This manuscript is written for those preparing themselves for effective service in ministry or for personal growth and understanding. This material is meant to be used with the companion study guide. The focus is to first present the various facts and figures, and to lay out a plan for intervention with families caught in the web of violence.
Secondly, in the section on victims and victimizers, the dynamics of abuse in various areas is fully detailed. Finally, the section on treatment and recovery details the process of change that most people, perpetrators and victims, can successfully experience with God’s power and good clinical wisdom. It is my hope that the reader will grow as he/she processes through the material.
Christian Counseling is the systematic application of Biblical principles a counselor uses to approach dealing with circumstances, relationships, and situations of life from a Biblical perspective. Christian Counseling distinguishes itself from other schools of counseling by acknowledging that the Scriptures give us everything necessary to help us understand our mental processes, our actions and reactions to life, our emotional needs, our attitudes, values, and beliefs. Christian counseling also acknowledges that the only authoritative foundation governing man’s thoughts, words, and deeds is based upon the commandments, precepts, and principles found in the Bible. Christian Counseling stems from the belief that the Bible, the Word of God, is sufficient to meet all of the needs of men, women, and children no matter what situation or question may arise.
Every believer has “giants” that need to be conquered in their lives. Dr. David Jeremiah challenges us to stand valiantly and seek God’s power to slay these giants. This course weaves gripping, real-life stories of contemporary giant slayers who came face-to-face with their own Goliaths: temptation, doubt, procrastination, and jealousy. In each, you will discover afresh the eternal unwavering promise of God to overcome those giants.
THE LIVES of even the greatest characters in the Bible were all marred by personal weaknesses and major mishaps. The Lord, with honesty, gives us glimpses into the lowest points in the lives of those He used most. Adam and Eve knew the Lord, yet they disobeyed Him. Noah knew the Lord, yet he drank himself into a stupor. Abraham knew the Lord, yet he lied about his wife, saying she was his sister. Jacob knew the Lord, yet he deceived his father. Moses knew the Lord, yet he murdered a man. Samson knew the Lord, yet he became involved with an ungodly woman. David knew the Lord, yet he committed adultery and murder. John the Baptist knew the Lord, yet he doubted.
