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Introduction to Church Ministries
Exam 1 – STUDY GUIDE
Be familiar with the following content from The Preface, Introduction, Appendix, &
Chapters 1–5 of “Living Out the Mind of Christ: Practical Keys to Discovering and
Applying the Mind of Christ in Every Day Life” by Dr. Gutierrez
Questions taken from the “PREFACE” of “Living Out the Mind of Christ” by Dr.
Gutierrez
According to Gutierrez (Preface), “It follows logically that the Book of
Philippians teaches that the reader who desires to know the Mind of Christ must
first know the person of Jesus Chirst”.
According to Gutierrez (Preface), “Jesus’ title or personal name occurs 51 times
within these 104 verses!”
Be able to confirm or deny if the following statement is accurate (According to
Gutierrez - Preface), “Only after you acknowledge that Jesus Christ is indeed the
incarnate God Himself, that He lived a sinless life, that Jesus Christ’s death on the
cross is the only sacrifice that is able to provide a payment for your sins, and that
Jesus Christ physically rose from the dead in bodily form, and repent of your sins
and ask Jesus Christ to save you from your sin and to be your Savior – THEN,
will you be able to receive the benefit of being able to live out Mind of Christ!”
TRUE
Questions taken from the “INTRODUCTION” of “Living Out the Mind of Christ” by
Dr. Gutierrez
According to Gutierrez (Introduction), “It would be unachievable and impossible
if it were left to a mere man to teach you how to live out the Mind of Christ.” Be
able to fill in the blanks.
According to Gutierrez (Introduction), “The Mind of Christ is not an
icomprehnsible mystery. Be able to fill in the blanks.
According to Gutierrez (Introduction), “God does not play spiritual hide and
seek” with His instruction about the Mind of Christ.” Be able to fill in the blanks.
According to Gutierrez (Introduction), “God displays it [i.e., His instruction about
the Mind of Christ] openly and clearly within the Book of Philippians so that His
children may be uniquely at one with Him” Be able to complete the sentence.
According to Gutierrez (Introduction), Know the reasons listed in the paragraph
that followings this question, “Why aren’t more people living their lives
according to the Mind of Christ?” (Helpful HINT: Each reason is found in the
sentences that begin with the word, “Maybe some have never realized the
benefits of having the mind of chirst, it is a result of people listening to well
intentioned but uninformed people teaching on the subject.)
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According to Gutierrez (Introduction), know the two “Misconceptions are about
the Mind of Christ.” 1. Only the Spiritually Elite are albe to live out the Mind
of Christ. 2. The Mind of Christ is a general, ambigious cliché that cannot be
specifically defined thus hard to apply and explain.
According to Gutierrez (Introduction), “The problem is that when Paul penned the
words in Philippians 2:5 (“Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ
Jesus”) he never intended them to be applied in a general sense. He never
intended these words to be a blanket statement for every possible counseling
situation and for every decision in a believer’s life. Paul had a much more
specific application in mind when he penned these words – very specific!” Be
able to fill in the blanks.
Questions taken from the “APPENDIX” of “Living Out the Mind of Christ” by Dr.
Gutierrez
According to Gutierrez (Appendix), “In Figure 1, I provided the text of
Philippians 2:1-11. In addition, I inserted spaces between some of the verses and
labeled each section according to its content. This will assist us in identifying the
Five major sections of Philippians 2:1-11.” Be able to fill in the blank.
According to Gutierrez (Appendix), “So, what is the problem with searching for
the specific teaching of the Mind of Christ in verses six through eight? The
problem is Paul never intended for believers to look for teaching on the mind
of Christ in 6-8” Be able to complete the sentence.
According to Gutierrez (Appendix – Figure 1 – Chart of Philippians 2:1-11),
Know which verses comprise the “Rationale- Philippians 2:1 ” “Three-fold
Mindset – Prescribed (Prescriptive),- Phillipians 2:2-4” “Transition,-
Philippians 2:5” “Three-fold Mindset – Described (Descriptive) – Phiippians
2:6-8,” and “Result/Reward. – Philippians 2:9-11”
According to Gutierrez (Appendix), “So, if we want to claim that we are truly
paralleling the Mind of Christ in our lives as we function within the Body of
Christ, these Three mindsets must be true of us!” Be able to fill in the blank.
According to Gutierrez (Appendix), “But even though there are three mindsets or
attitudes listed in the prescriptive portion of this passage, there is one very
important qualifier: They are not separate, individual mindsets, rather three
aspects of one “mind” (v.5)!” Be able to fill in the blanks.
According to Gutierrez (Appendix), “If the believer desires to live out the Mind of
Christ, he must inculcate all three attitudes listed in v. 2-4” Be able to
complete the sentence.
According to Gutierrez (Appendix), “Regardless if, in your own human thinking,
you rationalize that His way will not work out for the best, you need to at the
outset purpose in your heart to obey God no matter how tempted you are to
turn away from His teaching” Be able to complete the sentence.
Questions taken from “CHAPTER ONE” of “Living Out the Mind of Christ” by Dr.
Gutierrez
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According to Gutierrez (Chapter One), “Philippians 2:5 says, “Let this mind be in
you which was also in Christ Jesus.” When Paul penned this verse in his own
language, he chose an interesting word for “mind.” The word mind here means
“attitude” or “thinking.” Be able to fill in the blanks.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter One), “In fact, if you were to read all of Paul’s
letters in the New Testament (Romans – Philemon; thirteen letters total) and count
how many times you come across this word, you would find it only twenty-three
times. What is even more interesting is that Ten of those occurrences are found
in this little four-chapter Book of Philippians!” Be able to fill in the blank.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter One), “This is an important point because if you
claim to have the Mind of Christ but do not demonstrate a life that reflects this
attitude in action you are not to be believed when you say you have the Mind
of Christ.” Be able to complete the sentence.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter One), “When the Bible instructs you to “Let this
mind be in you,” it is implying that if you want to have the Mind of Christ you
must also change your thinking” Be able to complete the sentence.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter One), “Circumstances can never change a heart.
Circumstances can put great or little pressure on the decision maker, but they
only provide the environment in which a change of heart takes place!” Be able
to fill in the blanks.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter One), “But we can never blame our
circumstances for a lack of spirituality.” Be able to fill in the blank.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter One), Know the three “Actions” that comprise
the “Unity Checklist.” Unity of Affection, Unity of Spirit, Unity of Purpose
According to Gutierrez (Chapter One), “’Unity of Affection’ is another way of
saying that you have a deep commitment to love one another no matter the
personality or physical differences” Be able to complete the sentence.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter One), “It brings honor and glory to God when
we love one another - Unity of Affection – because we are reflecting the very
Mind and example of Christ” Be able to complete the sentence.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter One), “’Unity of Spirit’ is another way of saying
that you have a deep commitment to love one another to the level of being “ Soul
Mates” with one another.” Be able to fill in the blanks.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter One), “Unity of Purpose means that, amid the
many diverse personalities and skill sets of the people within our churches and
ministries, we need to make sure we maintain commitment to the purpose or
reason that we are involved in church work or a Christian ministry.” Be able to
fill in the blanks.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter One), “Unity of Purpose and focuses on Christ-
centered and God- willed work” Be able to complete the sentence.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter One), “The Bible is mandating “Unity of
Purpose,” not Uniformity in Personality Be able to fill in the blanks.
Questions taken from “CHAPTER TWO” of “Living Out the Mind of Christ” by Dr.
Gutierrez
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According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), “selfish ambition” implies that one is
doing something for the sole purpose of promoting himself and not the glory of
God.” Be able to fill in the blanks.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), “Why do self-promoters eventually reveal
themselves to everyone? Because the ones who desire to promote themselves
begin to deceive themselves in believing they are better disguisers of their
motives than they really are.” Be able to complete the sentence.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), “Remember, God’s Word is likened to
“light ” And if you saturate yourself with the Word of God, you are going to be
able to discern anything that is not light.” Be able to fill in the blanks.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), “conceit” is a word that means “empty
accolades and opinions” of man.” Be able to fill in the blank.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), “Every believer in Jesus Christ needs to
be careful not to get caught up into listening to the prasies of man when they
minister to their church community, family, and friends.” Be able to
complete the sentence.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), “God will sustain you with His
encouragement that is neither empty nor fleeting. How does He do this? By
informing you of eternal results!” Be able to fill in the blanks.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), “If these two sinful attitudes are resident
in you, there is no way you should believe that you are living according to
Biblical humility and you are subsequently unable to live out the Mind of Christ.”
Be able to fill in the blanks.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), “Therefore, it recommends that, if you
desire to live out the attitude of humility, it will help whenever you interact with a
person, you do so believing that he or she is better than you” Be able to
complete the sentence.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), “So, in order to keep our minds humble
and protected from becoming “holier than thou,” we should consider our time
interacting with others as a privilege and an honor – we should le them know
we feel this way.” Be able to complete this entire sentence.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), “The Enemy of Humility is Pride.” Be
able to fill in the blank.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), “It is not weakness to acknowledge the
daily safeguards that you must implement in order to protect you from your flesh -
it is wisdom!” Be able to fill in the blank.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), “Pride is a weapon that enjoys destroying
people’s lives. Pride plays no favorites. Pride will turn you on just as quickly as
it clung to you upon your summoning it to be your partner in ministry. Pride will
destroy your ministry!” Be able to fill in the blanks.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), “It is hard to know why the Lord allows
some to continue in their pride as they live their lives and even minister as
Christian leaders. But be assured of this truth: there will be a time when God
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will deal with the sin of pride in every person’s life.” Be able to complete the
sentence.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), “Remember, it is not the words that make
a response reflect the attitude of humility; it is always the heart behind the
words.” Be able to fill in the blanks.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Two), “You can say the very same words and
bring attention to yourself rather than bring attention to God.” Be able to fill in
the blanks.
Questions taken from “CHAPTER THREE” of “Living Out the Mind of Christ” by
Dr. Gutierrez
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Three), “Our purpose for inquiring as to what is
going on in the lives of our friends and family members is not to pry or to satisfy
our curiosity, but to see how we can offer our support, prayers, or simply just a
listening ear – for the for the benefit of the other person” Be able to complete
the sentence.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Three), “In other words, our concern should not
only be expressed in general terms but in specific terms and with specific,
purposeful intent.” Be able to fill in the blanks.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Three), “Selflessness, therefore, has a quota that
can never be fulfilled!” Be able to fill in the blanks.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Three), “Admittedly, you can perform a singular
act that resembles selflessness, but you cannot brand yourself as a selfless person
unless your life is characterized by a heart attitude that continually exemplifies
biblical selflessness. Be able to fill in the blanks.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Three), “In other words, “anything and
everything” that matters to a person should matter to you!” Be able to complete
the sentence.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Three), “In some circumstances you may want to
inquire of your friend’s situation. But remember that selflessness bears a
responsibility to support your friend in spiritual change and not to only fulfill
your desire to help.” Be able to fill in the blanks.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Three), “The Mind of Christ is cultivated when
you actively meditate on the teaching of Philippians 2:2-4, confess with your
heart any sin, and carefully follow all of the Biblical directives about cultivating
UNITY, HUMILITY, and SELFLESSNESS.” Be able to fill in the blanks.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Three), “If you want to bring honor and Glory to
God, the best way you can do it is to unity checklist, humility, selflessness” Be
able to complete the sentence.
Questions taken from “CHAPTER FOUR” of “Living Out the Mind of Christ” by Dr.
Gutierrez
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Four), “Yet, it is important to remember this
very significant point when studying these three verses: Any theological teaching
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that is able to be abstracted from Philippians 2:6-8 is a mere by-product to the
main point of these verses!” Be able to fill in the blanks.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Four), “So, why did the Apostle Paul pen these
words? He penned Philippians 2:6-8 in order to provide us an example of
someone who lived with both the mind of Christ and inspires us to follow His
example” Be able to complete the sentence.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Four), “Therefore, if the Head of the Church
Jesus Christ, abided by this three-fold mindset, it is incumbent upon the members
of the Body of Christ to also abide by this three-fold mindset.” Be able to fill in
the blanks.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Four), “According to this verse, Jesus was
always 100% God in the flesh the entire time He was physically on this earth.”
Be able to fill in the blank.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Four), “There is never an experience so dire,
turbulent, cataclysmic, supernatural, or colossal that your church can ever
experience that it can’t handle, if you follow God’s way of maintaing fellowship
and unity.” Be able to complete this sentence.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Four), “There is no reason why church
congregations cannot brave any storm, so long as all the people involved are
living out the mind of Christ.” Be able to complete the sentence.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Four), Know “the three ways in which Jesus
stripped Himself of His Majestic Glory and humbled Himself.” The King of
Kings becomes a servant, experienced human birth, and veiled His glory.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Four), Which one of the following options is
NOT one of “the three ways in which Jesus stripped Himself of His Majestic
Glory and humbled Himself?”
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Four), “I believe that when the Holy Spirit
inspired the Word of God, He chose to use the word “obedience” more often than
any other word to describe Jesus’ sacrifice because God wanted us to
remember…” Be able to fill in the blank & complete the sentence.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Four), “If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, I
want to encourage you not to ever utter the word “cross” without thinking of this
beautiful verse[Phil. 2:8].” Be able to fill in the blank.
Questions taken from “CHAPTER FIVE” of “Living Out the Mind of Christ” by Dr.
Gutierrez
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Five), “We must have a Biblical balancewhen it
comes to offering praise to man and praise to God.” Be able to fill in the blanks.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Five), “The amount of praise that you offer to
God should be weightier so that, in comparison, it should utterly “tip the scales”
in favor of Jesus Christ.” Be able to fill in the blanks.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Five), “But we compromise the Biblical balance
that is presented in scripture if we find ourselves praising man and attributing to
him a level of greatness that rivals the greatness of God rather than ushering
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due praise to the God Who gave that man the abilities he has.” Be able to fill in
the blanks.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Five), “If, after hearing us preach, teach, or sing,
people walk away and talk more about how “great” we are and how “impressed”
they are with our skill and talent -- rather than talking about how great our God is
– something is seriously wrong with the way we are ministering to people”
Be able to complete the sentence.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Five), “The point is that true, God-honoring
praise requires so much more than words” Be able to complete the sentence.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Five), “True, God-honoring praise requires a
heart that first has acknowledged its sinfulness and need for Jesus alone to
cleanse it from unrighteousness.” Be able to fill in the blanks.
According to Gutierrez (Chapter Five), “If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, my
prayer for you is that your words would not merely be perfunctory acts of liturgy,
but rather be authentic and hearfelt offerings of oure praise to God” Be able
to complete the sentence.
