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This church was apparently struggling with much including lies and deception, anger and violence, thievery, slander and more. When young Timothy arrived in Ephesus sometime later, these sin patterns had not yet been broken.

Paul asserts right up front that the Law is good and has a purpose. So, let’s spend some time understanding the Law to which Paul refers and the purpose of the Law.

The title of today’s message is “Elders and Deacons (Part 2).” I taught this last Wednesday on the topic of elders from 1 Peter 5. You can access that on our church website. Today, I’m going to be teaching on deacons in the church.