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Minister, ChristianNAVE'S
(a sacred teacher)
Called
AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST 2 Corinthians 5:20
ANGELS OF THE CHURCH Revelation 1:20 · Revelation 2:1
APOSTLES Luke 6:13 · Revelation 18:20
APOSTLES OF JESUS CHRIST Titus 1:1
DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH Philippians 1:7
ELDERS 1 Timothy 5:17 · 1 Peter 5:1
EVANGELISTS Ephesians 4:11 · 2 Timothy 4:5
FISHERS OF MEN Matthew 4:19 · Mark 1:17
LABORERS Matthew 9:38
LABORERS IN THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST 1 Thessalonians 3:2
LIGHTS John 5:35
MEN OF GOD Deuteronomy 33:1 · 1 Timothy 6:11
MESSENGERS OF THE CHURCH 2 Corinthians 8:23
MESSENGERS OF THE LORD OF HOSTS Malachi 2:7
MINISTERS OF
GOD Isaiah 61:6 · 2 Corinthians 6:4
OF THE LORD Joel 2:17
CHRIST Romans 15:16 · 1 Corinthians 4:1
OF THE SANCTUARY Ezekiel 45:4
OF THE GOSPEL Ephesians 3:7 · Colossians 1:23
OF THE WORD Luke 1:2
OF THE NEW TESTAMENT 2 Corinthians 3:6
OF THE CHURCH Colossians 1:24,25
OF RIGHTEOUSNESS 2 Corinthians 11:15
OVERSEERS Acts 20:28
PASTORS Jeremiah 3:15 · John 21:16-18 · Ephesians 4:11
PREACHERS Romans 10:14 · 1 Timothy 2:7
PREACHERS OF RIGHTEOUSNFSS 2 Peter 2:5
SERVANTS
OF THE LORD 2 Timothy 2:24
OF JESUS CHRIST Philippians 1:1 · Jude 1:1
OF THE CHURCH 2 Corinthians 4:5
SHEPHERDS Jeremiah 23:4
SOLDIERS OF CHRIST Philippians 2:25 · 2 Timothy 2:3,4
STARS Revelation 1:20 · Revelation 2:1
STEWARDS OF GOD Titus 1:7
OF THE GRACE OF GOD 1 Peter 4:10
OF THE MYSTERIES OF GOD 1 Corinthians 4:1
TEACHERS Isaiah 30:20 · Ephesians 4:11
WATCHMEN Isaiah 62:6 · Ezekiel 33:7
WITNESSES Acts 1:8 · Acts 5:32 · Acts 26:16
WORKERS TOGETHER WITH GOD 2 Corinthians 6:1
Compared to sowers Psalms 126:6 · Matthew 13:3-8 · Mark 4:3-20 · Luke 8:5-8
Teachers of schools 1 Samuel 19:20 · 2 Kings 2:3,5,15 · 2 Kings 4:38 · 2 Chronicles 15:3 · 2 Chronicles 17:7-9 · Acts 13:1
Hired Judges 18:4
Exempt from taxation Ezra 7:24
Non-partisan in politics 2 Samuel 15:24-27
Influential in public affairs
Designate kings 1 Samuel 9:15,16 · 1 Samuel 10:1 · 1 Samuel 16:1-13
Recommend civil and military appointments 2 Kings 4:13
Expostulate with rulers
Samuel with Saul 1 Samuel 13:11-14 · 1 Samuel 15:10-31
Nathan with David 2 Samuel 12:1-14
Elijah with Ahab 1 Kings 18:17,18
Recreations for Mark 6:31,32,45
Say good-bye to the congregation Acts 20:17-38
Personal bearing of Titus 2:7,8
Preach without authority Galatians 1:15-24 · Galatians 2:1-9
Patience of James 5:10
Work of, will be tried 1 Corinthians 3:12-15
Responsibility of Ezekiel 3:17-21 · Ezekiel 33:8 · Matthew 10:14-40 · Acts 18:6 · Acts 20:26,27
Speaking evil of, forbidden Jude 1:8-10
Marriage of Leviticus 21:7-15 · Matthew 8:14 · 1 Corinthians 9:5 · 1 Timothy 3:2,12 · Titus 1:5-7
Incorruptible .Balaam Numbers 22:18,37,38 · Numbers 23:8,12 · Numbers 24:12-14
Micaiah 1 Kings 22:13,14
Peter Acts 8:18-23
Love of, for the ekklesia (the body of Christ), exemplified by Paul Philippians 1:7 · 1 Thessalonians 1:2-4 · 1 Thessalonians 2:8,11
Kindness to:
Ebed-melech to Jeremiah Jeremiah 38:7-13
Fear of 1 Samuel 16:4
Examples to the flock Philippians 3:17 · 2 Thessalonians 3:9 · 1 Timothy 4:12 · 1 Peter 5:3
Intolerance of Matthew 15:23 · Matthew 19:13 · Mark 10:13 · Luke 18:15
Message of, rejected Ezekiel 33:30-33
Inconsistent Matthew 27:3-7
God's care of 1 Kings 17:1-16 · 1 Kings 19:1-18 · Isaiah 30:20 · Matthew 10:29-31 · Luke 12:6,7
Their calling glorious 2 Corinthians 3:7-11
Discouragements of Isaiah 53:1 · Ezekiel 3:8,9,14 · Habakkuk 1:2,3 · Matthew 13:57 · Mark 6:3,4 · Luke 4:24 · John 4:44
Defended Jeremiah 26:16-19
Beloved Acts 20:37,38 · Acts 21:5,6
Sent forth in teams of two
Disciples Mark 6:7
Paul and Barnabas Acts 13:2,3
Judas and Silas Acts 15:27
Barnabas and Mark Acts 15:37,39
Paul and Silas Acts 15:40
Paul and Timothy Acts 16:1-4
Paul and Titus 2 Corinthians 8:19,23
Timothy and Erastus Acts 19:22
Titus and a companion 2 Corinthians 12:18
See also: Minister, Trials And Persecutions Of, Below
CALL OF Exodus 28:1 · Numbers 3:5-13 · 1 Samuel 3:4-10 · 1 Kings 19:16,19 · 1 Chronicles 23:13 · Isaiah 6:8-10 · Jeremiah 1:5 · Amos 2:11 · Jonah 1:1,2 · Jonah 3:1,2 · Matthew 4:18-22 · Matthew 9:9 · Mark 1:17-20 · Mark 2:14 · Luke 10:1,2 · John 1:43 · Acts 13:2,3 · Acts 20:24 · Acts 22:12-15 · Acts 26:14-18 · Romans 1:1 · Romans 10:14,15 · 1 Corinthians 1:1,27,28 · 1 Corinthians 9:16-19 · 2 Corinthians 1:1 · 2 Corinthians 5:18-20 · Galatians 1:15,16 · Ephesians 3:7,8 · Ephesians 4:11,12 · Colossians 1:1,25-29 · Colossians 4:17 · 1 Timothy 1:12-14 · 1 Timothy 2:7 · 2 Timothy 1:11 · Titus 1:3 · Hebrews 5:4
See also: Priests
See also: Levites
See also: Call, Personal
See also: Excuses
CHARACTER AND ATTRIBUTES OF Leviticus 10:3-11 · Leviticus 21:6 · Numbers 16:9,10 · Deuteronomy 32:1-3 · 1 Samuel 2:35 · 1 Samuel 12:7 · 2 Chronicles 6:41 · 2 Chronicles 29:11 · Ezra 7:10 · Psalms 68:11 · Proverbs 11:30 · Isaiah 6:5-8 · Isaiah 32:20 · Isaiah 52:11 · Jeremiah 1:7,8 · Jeremiah 3:15 · Jeremiah 20:9 · Ezekiel 34:1-31 · Malachi 2:6,7 · Matthew 10:16-24 · Matthew 11:25,26 · Matthew 13:51,52 · Matthew 20:25-28 · Matthew 23:8-11 · Matthew 24:45 · Luke 6:39 · Luke 10:21 · Luke 12:42-44 · Luke 22:27 · Luke 24:49 · John 3:27,34 · John 4:36-38 · John 10:2-5,11-15 · John 13:13-17 · John 15:20,21 · John 17:16-18,20 · Acts 1:8 · Acts 4:8,31 · Acts 6:3,4 · Acts 20:22-24 · Romans 2:21-23 · 1 Corinthians 1:23,27-30 · 1 Corinthians 2:2 · 1 Corinthians 3:7-10 · 1 Corinthians 4:10-13 · 1 Corinthians 9:16-23,27 · 1 Corinthians 15:10 · 2 Corinthians 2:15-17 · 2 Corinthians 3:6-10 · 2 Corinthians 4:1-10 · 2 Corinthians 5:11,18-20 · 2 Corinthians 6:3-7 · 2 Corinthians 10:1,2,8 · 2 Corinthians 13:10 · Galatians 2:8 · Galatians 6:17 · Philippians 3:17 · 1 Thessalonians 2:3-12 · 1 Timothy 3:1-15 · 1 Timothy 5:17,21 · 1 Timothy 6:11,13,14,20,21 · 2 Timothy 1:6-8,13,14 · 2 Timothy 2:1-7,14-16,20-26 · 2 Timothy 3:14,16,17 · Titus 1:5-9,13,14 · Titus 2:1,7,8,15 · Titus 3:1,2,8,9 · Hebrews 5:1-3,12-14 · Hebrews 13:6,7,9,17 · James 3:1,13,16,17 · 1 Peter 4:10,11
CHARGE DELIVERED TO Numbers 18:1-7 · Numbers 27:18-23 · Deuteronomy 31:7,8,14-23 · Joshua 1:1-9 · Ezekiel 3:4 · Matthew 10:5-42 · Mark 6:11 · Luke 10:1-16 · 1 Timothy 1:18-20 · 1 Timothy 2:1-15 · 1 Timothy 3:1-16 · 1 Timothy 4:1-16 · 1 Timothy 5:1-22 · 1 Timothy 6:1-21 · 2 Timothy 1:6-13 · 2 Timothy 2:1-26 · 2 Timothy 3:1-17 · 2 Timothy 4:1-8
COURAGE OF
See also: Courage
See also: Reproof, Faithfulness In
DUTIES OF Exodus 4:12 · Leviticus 10:8-11 · Joshua 1:8 · 2 Kings 17:27,28 · 2 Chronicles 29:11 · Isaiah 40:1-3,9,11 · Isaiah 52:11 · Isaiah 57:14 · Isaiah 58:1 · Isaiah 62:6,7 · Jeremiah 1:7,8,17-19 · Jeremiah 4:15 · Jeremiah 6:27 · Jeremiah 15:19-21 · Jeremiah 23:4,22,28 · Jeremiah 26:2 · Ezekiel 2:6-8 · Ezekiel 3:8-10,17-21,27 · Ezekiel 6:11 · Ezekiel 33:1-9 · Ezekiel 34:2-31 · Ezekiel 44:23 · Joel 1:13-15 · Joel 2:17 · Jonah 1:2 · Nahum 1:15 · Habakkuk 2:2 · Malachi 2:7 · Matthew 7:6 · Matthew 10:7,11-13,16,25,27,28 · Matthew 16:19 · Matthew 18:5,6,18 · Matthew 20:25-28 · Matthew 28:19,20 · Mark 10:43-45 · Luke 9:48 · Luke 22:32 · Luke 24:48 · John 3:34 · John 4:35-38 · John 15:27 · John 20:23 · John 21:15-17 · Acts 1:21,22 · Acts 5:20 · Acts 6:2,4 · Acts 10:42 · Acts 16:4 · Acts 18:9,10 · Acts 20:28 · Acts 22:15 · Acts 26:16-18 · Romans 1:14,15 · Romans 12:3-8 · 1 Corinthians 1:16 · 1 Corinthians 4:1,2,21 · 1 Corinthians 9:16,17 · 2 Corinthians 1:24 · 2 Corinthians 4:1,2,5 · 2 Corinthians 5:14,18,20 · 2 Corinthians 6:3-10 · 2 Corinthians 7:4-9,12,15 · 2 Corinthians 8:23 · 2 Corinthians 10:8 · 2 Corinthians 12:15,19 · 2 Corinthians 13:2,10 · Galatians 1:10 · Ephesians 3:8-10 · Ephesians 4:11,12 · Ephesians 6:20 · Colossians 4:17 · 1 Thessalonians 2:4-8,10-12 · 1 Thessalonians 3:2 · 1 Thessalonians 5:12 · 2 Thessalonians 3:4 · 1 Timothy 1:3,4,11,18,19 · 1 Timothy 2:7 · 1 Timothy 4:6,7,12-16 · 1 Timothy 5:1-3,7-11,19-22 · 1 Timothy 6:3,4,10-14,17-21 · 2 Timothy 1:6-8 · 2 Timothy 2:2-7,14-16,23-25 · 2 Timothy 4:1,2,5 · 1 Peter 5:1-4 · 2 Peter 1:12-16
See also: Minister, Charge Delivered To, Above
DUTIES OF THE CHURCH TO Deuteronomy 1:38 · Deuteronomy 3:28 · Deuteronomy 31:7 · Malachi 2:7 · 1 Corinthians 11:1,2 · 1 Corinthians 16:15,16 · Philippians 3:17 · Colossians 4:10 · 1 Thessalonians 5:12,13 · Hebrews 13:7,17,18
EMOLUMENTS (BENEFITS) OF Numbers 18:20 · Deuteronomy 10:9 · Deuteronomy 14:27 · Deuteronomy 18:1,2 · Joshua 13:14,33 · Joshua 18:7 · Jeremiah 31:14 · Ezekiel 44:28 · Matthew 10:9,10 · Mark 6:8 · Luke 10:7,8 · Luke 22:35,36 · John 4:36 · Acts 20:33,34 · 1 Corinthians 9:1-23 · 2 Corinthians 1:14,15 · 2 Corinthians 11:7-9 · 2 Corinthians 12:13-18 · Galatians 6:6 · Philippians 4:10-18 · 1 Thessalonians 2:5,6,9 · 2 Thessalonians 3:7-9 · 1 Timothy 5:18 · 3 John 1:7
See also: Priests
See also: Levites
See also: Emoluments (benefits) Of
FAITHFUL
INSTANCES OF
Moses Deuteronomy 4:26 · Deuteronomy 30:19 · Hebrews 3:2,5
Micaiah 2 Chronicles 18:12,13
Azariah 2 Chronicles 26:16-20
Balaam Numbers 22:18,38 · Numbers 23:8,12 · Numbers 24:12-14
Nathan 2 Samuel 12:1-14
Isaiah Isaiah 22:4,5 · Isaiah 39:3-7
Jeremiah Jeremiah 17:16 · Jeremiah 26:1-15 · Jeremiah 28 · Jeremiah 37:9,10,16-18
John the Baptist Matthew 3:2-12 · Mark 6:18-28 · Luke 3:7-9,19
Peter Acts 8:18-23
Paul Acts 20:26,27 · Colossians 1:7
The apostles Acts 3:12-26 · Acts 4:9-13,19,20,31 · Acts 5:21,29-32
FALSE AND CORRUPT Deuteronomy 13:1-5 · Deuteronomy 18:20-22 · 1 Kings 12:31 · 2 Chronicles 29:34 · 2 Chronicles 30:15 · Nehemiah 13:29 · Proverbs 19:27 · Isaiah 3:12 · Isaiah 5:20 · Isaiah 8:19,20 · Isaiah 9:14-16 · Isaiah 28:7 · Isaiah 29:10,11 · Isaiah 30:10 · Isaiah 43:27,28 · Isaiah 44:20 · Isaiah 56:10-12 · Jeremiah 2:8 · Jeremiah 5:13,14,30,31 · Jeremiah 6:13,14 · Jeremiah 8:10,11 · Jeremiah 10:21 · Jeremiah 12:10 · Jeremiah 13:20 · Jeremiah 14:13-16 · Jeremiah 23:1,2,11,14-16,21,25-39 · Jeremiah 27:9-18 · Jeremiah 48:10 · Jeremiah 50:6 · Lamentations 2:14 · Lamentations 4:13,14 · Ezekiel 13:1-23 · Ezekiel 14:9,10 · Ezekiel 22:25,26,28 · Ezekiel 34:1-31 · Ezekiel 44:8,10 · Hosea 4:6,8-13 · Hosea 5:1 · Hosea 6:9 · Hosea 9:7,8 · Amos 2:11,12 · Micah 2:11 · Micah 3:5-7,11 · Zephaniah 3:4 · Zechariah 10:3 · Zechariah 11:4,5,16,17 · Zechariah 13:2-5 · Malachi 1:6-10 · Malachi 2:1-3,8,9 · Matthew 5:19 · Matthew 7:15,22,23 · Matthew 15:9,14 · Matthew 20:20-27 · Matthew 23:3,4,13 · Matthew 24:4,5,24,26,48-51 · Mark 9:33-35 · Mark 10:35-37 · Mark 13:21,22 · Luke 6:39 · Luke 9:46 · Luke 11:35,46-52 · Luke 12:45,46 · Luke 21:8 · Luke 22:24 · John 3:10 · John 5:43 · John 10:1,5,8,10-13 · Acts 20:29,30 · Romans 2:19-25 · Romans 16:17,18 · 1 Corinthians 3:1-4,10-16,21 · 1 Corinthians 11:18,19 · 2 Corinthians 2:17 · 2 Corinthians 11:1-31 · Galatians 1:6-8 · Galatians 5:10 · Ephesians 4:14 · Philippians 1:15,16 · Philippians 3:2 · Colossians 2:4,8,18,19 · 1 Timothy 1:3-7,19 · 1 Timothy 4:1-3,7 · 1 Timothy 6:3-5,20,21 · 2 Timothy 2:14-18 · 2 Timothy 3:6-9,13 · 2 Timothy 4:3 · Titus 1:10-14 · Titus 3:10,11 · Hebrews 13:9 · 2 Peter 2:1-22 · 2 Peter 3:16 · 1 John 2:18,26 · 1 John 4:1-3,5 · 2 John 1:7-10 · 3 John 1:10 · Jude 1:4-11 · Revelation 2:1,2,12,14,15,18,20-23
INSTANCES OF
Aaron Numbers 12:1-12
Nadab and Abihu Leviticus 10:1,2
Korah, Dathan, and Abiram Numbers 16
Eli's sons 1 Samuel 2:12-17,22,25,28,29
Samuel's sons 1 Samuel 8:1-3 · 1 Chronicles 6:28
The old prophet of Beth-el 1 Kings 13:11-32
Jonathan Judges 17:7-13 · Judges 18
Noadiah Nehemiah 6:14
Priests under Jehoash 2 Kings 12:7 · 2 Chronicles 24:5,6
Hezekiah 2 Chronicles 30:3,5
Priests and Levites Ezra 2:61,62 · Ezra 9:1,2 · Ezra 10:18-24 · Nehemiah 13:4-13,28,29 · Zechariah 7:5,6
Hananiah Jeremiah 28
Jonah Jonah 1:1-6
Rulers in the temple Matthew 16:6-12 · Matthew 23:16 · Luke 12:1
Caiaphas Matthew 26:2,3,57,63-65 · John 11:49-51 · John 18:14
Judas Iscariot Matthew 26:14-16,21-25,47-50 · Matthew 27:3-5 · John 12:4-6 · Acts 1:18
Simon the sorcerer Acts 8:9-11
Judaizers Acts 15:1 · Galatians 3 · Galatians 4 · Galatians 5 · Galatians 6
Diotrephes 3 John 1:9
Elymas (Bar-Jesus) Acts 13:6-11
Hymenaeus 1 Timothy 1:20 · 2 Timothy 2:17
Philetus 2 Timothy 2:17,18
HOSPITALITY TO .Woman of Zarephath to Elijah 1 Kings 17:10-16
The Shunammite woman to Elisha 2 Kings 4:8-10
The foreigners to Paul Acts 28:1-10
Simon the tanner to Peter Acts 9:43
The Philippian jailer Acts 16:33,34
Aquila and Priscilla (Prisca)
To Paul Acts 18:3
To Apollos Acts 18:26
Justus to Paul Acts 18:7
Philip the evangelist to Paul Acts 21:8-10
ORDINATION OF
Of Matthias Acts 1:26
Of the seven servants (or, deacons; Greek: diakonoi) Acts 6:5,6
Of Paul and Barnabas Acts 13:3
Timothy 1 Timothy 4:14
See also: Priests
See also: Levites
PRAYER FOR, ENJOINED Matthew 9:37,38 · Luke 10:2 · Romans 15:30-32 · 2 Corinthians 1:11 · Ephesians 6:18-20 · Philippians 1:19 · Colossians 4:2-4 · 1 Thessalonians 5:25 · 2 Thessalonians 3:1,2 · Philemon 1:22 · Hebrews 13:18,19
PRAYER FOR, EXEMPLIFIED 2 Chronicles 6:41 · Psalms 132:9 · Acts 1:24,25 · Acts 4:29 · Acts 6:6 · Acts 12:5 · Acts 14:23
PROMISES TO, JOYS OF 2 Samuel 23:6,7 · Psalms 126:5,6 · Jeremiah 1:7-10,17-19 · Jeremiah 20:11 · Daniel 12:3 · Matthew 10:28-31 · Matthew 28:20 · Luke 12:11,12 · Luke 24:49 · John 4:36-38 · Acts 1:4,5,8 · 1 Corinthians 9:9,10 · 2 Corinthians 2:14-16 · 2 Corinthians 7:6,7 · Philippians 2:16 · 1 Thessalonians 2:13,19,20 · 1 Thessalonians 3:8,9 · 3 John 1:4
See also: Righteous, Promises To
SUCCESS ATTENDING
Jonah Jonah 1:5,6,9,14,16 · Jonah 3:4-9
Apostles Acts 2:1-4,41
Philip Acts 8:6,8,12
Peter Acts 9:32-35
Paul Acts 13:16-43 · 1 Corinthians 4:15 · 1 Corinthians 9:2 · 1 Corinthians 15:11 · 2 Corinthians 3:2,3 · 2 Corinthians 12:12 · 2 Corinthians 13:4 · Philippians 2:16 · 1 Thessalonians 1:5
Apollos Acts 18:24-28
See also: Revivals
TRIALS AND PERSECUTIONS OF 1 Kings 19:1-10 · Isaiah 20:2,3 · Ezekiel 24:15-18 · Hosea 1:2 · Amos 5:10 · Amos 7:10-17 · Matthew 10:16-27 · Matthew 23:34 · John 13:16 · 1 Corinthians 2:1-4 · 1 Corinthians 4:9-13 · 2 Corinthians 6:4-10 · 2 Corinthians 7:5 · 2 Corinthians 11:23-33 · 2 Corinthians 12:7-12 · Galatians 4:13,14 · Ephesians 3:1,13
FALSELY ACCUSED
See also: Accusation, False
See also: Also Persecution
INSTANCES OF PERSECUTION
Micaiah 1 Kings 22:24-27
Hanani 2 Chronicles 16:10
Zechariah 2 Chronicles 24:20,21
The apostles Acts 5:17-42
Peter Acts 12:3-19
Paul Acts 9:23-25,29,30 · Acts 14:6-20 · Acts 16:11-40 · Acts 17:1-13 · Acts 20:3 · Acts 21:27-40 · Acts 22:18,21,24-30 · Acts 23:11-35 · Acts 24 · Acts 25 · Acts 26 · 2 Corinthians 11:31-33 · Galatians 1:21-24 · 2 Timothy 1:8,16 · 2 Timothy 2:9 · 2 Timothy 4:16,17
See also: Elijah
See also: Jeremiah
ZEALOUS
Titus 2 Corinthians 8:16,17
Epaphroditus Philippians 2:25-30
Epaphras Colossians 4:12,13
Tychicus Colossians 4:7
John, in his vision Revelation 5:4,5
See also: Zeal
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