1. Phil.4:4 Eph.1:22-23 1 Pet.5:1-4 Rom.12:4 Eph.4:11-16 “Deacon” = diakonos = “waiter; servant; attendant; minister” Romans 15:8 Romans 16:1 John 12:16 Heb.6:10 Phil.1:1 Acts 20:28 Acts 6:1-7 Acts 11:26

2. “Deacon” = diakonos = “waiter; servant; attendant; minister” Romans 15:8 Romans 16:1 John 12:16 Heb.6:10 Phil.1:1 Acts 20:28 Acts 6:1-7 Acts 11:26 1 Timothy 3:8-13 Negative Qualifications Deacons are not to be “double-tongued” Deacons are not to be “given to much wine” Deacons are not to be “greedy for money”

3. 1 Timothy 3:8-13 Positive Qualifications Deacons must be “reverent” Deacons must hold “the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience” Deacons must be “the husbands of one wife” Deacons must “rule their children and their houses well”

4. The wives of elders and deacons Their wives must be “reverent” Their wives must not be “slanderers” Their wives must be “temperate” Their wives must be “faithful in all things”

5. To Become A Christian: Believe in Jesus as God’s Son (John 8:24) Turn from your sins (Acts 17:30-31) Confess your faith in Christ (Matt.10:32-33) Be baptized for the remission of sins (Acts 2:38) Live a faithful Christian life (1 Cor.15:58) To Be Restored To Salvation: Turn from your sins (Acts 8:22) Confess your sins to God and pray for for- giveness (1 John 1:9; Acts 8:22)

8. To Become A Christian: Believe in Jesus as God’s Son (John 8:24) Turn from your sins (Acts 17:30-31) Confess your faith in Christ (Matt.10:32-33) Be baptized for the remission of sins (Acts 2:38) Live a faithful Christian life (1 Cor.15:58) To Be Restored To Salvation: Turn from your sins (Acts 8:22) Confess your sins to God and pray for forgiveness (1 John 1:9; Acts 8:22)