What does the Bible say about pastor appreciation?
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The Bible calls Christians to honor, support, pray for, and gladly receive the faithful pastors and elders who serve Christ by teaching God’s Word and caring for his flock. Hebrews 13:17 urges believers to respond to godly oversight with willing submission, while 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 calls the church to esteem its leaders highly in love because of their labor. 1 Timothy 5:17 especially commends elders who lead and preach well as worthy of generous honor, including material support. Yet pastoral appreciation is never mere flattery: pastors must faithfully preach the Word, as 2 Timothy 4:2 teaches, and are accountable to Christ, the Chief Shepherd. Churches therefore give thanks for ministers whose lives and doctrine point them to Jesus.
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- Hebrews 13:17 7 votes
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch on behalf of your souls, as those who will give account, that they may do this with joy, and not with groaning, for that would be unprofitable for you.
- Jeremiah 3:15 7 votes
and I will give you shepherds according to my heart, who shall feed you with knowledge and understanding.
- 1 Timothy 5:17 6 votes
Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:12-13 5 votes
[12] But we beg you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you, [13] and to respect and honor them in love for their work's sake. Be at peace among yourselves.
- 2 Timothy 4:2 3 votes
preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience and teaching.
- Hebrews 13:7 3 votes
Remember your leaders, men who spoke to you the word of God, and considering the results of their conduct, imitate their faith.
- 1 Corinthians 9:14 2 votes
Even so the Lord ordained that those who proclaim the Gospel should live from the Gospel.
- 1 Thessalonians 1:3 2 votes
remembering without ceasing your work of faith and labor of love and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, before our God and Father.
- Romans 10:14 2 votes
How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? How will they believe in him whom they have not heard? How will they hear without a preacher?
- Psalms 37:23 2 votes
A man's goings are established by Yahweh. He delights in his way.
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