Deacons: Serving the Lord By Serving the Local Church
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The Scriptures give us general information about what a deacon does.
The Scriptures give us general information about what a deacon does.
The Scriptures give us specific information about who a deacon is.
The Scriptures give us specific information about who a deacon is.
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain.
They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
And let them also be tested first; then let them serve as deacons if they prove themselves blameless.
Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, faithful in all things.
Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their own households well.
For those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
Question:
Who is responsible for electing men to serve the church?
Who is responsible for electing men to serve the church?
And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables.
Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty.
The church bears the responsibility of electing deacons.
The church bears the responsibility of electing deacons.
Who is responsible for ensuring that the men selected meet the qualifications?
Who is responsible for ensuring that the men selected meet the qualifications?
And the twelve summoned the full number of the disciples and said, “It is not right that we should give up preaching the word of God to serve tables.
Therefore, brothers, pick out from among you seven men of good repute, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we will appoint to this duty.
Reputable men!
Spirit filled men!
Wise men!
The congregation is responsible for selecting men that in their understanding meet the biblical qualifications.
The congregation is responsible for selecting men that in their understanding meet the biblical qualifications.
The congregation is responsible for maintaining the purity of the gospel.
The congregation is responsible for maintaining the purity of the gospel.
and all the brothers who are with me, To the churches of Galatia:
The letter is not written to the pastors but to the congregation. Paul holds them responsible for their drift into doctrinal decline.
I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—
The congregation is responsible for dealing with church discipline issues.
1 Cor 5:1-5
It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that is not tolerated even among pagans, for a man has his father’s wife.
And you are arrogant! Ought you not rather to mourn? Let him who has done this be removed from among you.
For though absent in body, I am present in spirit; and as if present, I have already pronounced judgment on the one who did such a thing.
When you are assembled in the name of the Lord Jesus and my spirit is present, with the power of our Lord Jesus,
you are to deliver this man to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord.
Notice that the church leadership did not simply choose seven men but brought the need before the entire congregation (“the full number of the disciples,” v. 2) and let them choose seven men whom they believed met the given qualifications.
notice that the Twelve did not simply choose seven men but brought the need before the entire congregation (“the full number of the disciples,” v. 2) and let them choose seven men whom they believed met the given qualifications.
Faith and works are bound up in the same bundle. He that obeys God trusts God; and he that trusts God obeys God. He that is without faith is without works; and he that is without works is without faith.
This is not a Chad thing it is a church thing!
God has intrusted the selecting of deacons to the local congregation.
The reason it is so important is because the church bears that responsibility.
This is on your shoulders.
notice that the Twelve did not simply choose seven men but brought the need before the entire congregation (“the full number of the disciples,” v. 2) and let them choose seven men whom they believed met the given qualifications.
Biblical Qualifications for deacons.
A deacon must practice what he professes.
A deacon must practice what he professes.
He must be a respectable man.
He must be a respectable man.
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain.
He must be a well-spoken man.
He must be a well-spoken man.
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain.
40 Questions about Elders and Deacons Not Double-Tongued (1 Tim. 3:8)
The Greek word (dilogos) literally means “something said twice,” and it occurs only here in the New Testament. People who are “double-tongued” say one thing to certain people but something else to others, or they say one thing but mean another. They are two-faced and insincere. Their words cannot be trusted, and thus they lack credibility
He must not be a greedy man.
He must not be a greedy man.
Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain.
He must be a redeemed man.
He must be a redeemed man.
They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
The mystery of the faith - IE - the Gospel! He must know the gospel and believe the gospel.
He must be an approved man.
He must be an approved man.
And let them also be tested first; then let them serve as deacons if they prove themselves blameless.
He must be a faithful man.
He must be a faithful man.
Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their own households well.
He must be faithful as a husband.
He must be faithful as a husband.
He must be faithful as a father.
He must be faithful as a father.