Marcus Robst

Don't give up!

Galatians 6:9 (NIV)
Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

Golden Rule

Matthew 7:12 (NIV)
So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets.

Prosperity

Psalm 112:1 (NIV)
Praise the lord. Blessed are those who fear the lord, who find great delight in his commands.

Christian maturity

Hebrews 5:14 (NIV)
But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained themselves to distinguish good from evil.

Live lives to show others

1 Peter 2:9-12 (MSG)
But you are the ones chosen by God, chosen for the high calling of priestly work, chosen to be a holy people, God's instruments to do his work and speak out for him, to tell others of the night-and-day difference he made for you—from nothing to something, from rejected to accepted.

Fallen asleep

1 Thessalonians 4:13-14 (NIV)
Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope.

A time for everything

Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NIV)
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:

A time for everything

Ecclesiastes 3:1 (NIV)
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens:

Rooms in heaven

John 14:1 (NIV)
"Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me.

People watching

Proverbs 27:19 (NIV)
As water reflects the face, so one's life reflects the heart.

Praise

Proverbs 27:2 (NIV)
Let someone else praise you, and not your own mouth; an outsider, and not your own lips.

Work

Proverbs 23:4 (NIV)
Do not wear yourself out to get rich; do not trust your own cleverness.

Life motto

Proverbs 16:8 (NIV)
Better a little with righteousness than much gain with injustice.

Heart state

Proverbs 14:30 (NIV)
A heart at peace gives life to the body, but envy rots the bones.

Consider speech

Proverbs 13:2-3 (NIV)
From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things, but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.

Secrets

Proverbs 11:13 (NIV)
A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.

Career

Proverbs 8:10 (MSG)
Prefer my life-disciplines over chasing after money, and God-knowledge over a lucrative career.

NT reference to 3 days in OT

Matthew 12:38 (MSG)
Later a few religion scholars and Pharisees got on him. "Teacher, we want to see your credentials. Give us some hard evidence that God is in this. How about a miracle?"

Gods time

2 Peter 3:8 (MSG)
Don't overlook the obvious here, friends. With God, one day is as good as a thousand years, a thousand years as a day. God isn't late with his promise as some measure lateness. He is restraining himself on account of you, holding back the End because he doesn't want anyone lost. He's giving everyone space and time to change.

Luke 18:19

Luke 18:19 (MSG)
Jesus said, "Why are you calling me good? No one is good—only God. You know the commandments, don't you? No illicit sex, no killing, no stealing, no lying, honor your father and mother."

Hebrews 12:11

Hebrews 12:11 (MSG)
At the time, discipline isn't much fun. It always feels like it's going against the grain. Later, of course, it pays off handsomely, for it's the well-trained who find themselves mature in their relationship with God.

Acts 2:42

Acts 2:42 (MSG)
They committed themselves to the teaching of the apostles, the life together, the common meal, and the prayers.

Hebrews 12:14

Hebrews 12:14 (MSG)
Work at getting along with each other and with God. Otherwise you'll never get so much as a glimpse of God. Make sure no one gets left out of God's generosity. Keep a sharp eye out for weeds of bitter discontent. A thistle or two gone to seed can ruin a whole garden in no time. Watch out for the Esau syndrome: trading away God's lifelong gift in order to satisfy a short-term appetite. You well know how Esau later regretted that impulsive act and wanted God's blessing—but by then it was too late, tears or no tears.

Hebrews 9:1

Hebrews 9:1 (MSG)
That first plan contained directions for worship, and a specially designed place of worship. A large outer tent was set up. The lampstand, the table, and "the bread of presence" were placed in it. This was called "the Holy Place." Then a curtain was stretched, and behind it a smaller, inside tent set up. This was called "the Holy of Holies." In it were placed the gold incense altar and the gold-covered ark of the covenant containing the gold urn of manna, Aaron's rod that budded, the covenant tablets, and the angel-wing-shadowed mercy seat. But we don't have time to comment on these now.

1 John 4:20

1 John 4:20 (MSG)
If anyone boasts, "I love God," and goes right on hating his brother or sister, thinking nothing of it, he is a liar. If he won't love the person he can see, how can he love the God he can't see? The command we have from Christ is blunt: Loving God includes loving people. You've got to love both.