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!
Sarah ~ Appleton, WI
Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing. If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.
John 15:4-6, NKJV
1 Jn 4:16 (ESV), “So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us.”
Linda Nelson – Shreveport, Louisiana
“So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts to wisdom.”
Psalm 90:12 KJV
Janice -Sharpsburg, Ga
“A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries the bones.” Proverbs 17:22 (NKJ)
Barbara – Atlanta, GA
Therefore, my dear friends, as you have always obeyed — not only in my presence, but, now much more in my absence– continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act according to his good purpose.
Philippians 2:12-13 (NIV)
Deneen Horne, Jacksonville, Florida
“This is the word of the LORD to Zerubbabel: ‘Not by might nor by power, but by my Spirit,’ says the LORD Almighty.(Zechariah 4:6)
Catherine, Centreville, VA.
I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 (ESV)
Allyson, Wichita Falls, Tx
“Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’’
John 7:38 (ESV)
Jenni Banicki, Elk Grove, CA, Ephesians 4:20 (NABRE), That is not how you learned Christ.
Ephesians 4:20 (ESV) But that is not the way you learned Christ.
Falisha Boland Fruitland New Mexico
Stacey, Omaha, NE
1 Thessalonians 5:17 (NLT) Never stop praying.
Marian Garcia
Springfield, MO
The Lord will watch over your coming and going both now and forevermore.
Psalm 121:8 NIV
Dorelle Hogan, Hot Springs, AR, “Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep His promise.” Hebrews10:23 (NLT)
Tammy Mckinney, TX
“Be strong and of good courage, do not fear nor be afraid of them; for the Lord your God, He is the One who goes with you. He will not leave you nor forsake you.”
Deuteronomy 31:6 NKJV
Ruth
Belleville, IL
“Let him give his cheek to the smiter,
Let him be filled with reproach.
For the Lord will not reject forever,
For if He causes grief, Then He will have compassion
According to His abundant lovingkindness.
For He does not afflict willingly or grieve the sons of men.”
Lamentations 3:30-33 NASB
Colossians1:15 NIV
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
Forrest City, AR Isaiah 41:13 New King James Version (NKJV)
13 For I, the Lord your God, will hold your right hand,
Saying to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.”
Deuteronomy 6:4-5 NIV
Orlando, FL.
My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.
Devi, Singapore
Psalm 13:2 NIV
How long must I wrestle with my thoughts and day after day have sorrow in my heart? How long will my enemy triumph over me?
Nancy Huebner, Spring Hill, TN
“How can I repay the Lord for all His acts of kindness to me? I will celebrate my deliverance, and call on the name of the Lord.”
Psalm 116:12-13 (NET)
Jeremiah 17:7 NKJV
Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope is the Lord.
Paulette P. Mays
Elmer, La
Anne, Simpsonville, SC “For you were at one time darkness, but now you are light in The Lord. Walk as children of the light.” Ephesians 5:8 NET
Megan Allen Hillsboro OH
1 Corinthians 1:7 (NIV) Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly wait for our Lord Jesus Christ to be revealed.
Laura Willard, Cedar Park, TX
But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him. Jer 17:7 (NIV)
Windsor, CO Joshua 1:9 NLT “This is my command- BE strong and courageous! Do not be afraid or discouraged, for the Lord God is with you WHEREVER you go!!”
Laura D, Cleveland, OH.
“So be strong and courageous! Do not be afraid and do not panic before them. For the LORD your God will personally go ahead of you. He will neither fail you nor abandon you.” Deuteronomy 31:6 NLT
Kim, Euless, TX
“Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.”
Colossians 3:13 NIV
Donna Rose. Jayess, MS. For the Kindgom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. Romans 14:17 NLT
Lora Lovin Osburn
Morristown, TN
“I will remember the works of the Lord; Surely I will remember Your wonders of old.” Psalm 77:11 NKJV
Jessica, Encinitas, CA “We put our hope in the LORD. He is our help and our shield. In him our hearts rejoice, for we trust in his holy name. Let your unfailing love surround us, LORD, for our hope is in you alone.” Psalms 33:20-22 (NLT)
Dee Ann from Henderson Texas
Philippians 2:9-11English Standard Version (ESV)
9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Crystal in Castle Pines, CO
Galations 6:9 ESV
And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.
Ally, Houston tx
“The sacrifice pleasing to God is a broken spirit. God, You will not despise a broken and humbled heart. ”
Psalm 51:17
Kaci; Thomasville, GA
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and tell you great and mighty things, which you have not known.”
Jeremiah 33:3
Lori Bilbruck – Deer Park, WA
“Don’t be deceived my dearly loved brother. Every generous act and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of Lights; with Him there is no variation or shadow cast by turning.” James 1:16-17 (HCSB)
The highest heavens belong to the Lord, but the earth He has given to mankind. Psalm 115:16 NIV
Pam – Kountze, Tx
The highest heavens belong to the
Lord, but the earth He has given
to mankind. Psal. 115:16 NIV
Lisa Jensen, Lyman, WY
Psalm 116:2 NLT
Because he bends down to listen I will pray as long as I have breath.
Chelsea McNary, Lima, Ohio
Jude 1:24 (NIV)
“To him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy—”
Mary Jo, Las Vegas, NV
And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. II Tim 2:24 (TNIV)
Salley Tulsa, Ok
“Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.”
Ephesians 6:10-11 ESV
http://bible.com/59/eph.6.10-11.esv
Beaumont, Texas.
Find your delight in the Lord who will give you your heart’s desire. Psalm 37:4 (NAB)
Nancilea, The Woodlands, TX
“I glorified you on earth, having accomplished the work that you gave me to do.” John 17:4 ESV
Alison Wagler, Vancouver, Canada.http://bible.com/116/2ch.19.9.nlt These were his instructions to them: “You must always act in the fear of the lord , with faithfulness and an undivided heart.
Diane Currie, Schertz Texas, James 1:22 NIV “Do not merely listen to the Word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.”
Jeri Jacobs, Hemet CA
Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalms 37:4 NIV
Colleen, Cape Town, South Africa
So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.
2 Corinthians 4:16 ESV
Gerry, Costa Mesa, Ca.
“Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and He will establish your plans.”
Proverbs 16:3
Kim Haines-Ashland,ME
Psalm 19:14
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight,
O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer. (NIV)