Acts 6:4

The First Seven Deacons Appointed

³ Therefore, brethren, look out from among you seven men of good report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we will set over this business. ⁴ But we will constantly attend to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. ⁵ And the saying pleased the whole multitude; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith, and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas, a proselyte of Antioch:

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Ministry of the Word

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Acts 1:14

These all continued unanimously in prayer and supplication with the women, and Mary, the mother of Jesus, and his brethren.

Acts 2:42

And they continued stedfast in the teaching of the apostles, and the fellowship, and the breaking of bread, and the prayers.

Acts 13:2-3

And as they were ministring to the Lord and fasting, the Holy Ghost said, Separate 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 through the ambushes of the Jews:

Romans 1:9

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

Romans 12:6-8

Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given us, whether it be prophesy, let us prophesy according to the analogy of faith:

1 Corinthians 9:16

For if I preach the gospel, I have nothing to glory of; for a necessity lieth upon me, and wo is me, if I preach not the gospel.

Ephesians 1:15-17

Wherefore I also, since I heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus, and love to all saints,

Ephesians 3:14-21

For this cause I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

Philippians 1:4

Always in all my prayers making supplication for you all with joy,

Philippians 1:9-11

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

Colossians 1:9-13

For this cause from the day we heard it, we do not cease to pray also for you, and to desire 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, how great a conflict I have for you, and for them at 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, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayer, that ye may stand, perfect and filled, with all the will of God.

Colossians 4:17

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

1 Timothy 4:13-16

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

2 Timothy 4:2

be instant in season, out of season; convince, rebuke, exhort, with all long-suffering and teaching.