DEEP Prayer Book Discipleship Course · Dr. Steve Foss

Chapters 1-4

The Fire, The Wire, The Works, The Pattern

Concept Review Test · 30 Questions · 50 Points · Dr. Steve Foss

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Chapter 1 - The Fire Is Already Falling: unexplainable Holy Spirit urgency acted on immediately; travail as costly, desperate prayer; the enemy's strategy of making hunger look like pride; the Anaheim impartation of God's agape love as the fuel of the D.E.E.P. anointing; the Travis partnership as a picture of two joined together; fear as a greater danger than the crisis itself.
Chapter 2 - The Prayer That Avails Much: the Greek word energeo - energized by God, not self-generated; Elijah as "a man with a nature like ours"; declaring before "thus says the Lord" came, born from saturation in God's Word; the two witnesses of Revelation 11 as a corporate expression; yielding, not talent, as the limiting factor.
Chapter 3 - The Greater Works: pisteuo as continual submitted loyalty, not mental assent; the centurion's understanding of authority; the corrected translation of binding and loosing; John 14:10 - the Father who dwells in Jesus does the works; the motive that unlocks authority: that the Father may be glorified.
Chapter 4 - The Pattern and the Condition: obedience versus genuine alignment and union; the pattern of Psalm 2 - relationship first, then the invitation to ask; agape defined as a willing forfeiture of rights regardless of the cost; "manifest" meaning to make fully visible; grace as power to obey, not a release from obeying.

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Part A

Multiple Choice - 20 Questions · 2 pts each · 40 pts

Chapter 1 - The Fire Is Already Falling

Question 1

While driving with no natural reason to be concerned, a believer feels a sudden, unexplainable urgency in their spirit to pray for a specific person right then. According to Chapter 1, what does Steve's experience with Juan teach about this kind of prompting?

A. It should be tested against Scripture for several days before acting, since urgency alone is not reliable. B. It is usually just anxiety, and the believer should pray a general prayer of peace instead of anything specific. C. The believer should stop ignoring the unexplainable urgency of the Holy Spirit and speak with authority into the situation immediately, even without natural information about what is happening. D. Only ordained ministers carry the authority to pray this way; ordinary believers should wait for confirmation from leadership.

Question 2

Steve's roommates called his hunger for God "too extreme," and later an associate pastor rebuked him for praying in a courtyard on the one night real fruit came. What pattern does Chapter 1 say this reveals about the enemy's strategy?

A. The enemy has no real strategy here - these were simply personality conflicts unrelated to spiritual warfare. B. The enemy targets the most spiritually hungry people by using their own sensitivity against them, making their hunger look like pride and their fire look like imbalance. C. God was actually confirming that Steve needed to tone down his prayer life to align with his community. D. This only happens to young or immature believers; mature believers are no longer targeted this way.

Question 3

At Anaheim in 1988, Steve experienced an overwhelming impartation that God explained in a single sentence. According to Chapter 1, what does this encounter establish about the nature of God's love?

A. God's love is primarily a comforting feeling meant to bring emotional peace, separate from spiritual power. B. The impartation was a one-time experience meant only for Steve personally, not a pattern for other believers. C. God's agape love is not a soft sentiment - it is the fuel of the D.E.E.P. anointing, and love produces power. D. The experience proves that physical manifestations like shaking are required evidence of genuine encounters with God.

Question 4

Chapter 1 introduces Steve's partnership with Travis, formed through a supernaturally aligned confirmation, as their two-person Prayer Strike Force Team. What does the chapter say this partnership foreshadows?

A. That prayer partnerships are optional extras - the real power always flows through gifted individuals working alone. B. That God's greatest works have almost always been released through two people bound together, not one person alone - a pattern the final chapter will return to. C. That Travis was primarily included in the book to illustrate the dangers of a compromised past. D. That partnerships in ministry inevitably end in conflict, as demonstrated by the cancelled China trip.

Question 5

When the China trip was cancelled and COVID began, God showed Steve a vision of a demonic spirit carrying two things in its mouth: the virus and a global spirit of fear. What did God say about the relationship between these two?

A. That the virus was the primary threat, and fear was a minor secondary concern not worth addressing in prayer. B. That fear would do far more damage than the virus itself would ever do. C. That the fear was entirely justified given the severity of the physical danger involved. D. That believers should avoid discussing either the virus or fear publicly to prevent panic.

Chapter 2 - The Prayer That Avails Much

Question 6

James 5:16 describes "the effective, fervent prayer," translated from the single Greek word energeo. According to Chapter 2, what does this word actually emphasize?

A. That the volume and repetition of a prayer determines whether it will be answered. B. That the prayer's power is energized and put into operation by God Himself, not self-generated by the one praying. C. That only prayers spoken in a formal liturgical setting carry this kind of authority. D. That emotional intensity alone is what makes a prayer 'fervent' in the biblical sense.

Question 7

James specifically notes that Elijah "was a man with a nature like ours" before describing his prayer that stopped the rain for three and a half years. According to Chapter 2, why does this detail matter?

A. It is a minor historical detail with no bearing on how ordinary believers should understand their own qualification to pray this way. B. It proves Elijah was actually a lesser prophet than others in Scripture, which is why his story needed this qualifier. C. It establishes that Elijah shared the same fears, weaknesses, and limitations as any believer today - meaning the limiting factor for this kind of prayer authority is not superior humanity, but yielding to the energeo dimension. D. It means Elijah's prayer authority applied only to weather-related miracles, not to other categories of intercession.

Question 8

Elijah declared the drought before Scripture records "the word of the Lord came to him." According to Chapter 2, what does this sequence reveal about the source of his authority?

A. Elijah was simply guessing and got fortunate that God backed up his presumptuous declaration afterward. B. The order in Scripture is incidental and carries no theological significance. C. His declaration flowed from a life so saturated in the covenant warnings of Deuteronomy and aligned with God's already-revealed heart that he could pray it before being explicitly told to - prophetic intercession born of communion, not presumption. D. Elijah received a direct audible command from God that Scripture simply omitted to record for narrative brevity.

Question 9

Chapter 2 connects Elijah's prayer anointing to Revelation 11:6, where two witnesses have power to shut heaven so no rain falls. What does the chapter say this connection represents?

A. A prophecy that applies exclusively to two specific named individuals, with no broader application to the church. B. At least in part, a picture of a whole company of believers - not just one gifted person - who have so yielded to the Holy Spirit that their prayers become divinely energized intercession that moves the hand of God. C. Proof that this kind of prayer authority ended with the apostolic age and is no longer available today. D. A purely symbolic passage with no connection to the kind of prayer Elijah modeled.

Question 10

According to Chapter 2, what is described as "the limiting factor" that determines whether a believer walks in Elijah-level prayer authority?

A. Natural talent, personality, or how long someone has attended church. B. Whether a person has entered the energeo dimension of prayer, which is entered through yielding, not reserved for the spiritually exceptional. C. Having received specialized theological training in intercessory prayer. D. A person's specific denominational background or worship style.

Chapter 3 - The Greater Works

Question 11

Jesus' promise in John 14:12 hinges on the phrase "he who believes," from the Greek word pisteuo. According to Chapter 3, how does this differ from ordinary intellectual belief?

A. Pisteuo is simply the Greek word for reciting a creed or statement of faith correctly. B. Pisteuo means continual, submitted loyalty and ongoing submission to Jesus' authority - not a one-time mental agreement. C. Pisteuo describes a spiritual gift reserved only for apostles and church leaders. D. Pisteuo refers to an emotional feeling experienced during corporate worship.

Question 12

The Roman centurion told Jesus, "I am a man under authority... I say to this one, Go, and he goes." What did Jesus find so remarkable about this, according to Chapter 3?

A. That the centurion needed Jesus to physically travel to his house before healing could occur. B. That Roman military authority was inherently superior to Jewish religious authority. C. That the centurion understood Jesus' authority the way he understood his own military chain of command - because Jesus was submitted to a higher authority, His spoken word carried the full backing of heaven. D. That the centurion required a specific ritual before he would believe healing was possible.

Question 13

Chapter 3 offers a corrected translation of Matthew 16:19 regarding binding and loosing. According to this correction, what is the believer's actual role?

A. The believer originates a new reality by declaring it, and heaven then ratifies whatever is declared on earth. B. Binding and loosing was a temporary practice limited to the original twelve apostles. C. The believer declares on earth what heaven has already decided - the believer is not the author of the reality but the voice of it, and the intercessor's first work is listening, not declaring. D. Binding and loosing no longer has any application for believers today.

Question 14

In John 14:10, Jesus says, "The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works." According to Chapter 3, what does this reveal?

A. That even Jesus' own miracles were not performed through an independent exercise of His divine power, but through the Father's unbroken indwelling - the same source the believer's "greater works" are meant to flow from. B. That Jesus was downplaying His own miracles for the sake of modesty, though He actually acted independently. C. That this verse applies only to Jesus and has no bearing on how believers are meant to operate in power. D. That the disciples' faith was actually the source of power behind Jesus' miracles.

Question 15

In Chicago, Steve named four principalities over a stadium and the atmosphere broke open - but Chapter 3 says he was not originating something new. What was actually happening, and what does this illustrate about the motive behind greater works?

A. Steve was performing an impressive display of spiritual gifting meant to build his own platform and reputation. B. Steve was agreeing with a prayer already deposited by Dr. Cerullo's own prior intercession - illustrating that the goal of greater works is that the Father may be glorified in the Son, not personal ministry success. C. The event was primarily a demonstration of Dr. Cerullo's authority, with Steve serving merely as a passive microphone holder. D. The principalities were defeated purely through the volume and intensity of Steve's declaration.

Chapter 4 - The Pattern and the Condition

Question 16

For six months, Steve told the story of his TV ministry by saying, "I didn't want to do it, but God asked so I said yes." According to Chapter 4, what was actually wrong with that posture, even though it was true?

A. Nothing was wrong with it - obedience without personal desire is exactly what God asks of every believer. B. He should have refused the assignment entirely rather than obeying something he didn't want to do. C. He had surrendered his behavior without surrendering his desire - measuring and reporting the gap between what God wanted and what he wanted as if it were a virtue, when God was calling him beyond compliance into genuine union. D. The story was factually inaccurate and needed to be corrected for theological reasons.

Question 17

In Psalm 2:7-8, before inviting "Ask of Me, and I will give You the nations," what does the Father establish first, and why does Chapter 4 say this order matters?

A. The Father tests the Son's obedience over a period of years before any invitation to ask is extended. B. The Father first establishes the relationship - "You are My Son" - because He wants the asking to flow out of intimacy, not entitlement; the inheritance was already decided. C. The order is arbitrary and carries no theological significance for how believers should approach prayer. D. The Father requires a period of fasting before the Son is permitted to make any request.

Question 18

Chapter 4 defines agape love using the phrase "a willing forfeiture of rights on another's behalf." How does the chapter describe this kind of love?

A. A warm emotional feeling of affection that arises spontaneously toward people we naturally like. B. A choice of the will to act in the best interest of another, regardless of the consequences to oneself - not a sentiment, but a decision. C. A reward given only to believers who have reached an advanced stage of spiritual maturity. D. A feeling that fluctuates based on circumstances and cannot be sustained through obedience.

Question 19

Jesus says, "I will love him and manifest Myself to him" (John 14:21). According to Chapter 4, what does the word "manifest" mean in this context?

A. To provide additional written information or doctrine about Christ. B. To make fully visible - a real, clear, personal revealing of Christ Himself, not merely information about Him. C. To conceal Christ's presence more deeply as a test of the believer's faith. D. To grant a specific spiritual gift as a reward for obedience.

Question 20

Chapter 4 identifies "the hyper-grace message" as the greatest enemy of the condition Jesus describes in John 14. According to the chapter, what is the actual relationship between grace and obedience?

A. Grace entirely removed the requirement to obey God's commands, making obedience optional under the New Covenant. B. Grace did not remove the requirement to obey - it supplied the power to obey from a place of love rather than fear. C. Obedience and grace are unrelated concepts that operate in entirely separate spiritual categories. D. Grace applies only to salvation and has no bearing whatsoever on a believer's ongoing prayer life.

Part B

True or False - 10 Statements · 1 pt each · 10 pts

Lessons 13 & 14 - Secrets & Revelation

Chapters 1 & 2 - The Fire & The Wire

1. The story of Steve saving Juan through a sudden, unexplainable spiritual urgency is primarily a demonstration of Steve's own exceptional spiritual gifting, unavailable to ordinary believers.

TRUE FALSE

2. Chapter 2 teaches that the Greek word energeo means the power behind effective prayer is energized by God Himself, not self-generated by the one praying.

TRUE FALSE

3. According to Chapter 2, Elijah was fundamentally a super-saint operating in a spiritual category unavailable to ordinary believers, which is why his prayer stopped the rain for three and a half years.

TRUE FALSE

4. According to Chapter 2, Elijah's declaration of the drought flowed from years of communion with God and deep saturation in the covenant warnings of Deuteronomy, not from presumption.

TRUE FALSE

5. According to Chapter 2, the two witnesses of Revelation 11:6 refer exclusively to two specific end-time individuals, with no application to a broader company of believers.

TRUE FALSE

Chapters 3 & 4 - The Works & The Pattern

6. According to Chapter 3, pisteuo (as used in John 14:12) denotes continual, submitted loyalty to Jesus' authority, not a one-time mental agreement.

TRUE FALSE

7. According to the corrected translation in Chapter 3, binding and loosing means the believer originates a new spiritual reality on earth, which heaven then ratifies afterward.

TRUE FALSE

8. According to Chapter 3, even Jesus' own miracles were performed through the Father's indwelling rather than an independent exercise of His own divine power.

TRUE FALSE

9. According to Chapter 4, agape love is best understood primarily as a warm emotional feeling that naturally arises toward people we already like.

TRUE FALSE

10. According to Chapter 4, grace did not remove the requirement to obey God's commands; it supplied the power to obey from a place of love rather than fear.

TRUE FALSE

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Part A - Multiple Choice (20 questions × 2 pts)

Part B - True or False (10 questions × 1 pt)

Total

"The prayer is not self-generated. It is energized by God Himself. That Church can be you. That prayer can be yours. The anointing is real, the invitation is open, and the world is waiting."

- Dr. Steve Foss, Chapters 1-4 · James 5:16-17 · John 14:12-13

Chapters 1-4

The Fire, The Wire, The Works, The Pattern

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