12 Bible Verses about Each Local Church

They appointed elders for them in each church, and with prayer and fasting they committed them to the Lord in whom they had believed.

If any one is sick, he should call in the elders of the church and have them pray over him, and pour oil on him in the name of the Lord,

For, in the first place, when you meet as a congregation, I hear that you divide into sets, and in a measure I believe it.

I want you all to speak ecstatically, but I especially want you to be inspired to preach. The man who is inspired to preach is more useful than the one who speaks ecstatically??nless he can explain what he says so that it may do the church some good.

Hence, if the whole church assembles and they all speak ecstatically, and ordinary people or unbelievers come in, will they not say that you are crazy?

Anyone who speaks ecstatically does himself good, but the inspired preacher does a congregation good.

So since you are ambitious for spiritual endowments, you must try to excel in them in ways that will do good to the church.

But in public worship I would rather say five words with my understanding so as to instruct others also than ten thousand words in an ecstasy.

If they want to find out about anything, they should ask their husbands at home, for it is disgraceful for a woman to speak in church.

Any Christian woman who has widowed relatives should look after them, and relieve the church, so that it can look after widows who are really dependent.

they have testified before the church to your love. Please see them off on their journey in a way appropriate to God's service.

If he refuses to listen to them, tell the congregation. And if he refuses to listen to it, treat him as a heathen or a tax-collector.