118: Counselors Sacrifice for Others
Do you feel that you are mature and have you trained yourself and has God trained you in effective spiritual discernment? Hebrews 5:13-14.
In this podcast episode, Pastor Jeff talks about having the discernment and maturity to counsel others.
More than just gifting alone, becoming an expert biblical counselor or an instrument of God’s counsel requires that you mature on a regular basis. People might be gifted and the Lord might use you. You would want that to grow because you are maturing spiritually so that you will be used to your full potential.
117: Are You Called to Counsel?
“You are especially abounding the highest goodness, richly supplied with perfect knowledge, and competent to counsel one another.” Romans 15:14
In this podcast, Pastor Jeff Christianson will talk about, “Are You Called to Counsel God’s Way?” as based on Romans 15:14. Every single believer is to be involved in the counseling and discipleship ministry.
116: Spiritual Warfare and the Counselor
There is a spiritual foe that comes after us and wants to destroy our life just like a lion would its prey. He desires to rip us off, wipe us out, and tear us down. This is spiritual warfare, and it drives people to seek the counsel of biblical counselors.
How do biblical counselors attend to people who seek counsel due to spiritual warfare? In this episode, Pastor Jeff Christianson talks to us about spiritual warfare and the counselor.
115: Self-Counsel and Anxiety
What does the Bible say about anxiety? How do you self-counsel and help others who are facing despair? How do you assess if anxiety is sinful and how do you walk in life when anxiety strikes? In this podcast episode, Pastor Jeff Christianson is joined by Mark Baker of hopeforlifeonline.com as they talk about self-counsel and anxiety.
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114: Self-Counsel in Your Suffering
SCROLL DOWN TO THE COMMENTS! What You’ll Discover in this Episode:Self-Counsel In Your SufferingIn this episode, we continue our conversation about self-counsel as we fall into trials. The Lord wants to develop steadiness and depth in our faith walk so that we are equipped to help others. What questions do we need to ask ourselves to […]
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113: Self-Counsel During Trials
In this episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast, Pastor Jeff Christianson will talk about the importance of self-counsel during trials. Before you can counsel somebody else about their trials, you must have a good theology and the ability to self-counsel. Walk in God’s counsel for your own edification, maturity, and growth. If you are not walking in victory during your trials, how are you going to help others?
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112: Church Involvement and Counseling
Today we are going to talk about God’s resources for biblical counseling. You can serve the Lord with your own energy, strength, intellect, and will power instead of drawing from Christ (the Head). It is a matter of source or resource. Where are you sourcing the power, wisdom, guidance, and direction from?
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111: The Advantage of Personal Conversation
SCROLL DOWN TO THE COMMENTS! What You’ll Discover in this Episode:The Advantage of Personal ConversationLet us continue our discussion from the last two podcasts about covering or confronting an offense. In this podcast, Pastor Jeff talks about the advantage of personal conversation in conflict resolution. If there is an issue which is important enough to […]
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110: Cover an Offense or Confront?
Let us discuss further when to cover an offense and when to confront because it is sin? When can you cover it, overlook it, and move on? When do you need to confront it?
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109: Jesus Did Not Revile in Return
When others revile you, Jesus understands 1 Peter 2:23. When Jesus was reviled, He did not revile in return. We look to Christ in you. The hope of glory is the only way not to revile in return. As the work of the Sprit of God equips us to respond in ways that reflect His love, it is maturity.
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