Concepts Flashcards
(186 cards)
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What is the purpose of the Truth Project?
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To gaze upon the face of God
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What is the reason why humans can’t hear from God?
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Because they don’t belong to Him
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According to the Word, everything that was written in the past was written in the past was written to do what?
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Teach us to communicate the love of Jesus to others
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Why is a life led by the goal of pleasing your sinful nature described as death?
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Because your pleasing physical needs, which will die
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The “stumbling stone” warning that Paul gives, is to warn us about what?
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The belief that we can please God by doing good works
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Why are you “heaping burning coals” on your enemy if you feed them or gibe them something to drink?
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Because they are not expecting you to love them
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What will be transformed if we no longer conform to the patterns of this world?
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Our minds
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What does Paul state that we will be able to test and approve, once we stop following the patterns of this world?
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Gods good, pleasing and perfect will `
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What is the “wretched condition’ described in Romans 7 that all humans need Jesus to save us from?
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Our struggle with sin
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What is choosing not to retainthe knowledge of God” is known as what?
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Having a depraved mind
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Romans 12:2 states “Do not conform to the pattern of this world” – what is the worlds patter?
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Self-Centeredness
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Jesus DID NOT come into the world to do this.
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Condemn it
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What is the reason people do not hear the message of salvation?
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Because they’re obstinate and disobedient
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Where does Jesus teach about where you treasure?
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Where ever your treasures are your heart will be
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When having a Supernatural viewpoint about the origin of life, the blueprint and guidance of life what does one believe?`
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There is Intentional creation, there is a deliberate design and everyone has a unique purpose
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When you have a Naturalistic viewpoint about the results and guidance of life?
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one believes that we will find a temporary niche and that our possibilities are filled with chaos
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The primary cause for someone to give up on living their life in the passionate pursuit of their dreams is that
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they are afraid of disappointment
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What are the three parts of foundational values?
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Faith
Service
Character
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What are the three parts of personal leadership?
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Mission
Vision
Action
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What are the three parts of unique design?
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Strengths
Passion
Experiences
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In the diagram Strengthening Your Faith what faith building component must occur first in order for the others to work efficiently?
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Hearing
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In the diagram Strengthening Your Faith what faith building component is where you can apply what’re you’ve learned to see if it effectively works in other similar situations?
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Practicing
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In the diagram Strengthening Your Faith what faith building component of reflecting asks what three questions?
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> Does what I’ve heard match with established information and truth?
Does what I’ve heard make sense?
Does what I’ve heard coincide with the understanding of mainstream society through ancient and recent history
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What is the purpose of taking this course, LDR 150: An introduction to Life Calling?
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It is intended to build unshakeable confidence in your life choices
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What area of learning will help understand the "needs of your age"?
History
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Which area of learning will help you understand objective methodology?
Math
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What can provide you valuable feedback on which areas you excel at, which areas you need help from others in, and what changes you need to make in your life?
Patterns in your life
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When we live our lives guided by the beliefs we hold as "true"?
Noun-action of faith
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When we live our lives actively seeking and discovering meaning in the most comprehensive dimensions of our experience?
Verb-action of faith
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Instead of finding a job or career, the goal of this class is for each of us to find what?
A life calling
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What is the three-fold manner in which the class will accomplish this goal?
1. Learning about and reviewing concepts
2. Learning about and reviewing others lives
3. discovering scriptural insights
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What is the T.E.A.C.H.E.R acronym?
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Theory
Examples
Assessments
Council
History
Experience
Reflections
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List the three benefits of studying patterns in our lives.
Observation
Measurement
Predictions
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In order to support one's conclusions about the origins of life in the study of sciences one is to use what two things?
Observation and experiment
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What is the stated purpose of the scientific process?
To reveal scientific truths and laws
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The values of a society are found in who they ________
Admire
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What kind of language did Del Tackett and Carl Sagan use in their lessons on the origins of life and what did they appeal to?
Assumptive language, emotion
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Scripture gives what warning to the Israelites about a king?
He would make the people slaves and use them for his advantage
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What is the primary question when it comes to studying the impact of the state?
Whose law guides it?
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The concept in law that churches sit on God's property NOT on state property
Sphere of sovereignty
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God makes a divine statement about his nature when he emphasizes the importance of what?
Relationships
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What two things create disorder because they focus on self rather than service?
Envy and selfish ambition
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Righteous rebellion to the secular state comes through what two things?
Love and service
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What is required to support one's conclusions about the origins of life?
Faith
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A Christian is called to follow Christ's lead and ________ to God's call to serve others
Submit
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What are the two options to explain the origins of life?
1) there was a beginning & transcendent Creator
| 2) the universe was self-existing, created itself
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What battle takes place in the realm of sociology?
Truth vs. lies
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What are the three broken relationships as outlined in Genesis?
1) man and man
2) man and God
3) God and creation
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Provide the following Triune structures: God, family, church, society.
God: Father, Son, Holy Spirit
Family: Husband, Wife, Children
Church: Christ, Leaders, Members
Society: Spiritual, Social, Physical
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A Christian needs to recognize what before having the ability to love others in their sin?
Their own sin
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What is the twofold purpose of the civil magistrate?
To punish evil and reward good
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There are predictions of a global state government, where the state replaces what two things as experts for what is best for man?
God and family
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Once society killed _______, it simultaneously killed _________, which ultimately kills ______
God, ethics, man
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Influencing society to follow a Christian worldview comes by using our _________ in our God-called roles to meet the _______ of the _______?
Gifts/talents, needs, age
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To learn is to ________ (which displays ________)
Listen, humility
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The study of science is a worldview battle, because evolution destroys any foundation for a standard of ________ and _________
Ethics and morality
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List the three components of faith.
Facts
Assumption
Belief
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List the three existential questions that require humans to have faith and become the foundation of how humans will develop their life purpose.
How did I come into existence?
Why do I exist?
Where does my existence lead?
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In the philosophy and teachings of Jesus, he identified two kingdoms, which promote opposite life-paths. In the kingdom of the world model you are urged to chase after the so-called "best" jobs with the belief that your sense of meaning, significance and hope will be found in those jobs. What is the three-fold path you are encouraged to follow?
>Determine your interests and follow those interests
>Direct your career along with education
>Find some kind of meaning out of all of it
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In the kingdom of God model, what is the three-fold path you are encouraged to follow?
>Identify the gifts God has given you
>Sharpen those gifts
>Apply them to the needs of the age
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According to the author, what are the three important factors with those who are having a strong positive impact in your life are?
>Following the path of others
>Showing consistency
>Having a deep understanding of themselves
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What are the three accomplishments of reflection?
>Helps us remember what we've done/ learned
>Helps us put in persepctive what we've learned
>Helps inspire us to what God has for us
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What are the 13 components of the Life Calling Model?
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Foundational Values
>Character
>Faith
>Service
Unique Design
>Strengths
>Passion
>Experiences
Personal Mission
>Needs
>Vision
>Action
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Scientific study is accomplished through what three things?
1) hypothesis
2) theory
3) law
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What did Jesus pray for prior to his crucifixion?
That all humans would know God
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What three cultural influences were the foundation of Western Civilization?
1) Greek culture
2) Judeo-Christian beliefs
3) Roman law
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Which two actions were considered essential to education in early America?
Reading the Bible and prayer
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Why will the world try to discredit and minimize the Word of God?
The Bible gets in the way of their desires
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Name the three levels of government outlined in scripture and the three branches created by the US Constitution to mirror them.
1) Lawgiver- Legislative
2) Judge- Judicial
3) King- Executive
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Name the four components of your past that determine what you believe in the present.
1) education
2) experiences
3) formal training
4) observations
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How is a culture formed?
Habits become a lifestyle
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A people caught up in their own little _______ will never be willing to lay themselves down as _______ ________ for future generations
Story, stepping stones
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Through his jealous protection of us, God shows his _______ when sin threatens our ___________ relationship with him
Zeal, covenant
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Individual Christians perform their roles in order to _______ society, rather than __________ God's will upon society
Serve, impose
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For what two reasons was separation of church and state designed?
1) protect the citizens from the government establishing an official religion
2) protect the government from having a religion imposed upon it
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List two examples of historical revisionism from the Bible.
1) soldiers being payed not to reveal that Jesus was resurrected and say that the disciples took His body
2) when Satan tempted Eve by saying "did God really say?"
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Know your own pilot motivation and be able to list one strength, caution, and warning.
Varies
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List all 7 economic principles found in the Bible.
1) all things belong to God
2) God appointed man to be creative stewards of his goods
3) theft and coveting of another's goods is wrong
4) our skills and abilities to work come from God
5) work is profitable when it has a purpose, laziness leads to poverty
6) we are called to love God, not our goods
7) we are called to be compassionate and generous to those in need
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List and briefly explain the four concepts Stephen Covey addresses in being an effective (or non-effective) peacemaker.
1) win-win: valuing everyone's opinions and mutual benefit
2) win-lose: for me to win, you have to lose
3) lose-lose: I can't win, so I'm going to make sure no one else does
4) lose- win: sycophantic thinking (wanting to be accepted)
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Our responsibility to the poor is rooted in what?
Creating jobs
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We are able to view others as God sees them by doing recognizing what two things?
1) their significance
| 2) their eternity
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The main character in the story of the Good Samaritan helped another person even though it would have been culturally acceptable just to ignore them. What is this an act of?
Mercy
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We are called to continually _________ God in order to be transformed into His image
Pursue
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The primary reason that work is generally viewed as negative is due to what?
Sinful nature
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An individual with a negative attitude towards their authority at work believes the authority will do one of two things:
1) take away what they want
| 2) refuse to give them what they want
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The roles we perform while working are designed to be what?
Temporary until we are called to a new role
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The roles we preform while working are designed to serve both the present situation and _______ ___________
Future generations
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Our responsibility to those that are in need is to be what two things?
1) generous
| 2) compassionate
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When we follow God's command to care for the lowly and needy in our community, what are the two things we will likely not receive?
1) wealth
| 2) fame
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When Christians decide to make an impact on the world, there is an opportunity to __________ the culture
Transform
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Jesus promises us ________ when we understand that we all have unique talents and roles to use those talents for
Peace
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What are the three mystical unions?
1) God and man
2) husband and wife
3) Christ and church
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When we fail to pursue a relationship with God, we continually look for evidence to ________ our value
Prove
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The continual effort to find our value often results in individuals having an emotional state of what?
Manic depression
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The result when we OBEY the worldview principle and have faith that each of us have unique gifts and different roles in life
Peace
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One of the results when we DISOBEY the worldview principle and have faith that each of us have unique gifts and different roles in life
Loneliness
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What was the teaching did Jesus use to instruct us that we will be known by what you DO, not what you say?
Parable of the two sons
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What are we NOT to do when we fast, but rather what?
Don't be somber, rather have joy in your breakthrough
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When you have a negative attitude towards work, this is how you feel going into your day
Dread
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Class envy marketing techniques are used to manipulate individuals to _________
Covet
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In choosing to love God or our goods, we are showing what we ____________
Treasure
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If we recognize that everything belongs to God, then we will be able to prevent ourselves from trying to compare ourselves to others in a pursuit of __________
Materialism
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By commanding us to be involved in our community, God declares his heart for who?
The needy and lowly
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When we are not sure of how to pursue a relationship with Christ, what are we to do?
Pray
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In Jesus' prayer to God, what desire does he express?
That all believers would know God loves them and the world
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On the day you experience a personal relationship with Jesus, you will realize that:
1) Jesus is in the Father
2) you are in Jesus
3) Jesus is in you
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When we believe that God created the world and Jesus lives in us to connect us to our Creator, the result of obeying this worldview principle is that our desires of our heart will be met in regards to what two things?
1) not being alone/lonely
| 2) our lives having meaning and significance
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Who will we connect with in believing God created the world and Jesus lives in us to connect us to the Creator?
1) God
2) Jesus
3) one another
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What is the result of believing in the worldview principle as we pursue meeting the desires of our heart?
Faith
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What is the result of not believing the worldview principle as we pursue meeting the desires of our heart?
Panic
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When we do not believe in the worldview principle, what four things do we attempt to find meaning/significance in?
1) mini marriage relationships
2) numerous acquaintances
3) jobs/careers
4) sycophants
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While in the _______ portion of this state, we find any given moment however trivial as a possible example of our success in meeting the desires of our heart
Mania
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While in the __________ portion of this state, we find any given moment however trivial as a possible example of our failure in meeting the desires of our heart
Depression
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The moment of temptation to stray away from pursuing God in meeting the desires of our heart is an _________ to live by _______
Opportunity, faith
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The result of the moment of temptation to stray is our __________ of how we ________ God
Testimony, trust
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Evangelism is not ___________
Permissibility
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List the three manners the curriculum concludes with when advising on how we are to build our intellectual strengths.
1) lean not on your own understanding, but on God's
2) acknowledge the Lord in all your ways
3) have a rightful estimate of God and the role He plays in your life
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Our responsibility to service means that we do not see serving someone in need as ____________
Optional
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A concept that is used to explain how character and service function to support the inner connectedness of humanity.
Fabric of Society
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Being disobedient and obstinate prevents an individual from developing their character and being able to serve because they are living in a ___________ of ___________
Stupor, Selfishness
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True/ False: A high score on an IQ or SAT type test illustrates that you are more intelligent than other people.
False
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True/ False: Everyone has been given a spiritual gift from God.
True
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True/ False: Even if someone doesn't believe in the existence of God, they can still use their spiritual strengths.
True
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True/ False: Your spiritual gift from God can be taken from you.
False
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True/ False: Your ego will be used by the devil to tempt you every day into believing that you are free to live however you want.
True
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The foundation of how you will mature the start of every given day begins with how we address the _____________ questions
Selfishness
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When you see a need in society, God is revealing to you that you have a _________ to fill that need
Gift
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The problem with the philosophical concept of "I'll give people ___________ when they show me ___________" is the question of, who will go first?
Respect
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List the three critical actions that the author identifies are necessary to develop our gifts and talents into strengths.
1) adopt a positive attitude about all 5 of the strengths domains
2) learn about your gifts and talents
3) practice the skills associated with your gifts and talents
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What were Nehemiah's three attributes?
1) character
2) concern
3) courage
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Know the life calling model
Easy 😎🤓
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If the principles of our life do NOT match the way we actually live our lives, what are our only two options that we have to make them match up?
1. Change our behavior
| 2. Change our principles
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What is the forced act of serving another person. Where is this carried out?
> Force
| > Body
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What is the decided act of serving another person? Where is this carried out?
> Duty
| > Mind
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What was the example the author gave from the physical earth to illustrate how three shaping forces work?
Carbon
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What is the name the author gave to his advice for each of you to write your own autobiographies?
Biologs
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What is the attitudinal act of serving another person? Where is this carried out?
> Heart
| > Spirit
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What is it when you love and accept others? When doing this you are NOT ___________ them.
> Mutual Respect
| > Judging
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What is it when you listen and learn from others? When doing this you are NOT ___________ them.
> Mutual Trust
| > Correcting
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The studies discussed in the chapter state that the best way to address our weakness is to:
Leverage our strengths
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What will you find when you are living the life that God has created you and called you to live?
Peace
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What are the three levels in which our passions emerge?
> Interests
> Desires
> Sacrifice
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List the three critical forces that shape our experiences:
> Circumstances
> Intensity
> Time
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What are the four choices you have to make in order to develop the ability to discern what God is calling you to do?
1) choose not to be selfish
2) choose to study the Word of God
3) choose to remain disciplined in our life calling
4) choose to live by faith and apply what we've learned
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List the three elements of spiritual strength.
1) spiritual gifts
2) spiritual habits
3) spiritual truth
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List the three levels of spiritual response.
1) phenomenal level
2) informational level
3) giftedness level
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List the eight steps of spiritual development in order.
1) faith
2) goodness
3) knowledge
4) self-control
5) perseverance
6) godliness
7) kindness
8) love
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List the eight habits that lead you toward spiritual discernment.
1) simplicity
2) solitude
3) service
4) Bible study
5) fellowship
6) confession
7) worship
8) prayer
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List the eight Beatitudes.
1) blessed are the poor in spirit
2) blessed are those who mourn
3) blessed are the meek
4) blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness
5) blessed are the merciful
6) blessed are the peacemakers
7) blessed are the pure in heart
8) blessed are those who are persecuted for Christ's sake
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What are the three main learning styles?
1) auditory
2) visual
3) kinesthetic
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What are the three important conditions outlined in Psalm 37:3-6 about receiving the desires of our hearts?
1. Trust in the lord with all your heart
2. Delight yourself in the Lord
3. Commit all things to the Lord
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Fill the acronym for the I.C.C.P. report:
(I) IMAGE
(C) Career
(C) Compatibility
(P) Profile
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3 C's of Nehemiah
Courage, Character and Concern
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Three T's of stewardship
Talent, Treasure and Time
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Three phases of the dream cycle
Dreamer, DreamCaster, and DreamMaker
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We are to see a vision as a ________
Picture
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We are NOT to see a vision as __________
Tasks
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What are the four key questions to ask when we start the process of putting together our Personal Mission?
1. Who or what is the target of my mission?
2. What will I be doing?
3. If my mission is successful what will it look like?
4. What do I need in order to get started?
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What are the four areas of needs that draw us?
Problems
People
Opportunity
Location
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Six concepts of the great commission
1. Go
2. Make disciples
3. Baptize
4. Teach
5. All Authority
6. Christ is with you
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4 steps that can help us "cross the bridge from vision to action" as describe in our curriculum?
1. Establish direction
2. Set SMART goals
3. Develop strategy (resource vision)
4. Take action
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What are the 4 barriers that we must overcome order to pursue our Life Calling?
1. Overcome selfishness of indifference
2. Overcome comfort of complacency
3. Overcome fear of failure
4. Overcome avoidance of pain
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What were the three tactics the devil used to tempt Jesus?
1) mocking
2) flattery
3) appeal to pride
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When focusing upon eliminating weakness, the likely outcome of an individual's efforts will be
Mediocrity
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List the eight characteristics given from the best-selling book "Emotional Intelligence" that describe the abilities that people with high emotional intelligence possess.
1) motivate yourself
2) persists in the face of frustration and trials
3) control impulse
4) delay gratification
5) regulate your mood
6) keep distress from swamping your ability to think
7) empathize
8) hope
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List the seven key ingredients in seeing if an individual is emotionally ready to learn.
1) confidence
2) curiosity
3) intentionality
4) self-control
5) relatedness
6) capacity to communicate
7) cooperation
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What is the interpersonal manner an optimistic person will respond to failure?
View the situation as something that can be changed
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What is the interpersonal manner a pessimistic person will respond to failure?
Find someone to throw blame on and attach conditions as to why the situation can't be changed
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What is the intrapersonal manner an optimistic person will respond to failure?
View it as an opportunity to grow and mature, which is the only way to develop emotional intelligence
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What is the intrapersonal manner a pessimistic person will respond to failure?
View it as a personal defect that can't be corrected
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List the five steps towards managing your time.
1) become proactive
2) audit your time
3) establish priorities
4) set SMART goals
5) create a workable schedule
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Individuals with intrapersonal emotional skills will be able to display which two emotional strengths?
Self-awareness and self-management
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Individuals with interpersonal emotional skills will be able to display which two emotional strengths?
Social awareness and relationship management
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List the four sections of Scripture that list the spiritual gifts God gives us.
1) Romans 12:3-8
2) 1 Corinthians 12:7-11
3) 1 Corinthians 12:28
4) Ephesians 4:11-13
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List the nine virtues Paul called the fruit of the spirit in his letter to the Galatians.
1) love
2) joy
3) peace
4) patience
5) kindness
6) goodness
7) faithfulness
8) gentleness
9) self control
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Know the Life Calling Model
Know it 👊🏽
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Fill in the acronym for the IMAGE report
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(I) Intrinsic
(M) Motivation
(A) Assessment
(G) Guide
(E) Evaluation
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List the seven intrinsic motivations that are included in the IMAGE report:
1. Proclaiming
2. Exhorting
3. Helping
4. Giving
5. Managing
6. Teaching
7. Comforting
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List the seven professional categories that are included in the ICCP report
1. Financial
2. Social
3. Technical
4. Artistic
5. Health
6. Public
7. Service
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What are the three sections that are Motivational Compatibility Scale is broken into?
> Weak Compatibility
> Mid-Range Compatibility
> Strong Compatibility
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At a pint in your life when a spiritual understanding occurs, three things are given to those intrinsic motivations planted originally in you:
> Fullness
> Life
> Power
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What is it when you serve and partner with others? When doing this you are NOT __________ them.
> Dignity
| > Directing
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What are the five key concepts required in order to understand that our life calling is connected to the spirit of our community?
1. Respect
2. Responsibility
3. Community
4. Concern
5. Action
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What are the eight psychological strengths?
1) sensing
2) intuition
3) thinking
4) feeling
5) judging
6) perceiving
7) introversion
8) extraversion
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List the seven intrinsic motivations/spiritual strengths.
1) Teaching
2) Proclaiming
3) Managing
4) Exhorting
5) Comforting
6) Helping
7) Giving
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List the SMART goals.
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Specific
Measurable
Achievable
Relevant
Time-Framed
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