
Church Matters: Leaders that Serve, Part 3
October 7, 2023
Deacons are respected, doctrinally sound, family men, who serve the bride of Christ. Their cry of “My life for yours” is God’s plan of care.
- A Dignified Man (1 Timothy 3:8)
- Respected by All
- NOT Double-Tongued
- NOT Devoted to Alcohol
- NOT Greedy for Dishonest Gain
- A Doctrinally Sound Man (1 Timothy 3:9-10)
- Committed to the Mystery of the Faith.
- Lives with a clear conscience.
- Tested with Evidence.
- A Family Man (1 Timothy 3:11-12)
- A Deacon’s Wife.
- A Deacon’s Family.
- Deacons are men.
- Deacons are men and their wives.
- Deacons are men and women.
- Rewards for the Man (1 Timothy 3:13)
- Well-grounded hope for judgment.
- Boldness in the faith.