Sunday, September 14, 2025 BIG IDEA: Lessons From Growing Pains Acts 6:1-7 Church Ministry Facts Where There Is , There Is Where There Is , There Are Where There Are , There Are Where There Are , There Is Greater … and On & On and On & On and… Lessons From Growing Pains 1. Expect (Acts 6:1) Satan’s Schemes Against The Church was not successful was not successful is Satan’s next cunning ploy Pastors/Elders must not become suffocated out of the & 2. Organization Can Further The (Acts 6:2) Jethro’s counsel to Moses (Exodus 18:13-26) We are not to for Organization’s sake We must Organize so that the & can be 3. Because Change Is , We Must Be (Acts 6:3) Churches must and over time We must adapt to changes in We must except and utilize new We must look and listen to upcoming 4. People Should Not Be Put Into They Are Not Ready For (Acts 6:3) The Apostles were looking for those Men of good Men full of the Men full of Paul would later codify the qualifications for the of Deacon (1 Timothy 3:8-12) 5. There Are Different In The Body Of Christ (Acts 6:3-4) Different roles are not to create a Jesus taught the Apostles that to be , they must become the of all Various are to meet various 6. Great Things Can Be When We Work (Acts 6:7) Had the Deacons not the Apostles would have been When everyone does their part, the ministry of the is most effective God brings growth and we face more ! Conclusion: !