Ministering

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that shall inherit salvation?

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.

Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

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;

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

But I hold not my life of any account as dear unto myself, so that I may accomplish my course, and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

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

who also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

Remember them that had the rule over you, men that spake unto you the word of God; and considering the issue of their life, imitate their faith.

Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an ensample to them that believe, in word, in manner of life, in love, in faith, in purity.

And Jesus came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth. — read the full passage →

giving no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our ministration be not blamed; — read the full passage →

Forget not to show love unto strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

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 →

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

I chargetheein the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus, who shall judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: — read the full passage →

Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we faint not: — read the full passage →

Knowing therefore the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest unto God; and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences. — read the full passage →

What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? Ministers through whom ye believed; and each as the Lord gave to him. — read the full passage →

And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto babes in Christ. — read the full passage →

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 →

for, Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. — read the full passage →

Then the devil leaveth him; and behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

And he entered again into the synagogue; and there was a man there who had his hand withered. — read the full passage →

And Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan, and was led in the Spirit in the wilderness — 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 God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

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.

And we know that to them that love God all things work together for good, even to them that are called according to his purpose.

But we will continue stedfastly in prayer, and in the ministry of the word.

neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples to the flock.

For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.

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

Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we faint not:

For he will give his angels charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy ways.

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

whereunto I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I speak the truth, I lie not), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

And let us not be weary in well-doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

But be thou sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry.

for God is not unrighteous to forget your work and the love which ye showed toward his name, in that ye ministered unto the saints, and still do minister.

For the Son of man also came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

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.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: — read the full passage →

even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.

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

But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; — read the full passage →

But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children that were crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were moved with indignation, — read the full passage →

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

Let a man so account of us, as of ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

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

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

For the bishop must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;

But now hath he obtained a ministry the more excellent, by so much as he is also the mediator of a better covenant, which hath been enacted upon better promises.

A fiery stream issued and came forth from before him: thousands of thousands ministered unto him, and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him: the judgment was set, and the books were opened.

My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, and they have not hurt me; forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.

Bless Jehovah, ye his angels, That are mighty in strength, that fulfil his word, Hearkening unto the voice of his word. — read the full passage →

The angel of Jehovah encampeth round about them that fear him, And delivereth them.

that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female; for ye all are one man in Christ Jesus.

Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

For it became him, for whom are all things, and through whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the author of their salvation perfect through sufferings.

For he was numbered among us, and received his portion in this ministry.

And Jesus himself, when he beganto teach, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,

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; — read the full passage →

not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.

To whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced unto you through them that preached the gospel unto you by the Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.

I fed you with milk, not with meat; for ye were not yet able to bear it: nay, not even now are ye able;

For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.

My sons, be not now negligent; for Jehovah hath chosen you to stand before him, to minister unto him, and that ye should be his ministers, and burn incense.

See that ye despise not one of these little ones: for I say unto you, that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father who is in heaven.

Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good tidings of the kingdom of God, and with him the twelve, — read the full passage →

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but nurture them in the chastening and admonition of the Lord.

or ministry, let us give ourselves to our ministry; or he that teacheth, to his teaching;

Train up a child in the way he should go, And even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Honor thy father and thy mother, that thy days may be long in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.

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.

that I should be a minister of Christ Jesus unto the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be made acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother: — read the full passage →

and thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thy house, and when thou walkest by the way, and when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

Remember also thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, when thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them;

as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation; — read the full passage →

And he called to him a little child, and set him in the midst of them, — read the full passage →

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; Butthe rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Likewise, ye younger, be subject unto the elder. Yea, all of you gird yourselves with humility, to serve one another: for God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble.

My son, keep the commandment of thy father, And forsake not the law of thy mother:

speaking one to another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody with your heart to the Lord;

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 having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith; — read the full passage →

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, calledto bean apostle, separated unto the gospel of God,

Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven. — read the full passage →

but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:

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

Yea, I beseech thee also, true yokefellow, help these women, for they labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow-workers, whose names are in the book of life.

And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

to wit, that God was in Christ reconciling the world unto himself, not reckoning unto them their trespasses, and having committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

And he said unto them, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest.