Nave's Topical Bible - MINISTER, CHRISTIAN
Index:
 
-NAMES, TITLES, TYPES, DESCRIPTIONS
Ambassadors for Christ - 
      
 2Co 5:20   
Angels of The Church - 
      
 Re 1:20;
 2:1   
Apostles - 
      
 Lu 6:13;
 Re 18:20   
Apostles of Jesus Christ - 
      
 Tit 1:1   
Defenders of The Faith - 
      
 Php 1:7   
Elders - 
      
 1Ti 5:17;
 1Pe 5:1   
Evangelists - 
      
 Eph 4:11;
 2Ti 4:5   
Fishers of Men - 
      
 Mt 4:19;
 Mr 1:17   
Laborers - 
      
 Mt 9:38;
 with Phm 1:1   
Laborers in The Gospel of Christ - 
      
 1Th 3:2   
Lights - 
      
 Joh 5:35   
Men of God
      
 De 33:1;
 1Ti 6:11   
Messengers of The Church - 
      
 2Co 8:23
Messengers of The Lord of Hosts - 
    
 Mal 2:7
Ministers of Christ - 
      
 Ro 15:16;
 1Co 4:1   
Ministers of God - 
      
 Isa 61:6;
 2Co 6:4   
Ministers of Righteousness - 
      
 2Co 11:15
Ministers of The Church - 
      
 Col 1:24,
25   
Ministers of The Gospel - 
      
 Eph 3:7;
 Col 1:23   
Ministers of The Lord - 
      
 Joe 2:17   
Ministers of The New Testament - 
      
 2Co 3:6   
Ministers of The Sanctuary - 
      
 Eze 45:4   
Ministers of The Word - 
      
 Lu 1:2   
Overseers - 
    
 Ac 20:28
Pastors - 
    
 Jer 3:15;
 Joh 21:16-18;
 Eph 4:11
Preachers - 
    
 Ro 10:14;
 1Ti 2:7
Preachers of Righteousness - 
    
 2Pe 2:5
Servants of God - 
      
 Tit 1:1;
 Jas 1:1   
Servants of Jesus Christ - 
      
 Php 1:1;
 Jude 1:1   
Servants of The Church - 
      
 2Co 4:5   
Servants of The Lord - 
      
 2Ti 2:24   
Shepherds - 
      
 Jer 23:4   
Soldiers of Christ - 
      
 Php 2:25;
 2Ti 2:3,
4   
Stars - 
      
 Re 1:20;
 2:1   
Stewards of God - 
      
 Tit 1:7   
Stewards of The Grace of God - 
      
 1Pe 4:10   
Stewards of The Mysteries of God - 
      
 1Co 4:1
Teachers - 
    
 Isa 30:20;
 Eph 4:11
Watchmen - 
    
 Isa 62:6;
 Eze 33:7
Witnesses - 
    
 Ac 1:8;
 5:32;
 26:16
Workers Together with God - 
    
 2Co 6:1
-VARIOUS FACTS ABOUT
Compared to sowers
    
 Ps 126:6;
 Mt 13:3-8;
 Mr 4:3-20;
 Lu 8:5-8
Teachers of schools
    
 2Ki 2:3,
 1Sa 19:20;
5,
15;
 4:38;
 2Ch 15:3;
 17:7-9;
 Ac 13:1
Hired
    
 Jud 18:4
Exempt from taxation
    
 Ezr 7:24
Non-partisan in politics
    
 2Sa 15:24-27
Influential in public affairs - Designate kings
      
 1Sa 9:15,
16;
 10:1;
 16:1-13   
Influential in public affairs - Recommend civil and military appointments
      
 2Ki 4:13
Expostulate with rulers - Samuel with Saul
      
 1Sa 13:11-14;
 15:10-31   
Expostulate with rulers - Nathan with David
      
 2Sa 12:1-14   
Expostulate with rulers - Elijah with Ahab
      
 1Ki 18:17,
18
Tact of
    
 1Co 9:20-23;
 10:23,
28-33;
 2Co 12:16
Recreations for
    
 Mr 6:31,
32,
45
Say good-bye to the congregation
    
 Ac 20:17-38
Personal bearing of
    
 Tit 2:7,
8
Preach without authority
    
 Ga 1:15-24;
 2:1-9
Patience of
    
 Jas 5:10
Work of, will be tried
    
 1Co 3:12-15
Responsibility of
    
 Eze 3:17-21;
 33:8;
 Mt 10:14-40;
 Ac 18:6;
 20:26,
27
Speaking evil of, forbidden
    
 Jude 1:8-10
Marriage of
    
 Le 21:7-15;
 Mt 8:14;
 1Co 9:5;
 1Ti 3:2,
12;
 Tit 1:5-7
Incorruptible - Balaam
      
 Nu 22:18,
37,
38;
 23:8,
12;
 24:12-14;
 with 2Pe 2:15,
16   
Incorruptible - Micaiah
      
 1Ki 22:13,
14   
Incorruptible - Peter
      
 Ac 8:18-23
Love of, for the ekklesia (the body of Christ), exemplified by - Paul
    
 Php 1:7;
 1Th 1:2-4;
 2:8,
11
Kindness to: Ebed-melech to Jeremiah
      
 Jer 38:7-13
Fear of
    
 1Sa 16:4
Examples to the flock
    
 Php 3:17;
 2Th 3:9;
 1Ti 4:12;
 1Pe 5:3
Intolerance of
    
 Mt 15:23;
 19:13;
 Mr 10:13;
 Lu 18:15
Message of, rejected
    
 Eze 33:30-33
Inconsistent
    
 Mt 27:3-7
God's care of
    
 1Ki 17:1-16;
 19:1-18;
 Isa 30:20;
 Mt 10:29-31;
 Lu 12:6,
7
Their calling glorious
    
 2Co 3:7-11
Discouragements of
    
 Eze 3:8,
 Isa 53:1;
9,
14;
 Hab 1:2,
3;
 Mt 13:57;
 Mr 6:3,
4;
 Lu 4:24;
 Joh 4:44
Defended
    
 Jer 26:16-19
Beloved
    
 Ac 20:37,
38;
 21:5,
6
Sent forth in teams of two - Disciples
      
 Mr 6:7   
Sent forth in teams of two - Paul and Barnabas
      
 Ac 13:2,
3   
Sent forth in teams of two - Judas and Silas
      
 Ac 15:27   
Sent forth in teams of two - Barnabas and Mark
      
 Ac 15:37,
39   
Sent forth in teams of two - Paul and Silas
      
 Ac 15:40   
Sent forth in teams of two - Paul and Timothy
      
 Ac 16:1-4   
Sent forth in teams of two - Paul and Titus
      
 2Co 8:19,
23   
Sent forth in teams of two - Timothy and Erastus
      
 Ac 19:22   
Sent forth in teams of two - Titus and a companion
      
 2Co 12:18
 
-CALL OF
    
 Ex 28:1;
 Nu 3:5-13;
 1Sa 3:4-10;
 1Ki 19:16,
19;
 1Ch 23:13;
 Isa 6:8-10;
 Jer 1:5;
 Am 2:11;
 Jon 1:1,
2;
 3:1,
2;
 Mt 4:18-22;
 9:9;
 Mr 1:17-20;
 2:14;
 Lu 10:1,
2;
 Joh 1:43;
 Ac 13:2,
3;
 20:24;
 22:12-15;
 26:14-18;
 Ro 1:1;
 1Co 1:1,
 10:14,
15;
27,
28;
 9:16-19;
 2Co 1:1;
 5:18-20;
 Ga 1:15,
16;
 Eph 3:7,
8;
 4:11,
12;
 Col 1:1,
25-29;
 4:17;
 1Ti 1:12-14;
 2:7;
 2Ti 1:11;
 Tit 1:3;
 Heb 5:4   
.See PRIESTS          
.See LEVITES          
.See CALL,  PERSONAL       
.See EXCUSES       
 
-CHARACTER AND ATTRIBUTES OF
    
 Le 10:3-11;
 21:6;
 Nu 16:9,
10;
 De 32:1-3;
 1Sa 2:35;
 12:7;
 2Ch 6:41;
 29:11;
 Ezr 7:10;
 Ps 68:11;
 Pr 11:30;
 Isa 6:5-8;
 32:20;
 52:11;
 Jer 1:7,
8;
 3:15;
 20:9;
 Eze 34:1-31;
 Mal 2:6,
7;
 Mt 10:16-24;
 11:25,
26;
 13:51,
52;
 20:25-28;
 23:8-11;
 24:45;
 Lu 6:39;
 10:21;
 12:42-44;
 22:27;
 24:49;
 Joh 3:27,
34;
 4:36-38;
 10:2-5,
11-15;
 13:13-17;
 15:20,
21;
 17:16-18,
20;
 Ac 1:8;
 4:8,
31;
 6:3,
4;
 20:22-24;
 Ro 2:21-23;
 1Co 1:23,
27-30;
 2:2;
 3:7-10;
 4:10-13;
 9:16-23,
27;
 15:10;
 2Co 2:15-17;
 3:6-10;
 4:1-10;
 5:11,
18-20;
 10:1,
 6:3-7;
2,
8;
 13:10;
 Ga 2:8;
 6:17;
 Php 3:17;
 1Th 2:3-12;
 1Ti 3:1-15;
 5:17,
21;
 6:11,
13,
14,
 2Ti 1:6-8,
20,
21;
 2:1-7,
13,
14;
14-16,
20-26;
 3:14,
 Tit 1:5-9,
16,
17;
 2:1,
7,
13,
14;
 3:1,
2,
8,
15;
8,
9;
 13:6,
7,
 Heb 5:1-3,
12-14;
 Jas 3:1,
13,
9,
17;
16,
17;
 1Pe 4:10,
11
 
-CHARGE DELIVERED TO
    
 Nu 18:1-7;
 De 31:7,
 27:18-23;
8,
14-23;
 Jos 1:1-9;
 Eze 3:4;
 Mt 10:5-42;
 Mr 6:11;
 Lu 10:1-16;
 1Ti 1:18-20;
 2:1-15;
 3:1-16;
 4:1-16;
 5:1-22;
 6:1-21;
 2Ti 1:6-13;
 2:1-26;
 3:1-17;
 4:1-8
 
-COURAGE OF   
.See COURAGE       
.See REPROOF,  FAITHFULNESS IN       
 
-DUTIES OF
   
 Ex 4:12;
 Le 10:8-11;
 Jos 1:8;
 2Ki 17:27,
28;
 2Ch 29:11;
 Isa 40:1-3,
9,
11;
 52:11;
 57:14;
 58:1;
 Jer 1:7,
 62:6,
7;
8,
17-19;
 4:15;
 6:27;
 23:4,
 15:19-21;
22,
28;
 26:2;
 Eze 2:6-8;
 3:8-10,
17-21,
27;
 6:11;
 33:1-9;
 34:2-31;
 44:23;
 Joe 1:13-15;
 2:17;
 Jon 1:2;
 Na 1:15;
 Hab 2:2;
 Mal 2:7;
 Mt 7:6;
 10:7,
11-13,
16,
25,
27,
28;
 18:5,
 16:19;
6,
18;
 20:25-28;
 28:19,
20;
 Mr 10:43-45;
 Lu 9:48;
 22:32;
 24:48;
 Joh 3:34;
 4:35-38;
 15:27;
 20:23;
 21:15-17;
 Ac 1:21,
22;
 5:20;
 6:2,
4;
 10:42;
 16:4;
 18:9,
10;
 20:28;
 22:15;
 26:16-18;
 Ro 1:14,
15;
 12:3-8;
 4:1,
 1Co 1:16;
2,
21;
 9:16,
17;
 4:1,
 2Co 1:24;
2,
5;
 5:14,
18,
20;
 7:4-9,
 6:3-10;
12,
15;
 8:23;
 10:8;
 12:15,
19;
 13:2,
10;
 Ga 1:10;
 Eph 3:8-10;
 4:11,
12;
 6:20;
 Col 4:17;
 1Th 2:4-8,
10-12;
 3:2;
 5:12;
 1Ti 1:3,
4,
11,
 2Th 3:4;
18,
19;
 2:7;
 4:6,
 5:1-3,
7,
12-16;
 6:3,
4,
7-11,
19-22;
10-14,
17-21;
 2Ti 1:6-8;
 2:2-7,
 4:1,
14-16,
23-25;
2,
5;
 1Pe 5:1-4;
 2Pe 1:12-16   
.See MINISTER, CHARGE DELIVERED TO
-DUTIES OF THE CHURCH TO
    
 De 1:38;
 3:28;
 31:7;
 Mal 2:7;
 1Co 11:1,
2;
 16:15,
16;
 Php 3:17;
 Col 4:10;
 Heb 13:7,
 1Th 5:12,
13;
17,
18
 
-EMOLUMENTS (BENEFITS) OF
    
 Nu 18:20;
 De 10:9;
 14:27;
 18:1,
2;
 Jos 13:14,
33;
 18:7;
 Jer 31:14;
 Eze 44:28;
 Mt 10:9,
10;
 Mr 6:8;
 Lu 10:7,
8;
 22:35,
36;
 Joh 4:36;
 Ac 20:33,
34;
 1Co 9:1-23;
 2Co 1:14,
15;
 11:7-9;
 12:13-18;
 Ga 6:6;
 1Th 2:5,
 Php 4:10-18;
6,
9;
 2Th 3:7-9;
 1Ti 5:18;
 3Jo 1:7   
.See PRIESTS       
.See LEVITES       
 
-FAITHFUL, INSTANCES OF
Moses
        
 De 4:26;
 30:19;
 Heb 3:2,
5   
Micaiah
      
 2Ch 18:12,
13   
Azariah
      
 2Ch 26:16-20   
Balaam
      
 Nu 22:18,
38;
 23:8,
12;
 24:12-14   
Nathan
      
 2Sa 12:1-14   
Isaiah
      
 Isa 22:4,
5;
 39:3-7   
Jeremiah
      
 Jer 17:16;
 26:1-15;
 37:9,
 28;
10,
16-18   
John the Baptist
      
 Mt 3:2-12;
 Mr 6:18-28;
 Lu 3:7-9,
19   
Peter
      
 Ac 8:18-23   
Paul
      
 Ac 20:26,
27;
 Col 1:7   
The apostles
      
 4:9-13,
19,
 Ac 3:12-26;
20,
31;
 5:21,
29-32
 
-FALSE AND CORRUPT
    
 De 13:1-5;
 18:20-22;
 1Ki 12:31;
 2Ch 29:34;
 30:15;
 Ne 13:29;
 Pr 19:27;
 Isa 3:12;
 5:20;
 8:19,
20;
 9:14-16;
 28:7;
 29:10,
11;
 30:10;
 43:27,
28;
 44:20;
 56:10-12;
 5:13,
14,
 Jer 2:8;
30,
31;
 6:13,
14;
 8:10,
11;
 10:21;
 12:10;
 13:20;
 14:13-16;
 23:1,
2,
11,
14-16,
21,
25-39;
 27:9-18;
 48:10;
 50:6;
 La 2:14;
 4:13,
14;
 Eze 13:1-23;
 22:25,
 14:9,
10;
26,
28;
 34:1-31;
 44:8,
10;
 Ho 4:6,
8-13;
 5:1;
 6:9;
 9:7,
8;
 Am 2:11,
12;
 Mic 2:11;
 3:5-7,
11;
 Zep 3:4;
 11:4,
5,
 Zec 10:3;
16,
17;
 13:2-5;
 2:1-3,
 Mal 1:6-10;
8,
9;
 7:15,
 Mt 5:19;
22,
23;
 15:9,
14;
 20:20-27;
 23:3,
 24:4,
5,
24,
4,
13;
26,
48-51;
 Mr 9:33-35;
 10:35-37;
 13:21,
22;
 Lu 6:39;
 9:46;
 11:35,
46-52;
 12:45,
46;
 21:8;
 22:24;
 Joh 3:10;
 10:1,
5,
 5:43;
8,
10-13;
 Ac 20:29,
30;
 Ro 2:19-25;
 1Co 3:1-4,
 16:17,
18;
10-16,
21;
 11:18,
19;
 2Co 2:17;
 11:1-31;
 Ga 1:6-8;
 5:10;
 Eph 4:14;
 Php 1:15,
16;
 Col 2:4,
8,
 3:2;
18,
19;
 1Ti 1:3-7,
19;
 6:3-5,
 4:1-3,
7;
20,
21;
 2Ti 2:14-18;
 3:6-9,
13;
 4:3;
 Tit 1:10-14;
 3:10,
11;
 Heb 13:9;
 2Pe 2:1-22;
 3:16;
 1Jo 2:18,
26;
 4:1-3,
5;
 2Jo 1:7-10;
 3Jo 1:10;
 Jude 1:4-11;
 Re 2:1,
2,
12,
14,
15,
18,
20-23
 
-FALSE AND CORRUPT, INSTANCES OF
Aaron
      
 Nu 12:1-12   
Nadab and Abihu
      
 Le 10:1,
2   
Korah, Dathan, and Abiram
      
 Nu 16   
Eli's sons
      
 1Sa 2:12-17,
22,
25,
28,
29   
Samuel's sons
      
 1Sa 8:1-3;
 1Ch 6:28   
The old prophet of Beth-el
      
 1Ki 13:11-32   
Jonathan
      
 Jud 17:7-13;
 18   
Noadiah
      
 Ne 6:14   
Priests under Jehoash
      
 2Ki 12:7;
 2Ch 24:5,
6   
Hezekiah
      
 2Ch 30:3,
5   
Priests and Levites
      
 Ezr 2:61,
62;
 9:1,
2;
 Ne 13:4-13,
 10:18-24;
28,
29;
 Zec 7:5,
6   
Hananiah
      
 Jer 28   
Jonah
      
 Jon 1:1-6   
Rulers in the temple
      
 Mt 16:6-12;
 23:16;
 Lu 12:1   
Caiaphas
      
 Mt 26:2,
3,
57,
63-65;
 Joh 11:49-51;
 18:14   
Judas Iscariot
      
 Mt 26:14-16,
21-25,
47-50;
 27:3-5;
 Joh 12:4-6;
 Ac 1:18   
Simon the sorcerer
      
 Ac 8:9-11   
Judaizers
      
 Ac 15:1;
 Ga 3;
 4;
 5;
 6   
Diotrephes
      
 3Jo 1:9   
Elymas (Bar-Jesus)
      
 Ac 13:6-11   
Hymenaeus
      
 1Ti 1:20;
 2Ti 2:17   
Philetus
      
 2Ti 2:17,
18
 
-HOSPITALITY TO
Woman of Zarephath to Elijah
      
 1Ki 17:10-16   
The Shunammite woman to Elisha
      
 2Ki 4:8-10   
The foreigners to Paul
      
 Ac 28:1-10   
Simon the tanner to Peter
      
 Ac 9:43   
The Philippian jailer
      
 Ac 16:33,
34   
Aquila and Priscilla (Prisca), To Paul
        
 Ac 18:3     
Aquila and Priscilla (Prisca), To Apollos
        
 Ac 18:26   
Justus to Paul
      
 Ac 18:7   
Philip the evangelist to Paul
      
 Ac 21:8-10
 
-ORDINATION OF
Of Matthias
      
 Ac 1:26   
Of the seven servants (or, deacons; Greek: diakonoi)
      
 Ac 6:5,
6   
Of Paul and Barnabas
      
 Ac 13:3   
Timothy
      
 1Ti 4:14
See PRIESTS       
.See LEVITES       
 
-PRAYER FOR, ENJOINED
    
 Mt 9:37,
38;
 Lu 10:2;
 Ro 15:30-32;
 2Co 1:11;
 Eph 6:18-20;
 Php 1:19;
 Col 4:2-4;
 1Th 5:25;
 2Th 3:1,
2;
 Phm 1:22;
 Heb 13:18,
19
 
-PRAYER FOR, EXEMPLIFIED
    
 2Ch 6:41;
 Ps 132:9;
 Ac 1:24,
25;
 4:29;
 6:6;
 12:5;
 14:23
 
-PROMISES TO, JOYS OF
    
 2Sa 23:6,
7;
 Ps 126:5,
6;
 Jer 1:7-10,
17-19;
 20:11;
 Da 12:3;
 Mt 10:28-31;
 28:20;
 Lu 12:11,
12;
 24:49;
 Joh 4:36-38;
 Ac 1:4,
5,
8;
 1Co 9:9,
10;
 2Co 2:14-16;
 7:6,
7;
 Php 2:16;
 1Th 2:13,
19,
20;
 3:8,
9;
 3Jo 1:4   
.See RIGHTEOUS, PROMISES TO       
 
-SUCCESS ATTENDING
Jonah
      
 Jon 1:5,
6,
9,
14,
16;
 3:4-9   
Apostles
      
 Ac 2:1-4,
41   
Philip
      
 Ac 8:6,
8,
12   
Peter
      
 Ac 9:32-35   
Paul
      
 Ac 13:16-43;
 1Co 4:15;
 9:2;
 15:11;
 2Co 3:2,
3;
 12:12;
 13:4;
 Php 2:16;
 1Th 1:5   
Apollos
      
 Ac 18:24-28
.See REVIVALS       
 
-TRIALS AND PERSECUTIONS OF
    
 1Ki 19:1-10;
 Isa 20:2,
3;
 Eze 24:15-18;
 Ho 1:2;
 Am 5:10;
 7:10-17;
 Mt 10:16-27;
 23:34;
 Joh 13:16;
 1Co 2:1-4;
 4:9-13;
 2Co 6:4-10;
 7:5;
 11:23-33;
 12:7-12;
 Ga 4:13,
14;
 Eph 3:1,
13
 
-FALSELY ACCUSED
.See ACCUSATION, FALSE      
.See also PERSECUTION       
 
-INSTANCES OF PERSECUTION
Micaiah
      
 1Ki 22:24-27   
Hanani
      
 2Ch 16:10   
Zechariah
      
 2Ch 24:20,
21   
The apostles
      
 Ac 5:17-42   
Peter
      
 Ac 12:3-19   
Paul
      
 Ac 9:23-25,
29,
30;
 14:6-20;
 16:11-40;
 17:1-13;
 20:3;
 22:18,
 21:27-40;
21,
24-30;
 23:11-35;
 24;
 25;
 26;
 2Co 11:31-33;
 Ga 1:21-24;
 2Ti 1:8,
16;
 2:9;
 4:16,
17
   
.See ELIJAH          
.See JEREMIAH       
 
-ZEALOUS
Titus
      
 2Co 8:16,
17   
Epaphroditus
      
 Php 2:25-30   
Epaphras
      
 Col 4:12,
13   
Tychicus
      
 Col 4:7   
John, in his vision
      
 Re 5:4,
5
.See  ZEAL       
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