Life Group Questions

1. If you were not able to hear this week’s sermon, consider going to the church website and listening to it. What are some main ideas that you gathered from the sermon? What, if any, questions did the sermon cause for you or do you desire to have additional clarification?

2. Describe your understanding of the purpose of deacons in the church. What is the relationship between deacons and elders?

3. Do you believe a church must have deacons? Why or why not? In what way(s) might a church benefit from having deacons?

4. Read Acts 6:1-7. List at least three observations about the individuals who were chosen for service in this passage. What major principles should we take away from Luke’s account of this event? How is this passage similar to the story of Moses and his father-in-law in Exodus 18?

5. Read the qualifications of deacons as outlined in 1 Timothy 3:8-13. What stands out to you about the nature of the qualifications? Describe what the Bible means by stating that deacons must be blameless. What is significant about the word blameless?

6. What does it mean for a deacon to be “the husband of one wife?” Can a divorced man be qualified as a deacon? Why or why not? Why is it important for deacons to be committed to their wives?

7. What are some ways in which a man should be tested before he is allowed to serve as a deacon? What character traits do you consider most important for a man to possess as a deacon? Do you think women can be deacons? Explain.

by Terry Beatty /  Lead Teacher and Ministry Vision