Deacons

Thursday, spent the day teaching a group of 15 men the purpose of the deacon in the NT church. Took roughly 4 hours to cover (overview) of the characteristics found in 1 Timothy 3, using the illustration given in Acts 6 as well as the life of Stephen from Acts 7.
Although it was a 2.5 hour drive into the bush, I believe the Lord showed up and really did some teaching. Not sure what that means - but there just seems to be some times when the presence of God's Spirit in the teaching is overwhelming to me. One of the problems we face in the churches is the desire for everyone to have a "title". Many men are deacons simply because they want the title. On Thursday we contrasted what true Christian leadership looks like and what is expected from a 'real' deacon. If a person is to truly be a 'man of God' that person must be a 'servant of all'. It was a great time of fellowship, worship, and study --- to God be the Glory!