Leadership in the church

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• Hebrews 13:17

  Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

• Acts 20:28

  Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

• Hebrews 13:7

  Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation.

• 1 Timothy 3:2

  A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

• 1 Timothy 3:1

  This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

• James 3:1

  My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

• 1 Timothy 5:17

  Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.

• 1 Timothy 4:12

  Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

• Matthew 20:26

  But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

• Titus 1:7

  For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

• Isaiah 41:10

  Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

• Philippians 2:3

  Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

• Titus 1:6

  If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

• Acts 14:23

  And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

• Galatians 6:9

  And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

• 1 Peter 5:1–4

  The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: Feed the flock of God which is among you, taking the oversight thereof, not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind; Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. …

• Proverbs 4:23

  Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

• 1 Timothy 3:1–7

  This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; …

• John 3:30

  He must increase, but I must decrease.

• Proverbs 11:14

  Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.

• 2 Timothy 2:15

  Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

• James 1:12

  Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.

• Titus 1:9

  Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

• 1 Peter 5:3

  Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.

• Philippians 2:4

  Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

• Ephesians 4:11–16

  And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 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: …

• Titus 1:5

  For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:

• Romans 8:28

  And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

• Matthew 7:12

  Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

• Psalms 78:72

  So he fed them according to the integrity of his heart; and guided them by the skilfulness of his hands.

• 1 Thessalonians 5:12

  And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

• Mark 10:42–45

  But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. But so shall it not be among you: but whosoever will be great among you, shall be your minister: And whosoever of you will be the chiefest, shall be servant of all. …

• Titus 1:5–9

  For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly. For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre; …

• 2 Timothy 2:2

  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.

• 1 Timothy 3:8–13

  Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. …

• Proverbs 22:29

  Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.

• Exodus 18:21

  Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

• Philippians 4:13

  I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

• 1 Thessalonians 5:12–13

  And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you; And to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake. And be at peace among yourselves.

• James 4:10

  Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.