HAVE THE DEACONS GONE TOO FAR
I WAS INVITED TO SPEAK AT A CHURCH AND THE BISHOP INFORMED ME TO WHEN FINISH HAVING YOUR MOMENT JUST COME STRAIGHT TO THE PULPIT,WELL AS I WAS RACING TO THE PULPIT STEMMING FROM MEDITATION ON SERMON..I WAS STOPPED BY THE DEACON WHO TOLD ME THAT HE WAS TO ESCORT ME TO THE PULPIT ,,I REPLIED OK BUT THERES NOT A MOMENT TO DISPAIR THE BISHOP IS WAITING,,HE BEGAN TELLING ME HOW MUCH HE DID NOT CARE THE DEACONS RUN THE CHURCH AND EVERYTHING MUST COME BY THEM ONLY AND THEY ARE THE EYES ,EARS ,AND MOUTH FOR THE CHURCH..ENOUGH..I PUSHED HIM AND MADE MY WAY TO THE PULPIT,,HE TRIED TO STOPPED ME AND IT GOT PHYSICAL WICH I PREVAILED AND WHEN I TOLD THE BISHOP A MEETING WAS CONDUCTED AFTER I GOT THROUGH SPEAKING,,WHEN DO THE DEACONS CONTROL THE CLERGY LEADERS???
Within these frames of reference the Deacon is looked on as a man called and equipped by God to be a servant of the Lord in the church, whose gifts and calling are recognized by the congregation through his election, testing and ordination. He is a servant entrusted with the special responsibility of the handling of the temporal affairs of the church, including the administration of temporal relief. A Deacon�s task is a spiritual task, requiring him to be filled with the Spirit and wisdom in order to discharge it (Acts 6:3). The Deacon derives his office directly from the Apostles and not from Elders (Acts 6:1-6). He is therefore not an apprentice Elder, nor is his office to be considered as a stepping-stone to the eldership. However, Because God has required that Elders be overseers of the flock, the Deacons are under their oversight and are responsible to them in the Lord (1 Peter 5:1-5). The qualifications of a Deacon are those set forth in Acts 6:3 and 1 Timothy 3:8-13. A Deacon must first be tested before serving in his office (1 Timothy 3:10). The attitude necessary to performing the office of Deacon well is that set forth by our Lord in Mark 10:42-45.
Within this framework the Deacon is expected to shoulder responsibilities within two broad categories: 1. Personal development and family relationships, and 2. Service responsibilities of his particular position. l. Personal Development and Family Relationships Objective A: A Deacon is to be a maturing disciple of Jesus Christ, so that his life, private and public, is an example and encouragement to the flock.
Goal 1: He should read God’s Word, meditate on it, pray and praise God daily.
Objective B: A Deacon is to be a faithful head of a Christian home, if married.
Goal 1: He should spend adequate time with his wife so as to combat her loneliness (Genesis 2:18). Goal 2: He should have some time daily to pray with his wife. Goal 3: He should have family devotions in the home daily. Goal 4: He should spend adequate time with his children to be example and guide to them.
Objective C: A Deacon is to develop his spiritual ability gifts for more useful service to God.
Goal 1: He should seek to understand what his spiritual gifts are. Goal 2: He should seek God’s Wisdom in their development and use.
Objective D: A Deacon is to endeavor to maintain physical health and emotional stability.
Objective E: A Deacon is to undertake civil responsibilities falling upon him in due course as a citizen.
2. Service Responsibilities of his Particular Position
Objective A: A Deacon is entrusted with special responsibility for the handling of the temporal affairs of the church, including the administration of temporal relief.
Goal 1: The Deacons should divide among themselves the responsibility for the temporal affairs of the church, including the administering of temporal relief, so that the task is shared by each according to his abilities and interests. To do so the Deacons might organize themselves according to the following guidelines:
Within these frames of reference the Deacon is looked on as a man called and equipped by God to be a servant of the Lord in the church, whose gifts and calling are recognized by the congregation through his election, testing and ordination. He is a servant entrusted with the special responsibility of the handling of the temporal affairs of the church, including the administration of temporal relief. A Deacon�s task is a spiritual task, requiring him to be filled with the Spirit and wisdom in order to discharge it (Acts 6:3). The Deacon derives his office directly from the Apostles and not from Elders (Acts 6:1-6). He is therefore not an apprentice Elder, nor is his office to be considered as a stepping-stone to the eldership. However, Because God has required that Elders be overseers of the flock, the Deacons are under their oversight and are responsible to them in the Lord (1 Peter 5:1-5). The qualifications of a Deacon are those set forth in Acts 6:3 and 1 Timothy 3:8-13. A Deacon must first be tested before serving in his office (1 Timothy 3:10). The attitude necessary to performing the office of Deacon well is that set forth by our Lord in Mark 10:42-45.
Within this framework the Deacon is expected to shoulder responsibilities within two broad categories: 1. Personal development and family relationships, and 2. Service responsibilities of his particular position. l. Personal Development and Family Relationships Objective A: A Deacon is to be a maturing disciple of Jesus Christ, so that his life, private and public, is an example and encouragement to the flock.
Goal 1: He should read God’s Word, meditate on it, pray and praise God daily.
Objective B: A Deacon is to be a faithful head of a Christian home, if married.
Goal 1: He should spend adequate time with his wife so as to combat her loneliness (Genesis 2:18). Goal 2: He should have some time daily to pray with his wife. Goal 3: He should have family devotions in the home daily. Goal 4: He should spend adequate time with his children to be example and guide to them.
Objective C: A Deacon is to develop his spiritual ability gifts for more useful service to God.
Goal 1: He should seek to understand what his spiritual gifts are. Goal 2: He should seek God’s Wisdom in their development and use.
Objective D: A Deacon is to endeavor to maintain physical health and emotional stability.
Objective E: A Deacon is to undertake civil responsibilities falling upon him in due course as a citizen.
2. Service Responsibilities of his Particular Position
Objective A: A Deacon is entrusted with special responsibility for the handling of the temporal affairs of the church, including the administration of temporal relief.
Goal 1: The Deacons should divide among themselves the responsibility for the temporal affairs of the church, including the administering of temporal relief, so that the task is shared by each according to his abilities and interests. To do so the Deacons might organize themselves according to the following guidelines:
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Comment by Eric Hancock on May 11, 2009 at 11:30am
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Hahahaha
I don't know what kind of work your in ,,But your in the wrong field!!Your a Christian comedian
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I would put in a good word,,But according to the deacon board,,I am not allowed to give my Opinion...ROFL
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AMEN
I hear ya Rev..LOL
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Once there trial date is up and they past all the church protocal and then they shall be allowed to operate WHILE being watched
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Todah
And such great wisdom,,I know in my heart that the Deacon that was trainned and scrutized before he was ordained..peope haft to get back to what Yah want and that is ORDER!!! That is what is killing the people as well as not being taught real doctrine about Yaweh's expectations of the ministry..
Thanks for your input ALWAYS Educational
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thats three do I hear FOUR??
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Comment by T.L. Hawkins on May 8, 2009 at 5:13pm
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GOD IS AWESOME! Hmmmm...I have an idea now.
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GOD is awsome,,I called my mother and she confirmed that Elder and I are FIRST COUSIN
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I want to find some Masons now,,LOL,,
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,,well we love you all as well,,LOL,,it took this web page to locate unknown family member,,the ministry is well connected through out our family,,so we're pretty much born into ministry..My Cousin on my father side named Pastor Ted Mason his great uncle was
The Church of God in Christ was formed in 1897 by a group of disfellowshipped Baptists, most notably Charles Price Jones (1865-1949) and Charles Harrison Mason (1866-1961).
In 1906, Mason, Jeter and D.J. Young were appointed as a committee by Jones to investigate reports of a revival in Los Angeles, conducted by the itinerant preacher, William J. Seymour. Mason's visit to what was known as the Azusa Street Revival changed the direction of the newly formed Holiness church. Upon his return to Tennessee from the Azusa Street Revival, Mason began preaching and teaching the Pentecostal Holiness message
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