Biblical Counseling Podcast

In this episode, Pastor Jeff Christianson provides a review on the booklet by Lou Priolo, "Fear Breaking its Grip". If you are possessed by fear that your body and soul seem powerless against it, if you are one that's prone to fear, and if you're a biblical counselor or church leader who recognizes that people have been paralyzed by this fear and they need biblical help God's way, God has good new...

"For my people have forsaken me, the fountain of living waters." Jeremiah 2:13. God was grieved that His very people have turned aside from God's living water and counsel for cisterns that could not hold water. A major threat that we face as biblical counselors and among the body of Christ is when internal God's people are forsaking the Wonderful Counselor. It is not the psychological theories of...

"…do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind that you might prove what is good and acceptable and perfect will of God."  Romans 12:1-2. Aren't we surprised that the word of God is so sufficient? It is so relevant to the culture that we are living in the world today no matter what part of the world you live in. The Lord has made it clear that it is His will fo...

"And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God." Romans 12:2 This is how we help those that we disciple. When we care for a soul, we point them to the scripture. We need to be transformed. As biblical counselors, this is one passage that helps us understand these things. We should...

Today, we continue to talk about our identity in Christ. In this episode, we will describe the opposite of who we are in Christ and what the world would describe as "self-esteem philosophy". See Mark 8:34-35 Listen to the full episode and leave a comment in our community section. ---- PS: A self-paced mini-tutorial. Overcoming Trials God's Way. https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse

What do people seek in life? Who are we in Christ? Who am I? Who am I really? What is my life supposed to be about?  Until we know Jesus as Lord and Savior, we will be spiritually dead and under the control of Satan himself. Ephesians 2: 1-3 In this episode, Pastor Jeff Christianson shares his experiences and thoughts on accepting Jesus as our Lord and Savior. Listen to the full episode and leave...

Open your Bibles to (Ephesians 4:31-32 NKJV) 31. "Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. 32. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you."

We are living in the last days. Jesus said if you see these things begin to happen, look up. Your redemption is drawing near. Look to the heavens and be reminded. This is what you, as biblical counselors, remind those who are in the biblical counseling office. It is important that we have a strong understanding of our position in eschatology. Because of what we are seeing in our culture and our wo...

Worry is anticipating future suffering. However, it's anticipating without anticipating the grace that God has promised to those who suffer. There's always a remedy and biblical answers. In psychological theory, sometimes it is helpful to learn from our past but there is a point in time where need to press on and forget those things behind but Jesus said to His disciples, "Do not worry about tomor...

" For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do in that it was weak through the flesh, God  did  by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, on account of sin: He condemned sin in the flesh, that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk according to the flesh but accor...

What is counseling with a gentle voice? In order to understand whether a person should receive confrontation or comfort, we must consider the characteristics, purposes, and uses of law and grace. We will see that the law of God is related to counseling by confrontation, while the grace of God is related to counseling by comfort. Join us as Pastor Jeff Christianson, and guest Jennie Christianson di...

Do you feel that you are mature and have you trained yourself and has God trained you in effective spiritual discernment? In this podcast episode, Pastor Jeff talks about having the discernment and maturity to counsel others. More than just gifting alone, becoming an expert biblical counselor or an instrument of God's counsel requires that you mature on a regular basis. People might be gifted and...

"You are especially abounding the highest goodness, richly supplied with perfect knowledge, and competent to counsel one another." Romans 15:14 In this podcast, we will talk about, "Are You Called to Counsel God's Way?" based on Romans 15:14. Every single believer is to be involved in the counseling and discipleship ministry. Are YOU called to counsel? Find out in this new podcast from Pastor, Tea...

There is a spiritual foe that comes after us and wants to destroy our life just like a lion would its prey. He desires to rip us off, wipe us out, and tear us down. This is spiritual warfare, and it is what often drives people to seek the counsel of biblical counselors.  In this episode, Pastor Jeff Christianson talks to us about spiritual warfare and the counselor. Listen to the entire podcast an...

What does the Bible say about anxiety? How do you self-counsel and help others who are facing despair? How do you assess if anxiety is sinful and how do you walk in life when anxiety strikes? In this podcast episode, Pastor Jeff Christianson is joined by Mark Baker of hopeforlifeonline.com as they talk about self-counsel and anxiety. "Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you...

In this episode, we continue our conversation about self-counsel as we fall into trials. The Lord wants to develop steadiness and depth in our faith walk so that we are equipped to help others. What questions do we need to ask ourselves to help with our anxiety and fear? How can you find strength, healing, and hope in the midst of your suffering so that you become equipped to better counsel and he...

Have you gone through a trial and thought you have no way of getting out of it? The struggle, inaccuracy, and pain are common, "Do not think it is strange." People face trial because they are in a fallen world. God says it is not strange and your trials have a purpose. But as a biblical counselor, we are asked to go back to the Scriptures as in 1 Peter 4:12. Before you can counsel somebody else ab...

In this episode, we are going to talk about God's resources for biblical counseling. You cannot effectively  serve the Lord with your own energy, strength, intellect, and will power instead of drawing from Christ (the Head). It is a matter of source or resource. Where are you sourcing the power, wisdom, guidance, and direction from? Let us talk about God's heavenly resource and man's limited resou...

Let us continue our discussion from the last two podcasts about covering or confronting an offense. In this podcast, Pastor Jeff talks about the advantage of personal conversation in conflict resolution. If there is an issue which is important enough to correct, then it is important enough to do it lovingly and face to face. ------------- PS: Learn more about the Biblical Counseling Academy's Star...

A question that you may ask is, "When do I cover an offense with love, and when do I confront another's sin?" Some passages lead us to overlook another's sin (Prov. 19:11). Others passages teach us to confront someone (Luke 17:3). Listen for answers to these seemingly contradictory statements. ---- PS: Learn more about the Biblical Counseling Academy's Starter Course: https://www.jeffchristianson....

Jesus said, "When he was reviled, he did not revile in return" (1 Pet. 2:23). He will equip you to respond in ways that reflect His love. Navigate painful situations with faith and wisdom when people slander your reputation. --- PS: Get started on the right foot with your Biblical Counseling Training. The Biblical Counseling Academy's Starter Course is now enrolling: https://www.jeffchristianson.c...

Join us as Pastor Jeff discusses "The Unregenerate Man and the Born Again Man." Death Spread to All Men/All Sinned. "Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned." Romans 5:12 ----- PS: Get started on the right foot with your Biblical Counseling Training. The Biblical Counseling Academy's Starter Course is now...

There are some troubling trends in the Biblical Counseling Movement. In this week's episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast, we invite you to compare scripture with scripture like the Bereans who, "...search the scriptures daily, whether those things were so...." Acts 17:11 and participate in the discussion. Join the community in the comments section and let's hear your thoughts about these tre...

How do you deal with conflict resolution and repentant Christians? Maybe you faced the difficult task of trying to resolve conflict with those who will not change their behavior, or they've sinned, but they will not repent or just divisive, won't come under church leadership or they will not cooperate. What do you do? Join us in this episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast as Pastor Jeff talks...

Join Pastor Jeff Christianson as he discusses the topic of "Best Practices in Discipleship". Let's talk about Ministering God's counsel. Listen to the full episode to discover best practices in biblical counseling and what questions to ask in a counseling situation. --------- PS: Get started on the right foot with your Biblical Counseling Training. The Biblical Counseling Academy's Starter Course...