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!
isaiah50:10
who among you fears the Lord and obeys the word of his servant? Let him who walks in the dark, who has no light, trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.
Sheryl(58) Bella(8) Parker, KS
If you declare with your mouth that, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe with your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. Rom 10:9 NIV
NIV
LUKE 24:7
The son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.
Dripping Springs, Texas
… lest like a lion they tear my soul apart, rending it in pieces, with none to deliver.
Psalm 7:1
Lindsey Fellers, Myrtle Beach, SC
Ephesians 4:20 (ESV) But that is not the way you learned Christ.
Margie Rodriguez
San Angelo, Texas
Proverbs 3:6 NIV in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.
with apologies for my delay.
Maria Cristina Bruschi – Orlando, Florida
So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand. Is. 41:10, NIV
Gina Jordan
Edgar Springs, MO
Psalm 51:12 NLT
Restore to me again the joy of Your salvation, and make me willing to obey You.
Tracy, Kountze, Tx.
Like a city that is broken into and without walls
Is a man who has no control over his spirit. Proverbs 25:28 NASB
Sharon, Bowling Green, KY
But as for me, I will sing about your power.
Each morning I will sing with joy about your unfailing love.
For you have been my refuge, a place of safety when I am in distress.
Psalms 59:16 (NLT)
Jinga, Royal Palm Beach, FL, 2 Corinthians 10:5, NIV, 10 We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
Sara, Garden City, KS
“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
Michelle Vardeman, Russellville, AR
As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received. Ephesians 4:1 NIV
Jessica – Cumming, GA
Verse 13
James 1:5 NIV
“If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault and it will be given to him@
Gay Beck, Plain City, OH
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all theses things will be given to you as well.
Matthew 6:33 (NIV)
Jodee Walker, Mountain View, WY “For now I see in the mirror dimly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, then I shall know fully, even as I have been fully known. ” 1 Corinthians 13:12 (ESV)
Terry, Psalm 57:5, KJV
Be Thou exalted, O God, above the heavens; let Thy glory be above all the earth.
Carolyn Dotts, Spruce Pine, NC
Matthew 6: 34 NCV
Therefore, do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Nearly caught up!
Magan Lewis, Lakeway, Texas
“But now that Timothy has come to us from you
and
has brought us the good news of your faith and love
and
reported that you always remember us kindly
and long to see us as we long to see you —
for this reason, brothers, in all our distress and affliction
we have been comforted about you through your faith.”
1 Thessalonians 3:6-8a (ESV)
“May God’s peace and mercy be upon all who live by this principle, they are the new people of God.” Galatians 6:16 NLT
Shelley from San Angelo
Guide me in your truth and teach me,
for You are God my Savior,
and my hope is in You all day long.
Psalm 25:5
Danielle Rye
Cedar Park, TX
“And let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.”
Galatians 6:9
Kathy Rye
Cedar Park, TX
“And let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.”
Galatians 6:9 NKJV
I know I’m super late, but I’m trying to get back on track:
Hebrews 6:19; New International Version (NIV)
19 We have this hope as an anchor for the soul, firm and secure. It enters the inner sanctuary behind the curtain,
Isaiah 40:31 ESV,
But they who wait on the Lord
Shall renew their strength,
They shall mount up with wings like eagles
They shall run and not grow weary
They shall walk and not faint.
Sheri, Austin TX
Revelation 3:22 ESV
He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
Linda
Ephesians 3:26
Moreen, Sydney Australia
Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28 NLT)
Chrystal – Coachella, CA – “We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in His love” (1 John 4:16)
Emily Hayes. Conway, Arkansas.
To keep me from becoming conceited because of these surpassingly great revelations, there was given me a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.
2 Corinthians 12:7. NIV
Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and hidden things you have not known. Jer 33:3 ESV
Regina, Birmingham, AL
Beverly Cumberland Gap, TN
Lamentations 3:25 KJV
The Lord is good unto them that wait for Him to the soul that seeketh Him.
Be kind to one another, tender-hearted, forgiving each other, just as God in Christ has also forgiven you. Ephesians 4:32 NASB
Nikki McGregor, Radford, VA
Alicia, Balch Springs, TX Ephesians 4:20 (ESV) But that is not the way you learned Christ.
Susie, Harrisburg, PA
Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.
~ 1 Peter 4:10 NIV
Matthew 6:34. NIV
Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Melissa Stevens, Kingwood TX
Eleanor
Memphis, TN
Psalm 119:5 ESV
Oh that my ways may be steadfast
in keeping your statutes!
Rosa – Cypress, TX
Psalms 119:39
Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good.
Jennifer S. Harleysville, PA.
“You will keep in perfect peace him whose mind is steadfast, because he trusts in you.”
Isaiah 26:3 NIV
Sophia S. Harleysville, PA
“But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt,”
James 1:6a
Gabriella S. Harleysville, PA
“Finally brothers, 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
Hilary
Orlando, FL
I John 4:15, NIV
If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God.
Glenda Jensen
Belgrade, Mt.
Psalm 40:8
I will both lie down and sleep in peace, for You alone, LORD, make me live in safety. HCSB
Not sure if I posted for this date found my verse written on back side of January verse in my notebook
Psalm 71:2 NKJV
OGod, do not be far from me. O my God, make haste to help me.
Covington, LA
“Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.” I Corinthians 13:4
“I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.” Psalms 91:2 KJVlite
Angie; Belleville, IL
Psalms 91:9-10 Msg “Yes, because God’s your refuge, the High God your very home, Evil can’t get close to you, harm can’t get through the door.”
Sherri Meyer, New Baltimore, MI
Psalm 100:4 (NIV)
Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise; give thanks to Him and praise His name.
Meggie, Winnipeg, Canada
“For the honor of your name, O LORD,
forgive my many, many sins.
Who are those who fear the LORD?
He will show them the path they should choose.
They will live in prosperity,
and their children will inherit the land.”
Psalm 25: 11-13 NLT
Karen Roberson, Cullman, AL
James 4:6-7 NIV
…Scripture says, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.