BMIN 2080 Foundations for Ministry Exam 2 - Robertson

How does Ortberg define a "disciplined person"?

Someone who can do the right thing at the right time in the right way with the right spirit

How does meditation differ in the East versus in Christ?

- Empty mind vs. mind in Christ

- "Taming monkey mind" vs. "every thought captive to Christ"

- Nothingness vs. fullness in Christ

Timothy Keller's 3 different types of prayer

1. "Upward" (adoring God)

2. "Inward" (introspective)

3. "Outward" (intercessory)

Anne Lamott's 3 different types of prayer

1. "Help!" (supplication)

2. "Thanks!" (thanksgiving)

3. "Wow!" (adoration)

Difference between "godly sorrow" and "worldly sorrow"

- 2 Cor. 7:8-12- Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Though I did regret it—I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while—⁹ yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us. ¹⁰ Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. ¹¹ See what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern, what readiness to see justice done. At every point you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter. ¹² So even though I wrote to you, it was neither on account of the one who did the wrong nor on account of the injured party, but rather that before God you could see for yourselves how“

- Sadness to the point of repentance is godly sorrow, as God intended

Worldly sorrow:

• Comes from pride or guilt.

• Leads to regret but no real change.

• Brings shame, despair, and hopelessness.

4 steps of Lectio Divina

1. Read

2. Meditate

3. Pray

4. Contemplate

4 steps Luther followed when he studied Scripture

1. Instruction

2. Thanksgiving

3. Confession

4. Prayer

3 inner attitudes regarding wealth Foster says we must embrace

1. What we have is a gift

2. God will care for it (us)

3. We need to make it available to others

4 distortions of submission according to Foster

1. Doormat (allows others to abuse them)

2. Pleaser (avoids conflict at all costs)

3. Dependent (fearful person, needs to grow in right kind of confidence)

4. Manipulator (submits with hidden, self-centered agenda)

5 ways Ortberg says we enter the life of servanthood

1. The ministry of the mundane

2. The ministry of being interrupted

3. Embracing our weaknesses/limitations

4. The ministry of holding your tongue

5. The ministry of "bearing" (with difficult people)

4 obstacles to confession according to Foster

1. "Worm theology" (wallowing in guilt)

2. Denial (that what you've done is all that bad)

3. Fear of judgment of others

4. Stigma of weakness in self-reliant culture

3 "lights" of God's guidance according to Willard in Hearing God

1. Circumstances

2. Impressions of the Spirit

3. Passages from the Bible

5 obstacles to celebration according to Foster

1. Too puritanical? Holy=unhappy?

2. Bitterness, hurt, anger?

3. Guilt?

4. Suffering?

5. Busy-ness?

Identify 3 common forms of distorted thinking (adapted from David Burns) and explain how a Christian might correct his/her own thoughts in view of the cross.

1. All-or-nothing thinking "I'm not perfect, so I'm a failure"

2. Overgeneralization "Things are bad and will never get better"

3. Ignoring positives and exaggerating negatives

We are made perfect through Christ. Christ gives us hope of salvation and peace. Christ gives us the freedom to be joyful in life and count our many blessings.

•What are some of the symptoms of what Ortberg calls "hurry sickness" that you see in your own life and how are you dealing with them?

1. Speeding up daily activities

2. Multi-tasking

3. Superficiality

Tell me which four spiritual disciplines (from Foster's list of twelve) do you feel most convicted about practicing and why

Meditation: To focus my mind and listen to God.

Study: To know God’s Word and live by it.

Simplicity: To let go of distractions and trust God.

Solitude: To find peace and hear God’s voice.