Deacons: What Are the Qualifications?

1 Timothy 3:8

Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for dishonest gain.

1) Deacons must be morally ____________

1 Timothy 3:9

They must hold the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.

2) Deacons are __________ men

1 Timothy 3:10

And let them also be tested first; then let them serve as deacons if they prove themselves blameless.

3) Deacons are __________ men

1 Timothy 3:11

Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded, faithful in all things.

Romans 16:1

I commend to you our sister Phoebe, a servant^[a] of the church at Cenchreae

1 Timothy 2:12

I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet.

4) Deacons have ___________ wives

1 Timothy 3:12

Let deacons each be the husband of one wife, managing their children and their own households well.

5) Deacons ____________ the family well

1 Timothy 3:13

For those who serve well as deacons gain a good standing for themselves and also great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 3:14-16

I hope to come to you soon, but I am writing these things to you so that,  if I delay, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, a pillar and buttress of the truth. Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness: He was manifested in the flesh,  vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations,    believed on in the world, taken up in glory.