Minister To Old People

Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing. — read the full passage →

Don’t reject me in my old age. Don’t forsake me when my strength fails.

“Listen to me, house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been borne from their birth, that have been carried from the womb; — read the full passage →

The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree. He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon. — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.

But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.

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

But all things are of God, who reconciled us to himself through Jesus Christ, and gave to us the ministry of reconciliation;

Take heed, therefore, to yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the assembly of the Lord and God which he purchased with his own blood.

neither as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

As each has received a gift, employ it in serving one another, as good managers of the grace of God in its various forms.

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.

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

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness, — read the full passage →

But you remain in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them. — read the full passage →

Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.

Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.

to which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth in Christ, not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

Tell Archippus, “Take heed to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you fulfill it.”

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

Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right. — read the full passage →

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

for the perfecting of the saints, to the work of serving, to the building up of the body of Christ;

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers; — read the full passage →

Let us not be weary in doing good, for we will reap in due season, if we don’t give up.

We give no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our service may not be blamed, — read the full passage →

who also made us sufficient as servants of a new covenant; not of the letter, but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

But these things don’t count; nor do I hold my life dear to myself, so that I may finish my race with joy, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to fully testify to the Good News of the grace of God.

But we will continue steadfastly in prayer and in the ministry of the word.”

Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth. — read the full passage →

I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.

“There shall be no more there an infant of days, nor an old man who has not filled his days; for the child shall die one hundred years old, and the sinner being one hundred years old shall be accursed.

God, you have taught me from my youth. Until now, I have declared your wondrous works. — read the full passage →

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John, — read the full passage →

I exhort the elders among you, as a fellow elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and who will also share in the glory that will be revealed. — read the full passage →

Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.

yet for love’s sake I rather beg, being such a one as Paul, the aged, but also a prisoner of Jesus Christ.

For we have much joy and comfort in your love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, brother.

and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good; — read the full passage →

I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you; — read the full passage →

I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;

Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers;

We exhort you, brothers, admonish the disorderly, encourage the faint-hearted, support the weak, be patient toward all. — read the full passage →

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

and even to old age I am he, and even to gray hairs will I carry you. I have made, and I will bear; yes, I will carry, and will deliver.

The glory of young men is their strength. The splendor of old men is their gray hair.

Children’s children are the crown of old men; the glory of children are their parents.

Yes, even when I am old and gray-haired, God, don’t forsake me, until I have declared your strength to the next generation, your might to everyone who is to come. — read the full passage →

You shall come to your grave in a full age, like a shock of grain comes in its season. — read the full passage →

When I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead man. He laid his right hand on me, saying, “Don’t be afraid. I am the first and the last,

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.

For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve them.

but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled;

For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;

if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.

I command you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his Kingdom: — read the full passage →

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

But refuse profane and old wives’ fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness.

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared before that we would walk in them.

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are revealed to God; and I hope that we are revealed also in your consciences.

Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we don’t faint.

So let a man think of us as Christ’s servants, and stewards of God’s mysteries.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God,

He made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the surface of the earth, having determined appointed seasons, and the boundaries of their dwellings, — read the full passage →

to take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.”

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”

But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children who were crying in the temple and saying, “Hosanna to the son of David!” they were indignant, — read the full passage →

“There shall be no more there an infant of days, nor an old man who has not filled his days; for the child shall die one hundred years old, and the sinner being one hundred years old shall be accursed. — read the full passage →

declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done; saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure;

“Listen to me, house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, that have been borne from their birth, that have been carried from the womb; — read the full passage →

But those who wait for Yahweh will renew their strength. They will mount up with wings like eagles. They will run, and not be weary. They will walk, and not faint.

I heard the Lord’s voice, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am. Send me!”

Remember also your Creator in the days of your youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw near, when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”;

Don’t say, “Why were the former days better than these?” For you do not ask wisely about this.

Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. — read the full passage →

For you formed my inmost being. You knit me together in my mother’s womb. — read the full passage →

You hem me in behind and before. You laid your hand on me. — read the full passage →

Yahweh will fulfill that which concerns me; your loving kindness, Yahweh, endures forever. Don’t forsake the works of your own hands.

The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree. He will grow like a cedar in Lebanon. — read the full passage →

Don’t reject me in my old age. Don’t forsake me when my strength fails. — read the full passage →

Be to me a rock of refuge to which I may always go. Give the command to save me, for you are my rock and my fortress. — read the full passage →

I said, ‘Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.’

“But now those who are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to put with my sheep dogs. — read the full passage →

With aged men is wisdom, in length of days understanding.

For he wounds, and binds up. He injures, and his hands make whole. — read the full passage →

“Behold, happy is the man whom God corrects. Therefore do not despise the chastening of the Almighty. — read the full passage →

But he saves from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty. — read the full passage →

“But as for me, I would seek God. I would commit my cause to God, — read the full passage →

The king said to Barzillai, “Come over with me, and I will sustain you with me in Jerusalem.” — read the full passage →

Barzillai the Gileadite came down from Rogelim; and he went over the Jordan with the king, to conduct him over the Jordan. — read the full passage →

Moses was one hundred twenty years old when he died. His eye was not dim, nor his strength gone.

I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Therefore choose life, that you may live, you and your descendants;

“‘You shall rise up before the gray head, and honor the face of an old man, and you shall fear your God. I am Yahweh.