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<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>VII.
ACTS 6:1-7 APOSTOLIC RULING TO PRESERVE INCREASE OF WORD</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><b>A.
6:1-6 REASON FOR FIRST DEACONS</b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><b>a.
6:1 A PROBLEM IN THE EARLY CHURCH</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">En
de tais h<u>e</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">MErais TAUtais,
pl</span><u>e</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">thuNONt</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">n
</span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[4129]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
t</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">n ma-th</span><u>e</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">T</span><u>O</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">N
</span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[3101]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">,</span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>Now
in those :days, the disciples multiplying,</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">eGEne-to
gog-gusMOS <font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">[1112</font> t<u>o</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">n
Hel-l</span><u>e</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">-niST</span><u>O</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">N
</span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[1675]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
pros tous E-BRAIous </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[1445]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">,</span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>a
murmuring arose of the Hellenists against the Hebrews,</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">HOti
pa-re-the-<u>o</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">ROUNto </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[3865]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
en t</span><u>e</u><span style="text-decoration: none;"> di-a-koNIa
</span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[1248]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
t</span><u>e</u><span style="text-decoration: none;"> ka-th</span><u>e</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">-me-riN</span><u>E</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">
</span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[2522]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
hai CH</span><u>E</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">rai </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[5503]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
auT</span><u>O</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">N.</span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>because
their :widows were neglected in the daily :ministration.</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><b>b.
6:2 THE APOSTLES RECOGNIZED TWO TYPES OF MINISTRY</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">pro-ska-leSAme-noi
<font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">[4341]</font> de hoi D<u>O</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">de-ka
to PL</span><u>E</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">thos </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[4128]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
t</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">n ma-th</span><u>e</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">T</span><u>O</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">N,</span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>And
the twelve called the multitude of the disciples to <i>them</i><span style="font-style: normal;">,</span></b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">EIpan,
Ouk a-reSTON <font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">[701]</font> es-tin
h<u>e</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">MAS ka-taLEIpsan-tas
</span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[2641]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
ton LOgon </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[3056]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
tou TheOU,</span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><b>and</b></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>
said, It is not pleasing </b></span><b><i>God </i><span style="font-style: normal;">that
we should forsake the word of :God,</span></b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">di-a-koNEIN
<font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">[1247]</font> traPEzais <font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">[5132]</font>.</font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><i><b>and
</b></i><span style="font-style: normal;"><b>minister to tables.</b></span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><b>c.
6:3 A WORD OF WISDOM</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">e-piSKEpsas-the
<font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">[1980]</font> de, a-delPHOI,
ANdras ex huM<u>O</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">N
mar-tu-rouMEnous </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[3140]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
hepTA,</span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>But
brethren, look out from among you seven men of good report,</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">PL<u>E</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">reis
</span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[4134]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
PNEUma-tos </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[4151]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
kai soPHIas </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[4878]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">,</span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b><span style="font-style: normal;">full
of </span><i>the</i><span style="font-style: normal;"> Spirit and
wisdom,</span></b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">hous
ka-taST<u>E</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">somen </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[2525]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
ePI t</span><u>e</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">s CHREIas
</span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[5532]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
TAUt</span><u>e</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">s.</span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>whom
we shall appoint over this :business.</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><b>d.
6:4 THE MINISTRY OF THE APOSTLES</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">h<u>e</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">MEIS
de t</span><u>e</u><span style="text-decoration: none;"> pro-seuCH</span><u>E</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">
</span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[4335],</span></font></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>But
WE will continue steadfastly in :prayer,</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">kai
t<u>e</u><span style="text-decoration: none;"> di-a-koNIa </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[1248]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
tou LOgou pro-skar-teR</span><u>E</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">so-men
</span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[4342]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">.</span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>and
in the ministry of the word.</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><b>e.
6:5-6 THE CHOICE OF THE MULTITUDE OF DISCIPLES</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">kai
<u>E</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">re-sen </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[700]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
ho LOgos eN</span><u>O</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">pi-on
panTOS tou PL</span><u>E</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">thous:</span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>And
the saying pleased the whole :multitude:</b></font></font></p>
<h1 class="western" style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center">
<font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">kai e-xeLExan-to<font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">
[1586]</font> STEpha-non, ANdra PL<u>E</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">r</span><u>e</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">
PIste-</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">s </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[4102]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
kai PNEUma-tos HaGIou,</span></font></h1>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b><span style="font-style: normal;">and
they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and </span><i>the</i><span style="font-style: normal;">
Holy Spirit,</span></b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">kai
PHIlip-pon, kai PROcho-ron, kai NiKAno-ra, kai TIm<u>o</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">-na,</span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>and
Philip, and Prochorus, and Nican<u>o</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">r</span>,
and Timon,</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">kai
Par-meNAN, kai NiKOla-on proS<u>E</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">lu-ton
</span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[4339]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
An-ti-oCHEa;</span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>and
Parmenas, and Nicolaos an Antioch proselyte;</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">hous
Est<u>e</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">-san </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[2476]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
eN</span><u>O</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">pi-on t</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">n
a-poSTOl</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">n:</span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><b><span style="font-style: normal;">6</span><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">
whom they set before the apostles:</span></font></b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">kai
pro-seuXAme-noi <font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1">[4336]</font>,
ePEth<u>e</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">-kan </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[2007]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
auTOIS tas CHEIras </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[5495]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">.</span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="center"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">and
when they had prayed, they laid the</span></font><i><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">ir</font></i><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">
hands upon them.</span></font></b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>B.
6:7 RESULTS FROM APPOINTMENT OF DEACONS</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">Kai
ho LOgos tou TheOU<span style="text-decoration: none;"> </span><u>E</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">Uxa-nen
</span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[837]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">;
kai</span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>And
the word of :God increased; and the number</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">e-pl<u>e</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">THUne-to
</span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[4129]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
ho a-rithMOS </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[706]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
t</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">n ma-th</span><u>e</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">T</span><u>O</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">N
en 'Ie-rou-saL</span><u>E</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">M
SPHOdra </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[2970]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">;</span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>of
the disciples multiplied in Jerusalem exceedingly;</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">poLUS
te OCHlos t<u>o</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">n hi-eRE</span><u>o</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">n
huP</span><u>E</u><span style="text-decoration: none;">kou-on </span><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><span style="text-decoration: none;">[5219]</span></font><span style="text-decoration: none;">
t</span><u>e</u><span style="text-decoration: none;"> PIstei.</span></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><b>and
a great crowd of the priests were obedient to the faith.</b></font></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in; font-style: normal;" align="center">
<br>
</p>
<p style="margin-top: 0.01in; margin-bottom: 0in;" align="left"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 8pt;" size="1"><u><b><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;">NOTE</span></font></b></u><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><b>:
</b></span></span></font><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">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.</span></span></span></font></font></font></p>
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<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">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.</font></font></p>
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<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">Stephen
and Philip didn't last as deacons too long, but both moved into the
field of evangelists.</font></font></p>
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<font face="Arial, sans-serif"><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2">By
freeing the apostles for prayer and ministry of the word, the Kingdom
of God exploded. The Holy </font></font>
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is still available today through the spiritual Urim and Thummim, to
give wisdom to the 21</span></span></span></font><sup><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">st</span></span></span></font></sup><font style="font-size: 11pt;" size="2"><span style="font-style: normal;"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="">
Century churches in guidance of simplicity. J.A.W.</span></span></span></font></font></font></p>
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