Dale Gooding - Acts 6:1-7

Enabling Devotion to the Ministry of The Word

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I) The Initial Problem
     A) Neglect = Racial Division? (Acts 6:1)
          1) Maybe prejudice
          2) Maybe language barrier
          3) Maybe cultural issues
     B) The Solution - (6:3) (The Apostles…)
          1) Summoned the Congregation (6:2)
          2) Planned to Appoint Servants (6:3)
          3) Vetted the Candidates (6:6)
          4) Anointed the Servants (6:6)
     C) The Result - Acts 6:7
          1) This Resolution was “pleasing” (6:5a)
          2) This Resolution moved them (vv 1 & 5)
          3) This Resolution was blessed by God (6:7)

II) Ministerial Development
     A) Ministry Distinction - (6:2)
          1) Those who Preach & Pray
          2) Those who Serve - (6:5)
     B) Congregational Government - (6:3)
          1) People selected the Servants
          2) Servants serve the people - 1 Tim 3:8-13
          3) Elders teach the people - 1 Tim 3:1-7
          4) Distinctions with Diversity 
              Philip (Acts 8) & Stephen (Acts 7)
     C) The Apostles:
          1) Appointed the Servants (to this work)
          2) Devoted themselves to prayer & the word