The Appointment Of The First Seven Deacons

Acts 6:3

• Seven

Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

Acts 6:1

• Hebrew
• Congregations
• Poor

And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration.

1 Timothy 3:8

Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

Acts 14:23

• Fasting

And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.