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“So often, it's others around us who can see where God wants to grow us even before we see it ourselves.”
“Small groups are the place to push past Bible knowledge and on to life application so that we can see people's lives transform more and more into the image of Christ.”
“If our counseling is truly Christ-centered, then the topic of forgiveness will inevitably come up in the journey toward growth and change.”
“If spiritual formation is the purpose of the church, then personal transformation should intentionally be the purpose of the small group ministry. Bible study is great. Fellowship is wonderful. Eva...”
“Many pastors would rather preach God's Word and keep their distance than invest in a personal one-on-one counseling ministry. Most pastors counsel because they have to, not because they want to.”
“Word-centered people who enter counseling will be more likely follow the guidance set out in Scripture. Because they know more of the depth of their sin, they are more willing to allow other church...”
“Counseling is ultimately not about the counselee or the counselor, but about the Divine Counselor.”
“We are less interested in the number of disciples and more interested in the quality of discipleship.”
“Human sin is stubborn, but not as stubborn as the grace of God and not half as persistent, not half so ready to suffer to win its way”
“Most counseling cases today involve good desires that have become overgrown. In these cases most relevant passages of Scripture may not be those that rebut particular manifestations of sin, but tho...”
“Spending too much time in one's individual silo can produce pride, isolation, and a stagnated ministry.”
“The body of Christ is about doing life together, and by doing life together sin is revealed.”
“I experience transcendence when something infinite reminds me I am finite.”
“To disrespect a person made in the image and likeness of God is a lot worse than desecrating a flag. We should be offended and repulsed in the same way when God's image bearers are desecrated abus...”
