Dare To Act Response Paper

To this end, Eswine proposed another concept, discernment of the “echoes of redemption”. The echoes of redemption address the redemptive nature of the text, whereby God provides the needed provisions of grace to set things right. According to Eswine, “Preachers can learn to identify these provisions from the biblical text” (50): Divine Armor, Divine Beatitude/Promise, Divine Wisdom/Fruit, Divine Gift, Divine Diaconate, Divine Miracle, Provision of Community, Divine Silence, and Divine Self. These provision anchor preachers to the textual situation, moreover, they echo the provisions given in creation and what mankind is being redeemed toward (51). Implementing the FCF and the echoes of redemption will lead preachers to make God the hero of every

Recently, there has been a rise concerning spiritual gifts. New Charismatic and Pentecostal movements that have recognized the availability of these gifts have grown exponentially in the past century and, subsequently, have brought interest into the practice of these gifts. Spiritual gifts are not without controversy. Christians who believe that certain spiritual gifts have ceased disagree with Christians who pertain to these new movements. Through careful consideration over Scripture, however, one could adhere that all scriptural spiritual gifts are available today since the purpose of them is yet fulfilled, namely, the edification of the church remains necessary, and, in spite of unbiblical misuses of these gifts, most of these

Crabb describes a three tiered approach to biblical counseling within the church. The first being Level one counseling. This level of counseling is encouragement and should be conducted throughout the entire church congregation. The second being Level two counseling. This level is for exhortation, and should be conducted by individuals within the congregation that have a solid grasp on biblical principles and scripture. Thirdly is Level three counseling. This level is enlightenment, and should be conducted by individuals who can meet level one and level two requirements. Furthermore, they should have more formal training to assist the client with problems of greater

It was my responsibility to help her reach a different understanding. With compassion and love, I discussed with her the circumstance of her history. We read religious text together. I was able to attend her baptismal service later that week.

Spiritual gifts have been a topic of heated debate among a wide array of congregations and faith believers. Are these gifts just natural everyday abilities or miraculous one’s on par with what Jesus showed on earth? Scripture gives some insight into these questions but with the power and flexibility of interpretation these answers are also obscured.

Dr. Larry Crabb’s book “Effective Biblical Counseling: A Model for Helping Caring Christians Become Capable Counselor” Crabb, (1977), this book models how counseling can be gracefully integrated into implementation of the local church. The Goal of Christian Counseling that Dr. Crabb states within his book Crabb, (1977), is “any approach to counseling that is truly biblical will work most effectively when carried out into the context of a local body of believers” (pg. 13). As Dr. Crabb states within his book that “The goal of biblical counseling is to promote Christian maturity, to help people enter into a richer experience of worship and a more effective life of service” (pg. 31), This allows them grow

I had an interesting experience going to an Addiction Recovery Meeting supported by the church. One of my best friends has had a pornography addiction since she was a young teenager, and she invited me to go to one of her meetings with her. I expected there to be a large meeting of people, and that nobody would really know I attended. However, it was only a few females (7) and then an older sister missionary to guide the program of the meeting. They instantly recognized that I had not been to previous meetings, as this small group of women had become comfortable with each other.

Participants were surveyed to determine if their Christian beliefs affect their recovery from addiction and their ability to maintain their recovery. Participants were told the survey was to aid in the understanding of addiction treatment options and Christianity. Questionnaires were given to participants on voluntary basis. The answers to the questionnaires were recorded on answer sheets, that had all identifying components removed, for sequential evaluations. Questionnaires were given to participants in the following settings: Alcoholics Anonymous(AA) meetings, Narcotics Anonymous (NA) meetings,

I believe in this case it is imperative to deal with the whole person of Danielle. The whole person of Danielle in this case is considered psychology, her Christian theology, and her spirituality. According to McMinn (2011), “When counselors choose to use Scripture in counseling, it is important to consider the specific effects it might have on a client, based on a careful assessment of the client’s needs, the therapeutic relationship, and ethical standard (p.146). Essentially, prayer must be a key component in these sessions with Danielle. Consequently, Danielle’s reluctance to any religion regime will hinder me from praying with her together. In this situation, praying without disclosing my prayers to her will be essential. According to McMinn (2011), “Praying during pauses in the conversation is often a way not only to keep a spiritual focus in counseling but also to keep from impulsively filling the silence with unnecessary words” (p. 83). In addition, scripture plays a key role in helping this young lady out. Scriptures can be used whether they are in a Christian counseling profession or a secular profession. Dr. Johnson (n.d.) believes that the Bible has a home in psychological science. He created nine ways to sustain his point. They roles are as follows: foundational, experiential, contextual, axiological, anthropological, canonical, dialogical, creative, and transformational (Week 5, Slides 3-4, n.d). These are keys way to integrating the Bible in the counseling session, without the client even knowing that you are doing

C. Peter Wagner (2012) defines a spiritual gift as attribute given to each member of the body of Christ, according to God’s grace to be used for the church. Every believer possesses unique God given spiritual gifts. These gifts are given to us to further His kingdom and to bring Him glory. The Biblical reference to Spiritual gifts are found in four passages: Romans 12:6-8, 1 Corinthians 12:8-10; 28-30, Peter 4:9-11, and Ephesians 4:11. They are Leadership, Administration, Knowledge, Teaching, Exhortation, Faith, Wisdom, Prophecy, Discernment, Shepherding, Evangelism, Faith, Serving, Pastoring, Apostleship, Hospitality, Mercy, and Interpretation of Tongues. And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues (1 Corinthians 12:28, ESV).

Over the span of four months, each week I would regularly meet with a former colleague of mine by the name of Terrion Austin. Terrion recently moved from Nebraska to Tennessee, due to his job opening that presented itself that would allow for him to be closer to both him and his wife’s family. Terrion reached out to me over the summer, due to the fact that he was extremely unsure in his faith. He felt that whenever he read the bible he was never felt satisfied once done reading. This frustrated him tremendously. In addition to his frustration, Terrion was often confronted by members from his job that would frequently ask him questions that he did not feel he could answer. Moreover, his inability to answer did not come from a lack of knowing the bible; however, it was quite the opposite. Terrion, like most young Christian, grew up

She saw in her own life how the material world has been used to draw her away from her spiritual life. She told me of how she has pushed her faith a little off to the side during times of great stress at work and when she is overloaded. She, just like I, did not realize was the Devil trying to disrupt her spiritual life and her relationship with God. She also told me that know that she knows this has been hurting her spiritual life, she is going to make a concentrated effort to stop this and resist the temptations of the Devil to draw her away from God. After this we had a discussion on how we could prevent this in our lives. We both agreed that setting a time every day to pray and sticking to that no matter what would allow us to stay close to God even if our lives were getting

If I hadn't grown up with the sting of my daddy's alcoholism, I'm not sure I would be able to empathize with the alcoholics plight. Something's in life requires you to have experienced the situation to be able to fully understand the struggle within the scenario. What I know for sure is that unconditional LOVE motivates people to change. Isolation, judgement, condescending looks and condemnation rarely provide the motivation for long lasting change. Having experienced the frustration that came with my daddy not changing his ways on my timetable, it has helped me to realize that it was my job to love my dad and Gods job to change him. I encourage you, seek out opportunities within the church in regards to how God can use you. Leave the judgement

My mom once told me when I was young and ignorant, “Faith is the foundation of a beautiful friendship with the one person who will always remain by your side”. These words were expressed even more profoundly every Sunday in the echoing corridors of a small church by a priest I had yet to know or even care about. Preaching with his perplexing words in which I could only muster barely a fourth of my full attention span listening to. Thus, the term faith did not exactly resonate with me until many years later. My early years were filled with the teachings of the bible in Sunday school and later on as well in middle school during Friday night sessions. Unfortunately, my mom was an extremely strong enforcer of our faith for she was also raised Catholic from birth, but my dad on the other hand has a more scientific approach to how the world came to be. The years I spent in Sunday school blurred into an everlasting line of bleak nothingness just a ticking clock waiting till an end. Even today I do not remember anything that occurred within those taxing sixty minuets of constant bible studies it’s as though I lost the key to the inner workings of my childhood. Nonetheless, there have always been unbelievably great role models in my faith such as my mom, youth ministers, and friends who encourage me to be open to my faith. However, it’s always been my own restrictions that prevent me from furthering my relationship with God. So when my sister suffered her first severe

about a great wisdom and knowledge to help oneself or others in life. The Heart, Hand, Head are all very