The Bible is filled with truth and wisdom, but there a few doctrines that are foundational to everything we’re doing. The absolute sovereignty of God is one such doctrine! A biblical understanding and appreciation of the sovereignty of God will absolutely change your life, the way you see the world around you, the way you …
Refocus on some of the elements that have to be present for us to effectively counsel people who are stuck in life-dominating sins. We’re not just personal spiritual trainers holding them accountable and blowing the whistle every time they fail. As counselors, God calls us to lead our struggling counselees to taste and see how …
If you do counseling for any length of time, you’ll find that pride often blinds our counselees from seeing themselves accurately and from doing what God’s called them to do to please Him no matter what. While pride is rarely the presenting problem, it’s often a ‘feeder’ sin that keeps so many other sins alive. …
Too often we jump right into things like communication, conflict, finances and sex without considering something much more fundamental and essential for a good marriage: purpose. For a marriage to thrive each person needs to understand the ultimate and greater purpose for which God designed and gave us marriage. Marriage was designed to be a …
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Download Outline Worksheet: How We Process LifeWorksheet: Identifying Personal IdolsWorksheet: Repentance PlanWorksheet: Example of How to Repent of Idols
God certainly never promised us a hurt-free, pain-free life, but He hasn’t left us to just stumble through it alone. He gives us the Gospel, our Savior, and His grace. So how does grace make a difference in our suffering? And how can you encourage those who are suffering to connect with God’s grace in …
Many Christian parents are struggling with guilt and fear that comes with a rebellious older child, yet the church is often silent and unprepared to offer hope, or worse yet pulls away and condemns, leaving the parents wondering what they should do, how they should think, and where they can find hope. God’s Word offers …
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Download Outline Repentance Worksheet on 2 Cor. 7Article: The Unrepenting Repenter by Jim Elliff
26 years ago Brad joined a group to plant a church that would have biblical counseling at the heart of it. In this workshop he shares how they structured the church to have biblical counseling impact all areas so that the church was focused on transformation (people changing and growing) instead of just biblical information. …