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!
Kristen Schwark, Indianapolis, IN
The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”
~ Deuteronomy 31:8 NIV
Jennifer Smith, Sydney, Australia- “I will guide them and restore comfort to Israel’s mourners, creating praise on their lips.
Peace, peace, to those far and near,”
says the Lord. “And I will heal them.”
Isaiah 57:18b-19
Laurel Montealegre White Pigeon, MI
“Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
1Thess 5:16-18 NASB
Kathy King
Woodstock, GA
Micah 7:7 (ESV)
But as for me, I will look to the Lord;
I will wait for the God of my salvation;
my God will hear me.
Janet from Odessa, TX
Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.”
Revelations 19:6. ESV
Merilee New Sharon Ia
If you only help me to want your will LORD ,then I will follow your laws even more closely .
Robyn in San Antonio
“Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.”
Hebrews 10:23 NASB
Kiva, Irvine, CA
“Trust in the Lord and do good. So shall you dwell in the land and feed surely on His faithfulness, and truly you shall be fed!”
Psalm 37:3 AMP
Julie Strock:Lakewood CO;
“Salvation is not a reward for the good things we havecdone, so none of us can boast about it.” Ephesians 8:9 NLT
Susan, Knoxville, TN
“No one is like, O Lord; you are great, and your name is mighty in power.” Jeremiah 10:6 NIV
Julie /Deer Park/ Who can discern his errors? Forgive my hidden faults. Psalm 19:12 NIV
Laurie Watkins Arlington Tx
Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life!!
Linda Dews, Orrville,OH
“That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.” Romans 10:9-10 NIV
Leah in Westerville, OH
“Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.”
Proverbs 12:19
Shannon, Mandeville. “Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!”. Luke 1:45 TNIV
Linda Wright, Sugar Land, TX 1 Thessalonians 4:12 (NIV) “…so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.”
Brentwood,TN
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm , then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Galatians 5:1
Deb from Aledo, IL
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things. Philippians 4:8 KJV
Susie McNeely Russellville ar
Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.”
Jeremiah 32:17 NIV
Gina Demangos San Diego, CA
“But if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not feel ashamed, but in that name let him glorify God.”
1 Peter 4:16
Linda Smith The Woodlands, TX
“We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain.”
Hebrews 6:19 (NIV)
Sheila Lindsey, James 1:22-25 NKJV But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror; for he observes himself, goes away, and immediately forgets what kind of man he was. But he who looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, and is not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, this one will be blessed in what he does.
“Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love one another, for whoever loves others has fulfilled the law.”
Romans 13:8 NIV
http://bible.com/111/rom.13.8.niv
Lisa, Cibolo, TX
“Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.” Ps. 55:22 (NASB)
Amanda, Texas
“For the Word of the Lord is right and true; He is faithful in all He does. The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of His unfailing love.”
Psalm 33:4-5 NIV
Joy Mast, Matthews, NC (moved from Charlotte)
“A gentle answer turns away wrath but a harsh word stirs up anger.” Proverbs 15:1 (NIV)
Liz Scherer
Fort Worth, TX
“Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.”
Psalm 119:36 NIV
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our afflictions, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. II Corinthians 1:3-4 ESV
Terri Assael, State College, PA
Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.
Romans 12:21 NIV
Tracey, Niskayuna, NY
Proverbs 16:3 NIV
“Commit to the LORD whatever you do, and He will establish your plans.”
Lindsey Ehle – Kingwood, TX
But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.
2 Chronicles 15:7
“Now may The Lord of peace Himself give you His peace at all times and in every situation. The Lord be with you all.” 2 Thessalonians 3:16 NLT
But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. Isaiah 40:31 NIV
Becky Davis
Huntington, WV
“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.” Romans 8:39 (NIV)
Teri, Kalamazoo MI:
(NIV)Hebrews 12:1 “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us,”
Jamee Miller, Sanford, FL “March on, my soul; be strong!” Judges 5:21 NIV
Joyce Smith~~Mount Juliet, TN~~ I call out to the Lord, and he answers me from his holy mountain. (Psalm 3:4 NIV)
from Costa Mesa, CA: “Because he loves me”, says the Lord,”I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation.” Psalm 91:14-16 NIV
Genesis 2:1-3 NIV
Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.
Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.
Dawn Moore Conway,AR
James 1:22 NIV
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
Kristen Johnstone
Boulder, CO
1 Peter 5:10 (NIV)
And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
Jill, Clearwater FL
When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal.
Memorizing James. James 3:3 NIV
Diane, Longmont, CO
Resist him, standing firm in the faith, because you know that your brothers throughout the world are undergoing the same kind of sufferings. 1 Peter 5:9 NIV
Sheryl, PA – The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant words promote instruction. Proverbs 16:21 NIV
New Braunfels, TX
And He shall be the stability of your times, a wealth of salvation, wisdom and knowledge. The fear of the lord is His treasure. is 33:6nasb
Tasha J., Edmond, OK
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. (Proverbs 3:5-6 NIV)
Manassas, Va
Micah 7:7 NIV
But as for me, I watch in hope for the Lord, I will wait for God my Savior; my God will hear me.
Melanie
Midland, MI
“with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love,”
Ephesians 4:2 ESV
Camille Benson, Knoxville, TN-
Jesus wept. John 11:35 NIV
Dawn in Monett, MO
2 Corinthians 9:8 NIV
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all you need, you will abound in every good work.