Biblical Counseling Podcast

There are central doctrinal truths that every believer must believe in to be saved. The divinity of Christ, a trinitarian God ( The Father, Son and Holy Spirit), the death and resurrection of Christ, just to name a few. However, there are doctrines that believers can disagree upon. As believers we must discern by wisdom from God in dealing with doctrinal differences. There is power and authority i...

There are many places where you can receive exceptional biblical teaching, but there is only one place where you can receive specific Calvary Chapel denominational teaching. As you continue to grow in your walk in Christ and as you are called into ministry it is key to find out where you fit in. At Calvary Chapel University you can discover where you belong and learn from pastors that found there...

Often times Christians are plagued by past transgressions. If you continue to look back at your past failures you will be unable to look ahead to see what Christ has prepared for you. Christ has made us new and there is no need to allow our past sin to weigh us down and eat away at our conscience. As we look ahead to the future glory that Christ has prepared for us we can leave yesterday behind. T...

Listen to this podcast to hear Pastor Jeff and Bill Hines address:  Passages which address confronting the sin of others Proper heart dispositions for confronting others How the gospel informs our approach in confronting sin Want to learn more? Listen to this week's discussion and subscribe to hear future episodes from Pastor Jeff Christianson and the Biblical Counseling Podcast. Get started on th...

During this episode, Pastor Jeff will give you some practical concepts to help you counsel those that are suffering from thoughts of suicide. Wisdom and discernment come from God, but we are tasked with the responsibility to help others with God's word. God has equipped every believer to help those we know overcome suicidal thoughts. It is not a simple task to help those who struggle with thoughts...

In our continued study of conflict resolution God's way, we will discuss conflicts that arise from righteousness issues. This is a type of conflict regarding what is the righteous thing to do in a given situation.  The basic solution to righteousness issues is bible study. Both parties should search the scriptures to find out what the word teaches on that issue. A major guideline to talking with o...

In our continued study of conflict resolution, we will focus on the topic of confronting a sinful Christian. During this episode, Pastor Jeff will provide practical guidelines for talking to other Christians about their sin. Ultimately, Love is the motivating factor. Seek the Lord to flood your heart with love for the person you are experiencing conflict with. The motive of the heart should be to...

We are joined today by Pastor Matt Figgs with Calvary Christian Fellowship in Gypsum, Colorado. Pastor Figgs is a bi-vocational pastor who minsters youth at the church and works a full-time job engineering road and bridge projects. Pastor Figgs is very passionate about reaching the next generation by investing in their hearts and minds. How do you speak about ministry to the youth? It is important...

Welcome back to The Biblical Counseling Podcast! In this episode, we are joined by our regular guest Dr. Howard A. Eyrich for Part 3 of an interview with the biblical counseling pioneer. Today's episode will cover the International Association of Biblical Counselors (IABC) Conference which was held on August 1st-3rd, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri. The conference's theme was HOPE . Hope for Leaders i...

In our continued ​study of conflict resolution, Pastor Jeff and Jennie Christianson focus on the topic of conflict regarding sinfulness. We are going to consider the third passage where the bible gives specific instruction for dealing with conflicts of sinfulness - Matthew 18. The Matthew 18 attempt, is to win an erring brother, not to publicly expose or shame him. We can never lose sight of the p...

The topic of discussion is on forgiveness verses reconciliation. Pastor Jeff and Pastor Cody discuss the life of David. He had the fear of the Lord and was in the will of God.  Conflict resolution depends on you. It's important to remember, I have a personal responsibility with me, and I can't control the other person. David had humility in the conflict resolution. The will of God will not be foun...

We are joined today by special guest Dr. Howard Eyrich for part 2 of an interview with the biblical counseling pioneer. Today's discussion will cover the International Association of Biblical Counselors (IABC) Conference which is scheduled for August 1st-3rd, 2019 in St. Louis, Missouri. The theme this year is HOPE . Dr. Eyrich and other board members chose this year's theme of HOPE for several di...

On today's podcast, we are joined by special Guest Pastor Dave Shirley. Pastor Shirley is the vice president of the Calvary Chapel Bible College in Murrieta, CA. He also oversees the Bible college affiliate campus with the help of the staff at Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa. He will be joining us to discuss the sufficiency of Christ and the sufficiency of the scripture. Christ is sufficient for everyth...

We all deal with conflicts that arise because of sinfulness. In this episode, we are looking at the three passages of scripture that give us direct instruction on working through issues of sin. We will learn that our main objective in going to the person who has sinned is to bring correction and then restoration. We will also have a discussion on when sinful actions, attitudes, or words could be o...

On today's podcast, Dr. Howard A. Eyrich will be joining us to discuss answering the critics and taking up leadership during the biblical counseling movement. Dr. Eyrich is currently Minster of Counseling at Briarwood Presbyterian Church and Director of the Doctor of Ministry Program in Biblical Counseling. In his eBook, Hearing the Critics, Answering the Critics and Taking Up Leadership, he takes...

This podcast is about what a great salvation we have. As Christians, if we don't understand what Jesus has done for us on the cross, we can flounder through life, not living in freedom from the bondage of sin or the flesh that is ours in Christ. When we become passionate about the things of God, allowing Him into our lives more fully, we will experience transformation. If we seek to walk in the sp...

In Episode 14 we are talking about Conflicts of Differentness, and the seven practical guidelines for resolving those types of conflicts. Hopefully, each person involved has a willing heart to hear what the scriptures have to say about conflicts that arise from areas of disagreement- often differences of preference, where one person's temperament or tastes are displeasing to another person. This i...

In this episode, we will look at an introduction to three main types of conflict that we can see in the Bible. These three main types of conflict are; Conflicts that result from Differentness, Conflicts that result from Sinfulness, and Conflicts that result from Righteousness-issues. When we seek to resolve a conflict, we want to reach the hearts of the people involved as well as the heart of the...

In Episode 12 we are discussing The Weaker Brother, The Stronger Brother, Stumbling Blocks and Pharisees. The weaker brother is the person whose conscience is weak. The sin of the weaker brother tends to be - to judge the stronger brother, while the sin of the stronger brother could be to hold the weaker brother in contempt or look down on him. Our concern should be how we may edify or build up on...

In other words, in this section on "Bearing with one another in love", we will be looking at sin issues vrs. nonsin issues. Forbearance is the ability to distinguish sin issues from nonsin issues. Although we must sometimes show forbearance when people sin, we will more often have to put up with the nonsinful things that others are accustomed to doing. We will be talking about bearing with one ano...

In episode 10, we continue the study of resolving conflict God's way. We'll be discussing bearing with one another in love and being able to appreciate that God has made each person different. We will be covering four topics in this series about "Bearing With One Another in Love" including:  The Ability to Recognize and Appreciate that God has made each Person Different,  Open-Handed vs Closed-Han...

In this episode, we continue our discussion on conflict resolution. In particular, we take a closer look at handling physical and mental distress. In order to have endurance and grow in patience, we have to set our minds on the things of God and not the things of Man. One profound key to being able to handle the stress of life in a patient manner, is to check how you are doing on setting reasonabl...

Get right in your relationship with the Lord and watch him work in a deep and mighty way. In the Christian life, we want to dig our roots deep down in the Lord. In episode 8, we continue to discuss the need for Endurance. For some people, when God dealt them their hand in life, it may seem unfair that they have an overabundance of patience, where other people struggle with it their entire lives. B...

On this week's episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast, Pastor Jeff Christianson continues his study on Resolving Conflict, through the foundational truths and character building truths, that lay a foundation for resolving conflict. The focus of today's discussion is patience as a foundational character of the Christian. Pastor Jeff shows us that patience is a lack of complaint during or in the...

The Prerequisite to Conflict Resolution In the episode, we will discuss the difference between "sinning against us" vs "upsetting us." If what your brother did against you is not a sin, it may be important for you to talk to him about that, but not before your "thinking" about the matter has changed from being upset. We need to stop and think about how we should respond in the Spirit, and biblical...