"Order" Tagged Sermons
“The Government of the Churches of Christ” Chapters 3-4a by Thomas Goodwin
On Friday mornings at 5:30am we read through books by faithful Christians through from church history. We are currently reading through Volume 11 of Thomas Goodwin’s Works, “Of the Constitution, Right Order, and Government of the Churches of Christ.” Todays reading was from Chapters 3-4a Chapter 3: “That Christ hath, by his own institution, established order, discipline, and government of his churches, proved by several arguments.” Chapter 4a: “What power spiritual or ecclesiastical is. – Of the nature of a…
“Deacons – Shock Absorbers” 1 Timothy 3:8-13
A Topical Sermon “Deacons – Shock Absorbers” Outline: Introduction: Car analogy, and orderliness in a local church is a good thing (1 Corinthians 14:33a, 40; Colossians 2:5; Titus 1:5) (1) Deacons are people set aside in the church to serve (1 Timothy 3:8-13) (2) Deacons are task-specific servants in the church (Acts 6:1-7; cf. James 2:15-17; Galatians 6:10) (3) Deacons are qualified (Acts 6:3; 1 Timothy 3:8-13) (4) Men or Women (1 Timothy 3:11; Romans 16:1) (5) Deacons serve to an…