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!
Ephesians 4:20 (ESV) But that is not the way you learned Christ.
Jenny
Covington, KY
“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 up my soul.” Psalm 143:8 NIV
Danielle Pleasant, Pinewood,SC
“You have given him his heart’s desire, And have not withheld the request of his lips. Selah”
Psalms 21:2 NKJV
Sharon Lee, Riverside, Ca.
I will extol the Lord at all times;
his praise will always be on my lips.
Psalm 34:1
Krista Fehr
Chickamauga, GA
Hebrews 13:13 ESV Therefore let us go to him outside the camp and bear the reproach he endured.
Diane Hotchkiss from Cypress, TX
Psalm 33:21 NIV
In him our hearts rejoice,
for we trust in his holy name.
Mary Wood, Fort Worth, TX
The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.
Exodus 14:14 NIV
Susannah from Cypress, TX
2 Tim 4:1 ESV
I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom:
Kris, Shakopee, MN
In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. James 2:17 NIV
How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! 1John 3:1 NIV
Carolyn Medlin Oceanside Ca
Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his Holy name.
Psalm 103:1 NIV
Wendy Karabensh
Vero Beach
Lift your eyes and look to the heavens:
Who created all these?
He who brings out the starry host one by one,
and calls them each by name.
Because of his great power and mighty strength,
not one of them is missing.
Isaiah 40:26
NIV
Tracey Knight ~ Arkadelphia AR
I have no greater joy than this: to hear that my children are walking in the truth. 3 John 4 HCSB
Lynda from Ocala, FL – NIV 1 Peter 1:22 “…Love one another deeply, from the heart.”
Holly H., Frisco, TX
“I can do all things through him who strengthens me.”
Philippians 4:13, ESV
Lori-Mountain View, WY
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love and self-discipline .” 2Timothy 1:7
Cheryl, Roswell, NM
“Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing.” Psalm 143:10 (NLT)
Bethany in Pueblo, CO
“But that is not the way you learned Christ!”
Ephesians 4:20 (ESV)
Linda Hite Borger, TX “Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us,”
Ephesians 3:20 NIV
Kathy from Chandler, OK ““Your enemies make evil plans against you. They think up evil things to do. But they can’t succeed.”
Psalm 21:11 NIRV
Becca Williams – Irvine, Ca
Isaiah 61:2 NLT
“He has sent me to tell those who mourn that the time of the LORD’s favor has come, and with it, the day of God’s anger against their enemies.”
Lisa Zink
Chic kasha, Oklahoma
And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory. (Ephesians 1:13-14 NIV)
Karla Fort Bridger, WY
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.
James 1:2 & 3 NIV
Joyce Lobmaster, St. Louis, Mo. ” But I trust in you LORD; I say, You are my God. ” Psalm 31:14 NIV
Lauren Warner, Austin TX “He must become greater, I must become less.” John 3:30 NIV
Sherrie Lynn, Collierville, TN
for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, (Romans 3:23 NIV)
Diana
Norman, Olahoma
20. Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also which shall believe on ME through their word.
21. That they all may be one; as Thou, Father, art in ME, and
I in Thee, that they also may be one in Us: that the world may believe that Thou hast sent ME.
John 17:20-21 (KJV)
Carol in Salem, OR
“to whom God willed to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.” Colossians 1:27 NASB
Lou Ann Smith, McAllen TX
Wether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you saying,”This is the way, walk in it , Isaiah 30:21NIV
Shannon, Shelby, MT
“Indeed, the Protector of Israel does not slumber or sleep.”
Psalm 121:4 HCSB
Debi Detroyer Emmett MI
“For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Jesus Christ”
Romans 6:23 NIV
“If anyone has this world’s goods and sees his brother in need but closes his eyes to his need- how can God’s love reside in him?” 1John 3:17 HCSB
Kelsey Chance, Shawnee, KS
“From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. These things should not be so, my brothers and sisters.” James 3:10 NET
Gigi Parisi
Mullica Hill NJ
I will surely gather them from all the lands where I banish them in my furious anger and great wrath; I will bring them back to this place and let them live in safety.
Jeremiah 32:37 NIV
N. Seattle, WA
He predestined us to adoption as sons(daughters) through Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the kind intention of His will.(NASB)
Jones Creek, Texas
In everything you do,
Put God first,
and He will direct your path
and crown your efforts.
Proverbs 3:6
(TLB)
Richmond, TX
John 15:4 NIV
“Remain in me, and i will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.”
Suzy Zumbro, Anchorage, AK
For I am convinced that neither data 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.
Romans 8:38-39
Allison, Pittsburg, Tx
And we know that in all things God works
for the good of those who love him, who have
been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28 NIV
Joyce Grimes – Pace, FL
And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you. (Ephesians 4:32 NKJV)
Michelle Rademacher – Aurora, IL
‘To you, O God of my fathers, I give thanks and praise, for you have given me wisdom and might, and have now made known to me what we asked of you, for you have made known to us the king’s matter.’ ” Daniel 2:23 (ESV)
Misty Weare, Alliance, NE
2 Thessalonians 2:11-12, ESV
Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false, in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
“Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and man.”
Proverbs 3:3-4 NIV
Debbie Kerr
White Lake, MI
Perri Lee, Shallowater, TX
And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.
~ Philipians 1:6 NLT
Jessica Battle Ground, WA
You will seek me and find me when you seek me with your whole heart.
Jeremiah 29:13 NIV
Stefani Scheppmann, Mukono, Uganda “Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” Phillippians 4:8 ESV
Lisa Cooper, Fort Worth, Texas
Lord, how I love you! For you have done such tremendous things for me. Psalm 18:1 (TLB)
Misty Sanders, North Charleston, SC
“Trust in the LORD with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. Seek His will in all you do, and He will show you which path to take.”
Proverbs 3:5-6 NLT
Keri Lee Robbins, Las Vegas, NV. “Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.”
Matthew 5:3-4 NKJV
Denice Kay Hays
Greenwood,MO
Joshua 1:9. NKJV
Have I not commanded you?
Be strong and of good courage;
Do not be afraid,
Nor be dismayed,
For The Lord your God is with you
Wherever you go.”