27 Bible Verses about Ministers, Way They Should Teach

And Philip went down to the city of Samaria and proclaimed Christ to them.

For I determined not to know anything among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.

And they asked Him, saying, Teacher, we know that you say and teach rightly, and do not accept the person of anyone, but truly teach the way of God.

If anyone speaks, let it be as the words of God. If anyone ministers, let him do it as of the ability which God gives, so that God may be glorified in all things through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory, and the might forever and ever. Amen.

And going out, they proclaimed everywhere, the Lord working with them and confirming the Word by miraculous signs following. Amen.

Then, indeed, the ones who had been scattered passed through, preaching the gospel, the Word.

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel; not in wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.

And I, brothers, when I came to you, did not come with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring to you the testimony of God.

For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake.

For we are not as many, hawking the Word of God; but as of sincerity, but as of God, we speak in Christ in the sight of God.

But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor adulterating the Word of God, but by the revelation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.

For our exhortation to you was not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile,

Go! Stand and speak all the words of this Life to the people in the temple.

and how I kept back nothing that was profitable, but have shown you and have taught you publicly, and from house to house,

in power of miracles and wonders, in power of the Spirit of God, so that from Jerusalem, and all around to Illyricum, I have fully preached the gospel of Christ.

Cry aloud, do not spare, lift up your voice like a ram's horn, and show My people their rebellion, and the house of Jacob their sins.

And you, son of man, do not be afraid of them, and of their words, though briers and thorns are with you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words, nor frightened by their faces, though they are a rebellious house.

What I tell you in darkness, speak in the light; and what you hear, proclaim on the housetops. And do not fear those who kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul. But rather fear Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Then since we have such hope, we use great plainness of speech.

So affectionately longing for you, we were willing to have imparted to you, not only the gospel of God, but also our own souls, because you have become beloved to us.

But we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the Word.

preach the Word, be instant in season and out of season, reprove, rebuke, exhort with all long-suffering and doctrine.

But as God is true, our word toward you was not yes and no. For the Son of God, Jesus Christ, who was preached among you by us; by me and Silas and Timothy; was not yes and no, but in Him was, yes!

Hold on to yourself and to the doctrine; continue in them, for doing this you shall both save yourself and those who hear you.

Some indeed even preach Christ because of envy and strife, and some also of good will. Those, indeed, preach Christ out of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds. But these others preach in love, knowing that I am set for the defense of the gospel.

What then is my reward? That when I preach the gospel I may make the gospel of Christ without charge, that I may not abuse my authority in the gospel.

For, brothers, you remember our labor and toil. For laboring night and day in order not to put a burden on any one of you, we preached the gospel of God to you.