One Another Ministry

~ Bob Hayton

Yesterday I used the following list as a handout for an adult SS class I was teaching.  Over the years this concept of “one another” ministry has really been a blessing and a burden for me.  It has the potential of revolutionizing how we view the Christian life.  Spiritual growth is a community project.  Not serving others in the ways the list below indicates has a negative impact on the church as a whole and on other believers.  And pushing yourself away from the church and away from fellowship with other believers can result in you missing out on receiving many of the things below.

We need each other.  We need “one another ministry”.  Are you looking for a ministry or job title at your current church?  Take this and pin it to your wall.  This is your job description as a Christian.  May the list below (which is incomplete) be a blessing to many as they rethink the idea of church.  It’s about being “God’s people” together, worshiping Him together, and growing in the Christian life and in the Faith together.

ONE ANOTHER MINISTRY

  1. LOVE one another — Rom. 12:10, Gal. 5:13, 1 Pet. 1:22, 1 John 3:11
  2. ENCOURAGE one another — Rom. 1:12, 1 Thess. 4:18, 5:11, Heb. 10:25
  3. INSTRUCT / TEACH / ADMONISH one another — Rom. 15:14, Col. 3:16
  4. CARE FOR / SERVE one another — 1 Cor. 12:25, 1 Pet. 4:8-11
  5. SERVE one another — Rom. 12:10, Gal. 5:13, 1 Pet. 1:22, 1 John 3:11
  6. COMFORT one another — 2 Cor. 13:11
  7. FORGIVE one another — Eph. 4:32
  8. EXHORT one another — Heb. 3:12-13
  9. STIR UP one another TO LOVE + GOOD WORKS — Heb. 10:24-25
  10. PRAY FOR one another — James 5:16
  11. CONFESS SINS one to another — James 5:16
  12. BEAR With / BEAR the burdens of one another — Rom. 15:1, Gal. 6: 2, Eph. 4:2
  13. BUILD UP one another — Rom. 15:2
  14. LIVE IN HARMONY WITH / WELCOME one another — Rom. 15:5-7
  15. MINISTER TO one another — 1 Thess. 5:12-14
  16. WORSHIP GOD together — Rom. 15:6, Heb. 2:12, 13:13-15

On a few of the above verses, it may help to use the English Standard Version, where the phrase “one another” is usually found. For another look at this ministry, look at an earlier post “1 Thessalonians and the Church’s Greatest Need“.

For convenience, I have this available as a free .pdf download.