‘They Had Nothing To Say.’
a) Acts 4:14. When they saw the healed beggar standing beside Peter and John.
b) Matthew 22:12. The man who was in the wedding feast but not properly dressed.
c) Luke 14:6. When Jesus questioned the Jewish teachers about Mercy.
(This QT teaches me that when in the Presence of God I Have Nothing To Say, just I need to honour and submit to that Presence)
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‘The First Appointment Of Church Deacons.’
Acts 6:1-7.
a) Acts 6:1. Came because of conflict in a natural matter in the Church.
b) Acts 6:2. Came because of Apostolic solution to the conflict.
c) Acts 6:3. The Deacons had to be quality men:-
1- Having a good reputation.
2- Full of the Holy Spirit.
3- Full of Wisdom.
4- Responsible in attitude.
d) Acts 6:4. Their ministry was fully practical whilst the Apostles’ job was praying and preaching.
e) Acts 6:5. The Deacons were chosen.
f) Acts 6:6. The Apostles prayed over and laid hands on these Deacons, therefore commissioning them.
g) Acts 6:7. Now the Work of God was able to grow and prosper.
(This Second one reveals the importance of The First Appointment Of Church Deacons, the purity of motive should still affect the appointment of Church deacons today)
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Chris.
The entire pattern of Early Church Leadership has been lost down the years of the History of the Church. Today, the modern Church is very far away in Leadership values and standards from the Early Church. While it is almost impossible to go back to the days of the New Testament, it surely is, and must be possible, to restore some of the original Biblical concepts of Church Ministry and Leadership.
