| A Minister approved by God (true Ministry) | A Minister disapproved by God (ministry of the self) |
| 1. Sent by the Lord | 1. He chooses to go |
| 2. He is called to be in a position to serve the Lord | 2. He reaches there by election, selection, volunteering, competition, qualification, bribing |
| 3. Shepherd who gives his life for the sheep (John 10 ) | 3. Shepherd who feeds on the sheep (Ezekiel 34) |
| 4. Only desires to glorify God | 4. Seeks his own glory |
| 5. Work is quiet and hidden | 5. Ensures publicity and statistics for his work. |
| 6. Does not break a broken reed | 6. Condemns, threatens, characterized by an authoritative tone |
| 7. Loves and takes care of the sheep and respects them | 7. Lords it over them, demands respect, traps them emotionally, creates obligation, makes them dependant on him |
| 8.Preaches Jesus Christ as Lord and of themselves as slaves | 8. Treats others as inferior, sinful, ignorant; considers himself to be superior, a Savior and a saint. |
| 9. Characterized by godliness with contentment | 9. Treats ministry as a means of image-building and of gaining money and power |
| 10. Has no selfish agenda | 10. Seeks self-exaltation |
| 11. Faithful in every area | 11. Not faithful in all areas |
| 12. Has pure motives and is approved by God. | 12. Has impure motives – power, money and popularity. |
| 13. His ministry is God-given. | 13. His ministry is man-made. |
| 14. Is a servant of others | 14. Finds servant-hood difficult. |
| 15. Is approachable to people | 15. Is bossy and manipulates using bribes, pleas and recommendation |
| 16. Seeks no title or designation | 16. Considers designation and titles as important to his identity |
| 17. Ministry flows out as a lifestyle | 17. Considers ministry as a duty |
| 18. Does everything in love | 18. Can do without love |
| 19. Not concerned about size of ministry, unaffected by small or big | 19. Concerned about numbers, aims for ‘mega’. |
| 20. Humble | 20. Proud and arrogant |
| 21. Transformed into the image of Jesus Christ | 21. Conformed to the world |
| 22. Comes to serve | 22. Comes to be served |
| 23. from below to upward (Philippians 2:8-9) | 23. from above to downward (Is.14:12-13) |
| 24. Chooses the narrow way | 24. Sticks to the broad way |
| 25. Operates in the wisdom of God | 25. Operates by wisdom from below |
| 26. He is secure and creates unity | 26. He is insecure, breeds competition and divides the community |
| 27. Such ministers are very few in number | 27. Found in abundance |
| 28. He has accepted his death on the cross (Rom 6:11) | 28. He has not accepted his death on the cross |
| 29. Lordship of Jesus Christ is well established. | 29. Does not submit to Christ’s Lordship, continues as king himself |
| 30. Approved and accepted by the Lord (Mt 25:23) | 30. Rejected by the Lord (Mt. 7:21-23)
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