Shepherding the Flock: Lesson 10 Encouraging Fellowship
(Cloze test 106)

Gap-fill exercise

  
Fill in all the gaps from the choices in the drop-down list.
Press "Check" (at the bottom of the page) to check your answers and know your score.
Fellowship is based on an to Christ and His family. Christians need to be together, to , to pray together, to sing together, to laugh together, to , just to be together - .

1. The purpose of fellowship

1. To , both in services and in happy times of meal sharing. The men should be brought together for a , the women for an evening of , the young people for games - and all of these around the . Christians will be and outsiders .

2. To in the hard places of life. We can’t tell when a heart is aching - we can make the burden lighter.

3. To for the benefit of all; our testimony may prevent someone from making a similar error.

4. To - Psa. 50:15. This will surely encourage others to pray.

5. To - Rom. 12:15. Those bereaved should be given the fellowship of tears, of sorrow, of suffering.

6. To to return to God.


2. Results of Christian fellowship

1. We learn to walk in the light - .

2. We learn to suffer together - .

3. We learn to serve together - .

4. We learn to comfort one another - .

5. We learn to pray for one another - .

6. We learn to bear one another’s burdens - .

7. We learn to rejoice with the joyful - . Joy is contagious.

8. We grow and glow for the Lord - .


Discussion - What type of social fellowship would be helpful in your congregation?


Exercises created by Atty. Gerry T. Galacio. You can freely use these exercises, but you must not upload them to any website or the cloud. For comments, questions, corrections, or suggestions, email gtgalacio@yahoo.com

 

Exercises created with freeware Hot Potatoes v. 6.3 from the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada.

 

Baptist Distinctives, free online Bible Institute for Asia, Africa, and Latin America

 

Baptist Churches in the Philippines (directory of churches and discussions of issues relevant to local Baptist churches)

 

Family Matters (complete text of the Family Code of the Philippines; frequently asked questions; relevant laws like RA 9262; legal procedures and Rules of Court)

 

Legal Updates (in-depth discussions of issues affecting the Filipino family, legal procedures, support, inheritance, etc.): Plain Language / Plain English for government offices, private companies, schools, and organizations; Clear, concise English for effective legal writing; Legal procedures in civil and criminal cases; Heirs and inheritances

Better English resources and exercises (free resources on grammar, pronunciation, spelling, writing, vocabulary, idioms, reading comprehension, public speaking, etc.)

 

Plain English, Plain Language, or Clear Writing for journalism, law, business, science, technical, academic and general writing (840-plus free interactive exercises)

 

Be a better writer or editor through StyleWriter 4: this software checks 10,000 words in 12 seconds for hundreds of style and English usage issues like wordy and complex sentences, passive voice, nominalization, jargon, clichés, readability, spelling, etc. StyleWriter 4 has a graded 200,000 word and phrase dictionary, covering most of the words you will ever use in writing.

 

StyleWriter 4 is widely used in the US federal government (for example, Environmental Protection Agency). It is used in banks, law offices, and by professionals from various fields. It is fully customizable and comes with three versions: USA, UK, and Australian. StyleWriter 4 can edit memos, articles, essays, business letters, speeches, thesis, dissertations, books (fiction or non-fiction), and all kinds of corporate communications.