spirit develop mid-term Flashcards
Just as an Oka is not complete without the Roots, Trunk, and Fruit, a man of God is not whole without godly _______, Spirit-lead ________, and fruitful ________.
Character, motives, ministry
God builds His kingdom with _______ men/women
broken
Concealed beneath the soil of your _______ ministry are the roots of your walk with God.
public
It is impossible to have ________ character and a ______ ministry.
flawed ; fruitful
Adversity forces a person to choose one of two paths:
__________ or
__________
character
or
compromise
Leaders cannot rise above the __________ of their character.
limitations
To improve your character and build a sold ________ for your leadership, you must:
- Find the _____ in your _____ because the enemy will.
- Men have two major areas that they cannot afford even hairline fractures, ________ and __________.
foundation
cracks ; armor
money and morality
Look for _______ patterns
poisoned
______ the _______
a. Don’t be afraid to look in the ________, it can save you, your family, the church, and your ministry down the road if there are problems.
Face the music.
mirror
If character defines who you are, then ______ determine why you do what you do.
motives
Your EGO is going to do one of two things:
- EGO- _______ _________ ________
- EGO- ______ _______ _______
Edge God out
Exalt God only
Woven intricately into the proud, wicked nature of our old man is the desire for _______, _______, and ________.
pinnacles, power, and notoriety.
We are not _____, we are ministers and we must remember the crown we are called to wear is a crown of thorns.
actors
The ______ symbol we carry is a Cross.
status
The ________ position we can attain to is Washing Feet.
loftiest
So let your _______ for ministry always be a towel, a basin, a pitcher of water and making life better for others at the sacrifice of self.
motive
When you climb the pinnacle for self you will ______ power, when you get there for others you will not.
abuse
In the Kingdom of God any power that comes is always to _____ others.
serve
The three most powerful temptations a leader faces are;
- instant __________
- _________, and
- _________.
gratification, recognition, and applause
Do I make decisions out of _______ and ______ or out of ________ and __________.
pride and fear
submission and humility
Pride and Fear always _______ man from God, man from other people, and man from himself.
seperate
Focus on your ________(Root), and your _______(Route), and your __________(Fruit) will take care of itself as a natural outflow of having the inner man right!
character, motive, ministry
Whatever you ______, you will _______ in. _____ it right.
build, live, build
We should never consider ______ and _____ dead before you are.
pride and fear
Fasting mortifies your _________. It puts your flesh under __________ to the spirit.
flesh.
subjection
Fasting empties _____ of _____.
you of you
In the OT the fast was regarded as an act of ___________ designed to _______ God’s wrath and move him to act in gracious _________.
self-renunciation
appease
disposition
In times of _______, the people fasted to persuade God to spare them from impending calamity.
emergency
Individuals fasted in the hope that God would ______ them from trouble.
liberate
Fasting was regarded as a _______ to prayer to assure that God would answer the prayers.
support
He teaches us through His example fasting that Fasting is associated with _________ upon God.
dependence
Fasting expresses reliance on God in times of _________ or _______________.
temptation or spiritual warfare
Fasting is a ______.
duty
Three types of fasts are generally recognized:
- ________(no intake of food)
- ________(diet is limited)
- _________(total abstinence of food)
normal
partial
absolute
There are several durations that we find biblically:
- ___ day: normal fast period
- ____ days.
- _____ days.
- _____ days
one
three
seven
forty
There are situations biblically that we find people fasting:
- _______ and _______
- _______
- ______ for sin.
- Seeking God’s _________
- Seeking ________
Loss and grief Distress Sorrow Intervention Guidance
Fasting ________ the believer’s soul before God.
humbles
Fasting teaches the believer his ________ upon God.
Dependence
Fasting demonstrates to God (by action) a real _______.
Seriousness
Fasting ______ the believer to control and discipline his life.
Teaches
