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Minister of Godfor you .' Jesus said to him : 'Feedmy little sheep.'"1 Pet . 5 :2, 3 "Shepherd theflock of God in your care, notunder compulsion, but willingly,neither for love of dishonest gain,but eagerly, neither as lording itover those who are God's inheritance,but becoming examples tothe flock ."Acts 20 :28 "Pay attention toyourselves and to all the flock,among which the holy spirit hasappointed you overseers, to shepherdthe congregation of God,which he purchased with theblood of his own [Son] ."John 10 :16 "And I have othersheep, which are not of this fold ;those also I must bring, and theywill listen to my voice, and theywill become one flock, one shepherd."Further Appointment to SpecialService Duties Made ThroughChristian OrganizationActs 6 :2, 3 "So the twelve calledthe multitude of the disciples tothem and said : 'It is not pleasingfor us to abandon the wordof God to distribute food totables . So, brothers, search outfor yourselves seven certified menfrom among you, full of spirit andwisdom, that we may appointthem over this necessary business.'"Acts 14 :23 "Moreover, they appointedolder men to office forthem in the congregation and,offering prayer with fastings, theycommitted them to Jehovah inwhom they had become believers ."Titus 1 :5 "For this reason Ileft you in Crete, that you mightcorrect the things that were defectiveand might make appointmentsof older men in city aftercity, as I gave you orders .""Laying On of Hands" DesignatesAppointment, Either byPersonal Word or Contact, byLetter, or ThroughRepresentatives1 Tim . 5 :22 "Never lay yourhands hastily upon any man ;268neither be a sharer in the sinsof others ; preserve yourself pure ."Acts 6 :3, 6 "So, brothers, searchout for yourselves seven certifiedmen from among you, fullof spirit and wisdom, that wemay appoint them over this necessarybusiness ; and they placedthem before the apostles, andafter having prayed these laidtheir hands upon them."Acts 13 :2, 3 "As they werepublicly ministering to Jehovahand fasting, the holy spirit said :'Of all persons set Barnabas andSaul apart for me for the workto which I have called them .'Then they fasted and prayed andlaid their hands upon them andlet them go ."2 Tim. 4:11 "Luke alone is withme . Take Mark and bring himwith you, for he is useful to mefor ministering ." [By letter]Acts 1 :26 "So they cast lotsover them, and the lot fell uponMatthias, and he was reckonedalong with the eleven apostles ."Matt . 3 :17 "Look! also, therewas a voice from the heavensthat said : 'This is my Son, thebeloved, whom I have approved .' "John 15 :16 "You did not chooseme, but I chose you, and I appointedyou to go on and keepbearing fruit and that your fruitshould remain, in order that nomatter what you ask the Fatherin my name he might give it toyou ."Acts 22 :10 "At that I said :'What shall I do, Lord?' TheLord said to me : 'Rise, go yourway into Damascus, and thereyou will be told about everythingit is appointed for you to do .'"Method of PreachingHouse-to-house preachingActs 20 :20 "I did not hold backfrom telling you any of thethings that were profitable norfrom teaching you publicly andfrom house to house ."Acts 5 :42 "Every day in thetemple and from house to housethey continued without letup