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Jeremiah 3:15
And I will give you shepherds after my own heart, who will guide you with knowledge and understanding.
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Ephesians 5:27
He did this to present her to himself as a glorious church without a spot or wrinkle or any other blemish. Instead, she will be holy and without fault.
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Ephesians 4:11-13
Now these are the gifts Christ gave to the church: the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, and the pastors and teachers.Their responsibility is to equip God’s people to do his work and build up the church, the body of Christ.This will continue until we all come to such unity in our faith and knowledge of God’s Son that we will be mature in the Lord, measuring up to the full and complete standard of Christ.
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2 Timothy 2 24-2 Timothy 2 25
A servant of the Lord must not quarrel but must be kind to everyone, be able to teach, and be patient with difficult people.Gently instruct those who oppose the truth. Perhaps God will change those people’s hearts, and they will learn the truth.
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1 Corinthians 2 6
Yet when I am among mature believers, I do speak with words of wisdom, but not the kind of wisdom that belongs to this world or to the rulers of this world, who are soon forgotten.
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Matthew 5:48
But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect.
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Ephesians 3:8
Though I am the least deserving of all God’s people, he graciously gave me the privilege of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ.
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Colossians 3:16
Let the message about Christ, in all its richness, fill your lives. Teach and counsel each other with all the wisdom he gives. Sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs to God with thankful hearts.
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Colossians 1:22
Yet now he has reconciled you to himself through the death of Christ in his physical body. As a result, he has brought you into his own presence, and you are holy and blameless as you stand before him without a single fault.
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1 Thessalonians 5 12-1 Thessalonians 5 14
Dear brothers and sisters, honor those who are your leaders in the Lord’s work. They work hard among you and give you spiritual guidance.Show them great respect and wholehearted love because of their work. And live peacefully with each other.Brothers and sisters, we urge you to warn those who are lazy. Encourage those who are timid. Take tender care of those who are weak. Be patient with everyone.
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1 Corinthians 2 15
Those who are spiritual can evaluate all things, but they themselves cannot be evaluated by others.
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Acts 8:35
So beginning with this same Scripture, Philip told him the Good News about Jesus.
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Acts 20:31
Watch out! Remember the three years I was with you— my constant watch and care over you night and day, and my many tears for you.
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Philippians 1:15-18
It’s true that some are preaching out of jealousy and rivalry. But others preach about Christ with pure motives.They preach because they love me, for they know I have been appointed to defend the Good News.Those others do not have pure motives as they preach about Christ. They preach with selfish ambition, not sincerely, intending to make my chains more painful to me.But that doesn’t matter. Whether their motives are false or genuine, the message about Christ is being preached either way, so I rejoice. And I will continue to rejoice.
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2 Corinthians 11 2
For I am jealous for you with the jealousy of God himself. I promised you as a pure bride to one husband— Christ.
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Colossians 2:10
So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.
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1 Corinthians 4 14
I am not writing these things to shame you, but to warn you as my beloved children.
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2 Corinthians 4 5
You see, we don’t go around preaching about ourselves. We preach that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we ourselves are your servants for Jesus’ sake.
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1 Corinthians 12 8
To one person the Spirit gives the ability to give wise advice; to another the same Spirit gives a message of special knowledge.
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1 Corinthians 15 12
But tell me this— since we preach that Christ rose from the dead, why are some of you saying there will be no resurrection of the dead?
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2 Corinthians 10 14
We are not reaching beyond these boundaries when we claim authority over you, as if we had never visited you. For we were the first to travel all the way to Corinth with the Good News of Christ.
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1 Timothy 3 2
So a church leader must be a man whose life is above reproach. He must be faithful to his wife. He must exercise self control, live wisely, and have a good reputation. He must enjoy having guests in his home, and he must be able to teach.
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Hebrews 10:14
For by that one offering he forever made perfect those who are being made holy.
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Acts 10:36
This is the message of Good News for the people of Israel— that there is peace with God through Jesus Christ, who is Lord of all.
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1 Corinthians 1 23
So when we preach that Christ was crucified, the Jews are offended and the Gentiles say it’s all nonsense.
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Ezekiel 3:17-21
“ Son of man, I have appointed you as a watchman for Israel. Whenever you receive a message from me, warn people immediately.If I warn the wicked, saying,‘ You are under the penalty of death,’ but you fail to deliver the warning, they will die in their sins. And I will hold you responsible for their deaths.If you warn them and they refuse to repent and keep on sinning, they will die in their sins. But you will have saved yourself because you obeyed me.“ If righteous people turn away from their righteous behavior and ignore the obstacles I put in their way, they will die. And if you do not warn them, they will die in their sins. None of their righteous acts will be remembered, and I will hold you responsible for their deaths.But if you warn righteous people not to sin and they listen to you and do not sin, they will live, and you will have saved yourself, too.”
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Acts 3:20
Then times of refreshment will come from the presence of the Lord, and he will again send you Jesus, your appointed Messiah.
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Acts 5:42
And every day, in the Temple and from house to house, they continued to teach and preach this message:“ Jesus is the Messiah.”
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Acts 20:27-28
for I didn’t shrink from declaring all that God wants you to know.“ So guard yourselves and God’s people. Feed and shepherd God’s flock— his church, purchased with his own blood— over which the Holy Spirit has appointed you as leaders.
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1 Corinthians 1 30
God has united you with Christ Jesus. For our benefit God made him to be wisdom itself. Christ made us right with God; he made us pure and holy, and he freed us from sin.
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Romans 16:25
Now all glory to God, who is able to make you strong, just as my Good News says. This message about Jesus Christ has revealed his plan for you Gentiles, a plan kept secret from the beginning of time.
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Mark 6:34
Jesus saw the huge crowd as he stepped from the boat, and he had compassion on them because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.
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Ezekiel 33:4-9
Then if those who hear the alarm refuse to take action, it is their own fault if they die.They heard the alarm but ignored it, so the responsibility is theirs. If they had listened to the warning, they could have saved their lives.But if the watchman sees the enemy coming and doesn’t sound the alarm to warn the people, he is responsible for their captivity. They will die in their sins, but I will hold the watchman responsible for their deaths.’“ Now, son of man, I am making you a watchman for the people of Israel. Therefore, listen to what I say and warn them for me.If I announce that some wicked people are sure to die and you fail to tell them to change their ways, then they will die in their sins, and I will hold you responsible for their deaths.But if you warn them to repent and they don’t repent, they will die in their sins, but you will have saved yourself.
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Matthew 3:7
But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to watch him baptize, he denounced them.“ You brood of snakes!” he exclaimed.“ Who warned you to flee the coming wrath?
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Acts 17:18
He also had a debate with some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers. When he told them about Jesus and his resurrection, they said,“ What’s this babbler trying to say with these strange ideas he’s picked up?” Others said,“ He seems to be preaching about some foreign gods.”
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Matthew 28:20
Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
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Deuteronomy 4:5
“ Look, I now teach you these decrees and regulations just as the Lord my God commanded me, so that you may obey them in the land you are about to enter and occupy.
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Acts 8:5
Philip, for example, went to the city of Samaria and told the people there about the Messiah.
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Jeremiah 6:10
To whom can I give warning? Who will listen when I speak? Their ears are closed, and they cannot hear. They scorn the word of the Lord. They don’t want to listen at all.
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Acts 13:38
“ Brothers, listen! We are here to proclaim that through this man Jesus there is forgiveness for your sins.
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Ezekiel 7:10
“ The day of judgment is here; your destruction awaits! The people’s wickedness and pride have blossomed to full flower.
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Acts 17:3
He explained the prophecies and proved that the Messiah must suffer and rise from the dead. He said,“ This Jesus I’m telling you about is the Messiah.”
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Ecclesiastes 12:9
Keep this in mind: The Teacher was considered wise, and he taught the people everything he knew. He listened carefully to many proverbs, studying and classifying them.
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Luke 21:15
for I will give you the right words and such wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to reply or refute you!
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Proverbs 8:5
You simple people, use good judgment. You foolish people, show some understanding.
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1 Thessalonians 4 6
Never harm or cheat a fellow believer in this matter by violating his wife, for the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have solemnly warned you before.
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Acts 9:20
And immediately he began preaching about Jesus in the synagogues, saying,“ He is indeed the Son of God!”
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1 Timothy 3 16
Without question, this is the great mystery of our faith: Christ was revealed in a human body and vindicated by the Spirit. He was seen by angels and announced to the nations. He was believed in throughout the world and taken to heaven in glory.
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Hebrews 13:21
may he equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to him. All glory to him forever and ever! Amen.
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Acts 11:20
However, some of the believers who went to Antioch from Cyprus and Cyrene began preaching to the Gentiles about the Lord Jesus.
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2 Peter 3 15
And remember, our Lord’s patience gives people time to be saved. This is what our beloved brother Paul also wrote to you with the wisdom God gave him—