Acts 2:42
The Fellowship of the Early Believers
2:42 They were devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
Acts 20:19-31
20:19 serving the Lord with all humility
and with tears, and with the trials that happened to me because of the plots
of the Jews.
20:20 You know that I did not hold back from proclaiming
to you anything that would be helpful,
and from teaching you publicly
and from house to house,
20:21 testifying
to both Jews and Greeks about repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.
20:22 And now,
compelled
by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem
without knowing what will happen to me there,
20:23 except
that the Holy Spirit warns
me in town after town
that
imprisonment
and persecutions
are waiting for me.
20:24 But I do not consider my life
worth anything
to myself, so that
I may finish my task
and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news
of God’s grace.
20:25 “And now I know that none of you among whom I went around proclaiming the kingdom will see me again.
20:26 Therefore I declare to you today that I am innocent of the blood of you all.
20:27 For I did not hold back from announcing to you the whole purpose of God.
20:28 Watch out for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God that he obtained with the blood of his own Son.
20:29 I know that after I am gone fierce wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.
20:30 Even from among your own group men will arise, teaching perversions of the truth to draw the disciples away after them.
20:31 Therefore be alert, remembering that night and day for three years I did not stop warning each one of you with tears.
Romans 12:6-8
12:6 And we have different gifts
according to the grace given to us. If the gift is prophecy, that individual must use it in proportion to his faith.
12:7 If it is service, he must serve; if it is teaching, he must teach;
12:8 if it is exhortation, he must exhort; if it is contributing, he must do so with sincerity; if it is leadership, he must do so with diligence; if it is showing mercy, he must do so with cheerfulness.
Romans 12:1
Consecration of the Believer’s Life
12:1 Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice – alive, holy, and pleasing to God – which is your reasonable service.
Colossians 1:16
1:16 for all things in heaven and on earth were created by him – all things, whether visible or invisible, whether thrones or dominions, whether principalities or powers – all things were created through him and for him.
Colossians 4:17
4:17 And tell Archippus, “See to it that you complete the ministry you received in the Lord.”
Colossians 4:1
4:1 Masters, treat your slaves with justice and fairness, because you know that you also have a master in heaven.
Colossians 4:13-16
4:13 For I can testify that he has worked hard
for you and for those in Laodicea and Hierapolis.
4:14 Our dear friend Luke the physician and Demas greet you.
4:15 Give my greetings to the brothers and sisters
who are in Laodicea and to Nympha and the church that meets in her
house.
4:16 And after
you have read this letter, have it read
to the church of Laodicea. In turn, read the letter from Laodicea
as well.
Colossians 4:2
Exhortation to Pray for the Success of Paul’s Mission
4:2 Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving.
Colossians 4:2
Exhortation to Pray for the Success of Paul’s Mission
4:2 Be devoted to prayer, keeping alert in it with thanksgiving.