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Rev. Kuiper is pastor of the Protestant Reformed Church of Byron Center, Michigan. Because deacons serve as official representatives of Jesus Christ to His church, God requires His church to choose qualified men for that office. We have already noted that they must be men, and that they must be bel
Boldness refers to a particular characteristic of faith It refers to that characteristic according to which the man is unafraid and not timid, but willing to stand before God and man, confessing Christ, teaching Christ, admonishing in the name of Christ, encouraging in the name of Christ. The de
The deacon is working, he's using his office functioning in that office and working faithfully. Now, what is the office of the deacon? Three things briefly this morning. First of all, we ought to note that the office of a deacon is exactly that. It's an office. It is an official position in the
They serve Jesus Christ. The form for the ordination of elders and deacons, which I'm sure you read recently as we did in Peace Church, exhorts the congregation to recognize that the men and those offices are placed over the congregation The congregation must submit to those men. While that is t
The deacons must not send a steady flow of money into the funds of people who are very foolish with their spending and who refuse to work, who are lazy and slothful. That's one danger that the deacons must avoid. But the other danger is, the deacons must not either be misers, must not be stingy
The second part of the Form for the Ordination of Elders and Deacons deals with the office of the deacon. This Form is rather brief, dealing with just two matters. First of all the origin and institution of the office is recorded, and this is followed by a brief description of the office itself. To
First, an impoverished Christian must not be ashamed to seek the help of the deacons. They are the representatives of the merciful Christ in the congregation. They do more than distribute alms. They also give advice on good stewardship. Often good management (if a person is not already hopelessly mi
Having examined general uses of the words diakonos, diakonia, and diakoneoo, we must now see that they are used also in a specific sense to refer to the office of deacons and to the service which the church performs for the poor and needy through her diaconate. In a particular way, the office of the
If, our deacons so labor among the poor of the church they will be instruments in God's hands to open and fill the mouths and hearts of those, who were tempted to curse, with songs of praise and prayers of thanksgiving for the gift of the mercy of Him, who abundantly provides for all our needs, both
It was only partly restored to honor because the Lutheran Church dropped it entirely. But it was also only partly restored because even in the Reformed Church it never came to proper and full development. A deacon holds an office, a royal office conferred on him by Christ, in the same way as the min