Transcript Continuum of Counsel

Steps at The Village: Overview
“Reformission” Ministry
Counseling falls into one of two buckets
Wisdom of
Man/World
Wisdom of
God
there is nothing new under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 1:9
Syncretism
Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How
unsearchable are his judgments and how inscrutable his ways!
Romans 11:33
Continuum of Counsel
Wisdom of Man
Wisdom of God
Continuum of Counsel
Wisdom of Man
Wisdom of God
Secular Counseling
“man’s best ideas”
Limitations
Speculation
Man’s way
“Of making many books there is no end, and
much study is a weariness
of the flesh.”
Eccl.12:12b
Continuum of Counsel
Wisdom of Man
Secular Counseling
“man’s best ideas”
Limitations
Speculation
Man’s Way
Wisdom of God
Biblical Counseling
The words of the wise are like goads, and
like nails firmly fixed are the collected
sayings; they are given by one Shepherd.
My son, beware of anything beyond
these.”
Eccl. 12:11-12a
Continuum of Counsel
Wisdom of Man
Secular Counseling
“man’s best ideas”
Limitations
Speculation
Man’s way
Wisdom of God
Biblical counseling
“God’s best ideas”
God’s word (the Bible)
Revelation
Transformation
God’s way
Continuum of Counsel
Wisdom of Man
Secular Counseling
“man’s best ideas”
Limitations
Speculation
Man’s way
Wisdom of God
“Spiritualized
Secular”
Biblical counseling
“God’s best ideas”
God’s word (the Bible)
Revelation
Transformation
God’s way
What distinguishes Biblical Counseling?
1.
Source of Wisdom -
God or Man?
Jer. 17:5-8
What distinguishes Biblical Counseling?
1.
Source of Wisdom -
God or Man?
Jer. 17:5-8
2.
Target -
Symptom or Cause?
Jer. 17:9
The heart of the problem is a problem of the
heart.
Jer. 17:9
(sin)
Thoughts
Behaviors
Emotions
Sin
For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual
immorality, theft, murder, adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit,
sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness.
Mark 7:21-22
Cognitions
Thoughts
Volitions
Behaviors
Affections
Emotions
Sin
Secular counseling approaches deal with
symptoms and therefore have limitations
Biblical view of the problem and the solution
The Problem: Sin, which originates in the heart, but affects
everything. This is the bad news.
The Solution: The good news is that God has entered into our
broken world to provide a way out!
The Good News is Not:
RELIGION: Our vain attempts to please God through good
works and trying to be good.
We have all become like one who is unclean,
and all our righteous deeds are like a polluted garment.
Is. 64:6
The Good News is:
THE GOSPEL: God the Father sent God the Son (Jesus) who, in love, entered
our fractured world by becoming a man. He dwelt among sinners, lived a
perfect life and willingly laid down His life as a perfect sacrifice in order to
absorb the wrath of God for sinners who would repent and be saved by grace
through faith in Him. Death could not hold Him, and He was raised on the third
day and appeared over a period of 40 days to many eyewitnesses. He
ascended into heaven and sends God the Holy Spirit as a sign, hope, help and
seal to dwell in the hearts of those He calls, justifies, sanctifies and glorifies.
We look forward with hope-filled expectation when Christ will come again in
glory!
The Good News is:
Christ did what we cannot in overcoming sin and death and
darkness. Therefore, rather than trying to have a
righteousness of our own, we instead have the opportunity to
trust in His redemptive plan!
The Greatest Command
Jesus answered, "The most important is, Hear, O Israel: The
Lord our God, the Lord is one. And you shall love the Lord your
God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your
mind and with all your strength.' The second is this: You shall
love your neighbor as yourself.' There is no other
commandment greater than these.“
Mark 12:29-31
The Greatest Command
God
me
The Greatest Command
God
Others
me
The Greatest Command
God
Others
circumstances
me
The Greatest Command
God
Others
circumstances
Everything I “need” for
successful living. (Phil. 4:19)
me
The Greatest Command
God
Others
circumstances
Everything I “need” for
successful living. (Phil. 4:19)
Forgiveness
me
The Greatest Command
God
Others
circumstances
Everything I “need” for
successful living. (Phil. 4:19)
Forgiveness, hope
me
The Greatest Command
God
Others
circumstances
Everything I “need” for
successful living. (Phil. 4:19)
Forgiveness, hope
me
The Greatest Command
God
Others
circumstances
Everything I “need” for
successful living. (Phil. 4:19)
Forgiveness, hope
me
The Greatest Command
God
Others
circumstances
Everything I “need” for
successful living. (Phil. 4:19)
Forgiveness, hope
me
The Greatest Command
God
Others
circumstances
Everything I “need” for
successful living. (Phil. 4:19)
Forgiveness, hope, power
me
The Greatest Command
God
Others
circumstances
Everything I “need” for
successful living. (Phil. 4:19)
Forgiveness, hope, power
me
Fruit: Love, Joy,
(Gal. 5:22-23)
Peace, etc.
The Greatest Command
God
Others
circumstances
Everything I “need” for
successful living. (Phil. 4:19)
Forgiveness, hope, power
me
Fruit: Love, Joy,
(Gal. 5:22-23)
Peace, etc.
The Greatest Command
as it relates to the 12-steps
God
Others
8
2
7
3
6
5
4
1
me
9
10, 11 and 12
keep us growing
Redeeming Recovery
no man can lay a foundation other than the one which is laid,
which is Jesus Christ
1 Cor. 3:11
Redeeming Recovery
For it stands in Scripture:
"Behold, I am laying in Zion a stone,
a cornerstone chosen and precious,
and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame."
So the honor is for you who believe, but for those who do not
believe,
"The stone that the builders rejected
has become the cornerstone,”
and
"A stone of stumbling,
and a rock of offense."
1 Peter 2:6-8