43 Bible Verses about Serving The Church

if service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching;

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

And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord.

For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function,

For such men are slaves, not of our Lord Christ but of their own appetites; and by their smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

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

For even as the body is one and yet has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so also is Christ.

Apart from such external things, there is the daily pressure on me of concern for all the churches.

Of this church I was made a minister according to the stewardship from God bestowed on me for your benefit, so that I might fully carry out the preaching of the word of God,

These men must also first be tested; then let them serve as deacons if they are beyond reproach.

(but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?),

If the foot says, “Because I am not a hand, I am not a part of the body,” it is not for this reason any the less a part of the body.

But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.

for God is not a God of confusion but of peace, as in all the churches of the saints.

For it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?

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

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

Those who continue in sin, rebuke in the presence of all, so that the rest also will be fearful of sinning.

Do you not know that those who perform sacred services eat the food of the temple, and those who attend regularly to the altar have their share from the altar?

in view of your participation in the gospel from the first day until now.

So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.

For God, whom I serve in my spirit in the preaching of the gospel of His Son, is my witness as to how unceasingly I make mention of you,

For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, and he will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, just as I teach everywhere in every church.

With good will render service, as to the Lord, and not to men,

For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.

I robbed other churches by taking wages from them to serve you;

But now God has placed the members, each one of them, in the body, just as He desired.

But Martha was distracted with all her preparations; and she came up to Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to do all the serving alone? Then tell her to help me.”

We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat.

So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between one who serves God and one who does not serve Him.

It will lead to an opportunity for your testimony.

one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself up for her,

Worship the Lord with reverence
And rejoice with trembling.

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

“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.

serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials which came upon me through the plots of the Jews;

So the churches were being strengthened in the faith, and were increasing in number daily.

and then as a widow to the age of eighty-four. She never left the temple, serving night and day with fastings and prayers.

so that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.

For this reason, they are before the throne of God; and they serve Him day and night in His temple; and He who sits on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.

Only, as the Lord has assigned to each one, as God has called each, in this manner let him walk. And so I direct in all the churches.