Sermons About Deacon
Keep Watch - A Deacon Ordination Charge
On his way home from Philippi to Jerusalem, Paul stopped off at Miletus (Mē-lā-tus) to visit with the Ephesian elders (Acts 20:1-17). Paul’s time of leading the church at Ephesus had come to an end. As he prepared to pass that responsibility on to others, he gives these words of advice: “Take heed (Keep Watch) therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood. (Acts 20:28)
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Church Officers Part 2
How are future leaders of the church proven to be qualified and ready to lead God’s people?
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When It's All Been Said and Done
This morning we continue our study through the book of Acts and look at chapters 6 and 7. The title this morning is taken from the song by Jim Cowen. As we look at the first martyr of the early Church and the way in which God used Stephen both in living and in dying, it gives us pause to examine our own lives and the legacy that will be left behind - a legacy that needs to be examined while there is still time. A plaque that hung over the kitchen table where I grew up, I shall never forget: Only one life will soon be past. Only what’s done for Christ will last- or in Paul’s words to the Romans, If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord (14:8). When it’s all said and done, there’s just one thing that matters - Did I do my best to live for Truth? Did I live my life for You?
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Assaults on the Church Part 3 - Getting Sidetracked
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts…Currently, in our Sunday morning services, our pastors are leading us in an expositional series on this powerful book. Do you know the book of Acts? We encourage you to read it through again. If you want to see an early portrait of the New Testament church, if you want to see the church on the move, if you want to see the real and original emerging church, if you want to get the 21st century church refocused, the best place to go is the book of Acts. No sooner was the early church launched by Christ and his apostles, then it was vigorously attacked. Some of the assaults were overt, others were subtle. Today in the Word, we will consider the third way the infant New Testament church was challenged.
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Instructions on Worship, p2
A continuation of Paul's teaching to Timothy regarding proper behavior for all persons in the body of Christ.
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Missional Leaders
Leaders are to be exceptional in a few key areas. Their leadership decisions need to be made in light of the mission entrusted to us by God himself.
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