Minister
PREACHER - EVANGELIST, MINISTER
| EVANGELISTES-bringer of good tidings | 1 Tim. 2:7 | 002:007 Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity. |
The preacher's work. |
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| Edify the local church | Eph. 4:11-16 | 004:011 And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some,
evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
004:012 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 004:013 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: 004:014 That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; 004:015 But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: 004:016 From whom the whole body fitly joined together and compacted by that which every joint supplieth, according to the effectual working in the measure of every part, maketh increase of the body unto the edifying of itself in love. |
| Defend the faith | I Tim. 1:3 | 001:003 As I besought thee to abide still at Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, that thou mightest charge some that they teach no other doctrine, |
| Train preachers and teachers | 2 Tim. 2:2). | 002:002 And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. |
| Pray | Acts 6:1-6 | 006:001 And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied,
there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their
widows were neglected in the daily ministration.
006:002 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. 006:003 Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business. 006:004 But we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministry of the word. 006:005 And the saying pleased the whole multitude: and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicolas a proselyte of Antioch: 006:006 Whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands on them. |
Preachers are not pastors unless they also serve |
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All christians should be a minister in some way. |