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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!
Kim Davis, Bristol, TN
“And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who[a] have been called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28 NIV)
Grand Saline TX 75140
We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters into the inner place behind the curtain Hebrews 6:19 Laura Hix
Sandy in Amarillo Tx
… you are a forgiving God. Gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love.
Nehemiah 9:17 NIV
kim – Columbus nc – Romans 15:13 – ESV
“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope”.
Mary Anne
Austin, Texas
“2Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith, so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again. Phil1.25-26 ESV
Anna, Tillsonburg,Ontario
John 7:38 NIV
Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, streams of living water will flow from within him.
Julie Brock, Myrtle, MS “Deep calls unto deep at the noise of Your waterfalls; all Your waves and billows have gone over me.” Psalm 42:7 NKJV
Jordan LaRoche, Kingwood, TX
James 5:16 (ESV)
Therefore, confess your sins to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great power as it is working.
Karin van Marken, Toronto, Canada
“You will keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You”
IS 26:3 (NKJV)
gina Hollis, Canton, Ga
Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve
The Lord with gladness, come before his presence with singing.
Know ye that the Lord he is God; it is he that hath made is and not we ourselves; we are his people and the sheep is his pasture.
Enter into his gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with praise; be thankful unto him and bless his name.
For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth ensure that to all generations.
Psalm 100 KJV
Kay Tucker, Elyria, OH
“Praise ye the Lord, Blessed is the man that feareth the Lord, that delighteth greatly in His commandments.” Psalms 112:1 KJV
Teresa Wilson. Starkville, MS.
Psalm 91:9
Because you have made the Lord, who is my refuge, even the Most High your dwelling place
Genesis 12:1 (NAS) “Now the LORD said to Abram, Go forth from your country and from your relatives and from your father’s house,to the land which I will show you.”
Rene Sandifer, Overland Park, KS “Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving.” Colossians 4:2 (ESV)
Tammy from White House, TN
For I have given rest to the weary and joy to the sorrowing.
Jeremiah 31:25 NLT
This hope will not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us. Romans 5:5 HCSB
Arlene C. , Georgetown, Texas
Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Hebrews 12:1-2 (ESV)
Debbie, Sherwood, OR: Psalm 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.
Shannon Hoots Greensboro, NC
Continuing to work on Psalm 103- to refresh my memory about the character of God.
“who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagles.”
Psalm 103:5 (NIV84)
Pretty Prairie, KS
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Proverbs 3:5
Sharon from Van, TX
I delight in your decrees; I will not neglect your word.
Psalm 119:16 NIV
Rose K., Oneida, TN–
“The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.”
Proverbs 10:24 (KJV)
Yael Hernandez New York, NY
Isaiah 54:5 NASB
For your husband is your Maker, whose name is the Lord of hosts; and your redeemer is the Holy One of Israel, who is called the God of all the earth.
Hendersonville, TN
“The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and self controlled so that you can pray. Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
1 Peter 4:7
(NIV)
Chaundel Holladay, Lake Forest, CA
Look to the LORD and his strength; seek his face always.
Psalm 105:4 (NIV)
I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need and 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 we’ll fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. Philippians 4:11-12 NIV
Jenn Gambal, Catasauqua, PA
“For the angel of the Lord is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him”
Psalms 34:7
Mildred from Montserrat.
Love the LORD, all his godly ones! The LORD preserves the faithful and repays those who act with proud motives. Psalms 31:23 ISV
Jennifer Edwards Wetumpka, AL
Psalm 34:4 NIV I sought the Lord,and he answered me; he delivered me from all my fears.
Rlobin Myers, Salem, Indiana, I have told you these things, so that on me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world . John 16:33. NIV
Jamie, Dallas, TX. The Lord will perfect that which concerns me. Psalm 138:8 NKJV
Julie Gresham Jackson, MS
Isaiah 40:28 NIV “Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom.”
Ruth, Odin, IL
“For in this hope we were saved. But hope that is seen is no hope at all. Who hopes for what he already has?”
-Romans 8:24 (NIV84)
Revelation 21:6 And he also said, “It is finished! I am the Alpha and the Omega—the Beginning and the End. To all who are thirsty I will give freely from the springs of the water of life.
Jan Marken – Buena Vista, CO
Ps. 103:11-12 NASB
For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His lovingkindness towards those who fear Him. As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.
Sheryl Rocky Mount, NC Psalm139:9-10. HCSB If I live at the eastern horizon or settle at the western limits even there Your hand will lead me; Your right hand will hold on to me.
Kathleen Orange, TX
Whoever pursues righteousness and unfailing love will find life, righteousness and honor. Proverbs 21:21 NLT
Karen from Fort Dodge IA. Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law, but in my sinful nature a slave to the law of sin. Romans 7:25 NIV.
Heather Evans. Bryan, TX
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,
Romans 8:38(NIV)
Nancy, Junction City, AR.
Be strong and of a good courage, be not afraid, neither be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. Joshua 1:9 NKJ
Billie, Greenville, KY “For it was fitting that He, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering.” Hebrews 2:10 ESV
Martha, Brentwood TN
Therefore encourage one another and build up one another, just as you also are doing.
I Thess 5:11
“Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain wisdom.” Psalm 90: 12
Tami G. Franklin, TN
“With man this is impossible, but with God ALL things are possible ” NIV
NAS- 1 Peter 1:23
” For you have been born again not of seed which is perishable, but imperishable, that is through the living and enduring Word of God.”
Kimberly T., Montgomery, AL
“The righteous cry out,. and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from their troubles.”
Psalm 34:17 NIV
Anna Elkhart, IN
Philippians 2:4 (NKJ)
Let each of you look out not only for your own interests, but also for the interests of others.
Karen from Fort Dodge IA. Mark 11:24. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours. NIV.
Mary Goins, Bluford, Illinois
“For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor; no good thing does he withhold from those whose walk is blameless.”
Psalm 84:11 NIV
Stacey, Denham Springs, LA
Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins.
1 Peter 4:8 (NIV)