Pride manifests itself in the following ways: Complaining against or passing judgment on God (Numbers 14:1-4, 9, 11; Romans 9:20) A lack of gratitude (2 Chronicles 32:25) Anger (Proverbs 28:25; Matthew 20:1-16) Seeing yourself as better than others (Luke 7:36-50) Having an inflated view of your importance, gifts, and abilities (Acts 12:21-23) Being focused on…
Brad Hambrick from The Summit Church has some outstanding videos on overcoming anger. Admit I have a struggle I cannot overcome without God – Video 1. Acknowledge the breadth and impact of my sin – Video 2. Understand the origin, motive and history of my sin – Video 3. Repent to God for how it…
Personal ministry is not about always knowing what to say. It is not about fixing everything in sight that is broken. Personal ministry is about connecting people with Christ so that they are able to think as he would have them think, desire what he says is best, and do what he calls them to…
This is summary from Mark Driscoll’s and Gerry Breshears’ book Doctrine on what is sin. In the Old Testament sin is described and defined in many ways: As a relational breach – Gen 2-3 where because of their sin our 1st parents are separated from God and one another; they hide from God and one…
Listen Up! A practical guide to listening to sermons is a short, yet insightful book that was given out at T4G last year. If you’re looking for a good tool to teach your church on how to listen to a sermon this is a great resource. You can access a short summary here.
What follows is a short summary of remaining three practices in the biblical counseling process. The first three practices (gathering pertinent information, sorting out problems and involvement) were summarized in an earlier post, which can be found here. Hope: The biblical definition of hope is “the expectation of something good.” The authors also add their…
This blog post was taken in its entirety from The Resurgence. We’re usually not too eager to deal with our sin, but doing so is an essential part of the Christian life. The Puritans offer six pieces of advice for how to meet our sin head-on. Mortification. It isn’t a word you hear much these…
This post is simply a summary post on chapter 22 “The Central Elements of the Biblical Counseling Process” of Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling. Randy Patten and Mark Dutton submit that there are six practices that summarize the counseling process: Gathering pertinent information Sorting out the problems Involvement Hope Instruction: the path forward Homework What follows is…
Several weeks ago I finished Mistakes Leaders Make by Dave Kraft. It was a short, easy read with several helpful principles that leaders tend to make. His list involves mistakes that oftentimes go unaddressed which is unfortunate because they can have serious consequences, to the pastor and church or both. Read through the following list…
If you’re interested in reading one book on biblical counseling read Christ-Centered Biblical Counseling. It gives the nuts and bolts of biblical counseling and is thoroughly biblical, focused on Jesus and is saturated with God’s Word. The chapters included the power of the Redeemer (Jesus), the ministry of the Holy Spirit, the unity of the…
Theology Along the Way 