Joining The Local Church

not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another; and so much the more, as ye see the day drawing nigh.

And I also say unto thee, that thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office: — read the full passage →

Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood.

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit to them: for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this were unprofitable for you.

unto the church of God which is at Corinth, eventhem that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, calledto besaints, with all that call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, theirLordand ours:

And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

praising God, and having favor with all the people. And the Lord added to them day by day those that were saved.

and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works; — read the full passage →

Now ye are the body of Christ, and severally members thereof.

And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; — read the full passage →

So then ye are no more strangers and sojourners, but ye are fellow-citizens with the saints, and of the household of God, — read the full passage →

Now concerning spiritualgifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. — read the full passage →

And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place. — read the full passage →

(but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

And if he refuse to hear them, tell it unto the church: and if he refuse to hear the church also, let him be unto thee as the Gentile and the publican.

preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself up for it;

and he put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church,

For in one Spirit were we all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, whether bond or free; and were all made to drink of one Spirit.

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of the body, being many, are one body; so also is Christ.

Peter therefore was kept in the prison: but prayer was made earnestly of the church unto God for him.

And they continued stedfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread and the prayers.

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to the whole creation.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

not by works done in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

but if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

But we beseech you, brethren, to know them that labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; — read the full passage →

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body’s sake, which is the church;

For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.

to the intent that now unto the principalities and the powers in the heavenly places might be made known through the church the manifold wisdom of God,

It is actually reported that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not even among the Gentiles, that oneof you hath his father’s wife. — read the full passage →

so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and severally members one of another.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called to him the elders of the church.

ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

This mystery is great: but I speak in regard of Christ and of the church.

but speaking truth in love, may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, even Christ; — read the full passage →

for the perfecting of the saints, unto the work of ministering, unto the building up of the body of Christ:

There is one body, and one Spirit, even as also ye were called in one hope of your calling;

and he put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things to the church, — read the full passage →

So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith.

I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church that is at Cenchreæ:

They then that received his word were baptized: and there were added unto them in that day about three thousand souls.

teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.

Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:

And if thy brother sin against thee, go, show him his fault between thee and him alone: if he hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother. — read the full passage →

who bare witness to thy love before the church: whom thou wilt do well to set forward on their journey worthily of God:

but Christ as a son, over his house; whose house are we, if we hold fast our boldness and the glorying of our hope firm unto the end.

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching. — read the full passage →

Paul and Timothy, servants of Christ Jesus, to all the saints in Christ Jesus that are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

for no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ also the church; — read the full passage →

Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.

And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, divers kinds of tongues.

And when they were come, and had gathered the church together, they rehearsed all things that God had done with them, and that he had opened a door of faith unto the Gentiles.

Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: — read the full passage →

And to the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These things saith he that hath the sharp two-edged sword:

I wrote somewhat unto the church: but Diotrephes, who loveth to have the preeminence among them, receiveth us not.

She that is in Babylon, elect together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Mark my son.

Is any among you sick? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord:

And the things which thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

Salute the brethren that are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church that is in their house.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts unto God.

as touching zeal, persecuting the church; as touching the righteousness which is in the law, found blameless.

for no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as Christ also the church;

But as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their husbands in everything.

unto him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus unto all generations for ever and ever. Amen.

If therefore the whole church be assembled together and all speak with tongues, and there come in men unlearned or unbelieving, will they not say that ye are mad?

For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that divisions exist among you; and I partly believe it.

So belief cometh of hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

Now about that time Herod the king put forth his hands to afflict certain of the church.

but his disciples took him by night, and let him down through the wall, lowering him in a basket. — read the full passage →

for as yet it was fallen upon none of them: only they had been baptized into the name of the Lord Jesus. — read the full passage →

But Saul laid waste the church, entering into every house, and dragging men and women committed them to prison.

I indeed baptize you in water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire:

Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to the will of God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

saying, I will declare thy name unto my brethren, In the midst of the congregation will I sing thy praise.

and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church in thy house:

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ;

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace.

And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; — read the full passage →

for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

and he said unto them, Did ye receive the Holy Spirit when ye believed? And they said unto him, Nay, we did not so much as hear whether the Holy Spirit was given. — read the full passage →

And Saul was consenting unto his death. And there arose on that day a great persecution against the church which was in Jerusalem; and they were all scattered abroad throughout the regions of Judæa and Samaria, except the apostles.

But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire:

For the Lord Jehovah will help me; therefore have I not been confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be put to shame.

And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God:

And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth and none shall shut, and that shutteth and none openeth:

And to the angel of the church in Sardis write: These things saith he that hath the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars: I know thy works, that thou hast a name that thou livest, and thou art dead.

And to the angel of the church in Thyatira write: These things saith the Son of God, who hath his eyes like a flame of fire, and his feet are like unto burnished brass:

And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These things saith the first and the last, who was dead, and lived again:

To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, he that walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks: — read the full passage →

To the angel of the church in Ephesus write: These things saith he that holdeth the seven stars in his right hand, he that walketh in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks:

according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God; — read the full passage →

according as each hath received a gift, ministering it among yourselves, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge; — read the full passage →

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.