What is a deacon?

1. The word deacon or the greek word and its verb form is found in the Bible in 54 verses.

2. The word means and is translated servant, serve, deacon, or minister

3. It means to wait on, as in waiting on guests. A waiter or waitress

4. It is speaking of supplying food, meeting needs

5. Let’s do a study of the word and each explain how this relates to our ministry as deacons and pastors. Who is the person, how does this apply to me, how does it apply to how I serve in our church

6. Matthew 4:11 ministered

7. Matthew 8:15 ministered

8. Matthew 20:26 minister

9. Matthew 20:28

10. Matthew 22:13 servants

11. Matthew 23:11 servant

12. Matthew 25:44 minister

13. Matthew 27:55 ministering

14. Mark 1:13 ministered

15. Mark 1:31 ministered

16. Mark 9:35 servant

17. Mark 10:43 minister

18. Mark 10:45 ministered

19. Mark 15:41 ministered

20. Luke 4:39 ministered

21. Luke 8:3 ministered

22. Luke 10:40 serve

23. Luke 12:37 serve

24. Luke 17:8 serve

25. Luke 22:26-27 serve

26. John 2:5 servants

27. John 2:9 servants

28. John 12:2 serve

29. John 12:26 servant

30. Acts 6:2 serve

31. Acts 19:22 minister

32. Romans 13:4 minister

33. Romans 15:8 minister

34. Romans 15:25 minister

35. Romans 16:1 minister

36. I Corinthians 3:5-6 ministers

37. II Corinthians 3:3 minister

38. II Corinthians 6:4 ministers

39. II Corinthians 8:19-20 administered

40. II Corinthians 11:15 ministers

41. II Corinthians 11:23 ministers

42. Galatians 2:17 minister

43. Ephesians 3:7 minister

44. Philippians 1:1 deacons

45. Colossians 1:7 minister

46. Colossians 1:23 minister

47. Colossians 1:25 minister

48. Colossians 4:7 minister

49. I Thessalonians 3:2 minister

50. I Timothy 3:8 deacons

51. I Timothy 3:10 deacon

52. I Timothy 3:12 deacons

53. I Timothy 3:13 both the word used and deacon

54. I Timothy 4:6 minister

55. II Timothy 1:18 minister

56. Philemon 13 minister

57. Hebrews 6:10 minister

58. I Peter 1:12 Minister

59. I Peter 4:10-11 minister

60. What ministries should we have in mind based on this word

61. Hospitals?

62. New people?

63. Hurting people?

64. Soul winning?

65. Widows?

66. Taking care of the membership

67. Entertaining

68. What deacons are not

69. Directors but servants

70. Representative government

71. Administrator but facilitator

72. Inspector

73. Controller

74. We believe that there are two offices in the church Philippians 1:1

75. Pastors

76. Deacons

77. Before being considered a deacon he should display the characteristics of a servant

78. Is he serving

79. Is he helping

80. Is he encouraging

81. Is he willing to do all the menial tasks that need to be done

82. Not looking to have power or prestige

83. God’s church should be operated in a completely Biblical manner. We must be careful to all be serving each other and not using incorrect influence