Qualifications for Deacons

Jesus' resurrection and glorification guarantees ours.

Propitiation is the King satisfying His righteous anger by extending holy love to His children.

Included verses from Romans 5:1-12, 18; Philippians 2:8; Isiah 61:10, etc.

Our faith is dependent on understanding the person of Jesus Christ.

Citizens of heaven emulate the humility of our king by giving up our rights, so we may not be a hurdle to the gospel.

Effective faith has Christ as its object and prays for specific kingdom advancement.

The more we behold His glory and understand His suffering, the more faithful we will be as we follow Him.

Finding your life means losing it for Christ.

Recognizing our King requires a response.

Beware of sign seeking and false teaching, but be aware of sound doctrine and righteous instruction.

As Jesus came to seek and save the outcast and outsider, so we should pursue the same with the life-saving gospel.

Who you worship shows in what you obey and the expression of your heart.

Faith in the midst of fear is not based on our circumstances or ability, but on His majesty.

Our King is compassionate, caring for our needs, and expects us to reflect the same with others.

Unbelievers fear man, but citizens of the kingdom fear only God.

Those who reject the gospel often use offense as an excuse rather than deal with the truth.

Understanding the Kingdom of heaven comforts believers and equips them to better participate in its advancement.

Jesus taught in parables to reveal and conceal the secrets of the kingdom.

Christians are those in whom the seed has born fruit, and who in turn spread the seed.

A believer will consistently choose a relationship with Christ over all others, including his own family.

A person's spiritual estate will show itself in their attitude toward Christ.

Out of the heart the mouth speaks and reflects the kingdom to which we belong.

As chosen servants who emulate our Servant King, we set aside our rights to show Great Commission Compassion to others.

Those who claim to love God will show compassion to others, as He has shown compassion to us.

Jesus Christ bids us to come to Him as the only way and find rest.

The Messiah will return as judge, and the unrepentant with greater light will incur greater death.

A believer's doubt is removed when we trust what the Word says about Jesus, rather than our own expectations of Him.

True disciples of Jesus glorify God by using their resources and abilities to offer His grace to others.

The life of a disciple mirrors his Master in the way he is received and the way he responds.

The Word takes priority in the life of believers.

The compassion of Christ is ever present, and the gift of faith allows us to see it.

Jesus exercises His authority over death and despair through faith.

Fasting is essential when the king is away, but not when we are with Him.

The King's mission was to seek and save the lost.

Our King's deity is demonstrated in His authority to forgive sins.

Believers find comfort in the King's return.

Believers empowered by the Spirit proclaim the name of Jesus as the only means of salvation.