Office of deacon
242Baptism and Rebirth
6 Jul 2026
28:29¶ 108
“It’s interesting if you think about this last chapter, in Jesus’ mission to the church before his ascension, Philip ends up in some way…”
28:57¶ 109
“The apostles will follow. They do come to Samaria and they legitimize or kind of give their yes to that. Then obviously Peter is…”
28:06¶ 106
“Later on in the book of Acts when Paul is coming to Jerusalem, he and his friends stop at Caesarea and they meet Philip…”
241Stephen the Martyr and Simon the Sorcerer
30 Mar 2026
13:32¶ 51
“Wait, deacons preaching? Apparently. You got a problem with that? Take it up with Luke. Of course these were extraordinary circumstances, but he is…”
13:44¶ 52
“We just had Stephen also doing similar things in Jerusalem, and the apostles were right there, so it seems there was still some teaching…”
14:10¶ 55
“No, he’s evangelizing. In fact, he’s later called Philip the Evangelist. Maybe he got promoted. Maybe he got special dispensation. We’re not told and…”
239The Power of the Spirit and the Role of Deacons
2 Mar 2026
41:17¶ 151
“These men are not called deacons here, but the assumption generally of the church has been that this is the beginning of the office…”
44:33¶ 162
“Here’s something my wife was mentioning earlier. Too often in American churches I think we have the idea of deacons as sort of the…”
45:35¶ 168
“Over the years, particularly the 20th century, the church has done things like generate church secretaries, and again there’s nothing wrong with church secretaries.…”
171Tithing
7 Aug 2023
41:32¶ 131
“Actually though, that’s not too inaccurate. There’s a very real sense in which the Spirit works through these practical means. There is the office…”
42:35¶ 132
“Last year we lost power during a summer thunderstorm. Actually, a lot of the city lost power, but we lost all the food in…”
43:26¶ 133
“Like you said, sometimes you tighten the belt a bit more in order to be able to tithe, and things work out in a…”
22The Sociology of Dominion
31 May 2020
43:17¶ 166
“And also to draw to the other office, which is that of the diaconate. Their job as a member of the church leadership is…”
43:43¶ 167
“The diaconate has these stewardly roles over the physical needs of their congregation, and it is a more obviously service-oriented task, one that is…”