Introduction: “Entering the Season of Thanksgiving with a Focus on God’s Greatness” As we approach the Thanksgiving season, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the many blessings God has given us. And at the top of that list should be our thankfulness for God’s word and the way He exalts His name. In Psalm…
Join us in November for a Thanksgiving Prayer Initiative entitled, “We Give Thanks.” During this month, we will be pondering, personalizing, praying, and practicing a verse a day to express gratitude and thankfulness to Our Great God and Savior. We will be posting the devotional daily on our Facebook page, and you can get a…
Is the World Out of Control? Counseling Through the Psalms Psalm 2 Do you ever wonder why there is so much anger and hatred in the world? The world seems so out of control. The anger at the things of God and the people of God seems to be ramping up day after day. According…
Counseling through the Psalms Psalm 1 In our episode, we start with an overview of how to study the book of Psalms. We look at how Psalms are laid out, who wrote the Psalms, and how to pray the Psalms. We then start our study with a look at the first psalm. Message Outline Introduction…
Who Am I? The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly – John 10:10 We are living in a time when so many people struggle with their identity. Many people today are living with a perpetual sense of shame. Others are chronically addicted….
“Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.” Psalm 68:19 I’m sure we all have had that experience of reading a familiar verse but suddenly seeing something we had never seen before. That happened to me today as I was reading Psalm 68:19 — He bears our burdens. Wait,…
Ephesians 5:18 – Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit Galatians 5:22-23 – 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. The Gifting Work of the Holy Spirit…
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 – “Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.” As we have seen from a previous study, the Holy Spirit…
John 3:3-8 – Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.” 4 “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!” 5 Jesus answered, “Very truly I…
Luke 1:35 – The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy One to be born will be called the Son of God. The Spirit plays a vital role in the infancy and childhood of Jesus. Luke 1:26–28 show that the…
When was the last time someone said thank you to you? When was the last time you said thank you to someone else? So many people today struggle with a lack of thankfulness and ingratitude. This leads to struggles with complaining, criticizing, and comparing. Gratitude and thankfulness provide a powerful remedy for these problems. This gratitude journal helps us to identify what we should be grateful for and what we do as a result of seeing life as a gift.
Do you struggle with applying the truth that you learn during your study of God’s word? This God’s grace prayer journal will allow you to focus on gratitude and live in contentment in life. The journal pages encourage you to observe what you are learning from the Bible text, evaluate how you have failed to live according to the truths stated, seek forgiveness, and develop godly plans for change.
Do you struggle with the lack of hope? Do you find yourself struggling with doubt and insecurity during times of great challenge? During those times, you need to find your rest and assurance in pondering, personalizing, praying, and practicing what God’s Word says. In the short devotional, spend time meditating and studying each of these passages. Write down whatever comes to mind in the spaces below. And let God speak to you.
One of the keys to growing in Christlikeness in our lives is to unearth and discover, and biblically evaluate our thinking patterns, speaking, and acting. This worksheet will help you be honest and specific about areas in your life that are not meeting biblical standards in thinking, speaking, and acting.
The God who began a good work in you will continue it through your lifetime and will finish it when we meet him face-to-face. God works for us, and God works in us. He enables us to become more like Christ every single day. This work is progressive and continual in this life. This worksheet helps us review and evaluate gains made during counseling and discipleship, show gratitude to God for what he has done, and develop plans for future growth and change.
There probably is not a day that goes by that we do not have some level of conflict with others. This worksheet helps us focus on the problem and not the person. It helps us evaluate how we have handled a dispute and how we should deal with it moving forward.
Do you ever struggle with doing a Bible study or journaling the key ideas from your reading? This Bible Study Note Sheet will encourage you to ponder and meditate on Scripture. Also, God’s Word is meant for you, so this worksheet will help you personalize what you are learning. It will also guide you in learning to pray God’s Word, and finally, it will encourage you to put into practice the principles and promises you find in reading the Word of God.
Anger is a significant issue for so many people. People often stuff or spew their anger, but very few learn to study their anger. This journal assignment will help you to do just that. It will help you understand, evaluate, and respond to your anger in better ways.
Do you ever find yourself getting overwhelmed with problems? Do you find yourself struggling with thinking clearly during a challenging situation? This four-step approach to rethinking a problem will help.
Problems can seem overwhelming. When we are in the midst of a significant crisis, many of us struggle with defining the problem and implementing helpful solutions. This worksheet helps us to identify three unbiblical and unproductive ways of handling problems. It also encourages us to destroy problems, not people, as we deal with issues in a biblical and God-honoring way.
