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MINISTERING
TO JESUS
Acts
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Ministering |
leitourgeo
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to do
priestly sacrificial duties as in Hebrews 10:11 “And every priest
standeth daily ministering and offering(prosphero=to bear
toward) oftentimes the same sacrifices(thusia= slaughtered
animal).”
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lateria
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public or
reverential service as in Romans12:1-2
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Worship
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proskun
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to kiss
toward
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latreia
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public or
reverential service
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3.
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Praise
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ainesis/ainos
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praise
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arte
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excellency
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doxa
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glory
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epainos
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commendation
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- Anoint His head with ointment! (A woman in Simon the leper’s
house/Matt. 26:6-13)
- Wash His head and feet with tears! (Woman who was a sinner/Lk.
7:37-38, 44, 46)
- Anoint His
feet with ointment! (Mary/John 12:3)
- Sit silently
at His feet! (Mary of Bethany/ Lk. 10:39)
- Fall at His
feet! (One of ten lepers a Samaritan/ Lk:17:15-16)
- Hold His feet!
(Mary/Matt. 28:9)
- Kiss His feet!
(Woman who was a sinner/Lk.7:45)
- Lean on His
breast! (John the apostle/ John 13:25; 21-20)
- Touch His
garment! (Woman with issue of blood/Matt. 9:20-22)
- Pray with Him!
(Disciples in the Garden/Matt. 26:36-46)
- Pray to Him! (
Thief on the cross/Lk. 23:40-43)
- Cry with Him! (Over Jerusalem/Lk. 19:41-44; Grave of Lazarus/ John
11:35)
- Suffer with Him! (Hebrews 5:8 “Learn obedience by suffering”;
Philippines 3:10 “That I may know the fellowship of his suffering.”
- Watch with
Him!(Garden/Matt. 26:38)
- Walk with Him!
(Two on Emmaus Road/Lk. 24:15, 32)
- Abide with
Him! (Two on Emmaus Road/Lk. 24:29)
- Tarry with
Him! (Disciples in the Garden Mark 13:33-38; John 22:41-46)
- Break bread
with Him! (Two on Emmaus Road/Lk. 24:30-31
- Offer praises
to Him! (As a sacrifice of praise/Heb. 13:15)
- Obey Him! (If
you love him, keep His commands/John 14:23)
- Speak words of
love to Him! (Peter/John 21:10-19)
- Sing with Him!
(Last Supper/Matt. 26:30)
- Worship Him!
(Disciples at Jesus’ ascension/Matt. 28:16-17)
- Praise Him!
(Children in triumphant entry/Matt. 21:7-9)
- Cry out to
Him! (Blind Bartimaeus/Mark. 10:46-52)
- Lift up holy
hands to Him! (I Timothy 2:1)
- Minister to
Him in the Spirit! (John 4:23-24)
- Minister to
Him in truth! (John 4:23-24)
- Minister to
Him continually! (Pray without ceasing/I Thess. 5:17)
- Obey Him!(I
you love him, keep His commands/John14:23)
- Present your
bodies to Him! ((Romans 12:1)
- Serve Him!
(Romans 12:2)
- Minister to
His Body! (Church as the Body of Christ/Eph. 1:22-23)
- Minister to
His Body by loving another! (John 13:34-35)
- Minister to
His Body by edifying another! (Romans 14:19)
- Minister to
His Body by receiving one another! (Romans 15:7)
- Minister to
His Body by admonishing one another! (Romans 15:14)
- Minister to
His Body by serving one another! (Gal. 5:1)
- Minister to
His Body by caring one for another! (I Cor. 12:25)
- Minister to
His Body by being kind to one another! (Eph. 4:32a)
- Minister to
His Body by forgiving one another! (Eph. 4:32b)
- Minister to
His Body by submitting to one another! (Eph. 5:21)
- Minister to
His Body by forbearing one another! (Col.3:13)
- Minister to
His Body by teaching one another! (Col.3:16)
- Minister to
His Body by comforting one another! (I Thess.4:18)
- Minister to
His Body by exhorting one another! (Heb. 3:13)
- Minister to
His Body by confessing one to another! (James 5:16)
- Minister to
His Body by bearing one another burdens! (Gal. 6:2)
- Minister by giving a cup of water to the thirsty! (Least of
these/Matt. 25:35a)
- Minister by
taking in strangers! (Least of these/ Matt. 25:35b)
- Minister by
clothing the naked! (Least of these/Matt. 25:36a)
- Minister by
visiting the sick! (Least of these/Matt. 25:36b)
- Minister by
going into the prison! (Least of these/Matt. 25:36c)
- Minister by
suffering with those who suffer! (I Corinthians 12:26 “Whether one member
suffer, all the members suffer with it;” II Corinthians 1:5 “For as the
sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also abounded by
Christ.”)
- Minister to
Him by loving God with all your heart!(1st Commandment/Matt.
22:37-38)
- Minister to
Him by loving your neighbor(nigh you) as your self!(2nd
Commandment/Matt. 22:39-40)
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