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258: The Spirit-Renewed Mind: Key to Christlike Counseling (Part 2)
258: The Spirit-Renewed Mind: Key to Christlike Counseling (Part 2) How does a biblical counselor think? In this episode, Pastor Jeff Christianson explores the Spirit-led renewal of the mind through Romans 12 and Ephesians 4. He unpacks the counselor’s role in pointing others to Christ, resisting worldly influence, and living in readiness for the Lord’s […]
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257: Renewing the Mind (Part 1)
257: Renewing the Mind (Part 1) In this episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast, host Pastor Jeff Christianson talks about renewing the mind, based on Bible verses like Romans 12:2 and Ephesians 4:17-19. He shares his journey of transformation through studying the Bible and biblical counseling. Pastor Jeff explains that before following Christ, the world […]
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256: Conviction of the Holy Spirit – Pastor Jeff’s Testimony
256: Conviction of the Holy Spirit – Pastor Jeff’s Testimony If you are a biblical counselor, you have come face to face with many forms of human brokenness. It is overwhelming at times to see the effects of human sinfulness and depravity in the world. Men and women live in circumstances touched by suffering, substance […]
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255: Helping Others Cultivate a Life of Prayer
255: Helping Others Cultivate a Life of Prayer Podcast Episode for Biblical Counselors in Training Helping Others Cultivate a Life of Prayer As a Biblical counselor, have you ever wondered how to equip those you serve todevelop a meaningful and effective prayer life? This week’s episode of the BiblicalCounseling Podcast with Pastor Jeff Christianson dives deep into […]
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254: A New Year: Following Jesus as a Disciple
254: A New Year: Following Jesus as a Disciple Living daily by God’s grace depends upon getting to know Him and then walking in the humility and faith that result from fellowship with Him. There are four ways to relate rightly to the Lord in humility and faith: Living By The Spirit, Living By Resurrection Power, Living By The […]
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253: Immanuel, God With Us
253: Immanuel, God With Us The season of Christmas is a memorable time for many people. The special holidays and decorations accompany festive gatherings and events, especially those events centered around the incarnation of the Son of God, Jesus Christ. Yet, some people do not see Christmas as a time of celebration but a season […]
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252: The Sufficiency of God’s Word in Counseling
252: The Sufficiency of God’s Word in Counseling Biblical counselors face criticisms for believing that Scripture contains everything that we need for counseling others. Many psychologists label this thinking as simplistic. Are biblical counselors simplistic by believing in the sufficiency of God’s Word? How do we think about the complexities of secular psychology and the […]
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251: Contending For The Faith
251: Contending For The Faith [Jude 1:3 NKJV] Beloved, while I was very diligent to write to you concerning our common salvation, I found it necessary to write to you exhorting you to contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints.Jude 3 tells us to “contend earnestly for the […]
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250: God’s Sovereignty and Man’s Free Will (The Apparent Paradox)
250: God’s Sovereignty and Man’s Free Will (The Apparent Paradox) (Acts 2:23 NKJV) (23) “Him, being delivered by the determined purpose and foreknowledge of God, you have taken by lawless hands, have crucified, and put to death;The Bible shows us something amazing: God’s plan and what people do are always working together. God planned for […]
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249: God’s Sovereignty and Man’s Free Will
249: God’s Sovereignty and Man’s Free Will God’s Sovereignty and Man’s Free WillThe Election by God”…elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father…” (1 Peter 1:2a)We will look at several verses with terms like chosen, elect, and predestinated. These are strong terms that emphasize the sovereignty of God. God is in charge. God has the right to […]
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