1 Corinthians 3:5
3:5 What is Apollos, really? Or what is Paul? Servants through whom you came to believe, and each of us in the ministry the Lord gave us.
1 Corinthians 9:16-18
9:16 For if I preach the gospel, I have no reason for boasting, because I am compelled to do this. Woe to me if I do not preach the gospel!
9:17 For if I do this voluntarily, I have a reward. But if I do it unwillingly, I am entrusted with a responsibility.
9:18 What then is my reward? That when I preach the gospel I may offer the gospel free of charge, and so not make full use of my rights in the gospel.
Matthew 24:45
The Faithful and Wise Slave
24:45 “Who then is the faithful and wise slave, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the other slaves their food at the proper time?
Matthew 24:2
24:2 And he said to them,
“Do you see all these things? I tell you the truth,
not one stone will be left on another.
All will be torn down!”
Colossians 4:5
4:5 Conduct yourselves
with wisdom toward outsiders, making the most of the opportunities.
Colossians 1:4
1:4 since
we heard about your faith in Christ Jesus and the love that you have for all the saints.
Colossians 1:23
1:23 if indeed you remain in the faith, established and firm,
without shifting
from the hope of the gospel that you heard. This gospel has also been preached in all creation under heaven, and I, Paul, have become its servant.
Colossians 1:25
1:25 I became a servant of the church according to the stewardship
from God – given to me for you – in order to complete
the word of God,
Colossians 1:1
Salutation
1:1 From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
Colossians 3:6
3:6 Because of these things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.