Sermons About Counsel
Counseling in the Body of Christ - 3
We're engaged in an enormous spiritual battle, and the call of God is that we help one another fight well. The battle tempts us to fight badly, but God has given us one another to help us not fall into the trap of fighting that way.
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Heading the Wrong Direction
It is just as important to know how not to do something as it is to know how to do it. In the Bible God warns of ways you should NOT seek guidance for your life. If you heed these warnings, you will not waste time with non-Biblical methods of guidance of which God does not approve. This will prevent you from making bad decisions and heading the wrong direction in life.
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Counseling in the Body of Christ - 1
God has a "plan A" for all of us, that, if lived, would please Him in every way. But, because we are a sinful people, we often stumble out of plan A. God knows this about us, and has designed a system that will help us recover our step in plan A.
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God's Plan for All People part II : Discovering His Plan
God has a plan for every believer, but it is imperative that we discover what those plans are. We will discover what His plans are as we obey Him in the things we already know He's asking of us, seek godly counsel before making any major decisions, and ultimately die to our own plans and ambitions so we can inherit His.
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Sacred Psalms: Psalm 46
Matt McKinney is our teacher today. He is married to Lindsay and will be celebrating their five year Anniversary in August. Together they have one daughter, Riley who will celebrate her first birthday July 22nd. Lindsay is originally from Texas whereas Matt is from North Carolina but moved to Texas soon after they met. They have been living in the Dallas area for over five years and joined The Ridge around three years ago. Matt serves as an elder here at The Ridge and a Biblical Counselor at Hope For The Heart in Dallas where he continues to work on his license as a Professional Counselor. Lindsay serves as a pediatric Nurse at Children's Medical Center in downtown Dallas. As we continue our Sacred Psalms Series today, Psalm 46 will challenge and encourage us with a new perspective on how we view God and ourselves in times of trouble, regardless of our fears or circumstances.
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Conversations with the King of Kings and the King of Pop
The death of Michael Jackson stirred the world to reflect and have some deep conversations. There are powerful lessons we can learn and healing we can experience by reflecting and listening to what God might teach us through a life of great gifting and tragic consequences.
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Blood, Sweat, & Tears - Revisited
Woven throughout Paul's farewell are actions God takes on behalf of those who engage in the same mission as Paul.
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Blood, Sweat, & Tears Christianity
Compare and contrast the kind of Christianity Paul lived with the typical Christian lifestyle of our day. Who gets the most out of life?
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Care for all
MPs are in serious trouble with the public; many now have an even greater dislike of leaders. In 1st Century Ephesus Paul is troubled by the leadership in the church – so he sends Timothy. He insists that leaders should be walking properly with God – that’s why ch 3 on character requirements of leaders is what we might call, the “normal Christian life”. Presumably the leaders here were below par. You see, every letter is written to a specific situation – which we must first explore, before we extrapolate the principles good for all times – and especially for us today. What do we learn? 1. Treat all people with proper respect 2. Discern where there is genuine need – don’t be fooled by those who shout loudest, or protest the most strongly. 3. Encourage families to look after their own 4. Help those who are godly.
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