Romans 12:13

Living In Love

¹² full of joyful hope, patient under persecution, earnest and persistent in prayer. ¹³ Relieve the necessities of God's people; always practise hospitality. ¹⁴ Invoke blessings on your persecutors--blessings, not curses.

Be Careful

Christ

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unjust so that He is unmindful of your labour and of the love which you have manifested towards Himself in having rendered services to His people and in still rendering them.

2 Corinthians 9:1

As to the services which are being rendered to God's people, it is really unnecessary for me to write to you.

2 Corinthians 9:12

For the service rendered in this sacred gift not only helps to relieve the wants of God's people, but it is also rich in its results and awakens a chorus of thanksgiving to God.

1 Timothy 3:2

A minister then must be a man of irreproachable character, true to his one wife, temperate, sober-minded, well-behaved, hospitable to strangers, and with a gift for teaching;

Hebrews 13:16

And do not forget to be kind and liberal; for with sacrifices of that sort God is greatly pleased.

1 Peter 4:9

Extend ungrudging hospitality towards one another.

Matthew 25:35

For when I was hungry, you gave me food; when I was thirsty, you gave me drink; when I was homeless, you gave me a welcome;

Acts 4:35

and gave it to the Apostles, and distribution was made to every one according to his wants.

Acts 9:36-41

Among the disciples at Jaffa was a woman called Tabitha, or, as the name may be translated, 'Dorcas.' Her life was wholly devoted to the good and charitable actions which she was constantly doing.

Acts 10:4

Looking steadily at him, and being much alarmed, he said, "What do you want, Sir?" "Your prayers and charities," he replied, "have gone up and have been recorded before God.

Acts 20:34-35

You yourselves know that these hands of mine have provided for my own necessities and for the people with me.

Romans 12:8

The teacher must do the same in his teaching; and he who exhorts others, in his exhortation. He who gives should be liberal; he who is in authority should be energetic and alert; and he who succours the afflicted should do it cheerfully.

Romans 15:25-28

But at present I am going to Jerusalem to serve God's people,

1 Corinthians 16:1-2

As to the collection for God's people, what I have directed the Churches of Galatia to do, you must do also.

1 Corinthians 16:15

And I beseech you, brethren--you know the household of Stephanas, how they were the earliest Greek converts to Christ, and have devoted themselves to the service of God's people--

2 Corinthians 8:1-4

But we desire to let you know, brethren, of the grace of God which has been bestowed on the Churches of Macedonia;

Galatians 6:10

So then, as we have opportunity, let us labour for the good of all, and especially of those who belong to the household of the faith.

1 Timothy 5:10

She must have been true to her one husband, and well reported of for good deeds, as having brought up children, received strangers hospitably, washed the feet of God's people, given relief to the distressed, and devoted herself to good works of every kind.

Titus 1:8

but hospitable to strangers, a lover of goodness, sober-minded, upright, saintly, self-controlled;

Hebrews 13:2

Do not neglect to show kindness to strangers; for, in this way, some, without knowing it, have had angels as their guests.

1 John 3:17

But if any one has this world's wealth and sees that his brother man is in need, and yet hardens his heart against him--how can such a one continue to love God?