Qualified to Serve
Therefore, brethren, seek out from among you seven men of good reputation, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business (Acts 6:3) Acts 6 tells us there was a problem among the first Christians. Because they were so generous, there was money to help the widows among them who […]
The Work That Pleases God
Then the twelve summoned the multitude of the disciples and said, “It is not desirable that we should leave the word of God and serve tables…but we will give ourselves continually to prayer and to the ministry of the word.” (Acts 6:2, 4) A problem threatened to divide the young community of Christians. When one […]
Divide and Conquer
Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint against the Hebrews by the Hellenists, because their widows were neglected in the daily distribution. (Acts 6:1) To this point in the Book of Acts, Satan’s attacks against the church came in several different ways. Satan attempted many forms […]