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Romans 12:6-8
According to the grace given to us, we have different gifts: If prophecy, use it according to the proportion of one’s faith;if service, use it in service; if teaching, in teaching;if exhorting, in exhortation; giving, with generosity; leading, with diligence; showing mercy, with cheerfulness.
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1 Corinthians 12 4-1 Corinthians 12 11
Now there are different gifts, but the same Spirit.There are different ministries, but the same Lord.And there are different activities, but the same God works all of them in each person.A manifestation of the Spirit is given to each person for the common good:to one is given a message of wisdom through the Spirit, to another, a message of knowledge by the same Spirit,to another, faith by the same Spirit, to another, gifts of healing by the one Spirit,to another, the performing of miracles, to another, prophecy, to another, distinguishing between spirits, to another, different kinds of tongues, to another, interpretation of tongues.One and the same Spirit is active in all these, distributing to each person as he wills.
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1 Corinthians 4 1-1 Corinthians 4 2
A person should think of us in this way: as servants of Christ and managers of the mysteries of God.In this regard, it is required that managers be found faithful.
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1 Corinthians 15 10
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, yet not I, but the grace of God that was with me.
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1 Corinthians 3 10
According to God’s grace that was given to me, I have laid a foundation as a skilled master builder, and another builds on it. But each one is to be careful how he builds on it.
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Mark 10:45
For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
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Luke 12:42
The Lord said,“ Who then is the faithful and sensible manager his master will put in charge of his household servants to give them their allotted food at the proper time?
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Hebrews 6:10
For God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you demonstrated for his name by serving the saints— and by continuing to serve them.
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Ephesians 3:8
This grace was given to me— the least of all the saints— to proclaim to the Gentiles the incalculable riches of Christ,
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Luke 19:13
He called ten of his servants, gave them ten minas, and told them,‘ Engage in business until I come back.’
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Romans 15:27
Yes, they were pleased, and indeed are indebted to them. For if the Gentiles have shared in their spiritual benefits, then they are obligated to minister to them in material needs.
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1 Corinthians 4 7
For who makes you so superior? What do you have that you didn’t receive? If, in fact, you did receive it, why do you boast as if you hadn’t received it?
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Titus 1:7
As an overseer of God’s household, he must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not an excessive drinker, not a bully, not greedy for money,
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Matthew 25:14-15
“ For it is just like a man about to go on a journey. He called his own servants and entrusted his possessions to them.To one he gave five talents, to another two talents, and to another one talent, depending on each one’s ability. Then he went on a journey. Immediately
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Luke 16:1-8
Now he said to the disciples,“ There was a rich man who received an accusation that his manager was squandering his possessions.So he called the manager in and asked,‘ What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you can no longer be my manager.’“ Then the manager said to himself,‘ What will I do since my master is taking the management away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig; I’m ashamed to beg.I know what I’ll do so that when I’m removed from management, people will welcome me into their homes.’“ So he summoned each one of his master’s debtors.‘ How much do you owe my master?’ he asked the first one.“‘ A hundred measures of olive oil,’ he said.“‘ Take your invoice,’ he told him,‘ sit down quickly, and write fifty.’“ Next he asked another,‘ How much do you owe?’“‘ A hundred measures of wheat,’ he said.“‘ Take your invoice,’ he told him,‘ and write eighty.’“ The master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the children of this age are more shrewd than the children of light in dealing with their own people.
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Matthew 24:45
“ Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master has put in charge of his household, to give them food at the proper time?
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Luke 8:3
Joanna the wife of Chuza, Herod’s steward; Susanna; and many others who were supporting them from their possessions.
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Matthew 25:44
“ Then they too will answer,‘ Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or without clothes, or sick, or in prison, and not help you?’
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Matthew 20:28
just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”
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Ephesians 4:11
And he himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,
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2 Timothy 1 18
May the Lord grant that he obtain mercy from him on that day. You know very well how much he ministered at Ephesus.
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Romans 15:25
Right now I am traveling to Jerusalem to serve the saints,
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2 Corinthians 6 1
Working together with him, we also appeal to you,“ Don’t receive the grace of God in vain.”
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Matthew 24:14
This good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed in all the world as a testimony to all nations, and then the end will come.
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2 Corinthians 9 1
Now concerning the ministry to the saints, it is unnecessary for me to write to you.
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Matthew 24:21
For at that time there will be great distress, the kind that hasn’t taken place from the beginning of the world until now and never will again.