Assertion: deacon | /r/HasProperty | servant
Facets:
value: to their bishop
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: at the table of the poor
type: LOCATION
value: in the church
type: LOCATION
value: so the deacon
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Our "deacons" (servants) clean the church, do the yard work, cut the grass, do maintenance on the building, and work at handling the church's books, finances, clerical duties and other tasks.
text: He is a watchman, messenger, and steward of the Lord,--not so the Deacon.
text: The ancient tradition appears to indicate that it was because the deacon was the servant at the table of the poor that he had his distinctive liturgical roles in gathering the gifts and distributing communion at the Table of the Lord.
text: Although they are "servants" and their ministry is a ministry of service, the fact that they have been chosen demonstrates they are respected by the brethren.
text: We all serve, but Deacons are The Servants.
text: He is a servant entrusted with the special responsibility of the handling of the temporal affairs of the church, including the administration of temporal relief
text: We know that deacons are servants in the church, but exactly what are they supposed do?
text: Deacons were even considered to be servants and personal attendants to their bishop.
text: Note, deacons (servants) are not included.
text: And deacons are servants: their very name means servant, and their precursors in Acts 6 were chosen to handle the practical needs of the church.
text: Deacons are the "servants" or "caregivers" of the congregation.