Thematic Bible: Duty of, to ministers

Continue to obey and to be submissive to your leaders, for they are ever watching in defense of your souls, as men who will have to give account of their trust. Treat them in this way, so that they may work with joy and not with grief. Verse Concepts

So give him a hearty Christian welcome and hold in honor men like him, Verse Concepts

We beg you, brothers, to practice showing respect to those who labor among you, who are your leaders in the Lord's work, and who advise you; continue to hold them in the highest esteem for the sake of the work they do. Practice living at peace with one another.

Elders who do their duties well should be considered as deserving twice the salary they get especially those who keep on toiling in preaching and teaching. Verse Concepts

You must not forget your former leaders, for it was they who brought you the message of God. Consider how they closed their lives; imitate their faith. Verse Concepts

If Timothy gets there, see that he is at ease among you, for he is devotedly doing the work of the Lord, just as I am. So no one must slight him at all. But send him on with your goodbye, that he may come back to me, for I am expecting him with the other brothers.

I was made very happy as a Christian to have your interest in my welfare revived again after so long; because you have always had the interest but not the opportunity to show it. Not that I refer to any personal want, for I have learned to be contented in whatever circumstances I am. I know how to live in lowly circumstances and I know how to live in plenty. I have learned the secret, in all circumstances, of either getting a full meal or of going hungry, of living in plenty or being in want. read more.
I can do anything through Him who gives me strength. But you did me a kindness to share my sorrow with me. And you Philippians yourselves know that immediately after the good news was first preached to you, when I left Macedonia, no church but yours went into partnership with me to open an account of credits and debits. Even while I was at Thessalonica you sent money more than once for my needs. It is not your gift that I want, but I do want the profits to pile up to your credit. I have received your payment in full, and more too. I am amply supplied after getting the things you sent by Epaphroditus; they are like sweet incense, the kind of sacrifice that God accepts and approves.

Thematic Bible: Duty of, to ministers

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