Hebrews 13:7
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7 Remember your leaders who taught you the word of God. Think of all the good that has come from their lives, and follow the example of their faith.
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1 Thessalonians 5:12-13
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Paul’s Final Advice
12 Dear brothers and sisters, honor those who are your leaders in the Lord’s work. They work hard among you and give you spiritual guidance. 13 Show them great respect and wholehearted love because of their work. And live peacefully with each other.
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Hebrews 13:17
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17 Obey your spiritual leaders, and do what they say. Their work is to watch over your souls, and they are accountable to God. Give them reason to do this with joy and not with sorrow. That would certainly not be for your benefit.
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Philippians 3:17
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17 Dear brothers and sisters, pattern your lives after mine, and learn from those who follow our example.
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Hebrews 6:12
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12 Then you will not become spiritually dull and indifferent. Instead, you will follow the example of those who are going to inherit God’s promises because of their faith and endurance.
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1 Thessalonians 1:6
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6 So you received the message with joy from the Holy Spirit in spite of the severe suffering it brought you. In this way, you imitated both us and the Lord.
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1 Timothy 3:5
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5 For if a man cannot manage his own household, how can he take care of God’s church?
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Acts 14:23
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23 Paul and Barnabas also appointed elders in every church. With prayer and fasting, they turned the elders over to the care of the Lord, in whom they had put their trust.
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Matthew 24:45
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45 “A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them.
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Hebrews 13:24
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24 Greet all your leaders and all the believers there.[a] The believers from Italy send you their greetings.
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- 13:24 Greek all of God’s holy people.
1 Corinthians 4:16
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16 So I urge you to imitate me.
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Romans 10:17
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17 So faith comes from hearing, that is, hearing the Good News about Christ.
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Acts 4:31
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31 After this prayer, the meeting place shook, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit. Then they preached the word of God with boldness.
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