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!
Yvette Palmer
Mesa, Arizona
Psalms 4:8 NIV
I will lie down and sleep in peace for you, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.
South Bend, IN
“Be strong and courageous, do not be afraid or tremble at them, for the LORD your God is the one who goes with you. He will not fail you or forsake you.””
Deuteronomy 31:6 NASB
Linda Rivet – Bartlesville, OK
Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.
James 1:22 NIV
Anita Siecker, Purcellville, VA
Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.
Philippians 1:6 NIV84
Nancy-Yonges Island, SC
” Cause me to hear Your lovingkindness in the morning,
For in You do I trust;
Cause me to know the way in which I should walk,
For I lift up my soul to You.”
Psalm 143:8. NKJ
Ephesians 4:20 (ESV) But that is not the way you learned Christ.
Michelle Rodriguez, Beavercreek, OH
“Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.”
Colossians 3:16 NIV
Lindsey Buchanan St. Augustine, FL
Ecclesiastes 7:12 “Wisdom is a shelter as money is a shelter, but the advantage of knowledge is this; that wisdom preserves the life of its possessor.”
Tina D Biloxi,MS
Is 41:10 (ESV)
Fear not for I am with you, be not dismayed for I am your God, I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
Proverbs 16:2 NIV
All a man’s ways seem innocent to him, bur motives are weighed by the Lord.
Romans 12:3 “For by the grace given to me I say to everyone of you “Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgement, in accordance with the measure of faith God has given you.”
Woodstock, Ontario
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12 (NIV)
Joan Anderson, Dousman, WI
This is the confidence we have in approaching God:
that if we ask anything according to His will, he hears us.
1John 5:14
Sonia Kibe, Morrilton, AR
“Oh, that you would burst from the heavens and come down! How the mountains would quake in your presence!” Isaiah 64:1 (NLT)
Karen, Clarksville, “Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk–not as unwise people, but as wise–making the most of the time, because the days are evil.” Ephesians 5:15-16
Denisha Bonds, Boynton Beach, FL: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 ESV
Pam Pruett, Clarksville, Arkansas
Psalm 37:30 NIV
The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom,
and their tongues speak what is just.
Farmington,MO “I can do all things through Him Who Gives me strength.” Philippians 4:13 Thank you, LORD Jesus Christ
Tara Milligan, Stigler, OK. 1 Corinthians 13:1, “And now I will show you the most excellent way. If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.” NIV
Candice Kindrick Simpson
Bloomington, IN
Genesis 22: 11 (HCSB)
But the Angel of the Lord called to him from heaven and said, “Abraham, Abraham!”
He replied, “Here I am.”
Linda Ballard, Waxahachie,TX, “I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know Him better.” Ephesians 1:17 NIV
Claudia, Durham, NC
“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.”
Romans 8:37 ESV
Shelly Albertville MN
Joshua 1:9 NLT
“This is my command-be strong and courageous!
Do not be afraid or discouraged. For the Lord
your God is with you wherever you go.”
Amy in Weddington NC
11 Teach me thy way, O LORD; I will walk in thy truth: unite my heart to fear thy name.
Psalm 86:11 KJV
Terri, Harrison Township, Michigan
Therefore, Since we are receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us be thankful and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe. Hebrews 12:28 NIV
Heidi Worthey, Moreland, GA
“Behold, He who keeps Israel Will neither slumber nor sleep. The LORD is your keeper; The LORD is your shade on your right hand.”
Psalms 121:4-5 NASB
Brenda – Jordan, MN
“I urge you, first of all, to pray for all people. Ask God to help them; intercede on their behalf, and give thanks for them.” 1 Timothy 2:1 NLT
Audrey, Ohio
Matthew 5:9-10 TNIV
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Cathy, Gastonia, NC
Psalm 19:7 (Holman Study Bible)
The instruction of the Lord is perfect,
reviving the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is trustworthy,
making the inexperienced wise.
Janeth from Neoga, IL, “I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation so that you may know him better.” Ephesians 1:17(NIV)
Janelle MacKay, Malta, NY “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
Susan
Kansas
Philippians 3: 20 (NIV 84) “But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,”
Kim Lee, Faison NC: “But you have not so learned Christ,” Ephesians 4:20 (NKJV)
Lisa Lucik Sugar Land, TX
We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed:
perplexed, but not in despair:
2 Corinthians 4:8 NIV
Elise, cypress TX
1 John 1:9 ESV
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
August 1, 2015
Aransas Pass, Texas
Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12 NIV
Leanette, Atlanta
(Thank you Beth!) But that is not the way you learned Christ.
Eph 4:20
Coshocton,OHIO,2 TIMOTHY3:16 ALL Scripture is inspired by GOD and profitable for teaching,for reproof,for correction,for training in righteousness;so that the man of God may be adequate,equipped for every good work.[NASB]
How precious is your loving-kindness O God,therefore the children of men take refuge under the shadow of your wings. They drink their fill of the abundance of your house; and you give them to drink from the river of your delights. Ps 36:7-8
Atlanta, Ga
Isaiah 40:31 ESV
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
Conyers, GA.
2 Corinthians 4:7 KJV
But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God and not of us.
Colossians 3:17 ESV
“And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.”
martha loyd
houston tx
Kelly, Cut-n-Shoot Tx
He makes me lie down in [fresh, tender] green pastures; He leads me beside the still and restful waters. (Psalm 23:2 AMP)
Charlotte Heisel Modesto, CA
Psalms 91:7 NLT
Though a thousand fall at your side, though ten thousand are dying around you, these evils will not touch you.
Dana in Newnan, Ga
Psalm 100:1-3 HCSB
Shout triumphantly to the Lord, all the earth. Serve the Lord with gladness; come before Him with joyful songs. Acknowledge that the Lord is God. He made us, and we are His- His people, the sheep of His pasture.
Nancy English, Laramie, Wyoming
March on my soul, be strong. Judges 5:21 ESV
Heather Johnson, Minneapolis, MN
1 Timothy 4:4-5, NIV
For everything God created is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving, because it is consecrated by the word of God and prayer.
Suzanne
Tenaha,TX
Psalm 19:7 NIV 84
The law of the LORD is perfect,
reviving the soul.
The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy,
making wise the simple.
Ps. 19:7
Ashley, West Monroe,LA
“Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.”
Psalm 51:12 NIV
Julianne August, Orangeville, Ontario
“In peace I will lie down and sleep, for you alone, O Lord, will keep me safe.” Psalm 4:8 (NLT)