Bible COG

The answer to the question, “Who Am I?” gives a person’s _______ .

Identity

Believers are ____ in the __________.

created; image of God

_____ is a scripture that supports belief that believers are created in the image of God.

Genesis 1:27

An individual is created as physical,____, and ____ .

emotional; spiritual

God has given individuals the capacity to express the same ____ He feels.

Emotions

The interaction of physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects of individuals, determine the kind of ____ they become.

Ministers

____ is a scripture that indicates to the believer the experience of justification.

Romans 5:9

____ is a scripture that identifies the expression of redemption to the believer.

1 Peter 1:18-19

____ behavior is the will of God.

Christ like

A disciple possesses a genuine concern for the ____ .

lost

A disciple searches the ____ to be an effective witness.

Scripture

A Shepherd/leader is stable in________.

faith; love; and endurance

A called person functions compellingly out of _____ .

Necessity

A called person functions ____ in light of sacred responsibility.

Willingly

A minister is an agent of _____ .

Spiritual change

Ministers must develop ____.

Spiritual response patterns

Ministers need to recognize that there is a constant state of spiritual conflict for the control of the_____ .

Mind

Minister must focus their faith on_____ .

Christ

In order to be spiritual, a minister must understand the contrast between the ____ mind and the_____ mind.

Spiritual; Sinful

The mind is _____ to God (Romans 8:7)

Hostile

The spiritual mind is____ (Romans 12:2)

Transformed

As a shepherd/leader, a minister must have a _____ .

Workable plan

As a shepherd/leader, a minister must have a sense of_____ .

Purpose

As a shepherd/leader, a minister must have a commitment to _____ .

Prayer

As a shepherd/leader, a minister must assume a stance of ________ .

Leadership

Jesus ____ people.

Educated

As a Shepherd/leader, a minister accents ministry _____ .

Priorities

A ministry priority should build on the centrality of ______ .

Worship

Preaching exist to ______ people.

Influence

A sermon must be felt in the ______ of the minister.

Heart and spirit

_____ is the most important event in the life of the church each week.

Celebration of worship

The early church model of worship was based on ____ style.

Synagogue

Worship can be viewed as the ____ of the wheel of ministry.

hub

Three purposes of worship are__________ .

exalt God; Edify believers; evangelized the lost.

Worship service should ____ believers.

mature

A structure of a worship service may be ____ from church to church.

Different

A worship service should be ____ through; ____ through, and ____ for the glory of God.

thought; prayed; designed

A call to worship should _____ the worshiper on the greatness of God.

Focus

The Bible says in ____ there should be public reading of scripture.

1 Timothy 4:13

The ____ praise is important because the worship service should not be a spectator event.

Congregational

Using fear and guilt when receiving an offering is _____ .

Unproductive

The ______ is the centerpiece of a worship service in a church.

Ministry of the word of God

Pastoral preaching has a high ______ element In the content.

Teaching

A sermon should _____ on the person of Jesus Christ.

Center

Preaching needs to be ____ based.

Biblically

The most centralizing aspects of the worship service are the ____ of the church.

Sacraments

The sacraments of the church are ____.

Communion; baptism; footwashing

Sacraments implies ______ .

Mystery and celebration

_____ represents Christ dwelling in the believer in the believer dwelling in Christ.

Communion

____ is connected with faith, repentance, and confession of faith.

Baptism

The Lord’s supper is another name for ____ .

Communion

Communion focuses the believer on the ____ of Christ.

Person

The Lord supper ____ among the people of God.

Fosters Fellowship

Communion recognizes that an individual is ______ .

Forgiven

Christ is present in communion ______.

Spiritually

Communion is an _____ of grace, but is not grace.

Expression

Communion is available for only ____ .

Believers

Baptism is an ____ with Christ.

Identification

Baptism does not ____ a person.

Save

_____ is the mode of baptism.

Immersion

Baptism follows _____ .

Conversion

The formula for baptism is focused In Matthew _____ .

28:19

The washing of feet was an ancient custom of ______ .

Hospitality

______ is a biblical passage about foot washing.

John 13:1-17

The Lord’s supper focuses on the _____ of Christ.

Crucifixion

The practice of dedicating children comes from the dedication of _____ .

Samuel and Jesus

Dedicating children to God is an act of ____ .

Praise and Thanksgiving

When parents dedicate a child to God, they ____ themselves to rear the child before God.

Pledge

Dedicating a child is a time to claim _____ of God.

Promise

In a child dedication service, the minister explains the ____ of infant dedication

Purpose

In premarital counseling, the pastor talks to a couple about their ______ .

Relationship

In premarital counseling, the Pastor goes over the order of ____ with the couple.

Service

In a marriage service, the pastor should explain the meaning of marriage as a ______ before God.

Covenant relationship

The pastor’s role is that of a ______ .

Shepherd

As ministers Shepherd, their congregation, they provide them with______ .

Nurture and care

The best minister description of a pastor might be found in _____ .

Psalms 23

As a Shepherd, a minister provides _______ for the congregation.

Guidance

Ministers prepare the congregation _____ to face challenges.

Spiritually

Ministry includes ______ contact.

Pastoral

When a minister meets a family after a loved one passes away, the minister provides _____ for the funeral service.

Comfort and preparation

Administering to a grieving family, a minister should focus on _____ of God.

Faithfulness and Grace

Providing what the family ____ and _____ at a funeral service is important.

Wants and desires

Three goals of a sermon at a funeral or to _____ Jesus, _____ the family, and _____ the means of eternal life.

Exalt; comfort; clarify

______ is part of the ministry of the church.

Administration

By the nature of the calling, the minister is responsible for administrating both_____ and _______ of ministry.

Philosophy; plan

The plan of Ministry deals with the _____ of ministry.

Strategy

________ means “ to organize, to plot, to guide and to direct.”

Administration

The minister _______ the church as it moves into the future.

Guides and direct

A vision for ministry creates an ______, a _______, and _____ for ministry.

Objective ; purpose; benefits

The purpose of Vision is to provide a church with a ministry_______ and a means to measure ministry _____ .

Focus; effectiveness

The Old Testament passage, _____ , explains the necessity of a vision for a church

Proverbs 29:18

Ministers are ____ , which means they see where the church needs to be going and they outlined steps to help the church reach the destination.

Visionaries

A vision for a ministry starts from the scripture understanding—- an unfolding _____ .

Future possibility

Give five principles that should be used in writing a mission statement for ministry: _________ .

Evangelism; edification; equipping; encouraging; and Excellence.

Making a ministry vision, a reality includes three administrative functions:______ , _______ , _________ .

Selecting personnel; identifying ministry plans; establishing a budget for the ministry plan.

The church is an ____ that builds the body of Christ.

Organization

Paul gives an illustrative description of the church as a body of many parts in ______ .

1 Corinthians 12:12–31

Organization is coming to a balance of _____ .

Spirit and form

The objective behind organization is that it gives the church _____ for the vision to be carried out.

Structure

It is important for a church to know its own _____ style.

Distinctive