Serving The Church

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

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men; — 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.

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.

Serve Jehovah with gladness: Come before his presence with singing.

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

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

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

Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same Spirit. — read the full passage →

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

Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

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;

Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →

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

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.

But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

The elders therefore among you I exhort, who am a fellow-elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, who am also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: — read the full passage →

give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, shall they give into your bosom. For with what measure ye mete it shall be measured to you again.

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

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 →

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.

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.

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

in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

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

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

and let us consider one another to provoke unto love and good works; — 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.

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

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 →

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

But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

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.

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.

Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. — read the full passage →

And he sat down, and called the twelve; and he saith unto them, If any man would be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us, — read the full passage →

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.

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.

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

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

For I have given you an example, that ye also should do as I have done to you.

And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it unto one of these my brethren, even these least, ye did it unto me.

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;

And Jesus answered and said unto him, It is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

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

If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will the Father honor.

And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Jehovah searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts. If thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell withyour wivesaccording to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.

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.

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →

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

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned: and turn away from them.

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

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.

but they that wait for Jehovah shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; they shall walk, and not faint.

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 →

For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

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

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.

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

communicating to the necessities of the saints; given to hospitality.

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 →

But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

If there is therefore any exhortation in Christ, if any consolation of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any tender mercies and compassions, — read the full passage →

Know ye not, that to whom ye present yourselves as servants unto obedience, his servants ye are whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

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 →

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

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 →

how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without blemish unto God, cleanse your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:

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;

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

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.

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

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. — read the full passage →

Through him then let us offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which make confession to his name.

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.

Teacher, which is the great commandment in the law? — read the full passage →

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 →

And if it seem evil unto you to serve Jehovah, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.

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:

that ye were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.

The liberal soul shall be made fat; And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.

Only take diligent heed to do the commandment and the law which Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded you, to love Jehovah your God, and to walk in all his ways, and to keep his commandments, and to cleave unto him, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul.

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.

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.

whatsoever ye do, work heartily, as unto the Lord, and not unto men;

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

or he that exhorteth, to his exhorting: he that giveth, let him do it with liberality; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness.

This is my commandment, that ye love one another, even as I have loved you.

But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light: — read the full passage →

holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the gainsayers.

For they that have served well as deacons gain to themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

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 →