A Commitment to Peacemaking Introduction Gospel-Centered Ministry Step 1: Understand the Problem – Observation and Identification of the Problem (PROBLEM) 1. Relationships should be of the highest priority in our lives. Everyone needs somebody. 2. Broken relationships are distracting. Broken relationships are destructive. Broken relationships distort the message of the gospel. Broken relationships restrict our…
Message Outline Series: Praying Like Paul / Romans 15:14–33 Paul praises their character (“full of goodness”) Paul praises their cognition (“filled with all knowledge”) Paul praises their capability (“able to instruct one another”) Praise for the Church in Rome (vs. 14) Principle # 1 – The gospel is the only answer to humanity’s deepest need…
How Do I Repent? Podcast Show Notes 1. How do I repent? a. To confess your sin, you must first see your sin b. Your confession of sin must flow from Godly sorrow c. When you confess your sin, stop passing blame and get specific 2. …
To Whom Do We Confess? Podcast Show Notes 1. To whom do we confess? a. All sin is confessed to God b. Sin may be also confessed to others: c. When we are seeking help from stronger, more mature Christians (Gal. 6:2) d. When we…
Godly Sorrow vs. Worldly Sorrow Podcast Show Notes 1. Repentance is an Attitude and Action that must be repeated throughout the Christian’s life on earth 2. What is the difference between false repentance (attrition) and true repentance (contrition)? (RC Sproul) a. Attrition – false repentance (remorse, self-reproach, and sorrow…
Seeking God’s Forgiveness Podcast Show Notes 1. Why are we supposed to seek God’s forgiveness, if we have already been declared righteous? Are believers called to repent and ask for God’s forgiveness? a. Because we sin daily…we should repent daily. 2. Repentance is an Attitude and Action that must…
Confession Does Not Necessarily Eradicate Consequences Podcast Show Notes Does true repentance nullify all of the consequences for our sin?
The Blessings of Confession Podcast Show Notes 1. The Answer to true guilt – REPENTANCE – True repentance includes: a. Confession b. Change (1) In your mind (intellectual) (2) In your desires (emotional) (3) In your will and actions (volitional) 2. What are the…
Do You Want to be Guilt Free? Show Notes Step 1: Understand the Problem – Observation and Identification of the Problem (PROBLEM) 1. Introduction – What is Guilt? a. Guilt lives in the courtroom where you stand alone before the judge. It says, “You are responsible for wrongdoing and legally answerable.”…
Do You Live in Peace? So many people live today without peace, hope, or joy in their lives. Are you one of them? In this podcast, we look at Isaiah 26:3-4 to find out that peace comes as believers rest their minds on God. The passage calls it having our mind is stayed on God….
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.
