Watchout For WOLVES: Keys To Discerning Authentic Ministries & Evaluating Doctrinal Trends

To make a name for myself?

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To be great in man’s eyes?

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To have a following?

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To please or impress men?

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To be in the limelight?

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• To have position and power over the lives of people?

If we are in ministry for any of these wrong reasons, Satan already has a foothold in us with which to work.

5. Do I want to sit and be served or am I here to serve?

6. Am I in the ministry to fulfill certain needs in me?

A need for acceptance?

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A need for attention?

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• A need for a sense of self-worth, value or significance?

7. Am I in the ministry for personal financial gain?

The Bible speaks a lot about the love of money being the root of all kinds of evil. It also warns leaders not to be greedy for gain. I must ask myself…

Am I a hireling?

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Can I be bought?

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• Do I treat rich people differently than poor people?

• Do I make merchandise of the people of God?

• Do I see people as a means to meet my personal desires and goals?

8. Am I in the ministry for what I can get out of it personally?

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