Nick Esposito

growth

1 Corinthians 15:8-15 (NASB)
and last of all, as to one untimely born, He appeared to me also.

sin spring retreat

Romans 7:17-25 (NASB)
So now, no longer am I the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me.

discipline

Proverbs 22:15 (NASB)
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; The rod of discipline will remove it far from him.

servanthood

Mark 10:45 (NASB)
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many."

Gods idea of marriage

Mark 10:6-9 (NASB)
But from the beginning of creation, God MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE.

The pain of sin

Proverbs 8:36 (NASB)
"But he who sins against me injures himself; All those who hate me love death."

Faith without works

James 2:17-26 (NASB)
Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself.

The golden rule

James 2:8 (NASB)
If, however, you are fulfilling the royal law according to the Scripture, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing well.

My worth

Matthew 6:26 (NASB)
Look at the birds of the air, that they do not sow, nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not worth much more than they?

Interrogative approach

Proverbs 18:1-2 (NASB)
He who separates himself seeks his own desire, He quarrels against all sound wisdom.

Joy through trials

James 1:2-4 (NASB)
Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials,

Philippians 4:8

Philippians 4:8 (NASB)
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.

Anxiety

Philippians 4:6-7 (NASB)
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

Romans 6:12

Romans 6:12 (NASB)
Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts,

1 John 4:13

1 John 4:13 (NASB)
By this we know that we abide in Him and He in us, because He has given us of His Spirit.

Philippians 1:9-11

Philippians 1:9-11 (NASB)
And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in real knowledge and all discernment,

Psalm 101:3-4

Psalm 101:3-4 (NASB)
I will set no worthless thing before my eyes; I hate the work of those who fall away; It shall not fasten its grip on me.

John 15:4

John 15:4 (NASB)
Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself unless it abides in the vine, so neither can you unless you abide in Me.

Fruit

John 15:1-2 (NASB)
"I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.

Work ethic

Philippians 2:14-15 (NASB)
Do all things without grumbling or disputing;

Contentment

Philippians 4:11-13 (NASB)
Not that I speak from want, for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am.

Things to dwell on

Philippians 4:8 (NASB)
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.

Peace

Philippians 4:7 (NASB)
And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

For anxeity

Philippians 4:6 (NASB)
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

Acts 26:17

Acts 26:17 (NASB)
rescuing you from the Jewish people and from the Gentiles, to whom I am sending you,