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!
Ana from Dayton, TX
“The Lord is exalted, for He dwells on high; He will fill Zion with justice and righteousness, and He will be the stability of your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom and knowledge; the fear of the Lord is Zion’s treasure.” (Isaiah 33:5-6 ESV)
Sarah B
Tucson, Az
Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them.
Matthew 17:20
NIV
Harmony Letang
East Helena, Mt
Proverbs 22:6
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets.
Matthew 7:12, NRSV
Deby.
New Carlisle, OH
MaY these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight , Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Psalm 19:14 NIV
James 2:8 If you really carry out the royal law prescribed in Scripture, Love your neighbor as yourself, you are doing well.
Kathi Crowder from Yorktown, Virginia: “Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who trusts in the Lord.” Proverbs 16:20
Karen, Las Vegas, NV
“But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.”
2 Corinthians 2:14 NASB
Mary Jayne Fincher, Qulin, MO
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”
2 Timothy 1: 7
NKJV
Lisa Griffin, Lincoln City, OR:
do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
Philippians 4:6 (ESV)
Karen Laughlin, Deweyville, TX
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
(Mark 11:24, NIV)
Sorry, I am a day late 🙁
Cindy Cannon, Brighton, IL (formerly Otterville, IL) recent move!
Whether 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 30:21 (NIV)
Sherie
The Woodlands, TX
“Let all that I am praise the Lord; may I never forget the good things he does for me.”
Psalm 103:2 NLT
Kristy McIntyre, Eugene, OR
Ephesians 5:15 NIV “Be very careful, then, how you live – not as unwise but as wise.”
Melissa Stevens, Kingwood TX
You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart. Jeremiah 29:13 (NIV)
Terri Sickles, Richmond, MO
Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words.
Romans 8:26
Stephanie Hilton, League City, TX
” I will cry into God Most High; unto God that performeth all things for me.”
KJV
Tracey M, Margaree Valley, NS
“This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.” 1 John 3:16
Lisa in Mpls, MN
Romans 8:28 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. (NIV)
Kim Joyner; Poplar Bluff, MO. “Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10 (NASB)
Tammy Disch, Garland, TX. And perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; Romans 5:4.(NASB)
Paula, Oklahoma City, OK
Has the Lord as much delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed than the fat of rams. For rebellion is as the sin of divination, and insubordination is as iniquity and idolatry. Because you have rejected the word of the Lord, he has rejected you as king. 1 Sam.15:22-23 NASB
carol mueller , lincoln Nebraska
1 thessalonians 5:23 “May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be kept blamesless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ” NIV
Sara McPeek, Decatur, TX
I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me? Jeremiah 32:27 NIV
Kathy Kaherl, Burlington, CT
Who is like you, Lord God Almighty?
You, Lord, are mighty, and your faithfulness surrounds you
Psalm 89:8 (NIV)
Faith, Coeur d’ Alene, ID.
psa.62.1.nkjv
Truly my soul silently waits for God; From Him comes my salvation.
Westland, MI. And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is his Son
1 John 5:11
I will praise you as long as I live, and in you name I will lift up my hands.
Psalm 63:4 NIV
Clinton, MO
Emily, Topeka, Kansas
“Love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.”
Deuteronomy 6:5-7 (NIV)
Barbara Severns, Eagle, Idaho
Consider the work of God, for who is able to straighten what He has bent?
Ecclesiastes 7:13 NASB
Tammy Price, Myrtle Beach, SC “I pray that out of God’s glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit.” Eph 3:16
Linda W. from Tomball, TX;
“Let me hear in the morning of Your steadfast love, for in You I trust. Make me know the way I should go, for to You I lift up my soul.” Psalm 143:8 (ESV)
Heather Hart | Seymour, TX
Create in me a clean heart, O God, renew a right spirit within me. Psalm 51:10 ESV
Karen Wright, Shelton, WA
A time to kill, And a time to heal; A time to break down, And a time to build up; A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance;
Ecclesiastes 3:3-4 NKJV
Cindy S. Walker, Clear Lake area of Houston, TX, 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. Hebrews 12:1 1984 NIV
Dawn
Mt. Olive, NC
Joshua 1:9 ESV
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Leah Kuor, Salem, OR
“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness” 2 Tim 3:16 (NASB)
Patience Nason, Citrus Heights, CA
“They are those to whom God has planned to give a vision of the full wonder and splendor of his secret plan for the sons of men. And the secret is simply this: Christ in you! Christ in you bringing with him the hope of all glorious things to come.” Colossians 1:27 Phillips
“For by grace you are saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is a gift of God,”
Ephesians 2:8. ESV
Galations 2:20 NIV
“I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
Rachel huff mechanicsville VA NIV Psalm 61:4 I long to dwell in your tent forever and to take refuge in the shelter of your wings
Susan Toney
Raymond, MS
The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety.
Psalms 18:2 NLT
Beth Smyth, Perth, Western Australia
Ephesians 6:14-15 NIV
Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace.
Stacy, Greenfield, Indiana
And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3:18 ESV
Angela Wagner, Pittsburgh, Pa
“For we know, brothers loved by God, that He has chosen you, because our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction. You know what kind of men we proved to be among you for your sake.” 1 Thessalonians 1:4-5, ESV
Karen, Lynnwood, WA
“For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.”
Psalm 33:4 (NIV)
Susan Davis, Lawrenceville GA
Psalm 31:24 Be strong, all who wait with hope for the Lord,and let your heart be courageous. GW
Beverly Welch, Dallas, NC
Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you.
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
Jer 29:12-13
MaryJo ~ Plainfield, IN
I sought the Lord, and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears. Psalm 34:4 (NIV)
Sherry
Indianapolis, IN
Isaiah 64:4 (NIV)
“Since ancient times no one has heard, no ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you, who acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.”