For Ordination and Commissioning

“Here am I. Send me!”

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

“Be shepherds of God's flock that is under your care, watching over them — not because you must, but because you are willing, as God wants you to be; not pursuing dishonest gain, but eager to serve; not lording it over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock.”

“Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage — with great patience and careful instruction.”

“Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave — just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve.”

“For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”