Siesta Scripture Memory Team 2015: Verse 15!

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!

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  1. 2501
    Deneen says:

    Every word of God proves true;he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. Proverbs 30:5 (ESV)

    Deneen
    Sterlington, LA

  2. 2502
    Lauren Gross says:

    Lauren Gross, Pineville, LA

    If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.

    Colossians 3:1 NKJV

  3. 2503
    Peggy-Scottsdale,AZ says:

    No wonder my heart is glad and I rejoice. My body rests in safety.
    Psalm 16:9

  4. 2504
    Elisabeth says:

    McAllen Texas
    “When God’s people are in need, be ready to help them. Always be eager to practice hospitality.”
    ‭‭Romans‬ ‭12:13‬ ‭NLT‬‬

  5. 2505
    Martha Parrish says:

    Martha Parrish, Irving, TX
    You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you.
    Isaiah 26:3, NLT

  6. 2506
    Lori says:

    Tremont, IL

    Because he holds fast to Me in love, I will deliver him; I will protect him, because he knows My name. When he calls to Me, I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will rescue him and honor him. With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.

    Psalm91:14-16 (ESV)

  7. 2507
    Jackie says:

    Jackie UK

    Psalm 119 verse 35

    Guide me in the path of Your commands
    For I delight to walk in it.

  8. 2508
    Kim Hernandez says:

    Kim, Roswell
    Fear not , I am with you be not dismayed, for I am your God, I will strengthen you , I will help you,
    I will uphold you with my righteous right hand
    Isiah 41:10ESV

  9. 2509
    Pat W says:

    PatWilfong, GreenBankWV,

    (13) Then little children were brought to Jesus
    for him to place his hands on them. And pray for them.
    But the disciples rebuked those who brought them.
    (14) Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me,
    and do not hinder them,
    for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.”
    (15) When he had placed his hands on them,
    he went on from there.

    Matthew 19: 13-15. Hebrew-Greek Key Word Study Bible:NIV.

  10. 2510
    Dana J from Houston says:

    Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, and today, and forever.
    Hebrews 13:8 (KJV)

  11. 2511
    Sharon says:

    Sharon, Radford, VA
    August 8, 2015

    Matthew 7:7-8 (NIV)
    Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

  12. 2512
    Marie Skipper says:

    Marie Skipper of Granger,Tx

    Ephesians 3:16
    “I pray that out of His glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being.” NIV

  13. 2513
    Jennifer Trejo says:

    Jennifer, Fort Worth, TX

    The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.

    I. Peter 4:7 NIV

  14. 2514
    Katherine Sloan says:

    Katherine, Atlanta Ga When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. Psalm 56:3 ESV

  15. 2515
    Kristine says:

    If we say we have no sin we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive our sins and to cleanse us from all righteousness. 1 John 1:8-9
    Father I come to you today, asking Your forgiveness for the sins in my life. I choose today to turn away from those sins. I accept your forgiveness and praise you for the love and mercy you so freely offer. Please help me eliminate these sins from my life. In Jesus’ name. AMEN

  16. 2516
    Miriam Nikkila says:

    “…so is My word that goes out from My mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.” Isaiah 55:11

  17. 2517
    Rebecca Stewart says:

    Rebecca Stewart Julian, NC “For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love, and of self-discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7 NIV

  18. 2518
    Michelle says:

    Michelle, Queen City, TX
    Matthew 6:34 nlt
    So dont worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today’s trouble is enough for today.

  19. 2519
    Kay says:

    Kay Richmond, Va

    I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his Father’s business. instead, I have called you friends ,for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you.
    John 15:15

  20. 2520
    Jennifer Haglund says:

    Jennifer Haglund; Story City, IA

    “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding;” – Proverbs 3:5 (NIV)

  21. 2521
    Lauren Trejo says:

    Lauren, Fort Worth, TX

    I am overwhelmed with joy, in the Lord my God! For he has dressed me with the clothing of salvation and draped me with the robe of righteousness.

    Isaih 61:10 NLT

  22. 2522
    Dianne says:

    Dianne, Andover, MN

    1 Thessalonians 5:24 (AMP)

    Faithful is He Who is calling you [to Himself] and utterly trustworthy, and He will also do it [fulfill His call by hallowing and keeping you].

  23. 2523
    Jennine says:

    Ephesians 2:15

    …by abolishing the law of commandments expressed in ordinances, that he might create in himself one new man in place of two, so making peace…

  24. 2524
    Lori says:

    Lori from St. Catharines, ON
    “The king rejoices in your strength, Lord. How great is his joy in the victories you give!”
    ‭‭Psalm‬ ‭21:1‬ ‭NIV‬‬

  25. 2525
    Charlotte Nix says:

    Charlotte, Jacksonville, FL. “God is my refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble, Therefore I will not fear,…” Psalm 46:1-2a NASB

  26. 2526
    Dorla Linkugel says:

    Dorla in Lincoln Ne

    And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience.
    Eph 2: 1,2 NASB

  27. 2527
    Pat Garren says:

    Pat, Brandon, Fl

    Psalm 58:1 Is this any way to run a country? Is there an honest politician in the house?

    The Message

  28. 2528
    Megan says:

    Megan, Goodlettsville, TN Proverbs 31:12 (NIV) “She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.”

  29. 2529
    Dorothy Williams says:

    Dorothy Williams
    Montgomery, AL

    2 Corinthians 2:4
    For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be grieved, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

  30. 2530
    Paula Schumacher says:

    Paula, Dalhart, TX
    “Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.” Romans 12:12 NIV

  31. 2531
    Kate K. says:

    I’m catching up!
    Kate K.
    Lafayette, IN
    “I am he, I am he who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you.” Isaiah 46:4 NIV

  32. 2532
    Candice says:

    Candice from Houston, Texas – “he restores my soul. He guides me in paths of righteousness for his names’ sake.” Psalm 23:3 NIV

  33. 2533
    Shelly says:

    Shelly Verley
    Apache Junction, AZ

    “Beyond all these things put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity.”

    Colossians 3:14 NASB

  34. 2534
    Martha Salters says:

    Martha Salters
    Natchez MS

    ” I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But, take heart!!
    I have overcome the world!!

    John 16:33. NIV

  35. 2535
    Angela from Pflugerville says:

    John 3:30 (NIV) – He must become greater; I must become less

  36. 2536
    Jessica says:

    Jessica Cumming, Ga
    James 1:6 NIV

    But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind.

  37. 2537
    Jessica says:

    Jessica Cumming, ha

    James 1:7 NIV

    That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord.

  38. 2538
    Kathleen Sargent says:

    “Hast though not known? Hast though not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? There is no searching of His understanding. ” Isaiah 40:28 (KJV)

  39. 2539
    Melissa E says:

    Anna, Tx

    “Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith.”

    Hebrews 10:22 KJV

  40. 2540
    Lerato Thelejane says:

    Lerato Thelejane, Johannesburg
    1 Tim 6V 6 KJV
    But godliness with contentment is great gain

  41. 2541
    Nan Vroman says:

    Nan Vroman, Buffalo, NY

    ‘Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not be afraid.’

    John 14:27, TNIV

  42. 2542
    Pat says:

    Whoever gives heed to instruction prospers, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD. Proverbs 16:20 NIV
    Pat
    Crawfordsville, IN

  43. 2543
    Ellen Brown says:

    Give thanks in all circumstances for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 NASV

  44. 2544
    Tara Ford says:

    Tara Ford, Beech Creek, KY

    Proverbs 3:35 NIV
    [35] The wise inherit honor, but fools get only shame.

  45. 2545
    Rene' says:

    Rene’, Mineola, TX

    2 Timothy 2:13 (NASB)

    “If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.”

  46. 2546
    Ramona Gellick says:

    Ramona Gellick
    Medina, Ohio
    Psalm 38:9 (NET)
    O LORD you understand my heart’s desire; my groaning is not hidden from you.

  47. 2547
    Rebecca says:

    Rebecca, Winston-Salem, NC
    “We were born only yesterday and know nothing, and our days on earth are but a shadow.” Job 8:9, NIV

  48. 2548
    Gwen McVey says:

    Gwen McVey, Longview, Tx -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,Hebrews 12:1 ESV

  49. 2549
    Esther Mancia says:

    Little Elm, TX

    Above all else, guard your heart for it is the wellspring of life
    Proverbs 4:23 NIV

  50. 2550
    Jessica Lopez says:

    Jessica Lopez, McAllen, Texas: And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.” Isaiah 40:5 ESV

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