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The Character of the Deacon- 1 Timothy 3:8-13
Introduction
We now turn our attention, as does the apostle Paul, to the character of the deacon.
There are two offices within the church, the pastors and the deacons.
For a variety of reasons in church history (mid 1700s to 1800s), there was a shift from multiple elders/pastors and deacons to one pastor and deacons.
The deacons received more of a ruling role, which, if compared to the Scriptures, was not God’s design.
As we consider the deacon, we must consider their purpose.
We see the first appearance of deacons in Acts chapter 6.
There were two groups of widows, one was Jewish and the other Hellenistic, meaning they were of Grecian decent.
The Hebrews widows were taken care of, but the Hellenistic widows were neglected.
The apostles said in Acts 6:2-3 “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 “whole gathering” (6:5) was pleased, chose the men, and then these men, called deacons in 1 Timothy chapter 3, were to serve tables.
They were to minister to the practical needs to the church so that the elders (or, in Acts 6, the apostles) could pray and minister the Word of God.
The reason I belabor this point is because in many churches, the biblical model of leadership and servanthood have been exchanged for a business model.
The pastor is viewed as a CEO and the deacons as a board of directors.
This is not what God has ordained for His Church.
It is very similar to a car.
There are things you can tweak on the car, you can pull out some electrical parts, or perhaps remove some mechanical parts, and the car may still drive.
The problem though, is that it will not operate as it was designed to do so.
There may be a lack of heat during the winter, or no air conditioning in the summer.
You may not be able to exceed a certain speed.
All this is an excellent picture of the problems that churches face when they fail to submit to God’s teaching on His Church purchased with His blood.
As with the pastors/elders, so too with the deacons, character is vitally important.
As with last week’s sermon, we too, all of us, should strive toward these characteristics for the glory of God as we become more like Jesus Christ.
I want you to keep two things in mind as we progress through this section.
One for the whole church and one for our deacons.
First, as a church I see two applications, 1) do we look for these qualities in our deacons?
and 2) do I strive for these qualities myself?
Second, as deacons, am I meeting these qualifications?
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