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Acts 9:15
But the Lord said to him,“ Go! For this man is My chosen instrument to take My name to Gentiles, kings, and the Israelites.
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Romans 1:1
Paul, a slave of Christ Jesus, called as an apostle and singled out for God’s good news—
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2 Timothy 1 11
For this gospel I was appointed a herald, apostle, and teacher,
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Galatians 1:15
But when God, who from my birth set me apart and called me by His grace, was pleased
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1 Corinthians 12 11
But one and the same Spirit is active in all these, distributing to each person as He wills.
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Acts 14:26
From there they sailed back to Antioch where they had been entrusted to the grace of God for the work they had now completed.
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Acts 22:21
“ Then He said to me,‘ Go, because I will send you far away to the Gentiles.’”
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Daniel 9:3
So I turned my attention to the Lord God to seek Him by prayer and petitions, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.
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1 Timothy 2 7
For this I was appointed a herald, an apostle( I am telling the truth; I am not lying), and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
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Deuteronomy 10:8
“ At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the Lord’s covenant, to stand before Yahweh to serve Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name, as it is today.
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Galatians 2:8-9
since the One at work in Peter for an apostleship to the circumcised was also at work in me for the Gentiles.When James, Cephas, and John, recognized as pillars, acknowledged the grace that had been given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to me and Barnabas, agreeing that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
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Matthew 9:38
Therefore, pray to the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.”
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1 Samuel 2 11
Elkanah went home to Ramah, but the boy served the Lord in the presence of Eli the priest.
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Luke 2:37
and was a widow for 84 years. She did not leave the temple complex, serving God night and day with fasting and prayers.
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Ephesians 3:7
I was made a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace that was given to me by the working of His power.
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Acts 8:29
The Spirit told Philip,“ Go and join that chariot.”
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Acts 16:6-7
They went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia and were prevented by the Holy Spirit from speaking the message in Asia.When they came to Mysia, they tried to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.
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Acts 6:4
But we will devote ourselves to prayer and to the preaching ministry.”
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Acts 13:3
Then after they had fasted, prayed, and laid hands on them, they sent them off.
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Luke 10:1
After this, the Lord appointed 70 others, and He sent them ahead of Him in pairs to every town and place where He Himself was about to go.
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Acts 20:28
Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock that the Holy Spirit has appointed you to as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.
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Romans 10:15
And how can they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: How beautiful are the feet of those who announce the gospel of good things!
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1 Chronicles 16 4
David appointed some of the Levites to be ministers before the ark of the Lord, to celebrate the Lord God of Israel, and to give thanks and praise to Him.
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Hebrews 5:4
No one takes this honor on himself; instead, a person is called by God, just as Aaron was.
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Colossians 4:17
And tell Archippus,“ Pay attention to the ministry you have received in the Lord, so that you can accomplish it.”
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2 Timothy 4 5
But as for you, be serious about everything, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.
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Numbers 8:11-14
Aaron is to present the Levites before the Lord as a presentation offering from the Israelites, so that they may perform the Lord’s work.Next the Levites are to lay their hands on the heads of the bulls. Sacrifice one as a sin offering and the other as a burnt offering to the Lord, to make atonement for the Levites.“ You are to have the Levites stand before Aaron and his sons, and you are to present them before the Lord as a presentation offering.In this way you are to separate the Levites from the rest of the Israelites so that the Levites will belong to Me.
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Acts 10:19
While Peter was thinking about the vision, the Spirit told him,“ Three men are here looking for you.
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Matthew 6:16
“ Whenever you fast, don’t be sad-faced like the hypocrites. For they make their faces unattractive so their fasting is obvious to people. I assure you: They’ve got their reward!
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2 Corinthians 11 27
labor and hardship, many sleepless nights, hunger and thirst, often without food, cold, and lacking clothing.
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2 Timothy 4 11
Only Luke is with me. Bring Mark with you, for he is useful to me in the ministry.
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2 Timothy 2 2
And what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, commit to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.
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1 Corinthians 7 5
Do not deprive one another sexually— except when you agree for a time, to devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again; otherwise, Satan may tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
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1 Chronicles 16 37-1 Chronicles 16 43
So David left Asaph and his relatives there before the ark of the Lord’s covenant to minister regularly before the ark according to the daily requirements.He assigned Obed-edom and his 68 relatives. Obed-edom son of Jeduthun and Hosah were to be gatekeepers.David left Zadok the priest and his fellow priests before the tabernacle of the Lord at the high place in Gibeonto offer burnt offerings regularly, morning and evening, to the Lord on the altar of burnt offerings and to do everything that was written in the law of the Lord, which He had commanded Israel to keep.With them were Heman, Jeduthun, and the rest who were chosen and designated by name to give thanks to the Lord— for His faithful love endures forever.Heman and Jeduthun had with them trumpets and cymbals to play and musical instruments of God. Jeduthun’s sons were at the gate.Then all the people left for their homes, and David returned home to bless his household.
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Romans 15:16
to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles, serving as a priest of God’s good news. My purpose is that the offering of the Gentiles may be acceptable, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.
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2 Corinthians 6 5
by beatings, by imprisonments, by riots, by labors, by sleepless nights, by times of hunger,
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Acts 10:30
Cornelius replied,“ Four days ago at this hour, at three in the afternoon, I was praying in my house. Just then a man in a dazzling robe stood before me
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Matthew 9:14-15
Then John’s disciples came to Him, saying,“ Why do we and the Pharisees fast often, but Your disciples do not fast?”Jesus said to them,“ Can the wedding guests be sad while the groom is with them? The time will come when the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.