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Acts 6:1 · BSB
6:1 In those days when the disciples were increasing in number, the Grecian Jews among them began to grumble against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.
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…specifically was known for its financial depression. It was known for the fact that there were widows and that there were beggars. RememberActs chapter 6? There began to be some murmurings in the church. Well, why? Because there was a certain group of widows that were not being cared for the. As the…
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…2 with Peter preaching the gospel on the day of Pentecost. In Acts chapter 4, we we move from Peter to Peter and John and all of the apostles. InActs chapter 6, Stephen comes to the forefront, preaching the gospel and being murdered. Then we move from Stephen to Philip, going from area to area, proclaiming…
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…make you coward enough? Third. Convincing wisdom. Convincing wisdom. This is what we are going to be praying for today. Convincing wisdom. Look atActs chapter 6. Acts chapter 6, verse 8-10. It's about Stephen. Acts chapter 6, 8-10. Now Stephen, a man full of God's grace and power, did great wonders and…
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…in Judea and in Samaria and to the end of the earth. So now, leaving Jerusalem because of the persecution, Philip, one of the seven servants fromActs chapter 6, makes his way to Samaria, where there is a significant response to the good news of Jesus. God is acting. Christ is fulfilling his command. But…
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…again, to do with one who serves and ministers to others. And that is the primary responsibility of a deacon, is again a servant. We see here FromActs chapter 6that the Deacon is there to help and to do. And so in Acts chapter six, we see the Grecian widows were not receiving equal treatment in the daily…
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…was with Moses. That is a sign of God's work and God's presence. Moses was God's instrument for those signs and wonders. Well, if you look back atActs chapter 6and verse 8, guess what you find? Stephen, full of grace and power, was doing great wonders and signs. Stephen is his generation's Moses. God is…
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…or theological elements related to what we find in the book of Acts. And this is one of those weeks. Our last look at Acts was at the beginning ofActs chapter 6, where we saw seven men chosen to meet a need. I thought today would be a good day to consider deacons because many people think that deacons were…
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…to do. So, if you'll join me in Ephesians chapter 4, I'm going to speak to this briefly. And while you're getting there, I'm going to read to youActs chapter 6and verse 4. Now, I don't for a moment want to suggest that the elders of a church are synonymous with the apostles. But we believe that the elders…
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…in here and said, race riot in the atrium, come help. Like that would be pull the fire alarm kind of travesty, right? That's what was happening inActs chapter 6. And so what did they do? They raised up a group of men. They give you the descriptions of those men. They were men of good repute, is what the ESV…
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…of the practical aspects, some of the theological aspects that develop out of our text in the book of Acts. And our passage for this morning is inActs chapter 6. I encourage you to take your Bible and open to that section, if you would. In Acts chapter 6, especially the beginning part, gives us an…
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…to the book of Luke is Acts. And actually Luke describes people who have faith as people who are filled with the Holy Spirit. The first deacon inActs chapter 6, Stephen, is described as someone who is a man of faith and is filled with the Holy Spirit. You go further along in Acts chapter 11, you see…
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…stood up to confirm and strengthen him. Who's the him, michael? There is another time in the Bible where we're told that Jesus stands, and it's inActs, chapter 6. Stephen is being martyred and stoned for his faith and he looks up and the heavens open up and he sees Jesus not sitting, jesus standing rising to…
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Acts chapter 6. And it's on page 914 in the Church Bibles. ! What is the greatest risk to the Church in the Church? ! A radical LGBT plus agenda. Authoritarian…
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…of the gospel and one little part of the sermon where even Pharisees were saved. Do you remember? We talked about that briefly, and that's found inActs chapter 6, verse seven. You don't have to turn there, but let me remind you that we're told early in the church, the church movement, it says, and a great…
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…but Jesus says, I hate their doctrine and I hate their actions. He talks about Ephesus 2, the Nicolaitans. I know there was a deacon, a deacon inActs chapter 6, whose name was Nicholas, and Nicholas, they say went rogue and developed his own following. And a lot of people say that maybe something like,…
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…about kind of this function of leadership, this service kind of leader, this deacon. We're going to look at their function in the early church fromActs chapter 6. If you've spent any time reading through the book of Acts, you understand how the church has developed. It's developed significantly from Acts…
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…the climactic finish as we look at this amazing disciple of Jesus, stephen. But first let's reacquaint ourselves with Stephen and his ministry inActs, chapter 6, beginning in verse 7. As the word of God kept on spreading and the number of disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem and a great many…
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…an outline, a sermon outline or a Bible, just raise your hand. Our pastors would be happy to help you with either of those. We're going to beginActs chapter 6today, so if you brought your Bible you can make your way there. I'll be there in a minute. I received, or I ran across, a letter recently. A guy…
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…the full. Being full, though, as the Spirit makes you ready, makes you more susceptible, more ready for the move of the Spirit. Now let's look atActs chapter 6. Now in those days when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint against the Hebrews by the Hellenist because they're…
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…then to your pastors. Let's look at this last one here. Great no faith, little faith, great faith. And now we're going to look at full of faith,Acts chapter 6and verse 8, and Stephen, one of my favorite stories of Stephen, full of faith and power, because when you're full of faith, power will follow.…
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