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Part Thirteen

Part Thirteen. Acts 6:1-7. Acts 6:1. Now at this time while the disciples were increas-ing in number, a com-plaint arose on the part of the Hellenistic Jews against the native. Acts 6:1. Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food. Acts 6:2.

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Part Thirteen

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  1. Part Thirteen Acts 6:1-7

  2. Acts 6:1 Now at this time while the disciples were increas-ing in number, a com-plaint arose on the part of the Hellenistic Jews against the native

  3. Acts 6:1 Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food.

  4. Acts 6:2 And the twelve summoned the congregation of the disciples and said, “It is not desirable for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables.

  5. Acts 6:3 But select from among you, brethren, seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task.

  6. Acts 6:4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.”

  7. Acts 6:5 And the statement found approval with the whole congregation; and they chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit, and Philip,

  8. Acts 6:5 Prochorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas and Nicolas, a proselyte from Antioch.

  9. Acts 6:6 And these they brought before the apostles; and after praying, they laid their hands on them.

  10. Acts 6:7 And the word of God kept on spreading; and the number of the disciples continued to increase greatly in Jerusalem, and a great many of the

  11. Acts 6:7 priests were becoming obedient to the faith.

  12. The church’s explosive growth had brought with it the need for further organization.

  13. How should the church be organized?

  14. In Acts 6, the church faced a serious organizational crisis.

  15. To eliminate a potentially divisive problem required strategic organization.

  16. Can a church be too loose in its structure and organization?

  17. Can a church be over organized?

  18. What does God’s Word say about it?

  19. Four specific things stand out to me in this passage:

  20. Organization • The Reason • The Requirements • The Roster • The Result

  21. The Reason

  22. Acts 6:1 Now at this time while the disciples were increas-ing in number, a com-plaint arose on the part of the Hellenistic Jews against the native

  23. Acts 6:1 Hebrews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily serving of food.

  24. Acts 6:2 And the twelve summoned the congregation of the disciples and said, “It is not desirable for us to neglect the word of God in order to serve tables.

  25. Acts 6:4 But we will devote ourselves to prayer, and to the ministry of the word.”

  26. At this time the church has grown to over 5,000 men.

  27. If we add women and children to that number we get closer to 20,000.

  28. They had saturated Jerusalem with the gospel message.

  29. They had recently begun to reach out to the surrounding area as well.

  30. They were poised to evangelize Samaria and the Gentile world.

  31. To do that successfully would require further planning and structure.

  32. Is anybody surprised that a complaint arose among the body of Christ?

  33. In every congregation, somebody’s needs are being overlooked.

  34. Satan had already tried to attack the church through persecution and that didn’t work.

  35. He tried to attack the church through corruption and that didn’t work.

  36. Now he’s trying to attack the church with dissention.

  37. If only the church today fully understood these same things.

  38. We should never give the devil any room to work within the Lord’s called out assembly.

  39. The Hellenistic Jews were those who had been scattered.

  40. Many of them were in town because of the feast and decided to stick around because of the Spirit.

  41. They were considered by many Jews as less than and it’s no shocker that they were treated differently.

  42. This matter came before the twelve for some resolution.

  43. Though they recognized it as important, they knew somebody else should be taking care of it.

  44. They needed to remain focused on prayer and teaching the Word of God.

  45. Organization • The Reason • The Requirements • The Roster • The Result

  46. The Requirements

  47. Acts 6:3 But select from among you, brethren, seven men of good reputation, full of the Spirit and ofwisdom, whom we may put in charge of this task.

  48. They needed some trustworthy men to be in charge of finances, food distribution and making sure people’s basic needs were met.

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