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COG EXHORTER STUDY MANUAL 2 2026
PRACTICE SOLUTION SCRIPT
◉ Three purposes of worship are ________ Answer: exalt God; edify believers; evangelize the lost ◉ A worship service should ________ believers Answer: mature ◉ A structure of worship service maybe ________ from church to church Answer: different ◉ The worship service should be ________ through, ________ through and ________ for the glory of God Answer: thought; prayed; designed ◉ A call to worship should ________ the worshiper onto the greatness of God Answer: focus ◉ The Bible says in ________ that there should be public reading of Scripture Answer: 1 Timothy 4: ◉ The ________ praise is important because the worship service should not be a spectator event Answer: congregational
◉ Using fear and guilt when receiving an offering is ________ Answer: unproductive ◉ The ________________ is the centerpiece of the worship service in a church Answer: ministry of the Word of God ◉ Pastoral preaching has a high ________ element in the content Answer: teaching ◉ A sermon should________ on the person of Jesus Christ Answer: center ◉ Preaching needs to be ________ based Answer: biblically ◉ Most centralizing aspects of the worship service are the ________of the church Answer: sacraments ◉ The sacraments of the church are________________ Answer: communion; baptism, footwashing ◉ Sacrament implies ________________ Answer: mystery and celebration
◉ Baptism is an ________ with Christ Answer: identification ◉ Baptism does not ________ a person Answer: save ◉ ________ is the mode of baptism Answer: Immersion ◉ Baptism follows ________ Answer: conversion ◉ The formula for baptism is focused in Matthew ________ Answer: 28: ◉ The washing of feet was an ancient custom of ________ Answer: hospitality ◉ ________ is a biblical passage about foot washing Answer: John 13:1- 17 ◉ The Lord's Supper focuses on the ________ of Christ Answer: crucifixion ◉ The practice of dedicating children comes from the dedication of ________________ Answer: Samuel and Jesus
◉ Dedicating children to God is an act of ________________ Answer: praise and thanksgiving ◉ When parents dedicate a child to God, they ________ themselves to rear the child before God Answer: pledge ◉ Dedicating a child is a time to claim the ________ of God Answer: promise ◉ At the child dedication service, the minister explains the ________ of infant dedication Answer: purpose ◉ In premarital counseling, the pastor talks to a couple about their ________ Answer: relationship ◉ In premarital counseling, the pastor goes over the order of ________ with the couple Answer: service ◉ In a marriage service, the pastor should explain the meaning of marriage as a ________________ before God Answer: covenant relationship ◉ The pastor's role is that of a ________ Answer: shepherd
◉ Three goals of a sermon at a funeral are to ________ Jesus, ________ the family, and ________ the means of eternal life Answer: exalt; comfort; clarify ◉ ________ is part of the ministry of the church Answer: Administration ◉ By the nature of the calling, the minister is responsible for administering both the ________ and ________ of ministry Answer: philosophy; plan ◉ The plan of ministry deals with the ________ of ministry Answer: strategy ◉ ________ means "to organize, to plot, to guide and to direct." Answer: Administration ◉ The minister ________________ the church as it moves into the future Answer: guides and directs ◉ A vision for ministry creates an ________, a ________, and ________ for ministry Answer: objective; purpose; benefits
◉ The purpose of vision is to provide a church with a ministry ________ and means to measure ministry ________ Answer: focus; effectiveness ◉ The Old Testament passage, ________, explains the necessity of a vision for a church Answer: Proverbs 29: ◉ Ministers are ________, which means they see where the church needs to be going in the outline steps to help the church reach the destination Answer: visionaries ◉ A vision for ministry starts from the scriptural understanding - an unfolding of ________________ Answer: future possibility ◉ Give five principles that should be used in writing a mission statement for ministry: ________________ Answer: evangelism; edification; equipping; encouraging; and excellence ◉ Making a ministry vision a reality includes three administrative functions: (1) ________, (2) ________, (3) ________ Answer: selecting personnel; identifying ministry plans; establishing a budget for the ministry plan
◉ Basic teachings concerning tithes and offerings are found in ________ Answer: Malachi 3:7- 10 ◉ Helping people see the kingdom's__________ are key factors for motivating people to involve themselves in ministry. Answer: purpose and benefits ◉ Four core ministry positions in a church are ________________ Answer: eldership; teachers; musicians; & auxiliary workers ◉ The ________ should be composed of individuals who are gifted in administration and in different types of ministry. Answer: eldership ◉ Christ's teachings or actions illustrate how ministers can be a ________ Answer: people person ◉ Christ recognized people at their point of ________ Answer: need ◉ Christ related to people inspite of ________ Answer: tradition
◉ Caring provides people a sense of belonging to something ________________ Answer: significant and purposeful ◉ Caring keeps people as the ________ of ministry Answer: priority ◉ Caring churches are ________ to all people Answer: open ◉ ________ should be the central thrust of the local church Answer: Evangelism ◉ The sending church is ________ Answer: lay-empowered ◉ A ________ church does not become a ________ church Answer: sending; satisfied ◉ Special services, like ________________, should be evangelistic services Answer: Easter and Christmas ◉ ________________ to share their faith emphasizes evangelism Answer: Training people
◉ The existence of false teachings in the early days of Pentecostalism made the leaders of the church understand the need for the development of ____________ Answer: educational institutions ◉ The church is both a _______ and a ___________ Answer: human organization and divine organism ◉ The basic reason for having polity and for following parliamentary procedure is to accomplish ___________ and what the church ought not to do Answer: what the church ought to do ◉ Any member of the Church of God who is __________ years of age and above who is present at the General Assembly is able to speak at the Assembly Answer: 16 ◉ Since the Church of God has a _______ form of government, members do not represent local churches but themselves Answer: centralized ◉ What is the official history of the Church of God? Answer: Like a Mighty Army ◉ The Church of God had its beginning in what year? Answer: 1886
◉ On August 19, 1886, seven people covenanted with _________ and his son __________ to find the spiritual life lacking in their churches Answer: Richard Spurling; RG Spurling Jr ◉ The Church of God was first called the __________ Answer: Christian Union ◉ In 1896, a revival occurred at ___________ near Camp Creek in Cherokee, North Carolina, that emphasized sanctification Answer: Shearer Schoolhouse ◉ _________________ was a significant layman in the early days of the Church of God Answer: WF Bryant ◉ The first General Assembly was held on January 26-27, _________ at the home of JC Murphy in __________ Answer: 1906; North Carolina ◉ The name "Church of God" was adopted in the ________ General Assembly Answer: second ◉ At the second General Assembly, the Assembly instituted a new order of ministry called __________ Answer: "evangelist"
◉ In 1929, the _________, composed of all ordained ministers, was established to convene prior to the Assembly Answer: Bishops Council ◉ The Bible Training School was renamed __________ in honor of FJ Lee in 1947 Answer: Lee College ◉ The Church organized the _____________ as a trade division of the Publishing House in 1931 Answer: Tennessee Music and Printing Company ◉ In 1948, the ________ was adopted Answer: Declaration of Faith ◉ The Assembly approved the licensing of ________ to preach in 1909 Answer: women ◉ In 1963, the International Executive Council created the _________ to coordinate the numerous evangelism efforts of the church Answer: Evangelism & Home Missions Department ◉ The Church of God stands for the ______________. Answer: Whole Bible rightly divided
◉ The __________ is the only rule for government and discipline in the Church of God Answer: New Testament ◉ The __________ remains the Church of God's mandate from Christ Answer: Great Commission ◉ The mission of the Church of God is to communicate the power of Jesus Christ in the ____________ of Pentecost Answer: Spirit and Power ◉ What are the core values of the Church of God? Answer: Prayer, Pentecostal worship, World evangelization, Church planting, leadership development, Care, and interdependence ◉ Starting the number of church plants equal to a miniumum of _______ of the total number of churches in a state/region/nation annually is a part of the denomination's core values Answer: 3 percernt ◉ Equipping, empowering, and releasing ________ to serve as ministry partners is part of the denomination's core values Answer: lay leaders
and commitments ◉ The International General Assembly meets _________ Answer: biennially ◉ _______ serves as the official guide for the business of the International General Assembly Answer: Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised ◉ The International General Assembly elects the _________ Answer: general overseer, the assistant general overseers, the secretary general, the director of Youth and Discipleship, the assistant director of Youth and Discipleship, the director of World Missions, and assistant director of World Missions ◉ Who are the officers of the International General Assembly? Answer: moderator and a secretary ◉ Who serves the International General Assembly as secretary? Answer: secretary general ◉ The International General Council is composed of all __________ of the Church of God Answer: ordained bishops
◉ Who elects the Council of Eighteen? Answer: The International General Council ◉ Who constitutes the International Executive Council? Answer: General Overseer, his assistants, the secretary general, and Council of Eighteen ◉ Standing boards are appointed by the __________. Answer: International Executive Committee ◉ The International General Assembly grants to its __________ the same voice that it affords all credentialed ministers in the International General Assembly Answer: laity ◉ Who are approved to sit in the International General Council? Answer: Ordained ministers, exhorters, and laity ◉ How often does the International General Council meet to consider recommendations that are to be presented to the International General Assembly? Answer: biennially
