Romans 12:6
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.
John 3:34
3:34 For the one whom God has sent
speaks the words of God, for he does not give the Spirit sparingly.
John 3:1
Conversation with Nicodemus
3:1 Now a certain man, a Pharisee named Nicodemus, who was a member of the Jewish ruling council,
Colossians 4:7
Personal Greetings and Instructions
4:7 Tychicus, a dear brother, faithful minister, and fellow slave in the Lord, will tell you all the news about me.
Colossians 1:7-11
1:7 You learned the gospel
from Epaphras, our dear fellow slave
– a
faithful minister of Christ on our
behalf –
1:8 who also told us of your love in the Spirit.
Paul’s Prayer for the Growth of the Church
1:9 For this reason we also, from the day we heard about you, have not ceased praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
1:10 so that you may live worthily of the Lord and please him in all respects – bearing fruit in every good deed, growing in the knowledge of God,
1:11 being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might for the display of all patience and steadfastness, joyfully
Colossians 1:2
1:2 to the saints, the faithful
brothers and sisters
in Christ, at Colossae. Grace and peace to you
from God our Father!
Colossians 1:13
1:13 He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,
Ephesians 4:7
4:7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of the gift of Christ.
Ephesians 4:13
4:13 until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God – a mature person, attaining to
the measure of Christ’s full stature.
Ephesians 4:16
4:16 From him the whole body grows, fitted and held together
through every supporting ligament.
As each one does its part, the body grows in love.