Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave
himself for it;
Colossians 1:18
And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn
from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
Philippians 4:15
Now ye Philippians know also, that in the beginning of the gospel,
when I departed from Macedonia, no church communicated with me as concerning
giving and receiving, but ye only.
I Thessalonians 1:1
Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the
Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be
unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.
I 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;
One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all
gravity;
(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the
church of God?)
Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of
the devil.
Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into
reproach and the snare of the devil.
Acts 2:41,42
Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same
day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.
And they continued stedfastly in the apostles' doctrine and fellowship, and in
breaking of bread, and in prayers.
Ephesians 4:11
And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some,
evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;
I Corinthians
12:12,13
For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of
that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or
Gentiles, whether we be bond or free; and have been all made to drink into one
Spirit.
Acts 1:8
But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon
you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and
in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Romans 10:14
How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and
how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they
hear without a preacher?
Acts 13:1-4
Now there were in the church that was at Antioch certain prophets and
teachers; as Barnabas, and Simeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene,
and Manaen, which had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.
As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me
Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them, they sent
them away.
So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from
thence they sailed to Cyprus.