Brian Fontenot

Direction

Psalm 25:4-5 (NIV)
Show me your ways, lord, teach me your paths.

Psalm 25:7

Psalm 25:7 (NIV)
Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you, lord, are good.

1 John 1:7

1 John 1:7 (NIV)
But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.

2 Thessalonians 3:3

2 Thessalonians 3:3 (NIV)
But the Lord is faithful, and he will strengthen you and protect you from the evil one.

1 Peter 2:9

1 Peter 2:9 (NIV)
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

1 Peter 2:2

1 Peter 2:2 (NIV)
Like newborn babies, crave pure spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up in your salvation,

1 John 2:15-17

1 John 2:15-17 (NIV)
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them.

Proverbs 16:25

Proverbs 16:25 (NIV)
There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.

Proverbs 14:12

Proverbs 14:12 (NIV)
There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death.

Genesis 2:15

Genesis 2:15 (NIV)
The lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.

Genesis 2:5-8

Genesis 2:5-8 (NIV)
Now no shrub had yet appeared on the earth and no plant had yet sprung up, for the lord God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no one to work the ground,

Righteous Ways

Proverbs 21:2 (NIV)
A person may think their own ways are right, but the lord weighs the heart.

Romans 12:10

Romans 12:10 (NIV)
Be devoted to one another in love. Honor one another above yourselves.

Mark 10:27

Mark 10:27 (NIV)
Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but not with God; all things are possible with God."

Romans 15:5-6

Romans 15:5-6 (NIV)
May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of mind toward each other that Christ Jesus had,

Faith

Matthew 17:20 (NIV)
He replied, "Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."

1 Thessalonians 5:11

1 Thessalonians 5:11 (NIV)
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.

Be strong in Christ

1 Corinthians 15:58 (NLT)
So, my dear brothers and sisters, be strong and immovable. Always work enthusiastically for the Lord, for you know that nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless.

Faith

Hebrews 11:6 (NIV)
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.

Led by Spirit, not Passenger Spirit

Romans 8:14 (KJV)
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

Genesis 1:26-28

Genesis 1:26-28 (NLT)
Then God said, “Let us make human beings in our image, to be like us. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground.”

Proverbs 29:18

Proverbs 29:18 (NLT)
When people do not accept divine guidance, they run wild. But whoever obeys the law is joyful.

2 Timothy 2:1-2

2 Timothy 2:1-2 (NIV)
You then, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

1 John 2:15-17

1 John 2:15-17 (NIV)
Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them.

Psalm 62:7

Psalm 62:7 (NIV)
My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge.