Acts 6:1-7

[Jim Watt]

“*TWO ARE BETTER THAN ONE” MINISTRIES*

*Jim & Marie Watt*

*Tel: 253-517-9195 - Email: jmbetter at gmail.com*

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*August 2, 2010 <http://www.2rbetter.org/>*


  *VII. ACTS 6:1-7 APOSTOLIC RULING TO PRESERVE INCREASE OF WORD*


 *A. 6:1-6 REASON FOR FIRST DEACONS*

*a. 6:1 A PROBLEM IN THE EARLY CHURCH*

En de tais h*e*MErais TAUtais, pl*e*thuNONt*o*n [4129] t*o*n ma-th*e*T*O*N
[3101],

*Now in those :days, the disciples multiplying,*

eGEne-to gog-gusMOS [1112 t*o*n Hel-l*e*-niST*O*N [1675] pros tous E-BRAIous
[1445],

*a murmuring arose of the Hellenists against the Hebrews,*

HOti pa-re-the-*o*ROUNto [3865] en t*e* di-a-koNIa [1248] t*e* ka-th*e*
-me-riN*E* [2522] hai CH*E*rai [5503] auT*O*N.

*because their :widows were neglected in the daily :ministration.*


 *b. 6:2 THE APOSTLES RECOGNIZED TWO TYPES OF MINISTRY*

pro-ska-leSAme-noi [4341] de hoi D*O*de-ka to PL*E*thos [4128] t*o*n ma-th*e
*T*O*N,

*And the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to them,*

EIpan, Ouk a-reSTON [701] es-tin h*e*MAS ka-taLEIpsan-tas [2641] ton LOgon
[3056] tou TheOU,

*and** said, It is not pleasing **God that we should forsake the word of
:God,*

di-a-koNEIN [1247] traPEzais [5132].

*and **minister to tables.*


 *c. 6:3 A WORD OF WISDOM*

e-piSKEpsas-the [1980] de, a-delPHOI, ANdras ex huM*O*N mar-tu-rouMEnous
[3140] hepTA,

*But brethren, look out from among you seven men of good report,*

PL*E*reis [4134] PNEUma-tos [4151] kai soPHIas [4878],

*full of the Spirit and wisdom,*

hous ka-taST*E*somen [2525] ePI t*e*s CHREIas [5532] TAUt*e*s.

*whom we shall appoint over this :business.*


 *d. 6:4 THE MINISTRY OF THE APOSTLES*

h*e*MEIS de t*e* pro-seuCH*E* [4335],

*But WE will continue steadfastly in :prayer,*

kai t*e* di-a-koNIa [1248] tou LOgou pro-skar-teR*E*so-men [4342].

*and in the ministry of the word.*


 *e. 6:5-6 THE CHOICE OF THE MULTITUDE OF DISCIPLES*

kai *E*re-sen [700] ho LOgos eN*O*pi-on panTOS tou PL*E*thous:

*And the saying pleased the whole :multitude:*
 kai e-xeLExan-to [1586] STEpha-non, ANdra PL*E*r*e* PIste-*o*s [4102] kai
PNEUma-tos HaGIou,

*and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and the Holy Spirit,*

kai PHIlip-pon, kai PROcho-ron, kai NiKAno-ra, kai TIm*o*-na,

*and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon,*

kai Par-meNAN, kai NiKOla-on proS*E*lu-ton [4339] An-ti-oCHEa;

*and Parmenas, and Nicolaos an Antioch proselyte;*

hous Est*e*-san [2476] eN*O*pi-on t*o*n a-poSTOl*o*n:

*6 whom they set before the apostles:*

kai pro-seuXAme-noi [4336], ePEth*e*-kan [2007] auTOIS tas CHEIras [5495].

*and when they had prayed, they laid their hands upon them.*


 *B. 6:7 RESULTS FROM APPOINTMENT OF DEACONS*

Kai ho LOgos tou TheOU *E*Uxa-nen [837]; kai

*And the word of :God increased; and the number*

e-pl*e*THUne-to [4129] ho a-rithMOS [706] t*o*n ma-th*e*T*O*N en 'Ie-rou-saL
*E*M SPHOdra [2970];

*of the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly;*

poLUS te OCHlos t*o*n hi-eRE*o*n huP*E*kou-on [5219] t*e* PIstei.

*and a great crowd of the priests were obedient to the faith.*



 *NOTE**: *It is interesting to see that it took but 7 men as deacons to
serve the entire city church of Jerusalem, probably numbering at least 300
local churches meeting in homes. 8000 men plus wives and children were now
present here.


 I served as associate pastor in a local Baptist Church of some 500 members.
We had 24 deacons and deaconesses, 7 trustees, 7 elders, 20 committee
chairmen with their committee members, and a Christian School with staff and
teachers. It started nearly 2000 years ago much simpler.


 Stephen and Philip didn't last as deacons too long, but both moved into the
field of evangelists.


 By freeing the apostles for prayer and ministry of the word, the Kingdom of
God exploded. The Holy

Spirit is still available today through the spiritual Urim and Thummim, to
give wisdom to the 21st Century churches in guidance of simplicity. J.A.W.














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