Readings Flashcards
Before entering ministry what was Pastor Jack Frost’s occupation?
Fishing vessel captain
As a result of his dad’s high expectations for performance in addition to a lack of expression of affection, Pastor Jack Frost developed a fear of ___ and ___
failure, rejection
Who was the most impacted by Pastor Jack’s aggressive striving and legalism?
Wife and kids
How did Pastor Jack’s performance mentality manifest in his church life?
He became competitive with ministry leaders. He was focused on his task and accomplishments rather than people.
God really likes you. What type of love means “demonstrated, natural affections?”
Phileo
There is a lie that to considered masculine, men should not be ____ and ____
intimate, emotional
God did not create us to be self-sufficient. He created us to know others and be known. He created us to be vulnerable and to share our true self with others. We need to recognize our need and responsibility for ____.
Intimacy
We often think of ____ as the compassionate one and ____ as the vengeful one.
Jesus, God
God is love and His perfect love casts all ____.
Fear
You are God’s happy
Thoughts
In chapter 3, who was teaching who to drive?
Mom was teaching the daughter
In chapter 4, what incident led to Pastor Jack Frost severing all ties with his father?
His father forcefully cutting his hair
What is one thing we can do to restore the relationship of intimacy with the Father (how to have a homecoming)?
Come to your right senses/confess your sin/forgive your earthly father or mother for any hurts or issues of the past/see the Father’s house as your source of love/anticipate Father’s embrace/return to the presence of the Father
In Chapter 5, Frost shares that the greatest sin of all is
Sin against love
As soon as the older brother or good son drifts way from the Father, ____ and _____ distance is created between him and the Father.
Emotional, spiritual
Name one of the four basic emotional needs Frost shares that children need from their parents.
Need for unconditional expressed love/need to feel secure and comforted/need for praise and affirmation/need for a purpose in life
Describe what the performance-oriented Father is like
Measuring up to their high expectations
____ love is used to describe family love in Greek.
Storge
At the moment of conception a living spirit is created and there is a spirit to spirit ___ between the _____ and ____ in the womb.
communication, mother, child
Which phrase refers to “moment-by-moment walking in humility and repentance and dealing with things as they are now and not waiting for a dramatic experience?”
Walking in the spirit
The greatest hindrance to an intimate walk with God, one in which we truly know and are known by Him, is the absence of ____.
Humility
In chapter 11, Pastor Jack Frost compares himself to a nut; he had been so hard on the outside even though God created him to be a channel of the Father’s love. What nut does he compare himself to?
Brazil nut
How is the spirit part of us different from the soul part of us?
Spirit is the inner self that wants to love God. Soul is the outer part of our selfish desires.
Our thoughts, emotions, and our will make up our:
Soul
List 2 common mistakes that people make in marriage?
Believing you will always be happy/ believing that everything is okay/refusing to take responsibility for any of the problems
Where does God manifest Himself the most today?
In the commandments
T/F: Authority is characterized by a unique nature: there is no authority except from God.
True
The law of God is still in force today even through our governing laws because this one principle is still in force. What is that principle?
The rule of rewarding the good and punishing the bad.