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<div class="head">What Is the Gift of Ministering?</div>
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<p>The idea behind ministering is to serve. When Paul wrote to the Corinthians, he referred to this as the gift of helps.</p>
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<blockquote><p>And God has appointed these in the church...gifts of...helps (<a id="nbi462-si1" onClick="return mV('1Cr',12,28);">1Cr 12:28</a>).</p></blockquote>
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<p>The gift of ministering is given to people to help the church in a supporting role. The New Testament provides examples of the gift of ministering:</p>
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<blockquote><p>Then the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, "It is not desirable that we should leave the word of God and serve tables" (<a id="nbi462-si2" onClick="return mV('Act',6,2);">Act 6:2</a>).</p></blockquote>
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<p>Because there were those to help serve in supporting roles, the Twelve were able to concentrate on the work of the ministry.</p>
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<blockquote><p>And the word of God spread, and the number of the disciples multiplied greatly in Jerusalem (<a id="nbi462-si3" onClick="return mV('Act',6,7);">Act 6:7</a>).</p></blockquote>
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<p>The Bible speaks of others who ministered to the disciples.</p>
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<blockquote><p>So he sent into Macedonia two of those who ministered to him, Timothy and Erastus (<a id="nbi462-si4" onClick="return mV('Act',19,22);">Act 19:22</a>).</p>
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<p>And when they arrived in Salamis, they preached the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews, they also had John as <i>their</i> assistant (<a id="nbi462-si5" onClick="return mV('Act',13,5);">Act 13:5</a>).</blockquote>
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<p>Onesimus ministered to the Apostle Paul:</p>
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<blockquote><p>I appeal to you for my son Onesimus,...who once was unprofitable to you, but now is profitable to you and to me (<a id="nbi462-si6" onClick="return mV('Phm',1,10,11);">Phm 1:10-11</a>).</p></blockquote>
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<p>This appears to be another gift that all believers have been given. We all are commanded to serve God, and none who exercise this gift should be regarded as having a lesser ministry. The Apostle Paul reminded us how believers need each other.
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<blockquote><p>And if they <i>were</i> all one member, where <i>would</i> the body be? But now indeed <i>there are</i> many members, yet one body...those <i>members</i> of the body which seem to be weaker are necessary (<a id="nbi462-si7" onClick="return mV('1Cr',12,'19-22');">1Cr 12:19-22</a>).</blockquote></p>
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