Sermon Tone Analysis

DEACON – THE QUALIFYING FACTORS

INTRODUCTION:

INTRODUCTION:

ONCE AGAIN, WE ARE NEARLY TO THE END OF OUR CHURCH YEAR, WHICH RUNS FROM SEPTEMBER 1 THROUGH AUGUST 31.

ONCE AGAIN, WE ARE NEARLY TO THE END OF OUR CHURCH YEAR, WHICH RUNS FROM SEPTEMBER 1 THROUGH AUGUST 31.

THIS MEANS THAT IT IS TIME FOR US TO FIND PEOPLE WHO WILL SERVE THE CHURCH FOR THE NEXT YEAR IN A VARIETY OF CAPACITIES, AND IT IS TIME TO ELECT MEN TO SERVE THE CHURCH THROUGH THE BODY OF DEACONS.

THIS MEANS THAT IT IS TIME FOR US TO FIND PEOPLE WHO WILL SERVE THE CHURCH FOR THE NEXT YEAR IN A VARIETY OF CAPACITIES, AND IT IS TIME TO ELECT MEN TO SERVE THE CHURCH THROUGH THE BODY OF DEACONS.

SO THIS MORNING, WE NEED TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO LOOK AT WHAT THE BIBLE HAS TO SAY ABOUT HOW WE SHOULD GO ABOUT DETERMINING WHICH MEN WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY.

SO THIS MORNING, WE NEED TO TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO LOOK AT WHAT THE BIBLE HAS TO SAY ABOUT HOW WE SHOULD GO ABOUT DETERMINING WHICH MEN WOULD BE ELIGIBLE TO SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY.

SO TAKE YOUR BIBLE AND OPEN IT TO THE BOOK OF 1 TIMOTHY, CHAPTER 3.

SO TAKE YOUR BIBLE AND OPEN IT TO THE BOOK OF 1 TIMOTHY, CHAPTER 3.

GALATIANS, EPHESIANS, PHILIPPIANS, COLOSSIANS, 1 THESSALONIANS, 2 THESSALONIANS, 1 TIMOTHY...

GALATIANS, EPHESIANS, PHILIPPIANS, COLOSSIANS, 1 THESSALONIANS, 2 THESSALONIANS, 1 TIMOTHY...

AND LET’S STAND TOGETHER AS WE READ VERSES 8 THROUGH 13.

AND LET’S STAND TOGETHER AS WE READ VERSES 8 THROUGH 13.

STAND – READ – PRAY

STAND – READ – PRAY

BEFORE WE GET INTO THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEN WHO WOULD SERVE AS DEACONS, IT’S IMPORTANT TO FIRST UNDERSTAND THE BIBLICALLY DEFINED PURPOSE OF THE DEACON?

AND WE FIND THIS PURPOSE IN ACTS, CHAPTER 6…

BEFORE WE GET INTO THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR MEN WHO WOULD SERVE AS DEACONS, IT’S IMPORTANT TO FIRST UNDERSTAND THE BIBLICALLY DEFINED PURPOSE OF THE DEACON?

AND WE FIND THIS PURPOSE IN ACTS, CHAPTER 6…

AND THE REASON FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE FIRST DEACONS WAS TO LOOK AFTER THE WELFARE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL CHURCH…

AND THE REASON FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE FIRST DEACONS WAS TO LOOK AFTER THE WELFARE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE LOCAL CHURCH…

AND TO REMOVE THIS BURDEN FROM THE PASTOR, SO THAT HE (THEY) COULD EFFECTIVELY PRAY, STUDY THE WORD, AND LEAD THE CHURCH.

AND TO REMOVE THIS BURDEN FROM THE PASTOR, SO THAT HE (THEY) COULD EFFECTIVELY PRAY, STUDY THE WORD, AND LEAD THE CHURCH.

(ESV) - 6 NOW IN THESE DAYS WHEN THE DISCIPLES WERE INCREASING IN NUMBER, A COMPLAINT BY THE HELLENISTS AROSE AGAINST THE HEBREWS BECAUSE THEIR WIDOWS WERE BEING NEGLECTED IN THE DAILY DISTRIBUTION. 2 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.

3 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. 4 BUT WE WILL DEVOTE OURSELVES TO PRAYER AND TO THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD.”

(ESV) - 6 NOW IN THESE DAYS WHEN THE DISCIPLES WERE INCREASING IN NUMBER, A COMPLAINT BY THE HELLENISTS AROSE AGAINST THE HEBREWS BECAUSE THEIR WIDOWS WERE BEING NEGLECTED IN THE DAILY DISTRIBUTION. 2 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.

3 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. 4 BUT WE WILL DEVOTE OURSELVES TO PRAYER AND TO THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD.”

SO LET ME GIVE YOU A SOLID DEFINITION OF THE PURPOSE OF THE DEACON BODY…

SO LET ME GIVE YOU A SOLID DEFINITION OF THE PURPOSE OF THE DEACON BODY…

DEFINITION - THE PURPOSE OF DEACONS IS TO SERVE THE LORD BY CONDUCTING THE CARING MINISTRY OF THE CHURCH - DOING THE WORK OF BENEVOLENCE, VISITING THE SICK, BEING ALERT TO THE SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF THE CONGREGATION - AND BY PROMOTING UNITY WITHIN THE CHURCH, THUS FREEING THE PASTOR TO FOCUS ON PRAYER AND THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD, AND FACILITATING THE SPREAD OF THE GOSPEL.

DEFINITION - THE PURPOSE OF DEACONS IS TO SERVE THE LORD BY CONDUCTING THE CARING MINISTRY OF THE CHURCH - DOING THE WORK OF BENEVOLENCE, VISITING THE SICK, BEING ALERT TO THE SPIRITUAL NEEDS OF THE CONGREGATION - AND BY PROMOTING UNITY WITHIN THE CHURCH, THUS FREEING THE PASTOR TO FOCUS ON PRAYER AND THE MINISTRY OF THE WORD, AND FACILITATING THE SPREAD OF THE GOSPEL.

SO THAT IS THE WHY OF DEACONS, BUT WE ALSO NEED TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE SELECT THESE MEN…

SO THAT IS THE WHY OF DEACONS, BUT WE ALSO NEED TO HAVE AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW WE SELECT THESE MEN…

DOES THE BIBLE GIVE US INSTRUCTIONS AS TO HOW TO DETERMINE WHO WOULD BE THE RIGHT MAN TO SERVE AS A DEACON?

DOES THE BIBLE GIVE US INSTRUCTIONS AS TO HOW TO DETERMINE WHO WOULD BE THE RIGHT MAN TO SERVE AS A DEACON?

WELL, THE ANSWER IS YES, AND WE JUST READ THESE QUALIFICATIONS AS OUR TEXT, SO LET’S WALK THROUGH THEM AND EXPAND A LITTLE BIT.

WELL, THE ANSWER IS YES, AND WE JUST READ THESE QUALIFICATIONS AS OUR TEXT, SO LET’S WALK THROUGH THEM AND EXPAND A LITTLE BIT.

THE MAN WHO COULD BE CONSIDERED TO SERVE AS A DEACON SHOULD BE, FIRST...

THE MAN WHO COULD BE CONSIDERED TO SERVE AS A DEACON SHOULD BE, FIRST...

1. DIGNIFIED, NOT DOUBLE TONGUED –

1. AN HONORABLE MAN –

a. DIGNIFIED – HONEST AND HONORABLE.

a. DIGNIFIED – HONEST AND HONORABLE.

b.