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!
Cindy, Deming, NM
There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who do not walk according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit. Romans 8:1 NKJV
Misti Robinson, from Houston, TX:
“Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.”
1 Chronicles 16:34 NIV
Gail Ouimette, Tumalo, Oregon
‘As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.’
James 2:26 NIV
Michele, Columbiana, AL
Psalm 63:6 NKJV
“When I remember YOU on my bed, I meditate on YOU
in the night watches.”
Beth from Calgary, AB, Canada
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.”
2 Timothy 3:16-17 NIV
Robyn McDonald, Sale Creek, TN. “He brought me out to a special place; He rescued me because He delighted in me.” 2 Samuel 22:20. HCSB
Sharon Mills
Henderson, Nv
Ps 92:4 NIV “For you make me glad by your deeds, Lord; I sing for joy for what your hands have done.”
Corpus Christi, TX:
“Now to him who is able to accomplish far more than all we ask or imagine, by the power at work within us” Ephesians 3:20 NAB
Bellingham, WA
…and God placed all things under His feet and appointed Him to be head over everything for the church… Eph. 1:22 NIV
Deb Bryan, Topeka, KS
Continuing on with Psalm 19
Psalm 19: 7-8 HCSB
The instruction of the Lord is perfect,
renewing one’s life;
the testimony of the Lord is trustworthy,
making the inexperienced wise.
The precepts of the Lord are right,
making the heart glad;
the command of the Lord is radiant,
making the eyes light up.
Sherri Zingarelli, Galena, OH
Restore us, O Lord God Almighty;
make your face shine upon us,
that we may be saved.
Psalm 80:19 NIV
Elaine ~ Powder Springs, GA ~ The eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous and his ears toward their cry. Psalm 34:15 (ESV)
“Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows.”
James 1:17
NIV
Santa Clarita, CA: “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this : While we were still sinners, Christ died for us” Rom 5:8 NIV
Daura Crawley, Conway, AR Proverbs 30:5 KJV
“Every word of God is pure. He is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.”
Cheryl Swanson – Tulsa, OK
God is a safe place to hide, ready to help when we need Him. Psalm 46:1 (The Message).
Leslie Thibodeau
Union, KY
Acts 20:32
Now I commit you to God and to the world of His grace, which can build you up and give you an inertia cd among all those who are sanctified.
(NIV)
Madelyn Crawley, Conway, AR 2 Chronicles 16:9
“For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to give strong support to those whose heart is blameless toward him.”
Michelle Moultrie, Birmingham, AL
“with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” Ephesians 4:2,3 (ESV)
“Don’t be afraid,” he said, “for you are very precious to God. Peace! Be encouraged! Be strong!” As he spoke these words to me, I suddenly felt stronger and said to him, “Please speak to me my lord, for you have strengthened me.” Daniel 10:19 NLT
Sharon St. Louis, MO
II Timothy 1:7 NKJV
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
“Oh that you would slay the wicked, O God! O men of blood, depart from me! They speak against you with malicious intent; your enemies take your name in vain.”
Psalm 139:19-20
Ashlyn Crawley, Conway AR, Romans 8:39 ESV
“Know in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loves us.”
Tammy Martinez, Burleson, TX
“If you keep My commandments, you will abide in My love; just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and abide in His love. These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.”
John 15:10-11 NASB
Diane from Chesapeake, VA
Ephesians 4:2 (NLT)
“Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love.”
Terry, Odessa, FL
“Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.”
Proverbs 4:23, NLT
Sally Morton, Canon City, CO
but those with hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
Isaiah 40:31(NIV)
Vonnie Baker
Marble Hill MO
Psalm 27:4 KJV
One thing have I desired of the Lord, that I will seek after, that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the Lord, and to enquire in his temple.
Anne Eppright, Round Rock, Texas
“I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance. I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:12-13 ESV
Diane in Lenexa, KS
The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart.
The commands of the Lord are radiant, giving light to the eyes.
Psalm 19:8 NIV
Pam G., Centreville, VA
Hebrews 13:20-21 ESV
Now may the God of peace who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, equip you with everything good that you may do his will, working in us that which is pleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
Bel Air, MD
James 1:19-20 NKJV
So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
Malinda Guider, Chattanooga, TN-“He brought me out into a broad place; He rescued me, because He delighted in me.” 2 Samuel 22:20-ESV.
Jeanine, Augusta, GA
“As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.”
Ephesians 4:1-3 NIV
Carrie Gill, Tyler, TX “Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life.”
Proverbs 4:13. NIV
Kayla Davisson, Fort Wayne, IN
“Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”Philippians 4:4-7, NIV
Mindy Seekford Stonewall, La
“Even though the fig trees have no blossoms, and there are no grapes on the vines; even though the olive crop fails, and the fields lie empty and barren; even though the flocks die in the fields, and the cattle barns are empty,”
Habakkuk 3:17 NLT
ann gardner, north canton OH, Jeremiah 29:11-13 (NIV) “for I know the plans I have for you” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.”
Glenda, Houston, TX
But that is not the way you learned Christ.
Ephesians 4:20
Debbie, Forest City,NC
He will send from heaven and save me;
He reproaches him who tramples upon me.
God will send forthHis lovingkindness and His truth. Selah
Psalm 57:3 (NASB)
Julie Fawcett, Round Rock, Tx-
Good Morn! Here is my verse: “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. Instead he is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance.”
2 Peter 3:9 NIV
But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. -John 14:26 NIV
From Longview,texas
” You do not realize now what I am doing , but later you will understand .” John 13:7 NIV
Sara Blakely, Lavonia, GA. “through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God.” Romans 5:2 NIV
Fawnda Dooley
Denton, TX
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:9 NIV
Deena, Colleyville, TX
“May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.”
Psalm 19:14 NIV
Rachael Heard San Antonio, TX “Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands; Your walls are continually before Me.” – Isaiah 49:16 NASB
Susan Turner, Shelby, NC
“Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.”
John 16:20 NIV
Julia, Redmond, OR
Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.
1 Samuel 3:9
Julie, Gresham, OR
“The Lord keeps you from all harm and watches over your life. The Lord keeps watch over you as you come and go, both now and forever.” Psalm 121:7-8 (NLT)