29 Bible Verses about Service
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[they] glorifying God on account of the proof of this ministry for your professed subjection to the gospel of Christ and the liberality of the contribution to them and to all,
not with eye service as pleasing men, but as servants of Christ doing the will of God from the heart,
They shall put you out of the synagogues; but the hour is coming when every one that kills you will think he renders God a service.
for the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edification of the body of Christ,
For the performance of this service not only supplies the need of the saints, but also abounds with the thanksgivings of many to God;
casting all your care upon him, for he cares for you.
For we are God's co-laborers; you are God's field, God's building.
be not slothful in business, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord,
Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to serve on account of those who are about to inherit salvation?
yet to us there is one God the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him, and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and we through him.
I have therefore cause of boasting in Christ Jesus in respect to things relating to God;
feed the flock of God which is among you, not by constraint but willingly, not for base gain but of a ready mind,
And I exhort you, brothers, know the family of Stephanas, for it is a first fruit of Achaia, and they devoted themselves to serving the saints;
For if we are beside ourselves it is for God; and if we are sober it is for you.
For you are called to liberty, brothers, only make not your liberty an occasion for the flesh, but by love serve one another.
And I thank our Lord Jesus Christ who has empowered me [to preach,] that he accounted me faithful, putting me in the ministry,
I EXHORT you, therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice; holy, well pleasing to God, your reasonable service;
and let each consider not his own interests, but also those of others.
From Thematic Bible
required Expression » Different forms of religious expression required » Service
Humble » Penitence, examples of » Service
Then Mary taking a pound of genuine nard, very costly, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hairs. And the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.
And whoever shall give one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, I tell you truly, he shall by no means lose his reward.
And when they had come to him, he said to them, You know from the first day that I came into Asia, how I was with you at all times, serving the Lord with all humility, and tears and trials that befell me by the conspiracies of the Jews,
Service » Reluctant spiritual » God demands
Wherefore, receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us have grace through which we may serve God acceptably, with piety and fear;
Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.
Service » What not to serve
Service » Test » Timely
But I thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, the brother and my fellow-laborer and fellow-soldier, but your apostle and servant of my need,
The Lord grant him to find mercy with the Lord in that day. And what services he performed at Ephesus, you know very well.
I am glad of the coming of Stephanas and Fortunatus and Achaiacus, for they supplied your lack,
Service » Half-hearted » Indifferent
Service » Obedient power for » Preparation for
for I know your readiness, of which I boasted in your behalf to the Macedonians that Achaia was ready a year ago, and your zeal has excited many.
if therefore any one purifies himself from these [errors], he shall be a vessel for honor, sanctified, of good use to the master, prepared for every good work.
and not only so, but he has also been chosen by the churches as our travelling companion in this charity ministered by us for the glory of the same Lord and our promptitude,
feed the flock of God which is among you, not by constraint but willingly, not for base gain but of a ready mind,
Admonish them to be subject to principalities, to powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready for every good work,
Service » The reward for serving the lord
Service » Immediate, examples of prompt response to the call of duty » Joy in, found by the faithful
And the seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject to us by your name.
who having come and seen the grace of God rejoiced, and exhorted all to adhere to the Lord with the purpose of the heart;
Service » Reluctant spiritual » To be rendered to Christ
PAUL and Timothy, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons.
If any man serves me let him follow me; and where I am there also shall my servant be. If anyone serves me, him will the Father honor.
not with eye service as pleasing men, but as servants of Christ doing the will of God from the heart,
knowing that you will receive from the Lord the recompense of the inheritance. You serve Christ the Lord;
For the servant called in the Lord is the Lord's freeman; in like manner the called freeman is Christ's servant.
Service » What cannot be served together
Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers; for what participation has righteousness with wickedness? or what communion has light with darkness? and what agreement has Christ with Beliar, or what part has a believer with an unbeliever? and what agreement has a temple of God with idols? For you are a temple of the living God; as God said, I will dwell in them, and I will walk in them, and I will be to them a God and they shall be to me a people.
No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the first, and love the other, or he will adhere to the first, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and riches.
No domestic can serve two masters; for he will either hate the first and love the other, or he will adhere to the first and despise the other. You cannot serve God and riches.
But what the gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God; and I do not wish you to be partakers with demons. You cannot drink the Lord's cup and the cup of demons; you cannot partake at the Lord's table and the table of demons. Do we provoke the Lord to anger? Are we stronger than he?
Service » Test » Undivided, required by the lord
No domestic can serve two masters; for he will either hate the first and love the other, or he will adhere to the first and despise the other. You cannot serve God and riches.
Then Jesus said to him, Get behind me Satan; for it is written, You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.
Service » How to serve the lord
So, my brothers, you have also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you should be married to another, to him that was raised from the dead, that we should bear fruit to God. For when we were in the flesh, the sinful affections operated through the law in our members to bear fruit to death; but now we are released from the law by which we were held having died, that we should serve [God] in newness of spirit, not in the old age of a writing.
Service » The duty of serving men » Performed in humility
Then Mary taking a pound of genuine nard, very costly, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hairs. And the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.
And whoever shall give one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, I tell you truly, he shall by no means lose his reward.
And when they had come to him, he said to them, You know from the first day that I came into Asia, how I was with you at all times, serving the Lord with all humility, and tears and trials that befell me by the conspiracies of the Jews,
Service » Half-hearted » Humble
Then Mary taking a pound of genuine nard, very costly, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hairs. And the house was filled with the odor of the ointment.
And whoever shall give one of these little ones a cup of cold water only, in the name of a disciple, I tell you truly, he shall by no means lose his reward.
And when they had come to him, he said to them, You know from the first day that I came into Asia, how I was with you at all times, serving the Lord with all humility, and tears and trials that befell me by the conspiracies of the Jews,
Service » The duty of serving men » It lightens life's burdens
As we have opportunity, therefore, let us do good to all, but especially to the members of the family of the faith.
Service » Christ's encouraged » It lightens life's burdens
As we have opportunity, therefore, let us do good to all, but especially to the members of the family of the faith.
Service » Immediate, examples of prompt response to the call of duty » Paul and silas in responding to the macedonian call
And when he saw the vision we immediately sought to go into Macedonia, concluding that the Lord had called us to preach the good news to them.
was pleased to reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the gentiles, immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood,
Service » Immediate, examples of prompt response to the call of duty » Paul after his conversion
and immediately in the synagogues he preached Jesus, that this is the Son of God.
wherefore, being sent for I also came without objecting. I ask therefore for what reason you have sent for me?
Service » The reward for not serving the lord
Service » Half-hearted » Jehoshaphat's subjects
Service » Who shall serve the lord
Service » Half-hearted » Amaziah
Service » Test » It was established in israel
Service » Who serves God
After this I saw, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, of every nation and of all tribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and having palm branches in their hands; and they cried with a loud voice, saying, Salvation be to our God who sits on the throne and to the Lamb. And all the angels stood around the throne and the elders and the four cherubs, and fell down before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, read more.
saying, Amen, blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever. And one of the elders answered and said to me, Who are those clothed with white robes, and whence did they come? And I said to him, My Lord, you know. And he said to me, These are those who come out from great affliction, and washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. Therefore they are before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple, and he that sits on the throne will dwell among them.
Service » Half-hearted » Joash
Service » Test » It will be applied in determining man's final destiny
for I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you took me in; naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me.
Service » Test » King saul was condemned by it
Service » Who served the creature more than the creator
FOR the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all impiety and wickedness of men who hold the truth in wickedness, because what can be known of God is manifest among them; for God has manifested [himself] to them. For his invisible [attributes] are clearly seen from the creation of the world, being perceived by the things which are made, even his eternal power and deity, so that they have no defense, read more.
because having known God they glorified him not as God neither were thankful, but became vain in their reasonings and their ignorant mind was darkened. Saying that they were wise they became foolish, and changed the glory of the imperishable God into the likeness of the image of perishable man, and of birds, and quadrupeds, and reptiles. Wherefore God also gave them up with the desires of their hearts to impurity, to disgrace their bodies among themselves, who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creation more than the Creator, who is blessed forever, amen.
Service » Immediate, examples of prompt response to the call of duty » Elisha
Service » The duty of serving men » It exemplifies neighbourliness
Which of these three think you was a neighbor to him who fell among the robbers? And he said, He that had mercy on him. Then said Jesus to him, Do you go and do likewise.
Service » The duty of serving men » It ennobles life
but it shall not be so with you. But whoever wishes to be great among you, let him be your minister; and whoever wishes to be first of you, let him be a servant of all.
Service » Christ's encouraged » It exemplifies neighbourliness
Which of these three think you was a neighbor to him who fell among the robbers? And he said, He that had mercy on him. Then said Jesus to him, Do you go and do likewise.
Service » Christ's encouraged » The duty of serving men
but it shall not be so with you. But whoever wishes to be great among you, let him be your minister; and whoever wishes to be first of you, let him be a servant of all.
Service » Unquestioning » Elisha
Service » Half-hearted » Judah
Service » Half-hearted » Jehu
Service » Unrealized » Of barnabas in going after paul
And he went to Tarsus to seek for Saul, and found and brought him to Antioch. And he was with them, and they met a whole year with the church and taught a great multitude; and the disciples first took the name of Christians at Antioch.
Service » Unrealized » Of the righteous
Service » Unrealized » Of mary
For in putting this ointment on my body, she has done it to prepare me for burial.
Service » Unquestioning » Noah
Service » Test » It excludes mere professors of religion from the kingdom
Not every one that says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven, but he that does the will of my Father in heaven.
Service » The duty of serving men » It demonstrates love
Again he said to him a second time; Simon, son of John, do you love me? He said to him, Yes, Lord, you know that I am a friend to you. He said to him, Feed my sheep.
Service » The duty of serving men » It is Christlike
If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.
Service » Christ's encouraged » It demonstrates love
Again he said to him a second time; Simon, son of John, do you love me? He said to him, Yes, Lord, you know that I am a friend to you. He said to him, Feed my sheep.
Service » Christ's encouraged » It is Christlike
If I then, the Lord and the Teacher, have washed your feet, you also ought to wash one another's feet.
Service » Unquestioning » Isaiah
Service » Unquestioning » David
Service » Half-hearted » Israel
Service » Unrealized » Of the poor widow
For all [others] have cast in of their abundance; but she of her want has cast in all that she had her entire living.
Service » Test » Christ applies it in the parable of the good samaritan
And he said, He that had mercy on him. Then said Jesus to him, Do you go and do likewise.
Service » Test » It reveals the quality of love
He said to him a third time; Simon, son of John, are you a friend to me? Peter was grieved that he said to him the third time, Are you a friend to me? and he said to him, Lord you know all things; you know that I am a friend to you. Jesus said to him, Feed my sheep.
Service » Immediate, examples of prompt response to the call of duty » Peter's mother-in-law
And standing over her he rebuked the fever, and it left her. And she immediately arose and waited on them.
Service » Immediate, examples of prompt response to the call of duty » Peter and andrew
Service » Immediate, examples of prompt response to the call of duty » Zacchaeus
and he made haste and came down, and received him rejoicing.
Service » Unquestioning » Christ
Jesus said to them, My food is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
Service » Unrealized » Of andrew in bringing peter to jesus
He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looking at him said, You are Simon, the son of Jonas; you shall be called Cephas; which is interpreted, Peter [Rock].
Service » Unquestioning » Paul
But arise and enter into the city, and it shall be told you what you must do.
Topics on Service
Blessed In Service
Matthew 24:46Blessed is that servant whom his Lord, when he comes, shall find so doing.
Call To Service
Acts 13:2And while they served the Lord and fasted, the Holy Spirit said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.
Fellowship, In Christian Service
Mark 10:7For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and the two shall be one flesh;
Military Service
2 Timothy 2:4No one who serves as a soldier is involved in the business of life, that he may please him who has employed him as a soldier.
Service To God
Matthew 6:24No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the first, and love the other, or he will adhere to the first, and despise the other. You cannot serve God and riches.
Unquestioning Service
John 4:34Jesus said to them, My food is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
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