1 Timothy 4:15

Instructions For Ministry

¹⁴ Do not neglect the spiritual gift within you, [that special endowment] which was intentionally bestowed on you [by the Holy Spirit] through prophetic utterance when the elders laid their hands on you [at your ordination]. ¹⁵ Practice and work hard on these things; be absorbed in them [completely occupied in your ministry], so that your progress will be evident to all. ¹⁶ Pay close attention to yourself [concentrate on your personal development] and to your teaching; persevere in these things [hold to them], for as you do this you will ensure salvation both for yourself and for those who hear you.

All Things

Be Careful

With All Your Heart

Think On These Things

Matthew 5:16

Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good deeds and moral excellence, and [recognize and honor and] glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Joshua 1:8

This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall read [and meditate on] it day and night, so that you may be careful to do [everything] in accordance with all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will be successful.

Psalm 1:2

But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And on His law [His precepts and teachings] he [habitually] meditates day and night.

Psalm 19:14

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable and pleasing in Your sight,
O Lord, my [firm, immovable] rock and my Redeemer.

Psalm 49:3

My mouth will speak wisdom,
And the meditation of my heart will be understanding.

Psalm 63:6

When I remember You on my bed,
I meditate and thoughtfully focus on You in the night watches,

Psalm 77:12

I will meditate on all Your works
And thoughtfully consider all Your [great and wondrous] deeds.

Psalm 104:34

May my meditation be sweet and pleasing to Him;
As for me, I will rejoice and be glad in the Lord.

Psalm 105:5

Remember [with awe and gratitude] the wonderful things which He has done,
His amazing deeds and the judgments uttered by His mouth [on His enemies, as in Egypt],

Psalm 119:15

I will meditate on Your precepts
And [thoughtfully] regard Your ways [the path of life established by Your precepts].

Psalm 119:23

Even though princes sit and talk to one another against me,
Your servant meditates on Your statutes.

Psalm 119:48

And I shall lift up my hands to Your commandments,
Which I love;
And I will meditate on Your statutes.

Psalm 119:97

Mem.
Oh, how I love Your law!
It is my meditation all the day.

Psalm 119:99

I have better understanding and deeper insight than all my teachers [because of Your word],
For Your testimonies are my meditation.

Psalm 119:148

My eyes anticipate the night watches and I awake before the call of the watchman,
That I may meditate on Your word.

Psalm 143:5

I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all that You have done;
I ponder the work of Your hands.

Acts 6:4

But we will [continue to] devote ourselves [steadfastly] to prayer and to the ministry of the word.”

1 Corinthians 16:15

Brothers and sisters, you know that those of the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and that they have devoted themselves for ministry to God’s people—now I urge you

2 Corinthians 4:14

knowing that He who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and will present us [along] with you in His presence.

2 Corinthians 8:5

Not only [did they give materially] as we had hoped, but first they gave themselves to the Lord and to us [as His representatives] by the will of God [disregarding their personal interests and giving as much as they possibly could].

Philippians 2:15-16

so that you may prove yourselves to be blameless and guileless, innocent and uncontaminated, children of God without blemish in the midst of a [morally] crooked and [spiritually] perverted generation, among whom you are seen as bright lights [beacons shining out clearly] in the world [of darkness],

1 Timothy 4:6

If you point out these instructions to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, constantly nourished [through study] on the words of the faith and of the good [Christian] doctrine which you have closely followed.

Titus 2:14

who [willingly] gave Himself [to be crucified] on our behalf to redeem us and purchase our freedom from all wickedness, and to purify for Himself a chosen and very special people to be His own possession, who are enthusiastic for doing what is good.