COVENANT THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY

BOOK COURSE TEST QUESTIONS

THE PURPOSE DRIVEN LIFE

By: Rick Warren

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Syllabus by: Dr. Fabienne Naomi-Smith

The Purpose Driven Life

What on earth am I here for?

  1. The purpose of your life is far greater than
  1. Your own personal fulfillment, your peace of mind or even your happiness
  2. Even all the money you saved
  3. Your endeavor to reach a level of success
  4. Things that move you emotionally
  1. If you want to know why you were placed on this planet you must
  1. Study the stars
  2. Look at your career
  3. Begin with foundation studies
  4. Begin with God
  1. Focusing on ______will never reveal our life’s purpose.
  1. Ourselves
  2. Our Career
  3. Our Children
  4. Our Parents
  1. You were made by God and for God and until you understand that life will never ______
  1. Mean anything
  2. Be just right
  3. Make sense
  4. Add up
  1. You may choose your career, your spouse and your hobbies but you don’t get to choose your ______
  1. Children
  2. Lifestyle
  3. Friends
  4. Purpose
  1. Many children are ______by their parents, but they are not ______by God.
  1. Planned
  2. Loved
  3. Unplanned
  4. Seen
  1. We are products of our past, but we don’t have to be ______.
  1. Prisoners to it
  2. Controlled by it
  3. Slaves to it
  4. Branded by it
  1. Real security can only be found in that which can never be taken from

you - your ______

  1. Relationship with yourself
  2. Relationship with others
  3. Relationship with God
  4. Family traditions
  1. Nothing matters more than God’s ______for your life and nothing

can compensate for not knowing them.

  1. Timing
  2. Purposes
  3. Plans
  4. Seasons
  1. The greatest tragedy is not death, but life without purpose.
  1. True
  2. False
  1. ______comes from having a purpose.
  1. Life
  2. Faith
  3. Love
  4. Hope
  1. Knowing your purpose ______.
  1. Focuses your life
  2. Motivates your life
  3. Prepares you for eternity
  4. All of the above
  1. When you use your life for God’s glory, everything you do can become ______.
  1. A life worth living
  2. An act of worship
  3. Meaningful
  4. An adventure
  1. We bring God glory by ______.
  1. Loving other believers
  2. Becoming Christ like
  3. Telling others about Him
  4. All of the above

Purpose # 1 You were planned for God’s Pleasure

  1. “You created everything, and it is for Your pleasure that they exist and were created” is found where?

A. Revelation 5:1

B. Revelation 4:11

  1. Revelation 5:11
  2. Revelation 4:1
  1. When we worship, our goal is to bring pleasure to ______not ______.
  1. God, Ourselves
  2. Ourselves, People
  3. God, Church Services
  4. People, Church
  1. What God wants most from you is ______.
  1. Your time
  2. Your money
  3. A Sacrifice
  4. A Relationship
  1. An act of ______is also an act of worship.
  1. Obedience
  2. Love
  3. Faith
  4. Kindness
  1. Why is obedience so pleasing to God?
  1. Because it shows you’re faithful
  2. Because it proves you really love Him
  3. Because it proves your worth to Him
  4. Because it shows a true calling
  1. We praise God for ______.
  1. What He has done
  2. Who He is
  3. All He gives us
  4. For our souls sake
  1. We thank God for ______.
  1. What He has done
  2. Who He is
  3. All He gives us
  4. For our souls sake
  1. Surrendering to God is the Heart of ______.
  1. An intercessor
  2. Obedience
  3. Worship
  4. Love
  1. When you decide to live a totally surrendered life that decision will be______.
  1. Tried
  2. Forever
  3. Tested
  4. Fatal
  1. The most shocking truth is this: Almighty God yearns to be your ______.
  1. Friend
  2. God
  3. Leader
  4. Master
  1. ______is the greatest barrier to friendship with God.
  1. Bitterness
  2. Hatred
  3. Lust
  4. Anger
  1. This is the greatest reason for worship.
  1. Because God loves you first
  2. God’s Son died for you
  3. The Bible demands it
  4. You cannot live without it

Purpose # 2 You were formed for God’s Family

  1. Whenever you feel unimportant, unloved, or insecure, remember ______.
  1. To who you belong
  2. Where you were born
  3. Who you will become
  4. Who your parents were
  1. Jesus said our love for each other not our doctrinal belief is our greatest

witness to the world.

  1. True
  2. False
  1. ______is a great enemy of relationships.
  1. Worry
  2. Tale-bearing
  3. Busyness
  4. Money
  1. ______should be your top priority, primary objective, and greatest ambition.
  1. Money
  2. Love
  3. Your Job
  4. Church
  1. God says ______are what life is all about.
  1. Silver
  2. Gold
  3. Truth
  4. Relationships
  1. If you want to know a person’s priorities just look at how they ______.
  1. Spend their money
  2. Talk to others
  3. Use their time
  4. Act in church
  1. The greatest gift you can give someone is your ______.
  1. Money
  2. First fruit
  3. Friendship
  4. Time
  1. The best way to spell love is ______.
  1. L. O. V. E.
  2. T. I.M.E.
  3. G. I. V. E.
  4. T. A. K. E.

Purpose # 3 You were created to become like Christ

  1. God sent Jesus on a mission to ______the full image that we lost.
  1. Create
  2. Develop
  3. Buy
  4. Restore
  1. God’s ultimate goal for your life on earth is not comfort but ______.
  1. Character development
  2. Friendships
  3. Worship
  4. Sowing good seed by being God’s tool.
  1. God created your ______.
  1. Story
  2. Faith
  3. Situation
  4. Uniqueness
  1. The process of changing us to be more like Jesus is called ______.
  1. Justification
  2. Sanctification
  3. Consecration
  4. Manifestation
  1. ______unlocks God’s Power
  1. Obedience
  2. Love
  3. Miracles
  4. Prayer
  1. God gives us our time on earth to build & strengthen our _____ for heaven.
  1. Lifestyle
  2. Character
  3. Personality
  4. Uniqueness
  1. It is the ______job to produce Christ like character in you.
  1. Father’s
  2. World’s
  3. Leader’s
  4. Holy Spirit’s
  1. Your Character is essentially the sum of your ______.
  1. Habits
  2. Talents
  3. Finances
  4. Gifts
  1. God uses His Word, people & ______to mold us.
  1. Finances
  2. Circumstances
  3. Church
  4. Gifts
  1. God’s Word provides the ______we need to grow.
  1. Faith
  2. Truth
  3. Hope
  4. Love
  1. God’s people provide the ______we need to grow.
  1. Finances
  2. Time
  3. Hope
  4. Support
  1. Circumstances provide the ______we need to practice Christ likeness.
  1. Time
  2. Challenges
  3. Environment
  4. Hope
  1. God is far more interested in ______than what you do.
  1. What you think
  2. What you are
  3. What you feel
  4. What you see
  1. God is much more concerned about your character than your career, because you will take your character into eternity, but not your career.
  1. True
  2. False
  1. Jesus wants to make us like Himself before He ______.
  1. Promotes us to our next career
  2. Takes us to Heaven
  3. Gives us children
  4. Imparts truth to us.
  1. God wants you to ______.
  1. Be financially stable
  2. Be a Pastor
  3. Be yourself
  4. Grow up
  1. Discipleship – the process of becoming like Christ always begins with a decision.
  1. True
  2. False
  1. Your commitments can develop you or they can destroy you, but either way, they will ______you.
  1. Make
  2. Call
  3. Define
  4. Progress
  1. We become whatever we are ______to.
  1. Committed
  2. Sticking
  3. Looking
  4. Addicted
  1. Every choice has eternal consequences, so you had better choose wisely.
  1. True
  2. False
  1. To change your life you must change the way you ______.
  1. Believe
  2. Think
  3. See
  4. Look
  1. The Spirit of God uses ______to make us like the Son of God.
  1. Our circumstances
  2. The Word of God
  3. Life’s crisis
  4. Our finances
  1. The Bible must become the authoritative standard for my life:

the compass I rely on for direction, the counsel I listen to for making

wise decisions and the benchmark I use for evaluating everything.

  1. True
  2. False
  1. “We know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to His purpose for them” is found?
  1. Hebrews 12:1
  2. Romans 8:29
  3. I Corinthians 13:5
  4. Romans 8:28
  1. Everything that happens to you has ______significance.
  1. Financial
  2. Spiritual
  3. Natural
  4. Worldly
  1. God’s ______is greater than our problems, our pain, and even our sin.
  1. Desire
  2. Thinking
  3. Plan
  4. Purpose
  1. What is God’s purpose?
  1. Become like His Son
  2. Become Rich
  3. Become Heaven Minded
  4. Become Humble
  1. Everything God allows to happen in your life is ______for that purpose.
  1. Designed
  2. Happening
  3. Permitted
  4. Destined
  1. “Happy is the man who doesn’t give in and do wrong when he is tempted, for afterward he will get his reward the crown of life that God has promised those who love Him” is found in .
  1. James 1:12
  2. James 2:12
  3. James 3:12
  4. James 4:12
  1. To have the fruit of the Spirit is to be like ______.
  1. Everyone else
  2. Church People
  3. Moses
  4. Christ
  1. God develops the fruit of the Spirit in your life by allowing you to experience circumstances in which you’re tempted to express the exact opposite quality.
  1. True
  2. False
  1. God uses the opposite situation of each fruit to allow us a ______.
  1. Chance
  2. Thought
  3. Purpose
  4. Choice
  1. Temptation begins by capturing your ______.
  1. Emotions
  2. Attention
  3. Mind
  4. Spirit
  1. Spiritually, your ______is your most valuable organ.
  1. Mind
  2. Eyes
  3. Ears
  4. Kidney
  1. ______is the process of conforming to Christ.
  1. Discipleship
  2. Leadership
  3. Fellowship
  4. Workmanship

Purpose # 4 – You were shaped for Serving God

  1. You were put on Earth to make a ______.
  1. Life for yourself
  2. Fortune
  3. Contribution
  4. Life for your family
  1. A saved heart is one that wants to ______.
  1. Feel young
  2. Live the good life
  3. Fellowship
  4. Serve
  1. God has a ministry for you in His Church and a ______for you in the world.
  1. Mission
  2. Position
  3. Job
  4. Place
  1. At the end of your life on earth you will stand before God, and He is
    going to evaluate how well you ______others with your life.
  1. Taught
  2. Ministered
  3. Lead
  4. Served
  1. If you aren’t serving you’re just existing because life is
    meant for ______
  1. Ministry
  2. Church Attendance
  3. Living
  4. Wealth
  1. Whenever God gives us an assignment, He always ______us
    with what we need to accomplish it.
  1. Pays
  2. Equips
  3. Shows
  4. Dares
  1. Figure out what you love to do – What God gave you a heart to do-
    and then do it for ______.
  1. Your Pleasure
  2. Money
  3. Your Family
  4. His Glory
  1. Your greatest ministry will most likely come out of your greatest ______.
  1. Hope
  2. Help
  3. Hurt
  4. Health
  1. God intentionally allows you to go through painful experiences to
    ______you for ministry to others.
  1. Equip
  2. Hurt
  3. Break
  4. Drive
  1. We serve God by ______.
  1. Serving Others
  2. Going to Church
  3. Tithing
  4. Dressing Nice
  1. God is always more interested in ______we do something than
    in what we do.
  1. How
  2. Why
  3. Can
  4. Seeing
  1. The closer you get to Jesus, the less you need to ______yourself.
  1. See
  2. Hear
  3. Condemn
  4. Promote

Purpose # 5 You were made for a Mission

  1. The Great Commission was given to every follower of Jesus.
  1. True
  2. False
  1. God invites you to participate in the greatest, largest, most diverse
    most significant cause in history- His ______
  1. Ministry
  2. Church
  3. Family
  4. Kingdom
  1. The first way to start thinking globally is to begin ______
    for specific countries
  1. Praying
  2. Listening
  3. Hoping
  4. Believing
  1. ______is the most important tool for your mission in the world.
  1. Believing
  2. Prayer
  3. Money
  4. Time
  1. People may refuse our love or reject our message, but they are defenseless against our ______.
  1. Beliefs
  2. Caring
  3. Prayers
  4. Faithfulness
  1. To make the most of your time on earth, you must maintain an eternal ______.
  1. Perspective
  2. Goal
  3. Foundation
  4. All of the above
  1. If you want to be like Jesus, you must have a ______for the whole world.
  1. Love
  2. Concern
  3. Heart
  4. None of the above
  1. The Great Commission is your ______, and doing your part is the secret to living a life of significance.
  1. Desire
  2. Commission
  3. Labor
  4. Goal
  1. Blessed are the ______, they shall outlast everyone.
  1. Balanced
  2. Meek
  3. Called
  4. True
  1. A great ______to the Great Commandment and the Great Commission will make you a great Christian.
  1. Love
  2. Commitment
  3. Desire
  4. Obedience
  1. Our greatest lessons come out of ______.
  1. The Bible
  2. School
  3. Joy
  4. Pain
  1. Every problem is ______driven.
  1. Satanic
  2. Purpose
  3. Goal
  4. None of the above
  1. God is calling you to be His ______.
  1. Child
  2. Messenger
  3. Follower
  4. Believer
  1. You owe it to future generations to ______the testimony of how

God helped you fulfill His purposes on earth.

  1. Give
  2. Preserve
  3. Tell
  4. Broadcast
  1. Once you know what God wants you to do, the blessing comes in actually ______it.
  1. Obeying
  2. Believing
  3. Learning
  4. Doing
  1. You should develop a ______statement for your life and then review it regularly.
  1. Purpose
  2. Vision
  3. Commitment
  4. Living
  1. Writing down your purpose on paper will force you to think pacifically about the ______of your life.
  1. Path
  2. Direction
  3. Accomplishments
  4. All of the above
  1. Whatever is at the center of your life is your ______.
  1. God
  2. Purpose
  3. Goal
  4. Love
  1. When God’s at the center, you ______, when He’s not, you worry.
  1. Worship
  2. Tithe
  3. Preach
  4. Lead

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