steps at the village: overview reformission ministry
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Steps at The Village: Overview
“Reformission” Ministry
Counseling falls into one of two buckets
Wisdom ofMan/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
Wisdom of Man Wisdom of God
Continuum of Counsel
Wisdom of Man Wisdom of God
Secular Counseling“man’s best ideas”
LimitationsSpeculationMan’s way
Continuum of Counsel
“Of making many books there is no end, and
much study is a weariness of the flesh.”
Eccl.12:12b
Wisdom of Man Wisdom of God
Secular Counseling“man’s best ideas”
LimitationsSpeculationMan’s Way
Continuum of Counsel
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
Wisdom of Man Wisdom of God
Secular Counseling“man’s best ideas”
LimitationsSpeculationMan’s way
Continuum of Counsel
Biblical counseling“God’s best ideas”
God’s word (the Bible)Revelation
TransformationGod’s way
Wisdom of Man Wisdom of God
Biblical counseling“God’s best ideas”
God’s word (the Bible)Revelation
TransformationGod’s way
“SpiritualizedSecular”
Continuum of Counsel
Secular Counseling“man’s best ideas”
LimitationsSpeculationMan’s way
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
What distinguishes Biblical Counseling?
The heart of the problem is a problem of the heart.
Jer. 17:9(sin)
Sin
ThoughtsBehaviors
Emotions
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
Sin
CognitionsThoughts
VolitionsBehaviors
AffectionsEmotions
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
me
Others
The Greatest Command
God
me
Others circumstances
The Greatest Command
God
me
Others circumstances
Everything I “need” for successful living. (Phil. 4:19)
The Greatest Command
God
me
Others circumstances
Everything I “need” for successful living. (Phil. 4:19)
Forgiveness
The Greatest Command
God
me
Others circumstances
Everything I “need” for successful living. (Phil. 4:19)
Forgiveness, hope
The Greatest Command
God
me
Others circumstances
Everything I “need” for successful living. (Phil. 4:19)
Forgiveness, hope
The Greatest Command
God
me
Others circumstances
Everything I “need” for successful living. (Phil. 4:19)
Forgiveness, hope
The Greatest Command
God
me
Others circumstances
Everything I “need” for successful living. (Phil. 4:19)
Forgiveness, hope
The Greatest Command
God
me
Others circumstances
Everything I “need” for successful living. (Phil. 4:19)
Forgiveness, hope, power
The Greatest Command
God
me
Others circumstances
Everything I “need” for successful living. (Phil. 4:19)
Forgiveness, hope, power
Fruit: Love, Joy, Peace, etc.(Gal. 5:22-23)
The Greatest Command
God
me
Others circumstances
Everything I “need” for successful living. (Phil. 4:19)
Forgiveness, hope, power
Fruit: Love, Joy, Peace, etc.(Gal. 5:22-23)
Satan
The Greatest Commandas it relates to the 12-steps
God
me
Others
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3
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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