Midterm Flashcards

Question

Trying to get the conversation over and get it done fast

Answer 1

Barney Fife listening

Answer 2

Dr. Phil listening

Answer 3

Make-believe listening

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I-pod listening

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One-up listening

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the death & the resurrection

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don't argue

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illustration

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His empty tomb & He was pre-announced

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1) Start where they are 2) Present your arguments 3) Don't argue 4) Use current events 5) Use prophecy

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Opportunity

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for Boldness

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the gospel's good Success

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Salvation for the lost.

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plow and pursue

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Family Job Background

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Spiritual things

Answer 18

conversion

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Bring Christ to the lost

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Best/Worst

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1) OBEDIENCE to God 2) COMPASSION for people 3) EXAMPLE of Christ

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Christ died for our sins and rose from the dead.

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1) What did Paul do? * I preached (vs. 1) that which I had also received (vs. 3) 2) How did the people respond? * You received it (vs. 1) * You stand in it (vs. 1) * You were saved (vs. 2)

Answer 24

1) Christ DIED (vs. 3) for our sins according to the Scriptures (Isaiah 53). 2) He was BURIED (vs. 4) {proof that He died} 3) He ROSE AGAIN (vs. 4) the third day according to the Scriptures (Psalm 16:10). 4) He was SEEN (vs. 5) {proof that he rose}

Answer 25

ACCEPTANCE

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1) Fear | 2) Don't know

Answer 27

1) Take 5-30 minutes getting to know the individual 2) Turn the conversation to spiritual things 3) Use Scripture

Answer 28

Bad News #1 You are a sinner Romans 3:23 Rock Bad News #2 The wages of sin is death Romans 6:23 Wages Good News #1 Christ died for you Romans 5:8 Cancer Good News #2 You can be saved through faith Ephesians 2:8-9 Chair

Answer 29

Has anyone ever taken the Bible and shown you how you can know for sure that you're going to Heaven? May I?

Answer 30

Is there anything that is keeping you from trusting Christ right now?

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underserved or unmerited favor

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rescued or delivered from the penalty of sin

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to miss the mark

Answer 34

1) Jesus intentionally traveled through Samaria 2) He speaks to her 3) He affirms her humanity and value 4) He obviously cared more about the woman's soul than His religious traditions

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1) Ignoring People (people in our paths that we ignore) 2) Destructive Listening (listen only to get something or to get ammo to get back and use against them) 3) Selective Listening (only hear what we want to hear) 4) Attentive Listening (good listening, connect with people, but don't go deep) 5) Empathetic Listening (make connections)

Answer 36

1) Make-Believe Listening (pretend listening...act like you are listening, but really aren't) 2) One-Up Listening (beat the other person's story) 3) Dr. Phil Listening (analyze...how's that working for you) 4) Barney Fife Listening (get it done, tries to solve the problem and move on) 5) iPod Listening (younger generation, ear buds in, not listening)

Answer 37

* Seek to determine the other person's perspective in life * Ask good questions * Always seek to continue the conversation * We are tour guides not ticket takers (walk through life with them)

Answer 38

* Jesus initiates the conversation * Jesus overlooks obvious barriers * Jesus turned the conversation to spiritual matters * Jesus listens to her * Jesus stayed focused on God's provision and her spiritual need; He did not get sidetracked * Jesus did not pick the fruit too early * Jesus eventually pointed out her sin * Jesus did not let her off the hook * Jesus called for her to submit her life * Jesus introduced himself to her *As a result, the woman drops her bucket and immediately joins Christ on mission...she tells the whole city about Jesus!

Answer 39

* They OVERLOOKED the woman and didn't affirm her value or acknowledge her spiritual need. * They IGNORED Jesus and what He was doing. * They MISSED the obvious spiritual opportunity in front of their faces. * They FAILED to see the obvious spiritual harvest ripe before them. * They failed to UNDERSTAND the role they could play in the harvest. * They did not want to see how big the harvest could be. * In the end, the disciples communicated that they did not care about the ETERNAL DESTINY of the woman of the people of Samaria.

Answer 40

good common sense combined with disarming purity | lowers their guard, opens them up, and causes them to listen to you

Answer 41

1) Start where they are 1 Corinthians 9:20-23 *Identify with people in their culture & background *Identify with people in their needs 2) Present your arguments Acts 17:2-4 *You are not arguing for the sake of arguing, but arguing for the sake of the person's salvation (keep going back to the death & resurrection) 3) Don't argue 2 Timothy 2:23-26 Truth, not emotion, should be your authority (If I answered this argument to your satisfaction, would you trust in Christ as your Savior?) 4) Use current events Luke 13:1-5 5) Use prophesy Acts 26:24-29 Christ was pre-announced and had an empty tomb (ONLY Christ!!!)

Answer 42

1) Pray for LABORERS Luke 10:2 2) Pray for OPPORTUNITY Colossians 4:3 3) Pray for BOLDNESS Acts 4:29 & 31 4) Pray for SUCCESS of the gospel 2 Thessalonians 3:1 5) Pray for SAFETY 2 Thessalonians 3:2 6) Pray for SALVATION 1 Timothy 2:1-4

Answer 43

plow and pursue

Answer 44

1) Create a casual atmosphere 2) Free up don't freeze up 3) Ask questions that move the conversation from the secular to the spiritual. *family *job *background (if they are open to you as a person, assume that is an opportunity to talk about spiritual things) 4) Ask questions that enable you to move into the gospel * diagnostic questions 5) Present the gospel * be clear, be clear, be clear

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1) Prepare for the best, not the worst 2) People respond differently 3) God holds us responsible for contact not conversion * God is asking you to bring Christ to the lost (John 6:44)

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evangelize / evangelizing

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* Has always been the heart of God * Is for all followers of Jesus * Is not the great "suggestion" * Must be obeyed at all costs

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* Importance: retrieving lost people is of highest priority * Initiative: retrieving lost people requires costly initiative * Identification: retrieving lost people won't happen without active identification with them

Answer 49

1) The OT prophesied that the ministry of the Messiah would be to proclaim the good news (Jesus fulfilled this prophecy) 2) Jesus equated people's commitment to the gospel to their commitment to Him 3) The Great Commission is the command for us to proclaim the good news 4) The gospel is the power of God unto salvation 5) The good news must be proclaimed so people can hear, believe, and call upon the name of the Lord for salvation 6) Paul viewed proclaiming the good news as his priestly duty, his great ambition, and his driving compulsion 7) Paul was flexible with his methods but never changed the message of the gospel 8) Paul defended the gospel as the good news of the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus for our sins 9) Satan attempts to blind the minds of unbelievers from seeing the glory of the gospel 10) Our conduct needs to match our message, the gospel

Answer 50

1) It builds a relationship bridge of understanding that Jesus can walk across into the heart of a lost person 2) Is a convenient and effective way to bypass intellectual defenses. It is difficult to argue with the evidence of a changed life 3) Often holds the hearer's interest longer than if you were quoting the words of great theologians. People will listen to you because instead of being a professional salesman, you are a satisfied customer 4) Can be done in any time span you are given from a minute to a hour 5) Is not reserved for the highly educated or spiritually mature. It can be done by a newly saved believer 6) Makes evangelism personal and relational

Answer 51

1) What was my life like before Christ 2) How I met Christ as savior 3) How Christ changed my life

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1) My life seemed normal until... 2) I discovered hope and help in Jesus when... 3) I am glad I have a personal relationship with Jesus today because... 4) May I share how something like this can happen to you?

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* If the person says no, how should I respond? * Asking for a response seems unnatural and forced * What if I say the wrong thing? * What if they ask me a question I cannot answer? * What if they get angry? * How do I know their response is genuine and they understand the gospel? * Now what?

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* never forgetting how it feels to be lost * taking what Satan means for destruction and turning it around for the glory of God * living an authentic life, not hiding your warts * proclaiming complete restoration through Christ

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* salvation is like a birth * evangelism is like harvesting a crop * evangelism is a process leading to an event

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* an investment in a process * time-consuming * hard work * worth the wait

Answer 57

1) there are a variety of spiritual gifts 2) each believer has at least one gift 3) gifts are given by God's choice, not ours 4) gifts are to be honestly evaluated 5) God uses different gifts to diversify His body 6) gifts are to be used 7) there are 7 primary spiritual gifts (prophecy, ministry/serving, teaching, exhortation, giving, leadership, mercy)

Answer 58

1) win them to yourself 2) win them to your church 3) win them to Christ

Answer 59

* God * a person * primary in God's work on earth today * the primary player in bringing a lost person to salvation * essential in helping a saved person grow and serve * partners with a believer in effectively sharing the gospel

Answer 60

1) Denunciation/Accusation/Condemnation 2) Defilement 3) Deception 4) Distraction

Answer 61

1) Jesus is victorious 2) Prayer is powerful 3) The Word of God gives us power to overcome

Answer 62

1) Pour out your spirit on _____. 2) Convict them of their sin, lack of righteousness, and deserved judgement. 3) Open their hearts 4) Reveal to them who You are and what Christ has done for them. 5) Open the eyes of their understanding and remove their spiritual blindness 6) Draw them to Yourself in a powerful fashion 7) Bind Satan from them. Keep Satan from stealing Your Word from their heart 8) May Your grace and mercy surround them 9) Grant them the gift of repentance 10) Help me to be willing and anxious to be the means by which You save and deliver them. 11) Send people across their path to bring them a witness of Christ

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* lost people need a relationship with God * lost people lack righteousness before God * the issue is righteousness * their own righteousness * missing the mark * how good is good enough * God's righteousness

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1) Curious 2) Convicted 3) Convinced 4) Converted

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1) Know (know of their lost condition) 2) Feel (broken and contrite heart over their sin) 3) Act (turn from their sin & turn to Christ)

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1) turning FROM something (sin) | 2) turning TO someone (God)

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Colossians 4:3

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Acts 4:29, 31

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2 Thessalonians 3:1

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2 Thessalonians 3:2

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1 Timothy 2:1-4