I T I M O T H Y 3 . 8 - 1 3 D E A C O N S D E A C O N S S T C C - PDF document

S C R I P T U R E R E A D I N G I T I M O T H Y 3 . 8 - 1 3 D E A C O N S

D E A C O N S S T C C H U R C H . O R G / D E A C O N S F R O M L A S T W E E K - The Church

F R O M L A S T W E E K - The Church - Acts 6 D E A C O N S : (1) Special servants (2) Chosen from among the congregation (3) Spiritually mature, gifted, and qualified (4) Appointed by the elders to a task

Q U A L I F I E D ? Q U A L I F I E D ? “Deacons likewise must be….” (v8 ESV)

Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S “Dignified” (v8) Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S X “Dignified” (v8)

Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S “Not Double-Tongued” (v8) Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S “Not Addicted to Much Wine” (v8)

Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S “Not Greedy for Dishonest Gain” (v8) Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S “They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience” (v9)

Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S “They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience” (v9) E P H E S I A N S 1 Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S “And let them also be tested first; then let them serve as deacons if they prove themselves blameless.” (v10)

Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S “Their wives [or women] likewise must be…” (v11) Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S “Their wives [or women] likewise must be…” (v11) Dignified �

Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S “Their wives [or women] likewise must be…” (v11) Dignified Not slanders Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S “Their wives [or women] likewise must be…” (v11) Dignified Not slanders Sober-Minded


 Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S “Their wives [or women] likewise must be…” (v11) Dignified Not slanders Sober-Minded Faithful in all things Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S “Let deacons each be the husband of one wife” (v12) �


 Q U A L I F I C AT I O N S “…managing their children and their own households well” (v12) � E P H E S I A N S 5 “For those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.” (v13) � �