54 Bible Verses about Ministry

to equip the saints for the work of service, for the building up of the body of Christ;

And there are varieties of service, but the same Lord.

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, because he considered me faithful, appointing me to his service.

You show that you are a letter from Christ, delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of carnal hearts.

For the ministry of this service is not only fully supplying the needs of the saints, but is also overflowing through many thanksgivings to God.

(If a man does not know how to manage his own household, how can he take care of God's church?).

So the twelve summoned the congregation of the disciples and said, "It is not right for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables.

Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to serve for the sake of those who will inherit salvation?

because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.

if service, let us use it in our serving; he who teaches, in his teaching;

to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside, to go to his own place."

Because of the test of this service, you will glorify God by your obedience in your confession of the gospel of Christ, and by the generosity of your contribution for them and for all others;

Of this church I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,

For if the ministry of condemnation has glory, much more does the ministry of righteousness exceed it in glory.

But you, be sober in all things, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is useful to me in my ministry.

Do you not know that those who work in the temple get their food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar?

Of this gospel I was made a minister according to the gift of God's grace which was given me by the working of his power.

We put no stumbling block in anyone's path, so that our ministry will not be discredited.

to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the offering of the Gentiles might be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

You have no part or share in this matter, for your heart is not right before God.

Now if the ministry that brought death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory, fading though it was,

But as it is, he has obtained a ministry which is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises.

But get up and stand on your feet; for this purpose I have appeared to you, to appoint you a minister and a witness to the things which you have seen of me, and also to the things in which I will appear to you;

All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation;

Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry

As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of God's varied grace.

I know your works, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that your works are now more than at the first.

But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."

just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many."

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, then those having gifts of healings, helps, administrations, and those speaking in various kinds of tongues.

for a wide door for effective work has opened to me, and there are many adversaries.

Whoever speaks is to do so as one who is speaking the utterances of God; whoever serves is to do so as one who is serving by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belongs the glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

(for he who effectually worked for Peter in his apostleship to the circumcised effectually worked for me also to the Gentiles),

It is a trustworthy saying: if any one aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task.

Say to Archippus, "See to the ministry which you have received in the Lord, that you may fulfill it."

He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

and Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others who provided for them out of their means.

Therefore I have reason to glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God.

If anyone serves me, he must follow me; and where I am, there my servant will be also. If anyone serves me, him my Father will honor.

In the same way, the Lord commanded that those who proclaim the gospel should get their living from the gospel.

And pray for us as well, that God may open a door to us for the word, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains,

if indeed you continue in the faith firmly established and steadfast, and are not moved away from the hope of the gospel that you have heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a minister.

Now you are the body of Christ, and individually members of it.