Bible Verses About Ministers

He said to him the third time: Simon, son of John, lovest thou me? Peter was grieved because he had said to him the third time: Lovest thou me? And he said to him: Lord, thou knowest all things: thou knowest that I love thee. He said to him: Feed my sheep.

And they gave them lot, and the lot fell upon Matthias, and he was numbered with the eleven apostles.

Go, and standing speak in the temple to the people all the words of this life.

But we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.

They therefore that were dispersed went about preaching the word of God.

And Philip, going down to the city of Samaria, preached Christ unto them.

Then Philip, opening his mouth and beginning at this scripture, preached unto him Jesus.

Who, when he was come and had seen the grace of God, rejoiced. And he exhorted them all with purpose of heart to continue in the Lord.

Now there were in the church which was at Antioch prophets and doctors, among whom was Barnabas and Simon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene and Manahen who was the foster brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

And as they were ministering to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Ghost said to them: Separate me Saul and Barnabas, for the work whereunto I have taken them.

So they, being sent by the Holy Ghost, went to Seleucia: and from thence they sailed to Cyprus.

And when they had ordained to them priests in every church and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, in whom they believed.

Serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and temptations which befell me by the conspiracies of the Jews:

How I have kept back nothing that was profitable to you, but have preached it to you, and taught you publicly, and from house to house,

Testifying both to Jews and Gentiles penance towards God and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ.

But I fear none of these things, neither do I count my life more precious than myself, so that I may consummate my course and the ministry of the word which I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God.

For I have not spread to declare unto you all, the counsel of God.

Take heed to yourselves and to the whole flock, wherein the Holy Ghost hath placed you bishops, to rule the Church of God which he hath purchased with his own blood.

Therefore watch, keeping in memory that for three years I ceased not with tears to admonish every one of you, night and day.

I have not coveted any man's silver, gold or apparel, as

Preaching the kingdom of God and teaching the things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, without prohibition.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God.

How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? Or how shall they believe him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?

And how shall they preach unless they be sent, as it is written: How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, of them that bring glad tidings of good things?

By the virtue of signs and wonders, in the power of the Holy Ghost, so that from Jerusalem round about, as far as unto Illyricum, I have replenished the gospel of Christ.