Thematic Bible: Deacon


Thematic Bible



and sent Timothy our brother and minister of God, and our labour fellow in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you over your faith, Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofEdification, Examples OfServants Of The LordEncouraging DoubtersSpecific Cases Of StrengtheningThose Who Had FaithFellow WorkersEncouragementSpreading The Gospel


What is Paul? What thing is Apollos? Only ministers are they, by whom ye believed: even as the Lord gave every man grace. Verse ConceptsEncouraging Faith In ChristOpportunity



Likewise must the deacons be honest, not double tongued, not given unto much drinking, neither unto filthy lucre: but having the mystery of the faith in pure conscience. And let them first be proved, and then let them minister, if they be found faultless. read more.
Even so must their wives be honest, not evil speakers: but sober, and faithful in all things. Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife and such as rule their children well, and their own households. For they that minister well, get themselves good degree, and great liberty in the faith, which is in Christ Jesus.

In those days, as the number of the disciples grew, there arose a grudge among the Greeks against the Hebrews, because their widows were despised in the daily ministration. Then the twelve called the multitude of the disciples together and said, "It is not meet that we should leave the word of God and serve at the tables. Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, and full of the holy ghost and wisdom, which we may appoint to this needful business: read more.
but we will give ourselves continually to prayer, and to the ministration of the word." And the saying pleased the whole multitude well. And they chose Stephen, a man full of faith, and of the holy ghost, and Philip, and Prochorus, and Nicanor, and Timon, and Parmenas, and Nicholas, a convert of Antioch, which they set before the apostles, and they prayed and laid their hands on them.