Minister, Christian

(a sacred teacher)
Called
AMBASSADORS FOR CHRIST2Co 5:20
ANGELS OF THE CHURCHRev 1:20 Rev 2:1
APOSTLESLuk 6:13 Rev 18:20
APOSTLES OF JESUS CHRISTTit 1:1
DEFENDERS OF THE FAITHPhp 1:7
ELDERS1Ti 5:17 1Pe 5:1
EVANGELISTSEph 4:11 2Ti 4:5
FISHERS OF MENMat 4:19 Mrk 1:17
LABORERSMat 9:38 Phm 1:1
LABORERS IN THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST1Th 3:2
LIGHTSJhn 5:35
MEN OF GODDeu 33:1 1Ti 6:11
MESSENGERS OF THE CHURCH2Co 8:23
MESSENGERS OF THE LORD OF HOSTSMal 2:7
MINISTERS OF
GODIsa 61:6 2Co 6:4
OF THE LORDJol 2:17
CHRISTRom 15:16 1Co 4:1
OF THE SANCTUARYEzk 45:4
OF THE GOSPELEph 3:7 Col 1:23
OF THE WORDLuk 1:2
OF THE NEW TESTAMENT2Co 3:6
OF THE CHURCHCol 1:24 Col 1:25
OF RIGHTEOUSNESS2Co 11:15
OVERSEERSAct 20:28
PASTORSJer 3:15 Jhn 21:16–18 Eph 4:11
PREACHERSRom 10:14 1Ti 2:7
PREACHERS OF RIGHTEOUSNFSS2Pe 2:5
SERVANTS
OF GODTit 1:1 Jas 1:1
OF THE LORD 2TI 2:24
OF JESUS CHRISTPhp 1:1 Php 1:1
OF THE CHURCH2Co 4:5
SHEPHERDSJer 23:4
SOLDIERS OF CHRISTPhp 2:25 2Ti 2:3 2Ti 2:4
STARSRev 1:20 Rev 2:1
STEWARDS OF GODTit 1:7
OF THE GRACE OF GOD 1PE 4:10
OF THE MYSTERIES OF GOD 1CO 4:1
TEACHERSIsa 30:20 Eph 4:11
WATCHMENIsa 62:6 Ezk 33:7
WITNESSESAct 1:8 Act 5:32 Act 26:16
WORKERS TOGETHER WITH GOD 2CO 6:1
Compared to sowersPsa 126:6 Mat 13:3–8 Mrk 4:3–20 Luk 8:5–8
Teachers of schools1Sa 19:20 2Ki 2:3 2Ki 2:5 2Ki 2:15 2Ki 4:38 2Ch 15:3 2Ch 17:7–9 Act 13:1
HiredJdg 18:4
Exempt from taxationEzr 7:24
Non-partisan in politics2Sa 15:24–27
Influential in public affairs
Designate kings1Sa 9:15 1Sa 9:16 1Sa 10:1 1Sa 16:1–13
Recommend civil and military appointments2Ki 4:13
Expostulate with rulers
Samuel with Saul1Sa 13:11–14 1Sa 15:10–31
Nathan with David2Sa 12:1–14
Elijah with Ahab1Ki 18:17 1Ki 18:18
Tact of1Co 9:20–23 1Co 10:23 1Co 10:28–33 2Co 12:16
Recreations forMrk 6:31 Mrk 6:32 Mrk 6:45
Say good-bye to the congregationAct 20:17–38
Personal bearing ofTit 2:7 Tit 2:8
Preach without authorityGal 1:15–24 Gal 2:1–9
Patience ofJas 5:10
Work of, will be tried1Co 3:12–15
Responsibility ofEzk 3:17–21 Ezk 33:8 Mat 10:14–40 Act 18:6 Act 20:26 Act 20:27
Speaking evil of, forbidden Jude 1:8-10
Marriage ofLev 21:7–15 Mat 8:14 1Co 9:5 1Ti 3:2 1Ti 3:12 Tit 1:5–7
Incorruptible .BalaamNum 22:18 Num 22:37 Num 22:38 Num 23:8 Num 23:12 Num 24:12–14 2Pe 2:15 2Pe 2:16
Micaiah1Ki 22:13 1Ki 22:14
PeterAct 8:18–23
Love of, for the ekklesia (the body of Christ), exemplified by PaulPhp 1:7 1Th 1:2–4 1Th 2:8 1Th 2:11
Kindness to:
Ebed-melech to JeremiahJer 38:7–13
Fear of1Sa 16:4
Examples to the flockPhp 3:17 2Th 3:9 1Ti 4:12 1Pe 5:3
Intolerance ofMat 15:23 Mat 19:13 Mrk 10:13 Luk 18:15
Message of, rejectedEzk 33:30–33
InconsistentMat 27:3–7
God's care of1Ki 17:1–16 1Ki 19:1–18 Isa 30:20 Mat 10:29–31 Luk 12:6 Luk 12:7
Their calling glorious2Co 3:7–11
Discouragements ofIsa 53:1 Ezk 3:8 Ezk 3:9 Ezk 3:14 Hab 1:2 Hab 1:3 Mat 13:57 Mrk 6:3 Mrk 6:4 Luk 4:24 Jhn 4:44
DefendedJer 26:16–19
BelovedAct 20:37 Act 20:38 Act 21:5 Act 21:6
Sent forth in teams of two
DisciplesMrk 6:7
Paul and BarnabasAct 13:2 Act 13:3
Judas and SilasAct 15:27
Barnabas and MarkAct 15:37 Act 15:39
Paul and SilasAct 15:40
Paul and TimothyAct 16:1–4
Paul and Titus2Co 8:19 2Co 8:23
Timothy and ErastusAct 19:22
Titus and a companion2Co 12:18
CALL OFExo 28:1 Num 3:5–13 1Sa 3:4–10 1Ki 19:16 1Ki 19:19 1Ch 23:13 Isa 6:8–10 Jer 1:5 Amo 2:11 Jon 1:1 Jon 1:2 Jon 3:1 Jon 3:2 Mat 4:18–22 Mat 9:9 Mrk 1:17–20 Mrk 2:14 Luk 10:1 Luk 10:2 Jhn 1:43 Act 13:2 Act 13:3 Act 20:24 Act 22:12–15 Act 26:14–18 Rom 1:1 Rom 10:14 Rom 10:15 1Co 1:1 1Co 1:27 1Co 1:28 1Co 9:16–19 2Co 1:1 2Co 5:18–20 Gal 1:15 Gal 1:16 Eph 3:7 Eph 3:8 Eph 4:11 Eph 4:12 Col 1:1 Col 1:25–29 Col 4:17 1Ti 1:12–14 1Ti 2:7 2Ti 1:11 Tit 1:3 Heb 5:4
CHARACTER AND ATTRIBUTES OFLev 10:3–11 Lev 21:6 Num 16:9 Num 16:10 Deu 32:1–3 1Sa 2:35 1Sa 12:7 2Ch 6:41 2Ch 29:11 Ezr 7:10 Psa 68:11 Pro 11:30 Isa 6:5–8 Isa 32:20 Isa 52:11 Jer 1:7 Jer 1:8 Jer 3:15 Jer 20:9 Ezk 34:1–31 Mal 2:6 Mal 2:7 Mat 10:16–24 Mat 11:25 Mat 11:26 Mat 13:51 Mat 13:52 Mat 20:25–28 Mat 23:8–11 Mat 24:45 Luk 6:39 Luk 10:21 Luk 12:42–44 Luk 22:27 Luk 24:49 Jhn 3:27 Jhn 3:34 Jhn 4:36–38 Jhn 10:2–5 Jhn 10:11–15 Jhn 13:13–17 Jhn 15:20 Jhn 15:21 Jhn 17:16–18 Jhn 17:20 Act 1:8 Act 4:8 Act 4:31 Act 6:3 Act 6:4 Act 20:22–24 Rom 2:21–23 1Co 1:23 1Co 1:27–30 1Co 2:2 1Co 3:7–10 1Co 4:10–13 1Co 9:16–23 1Co 9:27 1Co 15:10 2Co 2:15–17 2Co 3:6–10 2Co 4:1–10 2Co 5:11 2Co 5:18–20 2Co 6:3–7 2Co 10:1 2Co 10:2 2Co 10:8 2Co 13:10 Gal 2:8 Gal 6:17 Php 3:17 1Th 2:3–12 1Ti 3:1–15 1Ti 5:17 1Ti 5:21 1Ti 6:11 1Ti 6:13 1Ti 6:14 1Ti 6:20 1Ti 6:21 2Ti 1:6–8 2Ti 1:13 2Ti 1:14 2Ti 2:1–7 2Ti 2:14–16 2Ti 2:20–26 2Ti 3:14 2Ti 3:16 2Ti 3:17 Tit 1:5–9 Tit 1:13 Tit 1:14 Tit 2:1 Tit 2:7 Tit 2:8 Tit 2:15 Tit 3:1 Tit 3:2 Tit 3:8 Tit 3:9 Heb 5:1–3 Heb 5:12–14 Heb 13:6 Heb 13:7 Heb 13:9 Heb 13:17 Jas 3:1 Jas 3:13 Jas 3:16 Jas 3:17 1Pe 4:10 1Pe 4:11
CHARGE DELIVERED TONum 18:1–7 Num 27:18–23 Deu 31:7 Deu 31:8 Deu 31:14–23 Jos 1:1–9 Ezk 3:4 Mat 10:5–42 Mrk 6:11 Luk 10:1–16 1Ti 1:18–20 1Ti 2:1–15 1Ti 3:1–16 1Ti 4:1–16 1Ti 5:1–22 1Ti 6:1–21 2Ti 1:6–13 2Ti 2:1–26 2Ti 3:1–17 2Ti 4:1–8
COURAGE OF
DUTIES OFExo 4:12 Lev 10:8–11 Jos 1:8 2Ki 17:27 2Ki 17:28 2Ch 29:11 Isa 40:1–3 Isa 40:9 Isa 40:11 Isa 52:11 Isa 57:14 Isa 58:1 Isa 62:6 Isa 62:7 Jer 1:7 Jer 1:8 Jer 1:17–19 Jer 4:15 Jer 6:27 Jer 15:19–21 Jer 23:4 Jer 23:22 Jer 23:28 Jer 26:2 Ezk 2:6–8 Ezk 3:8–10 Ezk 3:17–21 Ezk 3:27 Ezk 6:11 Ezk 33:1–9 Ezk 34:2–31 Ezk 44:23 Jol 1:13–15 Jol 2:17 Jon 1:2 Nam 1:15 Hab 2:2 Mal 2:7 Mat 7:6 Mat 10:7 Mat 10:11–13 Mat 10:16 Mat 10:25 Mat 10:27 Mat 10:28 Mat 16:19 Mat 18:5 Mat 18:6 Mat 18:18 Mat 20:25–28 Mat 28:19 Mat 28:20 Mrk 10:43–45 Luk 9:48 Luk 22:32 Luk 24:48 Jhn 3:34 Jhn 4:35–38 Jhn 15:27 Jhn 20:23 Jhn 21:15–17 Act 1:21 Act 1:22 Act 5:20 Act 6:2 Act 6:4 Act 10:42 Act 16:4 Act 18:9 Act 18:10 Act 20:28 Act 22:15 Act 26:16–18 Rom 1:14 Rom 1:15 Rom 12:3–8 1Co 1:16 1Co 4:1 1Co 4:2 1Co 4:21 1Co 9:16 1Co 9:17 2Co 1:24 2Co 4:1 2Co 4:2 2Co 4:5 2Co 5:14 2Co 5:18 2Co 5:20 2Co 6:3–10 2Co 7:4–9 2Co 7:12 2Co 7:15 2Co 8:23 2Co 10:8 2Co 12:15 2Co 12:19 2Co 13:2 2Co 13:10 Gal 1:10 Eph 3:8–10 Eph 4:11 Eph 4:12 Eph 6:20 Col 4:17 1Th 2:4–8 1Th 2:10–12 1Th 3:2 1Th 5:12 2Th 3:4 1Ti 1:3 1Ti 1:4 1Ti 1:11 1Ti 1:18 1Ti 1:19 1Ti 2:7 1Ti 4:6 1Ti 4:7 1Ti 4:12–16 1Ti 5:1–3 1Ti 5:7–11 1Ti 5:19–22 1Ti 6:3 1Ti 6:4 1Ti 6:10–14 1Ti 6:17–21 2Ti 1:6–8 2Ti 2:2–7 2Ti 2:14–16 2Ti 2:23–25 2Ti 4:1 2Ti 4:2 2Ti 4:5 1Pe 5:1–4 2Pe 1:12–16
DUTIES OF THE CHURCH TODeu 1:38 Deu 3:28 Deu 31:7 Mal 2:7 1Co 11:1 1Co 11:2 1Co 16:15 1Co 16:16 Php 3:17 Col 4:10 1Th 5:12 1Th 5:13 Heb 13:7 Heb 13:17 Heb 13:18
EMOLUMENTS (BENEFITS) OFNum 18:20 Deu 10:9 Deu 14:27 Deu 18:1 Deu 18:2 Jos 13:14 Jos 13:33 Jos 18:7 Jer 31:14 Ezk 44:28 Mat 10:9 Mat 10:10 Mrk 6:8 Luk 10:7 Luk 10:8 Luk 22:35 Luk 22:36 Jhn 4:36 Act 20:33 Act 20:34 1Co 9:1–23 2Co 1:14 2Co 1:15 2Co 11:7–9 2Co 12:13–18 Gal 6:6 Php 4:10–18 1Th 2:5 1Th 2:6 1Th 2:9 2Th 3:7–9 1Ti 5:18 3Jn 1:7
FAITHFUL
INSTANCES OF
MosesDeu 4:26 Deu 30:19 Heb 3:2 Heb 3:5
Micaiah2Ch 18:12 2Ch 18:13
Azariah2Ch 26:16–20
BalaamNum 22:18 Num 22:38 Num 23:8 Num 23:12 Num 24:12–14
Nathan2Sa 12:1–14
IsaiahIsa 22:4 Isa 22:5 Isa 39:3–7
JeremiahJer 17:16 Jer 26:1–15 Jer 28 Jer 37:9 Jer 37:10 Jer 37:16–18
John the BaptistMat 3:2–12 Mrk 6:18–28 Luk 3:7–9 Luk 3:19
PeterAct 8:18–23
PaulAct 20:26 Act 20:27 Col 1:7
The apostlesAct 3:12–26 Act 4:9–13 Act 4:19 Act 4:20 Act 4:31 Act 5:21 Act 5:29–32
FALSE AND CORRUPTDeu 13:1–5 Deu 18:20–22 1Ki 12:31 2Ch 29:34 2Ch 30:15 Neh 13:29 Pro 19:27 Isa 3:12 Isa 5:20 Isa 8:19 Isa 8:20 Isa 9:14–16 Isa 28:7 Isa 29:10 Isa 29:11 Isa 30:10 Isa 43:27 Isa 43:28 Isa 44:20 Isa 56:10–12 Jer 2:8 Jer 5:13 Jer 5:14 Jer 5:30 Jer 5:31 Jer 6:13 Jer 6:14 Jer 8:10 Jer 8:11 Jer 10:21 Jer 12:10 Jer 13:20 Jer 14:13–16 Jer 23:1 Jer 23:2 Jer 23:11 Jer 23:14–16 Jer 23:21 Jer 23:25–39 Jer 27:9–18 Jer 48:10 Jer 50:6 Lam 2:14 Lam 4:13 Lam 4:14 Ezk 13:1–23 Ezk 14:9 Ezk 14:10 Ezk 22:25 Ezk 22:26 Ezk 22:28 Ezk 34:1–31 Ezk 44:8 Ezk 44:10 Hos 4:6 Hos 4:8–13 Hos 5:1 Hos 6:9 Hos 9:7 Hos 9:8 Amo 2:11 Amo 2:12 Mic 2:11 Mic 3:5–7 Mic 3:11 Zep 3:4 Zec 10:3 Zec 11:4 Zec 11:5 Zec 11:16 Zec 11:17 Zec 13:2–5 Mal 1:6–10 Mal 2:1–3 Mal 2:8 Mal 2:9 Mat 5:19 Mat 7:15 Mat 7:22 Mat 7:23 Mat 15:9 Mat 15:14 Mat 20:20–27 Mat 23:3 Mat 23:4 Mat 23:13 Mat 24:4 Mat 24:5 Mat 24:24 Mat 24:26 Mat 24:48–51 Mrk 9:33–35 Mrk 10:35–37 Mrk 13:21 Mrk 13:22 Luk 6:39 Luk 9:46 Luk 11:35 Luk 11:46–52 Luk 12:45 Luk 12:46 Luk 21:8 Luk 22:24 Jhn 3:10 Jhn 5:43 Jhn 10:1 Jhn 10:5 Jhn 10:8 Jhn 10:10–13 Act 20:29 Act 20:30 Rom 2:19–25 Rom 16:17 Rom 16:18 1Co 3:1–4 1Co 3:10–16 1Co 3:21 1Co 11:18 1Co 11:19 2Co 2:17 2Co 11:1–31 Gal 1:6–8 Gal 5:10 Eph 4:14 Php 1:15 Php 1:16 Php 3:2 Col 2:4 Col 2:8 Col 2:18 Col 2:19 1Ti 1:3–7 1Ti 1:19 1Ti 4:1–3 1Ti 4:7 1Ti 6:3–5 1Ti 6:20 1Ti 6:21 2Ti 2:14–18 2Ti 3:6–9 2Ti 3:13 2Ti 4:3 Tit 1:10–14 Tit 3:10 Tit 3:11 Heb 13:9 2Pe 2:1–22 2Pe 3:16 1Jn 2:18 1Jn 2:26 1Jn 4:1–3 1Jn 4:5 2Jn 1:7–10 3Jn 1:10 3Jn 1:4–11 Rev 2:1 Rev 2:2 Rev 2:12 Rev 2:14 Rev 2:15 Rev 2:18 Rev 2:20–23
INSTANCES OF
AaronNum 12:1–12
Nadab and AbihuLev 10:1 Lev 10:2
Korah, Dathan, and AbiramNum 16
Eli's sons1Sa 2:12–17 1Sa 2:22 1Sa 2:25 1Sa 2:28 1Sa 2:29
Samuel's sons1Sa 8:1–3 1Ch 6:28
The old prophet of Beth-el1Ki 13:11–32
JonathanJdg 17:7–13 Jdg 18
NoadiahNeh 6:14
Priests under Jehoash2Ki 12:7 2Ch 24:5 2Ch 24:6
Hezekiah2Ch 30:3 2Ch 30:5
Priests and LevitesEzr 2:61 Ezr 2:62 Ezr 9:1 Ezr 9:2 Ezr 10:18–24 Neh 13:4–13 Neh 13:28 Neh 13:29 Zec 7:5 Zec 7:6
HananiahJer 28
JonahJon 1:1–6
Rulers in the templeMat 16:6–12 Mat 23:16 Luk 12:1
CaiaphasMat 26:2 Mat 26:3 Mat 26:57 Mat 26:63–65 Jhn 11:49–51 Jhn 18:14
Judas IscariotMat 26:14–16 Mat 26:21–25 Mat 26:47–50 Mat 27:3–5 Jhn 12:4–6 Act 1:18
Simon the sorcererAct 8:9–11
JudaizersAct 15:1 Gal 3 Gal 4 Gal 5 Gal 6
Diotrephes3Jn 1:9
Elymas (Bar-Jesus)Act 13:6–11
Hymenaeus1Ti 1:20 2Ti 2:17
Philetus2Ti 2:17 2Ti 2:18
HOSPITALITY TO .Woman of Zarephath to Elijah1Ki 17:10–16
The Shunammite woman to Elisha2Ki 4:8–10
The foreigners to PaulAct 28:1–10
Simon the tanner to PeterAct 9:43
The Philippian jailerAct 16:33 Act 16:34
Aquila and Priscilla (Prisca)
To PaulAct 18:3
To ApollosAct 18:26
Justus to PaulAct 18:7
Philip the evangelist to PaulAct 21:8–10
ORDINATION OF
Of MatthiasAct 1:26
Of the seven servants (or, deacons; Greek: diakonoi)Act 6:5 Act 6:6
Of Paul and BarnabasAct 13:3
Timothy1Ti 4:14
PRAYER FOR, ENJOINEDMat 9:37 Mat 9:38 Luk 10:2 Rom 15:30–32 2Co 1:11 Eph 6:18–20 Php 1:19 Col 4:2–4 1Th 5:25 2Th 3:1 2Th 3:2 Phm 1:22 Heb 13:18 Heb 13:19
PRAYER FOR, EXEMPLIFIED2Ch 6:41 Psa 132:9 Act 1:24 Act 1:25 Act 4:29 Act 6:6 Act 12:5 Act 14:23
PROMISES TO, JOYS OF 2SA 23:6,7Psa 126:5 Psa 126:6 Jer 1:7–10 Jer 1:17–19 Jer 20:11 Dan 12:3 Mat 10:28–31 Mat 28:20 Luk 12:11 Luk 12:12 Luk 24:49 Jhn 4:36–38 Act 1:4 Act 1:5 Act 1:8 1Co 9:9 1Co 9:10 2Co 2:14–16 2Co 7:6 2Co 7:7 Php 2:16 1Th 2:13 1Th 2:19 1Th 2:20 1Th 3:8 1Th 3:9 3Jn 1:4
SUCCESS ATTENDING
JonahJon 1:5 Jon 1:6 Jon 1:9 Jon 1:14 Jon 1:16 Jon 3:4–9
ApostlesAct 2:1–4 Act 2:41
PhilipAct 8:6 Act 8:8 Act 8:12
PeterAct 9:32–35
PaulAct 13:16–43 1Co 4:15 1Co 9:2 1Co 15:11 2Co 3:2 2Co 3:3 2Co 12:12 2Co 13:4 Php 2:16 1Th 1:5
ApollosAct 18:24–28
TRIALS AND PERSECUTIONS OF 1KI 19:1-10Isa 20:2 Isa 20:3 Ezk 24:15–18 Hos 1:2 Amo 5:10 Amo 7:10–17 Mat 10:16–27 Mat 23:34 Jhn 13:16 1Co 2:1–4 1Co 4:9–13 2Co 6:4–10 2Co 7:5 2Co 11:23–33 2Co 12:7–12 Gal 4:13 Gal 4:14 Eph 3:1 Eph 3:13
FALSELY ACCUSED
INSTANCES OF PERSECUTION
Micaiah1Ki 22:24–27
Hanani2Ch 16:10
Zechariah2Ch 24:20 2Ch 24:21
The apostlesAct 5:17–42
PeterAct 12:3–19
PaulAct 9:23–25 Act 9:29 Act 9:30 Act 14:6–20 Act 16:11–40 Act 17:1–13 Act 20:3 Act 21:27–40 Act 22:18 Act 22:21 Act 22:24–30 Act 23:11–35 Act 24 Act 25 Act 26 2Co 11:31–33 Gal 1:21–24 2Ti 1:8 2Ti 1:16 2Ti 2:9 2Ti 4:16 2Ti 4:17
ZEALOUS
Titus2Co 8:16 2Co 8:17
EpaphroditusPhp 2:25–30
EpaphrasCol 4:12 Col 4:13
TychicusCol 4:7
John, in his visionRev 5:4 Rev 5:5

See also