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!
Margaret, Kingsport, TN
Because of our faith, Christ has brought us into this place of undeserved privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to sharing God’s glory.
Romans 5:2 NLT
RaeLeen – Bloomington IN: Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouth but only that which is helpful for building others up that it may benefit those who listen. Eph 4:29 (NIV).
I’ve been learning two verses lately.
From MasterWorks Festival Bible Study:
John 8:12 Therefore Jesus spoke to them, saying, “I am the light of the world; he who follows me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” John 8:12
(not absolutely certain of which translation)
And at church we’re going to sing and learn in August:
1 Corinthians 8;6 There is one God, the Father.
All things are through Him, and we exist through Him.
And there is one Lord, Jesus Christ.
All things are from Him, and we exist for Him.
1 Corinthians 8:6 (Holman, but song doesn’t begin “yet for us….”)
Jennifer in Canfield, OH
College Station, Texas
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
James 1:13 (NIV)
Lisa from Rootstown, Ohio. I had another verse planned, but when I watched this video today, I realized, it’s fine to switch, because Beth’s verse really spoke to my heart. Ephesians 4:20 ESV “But that is not the way you learned Christ.”
Linda – Xenia, Ohio
“with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.”
Ephesians 4:2-3 ESV
Barbara Slaven
Loudon, Tennessee
for which I am an ambassador in chains. Pray that I may declare it fearlessly, as I should.
Eph 6:20 NIV
Tracie Nall, Bristow, VA
1 John 2:20 (NIV)
“But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.”
Joanna Trauger, Greer, SC
Only be careful, and watch yourselves closely so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen or let them fade from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and to their children after them. Deuteronomy 4:9 NIV
The miracles I have seen this past week at Gauntlet X may I never forget!!!
Mary, Lilburn GA. Matt 6:1 NIV. Be careful not to do your acts of righteousness before men, to be seen by them. If you do , you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
Psalm 18:29 HCSB
With You I can attack a barrier, and with my God I can leap over a wall!
Psalm 18:29 HCSB
Angela Pisel, Hickory, NC
When I said, “My foot is slipping,” your unfailing love, Lord, supported me.When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy. (Psalm 94:18-19 NIV)
rhonda
gilmer
Isaiah 30:20-21 (NKJV)
And though the Lord gives you
The bread of adversity and the water of affliction,
Yet your teachers will not be moved into a corner anymore,
But your eyes shall see your teachers.
Your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying,
“This is the way, walk in it,”
Whenever you turn to the right hand
Or whenever you turn to the left.
Samantha from Texarkana, AR
“My heart, O God, is steadfast; I will sing and make music with all my soul.”
Psalm 108:1 NIV
Janet, Midlothian, Texas
Teach me your way, Lord, that I may rely on your faithfulness, give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.
Psalm 86:11 NIV
Donna, Ponder, TX Serve only the Lord your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him. Deuteronomy 13:4 NLT
Denise, Winfield, MO
Psalm 19:14 NIV May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
MarlaMae, Kimmell, IN
Psalm 27:14 – Wait for the Lord; be a strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.
Sherry Page
Elizabeth, CO
Psalms 18: 1-2 NIV
I love You, O LORD, my strength.
The LORD is my rock, my fortress and
my deliverer, my God is my rock, in
whom I take refuge. He is my shield
and the horn of my salvation, my
stronghold.
“For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10 NIV84
8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. Philippians 4:8 ESV
Focus on the Positive!
Shelly Slagle, Mount Ulla NC –
Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable. One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts. (Psalm 145:3-4 ESV)
Kathie Dini-Alburtis, Pa. Praise be to the Lord God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds. Praise be to his glorious name forever, may the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and Amen. Ps. 72:18-19. NIV
Ingrid from Omemee, ON, Canada
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”
Philippians 4:8 NIV
Wow, I actually did it on the first day this month, lol!
Stephanie, El Cajon, CA Psalm 34:8 (NIV): “Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him.”
Rene’ Pingel, Cape Girardeau, MO
Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall. Psalm 55:22 NIV
Dawn Fuhrman, Cape Coral, FL
Lamentations 3:25 ESV
The Lord is good to those who wait for Him,to the soul who seeks Him.
Anita, Justin, TX
Psalm 95:4-5
In Whose hand are the depths of the earth; the peaks of the mountains are His also. The sea is His, for it was He who made it and His hands formed the dry land.
Psalm 95:3-4 (NAS)
Denise Ramser, Gambier, Ohio: And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. Hebrews 11:6 NIV
Barbara Bollman
West Fargo, ND
There is no wisdom, no insight, no plan that can succeed against the LORD.
Proverbs 21.30 NIV
Lori – Shakopee MN
“There is no one holy like the Lord. There is no one besides You! And there is no rock like our God.”
1 Samuel 2:2 HCSB
And He will bring forth your righteousness as the light, and your judgement as the noonday.
Psalm 37:6 NASB
Carolyn Webb, Grand Prairie, Texas. For from Him and through Him and for Him are all things! To Him be the glory forever! Amen.
Bonnie Jackson, Lockport, IL
Isaiah 33:2 “O Lord, be gracious to us; we long for you. Be our strength every morning, our salvation in time of distress.
Patti Knobbe from West Point, NE
“So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be alert and self controlled.” 1 Thessalonians 5:6 (NIV)
Psalm34:16 ” The face of the Lord is against evil doers , to cut off the memory of them from the earth”. NAS
Soni from Gulfport,MS
2 Thessalonians 3:5 CEV (8/1/15)
“I pray the Lord will guide you to be as loving as God and as patient as Christ”
Roswell, GA
Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me, and know my anxieties; And see if there is any wicked way in me, And lead me in the way everlasting. Psalm 139:23-24
Alesha, Charlotte, NC
“In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father.” Matthew 5:16
Barb McCafferty Elizabeth City, NC “The Lord is good, a refuge in times of trouble. He cares for those who trust in Him.” ~ Nahum 1:7 ~
D’Anna Nowack
New Braunfels, Tx.
Isaiah 41:10New American Standard Bible (NASB)
10 ‘Do not fear, for I am with you;
Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, surely I will help you,
Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
Billie Naples, FL/Pittsburgh, PA “Many are the plans in a person’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.”Proverbs 19:21 NIV
Royse City, TX
8/1/15 NASB
I would have despaired unless I had believed I would see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the LORD.
-Psalm 27:13-14
I will extol you, my God, O King; and I will bless your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless you, and I will praise your name forever and ever. Psalm 145:1,2 ESV
Elizabeth Mitchell- living in Haverhill, England- Romans 8:35 (NKJV) “Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?”
Psalm 119:11 NIV
I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.
Katelyn Kraft, Columbus, OH
“Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.”
– Psalm 73:25-26
Brenda Russell – Hendersonville TN
O God, you are my God; I earnestly search for you. Psa 63:1 (NLT)
For you, O Lord, are good and forgiving,
abounding in steadfast love to all who call upon you.
Psalm 86:5. ESV
Laurie- Austin, TX
Philippines 2:5-6
Your attitude should be the same as that of Jesus;
Who being in very nature God did not consider equality with God something to be grasped.