Thematic Bible: Should preach
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Ministers » Should preach » Without deceitfulness
For we are not like the majority who peddle the word of God, but as from pure motives--but as from God--we speak before God in Christ.
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{For never} did we come with a word of flattery, just as you know, nor with a pretext of greediness (God [is] witness),
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but we have renounced shameful hidden things, not behaving with craftiness or adulterating the word of God, but with the open proclamation of the truth commending ourselves to every person's conscience before God.
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For our exhortation [is] not from error or from impurity or with deceit,
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Ministers » Should preach » Not with enticing words of man's wisdom
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to proclaim the gospel, not with {clever speech}, lest the cross of Christ be emptied.
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and my speech and my preaching [were] not with the persuasiveness of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and power,
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And I, [when I] came to you, brothers, did not come with superiority of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God.
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Ministers » Should preach » With boldness
"Call with [the] throat; you must not keep back! lift up your voice like trumpet, and declare to my people their rebellion, and to the house of Jacob their sins.
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And you, son of man, you must not be afraid of them, and you must not be afraid of their words, because briers and thorns [are] with you, and you [are] sitting among scorpions. You must not be afraid of their words, and you must not be dismayed because of their {looks}, for they [are] a rebellious house.
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What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what you hear in your ear, proclaim on the housetops. And do not be afraid of those who kill the body but are not able to kill the soul, but instead be afraid of the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Ministers » Should preach » Without charge, if possible
For you remember, brothers, our labor and hardship: working by night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you, we proclaimed to you the gospel of God.
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What then is my reward? That [when I] proclaim the gospel, I may offer the gospel free of charge, in order not to make full use of my right in the gospel.
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Ministers » Should preach » Christ crucified
And Philip came down to the city of Samaria [and] began proclaiming the Christ to them.
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So Philip opened his mouth and beginning from this scripture, proclaimed the good news to him [about] Jesus.
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For I decided not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.
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Ministers » Should preach » Fully, and without reserve
for I did not shrink from proclaiming to you the whole purpose of God.
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how I did not shrink from proclaiming to you anything that would be profitable, and [from] teaching you in public and from house [to house],
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"Go and stand in the temple [courts] [and] proclaim to the people all the words of this life."
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Ministers » Should preach » With constancy
But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the word."
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preach the word, be ready in season [and] out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all patience and instruction.
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Ministers » Should preach » With consistency
But God [is] faithful, so that our word to you is not "yes" and "no." For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, the one who was proclaimed among you by us, by me and Silvanus and Timothy, did not become "yes" and "no," but has become "yes" in him.
Ministers » Should preach » Everywhere
And they went out [and] proclaimed everywhere, [while] the Lord was working together with [them] and confirming the message through the accompanying signs.]]
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Now those who had been scattered went about proclaiming the good news [of] the word.
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Ministers » Should preach » With good will and love
Some even because of envy and strife preach Christ, but some also because of good will. The latter [do so] from love, knowing that I am appointed for the defense of the gospel. The former proclaim Christ from selfish ambition, not sincerely, thinking to raise up affliction in my imprisonment.
Ministers » Should preach » With zeal
Longing for you in this way, we determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own souls, because you had become dear to us.
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Ministers » Should preach » With plainness of speech
Therefore, [because we] have such a hope, we use much boldness,
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Ministers » Should preach » Not setting forth themselves
For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Christ Jesus [as] Lord, and ourselves [as] your slaves for the sake of Jesus.
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Ministers » Should preach » With faithfulness
"Son of man, I have appointed you [as] a watchman for the house of Israel. When you hear a word from my mouth, then you must warn them from me. {When I say} to the wicked, 'Surely you will die,' and you do not warn him and you do not speak to warn [the] wicked from his wicked way {so that he may live}, that wicked [person] will die because of his guilt, and from your hand I will seek his blood.
Ministers » Should preach » With heedfulness
Fix [your] attention on yourself and on your teaching. Continue in them, for [by] doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.
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Ministers » Should preach » According to the oracles of God
If anyone speaks, [let it be] as the oracles of God; if anyone serves, [let it be] as by the strength that God provides, so that in all [things] God will be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the power {forever and ever}. Amen.
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Ministers » Should preach » Repentance and faith
testifying both to Jews and to Greeks with respect to repentance toward God and faith in our Lord Jesus.
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