Sympathy
Our love through Christian sympathy is extended to
… Diane Wright on the passing of her husband, Victor Wright, on March 5.
… Family and friends on the passing of David (Bill) Pischel, on March 12.
Deacon Recommendations: Qualifications/Expectations
- Choose persons who meet the biblical qualifications set forth primarily in Acts 6:1-7 and I Timothy 3:8-13.
- A man of honest (good) report (Acts 6:3).
- Full of the Holy Spirit (Acts 6:3).
- Full of wisdom (Acts 6:3).
- Full of faith (Acts 6:5).
- Grave (I Timothy 3:8); reverence for spiritual matters.
- Not double-tongued (I Timothy 3:8).
- Not given to much wine (I Timothy 3:8).
- Not greedy of filthy lucre (I Timothy 3:8).
- A holder of the faith (I Timothy 3:9).
- Tested and proved (I Timothy 3:10).
- Blameless (I Timothy 3:10).
- Christian family life (I Timothy 3:11-12).
- Husband of one wife (I Timothy 3:11-12).
- Ruling their children and their own houses well (I Timothy 3:12).
- Bold in the faith (I Timothy 3:13).
- Choose persons who can serve well.
(Full recommendation forms can be found in the Connection Center and can be turned in to a Deacon, church staff, or church office.)