Life Calling Chapter 10- Spiritual Strengths Quiz Flashcards
(VOCAB) “of or pertaining to a Supreme Being/Power in the universe”…?✅
Divine
(VOCAB) “an acquired behavior pattern, practice, or custom regularly followed until it has become almost
involuntary”…?✅
Habit
(VOCAB) “permanent and inseparable element, quality,
characteristic, or attribute that exists within a person,
usually from birth”…?✅
Intrinsic
(VOCAB) “force that arouses a person to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior”…?✅
Motivation
(VOCAB) “of or pertaining to the aspect of human existence that is apart and distinguished from the physical nature”…?✅
Spiritual
(VOCAB) “the capacity of our lives that enables us to discern and respond in service to the mysterious inner leading of God”…?✅
Spiritual Strengths
(VOCAB) “beyond ordinary or common experience, thought, or belief; existing above and independent of the ordinary range of perception in the material universe and the space-time continuum”…?✅
Transcendental
(VOCAB) “thriving state or condition of existence characterized by health, happiness, prosperity, and contentment”…?✅
Well-being
What is the greatest domain of the strengths?✅
Spiritual
the spiritual domain functions outside the_________, it often makes it easier to allow God’s influence to occur in this domain.✅
Natural realm
What are the two primary areas of spiritual interaction of spiritual strengths?✅
Discerning and Responding
What does “discernment” focus more on?✅
the receptive interaction where we listen and gain direction for our lives.
What does “responding” focus more on?✅
the active part of the spiritual domain where we carry out the directions we have gained through discernment.
What happens when we neglect our spiritual wellness?✅
often all other areas of our life begin to encounter problems, and we feel like we have no spiritual direction.
What are the 8 important spiritual disciplines we can develop that will increase our spiritual strength and help us gain clearer spiritual discernment? (LIST)✅
- Solitude
- Simplicity
- Bible study
- Prayer
- Confession
- Fellowship
- Worship
- Service
What is meditational solitude?✅
When you spend time by yourself so that you can listen to
God’s voice in your spirit.
What is simplicity?✅
When you reduce the distractions in your life that keep you from hearing God.
What is Bible study?✅
Reading passages in the Bible and seek to understand them and then apply the principles learned to your life.
What is prayer?✅
Dialogue with God about both God’s concerns and yours.
What is confession?✅
Admitting it to other people and to God when you have done something wrong to them and seek forgiveness.
What is fellowship?✅
Joining with other people in small groups and in large gatherings to pursue spiritual growth.
What is worship?✅
Offering reverent honor and homage to God.
What is service?✅
Developing a decided pattern of engaging with others to solve problems or needs encountered by these others.
Failure to develop spiritual disciplines will result in what..?✅
will make it almost impossible to hear God’s voice calling us.
What is the source of power that can lead us to flourish?.
having a mind-set of loving
the true foundation of servanthood.
What are the 8 spiritual qualities that Paul mentioned? (LIST)✅
- faith
- goodness
- knowledge
- self-control
- perseverance
- godliness
- kindness
- love
What are the fruits of the spirit?
love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
What is the spiritual fruit response process? (LIST)✅
- drawn
- invite
- live
- walk
- fruit
What makes the element of the fruits different from any of the other gifts?✅
Unlike spiritual gifts, where different gifts are given to different people, the nine elements of spiritual fruit are all present in all people who freely allow spiritual power to work in their lives.
What are the three levels where the supernatural interactions take place? (LIST)✅
- phenomenal
- informatinal
- giftedness
What is the phenomenal level?✅
This level would involve miraculous events that guide or enable our path with no rational explanation.
What is the informational level?✅
Here we receive thoughts and impressions that clearly
do not come from our own mind, but provide us with crucial guidance.
What is the giftedness level?
At this level unique spiritual forces are
placed in our lives as part of God’s calling.
What are spiritual gifts?✅
gifts that have been thought to be capacities that are freely given by God to individuals, and because of this, they cannot be earned or merited.
What is the purpose of spiritual gifts?
to build up God’s work among his followers.
***KNOW Table 10.1 // Spiritual Gifts
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What four things do we learn from Paul about spiritual gifts? (LIST)
- They operate in the spiritual domain of our lives as gifts
brought into that domain by God. - The primary (and possibly only) context of spiritual gifts in our lives is service to others.
- The power that operates spiritual gifts is directly from God.
- Spiritual gifts occur in all people at some level of God’s empowerment.
The Romans letter lists seven gifts that are tied to the Greek word that means “gift of grace”, what does this apply?✅
This implies that these different gifts come into our
lives according to the grace given to us by God, not by our own doing.
How many lists does the Corinthians letters contain?✅
2
What does the first list of the Corinthians outline?✅
The first list outlines nine gifts as manifestations, or expressions, of God’s Spirit in our lives.
What does the second list of the Corinthians outline?✅
The second Corinthians list identifies eight gifts as appointments by God of service to the church.
What does Paul speak about in the Ephesians letter?✅
Paul again speaks of spiritual gifts, specifically
mentioning five as given to some that they might prepare God’s people for service.
What can we learn from spiritual gifts that we can apply to our search for a Life Calling?
- they are very important elements in the dimension of our spiritual strengths that help to prepare us to carry out a distinct Life Calling.
- each find particular roles in our Life Calling that better suit us than other roles.
- Finally, our Life Calling will best be discovered in the larger context of service to others rather than a career search.
What are the steps 7 intrinsic motivations?✅
- Proclaiming
- Helping
- Teaching
- Exhorting
- Giving
- Managing
- Comforting
‘Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit. Flesh gives
birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit’”… What is this verse?✅
John 3:5-6
‘There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death”… What verse is this?✅
Proverbs 12:14
But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well”… What verse is this?✅
Matthew 6:33
“Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; those who seek find; and to those who knock, the door will be opened.”.. What verse is this?
Matthew 7:7-8
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path”… What verse is this?
PSALM 119:105
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