Ushers

For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

contributing to the needs of the saints; given to hospitality.

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

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.

The porters: Shallum, and Akkub, and Talmon, and Ahiman, and their brothers (Shallum was the chief), — read the full passage →

that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to communicate; — read the full passage →

“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest, that he may sum the money which is brought into Yahweh’s house, which the keepers of the threshold have gathered of the people.

My brothers, don’t hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory with partiality. — read the full passage →

The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold:

with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men; — read the full passage →

The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name, and leads them out.

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

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men, — read the full passage →

Blessed is the man who hears me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at my door posts.

“But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. — read the full passage →

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

I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to Yahweh’s house!”

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.

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself;

Your word is a lamp to my feet, and a light for my path.

Do two walk together, unless they have agreed?

The king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the threshold, to bring out of Yahweh’s temple all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the Asherah, and for all the army of the sky, and he burned them outside of Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron, and carried their ashes to Bethel.

For the time has come for judgment to begin with the household of God. If it begins first with us, what will happen to those who don’t obey the Good News of God?

And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men,

Therefore accept one another, even as Christ also accepted you, to the glory of God.

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. — read the full passage →

praising God, and having favor with all the people. The Lord added to the assembly day by day those who were being saved.

It was found written that Mordecai had told of Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king’s eunuchs, who were doorkeepers, who had tried to lay hands on the King Ahasuerus.

For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue, and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in;

If anyone therefore purges himself from these, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, and suitable for the master’s use, prepared for every good work.

This Good News of the Kingdom will be preached in the whole world for a testimony to all the nations, and then the end will come.

Because you kept my command to endure, I also will keep you from the hour of testing, which is to come on the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.

For he looked for the city which has the foundations, whose builder and maker is God.

in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those who look out of the windows are darkened,

from thirty years old and upward even until fifty years old, all who enter into the service, to do the work in the Tent of Meeting.

Then Moses and the children of Israel sang this song to Yahweh, and said, “I will sing to Yahweh, for he has triumphed gloriously. The horse and his rider he has thrown into the sea. — 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.

Servants, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money;

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 →

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

Let all things be done decently and in order.

Therefore accept one another, even as Christ also accepted you, to the glory of God. — read the full passage →

David made him houses in the city of David; and he prepared a place for the ark of God, and pitched for it a tent. — read the full passage →

In the days when the judges judged, there was a famine in the land. A certain man of Bethlehem Judah went to live in the country of Moab, he, and his wife, and his two sons. — 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,

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

God has set some in the assembly: first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracle workers, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, and various kinds of languages.

We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.

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.

How lovely are your dwellings, Yahweh of Armies!

who previously served in the king’s gate eastward: they were the porters for the camp of the children of Levi. — read the full passage →

He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the assemblies. To him who overcomes, to him I will give of the hidden manna, and I will give him a white stone, and on the stone a new name written, which no one knows but he who receives it.

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

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 →

with good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen.

Moab rebelled against Israel after the death of Ahab. — read the full passage →

Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.

He who searches the hearts knows what is on the Spirit’s mind, because he makes intercession for the saints according to God.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, set apart for the Good News of God, — read the full passage →

How lovely are your dwellings, Yahweh of Armies! — read the full passage →

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

A man’s gift makes room for him, and brings him before great men.

Shallum the son of Kore, the son of Ebiasaph, the son of Korah, and his brothers, of his father’s house, the Korahites, were over the work of the service, keepers of the thresholds of the tent: and their fathers had been over the camp of Yahweh, keepers of the entry.

I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. — read the full passage →

Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, then I will come in to him, and will dine with him, and he with me.

If any man’s work remains which he built on it, he will receive a reward.

and I brought them into Yahweh’s house, into the room of the sons of Hanan the son of Igdaliah, the man of God, which was by the room of the princes, which was above the room of Maaseiah the son of Shallum, the keeper of the threshold.

Who has believed our message? To whom has the arm of Yahweh been revealed? — read the full passage →

After the death of Saul, when David had returned from the slaughter of the Amalekites, and David had stayed two days in Ziklag; — read the full passage →

Nevertheless you have a few names in Sardis that did not defile their garments. They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.

Remember therefore from where you have fallen, and repent and do the first works; or else I am coming to you swiftly, and will move your lamp stand out of its place, unless you repent.

“To the angel of the assembly in Ephesus write: “He who holds the seven stars in his right hand, he who walks among the seven golden lamp stands says these things: — read the full passage →

who testified to God’s word, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, about everything that he saw.

Beloved, now we are children of God, and it is not yet revealed what we will be. But we know that, when he is revealed, we will be like him; for we will see him just as he is.

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 →

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

knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.

that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,

Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children. — read the full passage →

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

You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men; — read the full passage →

Now concerning the collection for the saints, as I commanded the assemblies of Galatia, you do likewise.

Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. — read the full passage →

Again he says, “Rejoice, you Gentiles, with his people.”

For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through patience and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. — read the full passage →

The captain of the guard took Seraiah the chief priest, and Zephaniah the second priest, and the three keepers of the threshold:

Behold, the days come, says Yahweh, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah: — read the full passage →

But Zion said, “Yahweh has forsaken me, and the Lord has forgotten me.” — read the full passage →

Don’t you be afraid, for I am with you. Don’t be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you. Yes, I will help you. Yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Avoid a factious man after a first and second warning;

For no one can lay any other foundation than that which has been laid, which is Jesus Christ. — read the full passage →

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service.

Cretans and Arabians: we hear them speaking in our languages the mighty works of God!”

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

There will be stability in your times, abundance of salvation, wisdom, and knowledge. The fear of Yahweh is your treasure.

I saw a great white throne, and him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. There was found no place for them. — read the full passage →

Therefore put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and, having done all, to stand.