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Psa 76:9
to defend the meek of the earth.
Prov 11:2
the meek become wise.
Isa 29:19
The meek will be filled with fresh joy
Matt 5:5
The meek and lowly are fortunate!
Matt 11:29-30
you shall find rest for your souls;

MERCY SEAT

Descriptions of

Exod 25:17
lid of pure gold, 3 feet long and 2 feet wide.
Exod 37:7
He made two cherubim of beaten gold
Lev 16:13
(containing the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments);

Placed on the Ark

Exod 26:34
placed in the Most Holy Place.
Exod 30:6
near the place of mercy that is above the Ark
Exod 31:7
the Ark with the place of mercy upon it;
Exod 40:20
installed the golden lid, the place of mercy.
Heb 9:5
the arks golden cover, called the mercy seat.

In Solomons Temple

1 Chr 28:11
the sanctuary for the place of mercy.

MESSIAH
, see
Christ

MIND(S)

Devoted to God

Matt 22:37
love God with all your heart, soul, and mind.
Mark 12:30
all your heart and soul and mind and strength.
Rom 7:23-25
In my mind I want to be Gods

A willing

1 Chr 28:9
with a clean heart and a willing mind,

United

1 Cor 1:10
be of one mind, united in thought
2 Cor 13:11
Live in harmony and peace.
Phil 2:2
working together with one heart and mind
1 Pet 3:8
one another with tender hearts and humble minds.

MINISTER(S)

Qualifications of

1 Tim 3:2
a good man whose life cannot be spoken against.
Titus 1:7
pastors must be men of blameless lives

Duties of

Lev 10:11
to teach them all the laws Jehovah has given
Josh 1:8
Constantly remind the people about these laws,
Isa 52:11
the holy people of the Lord; purify yourselves,
Ezek 34:2
Shouldnt shepherds feed the sheep?
Ezek 44:23
He shall teach my people
John 20:23
If you forgive anyones sins, they are forgiven.
Acts 20:28
Be sure that you feed and shepherd Gods flock
2 Cor 6:4
We patiently endure suffering and hardship
1 Tim 4:6
explain this to others you will be doing your duty
1 Tim 4:2
preach the Word of God urgently at all times,
1 Pet 5:2
Feed the flock of God; care for it willingly,

Ordination of

Acts 1:26
Matthias was chosen and became an apostle
Acts 6:6
laid their hands on them in blessing.
Acts 13:3
the men laid their hands on them
1 Tim 4:14
the church laid their hands upon your head.

Prayer for

2 Cor 1:11
help us too, by praying for us.
Col 4:3
Dont forget to pray for us too,
1 Thes 5:25
Dear brothers, pray for us.
Heb 13:18
Pray for us, for our conscience is clear

Worthy of honor

1 Thes 5:12
honor the officers of your church
1 Tim 5:17
Pastors who do their work well should be paid well
Heb 13:17
Give them reason to report joyfully about you

Call of, examples

Rom 1:1
Christs slave, chosen to be a missionary,
1 Tim 2:7
I have been chosen
Heb 5:4
He has to be called by God for this work

MIRACLES

Moses and Aaron

Exod 4:3
he threw it downand it became a serpent,
Exod 7:10
performed the miracle, as Jehovah had instructed
Exod 8:6
frogs covered the nation.
Exod 10:12
locuststhey will cover the land and eat
Exod 11:5
all the oldest sons shall die in every family
Exod 14:21
Moses stretched his rod over the sea,
Num 20:11
Moses struck the rock twice, and water gushed out;

Joshua

Josh 3:17
priests stood on dry ground in the middle of the Jordan
Josh 6:20
suddenly the walls of Jericho crumbled and fell
Josh 10:13
the sun and the moon didnt move

Samson

Judg 14:6
he ripped the lions jaw apart,
Judg 15:19
God caused water to gush out
Judg 16:3
he went out to the city gates and lifted them,
Judg 16:30
the temple crashed down upon the Philistine

Samuel

1 Sam 12:18
the Lord sent thunder and rain;

Elijah

1 Kgs 17:22
Elijahs prayer and the spirit of the child returned,
1 Kgs 18:38
suddenly, fire flashed down from heaven
2 Kgs 1:10
let fire come down from heaven and destroy you

Elisha

2 Kgs 2:13-14
the water parted and Elisha went across!
2 Kgs 4:35
the little boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes!
2 Kgs 13:20-21
the body touched Elishas bones, the dead man revived

Isaiah

2 Kgs 20:11
he caused the shadow to move ten points backward

Of Jesus

Matt 8:15
when Jesus touched her hand, the fever left her;
Mark 1:25
Jesus curtly commanded the demon to say no more
Mark 1:34
Jesus healed great numbers of sick folk
Mark 5:41-42
she jumped up and walked around!
Mark 6:42
the crowd ate till they could hold no more!
Mark 11:20
the fig tree he had cursed, they saw that it was withered
Luke 7:15
Then the boy sat up and began to talk
Luke 11:14
Jesus cast out a demon from a man
Luke 13:13
He touched her and instantly she could stand straight.
John 5:9
Instantly, the man was healed!
John 11:44
Lazarus camebound up in grave clothes,
John 21:6
So we did, and couldnt draw in the net

The apostles

Acts 3:7-8
the mans feet and ankle-bones were healed
Acts 5:10
Instantly she fell to the floor, dead,
Acts 8:7
evil spirits were cast out, screaming as they left
Acts 9:34
he was healed instantly.
Acts 14:10
Stand up! and the man leaped to his feet
Acts 16:18
I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out
Acts 19:11
God gave Paul the power to do unusual miracles,
Acts 20:10-12
he said, hes all right! And he was!
Acts 28:5
Paul shook off the snake into the fire and was unharmed.

MISSIONARY ACTIVITIES

Of Israel with the surrounding nations

2 Kgs 17:27-28
teach the new residents the laws of the god
1 Chr 16:24
Show his glory to the nations! Tell everyone
Psa 18:49
O Lord, I will praise you among the nations.
Psa 96:3
Publish his glorious acts throughout the earth.
Jon 3:1
warn them of their doom, as I told you

Of Paul

Acts 13:2
Paul for a special job I have for them.
Acts 26:17
I am going to send you to the Gentiles
Rom 1:1
Jesus Christs slave, chosen to be a missionary,
Gal 1:1
Paul the missionary

Of the other apostles

Acts 8:5
Philip, for instance, went to the city of Samaria
Acts 10:39
we apostles are witnesses of all he did
1 Pet 1:1
From: Peter, Jesus Christs missionary.
2 Pet 1:1
Simon Peter, a servant and missionary of Jesus
3 Joh 1:10
refuses to welcome the missionary travelers

MOCKING

Examples of

Gen 21:9
the Egyptian girl Hagarteasing Isaac,
1 Kgs 18:27
About noon time, Elijah began mocking them.
Job 15:12
What is this you are doing,
Matt 26:67
they spat in his face and struck him
Mark 10:34
They will mock me and spit on me and flog me
Luke 23:11
Herod and his soldiers began mocking him
John 19:3
Hail King of the Jews! they mocked,
2 Pet 3:3
in the last days there will come scoffers

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