridgeton, NJ
I did not speak in secret, in a land of darkness; I did not say to the offspring of Jacob, ‘Seek me in vain.’ I the Lord speak the truth, I declare what is right.
Isaiah 45:19 ESV
Lisa Landis
Castro Valley, CA
“He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can withstand his icy blast?”
Psalm 147:17 NIV
Marsha, Angleton TX “All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (NIV84)
Joni Fastnacht – Lee’s Summit, MO
“They will make war against the Lamb, but the Lamb will overcome them because He is Lord of lords and King of kings — and with Him will be his called, chosen faithful followers.” Revelation 17:14 NIV
Nell Brinkley. Chattanooga tn. “I am the alpha and omega,” says the Lord God, “who is and who was and who is to come , the Almighty.” Revelation 1;8. Esv
Hillary Dickey D’iberville, MS
“For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile – the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him,”
Romans 10:12 NIV
Suzanne Kragt
Eden Prairie, Minnesota
Colossians 3:5 NIV
Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity Compass lost, evil desires and greed, which is idolatry.
Emily, Loveland, CO – “You are the God who works wonders; You have made known Your strength among the peoples.” Psalm 77:14 (NASB)
Sheila, Williston, ND
“Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil. So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.”
Ephesians 5:15-17 NASB
Betty, Wendell, NC
Psalm 55:22 ESV
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; he will never permit the righteous to be moved.
Deb, Loveland, CO – “I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust!” Psalm 91:2 (NKJV)
Tonya In Apex, NC
O satisfy us in the morning with Your lovingkindness, That we may sing for joy and be glad all our days.
Psalms 90:14 (NASB)
Sunni Sutphin Mt Airy NC Ephesians 4.20.ESV But that is not the way you learned Christ!—
Frances from Fort Worth, YX
Joshua 1:9
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid, do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with with you wherever you go.”
NIV
Psalm 8: 3-4 (ESV) “When I look at your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars which you have set in place, what is man that you are mindful of him and the son of man that you care for him?
Kristin – Wahiawa, HI
Alison Sparre, Sacramento CA
Isaiah 41:10 NASB
Do not fear, for I am with you;
Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, surely I will help you,
Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.
Deb Hansard, E Tennessee
Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest. KJV
Proverbs 18:6 ERV
Fools say things to start arguments. They are just asking for a beating.
Jen Niehus – Peyton, CO – and take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, Ephesians 6:17 ESV
Teresa, Chadron, NE
“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”
Colossians 3:17 NIV
Chris, Seattle, WA
Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God-
John 1:12 NIV
Geneseo,Illinois
Psalm 126:5-6
Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy.
He who goes out weeping carrying seed to sow,
will return with songs of joy carrying sheaves with him.
NIV
Lori, Edenton, NC
Now glory be to God! By His mighty power at work within us, He is able to accomplish infinitely more than we would ever dare to ask or hope.
Ephesians 3:20 NLT
Megan, Dothan, AL
“The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and appeared to us. We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard so that you may also have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and his Son, Jesus Christ. ” 1 John 1:2-3 NIV
Dyersburg, tn NAS Proverbs 7:2 Keep MY commandments and live, AND my teachings as the apple of your eye.
Jackie, Noblesville , IN
March on with courage, my soul!
Judges 5:21 NLT
Thanks for the reminder Annabelle
Jeremiah 29:11. NIV For I know the plans I have for you ” declares the Lord” plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
Math 6:33 “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.” (NKJV)
Holly Barrett, Crossnore NC
“He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed.” I Peter 2:24 NIV
Tasha and Destiny in Centerton,AR
Destiny
Psalms 23:1
The Lord is my shepard, I have all that I need.
Tasha
Proverbs 3:5
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding.
Delores Perley, El Cajon, CA
For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God. Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name. Psalm 86:10-11 (NIV)
Desiree Reimer, Calgary, Alberta
I sought the Lord, and he answered me and delivered me from all my fears. Psalm 34:4 ESV
Pam Schott, Fargo, ND. “But that is not the way you learned Christ.” Ephesians 4:20. ESV
KATHY WHITE
MODESTO CALIFORNIA
…”BUT THAT IS NOT THE WAY YOU LEARNED CHRIST” EPH 4:20 ESV
* THIS VERSE WAS SO PERTINENT FOR ME THIS PAST MONTH…BETH THANKS FOR SHARING WITH US…I NEED TO MEMORIZE IT MYSELF AND WALK IN IT