43 Bible Verses about Serving The Church

Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;

For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ:

And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord.

For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:

For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.

Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.

For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.

Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches.

Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;

And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.

(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

If the foot shall say, Because I am not the hand, I am not of the body; is it therefore not of the body?

But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.

For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints.

For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples unto them, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables.

Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.

Do ye not know that they which minister about holy things live of the things of the temple? and they which wait at the altar are partakers with the altar?

For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now;

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them 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 make mention of you always in my prayers;

For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I teach every where in every church.

With good will doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men:

For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.

I robbed other churches, taking wages of them, to do you service.

But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.

But Martha was cumbered about much serving, and came to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister hath left me to serve alone? bid her therefore that she help me.

We have an altar, whereof they have no right to eat which serve the tabernacle.

Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.

And it shall turn to you for a testimony.

One Lord, one faith, one baptism,

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Serving the Lord with all humility of mind, and with many tears, and temptations, which befell me by the lying in wait of the Jews:

And so were the churches established in the faith, and increased in number daily.

And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night and day.

That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them.

But as God hath distributed to every man, as the Lord hath called every one, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all churches.