Good Ministry, Bad Ministry, You Decide...

Good Ministry: Seeking the power of the Lord and having faith in His glory to work miracles. (Mat 8:8)

Bad Ministry: Seeking to glorify the Lord but only having faith in your abilities.

Good Ministry, Bad Ministry, You Decide...

Good Ministry: Contributing to the needs of the saints and seeking to show hospitality. (Rom 12:13)

Bad Ministry: Tithing your money to 'the church' or 'the deacons' and letting them figure out what's best for the needs of the saints.

Good Ministry, Bad Ministry, You Decide...

Good Ministry: Being ready to follow the Lord wherever he may go, both into prison and to death. (Luke 22:33)

Bad Ministry: Not being honest with Jesus Christ about how serious you really are about serving him in that endeavor. (Luke 22:34)

Good Ministry, Bad Ministy, You Decide...

Good Ministry: Forsaking all of your possessions for the sake of Jesus and the Gospel. (Mark 10:29)

Bad Ministry: Forsaking all thinking that you will gain in all back personally instead of in kind from those you meet on the way. (Mark 10:30)

Good Ministry, Bad Ministry, You Decide...

Good Ministry: Walking with confidence in the Son of God, the light of the world without fear of the world because Christ has overcome the world, and seeking to do the will of God, proclaiming liberty to the captives. (John 11:9)

Bad Ministry: Seeking to live according to the power of the flesh, refraining from being seen in the light because the light exposes your true deeds, and walking without the light of Christ in you. (John 11:10)

Good Ministry, Bad Ministy, You Decide...

Good Ministry: Enrolling widows that qualify, have faithfully served the saints, cared for the afflicted, and devoted themselves to every good work into support of the church. (1Ti 5:9-10)

Bad Ministry: Not helping a sister who is struggling in the assembly because she does not qualify for the 'widows' roll. (2Co 8:12-15)

Good Ministry, Bad Ministry, You Decide...

Good Ministry: Partaking of the table of the Lord, eating and drinking with the brethren, waiting for those who have not yet come, and seeing to the needs of others with whom you partake. (1 Cor 10:21, 1 Cor 11:20-22, 1 Cor 11:33)

Bad Ministry: Partaking of the table of Demons, forsaking your brethren, and eating and drinking all that you can before anyone else partakes of that which you have brought for them. (1 Cor 10:20-21, 1 Cor 11:18-22, 1 Cor 11:33)

Good Ministry, Bad Ministry, You Decide...

Good Ministry - Praying that those who receive the word of God might receive the Holy Spirit (Acts 8:14-15)

Bad Ministry - Seeking to purchase or work for the power of the Holy Spirit for self gain and prestige (Acts 8:19-22)

Good Ministry, Bad Ministry, You Decide...

Good Ministry - Meeting frequently with the saints to become equipped and strengthened in the Word of God so that you might go to your job, school, or family and proclaim the redemptive work of Christ and the Kingdom of God. (Heb 5:12-13, 2Ti 2:15)

Bad Ministry - Having a church sign committee meeting to come up with a new "catchy slogan" that will draw people into the service next Sunday for the pastor to evangelize. (Rom 10:14)

Good Ministry, Bad Ministry, You Decide...

Good Ministry - Proclaiming the glorious truth of salvation in Christ alone with an unsaved friend, sharing your wonderful testimony, then inviting them over for dinner and Bible study.

Bad Ministry - Not bridling your tongue when you speak of them to others while you air their dirty laundry in the prayer meeting when you have not even went to the prayer closet for them yourself.

(James 1:26)

Good Ministry, Bad Ministry, You Decide...

Good Ministry - Praying and fasting before going out to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Bad Ministry - Track bombing a buffet after gorging on a mountain of food, leaving a meager tip, and then asking folks if you can take pictures of them holding their tracts for your blog.