Life Calling Test 2 Flashcards
The leadership curriculum that states Faith expresses our value of ______
Reality
The leadership curriculum that states that Character expresses out value of _______
self
The leadership curriculum states that Service expresses our value of ________
Others
When we Love God, we are expressing the foundational value of _________
Faith
When we identify and sharpen our God given gifts we are expressing the foundational value of ____
Character
When we seek after the calling God has given to our lives we are expressing the foundational value of _______
Service
Being able to understand all that is happening in a moment is recognizing what the _________ of the moment is
Authority
Who stated at the beginning of Chapter 4 “all men are caught in an inescapable network mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny……I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
When we have an attitude of service, we ______ others around us on a spirit of ________
value; community
Service implies that our actions of character are carried out with a sense of _____________ to others
responsibility
The concept of compassionate concern teaches us that service is ________ -centered rather than _________ -centered
others; self
What is the concept known as the “fabric of society” and explain how character and service function to support it
That each of us belong to one another in the Body of Christ. Our lives have been created by God to live in service of Him( by identifying and sharpening those gifts and call) and the service of others ( by applying to needs of the age)
Having a self centered perspective towards the needs of others will result in the ______________________ that “I know how to live their lives better than they do.”
assumption and judgement
Having God- centered perspective towards the needs of others will allow you to have ___________________________ and recognize that “but by the grace of God, there go I.”
humility and empathy
Identify the verse:
What good is it , my brothers and sisters, if people claim to have faith but have no deeds? Can such a faith save them?
James 2:14
Identify the verse:
Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of Gods grace in its various forms
1 Peter 4:10
Identify the verse:
So in everything, do unto others as you would have them do unto you, for this sums up the law of the Prophets
Matthew 7:12
Biblical example/concepts:
Where in Scripture does our curriculum reference to state the following :
God created us with an intricate design in a wonderful and fearful manner that was part of his intent before we ever came into being. It follows, then, that this intricate design is directly related to our Life Calling. The greater we can live in harmony with our design , the greater will be the fulfillment of purpose in our lives.
Psalm 139
Which individual avoided the responsibility instead of engaging
Religious leader
Which individual avoided the responsibility even after first contact
Political leader
Which individual engaged in a spirit of respect, community, concern responsibility, and action despite the differences with the one in need
Good Samaritan
An exertion of energy, power, or force to accomplish a desired end a group sharing common characteristics, interests, and heritage
community
Define Action
An exertion of energy, power, or force to accomplish a desired end
A matter that engages a persons close attention, deep interest, or significant care.
Concern
Define community
A group sharing common characteristics, interests, and heritage
Being answerable or accountable for something to someone within our ability, power, or control to care for
Responsibility
Define concern
A matter that engages a persons close attention, deep interest, or significant care.
A linking relationship and association that joins, unites, and binds us
Connection
Define responsibility
Being answerable or accountable for something to someone within our ability, power, or control to care for
A feeling of appreciative, often deferential, regard and esteem
Respect
The noblest form of love carried out in life’s relationships
Servanthood
Define respect
A feeling of appreciative, often deferential, regard and esteem
Define connection
A linking relationship and association that joins, unites, and binds us
5 elements of true compassionate service
Respect Community Concern Responsibility Action
When we attempt to understand a situation from another’s perspective, we are displaying __________
Empathy
When we seek to honor, rather than demean, those we serve our goal is____________________
Mutual edification
What is the problem with the concept of “I’ll give people respect when they show me respect”?
Primarily it will then become a question of who will go first and so so no matter what another does
Explain the concept of serving others in a manner that we “don’t rob them of their dignity”
Everyone has value
When you see a need in society, God is revealing to you what you have been_______ and ______ to fill,that need
gifted; called
What are some of the reasons people may choose not to act upon the needs of society ?
- You don’t think you’re worthy
- You think everyone sees it, therefore someone else will fill the need
- You try to force your opinion on others
______ the forced act of serving another person
servitude
……and it is carried out in our ______
Body
_______ is the decided act of serving another person
Service
…….. And it is carried out in our ______
Mind
_______ is the attudinal act of serving another person
Servanthood
……. And it is carried out in our _______
Spirit
Mutual Respect : when you ____ and _____ others
love; accept
….. You are NOT_______ them
judging
Mutual trust: when you ______ and ______ from others
listen; learn
……you are NOT_____________ them
correcting
Dignity : when you _______ and ______ with others
serve; partner
……. you are NOT _______ them
directing
____________: is a mindset that you need to be taken care of or others who are in a difficult situation need to be taken care of
paternalistic
__________: where you and others seek to develop their gifts with the ability to care for oneself
sustainable
Apply the two concepts to either sustainable or paternalistic
“Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day”
paternalistic
Apply the concept to either paternalistic or sustainable
……Teach him how to fish and he’ll eat for a lifetime
sustainable
What is the primary difference between “sharing the gospel” and “telling people about God”
Primarily an attitude of active like you’re an equal have e,patchy over their plight vs. an attitude of superiority- you’re better than them and if they would just live like you they would be fine
Of, pertaining to, or concerned with the principles or rules of right conduct or the distinction between right and wrong
Moral
Being in accordance with the accepted principles of right and wrong that govern conduct
Ethical
The moral and ethical equality of people demonstrated in the actions taken in life consistent with the mindset they establish for their lives
Character
He said, “a man is but the product of his thoughts, what he thinks , he becomes.
Ghandi
When we don’t live in life congruence, we can end up in a condition that psychologists refer to as __________________
Cognitive Dissonance
Our life is _______ when the values we claim to believe for our lives equal the way we actually live our lives
congruent
Our life is ________ when the values we claim to believe for our lives does NOT equal the way we live our lives
incongruent
If the values of our life do NOT equal they way we live our lives, what are our only two options to make them equal?
- change our behavior
2. change the values/ principles of our life
When our values and actions are incompatible or in disagreement in our minds the text warns that this “often leads to a strange condition “ what is that condition
Great confusion when it comes to finding direction. Quite often two incompatible ways of thinking become a driving force that compels our minds to acquire or invent new thoughts or belief to minimize the amount of disagreement between our beliefs and actions
How does James 1 describe the condition
Being double minded
The text states that another manner in which people attempt to deal with the disagreements within their minds is to have “morals a la a carte” what does this mean
When you compartmentalize your morality.
In one area of your life you will seek out God and His direction, while in another your feelings/ emotions determined your direction.
Saying one thing and doing another
First question regarding establishment of out faith,” How did I come into existence?”
If you answered that God created the world and everything in it , and you make your choices regarding character WITHIN that belief structure, this will lead to _________
Harmony
First question regarding establishment of out faith,” How did I come into existence?”
If you answered that God created the world and everything in it, and you make your choices regarding character CONTRARY to that belief structure, this will lead to _________
Disharmony
Second question regarding establishment of our faith,” Why do I exist?”
If we answer that we are created by God, we would seek after what are life calling is within this existence and find ________within that role
purpose
Second question regarding establishment of our faith,” Why do I exist?”
If we answer that we exist for ourselves or that there isn’t an overall meaning to our existence, our actions would lead us down a path of ___________
Purposeless
Third question regarding establishment of our faith,” Where does my existence lead?”
If we believe that we have an eternal place in the universe, we pursue our life calling in our relationship with God and find our________ in trying to continually mature
significant
Third question regarding establishment of our faith,” Where does my existence lead?”
If we believe that this physical world is all there is, then our life would seem to be totally___________and live as though nothing really matters that much
insignificant
What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if people claim to have faith but have no deeds? Can such faith save them ?
James 2:14
Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit
Galatians 5:25
Does the Lord not delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord ? To obey is better than sacrifice , and to heed is better than the fat of Rams
1 Samuel 15:22
Give an example of “burnt offerings” that you may fall into the trap of doing in your life
Making over hyped promises to God when you’re struggling, like “God if you help me, I promise to never miss church again”‘or never do that again.
What is the three fold congruence we’re advised to live in
words
faith
action
What will be the result of we choose not to live in the three-food congruence
Confusion- because you won’t know what path to follow in your life
The place in Scripture that clearly describes the struggle related with the attempt for such life congruency
Romans 7:21-25
Our hope is in the deliverance from this struggle can come only through____________________
The saving grace of Jesus
Was commended by the prophet Samuel as being a man after Gods own heart , despite his struggle with sin
David
The place in scripture that describes David’s struggle with sin
Psalm 51
When we choose to surrender to Christ in our Life Calling we will be able to ________ and __________ Gods will
test; approve
What are the three ways Gods will is described
Good
Pleasing
Perfect
When we choose to follow the patterns of the world in pursuing our Life Calling what do we seek ?
Our selfish interest
The place in scripture that contrast the perspective of pursuing Gods will or the pattern of the world
Romans 12
When your PRESENT condition is negative, what is the way to look at your PAST that leads toward maturity ?
They will see it as an opportunity to take responsibility, learn from it and grow
When your PRESENT condition is negative, what is the way to look at your PAST that leads toward immaturity ?
They will look back to place blame on why something caused them harm
The individual hired by NFLs New England Patriots to be their character coach
Jack Easterby
This character coach puts a high emphasis on player ___________ because it is a sign that the player has an issue
attendance
This character coach made the observation that the lack of character has caused failure in our society and business, illustrating the reality that_________________
Choices matter
Players from the team commented that this character coach helped them through difficult situations and brought them__________ when trying to balance the reality of being a professional player, a dad, a spouse, etc.
peace
New England player Ricky Jean Francois that this coach was different than the other “pretenders”, what does this mean ?
That the character coach was doing this NOT to get something from the players by being close to their fame
When finding a solution to any issue, this character coach says that ______ wins above all other possible responses
love
This character coach sums up his role as being a _________ to the players on the team
servant
