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!
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.”
Romans 15:13 NIV
Emily Murphy, Petal, MS
‘But that is not the way you learned Christ.’ Ephesians 4:20
Martha from Corpus Christi
Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance.
1 Cor. 13:7 NLT
Gina Fernandez, Wilson, NC
Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.
John 4:23
Deut. 31:4
You shall walk after the Lord your God, and fear Him, and keep His
commandments, and obey His voice, and shall serve Him, and hold fast to Him.
Cathy Koski, Fridley, MN
“Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.” Ephesians 4:29 ESV
Amanda, from Helena, MT
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but it is God’s power to us who are being saved.
– 1 Corinthians 1:18 HCSB
Judy Graves, Gahanna OH
“My soul finds rest in God alone; my salvation comes from him.” Psalm 62:1 (NIV)
Vicki Smith, Cleveland, TX “I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do all this through him who gives me strength.” Philippians 4:12-13
Karen Bell
Hendersonville, TN
If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.
Galatians 5:25 (ESV)
kathy leesville, la Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble. 2Corinthians 1:3-4 NKJV
Cindy Beam
Rogers, AR
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.”
1 Corinthians 13:4 (NIV)
Karlys, La Place, LA
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.
Colossians 3:15 ESV
Billie, Cincinnati, OH
Hebrews 6:19,20
We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain, where Jesus, who went before us, has entered on our behalf. He has become a high priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.
krystal ward
dallas, tx
so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. and I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, my have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ.
ephesians 3:17-18 NIV
Casey Hale, Roanoke, Texas
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding.”
Proverbs 3:5 – NLT
Rhonda Mckamie – OKC
Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and even though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, 1 Peter 1:8 NIV
Marrie Gardner Cullman, AL
“Blessed are they who keep his statutes and seek him with all their hearts.”
Psalm 119:2 NIV
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices in truth.
I Corinthians 13:7
Cecelia, Tustin CA
When you go to war against your enemies and see horses and chariots and an army greater than yours, do not be afraid of them, because The Lord your God, who brought you up out of Egypt, will be with you.
Deuteronomy 20:1
Jen Ferguson, Cedar Park, TX
“But if we confess our sins to Him, He is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from all wickedness.” 1 John 1:9, NLT
jana, Altus, OK
Psalm 139:15-16, NIV
“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. Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.”
Kris C. Westbrook, Maine
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. John 1:5 NIV
Cece, Gilbert, AZ
“Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; in everything give thanks; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.”
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (NASB)
Cindy Gandy
Hazlehurst, MS
Judges 5:21 b(NIV)
March on, my soul; be strong!
Jan Horne
Bossier City, LA
James 1:19 NIV
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.
James 1:19 NIV
Patricia Gandy
Florence, MS
Psalm 86:11 (NIV)
Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.
brooke Gage, Highlands Ranch CO
Psalm 86:12
I will praise you, Lord my God, with all my heart; I will glorify your name forever.
Dawn Moore Buford,GA
“I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry.”
Psalm 40:1 NIV
Lani, Fairfax, VA, “may have power, together with all of the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge – that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God” Ephesians 3:18,19 (NIV).
Carla, Coweta. “asking God, the glorious Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, to give you spiritual wisdom and insight so that you might grow in your knowledge of God.” Ephesians 1:17 NLT
Patti Egbert, Brush Prairie, WA
“All your sons will be taught of the LORD; And the well-being of your sons will be great.” Isaiah 54:13 (NASB)
Heather Wilkinson
springfield, VA
PS 86:11 (NIV)
Teach me your way, LORD, that I may rely on your faithfulness, give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.
Julie McGirk, Prescott, AZ
“From now on, therefore, we regard no one according to the flesh, we regard him thus no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold the new has come.” 2 Corinthians 5:16-17 ESV
Angela M., Tulsa Area
Psalm 145:18, NIV
The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
Jane Lakey, Panama City Beach, Fl.
Colossians 1New International Version (NIV)
1 Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
2 To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters[a] in Christ:
Grace and peace to you from God our Father.[b]
3 We always thank God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love you have for all God’s people—
Kristin Kellett, Tulsa, OK. O Lord, teach me how you want me to live! Then I will obey your commands. Make me wholeheartedly committed to you! Psalm 86:11 (NET)
Billie, Franklin, TN
Be kind and compassionate to one another…
Ephesians 4:32 NIV
Debbie W., Prattville, AL
I believe in your commands;
now teach me good judgment and knowledge.
Psalm 119:66
NLT
Martha Haugen, Pelican Rapids, MN Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Rebecca M., Clifton, NJ. “Be strong and let your heart take courage, all you who wait for the Lord!” Psalm 31:24, ESV
Nicole Blake, Severance, CO
“I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will give you mighty inner strength through his Holy Spirit.” Ephesians 3:16 (NLT)
Jan in Fulshear
Ps. 145:19 ESV
He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he also hears their cry and saves them.
Marilyn, Piedmont, OK
“‘Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze.’” Isaiah 43:1b-2 (NIV)
Jacqueline Davidson, Sarnia ON
“Whoever believes in me as the Scripture has said , streams of living water will flow from within him.” John 7:38
So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of the God. Romans 10:17 NKJV
Nicole Eckblad of Auburn WA
2 John 1:6
“And this is love, that we walk in obedience to His commands. As you have heard from the from my he beginning, His command is that you walk in love”
Lee Ann Kelley, Fairhope, AL
Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love.
Ephesians 4:2 NIV
Fairfield, Ca.
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free, stand firm then and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
Galatians 5:1 (NIV)
Penny Burke, Cincinnati, OH
I have been remiss. Here are my last three verses:
7/1 1 Samuel 3:9 NIV “So Eli told Samuel, “Go and lie down, and if he calls you, say, ‘Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening.’” So Samuel went and lay down in his place.”
7/15 Hebrews 6:19 NLT “This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary.”
8/1 Mark 1:15 NIV “The time has come,” he said. “The kingdom of God has come near. Repent and believe the good news!”