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1 Peter 5:2
shepherd and guide and protect the flock of God among you, exercising oversight not under compulsion, but voluntarily, according to the will of God; and not [motivated] for shameful gain, but with wholehearted enthusiasm; Verse ConceptsGod, As ShepherdCovetingChurch Authority, Of EldarsEnthusiasmeagernessdiligenceBishops, Dutiesdefence, humanGreed, Believers' Response ToGuardsHiringMinistry, In The ChurchMoney, Attitudes ToResponsibility, For God's WorldShepherds, As Church LeaderUnselfishnessWatchfulness, Of LeadersMaterialismMoneyPastorsMinisters, Should BeMinisters, Should Not BeNames And Titles For The ChurchChurch, Titles OfFeeding The FlockSacrilegeNo CompulsionPeople WillingGiving Money To The ChurchDutyServiceDishonestyExamples of LeadershipparentingGreedServing GodExerciseTaking Care Of Your BodyThe Elderlymindset

1 Timothy 3:8
Deacons likewise must be men worthy of respect [honorable, financially ethical, of good character], not double-tongued [speakers of half-truths], not addicted to wine, not greedy for dishonest gain, Verse ConceptsAlcoholdrinking, abstention fromdouble mindednessDeception, Christian Leaders Must NotHonestyProfitsTrustworthinessTemperanceSobernessSpeaking AgainNot Too Much WineAddictionDishonestyRespectGreedbehaviordignityalcoholism

Acts 20:33
I had no desire for anyone’s silver or gold or [expensive] clothes. Verse ConceptsCoveting, prohibition ofClothing, Attitude RegardingGoldGreed, Believers' Response To

1 Timothy 3:3
not addicted to wine, not a bully nor quick-tempered and hot-headed, but gentle and considerate, free from the love of money [not greedy for wealth and its inherent power—financially ethical]. Verse ConceptsArguingAdultsAlcoholLustMoney, Attitudes ToRiches, Dangers OfViolenceCovetousness, Nature ofSobrietyTemperanceMinisters, Should Not BeThe Gentleness Of God's PeopleAvoid QuarrelsLoving MoneyNot Too Much WineAddictionCovetousnessDrunkenness

2 Corinthians 4:8
We are pressured in every way [hedged in], but not crushed; perplexed [unsure of finding a way out], but not driven to despair; Verse ConceptsCrushingConfusionPressingPuzzlementFour SidesChrist's Disciples Will SufferNo RoomHope In Hard TimesStaying Strong And Not Giving UpStress And Hard TimesDespairresiliencepressureharassment

2 Corinthians 6:10
as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet bestowing riches on many; as having nothing, yet possessing all things. Verse ConceptsHeirsPoverty, Causes OfPoverty, SpiritualMinisters, Should Not BeRejoicing In TribulationUnceasingAlways RejoicingBenefits Of SadnessBlessings Of The PoorNo Earthly InheritancePoor Or RichYou Will Rejoice In Salvationgrieving

Galatians 1:10
Am I now trying to win the favor and approval of men, or of God? Or am I seeking to please someone? If I were still trying to be popular with men, I would not be a bond-servant of Christ. Verse ConceptsFlatteryPleasing GodMen PleasersServanthood, In Life Of BelieversMinisters, Should Not BeApprovalHuman FavourPleasing MenServing ChristMan's Relation To GodSeeking The Favour Of GodHard WorkAcceptanceServing GodFavorGodly ManstrivingseekingmanimprovementflexibilitytryingChristians Are Called Servants Of Christ

1 Thessalonians 2:4
But just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel [that tells the good news of salvation through faith in Christ], so we speak, not as [if we were trying] to please people [to gain power and popularity], but to please God who examines our hearts [expecting our best]. Verse ConceptsApostles, Authority In ChurchPleasing GodPreaching, Importance OfStewardshipWorthinessDuties Of Christian ServantsMinisters, Description OfMinisters, Should Not BeMen PleasersGod Testing PeopleGod And The HeartNot Pleasing PeoplePeople Commended By GodPutting God FirstTrusting OthersTestsNot Being Alonemotives

2 Timothy 2:4
No soldier in active service gets entangled in the [ordinary business] affairs of civilian life; [he avoids them] so that he may please the one who enlisted him to serve. Verse ConceptsMilitary ServiceCommanderBeing A SoldierAttitudes, Of Christians To The WorldLove, Abuse OfSelf DenialCare, WorldlyWorldliness, AvoidMinisters, Should Not BeChristians, Names OfUnworldlinessPleasing Mensisterhooddistractions

Luke 9:60
But He said to him, “Allow the [spiritually] dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and spread the news about the kingdom of God.” Verse ConceptsMinisters, Should Not BeGo And PreachSpiritually Deadgoodbyes

Titus 1:7
For the overseer, as God’s steward, must be blameless, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain [but financially ethical]. Verse ConceptsAlcoholExcessdrinking, abstention fromDeception, Christian Leaders Must NotGreed, Believers' Response ToHonestyMoney, Attitudes ToOverseersProfitsShepherds, As Church LeaderTrustworthinessViolenceWatchfulness, Of LeadersPastorsTemperanceMinisters, Should BeMinisters, Should Not BeSelf WillAnger ManagementBeing Slow To AngerAvoiding ObstinacyNot Too Much WineAddictionDrunkennessDishonesty

1 Timothy 3:3
not addicted to wine, not a bully nor quick-tempered and hot-headed, but gentle and considerate, free from the love of money [not greedy for wealth and its inherent power—financially ethical]. Verse ConceptsArguingAdultsAlcoholLustMoney, Attitudes ToRiches, Dangers OfViolenceCovetousness, Nature ofSobrietyTemperanceMinisters, Should Not BeThe Gentleness Of God's PeopleAvoid QuarrelsLoving MoneyNot Too Much WineAddictionCovetousnessDrunkenness

2 Corinthians 4:2
But we have renounced the disgraceful things hidden because of shame; not walking in trickery or adulterating the word of God, but by stating the truth [openly and plainly], we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God. Verse ConceptsIntegrityCraftinessConsciences, Before OthersFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsDeceit, Practice OfDeception, Christian Leaders Must NotHonestyMorality, And CreationRejecting ThingsRenunciationSecrecyWord Of GodTruthMinisters, Should Not BeMinisters, Way They Should TeachIntegrity, Examples OfReceiving God's WordAvoiding SecrecySpeaking TruthCommending OneselfEliminating ShameClear Consciences

1 Peter 5:3
not lording it over those assigned to your care [do not be arrogant or overbearing], but be examples [of Christian living] to the flock [set a pattern of integrity for your congregation]. Verse ConceptsMinistry, In The ChurchShepherds, As Church LeaderLeadershipPastorsMinisters, Should BeMinisters, Should Not BeNames And Titles For The ChurchHeritageLording ItExamples of LeadershipExercise

Jeremiah 7:6
if you do not oppress the transient and the foreigner, the orphan, or the widow, and do not shed innocent blood [by oppression and by unjust judicial murders] in Jerusalem, nor follow after other gods to your own ruin, Verse ConceptsForeignersOppression, Nature OfWidows, Should Not BeSheddingOppressing ForeignersDifferent GodsDo Not MurderPenalties For Serving Other Gods

Zechariah 7:10
and do not oppress or exploit the widow or the fatherless, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise or even imagine evil in your hearts against one another.’ Verse ConceptsCruelty, God's attitude toExploitationsBeggarsAbuse Of Authority, Warnings AgainstOppression, God's Attitude ToOppression, Nature OfOrphansPoverty, Attitudes TowardsEvil PlansThoughtUnkindnessWidows, Should Not BeStrangersOppressing ForeignersNot Helping The PoorNot Helping WidowsImmigrantsAliens

Deuteronomy 24:17
“You shall not pervert the justice due a stranger or an orphan, nor seize (impound) a widow’s garment as security [for a loan]. Verse ConceptsForeignersethics, socialSocial JusticeOppression, Nature OfOrphansPledgesWidowsWidows, Should Not BeAliens, Believers DutyOppressing ForeignersInstruction About ClothesLaws About PledgesAliens

Jeremiah 22:3
Thus says the Lord, “Execute justice and righteousness, and rescue the one who has been robbed from the hand of his oppressor. And do no wrong; do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, nor shed innocent blood in this place. Verse ConceptsCruelty, God's attitude toAliens, God's AttitudeExploitationsBereaved, Care ForSocial JusticeInnocence, Teaching OnOppression, Nature OfOppression, God's Attitude ToOrphansOutsidersRighteousness, Of BelieversSanctity Of LifeViolenceWidows, Should Not BeSheddingOppressing ForeignersSaving PeopleDo Not MurderRobbing PeopleImmigrants

Exodus 22:22
You shall not harm or oppress any widow or fatherless child. Verse Conceptsethics, socialAbuse Of Authority, Warnings AgainstOppression, Nature OfRightsWidowsWidows, Should Not BeTroubling Groups Of PeopleGod Caring For OrphansSocial dutiesHurtResponsibilityAbuseFathers Responsibilitiesconsequenceshurtingharassment

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