Originally Posted by John_C
Deed ministry is wrapped up in what is meant in Scripture with the use of the wording, 'word or deed' or 'word and deed'. What all does deed entail, especially in the outreach of the church. Word ministry is described by reading the Bible, preaching, teaching, bible studies, etc. However, I am unsure of what I am hearing when speaking of deed ministry. There seems to be a hint of it as getting out into the community and providing help and aid by meeting people's physical and emotional needs primarily.
I am more than uneasy with this bifurcation of bringing the Word of God to people and dealing with physical and emotional needs. The Church's ministry is always to be BOTH without separation. For example:

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James 2:14-16 (ASV) "What doth it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but have not works? can that faith save him? If a brother or sister be naked and in lack of daily food, and one of you say unto them, Go in peace, be ye warmed and filled; and yet ye give them not the things needful to the body; what doth it profit?"
And the opposite is likewise true... what good is it if you clothe those who are naked or feed the hungry and speak not of that person's need of being reconcilded to God? One can dedicate their life to feeding the hungry, clothing the poor, etc., but if he remains silent as to one's need of Christ and the forgiveness of sins, what ultimate benefit shall the one whose immediate physical and/or emotional needs is met have when he stands before God at the judgment?

We must meet the needs (NOT Maslow's 'Hierarchy of Needs') of the WHOLE man.

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