Chapter 12/ Biblical Leadership

Matthew worked for the _________ government.

Roman

The way you feel about your family will shape a great deal of your _________.

Personality

We are to obey our parents because they are representatives of the _________.

Lord Jesus Christ

One who resists authority resists _________.

God

Impartiality is serving _________, not just some that I like.

All

Love is _________ to meet the needs of another.

Giving of myself

_________ are the most important group of people in our lives, outside of our families.

Our friends

List the 3 levels of friendship and their definitions.

Level 1: Acquaintances - General Associations

Level 2: Casual Friendships - Common Interests

Level 3: Close Friendships - Common/Same Goals

Our responsibility to acquaintances is to __________.

Show Christian Love

Casual friendship is the _________, people with whom we have a _________.

Second level; common interest

Our responsibility to casual friends is to _________.

Develop Christian Love

Close friendships are based on common _________.

Goals

Our responsibility to close friends is to _________.

Strengthen Christian Love

As Christians friends we have what 5 areas of responsibility that we consider?

1. Be a giving friend

2. Be a building friend

3. Be a peace-making friend

4. Be a loyal friend

5. Be a restoring friend

Those who reject Christ must reject _________.

You

Purpose to let God choose your friends on the basis of their _________ and their _________ to your help.

Needs; openness

An overriding principle in John 17 relating to our relationships to non-Christians is the principle of _________.

Mission

What 2 overriding principles need to be considered as we talk about our relationship to the world?

1. Christians are to avoid close relationships with non-Christians (2 Corinthians 6:14-16)

2. Christians are not to avoid necessary relationships with Non-Christians (1 Corinthians 5:9-10)