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When his time of service was completed, he returned home.
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Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”
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Watchfulness
“Be dressed ready for service and keep your lamps burning,
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They will put you out of the synagogue; in fact, the time is coming when anyone who kills you will think they are offering a service to God.
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Humble Service in the Body of Christ
For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.
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Therefore I glory in Christ Jesus in my service to God.
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Now, however, I am on my way to Jerusalem in the service of the Lord’s people there.
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For we are co-workers in God’s service; you are God’s field, God’s building.
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There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord.
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You know that the household of Stephanas were the first converts in Achaia, and they have devoted themselves to the service of the Lord’s people. I urge you, brothers and sisters,
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they urgently pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the Lord’s people.
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And we are sending along with him the brother who is praised by all the churches for his service to the gospel.
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There is no need for me to write to you about this service to the Lord’s people.
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This service that you perform is not only supplying the needs of the Lord’s people but is also overflowing in many expressions of thanks to God.
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Because of the service by which you have proved yourselves, others will praise God for the obedience that accompanies your confession of the gospel of Christ, and for your generosity in sharing with them and with everyone else.
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We, however, will not boast beyond proper limits, but will confine our boasting to the sphere of service God himself has assigned to us, a sphere that also includes you.
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to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up
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But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service coming from your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.
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We sent Timothy, who is our brother and co-worker in God’s service in spreading the gospel of Christ, to strengthen and encourage you in your faith,
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The Lord’s Grace to Paul
I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that he considered me trustworthy, appointing me to his service.
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For this reason he had to be made like them, fully human in every way, in order that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, and that he might make atonement for the sins of the people.
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I know your deeds, your love and faith, your service and perseverance, and that you are now doing more than you did at first.
