Lesson 6 Study Guide CC204 SoulCare Foundations IV: Community Where SoulCare Happens Spiritual Friendship: Pouring the Passion of Christ From Your Heart into Another s Updated 2015 2015 Our Daily Bread Ministries. All Rights Reserved.
Objectives In this lesson, we discuss the ministry of spiritual friendship. Dr. Crabb discusses a theological foundation for why spiritual friendship is one of the most vital ministries in the church. When you complete this lesson, Spiritual Friendship: Pouring the Passion of Christ From Your Heart into Another s, you should be able to: Define spiritual friendship. Contrast spiritual friendship with spiritual direction. Discuss a biblical, theological foundation of spiritual friendship. Explain what it means to receive the keys to the kingdom of heaven. CC204 Course Study Guide 2015 Our Daily Bread Ministries. All Rights Reserved. Lesson 6 2
Discussion Questions What s the difference between spiritual direction and spiritual friendship? After reading the description of spiritual friendship, how do you feel about providing that form of SoulCare? Why should spiritual directors be involved in spiritual friendships? How might Dr. Crabb s insights drawn from Matthew 16 and 18 affect your spiritual friendships with one or several people? CC204 Course Study Guide 2015 Our Daily Bread Ministries. All Rights Reserved. Lesson 6 11
Quiz 1. Dr. Crabb describes the difference between spiritual direction and spiritual friendship as one of: A. Depth B. Intention C. Training D. Experience 2. In Matthew 18, Jesus confers the power of the keys of the kingdom of heaven on: A. Peter only B. All spiritual directors C. All of His disciples D. Nobody 3. Why did Brennan Manning, Dr. Crabb s spiritual director, weep when Dr. Crabb shared some of his really ugly struggles? A. He felt Dr. Crabb s hopelessness. B. He was horrified by what Dr. Crabb shared with him. C. He was drawn to Jesus by Dr. Crabb s obvious hatred for his sin. D. None of the above 4. Which of the following does spiritual friendship offer to another? A. Humility B. Excitement C. Safety 5. What did a key symbolize in ancient Near East culture? A. Authority B. Salvation C. Knowledge D. Wisdom 6. When two or more people gather in the name of Christ for the purpose of spiritual formation, what happens? A. Those people will be successful in all their lives endeavors. B. God will assure the group that they will no longer experience suffering. C. God will bless what they agree to do together as a group. CC204 Course Study Guide 2015 Our Daily Bread Ministries. All Rights Reserved. Lesson 6 12
7. Why is it important for spiritual directors to be involved in spiritual friendships? A. So they don t see themselves in an elitist capacity B. So they don t take their spiritual direction too seriously C. Because it will improve their effectiveness as spiritual directors 8. Which of the following might describe you if you are more interested in being a spiritual friend than a spiritual director? A. You want to provide people with wisdom to see into the operation of flesh dynamics. B. You want to get to know and enjoy people, and relate to them simply and directly. C. You want to stir up Spirit dynamics in people to arouse their appetites for God. 9. In which of the following ways do spiritual friends get excited when someone shares a journeying reality? A. They are excited to offer wise, biblical advice that can help the person overcome his/her struggle. B. They are excited to empathize with the person and to make him/her feel better. C. They are excited about what the Spirit has done in the person through the New Covenant. D. They are excited to uncover the person s flesh dynamics. 10. In the moment of interaction between spiritual friends, the Christ-like passion offered from one friend to the other actually releases the mystical presence of Christ. A. True B. False Answers: 1. B 2. C 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. C 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. A CC204 Course Study Guide 2015 Our Daily Bread Ministries. All Rights Reserved. Lesson 6 13