WCW - Lesson 3, Our Part in Counseling

Our Part in Counseling Lesson Three He is the Artist • We, the counselors, are merely a tool in His hand! God Uses People (including women) • 1 Corinthians 3:9 - We are laborers together _______________________. • All Christians are qualified to help, encourage, and motivate one another at a level _____________________________________________ and spiritual maturity. • Both men and women are needed as ___________________________________. • Titus 2:2-4 - Micah 6:4 - "...and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam." What is Biblical Counsel? • In simple terms, Biblical counsel is directing a believer to understand and apply ________________ __________________! • Biblical counseling involves defining a __________________ in Biblical terms, constructing a ______________________ in the form of a ________________ so your counselee can accomplish a _____________ and find __________________ that are consistent with the _____________________________________. Biblical Counsel Includes (1) • Encouraging - Romans 14:19; Romans 15:13 • To encourage Biblically means: • We give ______________ - Definition of Biblical hope: To _________________ confidently the fulfillment of God’s ______________________ and rest quietly in the assurance of God’s ________________. Biblical hope is grounded in… o The __________________________ o The __________________________ Biblical Counsel Includes (2) • Exhorting/instructing – Hebrews 3:13; Hebrews 10:25 • When we exhort and instruct . . . • We must stick to what the Bible says, not what we have _______________ in the latest Christian books, not what we _______________, and not what we might _______________________________________. Biblical Counsel includes (3) • Comforting – 2 Corinthians 1:3-4; Colossians 4:6 • When we comfort . . . 1. We give ________________ 2. We give ____________________________ 3. We __________________ carefully 4. We ___________ 5. We ___________ 6. We _______________________________ Biblical Counsel includes (4) • Admonishing – Romans 15:14; Ephesians 4:22-24 • When we admonish… • We must be filled with ___________________. • We understand that change is a three factored process • _______________ - Change ___________________ - ____________________ To be a good counselor . . . • __________________, ______________, and ________________ are necessary. 1. A counselor's knowledge and understanding must be in ____________________, not just a knowledge of human problems. 2. A counselor’s skill must be in identifying underlying problems and ___________ of the heart and in ____________________ scriptural principles to them. 3. A counselor’s training must be geared to produce and demonstrate spiritual maturity and wisdom in his own life. 4. A counselor must have a passion to care for the __________________________ with a loving, _________________________ heart. 5. We counsel because it is _________________, not because it is fun or enjoyable.