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!
Jen, West Palm Beach, FL
John 1:4 KJV
” In him was life; and the life was the light of men.”
Cathy from Loxahatchee, FL
Matthew 26:41 NLT
Keep watch and pray, so that you will not give in to temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.
Rachel H., North Alabama.
“But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.”
2 Corinthians 3:16-17 ESV
Kelli Hall ~ Sherwood, Oregon
“For the Lord will deliver Jacob and redeem them from the hand of those stronger than they.” Jeremiah 31:7 (NIV)
Kristi, Pensacola, FL:
I desire to do your will, O my God;
your law is within my heart.
Psalm 40:8 NIV
Philippians 2:13 NLT
For God is working in you, giving you the desire and the power to do what pleases him.
Sandra
Wichita Falls, TX
But that is not the way you learned Christ. Eph 4:20 ESV
Whitney from Russellville, TN
But one thing is necessary. Mary has chosen the good portion, which will not be taken away from her.
Luke 10:42. ESV
Angie Hill, Jasper, Alabama
“My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” Psalms 73:26 NIV
Mindy H., West Lafayette, IN: Wait for the Lord, be strong, and let your heart take courage; Wait for the Lord! Psalm 27:14 (ESV)
“But now, this is what the Lord says—he who created you, Jacob, he who formed you, Israel: Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine.” –Isaiah 43:1 NIV
“Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.”
Proverbs 3:5-6 (KJV)
Deb Dinnen
Springfield, Ohio
Then young women will dance and be glad, young men and old as well. I will turn their mourning into gladness; I will give them comfort and joy instead of sorrow. (Jeremiah 31:13 NIV)
Kathy
Madison, CT
“But that is not the way you learned Christ.” (ESV)
….just had to take this verse, having just done Rom 6:11 Thanks, Beth!
Dayton, Ohio 1 Cor.10.23 ESV “All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up.
Bridget in Phoenix, AZ
Colossians 2:13 — NKJV
And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, he has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses.
Wheatridge, Colorado
Day and night they never stop saying;
Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty,
who was, and is, and is to come.
Revelation4:8
NIV
Kathryn, Oceanside, “For the word of the LORD holds true, and we can trust everything he does.” Psalm 33:4 NLT
Carla van Hemmen, Ede the Netherlands says;
wees niet te haastig met je woorden en doe God niet overijld met heel je hart geloften. Want God is in de hemel en jij bent op aarde, Eccl. 5:1
Anja Drenth,Hoofddorp, The Netherlands.
Ik vraag aan de Heer één ding, het enige wat ik verlang:wonen in het huis van de Heer alle dagen van mijn leven.
Psalm 27:4 (NBV)
Kathy Wilson, Chandler, Arizona
That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
I Corinthians 12:10 NIV
Amy B.
Montezuma, IN
Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Ephesians 6:13 NKJV
OOPS. My verse is 2 Corinthians 12:10 NIV.
Karen Walker
Calgary, AB
Because of God’s tender mercy, the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide us to the path of peace.” (Luke 1:78-79 NLT)
Becky Mims Midland,Texas
“Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.” Ephesians 6:13 NIV
Izora Browning Midland,Texas 2:10 Auguse 2,2015
But many that are first shall be last; and the last first. Mark 10:31. NIV.
Amy Gettysburg, PA
Isaiah 25:1 “Lord you are my God I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done wonderful things, things planned long ago.” NIV
Debra from Madison, MS
1 John 5:3
“For this is what love for God is: to keep His commands. Now His commands are not a burden.” HCSB
Proverbs 9:10. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
Bethany Mowat, Evart, Michigan Again Jesus spoke to them, saying,”I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” John 8:12 ESV
Karin
Medina, MN
” Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving.”
Colossians 3:23 & 24
NIV
Kathleen, Georgetown, TX
Micah 6:8 NIV
He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and love mercy and walk humbly with your God.
Sumrall, MS
August 1
‘Ah, Lord God! It is you who have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm! Nothing is too hard for you. (Jeremiah 32:17 ESV)
Brandi Mincey, Hope Mills, NC
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.
Matthew 7:7 NIV
For a thousand years in your sight are but as yesterday when it is past, or as a watch in the night. psalms 90:4
Cris, Virginia Beach VA
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. NIV
Amee from Hercules, CA
“The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent.”
2 Peter 3:9 NLT
“He must increase, but I must decrease.” -John 3:30
Annette Baal, Stouffville ON Canada
Jude 15
“To execute judgement on all, to convict all who are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have committed in an ungodly way, and of all the harsh things which ungodly sinners have spoken against Him.” NKJV
Nancy Coffey
Barboursville WV
“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest”
Matthew 11:28 NIV
Linda O’Neill, Elk Grove, CA
“Do not be afraid of the terrors of the night, nor the arrow that flies in the day.”
Psalms 91:5 NLT
Suzy from Cedar Falls, IA
1 Corinthians 13:7 ESV
” Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.”
Pam Coleman
DeLeon Springs, Florida
Ephesians 4:20 (NIV)
You, however, did not come to know Christ that way.
Jan Dixon, Virginia Beach, VA:
But that is not the way you learned Christ.
Ephesians 4:20 (ESV)
“For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the spirit.” 1 Peter 3:18 NIV
Becca Canfield Nacogdoches TX
“Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.”
1 Peter 5:7 NIV
Yorba Linda, CA. Isaiah 53:6. NAS. All of us like sheep have gone astray. Each of us has turned to his own way; But the Lord has caused the iniquity of us all To fall upon Him.
Rachael Sol from Marietta, GA:
Now this is the confidence we have before Him: Whenever we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. (1 John 5:14 HCSB)
Plano, Tx “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
Antoinette Krietemeijer, Hoofddorp, the Netherlands (Europe)
Geprezen zij God, de Heer, de God van Israel.
Hij doet wonderen, Hij alleen.
Geprezen zij zijn luisterrijke naam, voor eeuwig.
Moge zijn luister heel de aarde vervullen.
Amen, amen!
Mary Ruth Franklin
Lanexa, VA
Isaiah 43:1-2 (NASB)
But now, thus says the Lord, your Creator, O Jacob,
And He who formed you, O Israel,
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you;
I have called you by name; you are Mine!
“When you pass through the waters, I will be with you;
And through the rivers, they will not overflow you.
When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched,
Nor will the flame burn you.
Mary Beth, St. Louis, MO
“For the word of the LORD holds true,
and we can trust everything he does.”
Psalm 33:4 (NLT)