Thematic Bible: Ministers should
Thematic Bible
Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Attend to
Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Hold, in sincerity
For we are not like many, peddling the word of God, but as from sincerity, but as from God, we speak in Christ in the sight of God.
in all things show yourself to be an example of good deeds, with purity in doctrine, dignified,
Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Hold steadfastly
Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Continue in
Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Be nourished up in
In pointing out these things to the brethren, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, constantly nourished on the words of the faith and of the sound doctrine which you have been following.
Doctrines of the The Gospel » Ministers should » Speak things which become
Holiness » Ministers should » Exhort to
As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance, but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior; because it is written, "YOU SHALL BE HOLY, FOR I AM HOLY."
Holiness » Ministers should » Avoid » Everything » Inconsistent with
They shall be holy to their God and not profane the name of their God, for they present the offerings by fire to the Lord, the food of their God; so they shall be holy.
Go out of the midst of her,
You who carry the vessels of the Lord.
Holiness » Ministers should » Be examples of
Verse Concepts
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Holiness » Ministers should » Possess
but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, just, devout, self-controlled,
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Compassionate those in
The Lord's bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth,
Ignorance of God » Ministers should » Labor to remove
For while I was passing through and examining the objects of your worship, I also found an altar with this inscription, ‘TO AN UNKNOWN GOD.’ Therefore what you worship in ignorance, this I proclaim to you.
Joy » Ministers should » Have, in the faith and holiness of their people
Great is my confidence in you; great is my boasting on your behalf. I am filled with comfort; I am overflowing with joy in all our affliction.
For what thanks can we render to God for you in return for all the joy with which we rejoice before our God on your account,
I have no greater joy than this, to hear of my children walking in the truth.
Joy » Ministers should » Esteem their people as their
Therefore, my beloved brethren whom I long to see, my joy and crown, in this way stand firm in the Lord, my beloved.
Joy » Ministers should » Promote, in their people
Not that we lord it over your faith, but are workers with you for your joy; for in your faith you are standing firm.
Joy » Ministers should » Desire to render an account with
holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain.
Verse Concepts
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Joy » Ministers should » Pray for, for their people
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you will abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Verse Concepts
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PeaceTrusting God's PlanPeace And ComfortFaith And TrustPowerHope And FaithPeace And StrengthFaith Hope And LoveTrusting God In Difficult TimesHaving FaithStrength And FaithJoy As A Fruit Of The SpiritJoy And HappinessTrusting OthersHope KjvHope And LoveBelieving In YourselfFaith In GodGod's Plan For UsGod Being With YoughostsbeliefjoyfuljoyfulnessFinding Comfort In God
Joy » Ministers should » Come to their people with
so that I may come to you in joy by the will of God and find refreshing rest in your company.
Joy » Ministers should » Finish their course with
But I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself, so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God.
Verse Concepts
Meekness » Ministers should » Instruct opposers with
The Lord's bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth,
Meekness » Ministers should » Follow after
But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.
Meekness » Ministers should » Urge, on their people
Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good deed, to malign no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing every consideration for all men.
Offence » Ministers should » Be cautious of giving
Offence » Ministers should » Remove that which causes
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Remove every obstacle out of the way of My people.”
Righteousness » Ministers should » Pray for the fruit of, in their people
Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and increase the harvest of your righteousness;
having been filled with the fruit of righteousness which comes through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
Righteousness » Ministers should » Follow after
But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance and gentleness.
Now flee from youthful lusts and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
Verse Concepts
Righteousness » Ministers should » Be armed with
in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left,
Righteousness » Ministers should » Be preachers of
and did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, with seven others, when He brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly;
Righteousness » Ministers should » Be clothed with
Righteousness » Ministers should » Reason of
But as he was discussing righteousness, self-control and the judgment to come, Felix became frightened and said, “Go away for the present, and when I find time I will summon you.”
Self-will and stubbornness » Ministers should » Pray that their people may be forgiven for
He said, “If now I have found favor in Your sight, O Lord, I pray, let the Lord go along in our midst, even though the people are so obstinate, and pardon our iniquity and our sin, and take us as Your own possession.”
Remember Your servants, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; do not look at the stubbornness of this people or at their wickedness or their sin.
Self-will and stubbornness » Ministers should » Warn their people against
Therefore, just as the Holy Spirit says, "TODAY IF YOU HEAR HIS VOICE, DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEARTS AS WHEN THEY PROVOKED ME, AS IN THE DAY OF TRIAL IN THE WILDERNESS, WHERE YOUR FATHERS TRIED Me BY TESTING Me, AND SAW MY WORKS FOR FORTY YEARS. read more.
"THEREFORE I WAS ANGRY WITH THIS GENERATION, AND SAID, 'THEY ALWAYS GO ASTRAY IN THEIR HEART, AND THEY DID NOT KNOW MY WAYS'; AS I SWORE IN MY WRATH, 'THEY SHALL NOT ENTER MY REST.'" Take care, brethren, that there not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God.
"THEREFORE I WAS ANGRY WITH THIS GENERATION, AND SAID, 'THEY ALWAYS GO ASTRAY IN THEIR HEART, AND THEY DID NOT KNOW MY WAYS'; AS I SWORE IN MY WRATH, 'THEY SHALL NOT ENTER MY REST.'" Take care, brethren, that there not be in any one of you an evil, unbelieving heart that falls away from the living God.
Self-will and stubbornness » Ministers should » Be without
For the overseer must be above reproach as God’s steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain,
national Sins » Ministers should » Testify against
Raise your voice like a trumpet,
And declare to My people their
And to the house of Jacob their sins.
And inscribe it on a scroll,
That it may
“Arise, go to Nineveh the great city and cry against it, for their wickedness has come up before Me.”
Then He said to me, "Son of man, I am sending you to the sons of Israel, to a rebellious people who have rebelled against Me; they and their fathers have transgressed against Me to this very day. "I am sending you to them who are stubborn and obstinate children, and you shall say to them, 'Thus says the Lord GOD.' "As for them, whether they listen or not--for they are a rebellious house--they will know that a prophet has been among them.
“And you, son of man, will you judge, will you judge the bloody city? Then cause her to know all her abominations.
national Sins » Ministers should » Mourn over
Weep
And let them say, “
And do not make Your inheritance a
A byword among the nations.
Why should they among the peoples say,
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“Thus says the Lord God, ‘Clap your hand, stamp your foot and say, “Alas, because of all the evil abominations of the house of Israel, which will fall by sword, famine and plague!
My soul will
And my eyes will bitterly weep
And flow down with tears,
Because the
It came about when He commanded the man clothed in linen, saying, “Take fire from between the whirling wheels, from between the cherubim,” he entered and stood beside a wheel.
national Sins » Ministers should » Pray for forgiveness of
Then Moses returned to the LORD, and said, "Alas, this people has committed a great sin, and they have made a god of gold for themselves. "But now, if You will, forgive their sin--and if not, please blot me out from Your book which You have written!"
national Sins » Ministers should » Try to turn the people from
Then they would have
And would have turned them back from their evil way
And from the evil of their deeds.
Strife » Ministers should » Reprove
For I have been informed concerning you, my brethren, by Chloe’s people, that there are quarrels among you.
for you are still fleshly. For since there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are you not walking like mere men?
But in giving this instruction, I do not praise you, because you come together not for the better but for the worse. For, in the first place, when you come together as a church, I hear that divisions exist among you; and in part I believe it.
Strife » Ministers should » Warn against
Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all agree and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be made complete in the same mind and in the same judgment.
Remind them of these things, and solemnly charge them in the presence of God not to wrangle about words, which is useless and leads to the ruin of the hearers.
Strife » Ministers should » Avoid
Strife » Ministers should » Avoid questions that lead to
But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and strife and disputes about the Law, for they are unprofitable and worthless.
But refuse foolish and ignorant speculations, knowing that they produce quarrels.
Strife » Ministers should » Not preach through
Some, to be sure, are preaching Christ even from envy and strife, but some also from good will; the latter do it out of love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel;
Truth » Ministers should » Approve themselves by
in the word of truth, in the power of God; by the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left,
but we have renounced the things hidden because of shame, not walking in craftiness or adulterating the word of God, but by the manifestation of truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
For if in anything I have boasted to him about you, I was not put to shame; but as we spoke all things to you in truth, so also our boasting before Titus proved to be the truth.
Truth » Ministers should » Speak
For if I do wish to boast I will not be foolish, for I will be speaking the truth; but I refrain from this, so that no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me.
So have I become your enemy by telling you the truth?
Truth » Ministers should » Teach in
Works, good » Ministers should » Exhort to
Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share,
Works, good » Ministers should » Be patterns of
in all things show yourself to be an example of good deeds, with purity in doctrine, dignified,