Thematic Bible: Should preach
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Ministers » Should preach » Without deceitfulness
Now who is qualified for such a task? I am, for I am not a peddler of God's message, like the most of them, but like a man of sincerity, like a man that is sent from God and living in His presence, in union with Christ I speak His message.
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Indeed, we never resorted to flattery, as you are well aware, nor to any pretext for making money; God is our witness.
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On the other hand, I have renounced all underhanded, disgraceful methods; I neither practice cunning nor do I tamper with God's message, but by clear and candid statements of truth I try to commend myself to every human conscience in God's sight.
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For our appeal did not originate from a delusion or an impure motive; it was not made in fraud;
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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 preach the good news -- but not by means of wisdom and rhetoric, so that the cross of Christ may not be emptied of its power.
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and my language and the message I preached were not adorned with pleasing words of worldly wisdom, but they were attended with proof and power given by the Spirit,
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Now when I came to you, brothers, I did not come and tell you God's uncovered secret in rhetorical language or human philosophy,
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Ministers » Should preach » With boldness
What I speak to you in the dark, tell in the light, and what you hear whispered in your ears, you must proclaim from housetops. You must never be afraid of those who kill the body, but cannot kill the soul. But rather you must keep on fearing Him who can destroy both soul and body in the pit.
Ministers » Should preach » Without charge, if possible
You remember, brothers, our hard labor and toil. We kept up our habit of working night and day, in order not to be a burden to any of you when we preached to you.
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Then what is the pay that I am getting? To be able to preach the good news without expense to anybody, and so never to make full use of my rights in preaching the good news.
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Ministers » Should preach » Christ crucified
So Philip went down to the city of Samaria and began to preach the Christ to the Samaritans.
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Then Philip opened his mouth, and starting from this passage, he told him the good news about Jesus.
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for I determined, while among you, to be unconscious of everything but Jesus Christ and Him as crucified.
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Ministers » Should preach » Fully, and without reserve
for I never shrank from telling you God's whole plan.
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I never shrank from telling you anything that was for your good, nor from teaching you in public and in private,
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"Go and take your stand in the temple square and continue to tell the people the message of this new life."
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Ministers » Should preach » With constancy
while we will go on devoting ourselves to prayer and the word of God."
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preach the message, stay at it in season and out of season; convince, reprove, exhort people with perfect patience as a teacher.
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Ministers » Should preach » With consistency
As certainly as God is to be trusted, my message to you has not been a "Yes" that might mean "No." For God's Son, Christ Jesus, who was preached among you by us, Silvanus, Timothy, and me, did not become a "Yes" that might mean "No."
Ministers » Should preach » Everywhere
Then they went out and preached everywhere, while the Lord kept on working with them and confirming their message by the signs that attended it.
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Now those who were scattered went from place to place preaching the good news of the message.
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Ministers » Should preach » With good will and love
Some, indeed, are actually preaching Christ because they are moved by jealousy and partisanship, but others are doing so from the motive of good will; the latter, indeed, are doing so from love to me, for they know that I am providentially put here to defend the good news; the former are preaching Christ from the motive of rivalry, not in sincerity, supposing that this is making it harder for me to bear my imprisonment.
Ministers » Should preach » With zeal
Because we were yearning for you so tenderly, we were willing, not only to share with you God's good news, but to lay down our very lives too for you, all because you were so dearly loved by us.
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Ministers » Should preach » With plainness of speech
So, as I have such a hope, I speak with the greatest boldness,
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Ministers » Should preach » Not setting forth themselves
For I am not proclaiming myself but Christ Jesus as Lord, and myself a slave of yours for Jesus' sake.
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Ministers » Should preach » With faithfulness
Ministers » Should preach » With heedfulness
Make it your habit to pay close attention to yourself and your teaching. Persevere in these things, for if you do you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.
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Ministers » Should preach » According to the oracles of God
If anyone is preaching, let him do it as one who utters the oracles of God; if anyone is rendering any service to others, let him do it with all the strength that God supplies, so that in everything God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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Ministers » Should preach » Repentance and faith
but constantly and earnestly I urged Greeks as well as Jews to turn with repentance to God and to have faith in our Lord Jesus.
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