Spiritual Disciplines Final

What is the missing link between Bible Intake and Prayer?

Meditation

Whitney states the best way to learn how to pray is:

To pray

Scripture teaches us how to pray, but not about when to pray.

False

Which of the following is NOT a reason Whitney gives for believers struggling to pray?

They believe prayer was for Jesus' time

What does Matthew 7:7-8 teach us about prayer?

God hears and answers prayers

To worship God means to:

Approach and address God as He is worthy

Matthew 15:8-9 reminds us that we can worship God with our lips, but if our _____________ is (are) not involved, we worship in vain.

Heart

How has God revealed Himself?

Generally, through creation, and specifically through His Word

To say “Jesus is Lord” as a genuine confession of worshipful submission to Christ, one must:

Have the Holy Spirit

Worship is only expressed through singing.

false

Whitney concisely defines New Testament evangelism as:

Communicating the gospel

What does Romans 10:17 say that faith comes from?

Hearing

The Holy Spirit not only empowers people who share the gospel, the gospel we share is itself embedded with the power of the Holy Spirit.

True

Who empowers believers to be witnesses, according to Acts 1:8?

The Holy Spirit

In 2 Corinthians 2:14-17, we learn that the Lord empowers the _____________________ and the _____________________ of the faithful believer with power that attracts people to the gospel.

life & words

John 13:12-16 shows Christians that serving should be motivated by:

Humility

What does Galatians 5:13 remind us should be at the heart of service?

Love

Whitney explains that serving is difficult for non-believers, but for Christians, it is easy.

False

Dietrich Bonhoeffer famously declared, “When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and ___________________."

die

What does 1 Peter 4:10 certify that each Christian receives, intended for use in service?

Spiritual gifts

Scripture teaches us that we are managers, or to use a biblical word, _________________, of the things God gives us.

Stewards

Whitney explains that by giving a tithe of 10% you are giving the amount called for in Scripture.

False

2 Corinthians 6:2 reminds us that now is the time to prepare for:

Eternity

Whitney states giving reflects faith in ____________________________.

God's provision

In Ephesians 5:15-16, Paul says to make the best use of time, “because the days are evil” simply meaning:

Things from technology to small talk draw us away from Christlikeness

According to Luke 2:37, the prophetess Anna fasted as a form of:

Love and Worship

Whitney uses John Piper, author of A Hunger for God, to explain that ____________________ the fast should be more important to us than what we seek from God.

seeking God in

Biblically speaking, all types of fasting (food, media, tech, etc.) are classified as Christian fasting.

False

Which of the following is NOT a kind of fasting found in Scripture?

Davidic

Christian fasting is a believer’s voluntary abstinence from food for____________________.

spiritual purposes

Whitney says it’s impossible for busy people to grow in Christlikeness.

False

Scripture says that due to these three oppositions, we will experience a struggle to overcome sin as long as we live in our earthly bodies:

The devil, the world, and the flesh

What does Whitney state that thinking of the Spiritual Disciplines as a part of the Christian life, unrelated to the fellowship of believers, is?

It is unbiblical thinking

No matter how disciplined we are in the practice of the Spiritual Disciplines, we must have _____________________ to bring us closer to Christlikeness.

The Holy Spirit

Whitney states that in 1 Timothy 4:10, Paul reminds us that the words toil and strive tell us that becoming like Christ (training for godliness) involves something different than, "let go and let God," it requires _____________.

Struggle