Pastor Appreciation

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.

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

But we beg you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you, — read the full passage →

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

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

Even so the Lord ordained that those who proclaim the Good News should live from the Good News.

remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.

How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher?

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

Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. — 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.

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.

We always give thanks to God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers,

For this, I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

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.

I always thank my God concerning you, for the grace of God which was given you in Christ Jesus;

But seek first God’s Kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, just like I have loved you; that you also love one another. — 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.

You therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. — read the full passage →

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, that your faith is proclaimed throughout the whole world.

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

Shepherd the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not under compulsion, but voluntarily, not for dishonest gain, but willingly;

I thank my God whenever I remember you,

But let him who is taught in the word share all good things with him who teaches. — read the full passage →

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.

Therefore putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.

seeing that through the proof given by this service, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the Good News of Christ, and for the liberality of your contribution to them and to all; — read the full passage →

I thank my God whenever I remember you, — read the full passage →

Give therefore to everyone what you owe: taxes to whom taxes are due; customs to whom customs; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor.

Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that you may abound in hope, in the power of the Holy Spirit.

If anyone serves me, let him follow me. Where I am, there will my servant also be. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.

My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

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.

But as it is written, “Things which an eye didn’t see, and an ear didn’t hear, which didn’t enter into the heart of man, these God has prepared for those who love him.”

Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

For every high priest, being taken from among men, is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins. — read the full passage →

Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.

For whoever will give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you are Christ’s, most certainly I tell you, he will in no way lose his reward.

But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshipers. — read the full passage →

But let him who is taught in the word share all good things with him who teaches.

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 →

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.

“The lord said to the servant, ‘Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

I just want to learn this from you. Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by hearing of faith?

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

I thank God, whom I serve as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience. How unceasing is my memory of you in my petitions, night and day

but exhort one another day by day, so long as it is called “today”; lest any one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.

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 →

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. — read the full passage →

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.

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.

“His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things, I will set you over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. — read the full passage →

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s chosen ones, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness, — read the full passage →

So, as much as is in me, I am eager to preach the Good News to you also who are in Rome. — read the full passage →

teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

In the same way also there are good works that are obvious, and those that are otherwise can’t be hidden.

Now faith is assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen.

Let all that you do be done in love.

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,

“Don’t judge, so that you won’t be judged. — read the full passage →

Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers; — read the full passage →

If then you were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

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

Moreover, brothers, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the assemblies of Macedonia; — 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 →