Biblical Counseling Class

Biblical Counseling Class

Below are the notes and Sermon Audio links to the Biblical Counseling class held October 2023 – April 2024. The sermon audio pages include the PDF versions of the teacher’s notes

The purpose of this class was to understand the underlying reasons for the problems that people have and then apply Biblical commands and principles to help them align themselves with God and walk with Him in righteousness. The first 12 sessions were learning the principles and the last 9 sessions were applying what was learned through case studies.

The class used the book, Understanding People, by Larry Crabb. It is available in new and used paperback from Thriftbooks.com  used hardback copies at Abebooks.com. Kindle versions are available from several sources.

Class 1 – Introduction to Biblical Counseling

01a Counselling Class 01 – Introduction Student notes

01b Counselling Class 01 – Counseling Flow Chart

01c Counseling Class 1 – Video Recording on Sermon Audio

Class 2 – Basics of Counseling Believers

02a Counselling Class 02 – Student Notes: Introduction Flow Chart for Counseling Believers

02b Counseling Class 02 – Video Recording on Sermon Audio

Class 3 – Understanding People: Introduction, Chapter 1 & 2;  Epistemology & Biblical Authority

03a Understanding People: Introduction – Student notes

03c Understanding People: Chapters 1 & 2 Epistemology & Biblical Authority – Student notes

03 Counseling Class 3 – Video Recording on Sermon Audio

Class 4 – Understanding People Chapters 3 & 4: Biblical Sufficiency

04a Understanding People 3 & 4: Biblical Sufficiency Study questions

04b Understanding People 3 & 4: Biblical Sufficiency – Student notes

04 Counseling Class 4 – Video Recording on Sermon Audio

Class 5 – Understanding People Chapters 5 & 6: True Change & Bearing the Image of God. 

05a Understanding People 5 & 6 Study questions

05b Understanding People 5 & 6 Student notes

05 Counseling Class 5 – Video Recording on Sermon Audio

Class 6 – Supplement – The Sinful Nature of Man

06a Man’s Sin Nature Supplement – Student notes

06 Counseling Class 6 – Video Recording on Sermon Audio

Class 7 – Understanding People Chapter 7 – People Are Personal

07a Understanding People ch 7 Personal – Study questions

07b Understanding People ch 7 Personal – Student notes

07 – Counseling Class 7 – People are Personal – Video Recording on Sermon Audio

Class 8 – Understanding People Chapter 8 – People are Rational

08a Understanding People ch 8 Rational – reading study questions

08b Understanding People ch 8 Rational Student notes

08C Understanding People Ch 8 – People are Rational – Video Recording on Sermon Audio

Class 9 – Understanding People Chapter 9 – Repentance

09a Understanding People – Repentance – Reading Study questions

09b True Repentance – Sermon Handout

09c Understanding People – Repentance – Student notes

09d – Understanding People – Repentance – Video Recording on Sermon Audio, Part 1

09e – Understanding People – Repentance – Video Recording on Sermon Audio, Part 2

Class 10 – Understanding People – People are Volitional

10a Understanding People ch 10 Volitional – Reading Study questions

10b Understanding People ch 10 Volitional – Student class notes

10 – Understanding People ch 10 – Volitional – Video recording on Sermon Audio

Class 11 – Understanding People – People are Emotional

11a Understanding People Ch 11 Emotional – Study questions

11b Understanding People Ch 11 Emotional – Student Notes

11 – Understanding People Ch. 11 – Emotional – Video Recording on Sermon Audio

Class 12 – Understanding People – Chapters 12 & 13 – The Evidence of Maturity: Love; The essence of Maturity: Realized Dependency

12a Understanding People Ch 12 Maturity – Study Questions

12b Understanding People Ch 12 Maturity – Student Notes

12 – Video link to Sermon Audio of class – Understanding People – Maturity

Class 13 – Counseling models, aides & Case Study on Temptation

13a Put on Put off Chart

13b Basic Biblical Counseling Flow Chart

13c Circle Theory Diagram

13d Psych Behavior chart

13e Temptation Sermon

13f Temptation Supplement

13g – Video Link to Sermon Audio – A Model of Counseling

13h – Video link to Sermon Audio – Temptation

Class 14 –  Case Studies on Death, dying & Human Suffering

14a Death & Suffering Supplement Study Questions

14b – Video Link to Sermon Audio – Death, Dying & Human Suffering

14b Death & Suffering Supplement Lecture Notes

Class 15 – Anger

15a Anger supplement & Counseling Situations

15b Proverbs on Anger  Part 1

15c Proverbs on Anger Part 2

15d – Video Link to Sermon Audio – Anger

Class 16 – Depression

16a Depression Supplement

16b – Vide Link to Sermon Audio – Depression

Class 17 – Anxiety, Fear & Suicide

17a Suicide supplement

17b Anxiety & Fear Supplement

17c – Video Link to Sermon Audio – Anxiety & Fear and Suicide 

Class 18 – Hedonism

18a Hedonism Supplement & Case Studies

18b Video Link to Sermon Audio – Hedonism

Class 19 – Family & Work Issues

19a Counselling Situations – Family & Work Issues

19 Family & Work Key Verses

Links to sermons on Marriage & Family

Links to sermons on Work: Labor & LeisureSubmission-in-the-workplace-1-peter-2-18-23Servants & masters – Colossians 3:22 – 4:1, Employers & Employees – Ephesians 6:5-9, Proverbs on Economics

19 b – Video Link to SermonAudio recording – Family & Work

20 – Marriage – part 1

Links to sermons on Marriage & Family

20a Marriage & Human Sexuality Issues PDF

20b – Link to video / audio recording on Sermon Audio – Marriage Part 1

21 – Marriage & Human Sexuality – Part 2

21 Marriage & Human Sexuality Issues – case studies 5-9

21 Link to video / audio recording on Sermon Audio – Marriage & Human Sexuality part 2

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