Colossians 1:23

Prayer For Maturity Based On Christ's Preeminence

²² he has now in his human body reconciled to God by his death, in order that he may bring you into his presence, holy and unblemished and irreproachable. ²³ And this he will do if, indeed, you continue in the faith, firmly founded and stedfast, and never moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, and which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, that gospel of which I, Paul, was made a minister. ²⁴ I am now rejoicing in my sufferings on your behalf; and I am filling up in my own body what is yet lacking of the sufferings of Christ in behalf of the church, his Body.

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Paul

Ephesians 3:17

that Christ may make his home in your hearts through your faith; that you may be so deeply rooted and so firmly grounded in love,

Mark 16:15

And he said to them. "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation.

Acts 2:5

Now there were, staying in Jerusalem. devout Jews from many and distant lands.

Colossians 1:5-6

because of the hope laid up for you in heaven. Long ago you heard of this hope in the message which came to you of the truth of the gospel.

Colossians 2:7

since you are rooted in him, and in him continually built up. Be firmly established in the faith as you were taught it, and continually abound in it with thanksgiving.

Romans 10:18

But I ask, Did they fail to hear? Yes, truly, Their sound has gone out unto all the earth, And their words unto the ends of the world.

2 Corinthians 3:6

It is he who has also made me sufficient as a minister of a new covenant; not of a letter but of a spirit; for the letter kills, but the spirit makes alive.

Colossians 1:25

It is of this I was made a minister, according to the stewardship entrusted to me by God for you, fully to declare God's message;

Matthew 7:24-25

"Every one who hears my words and does them I will liken to a wise man who built his house upon the rock.

Matthew 24:13-14

but he who endures to the end will be saved.

Luke 6:48

"He is like a man who is building a house who digged and went deep and laid a foundation upon rock. And, when a flood came, the torrent dashed against that house, but could not move, because it had been founded upon rock.

Luke 8:13-15

"Those on the rock are people who, upon hearing, receive the word with joy; but they have no root. For a time indeed they all believe, but in time of temptation they fall away.

Luke 22:32

"But I made supplication for you that your own faith may not fail. And you, when you have turned again, must strengthen your brothers."

John 8:30-32

When he spoke in this way, many of the Jews believed in him.

John 15:6

"If any one does not abide in me he is thrown away like a branch and withers. Such branches are gathered up and thrown into the fire and burned.

John 15:9-10

"As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you; abide in my love.

Acts 1:17

"For he was numbered among us, and he did get his allotted share of this ministry.

Acts 1:25

"in this ministry of this apostles from which Judas went out to go to his own place."

Acts 4:12

"There is no salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men, in which we must be saved."

Acts 11:23

When he arrived, and saw the grace of God, he was glad, and he encouraged them all to remain faithful to the Lord, with full purpose of heart;

Acts 14:22

Everywhere they strengthened the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to hold to the faith. "It is through many tribulations," they said, "that we must enter into the kingdom of God."

Acts 20:24

But I hold not my life of any account, as dear unto myself, if only I may run my race, and accomplish the ministry which I received from the Lord Jesus, to attest the gospel of the grace of God.

Acts 26:16

"'But rise and stand on your feet, for I have appeared to you in order to appoint you my minister and my witness both of what you have already seen and of those things in which I will appear to you.

Romans 2:7

eternal life to those who by patience in well-doing strive for glory and honor and immortality;

Romans 15:16

I act as priest of the gospel of God; so that the Gentiles, when offered before him, may be an acceptable sacrifice, because consecrated by the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 3:5

What then is Apollos? What is Paul? Just ministers through whom you have believed, and each doing the work that the Lord gave him.

1 Corinthians 4:1-3

Let any man look upon us as servants of Christ, and stewards of the secret truths of God.

1 Corinthians 15:58

So, my brothers beloved, stand firm, immovable, always abounding in work for the Lord, because you know that your toil is not fruitless in the Lord.

2 Corinthians 4:1

So then, as I have this ministry because of God's mercy to me, I do not lose heart.

2 Corinthians 5:18-20

And all this is from God, who through Christ reconciled me to himself, and gave me the ministry of reconciliation;

2 Corinthians 6:1

As a worker with him I beseech you not to receive the grace of God in vain.

2 Corinthians 11:23

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as though I were beside myself), such, far, more, am I; in labors more abundant, in imprisonments also more abundant, in floggings beyond measure, in deaths often.

Galatians 4:11

I am alarmed about you for fear lest I may have bestowed labor on you to no purpose.

Galatians 5:5

But we are not, for we through the Spirit are eagerly waiting by faith for a hope of righteousness (a hope well founded);

Galatians 5:7

You were running your race nobly. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?

Galatians 6:9

And let us not be weary in well-doing, for in due season we shall reap if we faint not.

Ephesians 1:18

and that the eyes of your heart may be flooded with light so that you may understand what is the hope of his calling, what the wealth of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,

Ephesians 2:21

In him the whole building, fitly framed together, rises into a holy temple in the Lord;

Ephesians 3:7-8

It is of this gospel I became a minister according to the gift of the power of the grace of God, bestowed on me by the energy of his power.

Ephesians 4:16

From him the whole body (knit together and compacted by all its joints) makes continual growth of the body so as to build itself up in love, through the energy of his bounteous provision, according to the need of each several part.

1 Thessalonians 3:3

So that no one should be shaken by these troubles??or you know well that we are appointed to troubles.

1 Thessalonians 3:5

So, when I could no longer endure it, I sent to find out about your faith, fearing that the tempter had tempted you and that my labor had been in vain.

1 Thessalonians 5:8

But let us who are of the day be self-controlled, putting on the breastplate of faith and love; and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.

2 Thessalonians 2:16

And may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who has loved us and given us eternal encouragement and a good hope in grace,

1 Timothy 1:12

And I am thankful to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has thus enabled me, that he accounted me faithful, and appointed me to his service,

1 Timothy 2:7

It was for this testimony that I myself was appointed a herald and apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), to be a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

2 Timothy 1:11-12

Of the gospel I was appointed a herald, apostle, and teacher; and that is the reason I am now undergoing these sufferings.

2 Timothy 4:5-6

But as for you, be always self-controlled, face hardships, do the work of a missionary, discharge all the duties of your ministry.

Titus 3:7

In order that being justified by his grace, We might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

Hebrews 3:6

but Christ as a Son in his own house; and we are that house, if we retain the cheerful courage and pride of our hope firm unto the end.

Hebrews 3:14

For we are become comrades of the Christ, if we hold our first title deed firm until the very end.

Hebrews 6:19

This hope we have as an anchor of the soul, secure and strong, and passing into the sanctuary which is beyond the veil;

Hebrews 10:38

But it is by faith that my Righteous One will live, And if he draws back, my soul takes no pleasure in him.

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whose great mercy we have been born anew into a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead;

1 Peter 1:5

who, through faith, are continuously guarded by the power of God for a salvation, ready to be revealed in the last days.

2 Peter 2:18-22

For speaking great swelling words of vanity, they entangle, by their lasciviousness, in the lusts of the flesh, those who are just about to escape from the men that live in misconduct.

1 John 2:27

As to you, the unction you received from him remains ever in you, and you need no teaching from any one. But since his unction teaches you concerning all things and is true, and is no lie, abide continually in him, as it has taught you to do.

1 John 3:1-3

Behold what manner of love the Father has given us in allowing us to be called "Children of God!" And that is what we are. For this reason the world does not recognize us, because it did not know him.

Revelation 2:10

Fear not what you are about to suffer! Behold, the devil is indeed going to put some of you in prison, that you may be tested, and you will have persecution for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.