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