Biblical Counseling Podcast: Recent Episodes
Jeff Christianson
This is a podcast for Biblical Counselors. Each edition of the podcast will provide practical solutions for the problems we face in a fallen world. Anyone who helps people navigate through the trials, difficulties and impossibilities of life will benefit from the content. jeffchristianson.com
This podcast also serves Biblical Counseling students and ministry leaders in the Calvary Chapel family of ministries.
In this episode, Pastor Jeff Christianson explores the life-transforming direction found in Philippians 3:12–14 and Colossians 3:1–3—pressing forward and looking upward. Contrasting the biblical call to focus on Christ with the inward and backward methods of secular counseling, Pastor Jeff emphasizes the sufficiency of Scripture and the person of Christ in our sanctification journey. Drawing from years of ministry and mentorship under Pastor Chuck Smith and Pastor Bob Hoekstra, he reminds us that true spiritual growth comes not from introspection, but from setting our minds on things above. This episode is a call to refocus on the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.
Ready to be equipped for biblical counseling? www.jeffchristianson.com/counselor-certification-waitlist
How do you get equipped for counseling ministry without a seminary degree? Pastor Jeff unpacks Ephesians 4 and reveals God’s plan for equipping the saints—through the local church, gifted leaders, and a Spirit-led calling.
Ready to be equipped for biblical counseling? www.jeffchristianson.com/counselor-certification-waitlist
Jeff Christianson Biblical Counseling Academy Admissions Office: (828) 707-9034
Pastor Jeff Christianson teaches on the essential role of the Holy Spirit in biblical counseling, based on 1 Corinthians 2:12-13. He contrasts human wisdom with the Spirit’s power, reminding us that true healing comes from God’s Word, not worldly ideas. Biblical counselors are called to speak God’s truth, not popular psychology, and trust the Holy Spirit for real change.
Ready to be equipped for biblical counseling? www.jeffchristianson.com/counselor-certification-waitlist
Jeff Christianson Biblical Counseling Academy Admissions Office: (828) 707-9034
Pastor Jeff Christianson continues his study of Romans 12:1-2, showing how a renewed mind in Christ leads to a transformed life. He emphasizes that this change comes when we offer our lives to God, reflecting His will. This episode reveals warnings against worldly counseling methods that mix human ideas with Scripture, encouraging biblical counselors to focus on God’s Word for true healing and transformation.
Ready to renew your mind and step into biblical counseling? www.jeffchristianson.com/counselor-certification-waitlist
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 return.
If you're called to counsel God's way—grounded in Scripture, transformed by truth, and guided by the Holy Spirit—we invite you to take the next step. Join the Waitlist: www.jeffchristianson.com/counselor-certification-waitlist
“And be renewed in the spirit of your mind...” – Ephesians 4:23 (NKJV)
Jeff Christianson Biblical Counseling Academy Admissions Office: (828) 707-9034
In this episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast, Pastor Jeff Christianson opens the Scriptures to Romans 12:2 and Ephesians 4:17–23, reminding us that true transformation begins with a renewed mind. Drawing from his own spiritual formation through years of studying God’s Word, he explains how biblical counseling isn’t about behavior modification—it’s about spiritual renewal, led by the Holy Spirit.
Before we came to Christ, our thinking was shaped by the world. But God calls us to be “transformed by the renewing of our minds,” not conformed to worldly patterns. This renewal is essential for every believer—and especially vital for those ministering the Word in counseling and discipleship.
Are you called to counsel God's way? Begin by letting Scripture reshape your thinking and saturate your heart with Christ-centered truth.
Join the waitlist for our Counselor Certification Program today: www.jeffchristianson.com/counselor-certification-waitlist
Jeff Christianson Biblical Counseling Academy Admissions Office: (828) 707-9034
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 abuse, anger, conflict, bitterness, depression, grief, sexual immorality, and shame. The secular world cannot see the spiritual realities behind these manifestations of sin. In each circumstance, Christians perceive that manifestations of sin and suffering are the results of death and bear witness to the absence of spiritual life among humanity.
This podcast begins a new series of theological talks addressing one of the most vital doctrines for biblical counselors, the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. If the sin and suffering counselees experience in the world is a result of sin and suffering, then the Holy Spirit is central to the work of biblical counseling.
In this podcast, Jeff Christianson argues that the Holy Spirit plays a vital role in the work and ministry of biblical counseling. The Holy Spirit gives and sustains spiritual life in both the ministry of the biblical counselor and the spiritual lives of counselees.
In Scripture, we see that the Holy Spirit plays two major roles in the believer’s life. First, the Holy Spirit gives spiritual life to the believer (John 3:3–8). Paul writes that we were dead in our trespasses and sins (Eph 2:1). Our spiritual life begins when the Holy Spirit fully indwells our hearts at conversion. Second, the Holy Spirit not only gives us spiritual life, but he also remains within us as our continual source of spiritual life. Once we are born again, we continue to walk in step with the Spirit (Gal 5:25). Christians must remember that as they commute, work, travel, rest, fellowship, and engage in the different activities of life, they are constantly drawing upon the spiritual power of the Holy Spirit to sustain their spiritual life.
Many Christians struggle with understanding the nature of the spiritual life. They feel defeated by sin. They see their affections for God withering. They feel powerless in evangelism. For how common these experiences can feel, Jeff Christianson reminds Christians that they must not look to their own efforts to grow and sustain spiritual fruit. But Christians must look to the Holy Spirit to sustain their spiritual lives.
Christians face a difficulty when discussing the Holy Spirit. There are many crazy ideas about the Holy Spirit floating around the church world today. Many Christians struggle to maintain the biblical balance on the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. On the one side is “Charismania.” Many Christians can become overwhelmed by experiences or ideas that they think are biblical. Sadly, the Holy Spirit can easily become an excuse for fleshly and humanistic hype. The key to discerning the work of the Holy Spirit is recognizing the authority and sufficiency of the Scriptures. God’s Word must govern and regulate our understanding of the Spirit’s work (1 Jn 4:1). On the other hand, many Christians respond strongly against the abuses of the Spirit’s work and swing too far the other way. People see the abuses of the Spirit and embrace a dead or dry approach to the Spirit’s work. In trying to prevent the abuses, they adopt a lifeless spirituality.
Instead of falling into either the ditch of “Charismania” or the ditch of lifeless spirituality, Christians must embrace the full teaching of the Word of God on the doctrine of the Holy Spirit. God’s Word clearly teaches that there is life, hope, and peace for believers found in the work of the Holy Spirit.
Christians must be careful when approaching the work of counseling. Many times, counselors have a background in some sort of mechanical field. Maybe you have a craft or a skill that has been cultivated over time. Jeff Christianson in this podcast shares his past as a car mechanic. Jeff spent many years in the 1980s working on hot rods and cars during the “Rock ’n’ Roll” years in Los Angeles, California. He still remembers the formula and processes of constructing engines, bodywork, and styling cars.
Christians with backgrounds in mechanical fields can take a mechanical approach to counseling. They are tempted to treat people like machines and view the change process as a series of formulas. Christianson reminds counselors that counselees are much more complex than cars or equipment. Many times, counselees lives are messy and complicated. The complexity of counseling forces counselors to rely upon the Holy Spirit in the transformation of their counselees.
Jeff Christianson ends this podcast with his own personal testimony. If there was ever an example of a messy counselee, Jeff fit the picture! Jeff shares how 2022 marks thirty years of his spiritual life as a Christian. If someone traveled back thirty years to Los Angeles, they would find a young Jeff Christianson with long hair, a cool car, and an empty soul. Jeff pursued everything the world had to offer, drugs, girls, and fun. His work on hot rods gave him access to celebrities and rock stars during the height of rock music in LA. One fateful day in 1992, Jeff went to see the band Motorhead and their new opening act, a band called Guns N’ Roses. During the concert, Jeff attempted to smoke in the concert hall and was kicked out. Drunk, Jeff went behind the theater to urinate only to be arrested. He spent the night in the Pasadena jail. Once he was released, he found his car impounded. A long walk to his car gave Jeff time to think about his life. His hot rod business was falling apart. His girlfriend had left him. He was empty. He was broken. His life was falling apart.
Soon after, Jeff found a Gideon’s bible and God changed his story. Jeff believes in the power of the Holy Spirit because thirty years ago the Holy Spirit took a young and empty Jeff Christianson and gave him spiritual life.
Jeff Christianson
Biblical Counseling Academy
PO Box 3021 Glenwood Springs, CO 81602
Admissions Office: (828) 707-9034
Make An Appointment: https://calendly.com/jeffchristianson/work-with-me
Join the Academy: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/counselor-certification-waitlist
Make A Donation: https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
Now Enrolling: https://www.BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
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 to develop a meaningful and effective prayer life? This week’s episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast with Pastor Jeff Christianson dives deep into the essential role of prayer in the Christian life and provides you with the tools to help others make prayer a consistent and transformative part of their daily walk with God.
Prayer is more than just asking God for help; it’s about fostering a deep, personal connection with Him that shapes hearts and lives. Drawing from Scripture, such as 1 Thessalonians 5:17, which exhorts believers to “pray without ceasing,” Pastor Jeff explains how prayer can be integrated into the busyness of life. This episode offers practical strategies for Biblical counselors to guide others in understanding what it means to live in constant communication with God.
Through prayer, individuals learn to share their thoughts, emotions and needs with God while embracing His guidance, peace, and presence. As Jesus taught in Matthew 6, prayer is an act of praise, trust, and humility before the Father. In this episode, Pastor Jeff shares how Biblical counselors can effectively model and teach this perspective on prayer to those they disciple.
This episode equips Biblical counselors with practical accountability tools to:
● Encourage those they counsel to prioritize daily prayer. ● Teach the foundational importance of prayer in their relationship with God. ● Guide others in building a sustainable, vibrant prayer life that fosters spiritual growth.
● Use prayer as a means to point people back to God’s transformative power.
Prayer is vital in Biblical counseling because it reflects our dependence on God as the ultimate Counselor. By teaching others to pray and holding them accountable to prayer, we help them experience His love, guidance, and restoration in their lives. It’s through prayer that true heart transformation occurs, as we connect with the One who heals and renews.
As you listen to this episode, take a moment to reflect on your own prayer life and how you can encourage those you serve to make prayer a daily habit. Whether it’s a quick prayer in the middle of a busy day or an extended time of conversation with God, remember that He is always listening. Prayer not only brings peace and guidance, but it also deepens our relationship with Him and aligns us with His will. Tune in to this episode and be inspired to make prayer a cornerstone of your Biblical counseling ministry. Equip yourself to help others discover the joy and power of a life centered on prayer!
Jeff Christianson
Biblical Counseling Academy
PO Box 3021 Glenwood Springs, CO 81602
Admissions Office: (828) 707-9034
Make An Appointment: https://calendly.com/jeffchristianson/work-with-me
Join the Academy: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/counselor-certification-waitlist
Make A Donation: https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
Now Enrolling: https://www.BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
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 Sufficiency Of God
- Living By The Promises Of God.
(Matthew 28:19 NKJV) (19) "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
(John 1:43 NKJV) (43) The following day Jesus wanted to go to Galilee, and He found Philip and said to him, "Follow Me."
(Luke 9:23 NKJV) (23) Then He said to them all, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
Waitlist: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/counselor-certification-waitlist
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 of pain. Consumer Christmas and social media consistently remind us about the items we lack or the events we missed. Many people experience Christmas as a season of loneliness, anxiety, and depression. What truths can we remember during the Christmas season and the rest of the year to fight against depression, isolation, and worry?
In this week’s episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast, Pastor Jeff Christianson draws the listener’s attention to one of the greatest miracles ever performed: the incarnation. The Christmas season is a special time for reflecting upon the descent of the Son of God into our fallen world as God’s Son took on human nature. Fully God and fully man, Jesus Christ is Immanuel, God with us. Pastor Jeff reminds us that the truths of Christmas should stagger us. Not only did the Son of God humble himself in an unfathomable manner, he promises to remain with us and abide within us. Jesus says in John 14:3, “And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.”
Biblical counselors must remind counselees of God’s amazing promise to abide in his people forever. Christ’s condescension and his perpetual identification with us in our humanity will forever bear witness to Christ’s continual presence among his people. All other religions propose that we may dwell with God only after producing enough works to gain his pleasure; only Christianity speaks of a God who dwells among the lowly and secures as salvation at his own expense.
At Christmas time, many sing the beloved hymn “O Come, O Come, Immanuel,”
O come, O come, Immanuel,
and ransom captive Israel
that mourns in lonely exile here
until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel
shall come to you, O Israel.
There are many people who struggle with feelings of loneliness, anxiety, and depression from being isolated from others. They may feel as if they are mourning in lonely exile. For example, many people who survive suicide attempts concede that they felt alone and believed that no one cared about them. While biblical counselors cannot promise to make themselves available to every counselees whenever a need arises, counselors can point counselees to the one who never leaves them nor forsakes them. The truth of Christ’s perpetual presence among his people comforts the distressed soul. Furthermore, counselees can find repose from the fact that Christ understands feelings of loneliness and isolation, as he experienced abandonment of his friends at his most pressing hour. Struggling Christians can identify with their crucified savior who intimately knows the feelings of loneliness.
Christians are responsible for making themselves available to those around them. During the business of the holiday season, events and checklists can overshadow real people who need company or a phone call. This holiday season or any time of year, who needs the comfort of your presence? Who needs your condescension into the mess of their lives? As Christians, do we model Christ’s willingness to open himself up to the pain and suffering of others at the personal cost to himself? We who are rich in Christ, do we make ourselves poor out of love for others?
Want to learn more? Listen to this podcast to hear Pastor Jeff address:
- An explanation and application of Jesus’s name, Immanuel
- An analysis of loneliness, depression, and anxiety during the holiday season
- An encouragement toward making yourself available to the promptings of the Holy Spirit for ministry opportunities
Jeff Christianson
Biblical Counseling Academy
PO Box 3021 Glenwood Springs, CO 81602
Admissions Office: (828) 707-9034
Make An Appointment: https://calendly.com/jeffchristianson/work-with-me
Join the Academy: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/counselor-certification-waitlist
Make A Donation: https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
Now Enrolling: BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
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 simplicity of the Christian message?
In this week’s episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast, Pastor Jeff Christianson defends the sufficiency of Scripture from the assaults of secular voices and opinions. Many Christians have been deceived by the allures of psychology’s insights and models. Pastor Jeff reminds listeners that the greatest threat to the church is the temptation to abandon Jesus Christ, the wonderful counselor (Is 9:6). Scripture speaks of the constant temptation to abandon God as the source of life for lesser substitutes which never satisfy our hearts (Jer 2:13).
Teaching from James 1:21-22, Pastor Jeff reminds listeners that the Word of God alone can save our souls. Humility defines every biblical counselor’s posture. We must come humbly to God’s Word and seek his wisdom. While secular psychology offers many observations and hypotheses, only God’s Word takes us from death to life. Also, we must put God’s Word to practice to avoid self-deception. The counselee who hears God’s Word but fails to put these words into practice is deceived and puffed up. We must devour God’s Word, absorbing its truths into our hearts. Then, we must apply God’s Word, fully convinced of Scripture’s authority. If God has called us to serve as his counselors, we must prepare ourselves with his Word to function as his instruments.
Secular psychology impresses many people with its observations and studies. In 2 Corinthians 11:3, Paul warns us to watch for Satan’s deceptive tactics, which lure us away from the simplicity of Christ. While psychology parades around its complexities and insights, we know that psychology cannot penetrate the depths of our hearts. Only the true and simple message of Christ gives life to our souls. The gospel is not simplistic or non-substantial, it is simple yet profound, that God would send his Son into the world to redeem sinners and rebels. Yet, psychological theory is one of Satan’s most crafty tactics to hurt the church since it presents a way to life and self-modification without God. Many Christians are caught up in the pursuit of psychological training and submit themselves to the world’s standards of becoming a good psychotherapist. But the riches of wisdom and insight are only found in the gospel of Jesus Christ (Eph 3:8).
Want to learn more from Pastor Jeff? Listen to this podcast to hear Pastor Jeff address:
- The greatest assault facing the church today
- The proper posture for submitting to God’s Word
- The deceptiveness of psychotherapy’s complexity
Jeff Christianson
Biblical Counseling Academy
PO Box 3021 Glenwood Springs, CO 81602
Admissions Office: (828) 707-9034
Make An Appointment: https://calendly.com/jeffchristianson/work-with-me
Join the Academy: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/counselor-certification-waitlist
Make A Donation: https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
Now Enrolling: BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
[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 faith." What does this mean for us today? It serves as a reminder to maintain our convictions, to stand up for what we believe in, and to be steadfast in the face of difficulties.
These days, people are always asking questions about what they believe. It's important for us to hold onto what we know is true. When we stand strong in our faith, we strengthen our own beliefs and show others that there is hope and truth in the world.
Earnestly contending for the faith includes the ministry of reproof, the pointing out of wrong or error.
"Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves" (Matthew 7:15)
We are also responsible to expose and warn against such false teachings, just like Jesus did.
Jeff Christianson
Biblical Counseling Academy
PO Box 3021 Glenwood Springs, CO 81602
Admissions Office: (828) 707-9034
Make An Appointment: https://calendly.com/jeffchristianson/work-with-me
Join the Academy: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/counselor-certification-waitlist
Make A Donation: https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
Now Enrolling: BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
(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 Jesus to die on the cross. It was part of His big plan, and Jesus knew it and wanted to do it.
The Bible often shows us that God is in control, but people also have choices to make. It's like two things happening at the same time. It's not surprising that God is in charge, But people are also involved in everything they do. They make choices, and they are responsible to God for those choices.
Jeff Christianson
Biblical Counseling Academy
PO Box 3021 Glenwood Springs, CO 81602
Admissions Office: (828) 707-9034
Make An Appointment: https://calendly.com/jeffchristianson/work-with-me
Join the Academy: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/counselor-certification-waitlist
Make A Donation: https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
Now Enrolling: BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
God’s Sovereignty and Man’s Free Will
The 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 lay things out the way His perfect wisdom and love laid them out.
- And it includes the election by God.
The Free Choice by Man
"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." (John 3:16)
- God so loved the world that whoever believes.
- His love is for the world.
- Not just “love”, but He “so loved” all of those who would perish.
- And believing is offered to whoever will.
Jeff Christianson
Biblical Counseling Academy
PO Box 3021 Glenwood Springs, CO 81602
Admissions Office: (828) 707-9034
Make An Appointment: https://calendly.com/jeffchristianson/work-with-me
Join the Academy: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/counselor-certification-waitlist
Make A Donation: https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
Now Enrolling: BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
TRINITY
The concept of the Trinity is the idea of three in one. We have one God, consisting of three persons. Another term that somewhat captures this idea is: Triunity.
- What we are doing is using a term to describe something that exists—a descriptive term—because words like Trinity and Triunity are not found in the Bible.
- Let’s acknowledge that to anyone who argues against the Trinity.
- Yes, the word Trinity does not appear in the Bible, and that's acceptable, but let’s use another term.
- If you want a more comprehensive description, you could say the one Godhead comprised of three persons.
- However, it’s easier to use the term Trinity.
- This one Godhead consists of three persons who are all God of the same essence.
The Bible is full of teachings that support this idea.
- A simple term to describe it is Trinity; however, a better term, though it might not be widely used, is Triunity. It conveys a three-fold oneness.
- Trinity works well too.
Jeff Christianson
Biblical Counseling Academy
PO Box 3021 Glenwood Springs, CO 81602
Admissions Office: (828) 707-9034
Make An Appointment: https://calendly.com/jeffchristianson/work-with-me
Join the Academy: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/counselor-certification-waitlist
The Preeminence of Christ in counseling. When exploring this topic, the Gospel of John is a rich source of wisdom and insight, offering a deep understanding of Christ's role in providing comfort, healing, and direction to those in need.
In the Book of John, we witness the love, compassion, and wisdom in the person of Jesus Christ. His teachings and actions represent the essence of true counseling ministry, where individuals are met with understanding and grace. Jesus demonstrates the transformative power of compassionate counseling rooted in faith and love.
Through His teachings and actions, Jesus Christ stands as the ultimate Counselor, Healer, and Redeemer. May we draw inspiration from the wisdom in the Book of John, allowing Christ's light and truth to guide us in our ministry of counseling.
Jeff Christianson
Biblical Counseling Academy
PO Box 3021 Glenwood Springs, CO 81602
Admissions Office: (828) 707-9034
Make An Appointment: https://calendly.com/jeffchristianson/work-with-me
Join the Academy: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/counselor-certification-waitlist
In the following series of podcast episodes, "Jesus is God the Son" will cause us to worship as we magnify the deity, centrality, supremacy, sufficiency and sovereignty of Jesus Christ across the Scriptures.
Jeff Christianson
Biblical Counseling Academy
PO Box 3021 Glenwood Springs, CO 81602
Admissions Office: (828) 707-9034
Make An Appointment: https://calendly.com/jeffchristianson/work-with-me
Join the Academy: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/counselor-certification-waitlist
In the following series of podcast episodes, "Jesus is God the Son" will cause us to worship as we magnify the deity and sovereignty of Jesus Christ across the Scriptures.
Some verses that we cover are as follows:
• The Eternal Word in John 1:1-4: The truth of Jesus as the eternal Word who was with God and was God from the beginning, emphasizing His divine nature and role in creation.
• The Prince of Peace in Isaiah 9:6: The prophetic declaration of Jesus as the Prince of Peace in Isaiah 9:6, highlighting His authority, majesty, and role as the bringer of peace and salvation.
• The Righteous Branch in Jeremiah 23:5-6: The prophetic vision of Jesus as the Righteous Branch raised up for David, who will reign as King with justice, wisdom, and righteousness, fulfilling God's promise of redemption.
Get in Touch - -
Jeff Christianson
Biblical Counseling Academy
Mail: PO Box 3021 Glenwood Springs, CO 81602
Admissions Office: (828) 707-9034
Make An Appointment: https://calendly.com/jeffchristianson/work-with-me
Join the Academy: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/counselor-certification-waitlist
“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh.” 1 Timothy 3:16
"To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory." (Colossians 1:27 NKJV)
- Christ in us the hope of glory, that is our message.
- What greater message could you possibly have?
- We don’t preach our denomination, we don’t preach ourselves, we don’t preach politics, or psychology, or philosophy.
- We preach a person and the person is the most glorious one in the universe in whom all the fullness of the Godhead dwells.
In this podcast episode Pastor Jeff continues the topic about "Grace for Forgiveness," inspired by the transformative message found in 2 Corinthians 9:8. Join us on a journey of exploration and empowerment as we delve into the profound grace that enables forgiveness and restoration.
2 Corinthians 9:8 "And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work."
We need to live in Grace and learn to walk in the freedom and peace that comes from embracing God's grace for forgiveness in all areas of our lives. Please tune in to our podcast episodes as we delve into these topics and more, providing insights, personal stories, and practical guidance to help you embrace grace for forgiveness in your journey of faith.
Listen now - AND SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS
Jeff Christianson
Biblical Counseling Academy PO Box 3021 Glenwood Springs, CO 81602 +1 828-707-9034
Work With Me: https://calendly.com/jeffchristianson/work-with-me
Acts 14:26 states, "From there they sailed back to Antioch, where they had been commended to the grace of God for the work they had now completed." This verse serves as the foundation for our discussions on what it means to be commended to God's grace, how it impacts our work and mission, and how it guides us in our faith journey.
If we want great power in our witness of the resurrected Christ we will want great grace to be upon us, just impacting our lives.
As we journey through the pages of Scripture, uncovering the beauty and power of God's grace as it is bestowed upon His faithful servants. Discover how being commended to God's grace can transform our work, our relationships, and our walk with Him.
Stay tuned for new episodes that will inspire, enlighten, and empower you to embrace the grace of God in all aspects of your life, just as the early disciples were commended to His grace.
Listen now - AND SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS
Jeff Christianson
Biblical Counseling Academy PO Box 3021 Glenwood Springs, CO 81602 +1 828-707-9034
Work With Me: https://calendly.com/jeffchristianson/work-with-me
Philippians 1:11- “Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ.”
Much Love to All - - Serving with You, for God’s Glory, by His Grace,
Jeff Christianson
Biblical Counseling Academy PO Box 3021 Glenwood Springs, CO 81602 +1 828-707-9034
Work With Me: https://calendly.com/jeffchristianson/work-with-me
In this episode, my goal is to build your confidence in the Word of God. By the end of this study, may your confidence in the Holy Scripture be strengthened. Psalm 19, verses 7-11.
In this passage, watch the person who trusts in God’s Word - we will see his progression:
- The believer is converted
- He becomes a disciple,
- He obtains a rejoicing soul and a discerning eye,
- He is kept through all kinds of perils
- and finally obtains a reward!
(Psalm 19:7a) The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul… Follow along...
🎙️ Abundant Fruitfulness: Grace for Bearing Fruit
In John 15:4-5, Jesus invites us into a lifestyle of bearing fruit through abiding in Him.
At the heart of this passage lies the call to fruitfulness. God desires to see the fruit of His Spirit flourishing in our lives, for it is through this abundance that His glory is revealed.
But what does it mean to bear fruit?
It's not just about external actions; it's about the internal transformation that reflects the character of Christ. Love, joy, peace, kindness, gentleness—the fruit of the Spirit is the essence of Christ living and breathing within us, manifesting His grace in tangible ways.
Yet, the path to abundant fruitfulness is not one we tread alone. Just as a branch finds its vitality in the vine, we find our strength and sustenance in Christ. Through the intimate act of abiding in Him, allowing His life to flow through ours, we become conduits of His grace, yielding not just fruit, but much fruit—abundant and enduring.
In this captivating analogy of the vine and branches, Jesus unveils His blueprint for a life marked by fruitfulness. It's not about striving in our own efforts, but surrendering to the transformative power of grace, allowing Christ to work in and through us.
Join us as we explore how abiding in Him isn't just a passive state—it's an active, dynamic relationship that catalyzes the growth of fruit in our lives. Tune in and discover the abundant grace available to empower you on your journey toward bearing fruit that remains.
Listen now
- God gives grace to the humble, and by faith we access grace.
BECOME A MINISTRY PARTNER
Our mission at The Biblical Counseling Academy is to know JESUS and make Him known. But we’re only able to live out this mission through the support of our committed community of monthly donors: Ministry Partners. When you partner with The Academy, you help us deliver the life-transforming message of God’s all-sufficient word into new hearts that are desperately in need of help. We train and certify Soul Care Ministers through media, live events, and online courses. In the coming months, we have bold plans to develop church-based counseling ministries in unique ways in places and venues we’ve never been. Let’s see what the Lord will do when we work together on mission!
Make a Contribution Today: https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
The Biblical Counseling Academy is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the United States. Donations to BCA are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law and are used to further our mission.
Acts 20:32
“So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance.”
BECOME A MINISTRY PARTNER
Our mission at The Biblical Counseling Academy is to know JESUS and make Him known. But we’re only able to live out this mission through the support of our committed community of monthly donors: Ministry Partners. When you partner with The Academy, you help us deliver the life-transforming message of God’s all-sufficient word into new hearts that are desperately in need of help. We train and certify Soul Care Ministers through media, live events, and online courses. In the coming months, we have bold plans to develop church-based counseling ministries in unique ways in places and venues we’ve never been. Let’s see what the Lord will do when we work together on mission!
Make a Contribution Today: https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
The Biblical Counseling Academy is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the United States. Donations to BCA are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law and are used to further our mission.
In this podcast series, we discuss the biblical understanding of sanctifying grace, its role in our spiritual growth, and how it shapes our journey towards becoming more like Christ.
We believe that sanctifying grace is not just a theological concept, but a spiritual reality that can change our hearts, renew our minds, and shape our lives in the likeness of Christ. Whether you are a Biblical Counselor helping care for souls, seeking personal spiritual growth and transformation, or simply desiring to understand more about God's grace, "Sanctifying Grace" is a great episode for your edification. Our hope is that through each episode, you will be inspired and equipped to embrace the sanctifying work of God's grace in your daily life.
BECOME A MINISTRY PARTNER
Our mission at The Biblical Counseling Academy is to know JESUS and make Him known. But we’re only able to live out this mission through the support of our committed community of monthly donors: Ministry Partners.
When you partner with The Academy, you help us deliver the life-transforming message of God’s all-sufficient word into new hearts that are desperately in need of help.
We train and certify Soul Care Ministers through media, live events, and online courses. In the coming months, we have bold plans to develop church-based counseling ministries in unique ways in places and venues we’ve never been.
Let’s see what the Lord will do when we work together on mission!
Make a Contribution Today: https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
The Biblical Counseling Academy is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the United States. Donations to BCA are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law and are used to further our mission.
In this podcast series, Pastor Jeff talks about "The Grace of God for Daily Living," and explore the transformative power of God's grace in our everyday lives.
It is designed to help you understand the depth of God's unending grace and how it impacts every aspect of your life. We believe that when we fully grasp the magnitude of God's grace, we can navigate life's challenges with greater courage, find peace amidst turmoil, and experience joy even in the most difficult circumstances.
2 Peter 3:18- “but grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” The point in this verse is grace is for growing.
Grow in grace. For too many Christians their knowledge of the grace of God is limited to the forgiving, justifying grace of God.
Enroll as a Student and Become a Certified Biblical Counselor!
BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
Thank you for considering joining me as a partner in The Biblical Counseling Podcast!
The Lord continues to use this podcast to guide individuals in connecting their personal lives in Christ with their everyday experiences. Reading the heartfelt comments sent to me, I am deeply moved by witnessing God's utilization of my joy in teaching and ministering God's Word to benefit others. As both opportunities and digital reach have expanded, so has the associated cost. Your partnership will play a crucial role in offsetting these expenses, contributing to making the light of the gospel shine even brighter for those seeking help and hope in their daily lives. Your commitment means that every individual blessed, home restored, relationship mended, and life impacted through The Biblical Counseling Podcast and The Biblical Counseling Academy is a shared fruit. I express my gratitude for your generous support of this impactful work.
Pastor Jeff Christianson
Giving Link: https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
2 Timothy 3:1 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come.In the last days, toward the end of the church.
- The age near the coming of the Lord.
- When our time for work is about over and laboring in the harvest field.
- The times will get to be perilous.
- Difficult to live in. You know, like now.
And the reason is “for men will be”.
- The reason the days will be difficult will be because of the characteristics of man.
- Because people will be like this.
- Therefore it's going to be very difficult and it's one more sign the time is running short.
If you've studied this passage or read these verses lately, surely your heart heard the Lord say we are in these days.
Are we not?
What's the number one characteristic of humankind listed here, describing the last days?
Verse 2 says, “...for men will be lovers of themselves”.
Now this makes “self” a false God.
- An idol.
- Because we are to love the Lord our God with all of our being.
- And then, as he fills our hearts with his love, we're just to pour out that love of God toward others.
- Romans five, verse five says, “...because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts by the Holy Spirit who was given to us.”
And that's it.
- Loving God with all of our being because he's worthy.
- Then as he fills us with his love, poured out on others.
- That's the way to live.
But, in the last days, men will be lovers of themselves.
- Lovers of themselves!
What's God's plan for “self”?
- It isn't to love it.
- It's to crucify it!
Luke 9:23 and elsewhere, Jesus said, “Then He said to them all, "If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.”
Take the Biblical Counsel's Starter Course: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
Giving Link: https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
“You will guide me with Your counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.” Psalm 73:24
This is to be our confidence for time and eternity.
--Throughout time God will guide us with His counsel, if we let Him, if we look to Him, and if we trust Him to do so.
And afterward, what will He do?
--As we’re walking along that path of His counsel, He’ll just receive us right into glory.
--He’ll just continue it in heaven forever.
The Lord is our Counselor!
Enroll as a Student and Become a Certified Biblical Counselor!
BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
Thank you for considering joining me as a partner in The Biblical Counseling Podcast!
The Lord continues to use this podcast to guide individuals in connecting their personal lives in Christ with their everyday experiences. Reading the heartfelt comments sent to me, I am deeply moved by witnessing God's utilization of my joy in teaching and ministering God's Word to benefit others. As both opportunities and digital reach have expanded, so has the associated cost. Your partnership will play a crucial role in offsetting these expenses, contributing to making the light of the gospel shine even brighter for those seeking help and hope in their daily lives. Your commitment means that every individual blessed, home restored, relationship mended, and life impacted through The Biblical Counseling Podcast and The Biblical Counseling Academy is a shared fruit. I express my gratitude for your generous support of this impactful work.
Pastor Jeff Christianson
Giving Link: https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
Jesus Christ, our Living Hope
Jeff Christianson
Every one of us struggles at times with discouragement, with concerns that might build to worry or anxiety. Add the world-wide crisis into the mix, challenges with health, money, politics, emotional and relational stress - it’s not surprising that doubts and strife in the mind abound among people. Despair and hopelessness are not uncommon to all of humanity, including us, the people of God. In those seasons of struggle, our hope seems to be quite inadequate and meager. This brief article is meant to encourage those of us who face moments of being downcast to fix our eyes upon Jesus. Sometimes, it seems as though hope is just fading away. But the wonderful truth is that God has a remedy. That’s not unusual; He is the God of Hope! His remedy is unique and distinct. His Holy Spirit wants to flood our lives with hope. I’ve found that anchoring my hope correctly saves a lot of heartbreak and fills my life with such great joy. There is no greater hope than the everlasting hope found in our Lord Jesus Christ and sufficiency of His Word. Hope has a name, and it’s Jesus Christ.
Hope In The Person of Jesus
Peter says, “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” (1 Peter 1:3). Those who trust in Jesus are born into a new family, into a new kingdom, and a new life where the God of hope is involved. They are set free from living a life with hope placed in the world instead of Christ. They are a new creation, Christ is the gracious King, and God is their benevolent Father (2 Corinthians 5:17; 1 John 3:1; Hebrews 4:14-16). All of these wonderful truths are anchored in the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus, our living hope, is a person (1 Tim 1:1; John 20:26-28). All too often, we try to put our hope in things that the world offers: programs, steps, outlines, life hacks, coping strategies, therapies, philosophies, false religions. These all can deliver temporary hope but they leave us without satisfaction. Christians place their ultimate hope in a person we meet through humble repentance and faith. And, this person is unlike any other. He’s the preeminent one. He’s the exalted one. He’s the all-sufficient One. He is the glorious Christ!
Hope In Jesus’ Return
In Jesus we have a blessed hope; he will return. Paul describes Christians as “looking for the blessed hope and glorious appearing of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ” (Titus 2:13). How amazing is it that this life is not all that we have? It is so easy to be so focused on day to day living that we forget that our Savior is coming to gather us to Himself. We will never be separated from Him or His holiness. We will spend eternity together.
How much smaller do some issues seem when compared to eternity? When we lose sight of eternity, we lose sight of what is important (2 Corinthians 4:16). When we lose sight of what's important, we chase after the temporary and cannot find satisfaction. We are left empty and hopeless. Instead, let us fix our hope in the love of Christ and the grace to be revealed when He returns (Ephesians 3:14-21; 1 Peter 1:13).
Hope: Christ In You
Colossians 1:27 says, “Christ in you, the hope of glory.” Our hope is not far off from us. Christ isn’t isolated from us. He’s right there in our lives. Because Jesus is always with us, and lives in us, we can be sure that he hears us when we pray. Jesus is intimately involved with us, everywhere, all the time (Ps 139:7-10). God isn’t simply with us, he is orchestrating our lives for good. God is right in the middle of it with us. Even in difficult circumstances we can have hope because God in His sovereignty has us right where he wants us to be. Whether it is to grow us in faith or draw us closer to Him, God has us where we are for a reason and he is sustaining us through each difficulty (Isaiah 41:10; Romans 5:1-5).
When we are encompassed and surrounded with pressure-filled circumstances, our temptation is to put our hope in changing the situation. We tell ourselves, “If only x were to happen, then life would be better.” Instead of focusing on our circumstances, we need to turn our eyes to the resurrected Christ. We find resurrected life in our resurrected Lord. Instead of trying harder and “pushing through”, we need to put our hope in Christ. That is what brings us living hope. There’s no situation so torturous, so impossible, so agonizing, so depleting of vitality, but what the Lord, who is risen from the dead, can share his resurrection life with us and see us through it, and if he so wills, even deliver us out of that situation. May you and I, today, find help, hope and comfort in Jesus Christ, our loving hope.
Reflection Questions
Are you tempted to place your hope in anything outside of the resurrected Lord Jesus Christ?
What do you currently think will bring you joy and satisfaction?
How have things in your life shown to disappoint you when you’ve placed your hope in them?
How has Christ shown Himself to be an object of hope?
Enroll in BCA BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
God’s Resources, Not Ours
As counselors, we need to increasingly rely on God’s resources, not ours. 2 Corinthians 3:5 states: “Our sufficiency is from God.” We are not sufficient of ourselves. Apart from Christ in us, we cannot produce what life demands or what God desires. This is humbling yet liberating. It's humbling to realize we lack what's essential for true living. Yet it's liberating to know God doesn't expect us to produce it ourselves. He freely provides all we need. Our role is simply to draw upon His unlimited resources by faith.
"Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God..." 2 Corinthians 3:5 "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths." Proverbs 3:5-6
_________
Thank you for considering joining me as a partner in The Biblical Counseling Podcast!
The Lord continues to use this podcast to guide individuals in connecting their personal lives in Christ with their everyday experiences. Reading the heartfelt comments sent to me, I am deeply moved by witnessing God's utilization of my joy in teaching and ministering God's Word to benefit others. As both opportunities and digital reach have expanded, so has the associated cost. Your partnership will play a crucial role in offsetting these expenses, contributing to making the light of the gospel shine even brighter for those seeking help and hope in their daily lives. Your commitment means that every individual blessed, home restored, relationship mended, and life impacted through The Biblical Counseling Podcast and The Biblical Counseling Academy is a shared fruit. I express my gratitude for your generous support of this impactful work.
Pastor Jeff Christianson
Giving Link: https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
Become a Bibical Counselor: BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
In Chapter one of II Samuel we find David receiving word of the death of his dear friend Jonathan, and of King Saul, who he admired so greatly.
- In observing how David deals with his grief, there are some important lessons we can learn.
- Sooner or later every one of us will experience the grief and sorrow of having lost someone that we loved very dearly.
I learned these lessons from Pastor Chuck Smith, who is now in heaven.
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy
- Take the Biblical Counselor's Starter Course: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships, to helping in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at various conferences and churches, office matters, and much more. As the Lord leads you to invest, BCA is able to continue in proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ and His Word to Christians at home and abroad, making disciples of Jesus Christ through the warning and teaching found in God’s word (Colossians 1:28). There are multiple ways you can partner with us through financial giving:
-
Placing a donation through our secure website as the Lord leads, Giving Link
-
Enrolling in a personal enrichment self-paced online course for your edification or to bless someone else.
-
Donating tuition to send someone a scholarship anonymously or with a personalized greeting.
Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Become a Ministry Partner - Click Here! https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for the Lord loves a cheerful giver.” —2 Corinthians 9:7
This podcast is for informational purposes only and has been inspired by the works of these individuals and sources: The NKJV Study Bible, Pastor Bob Hoekstra, Pastor Chuck Smith, Pastor Ray Steadman, Dr. Martin Lloyd-Jones, and Dr. Wayne Grudem.
The views expressed in this episode are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or beliefs of the sources.
“And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” 2 Timothy 2:2
Romans 6:3-6 NKJV "Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of sin."
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy
- Take the Biblical Counselor's Starter Course: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships, to helping in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at various conferences and churches, office matters, and much more. As the Lord leads you to invest, BCA is able to continue in proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ and His Word to Christians at home and abroad, making disciples of Jesus Christ through the warning and teaching found in God’s word (Colossians 1:28). There are multiple ways you can partner with us through financial giving:
-
Placing a donation through our secure website as the Lord leads, Giving Link
-
Enrolling in a personal enrichment self-paced online course for your edification or to bless someone else.
-
Donating tuition to send someone a scholarship anonymously or with a personalized greeting.
Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Become a Ministry Partner - Click Here! https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for the Lord loves a cheerful giver.” —2 Corinthians 9:7
This podcast is for informational purposes only and has been inspired by the works of these individuals and sources: The NKJV Study Bible, Pastor Bob Hoekstra, Pastor Chuck Smith, Pastor Ray Steadman, Dr. Martin Lloyd-Jones, and Dr. Wayne Grudem.
The views expressed in this episode are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or beliefs of the sources.
“And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” 2 Timothy 2:2
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy
- Take the Biblical Counselor's Starter Course: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships, to helping in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at various conferences and churches, office matters, and much more. As the Lord leads you to invest, BCA is able to continue in proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ and His Word to Christians at home and abroad, making disciples of Jesus Christ through the warning and teaching found in God’s word (Colossians 1:28). There are multiple ways you can partner with us through financial giving:
-
Placing a donation through our secure website as the Lord leads, Giving Link
-
Enrolling in a personal enrichment self-paced online course for your edification or to bless someone else.
-
Donating tuition to send someone a scholarship anonymously or with a personalized greeting.
Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Become a Ministry Partner - Click Here! https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for the Lord loves a cheerful giver.” —2 Corinthians 9:7
This podcast is for informational purposes only and has been inspired by the works of these individuals and sources: The NKJV Study Bible, Pastor Bob Hoekstra, Pastor Chuck Smith, Pastor Ray Steadman, Dr. Martin Lloyd-Jones, and Dr. Wayne Grudem.
The views expressed in this episode are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or beliefs of the sources.
“And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” 2 Timothy 2:2
30 Spiritual Reminders for the New Year (Part I) In this episode, Pastor Jeff provides insights on the points initially presented by Dr. Charles Stanley:
- Our intimacy with God – His highest priority for our lives – determines the impact of our lives. 2. Obey God and leave all the consequences to Him. 3. God’s Word is an immovable anchor in times of storm. 4. The awareness of God’s presence energizes us for our work. 5. God does not require us to understand His will. Just obey it, even if it seems unreasonable. 6. You reap what you sow, more than you sow, and later than you sow. 7. The dark moments of our life will last only so long as is necessary for God to accomplish His purpose in us. 8. Fight all your battles on your knees, and you win every time. 9. Trusting God means looking beyond what we can see to what God sees. 10. If necessary, God will move heaven and earth to show us His will.
Thank you for considering joining me as a partner in The Biblical Counseling Podcast!
The Lord continues to use this podcast to guide individuals in connecting their personal lives in Christ with their everyday experiences. Reading the heartfelt comments sent to me, I am deeply moved by witnessing God's utilization of my joy in teaching and ministering God's Word to benefit others. As both opportunities and digital reach have expanded, so has the associated cost. Your partnership will play a crucial role in offsetting these expenses, contributing to making the light of the gospel shine even brighter for those seeking help and hope in their daily lives. Your commitment means that every individual blessed, home restored, relationship mended, and life impacted through The Biblical Counseling Podcast and The Biblical Counseling Academy is a shared fruit. I express my gratitude for your generous support of this impactful work.
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy
- Take the Biblical Counselor's Starter Course: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships, to helping in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at various conferences and churches, office matters, and much more. As the Lord leads you to invest, BCA is able to continue in proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ and His Word to Christians at home and abroad, making disciples of Jesus Christ through the warning and teaching found in God’s word (Colossians 1:28). There are multiple ways you can partner with us through financial giving:
-
Placing a donation through our secure website as the Lord leads, Giving Link
-
Enrolling in a personal enrichment self-paced online course for your edification or to bless someone else.
-
Donating tuition to send someone a scholarship anonymously or with a personalized greeting.
Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Become a Ministry Partner - Click Here! https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for the Lord loves a cheerful giver.” —2 Corinthians 9:7
This podcast is for informational purposes only and has been inspired by the works of these individuals and sources: The NKJV Study Bible, Pastor Bob Hoekstra, Pastor Chuck Smith, Pastor Ray Steadman, Dr. Martin Lloyd-Jones, and Dr. Wayne Grudem.
The views expressed in this episode are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or beliefs of the sources.
“And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” 2 Timothy 2:2
"For if by the one man's offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will." Romans 5:17
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy
- Take the Biblical Counselor's Starter Course: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships, to helping in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at various conferences and churches, office matters, and much more. As the Lord leads you to invest, BCA is able to continue in proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ and His Word to Christians at home and abroad, making disciples of Jesus Christ through the warning and teaching found in God’s word (Colossians 1:28). There are multiple ways you can partner with us through financial giving:
-
Placing a donation through our secure website as the Lord leads, Giving Link
-
Enrolling in a personal enrichment self-paced online course for your edification or to bless someone else.
-
Donating tuition to send someone a scholarship anonymously or with a personalized greeting.
Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Become a Ministry Partner - Click Here! https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for the Lord loves a cheerful giver.” —2 Corinthians 9:7
This podcast is for informational purposes only and has been inspired by the works of these individuals and sources: The NKJV Study Bible, Pastor Bob Hoekstra, Pastor Chuck Smith, Pastor Ray Steadman, Dr. Martin Lloyd-Jones, and Dr. Wayne Grudem.
The views expressed in this episode are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or beliefs of the sources.
“And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” 2 Timothy 2:2
BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
(Romans 12:6, 8 NKJV) (6) Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; ... (8) he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
(Hebrews 5:13-14 NKJV) (13) For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. (14) But solid food belongs to those who are of full age, that is, those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
2 Corinthians 12:7-10 (7) And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure.
(8) Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me.
(9) And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
(10) Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ's sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
“Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you” (1 Peter 4:12).
- Problems and difficulties are built right into the Christian life.
- Christians undergoing them are apt to think it very bewildering and strange.
“But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as a busybody in other people’s matters...”
“In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ” (I Peter 1:6-7).
- Testings, trials, and fiery ordeals come to prove the genuineness of our faith, demonstrating its reality.
- The fires of life, warfare, and circumstances test us, but if we walk through them God’s way, we will bring praise, glory, and honor to the Lord.
“My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing” (James 1:2-4).
“For the joy that was set before Him [Jesus] endured the cross…” (Hebrews 12:2).
“But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing” (James 1:4).
In II Corinthians 1:8-11, we get an insight into some of Paul’s sufferings:
“But we do not want you to be ignorant, brethren, of our trouble which came to us in Asia: that we were burdened beyond measure, above strength, so that we despaired even of life. Yes, we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves but in God who raises the dead” (II Corinthians 1:8-9).
“Who delivered us from so great a death, and does deliver us; in whom we trust that He will still deliver us” (II Corinthians 1:10).
“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us” (II Corinthians 4:7).
- God has placed His Treasure in vulnerable earthen vessels (“Christ in you, the hope of glory”: Colossians 1:27), so that the power that comes forth in our lives has to be of Him, and the glory goes to Him alone.
“We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed” (II Corinthians 4:8-9).
An Episode Addressing Current Matters. The War in Israel and Biblical Counseling. BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
Jesus said when you see these things begin to happen, do what?
- Look up.
- “Look up for your redemption is drawing near.”
- What does that mean?
- It means look to heaven and be reminded of this: that God is in control.
Number one, studying Bible prophecy helps me to remember that God is in control of all events in the world today.
And number two, it gives you a heavenly perspective.
BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
PS: From time to time, we rebroadcast the most popular/favorite episodes. Enjoy this podcast and let us know what your thoughts are in the community section below.
Romans 15:14 (NKJV)
"Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another."
BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
The Biblical Counseling Academy is Now Enrolling!
https://www.jeffchristianson.com/counselor-certification-2
Ephesians 4:3
Being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. NASB
Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. NKJV
Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. NIV
BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
Jesus said when you see these things begin to happen, do what?
- Look up.
- “Look up for your redemption is drawing near.”
- What does that mean?
- It means look to heaven and be reminded of this: that God is in control.
Number one, studying Bible prophecy helps me to remember that God is in control of all events in the world today.
And number two, it gives you a heavenly perspective.
BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
2 Corinthians 11:3,"But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ."
BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
2 Corinthians 3:5
Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God,
"Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." - Isaiah 41:10
"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having girded your waist with truth, having put on the breastplate of righteousness..." - Ephesians 6:10-14
"These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you [a]will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” - John 16:33
"Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." Ephesians 6:11
"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour." 1 Peter 5:8
BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
Restoring The Fallen Brother
Galatians 5:25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. (26) Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. Galatians 6:1 Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual
Verse one is about restoring the falling brother. The context for this verse, flowing right out of the previous two verses. Galatians 6:1 is a word to those who have found life in the Spirit and who are desiring therefore to walk each day by the Spirit. We are told here that such people will not treat others with prideful competition and jealousy. But rather they will want to help and assist one another.
BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
In this episode, Pastor Jeff talks about how psychology is infiltrating the church. Instead of the church impacting the world around us, the world is infecting the body of Christ.
So often unbiblical, worldly messages are being brought into the church. The truths of Scripture are the message of the church and must not be mixed with humanistic philosophies.
God’s Word is powerful. The people of God need to hold fast to the Word of God and the Gospel, which is the power of God for salvation and a changed life. Let us not embrace what is popular, but come back to the Word of God.
Jeff often talks about the difference between psychology and the Bible. But just to clarify, when he mentions psychology, he isn't referring to the entire field of psychology. He is mainly pushing back about the part of psychology that deals with human nature, how to live life, and how to make changes. This includes things like psychological counseling, clinical counseling, psychotherapy, and the psychological aspects of psychiatry.
These theories have also influenced some parts of educational psychology, especially behaviorism and humanism. But the problem is that these theories focus on nonphysical aspects of a person, which can conflict with biblical teachings about things like sin, salvation, and our relationship with God. So, it's important to be aware of these differences when considering how to approach personal growth and change biblically. His point? God's Word is sufficient!
Become a certified Christians Counselor at BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
Key verses in this episode - - (Jeremiah 17:9-10 NKJV) (9) "The heart is deceitful above all things, And desperately wicked; Who can know it? (10) I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give every man according to his ways, According to the fruit of his doings.
(Romans 6:1 NKJV) (1) What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin that grace may abound?
(James 3:2, 6, 8 NKJV) (2) For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. ... (6) And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. ... (8) But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
(Matthew 12:35-37 NKJV) (35) "A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. (36) "But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. (37) "For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."
(Ephesians 4:29 NKJV) (29) Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers.
(1 John 1:8 NKJV) (8) If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
(Proverbs 18:13, 17 NKJV) (13) He who answers a matter before he hears it, It is folly and shame to him. ... (17) The first one to plead his cause seems right, Until his neighbor comes and examines him.
(2 Corinthians 12:20 NKJV) (20) For I fear lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I wish, and that I shall be found by you such as you do not wish; lest there be contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, backbitings, whisperings, conceits, tumults;
(2 Corinthians 13:1 NKJV) (1) This will be the third time I am coming to you. "By the mouth of two or three witnesses every word shall be established."
(Proverbs 26:22 NKJV) (22) The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles, And they go down into the inmost body.
(Proverbs 25:18 NKJV) (18) A man who bears false witness against his neighbor Is like a club, a sword, and a sharp arrow.
(Colossians 3:8 NKJV) (8) But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth.
(Ephesians 4:26 NKJV) (26) "Be angry, and do not sin": do not let the sun go down on your wrath,
(Ecclesiastes 7:9 NKJV) (9) Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry, For anger rests in the bosom of fools.
(Proverbs 15:8 NKJV) (8) The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD, But the prayer of the upright is His delight.
(2 Timothy 3:1-5 NKJV) (1) But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: (2) For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, (3) unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, (4) traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, (5) having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away!
How can we have a Personal Revival? How do we help those we minister to walk in newness of life?
- Believe
- Humble Yourself
- Pray and Seek God
- Repent
- Confess
Scriptures
- Isaiah 43:19
- John 16:5–8
- James 1:17
- John 3:16
- Micah 6:8
- Isaiah 55:6–7
- James 4:8–10
- James 5:16
In this episode, Pastor Jeff contrast psychology and the Bible. As in our other podcasts, when we speak of psychology we are not referring to the entire discipline. Our concern is with that part of psychology which deals with the very nature of man, how he should live, and how he should change. That includes the theories and methodologies behind psychological counseling, clinical counseling, psychotherapy, and the psychological aspects of psychiatry. The same theories have also influenced certain aspects of educational psychology, especially the theories of behaviorism and humanism. Because these theories deal with the nonphysical aspects of the person, they intrude upon the very essence of biblical doctrines of man, including his fallen condition, salvation, sanctification, and relationship of love and obedience to God.
“And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ.”
—Ephesians 4:11-12
BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
In this episode, Pastor Jeff talks about how psychology is infiltrating the church. Instead of the church impacting the world around us, the world is infecting the body of Christ.
So often unbiblical, worldly messages are being brought into the church. The truths of Scripture are the message of the church and must not be mixed with humanistic philosophies.
God’s Word is powerful. The people of God need to hold fast to the Word of God and the Gospel, which is the power of God for salvation and a changed life. Let us not embrace what is popular, but come back to the Word of God.
The Holy Spirit works by the Word of God to transform the people of God.
God’s people are called to make disciples. Biblical Counseling is a form of discipleship. Through discipleship, God transforms a life. God wants to use counselors and direct them to counsel through His mighty Word.
Now Enrolling: The Biblical Counseling Academy! https://www.jeffchristianson.com/counselor-certification-2
Jennie and I talk about our testimony in this episode. how we were impacted by the Jesus Movement in the 1990's. We caught the tail end of the revival - and were impacted by Jesus! Chuck Smith, founder and pastor of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, led with expositional verse-by-verse Bible studies. He taught that the gifts seen and described in The New Testament are at work today. He baptized members in the Pacific Ocean. Unlike many other Christian movements, there was no single leader or figurehead of the Jesus movement. "The timing of this [Jesus Revolution film] is incredible, and I believe God's hand has been on it from the beginning," said Greg Laurie, senior pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship in California
Our testimony is "The Holy Spirit of God; Working through the Word of God; Transforming the People of God!"
Listen and reach out to tell us your story! support@jeffchristianson.org
Now Enrolling: The Biblical Counseling Academy! https://www.jeffchristianson.com/counselor-certification-2
Giving Godly Counsel to One Another Romans 15:14 “Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able to admonish one another.”
Giving Godly Counsel to One Another Romans 15:14 “Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able to admonish one another.”
This Episode Concludes Our Series on the Holy Spirit.
Episodes 174 through 195 will be optimized - with updated quality and blog content - for you to continue Growing in the Grace and Knowledge of Our Lord Jesus Christ! John 16:14; Zechariah 4:6 Now enrolling: BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
https://www.jeffchristianson.com/CounselorCertificationEarly
A converstaion about the the Gifts of the Holy Spirit ...
Abuses Commonly Attributed to the Holy Spirit ...
1 Corinthians 14:1-4 ...
Some Clarification on the Gift of Tongues ...
1 Corinthians 14:18; 1 Corinthians 14:32, 33; 1 Corinthians 14:39, 40 ...
The Biblical Counseling Academy is now enrolling ... https://www.jeffchristianson.com/CounselorCertificationEarly ...
BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
"But earnestly desire the best gifts. And yet I show you a more excellent way." 1 Corinthians 12:31
"Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. 2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. 3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, but have not love, it profits me nothing." 1 Corinthians 13:1-3
Biblical Counseling Certification with Biblical Counseling Academy!
Now Enrolling: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/CounselorCertificationEarly or Text +970 510 0055
Enroll in formal preparation for certification or choose the personal enrichment self-paced online course. Consider a scholarship to bless someone you know that has a calling in their life to serve the Lord as a Biblical Counselor.
Make a donation through our secure website - as the Lord leads - https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
Become a Ministry Partner By Making a Tax Deductible Donation: https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
Questions? Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
"For as the body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ. 13 For by one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, whether slaves or free—and have all been made to drink into one Spirit." 1 Corinthians 12:12,13
"For in fact the body is not one member but many. 15 If the foot should say, “Because I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? 16 And if the ear should say, “Because I am not an eye, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? 17 If the whole body were an eye, where would be the hearing? If the whole were hearing, where would be the smelling?cause I am not a hand, I am not of the body,” is it therefore not of the body? 18 But now God has set the members, each one of them, in the body just as He pleased. 19 And if they were all one member, where would the body be?" 1 Corinthians 12:14-19
"But now indeed there are many members, yet one body. 21 And the eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you”; nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”" 1 Corinthians 12:20,21
Biblical Counseling Certification with Biblical Counseling Academy!
Now Enrolling: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/CounselorCertificationEarly or Text 970 510 0055
Enroll in formal preparation for certification or choose the personal enrichment self-paced online course. Consider a scholarship to bless someone you know that has a calling in their life to serve the Lord as a Biblical Counselor.
Make a donation through our secure website - as the Lord leads - Giving Link
Become a Ministry Partner By Making a Tax Deductible Donation: https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
Questions? Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Diversities of Gifts and Ministries
- 1 Corinthians 12:4-6
- 1 Corinthians 12:7-11
- 1 Corinthians 12:7,11
Biblical Counseling Certification with Biblical Counseling Academy!
Now Enrolling: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/CounselorCertificationEarly or Text +970 510 0055
Enroll in formal preparation for certification or choose the personal enrichment self-paced online course. Consider a scholarship to bless someone you know that has a calling in their life to serve the Lord as a Biblical Counselor.
Make a donation through our secure website - as the Lord leads - Giving Link
Become a Ministry Partner By Making a Tax Deductible Donation: https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
Questions? Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Listen to this week’s episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast, where Jeff Christianson continues on the topic of the Holy Spirit.
190: Gifts and Fruit of the Holy Spirit
In today’s episode, we will discuss the following passages.
John 16:14 Zechariah 4:5 John 6:35
____________________
Biblical Counseling Certification with Biblical Counseling Academy!
Now Enrolling: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/CounselorCertificationEarly or Text +970 510 0055
Enroll in formal preparation for certification or choose the personal enrichment self-paced online course. Consider a scholarship to bless someone you know that has a calling in their life to serve the Lord as a Biblical Counselor.
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy
Become a Ministry Partner - Click Here!
When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships to helping in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at various conferences and churches, office matters, and much more. As the Lord leads you to invest, BCA is able to continue proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ and His Word to Christians at home and abroad, making disciples of Jesus Christ through the warning and teaching found in God’s word (Colossians 1:28). There are multiple ways you can partner with us through financial giving:
Make a donation through our secure website - as the Lord leads - Giving Link
Donating tuition to send someone a scholarship anonymously or with a personalized greeting.
Become a Ministry Partner By Making a Tax Deductible Donation: https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
Questions? Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
____________________
Biblical Counseling Certification with Biblical Counseling Academy!
Now Enrolling: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/CounselorCertificationEarly
Enroll in formal preparation for certification or choose the personal enrichment self-paced online course. Consider a scholarship to bless someone you know that has a calling on their life to serve the Lord as a Biblical Counselor.
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy
Become a Ministry Partner - Click Here!
When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships to help in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at various conferences and churches, office matters, and much more. As the Lord leads you to invest, BCA is able to continue proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ and His Word to Christians at home and abroad, making disciples of Jesus Christ through the warning and teaching found in God’s word (Colossians 1:28). There are multiple ways you can partner with us through financial giving:
Make a donation through our secure website - as the Lord leads - Giving Link
Donating tuition to send someone a scholarship anonymously or with a personalized greeting.
Become a Ministry Partner By Making a Tax Deductible Donation: https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
Questions? Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Listen to this week’s episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast, where Pastor and Teacher Jeff Christianson continues on the topic of the Holy Spirit.
188: Fruit produced by the Fullness of the Spirit
Galatians 5:22-231 Corinthians 12:10
In today’s episode, we will discuss the Gifts and Fruit of the Holy Spirit:
Fruit is what produces by the gift and it must be the Spirit of love, love must be prominent. Fruit is caused by the presence of the Holy Spirit in our lives, it must overflow in a good Christian life, gifting that cannot be manufactured.
The result of being filled with the Holy Spirit would be a life of abundance and victorious.
We must ask for the Lord's help.
Acts 4:31 And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.
Acts 19:6 And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied.
Biblical Counseling Certification with Biblical Counseling Academy!
Now Enrolling: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/CounselorCertificationEarly
Enroll in formal preparation for certification or choose the personal enrichment self-paced online course. Consider a scholarship to bless someone you know that has a calling on their life to serve the Lord as a Biblical Counselor.
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy
Become a Ministry Partner - Click Here!
When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships to help in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at various conferences and churches, office matters, and much more. As the Lord leads you to invest, BCA is able to continue proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ and His Word to Christians at home and abroad, making disciples of Jesus Christ through the warning and teaching found in God’s word (Colossians 1:28). There are multiple ways you can partner with us through financial giving:
Make a donation through our secure website - as the Lord leads - Giving Link
Donating tuition to send someone a scholarship anonymously or with a personalized greeting.
Become a Ministry Partner By Making a Tax Deductible Donation: https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
Questions? Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Luke 11:9-13 Ephesians 3:16
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy
When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships to help in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at various conferences and churches, office matters, and much more. As the Lord leads you to invest, BCA is able to continue proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ and His Word to Christians at home and abroad, making disciples of Jesus Christ through the warning and teaching found in God’s word (Colossians 1:28). There are multiple ways you can partner with us through financial giving:
Placing a donation through our secure website as the Lord leads, Giving Link
Enroll in a personal enrichment self-paced online course for your edification or to bless someone else.
Donating tuition to send someone a scholarship anonymously or with a personalized greeting.
Applications are now open for our Fall 2022 cohort. Biblical Counseling Certification with Biblical Counseling Academy!
Now Enrolling: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/CounselorCertificationEarly
Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Become a Ministry Partner - Click Here! https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for the Lord loves a cheerful giver.” —2 Corinthians 9:7
John 6:63 “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing.”
Have you thought of this ministry of the Holy Spirit? One of the ministries, one of the ways the Holy Spirit wants to serve you and me, minister to us, touch our lives, is by giving life.
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy
When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships to help in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at various conferences and churches, office matters, and much more. As the Lord leads you to invest, BCA is able to continue proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ and His Word to Christians at home and abroad, making disciples of Jesus Christ through the warning and teaching found in God’s word (Colossians 1:28). There are multiple ways you can partner with us through financial giving:
Placing a donation through our secure website as the Lord leads, Giving Link
Enroll in a personal enrichment self-paced online course for your edification or to bless someone else.
Donating tuition to send someone a scholarship anonymously or with a personalized greeting.
Applications are now open for our Fall 2022 cohort. Biblical Counseling Certification with Biblical Counseling Academy!
Now Enrolling: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/CounselorCertificationEarly
Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Become a Ministry Partner - Click Here! https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for the Lord loves a cheerful giver.” —2 Corinthians 9:7
Ephesians 5:20
“Giving thanks always for all things to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
If you point out to me a Christian who is characteristically, significantly, constantly, overflowing with thanksgiving you know what I would say?
- You are looking at a Spirit-filled Christian.
Thankfulness is a result of being filled with the Spirit
- Thankfulness is one of the realities that attends or follows or comes along with or is a result of being filled with the Spirit.
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy
When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships to help in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at various conferences and churches, office matters, and much more. As the Lord leads you to invest, BCA is able to continue proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ and His Word to Christians at home and abroad, making disciples of Jesus Christ through the warning and teaching found in God’s word (Colossians 1:28). There are multiple ways you can partner with us through financial giving:
Placing a donation through our secure website as the Lord leads, Giving Link
Enroll in a personal enrichment self-paced online course for your edification or to bless someone else.
Donating tuition to send someone a scholarship anonymously or with a personalized greeting.
Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Become a Ministry Partner - Click Here! https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for the Lord loves a cheerful giver.” —2 Corinthians 9:7
- Our lives are not to be influenced, or controlled, under the subjection of earthly influences like wine and drunkenness because that dissipates life.
-
The Spirit builds up and doesn’t tear down. Controlled by the Spirit, flooded with the Spirit.
-
Ephesians 5:18
- Acts 2:1-4
- Acts 19:1,2
God Intended Being Filled With The Holy Spirit To Be A Continual Thing, “Walk In The Spirit” It Is To Be A Way Of Life Every Day
- The Holy Spirit will come upon you as needed throughout life and ministry.
- Be always filled with the Holy Spirit.
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy
When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships to help in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at various conferences and churches, office matters, and much more. As the Lord leads you to invest, BCA is able to continue proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ and His Word to Christians at home and abroad, making disciples of Jesus Christ through the warning and teaching found in God’s word (Colossians 1:28). There are multiple ways you can partner with us through financial giving:
Placing a donation through our secure website as the Lord leads, Giving Link
Enroll in a personal enrichment self-paced online course for your edification or to bless someone else.
Donating tuition to send someone a scholarship anonymously or with a personalized greeting.
Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Become a Ministry Partner - Click Here! https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for the Lord loves a cheerful giver.” —2 Corinthians 9:7
The Filling Of The Spirit Is To Be A Way Of Life
- It is all in relationship and dependence on the Lord. Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
- We should be asking God in prayer for spiritual resources.
Spiritual Strength from Being Filled
- Acts 9:17-22
- Acts 10:43-46
- Acts 19:5,6
There Are Indicators When The Holy Spirit Is Working In Fullness In A Life But They Are Diverse
- God help us from getting into sectarian or semantical debates about the Holy Spirit.
- On one hand, we do want to be doctrinally accurate, we want to have spiritual discernment, but on the other hand, we don’t want to quench the Spirit.
- Don’t grieve the Holy Spirit.
- Unbelief is one of the things that grieves the Holy Spirit.
- But to debate over words, like baptism, coming upon, or fullness - it is fruitless.
- The Scriptures use these terms interchangeably.
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy
When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships, to helping in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at various conferences and churches, office matters, and much more. As the Lord leads you to invest, BCA is able to continue in proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ and His Word to Christians at home and abroad, making disciples of Jesus Christ through the warning and teaching found in God’s word (Colossians 1:28). There are multiple ways you can partner with us through financial giving:
Placing a donation through our secure website as the Lord leads, Giving Link
Enrolling in a personal enrichment self-paced online course for your edification or to bless someone else.
Donating tuition to send someone a scholarship anonymously or with a personalized greeting.
Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Become a Ministry Partner - Click Here! https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for the Lord loves a cheerful giver.” —2 Corinthians 9:7
Acts 2:14
“But Peter, standing up with the eleven, raised his voice and said to them, ‘Men of Judea and all who dwell in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and heed my words. For these are not drunk, as you suppose, since it is only the third hour of the day. But this is what was spoken by the prophet Joel.”
- This is a verse to remember when it comes to verses about the Holy Spirit.
- “This is what was spoken by the prophet Joel.”
- If we can’t turn to the Scripture- after looking at phenomenon taking place in the church world.
- If we can’t turn to the Word and say, “this is which you are seeing” which is spoken of in the Word, then I believe God wants us to stay away from it.
If We Can’t Find It In The Word Of God, Let’s Stay Away From It
- There is a lot in the church world that you can’t stand up and say this is that which was spoken by the prophet.
- As Biblical counselors, we need to be biblically literate, and bold enough to tell people when that which is spoken of is not in the Scriptures.
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy
When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships, to helping in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at various conferences and churches, office matters, and much more. As the Lord leads you to invest, BCA is able to continue in proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ and His Word to Christians at home and abroad, making disciples of Jesus Christ through the warning and teaching found in God’s word (Colossians 1:28). There are multiple ways you can partner with us through financial giving:
Placing a donation through our secure website as the Lord leads, Giving Link
Enrolling in a personal enrichment self-paced online course for your edification or to bless someone else.
Donating tuition to send someone a scholarship anonymously or with a personalized greeting.
Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Become a Ministry Partner - Click Here! https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for the Lord loves a cheerful giver.” —2 Corinthians 9:7
The Person Seeking Counsel Needs To Know The Holy Spirit Is Available To Them!
In today's episode, we discuss the results of being filled with the Holy Spirit, such as:
- change
- boldness
- empowerment
- spiritual strength
These are often the things which those seeking biblical counsel are missing in their Christian life.
People are sensing there should be more fullness in the Christian life. It comes by the Holy Spirit. Our efforts as Biblical Counselors will be weak and ineffective unless empowered by the Holy Spirit ourselves through constant reading, studying and meditating on the Word of God, and calling on Him in prayer, as we are going to see in today’s study.
- Acts 2:4
- Acts 1:5
- Acts 1:8
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy
When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships, to helping in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at various conferences and churches, office matters, and much more. As the Lord leads you to invest, BCA is able to continue in proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ and His Word to Christians at home and abroad, making disciples of Jesus Christ through the warning and teaching found in God’s word (Colossians 1:28). There are multiple ways you can partner with us through financial giving:
Placing a donation through our secure website as the Lord leads, Giving Link
Enrolling in a personal enrichment self-paced online course for your edification or to bless someone else.
Donating tuition to send someone a scholarship anonymously or with a personalized greeting.
Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Become a Ministry Partner - Click Here! https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for the Lord loves a cheerful giver.” —2 Corinthians 9:7
The Empowering Of The Spirit
In this episode Pastor Jeff will talk about the Holy Spirit’s empowering ministry. He supplies the needed power to live the Christian life and to offer any kind of service you are involved in. Living and serving in Christian ministry requires His resources, not ours. Ability that we do not have within ourselves. But God shares it with us through the Holy Spirit.
The number one way to be equipped in biblical counseling is to meditate the word of God, to know more about the scripture. To know more the word of God and the work of the Holy Spirit. We want a ministry of the Word and the Spirit.
Understanding the Truth in the Bible
Joshua 1:8 says, "This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.”
A person seeking counsel will need to understand that the Holy Spirit is working with them, in them and upon them - as described in the Scripture. It has to be the power of the spirit that brings boldness, empowerment, and spiritual strength.
The Bible provides us with a variety of words to draw upon. This is important. There are several terminologies that we learn from culture that become a habitual part of our conversations. We need to ‘unlearn’ the world's way of thinking and communicating. Let’s make sure you're using the same terminology that God uses in the Bible. We need to study and think about the Bible if we want to develop biblical thinking and a biblical method of explanation. In reality, we can instruct people with Bible verses.
The Holy Spirit as “With”, “In”, and “Upon”
-
With - Acts 1:5
-
In - Romans 8:9
-
Upon - Acts 1:8
___________________________________
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy
When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships, to helping in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at various conferences and churches, office matters, and much more. As the Lord leads you to invest, BCA is able to continue in proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ and His Word to Christians at home and abroad, making disciples of Jesus Christ through the warning and teaching found in God’s word (Colossians 1:28). There are multiple ways you can partner with us through financial giving:
Placing a donation through our secure website as the Lord leads, Giving Link
Enrolling in a personal enrichment self-paced online course for your edification or to bless someone else.
Donating tuition to send someone a scholarship anonymously or with a personalized greeting.
Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Become a Ministry Partner - Click Here! https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for the Lord loves a cheerful giver.” —2 Corinthians 9:7
Welcome to the Biblical Counseling Podcast!
In this episode Pastor Jeff continues the series about the Holy Spirit. Biblical Counseling is helping another person walk in the Lord. A passion to minister to others knowing that the Holy Spirit of God is there to convict and transform lives. The Bible gives us a truth that self has to be removed in order to do what is right and walk in the Spirit. To avoid giving in to the lust of the flesh, we must have the Holy Spirit at work within us. As always- make your comments on jeffchristianson.org
"I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh...If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit...For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life." Galatians 5:16, 25 and 6:8
___________________________________
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy
When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships, to helping in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at various conferences and churches, office matters, and much more. As the Lord leads you to invest, BCA is able to continue in proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ and His Word to Christians at home and abroad, making disciples of Jesus Christ through the warning and teaching found in God’s word (Colossians 1:28). There are multiple ways you can partner with us through financial giving:
Placing a donation through our secure website as the Lord leads, Giving Link
Enrolling in a personal enrichment self-paced online course for your edification or to bless someone else.
Donating tuition to send someone a scholarship anonymously or with a personalized greeting.
Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Become a Ministry Partner - Click Here! https://calvarychapel.breezechms.com/give/online
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for the Lord loves a cheerful giver.” —2 Corinthians 9:7
Walk According To The Spirit
Welcome to the Biblical Counseling Podcast!
What is the righteous requirement of the law?How does the righteous requirement be fulfilled? In Today’s episode we will know how to walk according to the spirit. We need to walk in accordance with the Spirit since the Holy Spirit has already transformed us. Listen to the podcast and leave your comments down below.
Romans 8:4 "...that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit."
___________________________________
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy
When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships, to helping in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at various conferences and churches, office matters, and much more. As the Lord leads you to invest, BCA is able to continue in proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ and His Word to Christians at home and abroad, making disciples of Jesus Christ through the warning and teaching found in God’s word (Colossians 1:28). There are multiple ways you can partner with us through financial giving:
Placing a donation through our secure website as the Lord leads, Giving Link
Enrolling in a personal enrichment self-paced online course for your edification or to bless someone else.
Donating tuition to send someone a scholarship anonymously or with a personalized greeting.
Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Become a Ministry Partner - Click Here! https://ppay.co/IdBcDweyQmw
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for the Lord loves a cheerful giver.” —2 Corinthians 9:7
The Transforming Work of the Spirit
Today's Episode continues the series of Doctrine and Biblical Theology of the Holy Spirit. The subject of the transforming power of the Holy Spirit. The life beyond was changed into the image of God. We are having our lives transformed into more of who Jesus is. Share your thoughts in the comments section below.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18
____________________________________
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy
When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships, to helping in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at various conferences and churches, office matters, and much more. As the Lord leads you to invest, BCA is able to continue in proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ and His Word to Christians at home and abroad, making disciples of Jesus Christ through the warning and teaching found in God’s word (Colossians 1:28). There are multiple ways you can partner with us through financial giving:
Placing a donation through our secure website as the Lord leads, Giving Link
Enrolling in a personal enrichment self-paced online course for your edification or to bless someone else.
Donating tuition to send someone a scholarship anonymously or with a personalized greeting.
Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Become a Ministry Partner - Click Here! https://ppay.co/IdBcDweyQmw
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for the Lord loves a cheerful giver.” —2 Corinthians 9:7
The Holy Spirit’s Guidance
- John 15:26
- John 16:13
- 1 Corinthians 3:16
- 1 Corinthians 2:12
_________________________________
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy!
When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships, to helping in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at various conferences and churches, office matters, and much more. As the Lord leads you to invest, BCA is able to continue in proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ and His Word to Christians at home and abroad, making disciples of Jesus Christ through the warning and teaching found in God’s word (Colossians 1:28). There are multiple ways you can partner with us through financial giving:
Placing a donation through our secure website as the Lord leads, Giving Link
Enrolling in a personal enrichment self-paced online course for your edification or to bless someone else.
Donating tuition to send someone a scholarship anonymously or with a personalized greeting.
Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Become a Ministry Partner - Click Here! https://ppay.co/IdBcDweyQmw
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for the Lord loves a cheerful giver.” —2 Corinthians 9:7
The Indwelling of the Spirit
- John 14:16-17; John 20:22
- Ezekiel 36:27
- Romans 8:9
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy
When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships, to helping in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at various conferences and churches, office matters, and much more. As the Lord leads you to invest, BCA is able to continue in proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ and His Word to Christians at home and abroad, making disciples of Jesus Christ through the warning and teaching found in God’s word (Colossians 1:28). There are multiple ways you can partner with us through financial giving:
Placing a donation through our secure website as the Lord leads, Giving Link
Enrolling in a personal enrichment self-paced online course for your edification or to bless someone else.
Donating tuition to send someone a scholarship anonymously or with a personalized greeting.
Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Become a Ministry Partner - Click Here! https://ppay.co/IdBcDweyQmw
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for the Lord loves a cheerful giver.” —2 Corinthians 9:7
**We begin our jouney on a Biblical Theology of the Holy Spirit wit the episode.
The Holy Spirit: Conviction and New Birth by the Spirit**
What is the role of the Holy Spirit in the life of a believer? How does that work with each of us? In this episode, we are going to look at the Holy Spirit that gives life and sustains spiritual life in the ministry of the biblical counselor. Listen to this podcast to learn more and to hear Pastor Jeff's testimony about the Holy Spirit.
- John 16:8-11
- John 3:1-7
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy
When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships, to helping in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at various conferences and churches, office matters, and much more. As the Lord leads you to invest, BCA is able to continue in proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ and His Word to Christians at home and abroad, making disciples of Jesus Christ through the warning and teaching found in God’s word (Colossians 1:28). There are multiple ways you can partner with us through financial giving:
Placing a donation through our secure website as the Lord leads, Giving Link
Enrolling in a personal enrichment self-paced online course for your edification or to bless someone else.
Donating tuition to send someone a scholarship anonymously or with a personalized greeting.
Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Become a Ministry Partner - Click Here! https://ppay.co/IdBcDweyQmw
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for the Lord loves a cheerful giver.” —2 Corinthians 9:7
In this episode, I make comments on the topic of legalism and the booklet, Letting Go of Legalism" by Dr. Lou Priolo. Lou write, "The most common form of legalism among evangelicals today is elevating man-made rules above the directives and principles that God has laid out in His Word. It results in judging others (accusing either in one’s heart or with one’s mouth) of sinning when those man made rules are not followed. In this booklet you will gain a clearer understanding of how legalism infects us as believers, and how to recognize both doctrinal and applied legalism in one’s own life. Upon seeing it, we then can begin letting go of legalism in its various forms, truly love others, and press on in the grace and righteousness of Christ."
Buy the 40-page booklet here: https://www.kressbiblical.com/product/letting-go-of-legalism/
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy
When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships, to helping in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at various conferences and churches, office matters, and much more. As the Lord leads you to invest, BCA is able to continue in proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ and His Word to Christians at home and abroad, making disciples of Jesus Christ through the warning and teaching found in God’s word (Colossians 1:28). There are multiple ways you can partner with us through financial giving:
Placing a donation through our secure website as the Lord leads, Giving Link
Enrolling in a personal enrichment self-paced online course for your edification or to bless someone else.
Donating tuition to send someone a scholarship anonymously or with a personalized greeting.
Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Become a Ministry Partner - Click Here! https://ppay.co/IdBcDweyQmw
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for the Lord loves a cheerful giver.” —2 Corinthians 9:7
Welcome to the Biblical Counseling Podcast!
Today's episode continues the discussion about making Biblical Judgment calls. In other words, how do you recognize the good fruit versus bad fruit in a person's life without making rash judgments? We are called to make evaluations all of the time. What are biblical warnings about unbiblical suspicious and paranoid thinking? As always - make your comments on jeffchristianson.org
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy
When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships, to helping in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at various conferences and churches, office matters, and much more. As the Lord leads you to invest, BCA is able to continue in proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ and His Word to Christians at home and abroad, making disciples of Jesus Christ through the warning and teaching found in God’s word (Colossians 1:28). There are multiple ways you can partner with us through financial giving:
Placing a donation through our secure website as the Lord leads, Giving Link
Enrolling in a personal enrichment self-paced online course for your edification or to bless someone else.
Donating tuition to send someone a scholarship anonymously or with a personalized greeting.
Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Become a Ministry Partner - Click Here! https://ppay.co/IdBcDweyQmw
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for the Lord loves a cheerful giver.” —2 Corinthians 9:7
Welcome to the Biblical Counsleing Podcast!
Todays episode continues the discussion about making Biblical Jugement calls. In other words, how do recognize the good fruit verses bad fruit in a pesons life without making rash judgemnt? Wer are called to make evaluations all of the time. What are biblical warnings about unbiblical suspiscious and paranoid thinking? As always - make your comments on jeffchristianson.org
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy
When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships, to helping in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at various conferences and churches, office matters, and much more. As the Lord leads you to invest, BCA is able to continue in proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ and His Word to Christians at home and abroad, making disciples of Jesus Christ through the warning and teaching found in God’s word (Colossians 1:28). There are multiple ways you can partner with us through financial giving:
Placing a donation through our secure website as the Lord leads, Giving Link
Enrolling in a personal enrichment self-paced online course for your edification or to bless someone else.
Donating tuition to send someone a scholarship anonymously or with a personalized greeting.
Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Become a Ministry Partner - Click Here! https://ppay.co/IdBcDweyQmw
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for the Lord loves a cheerful giver.” —2 Corinthians 9:7
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy
When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships, to helping in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at various conferences and churches, office matters, and much more. As the Lord leads you to invest, BCA is able to continue in proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ and His Word to Christians at home and abroad, making disciples of Jesus Christ through the warning and teaching found in God’s word (Colossians 1:28). There are multiple ways you can partner with us through financial giving:
Placing a donation through our secure website as the Lord leads, Giving Link
Enrolling in a personal enrichment self-paced online course for your edification or to bless someone else.
Donating tuition to send someone a scholarship anonymously or with a personalized greeting.
Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Become a Ministry Partner - Click Here! https://ppay.co/IdBcDweyQmw
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for the Lord loves a cheerful giver.” —2 Corinthians 9:7
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy
“So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity;
for the Lord loves a cheerful giver.” —2 Corinthians 9:7
When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships, to helping in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at various conferences and churches, office matters, and much more. As the Lord leads you to invest, BCA is able to continue in proclaiming the sufficiency of Christ and His Word to Christians at home and abroad, making disciples of Jesus Christ through the warning and teaching found in God’s word (Colossians 1:28). There are multiple ways you can partner with us through financial giving:
Placing a donation through our secure website as the Lord leads, Giving Link
Enrolling in a personal enrichment self-paced online course for your edification or to bless someone else.
Donating tuition to send someone a scholarship anonymously or with a personalized greeting.
Contact support@jeffchristianson.org to learn more
Become a Ministry Partner - Click Here! https://ppay.co/IdBcDweyQmw
“For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.” I John 2:16 NKJV
Become A Ministry Partner with BCA
Will you consider becoming a ministry partner with the Biblical Counseling Academy to help offset the cost of the podcast? This is a work of love; any gift of support continues to make this work possible. We desire to declare the sufficiency of Christ and His word to as many as possible and any gift will help us. Thank you for considering a partnership. Click here to make a contribution now - https://ppay.co/LpvkOsnAptA
PS: Your gift is a tax-deductible donation to this 501(c)(3) ministry
The Biblical Counseling Podcast is honored to have this special podcast edition with Dr. Mark Shaw.
Mark is an ordained minister and Founder of The Addiction Connection where they commission those who are called by God to biblically counsel people struggling with addiction. Mark is this year’s IABC Conference keynote speaker where he will present “Understanding Temptation”. Here he will discuss the motivations of our hearts, and how God transforms us by the power of his Word and the Holy Spirit.
Listen to the full episode to learn more about Dr. Mark Shaw and The Addictions Connection.
—
Register to the IABC 2022 Conference and hear Mark’s workshop in full. Experience transformation by looking inwardly and using this to help people gain insights into their own hearts and become more like Jesus Christ. iabc.net/2022conference
What do I do when I get into the counseling situation? How do I give the right answers? How do I go about that? What guidelines should I keep in mind? How do I get equipped to better counsel?
In this podcast, Pastor Jeff Christianson shares some practical counseling help a biblical counselor can apply to any counseling situation. Listen to the full episode to learn more.
Be a better equipped biblical counselor. Join us at BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
Who is to do counseling? Listen to the full episode and join in the community discussion.
"As far as I am concerned about you, my brothers, I am convinced that you are especially abounding in the highest goodness, richly supplied with perfect knowledge and competent to counsel one another." Romans 15:4
The BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com provides in-depth discussions about Counseling and Discipleship. Enroll now!
jeffchristianson.org/165
#biblicalcounseling #podcast #biblicalcounselingpodcast #soulcare #jeffchristianson #bca #ccu #iabc #biblicalcounselingacademy
When discussing "Biblical Counseling in a Gentle Voice", we always start with our definition of "biblical counseling".
"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit..." Matthew 28:19
PS: From time to time, we rebroadcast our most popular/favorite episodes. Enjoy this podcast and participate in the BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com community!
What is counseling from a Biblical perspective?
Listen to the latest podcast from Jeff Christianson, who explains how Jesus Christ is our Wonderful Counselor (Isa. 9:6). “In whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.” (Col. 2:3). A relationship with Jesus Christ is the anchor of Biblical Counseling.
Join our community and be better equipped as Biblical Counselors. Learn more about this core lesson at the BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com.
Biblical counselors desire to unleash the power of God into the lives of their counselees. When we look at Scripture, we see so many promises of blessings and comfort found in Christ. Yet, we see many people stuck in bondage to sin, unable to break free from self-destructive patterns. How can counselors help their counselees experience victory rather than defeat?
In this week’s episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast, Pastor Jeff Christianson and Jennie Christianson explain how a passion for Christ frees Christians from the power and reign of sin.
PS: The BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com offers courses that dive deeper into this topic. Visit our site to learn more.
Everyone knows what a conflict looks like. Yelling, arguing, cold shoulders, furrowed eyebrows. Yet, Christians know that different conflicts have different shapes. As we approach Scripture, God instructs different approaches to certain conflicts rather than others. How can we discern between different conflicts we may see in the church?
In this week’s episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast, Pastor Jeff Christianson and Jennie Christianson overview three types of conflict biblical counselors will face.
PS: From time to time, we rebroadcast the most popular/favorite episodes. We hope you enjoy this podcast!
Want to dive deeper into the topic of Conflict Resolution? Check out BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com.
In this week’s episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast, Pastor Jeff Christianson and Jennie Christianson continue their discussion on managing conflict from matters of differentness. We recognize that God made every individual his or her own person.
People are different. This reality can contribute to disagreements on style and personality. When we approach conflicts of differentness, hopefully, each person involved has a willing heart to hear what the Scriptures have to say about these conflicts. We recognize that God has given us this command in Romans 12:18: “If it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all men.”
Listen to this podcast to hear Pastor Jeff and Jennie address:
- Different kinds of conflict and their remedies
- Seven steps for conflicts over differentness
- Allowing the of Christ to rule your heart
Contending for "The Faith" does not mean be contentious. But it means we are called to contend earnestly for the faith.
So, for the love of God, for the love of His truth, for the love of all who need His truth, let's seek to guard and live and proclaim a pure biblical faith.
We invite you to listen to the full episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast with Jeff Christianson.
The BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com will be open for enrollment soon.
We invite you to listen to the full episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast with Jeff Christianson.
The BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com will be open for enrollment soon.
A lot of people wonder why life can become so difficult. Often, the underlying cause of these struggles is because we are living life on a spiritual battlefield.
Pastor Jeff wants to bring to your attention that, as a biblical counselor, you get to remind everyone that we have a spiritual enemy.
How do we proceed with discipleship and help people navigate life during times of spiritual warfare? Listen to the full episode to learn more about “Biblical Counseling and the Devil”.
—--
Do you want to learn more about helping others understand spiritual warfare? Sign up for the BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com certification program waitlist and enroll to become a certified biblical counselor in one year.
What do the end times have to do with biblical counseling? Everything is going according to plan. Because we have the scripture on our side to teach these things, we need to know what’s happening around us and compare it to the Word of God.
We invite you to listen to the full episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast with Jeff Christianson. Know that when you get anxious, nervous, fearful, and worried you can see the scriptural timeline that God is in control.
The BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com will be open for enrollment soon. Become a Biblical Counselor equipped for the signs of times.
In this episode, we have the privilege to speak with Dr. Howard Eyrich to talk about the upcoming IABC 2022 Conference, “Counseling Life’s Most Difficult Issues”. Here, Dr. Eyrich shared an overview of one of his teaching topics at the conference, “How to Provoke Your Children, Not”.
We invite you to listen to the full episode as Dr. Howard Eyrich and Pastor Jeff Christianson discuss the four characteristics of a river and how it illustrates our spiritual walk.
🎧 Listen to the full conversation https://jeffchristianson.org/155.
📢 Register early to the IABC 2022 Conference https://member.iabc.net/2022-conference-registration-page-Early
🌐 Learn more about Dr. Howard Eyrich https://howardeyrich.com/
Dr. Kevin Carson and Pastor Jeff Christianson dive deeper into understanding the balance of God’s grace in Part 2 of our interview series. Here Kevin suggests four cautions when offering God's grace that is available to all of God's people.
Listen to the episode to learn more about the majesty of God’s grace!
📄 Download the FREE ebook!
📢 Register for the IABC 2022 Conference
In this first episode of a 2-part interview, Dr. Kevin Carson joins Jeff Christianson to explore the comfort and the call of God’s grace. Understanding the balance of God’s grace helps the follower of Christ both move forward in personal sanctification as well as when helping others in personal ministry as well.
Listen to the full episode to learn more about the majesty of God’s grace!
📄 Download the FREE ebook! https://jeffchristianson.com/kevincarson
Romans 5-8 contains majestic core truths of Christiansity. We find out what the difference is between being in Adam and in Christ. Man's problems are in Adam, and God's provides a remedy in Christ. How important is it to understand the privilege and the power of God’s grace.
Listen to the full episode and learn more about God’s grace.
📄 Download the FREE ebook!
Click to download
📢 Register for the IABC 2022 Conference!
Click to register
📣 Enroll now and be a certified Biblical Counselor!
BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
Join us for the Biblical Counseling Podcast with Jeff Christianson! BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
When you think about biblical counseling, what do you think about it? How important is it for us to have a prayerful God-seeking heart? Where does prayer fit in?
Usually, people think counseling is for people who are deeply troubled emotionally but, we all need a word of counsel. When God is allowed to be who He is in your life and in the life of those you counsel, He is the wonderful counselor. The spirit of the Lord works in prayerful seeking hearts.
In today’s podcast, we are going to look at God’s way in counseling concerning prayer. Listen to the full episode and share your prayer with us.
Learn more about Counseling God’s Way. Enroll in the BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
John 16:13,14
“However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you.”
These are the words of the Lord Jesus, teaching in the upper room to his disciples, discipling them.
Much of the teaching in the upper room pertained to the Holy Spirit.
Download a FREE ebook!
https://www.jeffchristianson.com/linktree
What does God's Way in Counseling mean? This means that God uses the Word to get his counsel into our lives and impact us by his counsel.
(Psalm 119:24 NKJV)
Your testimonies also are my delight And my counselors.
(Psalm 119:105 NKJV)
Your word is a lamp to my feet And a light to my path.
(Psalm 119:130 NKJV)
The entrance of Your words gives light; It gives understanding to the simple.
(John 17:17 NKJV)
"Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.
GoBiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
What is selfishness and why is it important for us to demolish it? Why do we need to understand the gravity of its effects on us as Christians, as neighbors, as biblical counselors? What can we do to reverse this?
In this episode, Pastor Jeff Christianson shares his thoughts about excerpts from the book: Selfishness from Loving Yourself to Loving Your Neighbor by Dr. Lou Priolo.
Listen to the full episode and realize not only how to demolish selfishness and learn how to replace it with a new, biblical foundation of selfless, godly loveturning your love inside out.
The BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com provides in-depth discussions about renouncing independent self-life. Get on the waitlist!
Those called to counsel will offer ministry
- Through His Word.
- By His Spirit.
- With A Prayerful Seeking Heart.
- In the Context of Church Life, Relational with His People.
That’s how God works His counsel into our hearts and lives and those we minister. We are all called to counsel!
Get on the waitlist! BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
There are three goals in soul care. Number one, every believer in Christ needs a word of counsel from God regularly. It’s important to find His knowledge and wisdom in our lives especially if we are going to be instruments of His counsel for others. Number two, we ask God to equip us to counsel others His way. We all need to grow in this area because all Christians are called to give a word of counsel. Third, we want to notice the warnings about deceptive philosophies.
The word of God has warnings that need to be heeded so we don’t give bad counsel and will discern the difference when we receive counsel.
One of the goals of the Biblical Counseling Academy (BCA) is to encourage and help pastors who want to equip ministry teams in their local church (and for any Christians preparing for ministry). The Biblical Counseling Academy was founded with this in mind – for people who need God’s counsel, those who want to be equipped to counsel God's way, and desire to take note of God’s way versus man’s way in the counseling ministry.
Listen to the full episode and join the discussion!
BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
Have you noticed in our today's society, we always hear people ask before participating or helping, "What's in it for me?" We're living in a time where humanity loves itself.
In this week's episode, join Pastor Jeff Christianson, and let's talk about selfishness and how do we start from loving ourselves to loving our neighbor. How do you begin to overcome fear and selfishness? Share your thoughts and join the discussion!
Want to be part of a growing family of like-minded biblical counselors working through certification? Learn more here: BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
An important part of Biblical Counseling is the topic of “Conflict Resolution”, just learning about communication. As we grow in the Lord, as we are walking with Jesus, we are always learning to be better communicators. How do we accelerate that growth? In this podcast episode, Pastor Jeff Christianson shares how words are powerful and how the Bible can teach us how to communicate. Join the discussion and share your thoughts about this episode.
PS: Is biblical counseling your calling? Learn more at BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
Conflict resolution is an important part of your counseling ministry. When a conflict happens, there’s a temptation to respond inappropriately. We want to learn more to respond biblically. We know that we cannot produce a Godly life on our own. In terms of conflict, it must source with God above working upon us, in us and through us.
Do you think you have developed a tendency to respond to conflict as described in the scriptures?
Listen to the full episode and join the discussion in our community section. Tell us your thoughts and let us grow together in God’s grace.
PS: Learn more about biblical counseling through the BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
Does it ever seem like the only thing that will be appropriate that could possibly help is a perfect place to hide in safety? Do you ever feel like, if God doesn’t give strength, you’ll never have any?
Sometimes life comes like a crushing and breaking of our hearts. The more that a person is crushed in spirit, the more the Lord can use them. You see, the Lord is never nearer than when the heart is broken.
Listen to the full podcast episode as Pastor Jeff Christianson discusses the great truth that the Lord is our Counselor.
Psalm 46:1-3
"1. To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. A Song for Alamoth. God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble. 2 Therefore we will not fear, Even though the earth be removed, And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea; 3 Though its waters roar and be troubled, Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah."
BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
Psalm 73:24 the psalmist confesses a great truth:
“You will guide me with Your counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.”
This is to be our confidence for time and eternity.
Throughout time God will guide us with His counsel, if we let Him, if we look to Him, and if we trust Him to do so.
And afterward, what will He do?
- As we’re walking along that path of His counsel, He’ll just receive us right into glory.
- He’ll just continue it in heaven forever.
- The Lord is our Counselor.
Enrollment is Now Open! BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
Now Enrolling: BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com Biblical Counseling Can Be Described As: * 1:1 Soul Care, Ministering to One Another * It begins with the Lord as Counselor. The comprehensive, all-sufficient wisdom and knowledge of Jesus, our Wonderful Counselor. * He is given to us for discipleship and sanctification, * Through the life-giving, life-changing, life-liberating, life-sustaining truth of the word of God, * By the full involvement of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth, * Involving prayer from trusting, seeking hearts, * All in the context of the Lord’s love being shared in the relationships and “one another” ministries of Christ’s church, * While being alert and careful to avoid the philosophical wisdom of this world and the resources of the self-life.
Counseling God’s way is not getting ideas from the experts of the world in psychological theory. Rather, it is putting our hope in the Lord and using His ordained means of counseling. Let’s ask God to show us if the counsel that we receive and the counsel that we give fits His pattern. If so, thank God and press ahead in it. If not, let’s allow the Lord to adjust our counseling to His will. Also, may we pray for all in the church world to do the same.
This podcast episode talks about a pastor’s perspective on what it means to equip the saints for the work of the ministry. In these days that we are living in, we need an army of equipped and passionate biblical counselors committed to the authority and the sufficiency of the scripture. We begin with discussing the role of the pastor-teacher in Ephesians 4:12. Listen to the full episode as Pastor Jeff Christianson and Pastor Jeff Figgs dive deeper into this important verse.
PS: The Biblical Counseling Academy is now enrolling for the Spring 2022 Cohort. https://www.jeffchristianson.com/CounselorCertificationEarly
Are you interested in training to counsel others God’s way? Listen to the latest podcast episode as Pastor Jeff Christianson discusses the three purposes of our training. Find out more about the Biblical Counseling Academy and stay tuned as enrollment opens for a course of study that will help you become certified.
PS: Are you interested in a series of passages from the Bible to help you gain a perspective in the midst of your trial? Click here 👉 https://ministryschool.samcart.com/courses/course/trials
This is the last episode of our 5-part series about the Counselor Evaluation. Certified Counselors in training are evaluated by their professors to ensure the counselor has a biblical framework. In this series, Jeff Christianson and Bill Hines discuss the typical questions asked on a Counselors's Evaluation.
PS: A series of passages from the Bible to help you gain a perspective in the midst of your trial. https://ministryschool.samcart.com/courses/course/trials
This is part 4 of our 5-part series about the Counselor Evaluation. Certified Counselors in training are evaluated by their professors to ensure the counselor has a biblical framework. In this series, Jeff Christianson and Bill Hines discuss the typical questions asked on a Counselors's Evaluation.
PS: This self-paced tutorial will help you overcome trials, difficulties, and impossibilities God's Way! https://ministryschool.samcart.com/courses/course/trials
This is part 3 of our 5-part series about the Counselor Evaluation. Certified Counselors in training are evaluated by their professors to ensure the counselor has a biblical framework. In this series, Jeff Christianson and Bill Hines discuss the typical questions asked on a Counselors's Evaluation.
PS: This is a simple, yet powerful (Hebrews 4:12), time of learning from God's Word. https://ministryschool.samcart.com/courses/course/trials
This is part 2 of our 5-part series about the Counselor Evaluation. Certified Counselors in training are evaluated by their professors to ensure the counselor has a biblical framework. In this series, Jeff Christianson and Bill Hines discuss the typical questions asked on a Counselors's Evaluation.
PS: Have you ever gone through a trial and thought, “This difficulty is so strange” and “This is pointless” and “There is no way out of this.” Let’s talk about it. https://ministryschool.samcart.com/courses/course/trials
Certified Counselors in training are evaluated by their professors to ensure the counselor has a biblical framework. In this 5-part series, Jeff Christianson and Bill Hines discuss the typical questions asked on a Counselors's Evaluation.
PS: Have you ever gone through a trial and thought, “This difficulty is so strange” and “This is pointless” and “There is no way out of this.” Let’s talk about it. https://ministryschool.samcart.com/courses/course/trials
In this episode, Pastor Jeff Christianson provides a review on the booklet by Lou Priolo, “Fear Breaking its Grip”.
If you are possessed by fear that your body and soul seem powerless against it, if you are one that’s prone to fear, and if you’re a biblical counselor or church leader who recognizes that people have been paralyzed by this fear and they need biblical help God’s way, God has good news. God’s Holy Spirit is able to totally give you victory over fear.
Learn how to control fear and differentiate between good and bad fear. Listen to the full episode and participate in our online community.
PS: Are you fearing the trials that you are in now? Let’s talk about it. https://ministryschool.samcart.com/courses/course/trials
“For my people have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters.” Jeremiah 2:13. God was grieved that His very people have turned aside from God’s living water and counsel for cisterns that could not hold water.
A major threat that we face as biblical counselors and among the body of Christ is when internal God’s people are forsaking the Wonderful Counselor. It is not the psychological theories of the world, it’s the inside of the church.
In this episode, we want to talk about walking away and ignoring our Wonderful Counselor. So many Christians underestimate the counsel that the Lord can bring.
Join us and interact in the community section and share your thoughts about this topic.
PS: Overcoming Trials, Difficulties and Impossibilities God’s Way is now open for enrollment. https://ministryschool.samcart.com/courses/course/trials
“…do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind that you might prove what is good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Romans 12:1-2.
Aren’t we surprised that the word of God is so sufficient? It is so relevant to the culture that we are living in the world today no matter what part of the world you live in.
The Lord has made it clear that it is His will for you and for the people that you counsel. We need to be renewed in the very spirit of our minds. We don’t want to be conformed to this world but we want to be transformed.
We are continuing the topic of Renewing the Mind in this episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast with Pastor Jeff Christianson. Listen to the full episode and don’t forget to join the community in the comments section.
PS: Enroll in Overcoming Trial God's Way, a self-paced mini tutorial to help you gain a perspective in the midst of your trial. https://ministryschool.samcart.com/courses/course/trials
“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.” Romans 12:2
This is how we help those that we disciple. When we care for a soul, we point them to the scripture. We need to be transformed. As biblical counselors, this is one passage that helps us understand these things. We should give it consistent attention when we live for Christ. Live and think God’s way.
In this episode, Pastor Jeff Christianson explains the value of “renewing the mind” for biblical counselors and church leaders. Join the discussion and leave us your comments.
PS: New course: Overcoming Trials God's Way. Enroll now jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
Today, we continue to talk about our identity in Christ. In this episode, we will describe the opposite of who we are in Christ and what the world would describe as "self-esteem philosophy".
See Mark 8:34-35
Listen to the full episode and leave a comment in our community section.
PS: A self-paced mini-tutorial. Overcoming Trials God's Way. https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
What do people seek in life? Who are we in Christ? Who am I? Who am I really? What is my life supposed to be about? Until we know Jesus as Lord and Savior, we will be spiritually dead and under the control of Satan himself. Ephesians 2: 1-3
In this episode, Pastor Jeff Christianson shares his experiences and thoughts on accepting Jesus as our Lord and Savior. Listen to the full episode and leave your comments in the community section.
PS: Overcome trials, difficulties and impossibilities God's Way! Course now available https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
Open your Bibles to (Ephesians 4:31-32 NKJV) 31. "Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 32. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you."
We are living in the last days. Jesus said if you see these things begin to happen, look up. Your redemption is drawing near. Look to the heavens and be reminded. This is what you, as biblical counselors, remind those who are in the biblical counseling office. It is important that we have a strong understanding of our position in eschatology.
Because of what we are seeing in our culture and our world today, we’re living in the signs of the times. There is a place for the end times events and eschatology in Biblical Counseling. What does the end times have to do with biblical counseling?
Join us in this podcast as Jeff Christianson discusses "Counseling and the Rapture."
PS: Learn more about the Biblical Counseling Academy’s Starter Course: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
Worry is anticipating future suffering. However, it’s anticipating without anticipating the grace that God has promised to those who suffer. There’s always a remedy and biblical answers. In psychological theory, sometimes it is helpful to learn from our past but there is a point in time where need to press on and forget those things behind but Jesus said to His disciples, “Do not worry about tomorrow for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.” Matthew 6:34.
In today's episode, join Pastor Jeff Christianson as we talk about worry, anxiety, and fear. Join in the discussion and share us your thoughts!
--
PS: Learn more about the Biblical Counseling Academy’s Starter Course: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
"For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh, that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit." Romans 8:2-4
"O wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with the mind I myself serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin." Romans 7:24-25
What is counseling with a gentle voice? In order to understand whether a person should receive confrontation or comfort, we must consider the characteristics, purposes, and uses of law and grace. We will see that the law of God is related to counseling by confrontation, while the grace of God is related to counseling by comfort.
Join us as Pastor Jeff Christianson, and guest Jennie Christianson discuss counseling with a gentle voice!
PS:
Do you sense a calling to become a Biblical Counselor? Are you being led to become part of a team that desires to Counsel in God’s Way? This is the perfect place to start: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
Do you feel that you are mature and have you trained yourself and has God trained you in effective spiritual discernment? 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.
1 John 3:16, "By this we know love, because He laid down His life for us. And we also ought to lay down our lives for the brethren."
PS: Learn more about the Biblical Counseling Academy’s Starter Course: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
“You are especially abounding the highest goodness, richly supplied with perfect knowledge, and competent to counsel one another.” Romans 15:14
In this podcast, we will talk about, “Are You Called to Counsel God’s Way?” based on Romans 15:14. Every single believer is to be involved in the counseling and discipleship ministry.
Are YOU called to counsel? Find out in this new podcast from Pastor, Teacher, and Biblical Counselor Jeff Christianson! Join in the discussion and share your thoughts with us.
PS: Are you being led to become part of a team that desires to Counsel in God’s Way? https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
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 is what often drives people to seek the counsel of biblical counselors.
In this episode, Pastor Jeff Christianson talks to us about spiritual warfare and the counselor. Listen to the entire podcast and leave your comments in the community section. We would love to hear from you!
PS: Learn more about the Biblical Counseling Academy’s Starter Course: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
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.
“Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?” Matthew 6:25-26
PS: Learn more about the Biblical Counseling Academy’s Starter Course: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
In 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 help with our anxiety and fear? How can you find strength, healing, and hope in the midst of your suffering so that you become equipped to better counsel and help others?
Join us as Pastor and Teacher Jeff Christianson discusses the topic of self-counsel and join the discussion. "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world, you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." - John 16:33.
PS: Do you sense a calling to become a Biblical Counselor? Are you being led to become part of a team that desires to Counsel in God’s Way? This is the perfect place to start: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
Have you gone through a trial and thought you have no way of getting out of it? The struggle, inaccuracy, and pain are common, “Do not think it is strange.” People face trial because they are in a fallen world. God says it is not strange and your trials have a purpose.
But as a biblical counselor, we are asked to go back to the Scriptures as in 1 Peter 4:12. Before you can counsel somebody else about their trials, you must have 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?
In this episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast, Pastor Jeff Christianson will talk about the importance of self-counsel during trials.
PS:
Learn more about the Biblical Counseling Academy’s Starter Course: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
In this episode, we are going to talk about God’s resources for biblical counseling. You cannot effectively 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?
Let us talk about God’s heavenly resource and man’s limited resource. Join us for another Biblical Counseling Podcast from Pastor and Teacher Jeff Christianson!
PS: Do you sense a calling to become a Biblical Counselor? Are you being led to become part of a team that desires to Counsel God’s Way? This is the perfect place to start: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
Let 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 correct, then it is important enough to do it lovingly and face to face.
PS: Learn more about the Biblical Counseling Academy’s Starter Course: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
A question that you may ask is, “When do I cover an offense with love, and when do I confront another’s sin?”
Some passages lead us to overlook another’s sin (Prov. 19:11). Others passages teach us to confront someone (Luke 17:3).
Listen for answers to these seemingly contradictory statements.
PS: Learn more about the Biblical Counseling Academy’s Starter Course: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
Jesus said, “When he was reviled, he did not revile in return” (1 Pet. 2:23). He will equip you to respond in ways that reflect His love. Navigate painful situations with faith and wisdom when people slander your reputation.
PS: Get started on the right foot with your Biblical Counseling Training. The Biblical Counseling Academy’s Starter Course is now enrolling: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
Join us as Pastor Jeff discusses "The Unregenerate Man and the Born Again Man." Death Spread to All Men/All Sinned.
"Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned." Romans 5:12
PS: Get started on the right foot with your Biblical Counseling Training. The Biblical Counseling Academy’s Starter Course is now enrolling: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
There are some troubling trends in the Biblical Counseling Movement. In this week's episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast, we invite you to compare scripture with scripture like the Bereans who, "...search the scriptures daily, whether those things were so...." Acts 17:11 and participate in the discussion. Join the community in the comments section and let's hear your thoughts about these trends.
Do you sense a calling to become a Biblical Counselor? Are you being led to become part of a team that desires to Counsel in God’s Way? This is the perfect place to start: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
How do you deal with conflict resolution and repentant Christians?
Maybe you faced the difficult task of trying to resolve conflict with those who will not change their behavior, or they’ve sinned, but they will not repent or just divisive, won’t come under church leadership or they will not cooperate. What do you do?
Join us in this episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast as Pastor Jeff talks about Conflict Resolution & Unrepentant Christians.
PS:
The Biblical Counseling Academy’s Starter Course is a series of step-by-step video instructions practically designed to get you started on the right track with your Biblical Counseling Training. Learn more about it here: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
Join Pastor Jeff Christianson as he discusses the topic of "Best Practices in Discipleship". Let's talk about Ministering God's counsel. Listen to the full episode to discover best practices in biblical counseling and what questions to ask in a counseling situation.
PS: Get started on the right foot with your Biblical Counseling Training. The Biblical Counseling Academy’s Starter Course is now enrolling: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
Join us as Pastor Jeff Christianson talks about the Position of Eschatology in Biblical Counseling in this week's episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast.
#1. Studying Bible prophecy helps me to remember that God is in control of all events in the world today.
#2. It gives you a heavenly perspective.
#3. If you really believe that Christ could come back at any time, it will affect you in the way that you live.
1 John 3 says that “He that has this hope of the Lord’s return purifies himself even as he is pure.”
PS: The Biblical Counseling Academy’s Starter Course is a series of step-by-step video instructions practically designed to get you started on the right track with your Biblical Counseling Training.
Learn more about it here: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
Join us as Jeff Christianson discusses "Practical Questions For Counseling Conflicts."
These are questions you could ask the party you are in a conflict with, or questions you can lead two other people who are having a conflict in asking these questions between themselves and talking it out.
"Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, But a man of understanding will draw it out." Proverbs 20:5
PS: Do you sense a calling to become a Biblical Counselor? Are you being led to become part of a team that desires to Counseling in God’s Way? This is the perfect place to start: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
Join Pastor Jeff as he discusses "Evangelism and Counseling" in Passion Week! In this episode, we discuss the value of one-on-one discipleship and the steps on how to go about it. Now, more than ever, we are to bring the gospel with people who are not born again or who are unsure of their salvation. Often, people don't know God in a personal way.
Hebrews 4:12- For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Join Pastor Jeff as he discusses Examples of the Flesh In Conflicts.
The Weakness of the Flesh:
Romans 6:19
The Christian’s Battle With the Flesh:
Romans 7:14-15, 18-19
Romans 8:5
The Christian Needs to Become Aware:
Matthew 26:41
A great verse about dealing with the flesh:
Hebrews 4:12
Quenching the Holy Spirit, and Grieving the Holy Spirit:
1 Thessalonians 5:19
Ephesians 4:30
"Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God, who also made us sufficient as ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life." 2 Corinthians 3:5-6
In ministering to others or serving God, we are not sufficient of ourselves, and nothing is to be from ourselves. That is the flesh. In this podcast, pastor and teacher Jeff Christianson discusses Seven Evidences of the Flesh.
Do you sense a calling to become a Biblical Counselor? Are you being led to become part of a team that desires to Counseling in God’s Way? This is the perfect place to start: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
Biblical Teaching of What the Flesh is:
Let’s look at an unfolding of scripture, laying out for us what the flesh is.
We will get a biblical understanding of the flesh.
In the Flesh Nothing Good Dwells:
Romans 7:18- For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find.
Psalm 32:8, Psalm 73.24, Colossians 2:2-3
One of the distinctive features of The Biblical Counseling Academy is our unwavering stand for the super-sufficiency of God’s Word in dealing with every issue of life.
Check out the Biblical Counselors Starter Course here https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
Matthew 28:19 - "Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations."
Luke 9:23
Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.
One of the distinctive features of The Biblical Counseling Academy is our unwavering stand for the super-sufficiency of God’s Word in dealing with every issue of life.
Check out the Biblical Counselors Starter Course here https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
"Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned-- For if by the one man's offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ." Romans 5:12-17
Man’s problem: sin.
God’s remedy: grace.
Jude says, "(3) 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. (4) For certain men have crept in unnoticed, who long ago were marked out for this condemnation, ungodly men, who turn the grace of our God into lewdness and deny the only Lord God and our Lord Jesus Christ."
On this Inauguration Day we pray for our new President.
A prayer inspired by:
KevinCarson.com | Wisdom for Life in Christ Together
Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit... Matthew 28:19
The Bible calls Christians to abide in God’s Word, hearing His Word, as a regular diet for our lives.
- Words and teaching affects the way we think.
- Thoughts lead to beliefs, actions, and a way of life.
- Words and thoughts are powerful.
In Ephesians 4 we are called to have our mind renewed from the way we thought before we were Christians.
We are called to think with the mind of Christ and not think like the world thinks.
Ephesians 4:14-15, 17-18, 22-23
This Christmas will be different from any other for some who are not able to spend it with their loved ones.
Remember that God has everything in His control and realize the gift God gave us when He sent His Son.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 - Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, in everything [in all circumstances] give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
In this episode, Pastor Jeff Christianson will bring light into how we can handle a Covid Christmas and ways to make our focus joyful and peaceful as we enter the New Year. Join in the community discussion!
Do you sense a calling to become a Biblical Counselor? Are you being led to become part of a team that desires to Counseling in God’s Way? This is the perfect place to start: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
Whenever you are feeling stressed, one of the best things to do is just to pause and take a new perspective of the situation.
Remember that God is bigger than the trial or problem.
Pray. Cast your burdens on the Lord. Allow Him to give you His peace. Hearing God’s Word will build your faith and trust, which are weapons against stress and anxiety.
Pause. Remember what Christmas is about again. Pause and reflect on the true meaning of Christmas. Make the Christmas traditions meaningful in your home. Spend time on those priorities- the things that will rejuvenate you.
Letting our hearts be focused on Jesus at Christmas is the ultimate stress reliever. Let us be filled with awe again, at the fact that the Lord of glory came in the likeness of men, in order to redeem humanity. Because of this, we as Christians can shout, “Joy to the world, the Lord is come!"
Listen to this week’s episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast as Pastor Jeff Christianson discuss ministering during Christmas.
Do you sense a calling to become a Biblical Counselor? Are you being led to become part of a team that desires to Counseling in God’s Way? This is the perfect place to start: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
Colossians 3 is a beautiful snapshot, spiritually speaking, of what life together in the church is to be. How it ought to be and can be as we allow the Lord to live among us.
We cannot grow without the body of Christ. Because of God in our hearts, when we gather together, we are like family with the same father. We can have mercy, kindness, humility just because God is within us.
Do you sense a calling to become a Biblical Counselor? Are you being led to become part of a team that desires to Counseling in God’s Way? This is the perfect place to start: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
In this episode, we will be talking about Law and Grace or "Flesh and Spirit" in biblical counseling.
1 John 4:7, "Beloved, let us love one another, for love is of God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God"
Do you sense a calling to become a Biblical Counselor? Are you being led to become part of a team that desires to Counseling in God’s Way? This is the perfect place to start: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
Luke 9:23, "23 Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.""
As biblical counselors, we study the scriptures from God's perspective to get to know the human heart, understand sin, and understand how people live and react to God. In the Kingdom of God, He is the ultimate counselor. He uses as instruments of His counsel. In verse 5-6, we depict an image of a sheperd anointing the injured or needy sheep, in such a way that it overflows with blessings. When we walk in the fullness of the Holy Spirit, that's the remedy for you as the instrument in the Redeemer's hand.
Join us in this episode as Pastor Jeff Christianson continues with the topic about the Lord as Counselor.
Get started on the right foot with your Biblical Counseling Training. The Biblical Counseling Academy’s Starter Course is now enrolling: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
Psalm 23:4 "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me."
Do you sense a calling to become a Biblical Counselor? Are you being led to become part of a team that desires to Counseling in God’s Way? This is the perfect place to start: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
(Psalm 23:1-6 NKJV) (1) A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. (2) He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. (3) He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake. (4) Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. (5) You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. (6) Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever.
1 Corinthians 2:12-13
(12.) "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might know the things that have been freely given to us by God. (13.) "These things we also speak, not with words which man's wisdom teaches but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual."
In this podcast, Pastor Jeff discusses the passage from Galatians 5:16-23 as it correlates to with Romans 5 through 8. Here we're given an insight of important the Holy Spirit is in our lives. It serves as our guide, otherwise we are left to our own devices, fleshly indulgences. We’d never do the things we wanted to do if we were not able to be led by the Spirit and not be under the law. Under the law, we always fail. Led by the Spirit, we can grow in Christ.
This is great spiritual truth as we counsel and are counseled. This is about the Holy Spirit in counseling. This is a great section on the Holy Spirit in counseling. Counseling isn’t the context, but counseling is a major arena of application of these truths.
Do you sense a calling to become a Biblical Counselor? Are you being led to become part of a team that desires to Counseling in God’s Way? This is the perfect place to start: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
Those who are counseling, formally or informally, and those who are being counseled need to be filled with the Holy Spirit.
Ephesians 5:18, "And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be filled with the Spirit..."
The Biblical Counseling Academy’s Starter Course is a series of step-by-step video instructions practically designed to get you started on the right foot with your Biblical Counseling Training.
Learn more about it here: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
Real disciples live in the Word of God and they’re set free by the truth of God. But it’s the Spirit who guides them into that truth that they might be discipled and liberated. The Spirit of Truth leads us into the truth of discipleship, which liberates our lives from bad thinking and bad behaving and bad relating.
Get started on the right foot with your Biblical Counseling Training. The Biblical Counseling Academy’s Starter Course is now enrolling: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
The Holy Spirit is required in biblical counseling. If God is ultimately the counselor and Jesus is not here, we are to rely on the Holy Spirit for counseling.
- God is going to use you through the power of the Holy Spirit to minister and disciple others.
- We can pray to receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
- Power is given from God through the Spirit.
- The gifts of the Holy Spirit are evident today.
- The Holy Spirit has the power to change others, far beyond what we can do apart from the Spirit.
- The Spirit of truth is our guide and we need to look to him for guidance and direction.
Do you sense a calling to become a Biblical Counselor? Are you being led to become part of a team that desires to Counseling in God’s Way? This is the perfect place to start: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
Are you interested in getting formal training in the Bible? Calvary Chapel University has academic programs that can help equip the saints for ministry.
Listen to this week’s episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast where Jeff Christianson and his good friend, Chaplin Marsh share about what God is doing at Calvary Chapel University.
Get started on the right foot with your Biblical Counseling Training. The Biblical Counseling Academy’s Starter Course is now enrolling: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
Part 2: The Word of God for the Hard of Hearing
In today’s session we will all be reminded what a joy it is to see God’s sufficient Word at work for a time such as ours. God, having breathed out His very Word through the writing of His Apostles has left us a living Word that changes those who, by the Spirit of God, are desirous of being conformed into the likeness of Christ. We see, however that some have become hard of hearing where spiritual matters are concerned and suffer the consequences.
How do you help those who have become “hard of hearing”? Are they lost for good or does God call us to reach out to them in compassion and truth? Be ready to be challenged to “preach the Word” whether you feel like it or not to one person or to many by His power and for His good purposes.
Get started on the right foot with your Biblical Counseling Training. The Biblical Counseling Academy’s Starter Course is now enrolling: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
From Jeff Christianson and Bill Hines
Greetings, Conference Attenders and Friends,
On the heels of the International Association of Biblical Counselors annual conference Jeff Christianson and I thought it would be fun to give an overview of 2 Timothy for Counselors and Disciple Makers (remember all Christians are called to disciple). We invite you to watch Part 1 entitled: Stand Strong as You Stand for Christ. You may access this podcast, complete with video here.
In this episode we see an aging Paul writing a young Timothy to encourage him not to give up even while faced with fighting from within the Church and from enemies outside of the Church. The reader is struck by the tender relationship between the great Apostle and his son in the faith. In prison for his faith Paul assures young Timothy that God has all things well in His control and that Timothy’s task is to continue steadfast without wavering.
The listener to this podcast will be challenged as to the legacy he or she leaves behind to friends, family, natural children, or children in the Lord. You will also be challenged to be a Discipler of those God brings into your realm of influence.
Part 2: The Word of God for the Hard of Hearing will be released in a week and a link sent to you at that time.
Do you sense a calling to become a Biblical Counselor? Are you being led to become part of a team that desires to Counseling in God’s Way? This is the perfect place to start: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
As we contrast the field of psychology with the word of God, it's important to make the distinction of theories vs the truth.
- In psychology we are talking about theories.
- Christian psychology is integrating theology, but it also integrates the so-called discovered truth: social sciences.
- The idea that "all truth is God's truth" wants to elevate human wisdom to the same level as God's wisdom.
- But, social theories are not equal to God's truth.
Do you sense a calling to become a Biblical Counselor? Are you being led to become part of a team that desires to Counseling in God’s Way? This is the perfect place to start: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
"You therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also." ( Timothy 2:1-2) Did you know we are currently enrolling at the BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com? Check it out!
Who is competent to counsel? How has Psychology taken over the responsibility that rightfully belongs to the Church?
Listen to this week’s episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast to hear Pastor Jeff continue his series on “Contrasting Psychology and the Bible.”
Did you know we are currently enrolling at the BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com? Check it out!
In this podcast Pastor Jeff helps us understand a key difference between Psychology and Biblical Counseling.
Psychologists have said that the answer to man’s problems is within them and that the job of the therapist is to help them bring it out.
The Bible tells us something very different, “I know, O LORD, that the way of man is not in himself, that it is not in a man who walks to direct his steps” (Jeremiah 10:23). “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? “I the LORD search the heart and test the mind, to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his deeds.” (Jeremiah 17:9-10).
Looking inside of us for the answer is not what we should be doing. We need to look to Christ and His Word.
How does the message of Psychology contrast with the Bible? How is Psychology a competing worldview?
Listen to this week’s episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast to hear Pastor Jeff address the topic, “The Message of Psychology Contrasted with the Bible.”
ENROLL NOW: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
The basic meaning of the word psychology is the study of or knowledge of the psyche.
- It includes the human soul, the mind, the mental life, and the personality.
- Also, it’s about our natural human understanding and resources.
- A “soulishness” thinking of soul, mind, emotions, and will—that region called the psyche.
- It’s a study of the mind, and feelings, and will power, and personality.
It is a matter of the soul.
ENROLL NOW: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
Psychology and the Bible - it’s a matter of religion versus the faith.
And this is the thing about psychology, it’s not fully a medical science, though it has some medical applications because many are medical doctor’s who can prescribe medicine and all.
- And it has some scientific applications or implications because there are some areas where it is just observable, documentable, quantifiable issues.
- But again, that is not what we are concerned with.
We are concerned about this great huge arena that is kind of like a religion.
ENROLL NOW: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
Psychology in the church is getting people to think in a way that is NOT biblical, but is filled with biblical overtones!
- It is probably one of the most subtle forms of heresy.
Also, it is so important to Biblically warn pastors and the shepherds because they are the ones feeding the sheep.
- Especially because they learn these integration techniques in seminary.
The churches are where many lives are touched and some of the most critical lives too.
Learn more about the Biblical Counseling Academy’s Starter Course: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
When was the last time that you needed to confront someone? How comfortable are you with using God’s Word to challenge Christians who are pursuing sin?
Listen to this week’s episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast to hear Pastor Jeff address the topic, “Help for Admonishing Others.”
ENROLL NOW: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
Listen to this week’s episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast, where Jeff Christianson explains how Biblical Counseling is Discipleship Counseling.
Pastor Jeff reminds us from Colossians 1:28 that the goal is to help people mature in Christ Jesus. “Him we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone with all wisdom, that we may present everyone mature in Christ.” (Col. 1:27-28). Taking someone down the path of infancy to maturity is painful and hard. After someone is spiritually born, they must grow up to Maturity.
Get started on the right foot with your Biblical Counseling Training. The Biblical Counseling Academy’s Starter Course is now enrolling: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
A relationship with Jesus Christ is the anchor of Biblical Counseling. We must look to His Word, the Bible. “For the word of God is living and active,” (Hebrews 4:12a). What the Bible says is true and authoritative for our lives. It is clear, trustworthy, inerrant (without error), and inspired by God. It truly is sufficient for our lives. “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations,” (Matthew 28:19a). We must look to Jesus Christ and point others to Him, the Wonderful Counselor.
What is counseling from a Biblical perspective?
Listen to the latest podcast from Jeff Christianson, who explains how Jesus Christ is our Wonderful Counselor. A relationship with Jesus Christ is the anchor of Biblical Counseling.
Do you sense a calling to become a Biblical Counselor? Are you being led to become part of a team that desires to Counseling in God’s Way? This is the perfect place to start: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
After reviewing the two previous episodes, Pastor Jeff reminds us from 1 John 4:7 that biblical counseling is a ministry defined by divine love. In biblical counseling, we draw upon God’s love to seek God’s best for others. It can be difficult to fulfill God’s commands to love one another within the body of Christ. When God commands Christians to love one another and biblical counselors seek to help others grow in discipleship, God also supplies the power for Christians to fulfill this ministry. God’s love for us must mark our ministries within the body of Christ.
Want to learn more from Pastor Jeff? Listen to this podcast to hear Pastor Jeff address:
- The foundations and principles of counseling within the life of the church
- Church life, COVID-19, and loving others through challenging times
- 1 John 4:7 and how biblical counseling draws upon divine love in order to minister to others within the body of Christ
Learn more about the Biblical Counseling Academy’s Starter Course: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
In this podcast, Pastor Jeff Christianson shares some helpful tips for Christians who want to grow in their capabilities to admonish others. We can have confidence that God’s Word is sufficient to address any transgression, digression, or rebellion. When admonishing or confronting another Christian in sin, we should show the Christian
- the path the Christian is walking,
- what God says about the Christian’s actions and choices, and
- the dangers of the Christian’s sins. Then, we should
- ask the Christian to explain his or her actions in light of Scripture. This approach centers the confrontation on God’s Word rather than the opinions of men.
Want to learn more from Pastor Jeff? Listen to this podcast to hear Pastor Jeff address:
- Knowing when to admonish and when to comfort others
- Reflections upon Romans 15:14 on admonishing others in sin
- Practical tips for bearing the burdens of others
Learn more about the Biblical Counseling Academy’s Starter Course: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
What makes biblical counseling different from secular counseling? What are unique benefits of having biblical counseling within the context of the local church?
Listen to this week’s episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast as Pastor Jeff continues the mini-series, “The Context of Counseling: Church Life.”
"But, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head--Christ-- from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love." Ephesians 4:15-16 NKJV
Get started on the right foot with your Biblical Counseling Training. The Biblical Counseling Academy’s Starter Course is now enrolling: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
How do I know if I am counseling man’s way or God’s way? What does God’s Word say about where discipleship and counseling should occur?
Listen to this week’s episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast as Pastor Jeff begins a new mini-series called, “The Context of Counseling: Church Life.”
"...but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head--Christ-- (16) from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love." - Ephesians 4:15-16
Get started on the right foot with your Biblical Counseling Training. The Biblical Counseling Academy’s Starter Course is now enrolling: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
For many people, 2020 has been an unusually challenging year. Some may be tempted to question whether Scripture can help us understand times like 2020. Are we ever in “strange times”? Are the trials that Christians may face abnormal? Does God’s Word have anything to say about how we should respond to these trials?
Listen to this week’s episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast as Pastor Jeff reflects upon 1 Peter 4:12 to remind listeners that trials are never strange, no matter how challenging they may seem in the moment.
Get started on the right foot with your Biblical Counseling Training. The Biblical Counseling Academy’s Starter Course is now enrolling: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
When Jesus cried out, “My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?”, it is not that He didn’t know the ultimate answer.
He was quoting out of Psalm 22, which was the answer. He was being made sin for all of us, and the only way out of that was the faithfulness of the Father. “Father, into Your hands I commit My Spirit.” Everything depended on the faithfulness of the Father at that moment.
We can get into places in which it becomes so clear to us that there is no way to go on or no way out, unless the Father comes through.
Maybe some of you are there right now.
Get started on the right foot with your Biblical Counseling Training. The Biblical Counseling Academy’s Starter Course is now enrolling: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
When America locked down to protect its citizens from COVID-19, the pandemic scattered many Christians into social isolation. These extraordinary times call for serious reflection. Events like COVID-19 remind us about necessary timeless truths for personal revival. How can Christians stay faithful and Spirit-filled in these unique days?
Listen to this week’s episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast as Pastor Jeff discusses the necessity of extraordinary measures for personal revival during extraordinary times.
Do you sense a calling to become a Biblical Counselor? Are you being led to become part of a team that desires to Counseling in God’s Way? This is the perfect place to start: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse
As people who live in a fallen world, we are all prone to worry and anxiety. Worry may look different for various people, but we all struggle with fear over what may happen to the things or people we treasure. During COVID-19, many Christians experienced unique levels of worry and anxiety as they faced new and uncertain times. What can we learn from Scripture about overcoming worry when we are faced with circumstances that threaten the people or things we treasure?
Listen to this week’s episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast as counselor Bill Hines joins Pastor Jeff Christianson to discuss how Christians can overcome worry.
Get started on the right foot with your Biblical Counseling Training. The Biblical Counseling Academy’s Starter Course is now enrolling: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse