41 Bible Verses about Serving The Church

if service, let us use it in our serving; he who teaches, in his teaching;

to equip the saints for the work of service, for the building up of the body of Christ;

And there are varieties of service, but the same Lord.

For as in one body we have many members, and all the members do not have the same function,

For such persons do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites, and by smooth and flattering words they deceive the hearts of the simple.

Now you are the body of Christ, and individually members of it.

For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though they are many, are one body, so it is with Christ.

Besides such external things, there is the daily pressure on me of concern for all the churches.

Of this church I became a minister according to the stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known,

They must also first be tested; and then if they are beyond reproach, let them serve as deacons.

(If a man does not know how to manage his own household, how can he take care of God's church?).

If the foot should say, "Because I am not a hand, I do not belong to the body," it would not for that reason be any less a part of the body.

But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.

For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. As in all the churches of the saints,

For it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God?

As each one has received a special gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of God's varied grace.

So the twelve summoned the congregation of the disciples and said, "It is not right for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables.

Those who continue in sin, rebuke in the presence of all, so that the rest also may be fearful of sinning.

Do you not know that those who work in the temple get their food from the temple, and those who serve at the altar share in what is offered on the altar?

because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.

So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.

For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I mention you always in my prayers,

For this reason I have sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved and faithful child in the Lord, and he will remind you of my ways which are in Christ, just as I teach everywhere in every church.

Render service with good will, as to the Lord, and not to men,

For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you.

I robbed other churches by accepting support from them in order to serve you.

But now God has arranged the members in the body, each one of them, just as he desired.

But Martha was distracted with much serving; and she went to him and said, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her then to help me."

We have an altar from which those who serve the tabernacle have no right to eat.

This will turn into an opportunity for you to bear testimony.

one Lord, one faith, one baptism,

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, then those having gifts of healings, helps, administrations, and those speaking in various kinds of tongues.

No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and with trials which came upon me through the plots of the Jews;

So the churches were strengthened in the faith, and increased in numbers daily.

and as a widow till she was eighty-four. She did not depart from the temple, but worshipped with fasting and prayer night and day.

that you may with one mind and one mouth glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.

Therefore, they are before the throne of God and serve him day and night in his temple; and he who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them.

Only, let each one lead the life which the Lord has assigned to him, and in which God has called him. This is the rule I lay down in all the churches.