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Acts 6:3 · BSB
6:3 Therefore, brothers, select from among you seven men confirmed to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will assign this responsibility to them
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…executes justice for the fatherless and the widow and loves the sojourer giving him food and clothing. The New Testament lesson is from the book ofActs chapter 6 verses 1-7. Now in these days when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Helenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were…
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…these seven men that are going to be chosen? How were they ready, how was this church ready to serve the kingdom? So let's read this morning fromActs, chapter 6, verses 1 through 7. If you're able this morning, I invite you to stand with us as we give honor to the reading of God's Word, acts, chapter 6, verse 1. Now, in these…
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…love. They're the first to show up in crisis, they're the first to serve. That's a deacon. Lastly, finally, the people themselves. Now, inActs chapter 6, verse 3, there's a brief list of qualifications for what it takes to be a deacon here, and this also, I think, applies to elders as well. So it says, pick…
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…are reading is all in Acts, right? Acts chapter 7 verse 55. Acts chapter 13 verse 52. Acts chapter 13 verse 52. Acts chapter 13 verse 9. And thenActs chapter 6 verse 3. Hallelujah. Praise God. And we establish a truth on Wednesday that to be filled with the Spirit of God means to allow for the demonstration or the…
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…the conditions in Jerusalem at the time. The apostles ran out of energy in doing it but they just couldn't do it all. So here's what they said inActs chapter 6 verse 2 through 4. So the twelve summoned the congregation of the disciples and said it's not desirable for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables…
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We're reading from two passages today. So the first one isActs chapter 6, verses 1 to 7. Now in these days, when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were…
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…in Acts chapter 6, there's a practical ministry need. And when the resumes were needed, the requirements for the candidates were spelled out inActs chapter 6 verse 3, where we're told by the apostles who instructed the church. Therefore, brothers, in Acts 6, three pick out from among you seven men of good…
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…To pray that Jesus would continue building His church in the darkest of places. One last prayer meeting to look at. And it's in Acts chapter 6.Acts chapter 6 verses 1 to 7. Context for this prayer meeting. Let's read. And we'll give our attention to prayer. And the ministry of the word. So what we see here is that the…
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…and to banal extremes so that you don't even, you're not even thinking that you should repent of it. So let's look at this particular story. It'sActs chapter 6, verses 1 to 7. Acts chapter 6, verses 1 to 7. And some of you are probably thinking, like me, that most of the times they've heard sermons on this, the prejudice…
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…or pour out their lives. We may not have much opportunity to lay down our lives, but we will have opportunity to pour out our lives. If you go toActs chapter 6, verse 3, or 1st Corinthians 2, verse 3 and 4, you will find that shepherds were people who had not just the word but the power of the Spirit. The same guy…
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…he wasn't as helpful as he could be. So thankfully, he takes his father-in-law's advice, and he gets helpers to help him in this. Now, briefly inActs chapter 6, verse 1 through 5, you can just take these down as notes. I'll summarize it the Al's, this is after Jesus died and buried and resurrected the churches began and now…
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…again, we see the church active in caring for the poor. But this time, with a slightly different focus, let's think about giving as mercy ministry.Acts chapter 6, verse 1 to 7. In those days, when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews, among them, complained against the Hebraic Jews because their…
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…how they were able to meet and overcome the same obstacles that we face today in the early days of the church. And so we're going to be focusing onActs chapter 6, verses 1 through 7. Some of the biggest threats to the health and the vitality of our church are represented in these verses. So we're going to see first the problem…
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Acts chapter 6 verses 1 to 7. Now in these days, when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists arose against the Hebrews because their widows were…
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…me who's appointing you overseers. This flock belongs to Christ. And the Holy Spirit appoints you as overseers over this flock. Acts 20 verse 28.Acts 6 verse 3. And Peter and the other apostles who heard the complaint of the Hellenist Jewish believers said, find for us six men who are full of the Holy…
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…Acts Luke describes certain people as being full of the Holy Spirit which implies that some others are not full of the Holy Spirit for example inActs chapter 6 verse 3the apostles instruct the brothers to pick up from among them seven men of good repute full of the spirit of wisdom and they pick among others…
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…Well, I want to notice with you now. Just a couple things regarding the history of deacons. And if you will turn your Bibles to Next chapter 6 inActs chapter 6 verses 1 through 7and the reason I asked you to do that is the only verse I'm going to put on the screen is the first verse. Let's talk about the history of deacons…
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…exists and it's a nasty, horrible problem, and it is raised to the leadership, and they immediately deal with it. And that's fantastic. So thisActs chapter 6, verses 1 through 4, I'll read that again that Jill read for us. Now, in these days, when the disciples were increasing in number, so the church is growing, a…
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…for and he spelled out the characteristic that you will find very similar to the ones I want you to look at a passage and put your finger on it inActs chapter 6 verse 3we find a similar expectation to what we found back in Exodus let's look at it Acts chapter 6 verse 3 here are the character qualifications for…
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…sweets don't go past this aisle, okay? You need to open it, but it's a good job you're an engineer in disguise. So let's read. Get a Bible. Open toActs 6, verses 1-7. In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their…
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