{"id":56353,"date":"2025-12-26T21:37:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T02:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/y2026-en\/m277\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T21:37:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T02:37:08","slug":"m277","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/y2026-en\/m277\/","title":{"rendered":"The qualification of overseers and deacons, the function of church"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong>Verses\uff1a<\/strong><a href='..\/b277'>1_Timothy 3:1 ~ 3:16<\/a><br\/>\r\n<strong>Key Verse\uff1a<\/strong>15-16. But if I delay, I write that you may know how one ought to conduct himself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and base of the truth.\r\nAnd confessedly, great is the mystery of godliness:<br\/>\r\n<strong>Topic\uff1a<\/strong>The qualification of overseers and deacons, the function of church <br\/>\r\n<strong>Emphasis\uff1a<\/strong>All buildings are constructed with the pillars and bases. The church is the pillar and base of the truth, therefore it ought to be filled with the truth, hold up the truth, and preach the truth. <br\/>\r\n<strong>Meditate\uff1a<\/strong>In today\u2019s reading we find, \u201cthe qualifications of overseers and deacons\u201d, \u201cthe Pillar and Base of the Truth\u201d, \u201cgreat is the mystery of godliness\u201d. Please find out the relations among these three.<br\/>\r\n<strong>Prayer\uff1a<\/strong>Praise You, Lord, through the preaching of the truth, that I might share the mystery of godliness; now I walk in truth, makes me also become a witness of truth. <br\/>\r\n<strong>Hymn\uff1a<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hymnal.net\/en\/hymn\/ns\/257\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The church is the house of the living God<\/a><br\/>\r\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div><p id=\"pvc_stats_56353\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"56353\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"http:\/\/daybread.org\/ciw\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p><div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Verses\uff1a1_Timothy 3:1 ~ 3:16 Key Verse\uff1a15-16. But if I delay, I write that you may know how one ought to conduct himself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and base of the truth. And confessedly, great is the mystery of godliness: Topic\uff1aThe qualification of overseers and deacons, the function of church Emphasis\uff1aAll buildings are constructed with the pillars and bases. The church is the pillar and base of the truth, therefore it ought to be filled with the truth, hold up the truth, and preach the truth. Meditate\uff1aIn today\u2019s reading we find, \u201cthe qualifications of overseers and deacons\u201d, \u201cthe Pillar and Base of the Truth\u201d, \u201cgreat is the mystery of godliness\u201d. Please find out the relations among these three. Prayer\uff1aPraise You, Lord, through the preaching of the truth, that I might share the mystery of godliness; now I walk in truth, makes me also become a witness of truth. 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