Justin Hosten

Child-like dependence

Luke 10:21 (TNIV)
At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this was your good pleasure.

Galatians 3:22

Galatians 3:22 (NLT)
But the Scriptures declare that we are all prisoners of sin, so we receive God’s promise of freedom only by believing in Jesus Christ.

Galatians 3:3

Galatians 3:3 (NLT)
How foolish can you be? After starting your Christian lives in the Spirit, why are you now trying to become perfect by your own human effort?

Proverbs 16:32

Proverbs 16:32 (NLT)
Better to be patient than powerful; better to have self-control than to conquer a city.

Galatians 2:21

Galatians 2:21 (NLT)
I do not treat the grace of God as meaningless. For if keeping the law could make us right with God, then there was no need for Christ to die.

Galatians 2:20

Galatians 2:20 (NLT)
My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.

Luke 3:11

Luke 3:11 (NLT)
John replied, “If you have two shirts, give one to the poor. If you have food, share it with those who are hungry.”

Luke 2:34

Luke 2:34 (NLT)
Then Simeon blessed them, and he said to Mary, the baby’s mother, “This child is destined to cause many in Israel to fall, but he will be a joy to many others. He has been sent as a sign from God, but many will oppose him.

Jude 1:22-23

Jude 1:22-23 (NLT)
And you must show mercy to those whose faith is wavering.

Living letters of recommendation

2 Corinthians 3:1-3 (NIV)
Are we beginning to commend ourselves again? Or do we need, like some people, letters of recommendation to you or from you?

Serving others

1 Peter 4:7-11 (NIV)
The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray.

Grace available to everyone

Acts 11:18 (MSG)
Hearing it all laid out like that, they quieted down. And then, as it sank in, they started praising God. "It's really happened! God has broken through to the other nations, opened them up to Life!"

Expectant prayer

Mark 11:24-25 (ESV)
Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

Be calm and don't worry

Psalm 37:8 (ESV)
Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.

Obedience pleases God

1 Samuel 15:22 (ESV)
And Samuel said, "Has the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to listen than the fat of rams.

The qualities of a leader

Titus 1:5-9 (ESV)
This is why I left you in Crete, so that you might put what remained into order, and appoint elders in every town as I directed you—

Get your relationships right first...

Matthew 5:23-24 (ESV)
So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you,

People are dying to know what we know

2 Kings 7:8-9 (NIV)
The men who had leprosy reached the edge of the camp, entered one of the tents and ate and drank. Then they took silver, gold and clothes, and went off and hid them. They returned and entered another tent and took some things from it and hid them also.

Putting on new, taking off old

Ephesians 4:22-24 (ESV)
to put off your old self, which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through deceitful desires,

Man Up

Ephesians 4:13-16 (ESV)
until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ,

My helper

Isaiah 41:13 (ESV)
For I, the Lord your God, hold your right hand; it is I who say to you, "Fear not, I am the one who helps you."

A grudge is a heavy burden to carry

Ephesians 4:31-32 (ESV)
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.

Come to resolution

Ephesians 4:26 (ESV)
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

Hindrances to unity with God

Colossians 3:8 (ESV)
But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.

Peace

Romans 12:18 (ESV)
If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all.