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!
Pam, from Phoenix AZ. I have been studying 1 John this summer.
1 John 3:1. See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. NIV.
JoAnne ~ Casper, Wyoming ~ Psalm 119:114(NKJV)
You are my hiding place and my shield;
I hope in Your word.
Pam Williams, Olive Branch, MS
Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise to God.
Romans 15:7 NIV
NOTTINGHAM UK
When you see this, your heart will rejoice and you will flourish like grass, the hand of the Lord will be made known to his servants, but his fury will be shown to his foes.
Isaiah 66:14 NIV
Shauna K., River Falls, WI:
Psalm 118:24 (NIV): “This is the day the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.”
Leah Cullen – Ramona, CA
14 “Because he holds fast to me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows my name. (Psalm 91:14 ESV)
betty jane pedigo
franklin ky
Eph.3:20 “Now unto him that is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think according to the power that worketh in us.”
Tyra Sias – Atlanta, GA
…Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill His promises to her!
Luke 1:45 NIV
Hello, my name is Lori and I live in Medford Oregon.
“He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit He prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.”
John 15:2 NIV
Beth Bell. Cartersville, Ga.
“Flee the evil desires of you & pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on The Lord out of a pure heart.” 2 Timothy 2:22 NIV
Gayla
Cedartown, GA
Judges 5:21b
“March on, my soul; be strong!”
Psalm 139:15 (NIV)
Sandi Bentz, Anchoage
My frame was not hidden from you
when I was made in the secret place,
when I was woven together in the depths of the earth.
Karen Teplik, Mesa, AZ “And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He who has the Son has life: he who does not have the Son of God does not have life. I write these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so that you may know that you have eternal life. 1 John 5:11-13 (NIV)
LINDA
MONTANA
NKJV Psalms 103:6) The LORD executes righteousness and justice for all who are oppressed.
Kay, Deer Park, TX
Psalm 139: 23-24 ESV
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart!
Try me and know my thoughts!
24 And see if there be any grievous way in me,
and lead me in the way everlasting!
Diane, Hemet, CA
And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
1Peter 5:20 NIV
“The fear of man is a snare, but the one who trusts in the lord is protected.” – Proverbs 29:25 HCSB
Lori Johnson Auburn, MA Luke 11:1 One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples.”
mh, San Mateo, CA
Great is the LORD, and highly to be praised;
And His greatness is unsearchable.
Psalm 145:3
NASB
Ruth Somers
Baton Rouge, LA
So, all those who have been chosen of God, holy and beloved, put on a heart of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience;
Colossians 3:12. NASB
Stephanie Bankhead, Amarillo, TX
(Continuing with Ephesians 3)
“to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”
Ephesians 3:21 ESV
Kristi, Anchorage, Alaska
James 1:4 (KJV)
But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.
Sarah, Lincoln NE “If one of you says to him, “Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it?” (James 2:16 NIV)
2 Pet 3:9 ESV
The Lord is not slow to fulfill His promice,
As some count slowness.
But is patient toward you, not wishing that
Any should perish
But that all should reach repentance
Kim, Gaithersburg MD
But the Lord said to Samuel, “For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart. (1 Samuel 16:7 ESV)
Allison from New York
“Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.” -John 7:38 NIV
Janet, Sylacauga, AL
“Take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is God’s word.”
Ephesians 6:17 HCSB
Denise from Snowcreek, VA. Romans 12:19 NKJV Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I Will repay”, says The LORD.
Dawn, Orland Park, IL, “May my cry come before you, Lord; give me understanding according to your word.” Psalm 119:169 (NIV)
Bless the Lord, O my soul;and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
Psalm 103:1 kjv
Kimberly Kleimann, Chico, CA
Meredith, Virginia Beach, VA
Ephesians 4:20 (ESV) But that is not the way you learned Christ.
Kimberly Orr
Zionsville, Indiana
Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created. Revelation 4:11 ESV
Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard,lest at any time we let them – slip
Hebrews 1:14 KJV
Christa, Denver, CO
I will lead the blind by ways they have not known, along unfamiliar paths I will guide them; I will turn the darkness into light before them and make the rough places smooth.
Isaiah 42:16 NIV
Jen
Albany, OR
Do not remember the rebellious sins of my youth. Remember me in the light of your unfailing love, for You are merciful, O God. -Psalm 25:7 NLT
Tina Lockhart, Gulfport Ms
The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe. Proverbs 18:10ESV
Woodburn, IN
Zephaniah 3:17 (NIV) The Lord your God is with you, He is mighty to save. He will take great delight in you, He will quiet you with His love. He will rejoice over you with singing.
Lora Faircloth, Fayetteville, NC
If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer. Matthew 21:22 NIV
courtney kelly, Starke, FL
1 Corinthians 16:14 NIV
“Do everything in love.”
Ask and you shall receive seek and you shall find knock and the door will be open
Linda Hunter, Lumberton, TX
“For the word of the LORD holds true, and we can trust everything he does.”
Psalms 33:4 NLT
Carrie, North Potomac MD
Colossians 2:3 (NIV) in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
Barbara, Medina,Oh
If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peacefully with all.
Romans 12:18 ESV
Kathy, Danvers, MA
Psalm 100:5 NIV
For the LORD is good and His love endures forever;
His faithfulness continues through all generations.
Judy, Oswego, NY
Leviticus 19:18 HCSB: ‘Do not take revenge or bear a grudge against members of your community, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am Yahweh.’
Debbie, Tennessee
Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily, and thy righteousness shall go before thee, the glory of the LORD shall be thy rereward. Isaiah 58:8 KJV
Jan Bean, Amarillo TX
Be even-tempered, content with second place, quick to forgive an offense. Forgive as quickly and completely as the Master forgave you.
Colossians 3:13 MSG
Marilyn — Seattle, WA
“That, however, is not the way of life you learned when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus.”
Ephesians 4:20-21 NIV
Karla, Columbus, OH
John 1:14 NIV
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Kathleen D.
Bernardsville, NJ
1 Thessalonians 4:13 NIV
” Brothers, we don’t want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope.”