27 Bible Verses about Ministers, Way They Should Teach

Then Philip went down to the city of Samaria and preached the Christ unto them.

For I judged not to know anything among you, except Jesus Christ and him crucified.

And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither dost thou accept the person of any, but teachest the way of God with truth;

If anyone speaks, let him speak as the oracles of God; if anyone ministers, let them do it according to the virtue which God gives, that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus, the Christ, unto whom is glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

And they, going forth, preached everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the word with the signs which followed them. Amen.

But those that were scattered abroad went everywhere preaching the word of the gospel.

For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made void.

And I, brothers, when I came to you, came not with puffed up speech or wisdom to declare unto you the testimony of God.

For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your slaves for Jesus' sake.

For we are not as many, false merchandisers of the word of God, but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God we speak in Christ.

but remove from ourselves every hidden shameful thing, not walking in craftiness, nor adulterating the word of God, but in the manifestation of the truth, commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

For our exhortation was not of error nor of uncleanness nor in guile,

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

and how I kept back nothing that was profitable unto you, but have showed you and have taught you publicly and from house to house,

with power of signs and wonders, in virtue of the Spirit of God; so that from Jerusalem and round about unto Illyricum, I have filled the entire area with the gospel of the Christ.

Cry aloud, do not hold back; lift up thy voice like a shofar and preach to my people their rebellion and to the house of Jacob their sin.

And thou, son of man, do not be afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, for they are rebels; though thou find thyself among thorns and thy dwelling be with briers, do not be afraid of their words, nor fear before them, for they are a rebellious house.

What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light, and what ye hear in the ear, that preach ye from the housetops. And fear not those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul, but rather fear him who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Seeing then that we have such hope, we speak with great confidence,

loving you so much, that we were willing to give unto you, not only the gospel of God, but even our own souls, because ye are dear unto us.

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

Preach the word; be instant in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine.

But God is faithful that our word toward you has not been yes and no. For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us, even by me and Silvanus and Timothy, has not been yes and no, but in him was yes.

Take heed unto thyself and unto the doctrine; be diligent in this, for in doing so thou shalt both save thyself and those that hear thee.

Some indeed preach the Christ even out of envy and strife, but others also out of good will. Some preach the Christ out of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add tribulation to my bonds, but the others out of charity, knowing that I am placed here for the defense of the gospel.

What reward, then, shall I have? That preaching the gospel, I may make the gospel of the Christ without charge, that I abuse not my authority in the gospel.

For ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail, for labouring night and day, not to be a burden unto any of you, we preached among you the gospel of God.