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Acts 6:7 · BSB
6:7 So the word of God continued to spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem grew rapidly, and a great number of priests became obedient to the faith.
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…of support, especially if the children would not help. And this was the background for the first deacons that we talked about a few weeks ago inActs chapter 6. In the ancient world, widows were particularly vulnerable to exploitation. Jesus himself picked up on this. He recognized and denounced the…
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…to properly interpret the scriptures. And then we also see this word, disciples, in Acts of the Apostles. So if we open to Acts of the Apostles,Acts chapter 6, Acts chapter 6, Acts chapter 6, verse 1. It says, Now in those days, when the numbers of the disciples were multiplied, there was a complaint…
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…Rome, known for its patriotism and military history. In fact, this was the first city in Europe where Paul preached the gospel. We can see that inActs chapter 6, Acts chapter 16. Let's look at it. Acts chapter 16. Acts 16 from verse 6. Now when they had gone through Phrygia and region of Galatia, they were…
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…the things of God. Have a kind of attitude that initiate the flow of the things of the Spirit. When you get into a place, Haven't we read inActs chapter 6? He said, let's get amidst us men that are full of faith. Men that are full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom. Men that can start out the flow of the…
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…You can add these scriptures, Acts chapter 7, verse 65. Acts 7 was 55. Acts chapter 13 was 52. Acts chapter 13 was 9. Acts chapter 13 was 9. AndActs chapter 6was 3. Acts chapter 13 was 9. Acts chapter 6 was 3. So write this. What does it mean to be filled with the Spirit? That word, to be filled with the…
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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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…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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…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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…some good, some bad, some biblical, some unbiblical. And so what I want to do this morning, with the help of God through His Word, is to open up toActs chapter 6and explain biblically what we are getting ourselves into with this gift of deacons this morning. So open it up to Acts chapter 6. And I want you…
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So, we're reading fromActs chapter 6, and we're just reading the first seven verses. Now, in these days, when the disciples were increasing in number, a complaint by the Hellenists…
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…wrong and having done all to stand? That's what a deacon is. A deacon is a knight of truth. We'll turn next, please, to Acts. Turn to the book ofActs chapter 6. As you're turning there, let me pose this question to you. If a church has elders, as we saw last week, why then are deacons needed? And here's…
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…to deal with it and address it and understand it. And not one way or one size is better or better, but it's reality the early Christian church andActs chapter 6is only a few chapters maybe weeks or months after Pentecost. But if you don't happen from Acts chapter 1 to Acts chapter 6, actually. 1 tells us…
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…back there and and we see that in Acts chapter 5 where we read that whole story about all the things that were happening. But I want you to look atActs chapter 6and look at verse #7 because this, I mean this makes it very clear and and a lot of times we don't think about this when we're reading in the book…
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…called to serve. And we see this word used again in the book of Acts. We're giving that the description of the very first deacons who were calledActs chapter 6, and a 6 were told that the church had grown so much that the ministry. You had become too much for the apostles to handle on their own. And so…
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…sheep. He says, how does he feed it feed? The church WIll number one, and you can turn to as many of these passages as you can. We're gonna be inActs chapter 6, give himself to the ministry of the word, Acts chapter 6. Hopefully, you'll recognize the passage we talked about last week which is where the…
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…hindrance. What is the point? Living things grow. As the word of God spreads, the church increases, and the kingdom grows. So if you come back toActs chapter 6and you read the first verse, it sounds like this is going to be a proper positive moment in the book of Acts. So Acts chapter 6, verse 1. In those…
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…community and lastly we're an organised community hot on the heels of the first discipline place for the church is the first business meeting inActs chapter 6now this section in Acts 6 begins with a reference to growth in verse 1 it says now in these days when the disciples were increasing and then if…
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…to material blessing, it's actually led to suffering of various sorts. Bible has those kinds of stories too. Remember Stephen, the first deacon inActs chapter 6and 7, is faithful in proclaiming the gospel and he gets a faith blessing, right? He becomes extremely wealthy. No, he's stoned to death. He…
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…recognize that apart from the power of God at work in our church, we can do no beneficial thing. And so elders pray and we lead out in prayer.Acts chapter 6and verse 4. Just after the first deacons are appointed, because the apostles were being troubled by this issue of feud distribution, which was an…
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…themselves to ministry and to service among the people within the body. And I believe that's what's happening here. Similar to what we find inActs chapter 6, and so I just encourage you to keep your finger in 1 Thessalonians chapter 5 and turn with me briefly to Acts chapter 6. Now, what's taking place…
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