Mid-Term Flashcards
The issue in our relationship with God is
Trust
Salvation is a restoration of
Broken Faith
Discipleship is
Increasing Our Faith
Discipleship is about trusting
God with more and more of my life
Discipleship is the __________ God uses to _____________ our faith in Him through _________ and __________ so that we become more like _________
process increase experience education Christ
List the 5 things God uses to grow our faith
Practical Teaching Providential Relationships Private Disciplines Personal Ministry Pivotal Circumstances
Teaching should emphasize ________ not just _______
doing
knowing
Philippians 4:9 says that the God of peace is with us when we?
when we do what we know
What demonstrates faith?
Doing
Why does God honor obedience?
because it is is an act of trust
What becomes more apparent to me as I obey God’s commands?
His Faithfulness
What causes my faith in his commands to increase?
His Faithfulness
Abandoning disciplines in our relationships with God leaves him at the _______ of our lives
periphery
Regularly practicing them draws us into a ________ more ___________ relationship with our heavenly Father
closer
dependent
They help us ____ with God
time
They facilitate God ___________ to us
speaking
They _______ our personal relationship with God
personalize
These unseen disciplines communicate a ______ in god and what he says is _______
trust
important
When God speaks to us _______ through His Word or answers a ______ prayer, our faith is strengthened
personally
specific
Personal ministry demonstrates God’s ability to ___________ us
Use
Personal Ministry Highlights our?
inadequacy
Personal Ministry highlights Gods?
sufficiency
Personal Ministry positions us to
experience God’s power through us
Personal Ministry teaches us to
trusts God’s ability to use us if we will just bring what we have to him
What is providential relationships
a relationship that appeared accidental or random but are eventually viewed as divine appointments
What characterizes a providential relatioship
hearing God through someone or seeing God in someone causing our faith in God to grow
What should we be doing in our ministry models in light of this?
intentionally develop ministry models that are conductive to relationships
What is a pivotal circumstance?`
a defining moment when either good or bad that helps define/grow our faith
What determines how we interpret them?
our worldview
who we are doing life with
What can we do in ministry in light of this
help us stay connected to friends, family, mentors and teachers
The truth of man’s hopelessness of God’s mercy and grace should be?
consistently and constantly emphasized an appreciated
The standard of God’s righteousness must be
exalted
Transformational discipleship is possible as one further…….
understands the new identity they have been given in Christ
The 6 key aspects of our new identity in Christ and ramifications
God’s Child-adopted
God’s Priest-spend time with God
God’s Bride- intimacy
An alien to this world- this is not our home
God’s ambassador- always representing the King
God’s slave- bondservant
Disciplines are activities that…
give time and space for the Spirit to give understanding about the truth presented in the Bible
God uses trials, pain and suffering to…
lovingly put His own into a posture of vulnerability resulting in deep transformation
3 things God uses to bring us to a posture of weakness?
suffering
opposition
overwhelming circumstances
Suffering causes believers to…
remember what really matters
Opposition reminds us that…
that ultimate acceptance and approval come not from others but from God
Overwhelming circumstances help us realize…
vulnerable posture that welcomes his Transformation
In our own strength we have a tendency to drift towards…
marks of self-identification apart from Christ
Without a posture of weakness disciplines can lead us to
prepare for people for pain
prepare the ministry culture for pain
Attending an environment designed for interdependence will fail if we refuse?
unhealthy as the believer finds security and worth in another person rather than Christ
Community is….
a group of people united around a common belief system, set of values and mission
Strength of community is only as strong as……
of what brings people together
What must we build community around?
truth of Jesus and his mission
Groups with other uniting similarities face what difficulty?
easily drift to weaker community formed on issues other than the Gospel
To disconnect form community is to…
betray what God declares your position in the family and body to be
Why are healthy leaders important?
they are able to rightly apply the truth to others in a vulnerable position
Discipleship is a journey of what and not what?
transformation not a destination
Why is the long road important and healthy in discipleship?
they don’t just behave differently they become different
Success is not measured by what?
not by the number of followers we gather
Success is measured by?
the number of leaders we unleash into God’s mission
Best way to move people into leadership
is put them in leadership
