Acts 6:4

The First Seven Deacons Appointed

³ Therefore, brethren, look out among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint over this business; ⁴ but we will give ourselves closely to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. ⁵ And what was said pleased the whole multitude. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolaus a proselyte of Antioch,

For Us

Ministry of the Word

Word of God

Acts 1:14

These all continued with one accord in prayer, with women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.

Acts 2:42

And they were constantly attending on the teaching of the apostles, and the imparting [of their substance], the breaking of bread, and the prayers.

Acts 13:2-3

And while they were ministering to the Lord, and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.

Acts 20:19-31

serving the Lord with all humility, and with tears, and trials which befell me by the plots of the Jews;

Romans 1:9

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how constantly I make mention of you, always in my prayers

Romans 12:6-8

Having then gifts which dither according to the grace which hath been bestowed upon us, if we have prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith;

1 Corinthians 9:16

For in preaching the gospel, I have nothing to glory in; for I am under a necessity to do so; yea, woe is to me, if I preach not the gospel!

Ephesians 1:15-17

For this cause I also, having heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and of your love to all the saints,

Ephesians 3:14-21

For this cause I bend my knees to the Father,

Philippians 1:4

always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy

Philippians 1:9-11

And this I pray, that your love may abound yet more and more in knowledge and in all discernment;

Colossians 1:9-13

On this account we also, from the day we heard of it, cease not to pray for you, and to ask that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

Colossians 2:1

For I would have you know what a great struggle I have for you, and for those in Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh;

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, saluteth you, always striving for you in his prayers, that ye may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.

Colossians 4:17

And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfill it.

1 Timothy 4:13-16

Till I come, give attention to reading, to exhortation, to teaching.

2 Timothy 4:2

preach the word, be urgent in season, out of season, confute, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and teaching.