Somebody has to serve the tables
- The first deacons were chosen to handle a complaint, not a program.
- Ordinary service keeps the church from splitting.
Sunday, July 26, 2026
A Dirty Job
The work of the church is not always glamorous, but it is always holy.
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Scripture
Acts 6:8
Preached by
Rev. Cosby Eskridge
Delivered
Sunday, July 26, 2026
Sermon Notes
Full of faith and power
- Stephen waited tables and worked wonders — same man, same week.
- God does not rank the work; He ranks the heart.
Transcript
Acts chapter six begins with a murmuring. The church is growing, and growth always brings friction.
The apostles do not ignore it. They say, look out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
That business was food. Bread and widows. It was, plainly said, a dirty job. And the man they picked to do it, Stephen, is the same man God used to do great wonders and miracles among the people.
So do not despise the towel and the basin. The dirty job in the house of God is holy work.