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This message highlights a few comments about elders, deacons, and the congregation.
Scripture It is our great joy today to ordain and install Doug Knox, who has been duly elected by the communicant members of this congregation, into the office of Ruling Elder; and to ordain and install Garry Gawrych, who also has been duly elected by the communicant members of this congregation, ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-13
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
I want to make a few comments about elders, deacons, and the congregation.
Scripture It is our great joy today to ordain and install Todd Bayley, who has been duly elected by the communicant members of this congregation, into the office of Ruling Elder; and to ordain and install Ted Jeffries, who also has been duly elected by the communicant members of this congregation, ...read more
A study in the book of Exodus 31: 1 – 18
Exodus 31: 1 – 18 Only Skilled Applicants Need Apply 31 Then the LORD spoke to Moses, saying: 2 “See, I have called by name Bezalel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah. 3 And I have filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all manner of ...read more
Denomination: Calvary Chapel
Emphasize the depth of God's love for humanity, demonstrated through Jesus' sacrifice on the cross, and to encourage believers to embrace their call to discipleship and share the light of Christ with the world.
Good morning, everyone! Today, we're going to dive into a piece of Scripture that speaks to the core of our Christian faith. As A.W. Tozer once said, "The cross is the lightning rod of grace that short-circuits God's wrath to Christ so that only the light of His love remains for believers." Our key ...read more
Scripture: John 3:13-19
Topics: Disciples, Selection
Unwise Ways of Selecting Elders * Choosing eld
Unwise Ways of Selecting Elders * Choosing elders on the basis of popularity * Politically campaigning for people who are from your own web of friends and confidants * Selecting men who are wealthy * Selecting men who are advanced in age or successful in business, education or politics * Lobbying ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:1-6
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
God uses Godly criteria for selecting our companions
Unit 9 – Family Lesson 21 – A Wife for Isaac – Genesis 24 For The Teachers’ Preparation 1. Aim: To lead the people to understand how God uses godly characteristics as criteria for selecting those He will greatly use. 2. Explanation of the Aim: The Lord used Abraham’s servant, Eliezer, to help ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 24:1-20
The key to healthy prayer is more than a technique; it is a healthy attitude. Let's look at six attitudes that lead to a satisfying and effective prayer life.
Prayer Attitudes J. C. Ryle once wrote, "If I know anything of a Christian's heart, you are often sick of your own prayers." You go to pray but you can't think of what to say. Or you tell God he's awesome, and a second later you recall that the Honda needs an oil change. You promise God that ...read more
Scripture: Luke 18:9-16
Does God choose His people based on things they have or have not done? Or does He choose them based on His own purposes?
God’s choices or men’s? Election “God sees the future. He sees who will make a decision for Him, and saves those people,” or, “Before there was a world, He chose His disciples, the ones He would call out of this evil world, and then visited those chosen ones with ...read more
Scripture: Romans 9:9-33
Denomination: Assembly Of God
This is the 11th sermon in our series on John's Gospel. In this sermon I discuss how God's sovereignty and our faith work in unison to accomplish salvation.
Selected to Life or Condemned Already? (Gospel of John Part 11) Text: John 3:16 – 21 It’s hard to believe, but this is our 11th week in John’s Gospel already, and we’re just cruising right along… We made it to chapter three a couple of weeks ago, but since this is such a well-known chapter, and ...read more
Scripture: John 3:16-21
Denomination: Independent/Bible
God can bring about selective lifting in your life by supernatural favour as He did in the life of Esther
Supernatural Favour for Selective Lifting Study Text: Esther 2: 15 - 17 Introduction: - Supernatural Favour is an enabled grace that has the ability to turn Captives into Champions and to turn the Poor into Princes. - It is divine power that enables us to succeed without struggles and to win ...read more
Scripture: Esther 2:15-17
Denomination: Pentecostal
I Will Serve The Ministry Of My Church. God has called every believer to serve in the church.
Everybody Gets To Be A Deacon Mark 10:43-45 Covenant – Part Three Intro: Several years ago a young wife and her husband stopped me at the back of the church. “I want my husband to be a Deacon,” she proclaimed, “what does he need to do?” I knew what she was asking; she wanted to know what it ...read more
Scripture: Mark 10:43-45
Denomination: Baptist
Study of 3 levels of "diakonos" = deacons / servants in the Scriptures. Can be used for ordination. Link included to formatted text, handout, and PowerPoint Presentation.
A Church Full of Deacons Acts 6:1-6 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/ChurchFullOfDeacons.html It’s a shame that if I were to ask what are the two offices in the church, somebody would say, "I know, Jerry’s and Jeremy’s." The real answer is Pastor and Deacon. Some don’t know who their deacons are. ...read more
Scripture: Acts 6:1-6
Thesis: Deacons are spiritual leaders who share a concern for the needs of the church with the elders and work under their guidance.
Thesis: Deacons are spiritual leaders who share a concern for the needs of the church with the elders and work under their guidance. Intro.: 1. Earlier this year this congregation appointed its first group of elders. a. Watershed event in our history. b. Reflective of our desire to imitate the ...read more
Scripture: 1 Timothy 3:8-13
THE SCRIPTURELY CALLED DEACON Text: Acts 6:1-6; 1 Tim.
THE SCRIPTURELY CALLED DEACON Text: Acts 6:1-6; 1 Tim.3:8-13 I. WHAT CHRIST HAS ESTABLISHED˜Acts 6:1-7 A. The Church B. The Congregation II. WHAT THE CHURCH EXPRESSED˜Acts 6:1 A. The Controversy B. The Council C. The Correction III. WHAT CHRISTIANS SHOULD EXPECT˜1 Tim 3:8-13 A. From the ...read more
God wants deacons to: 1. help solve problems. 2. help set priorities. 3. serve faithfully. 4. have spiritual abundance.
God's Desire for Deacons Acts 6:1-8 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - September 1, 2013 *You know there are a lot of jokes out there about preachers and deacons. Over the years I've heard some preachers (men a lot better than me) tell some of these jokes about deacons. But I don't ...read more
Scripture: Acts 6:1-8
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