Speak The Truth

The disclaimer is to help pastors, biblical counselors, and lay leaders to engage the culture with this material.– Understanding the DSM and its terms– Not feeling intimidated by labels– Diagnostic damnation - the label becomes the person’s identity– Everyone has a worldview, a lense, a conceptual lens in which they view everything– Secular psychology pushes, what does my theory say - so our theory informs our methodology– The DSM is the bible of Psychiatry – when we encounter these labels, we’re not counseling them, we're counseling the heart - according to scripture

Episode Notes:◎ There will be 4 pre-conference sessions     ◎ John Henderson (Author Of The Equipped To Counsel Curriculum)     ◎ Elise Fitzpatrick - Author of numerous books     ◎ Lee Lewis     ◎ Panel Discussion◎ Conference Theme    ◎ The Kingdom is at hand - Mk. 1:15     ◎ Whats the location we find ourselves counseling, its in the Kingdom of God.     ◎ Counseling with eternity in mind. ◎ There are 7 Tracks and each track has 8 sessions   ◎ Introduction To Biblical Counsleing    ◎ Addictions   ◎ Anxiety   ◎ Depression   ◎ Domestic Abuse   ◎ Post Traumatic Stress Disorder   ◎ Marriageregister at www.calledtocounsel.com 

Episode Notes: ◎ Not doing life with one another is all too often the case with most of the believers.◎ Heb. 10:23-25◎ Are there believers in our life that have the right to examine our life; when we’re with counselee’s, we want to gather enough data to make sure we know what the reality is of our counselee’s relational church-life. ◎ we need people in our lives who will speak to what we need to hear rather than what we want to hear. ◎ we need to encourage our counselee’s to find someone who can come into the counseling room with them if those they choose will walk with them outside the counseling room. ◎ being persecuted isn’t always provoked by others, but it's saying no to things of this world that don't promote spiritual growth. ◎ What do our counselee’s need to say no to so they’ll be spiritually fit to promote their relationships, both vertically and horizontally.  ABC Conference ClipWelcome to Speak The Truth, and before we get into our next episode, I’d like to share with you the 2020 Called To Counsel National Conference brought to you by Association of Biblical Counselors - The conference kicks off April 23-25 at Doxology Bible Church located in Fort Worth, TX. This year's specialized tracks include -   • Introduction to Biblical Counseling • Depression • Domestic Abuse • Addictions • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder • Marriage • AnxietyRegistration is open, register today at calledtocounsel.com 

Episode Notes: The Lord’s Prayer ◎ “And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard with their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. Pray then like this: ◎ Our father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. ◎ Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. ◎ And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. ◎ God Is: ◎ Father◎ King◎ Provider◎ Forgiver◎ Deliverer ◎ A.C.T.S. Acronym◎ Adoration◎ Confession◎ Thanksgiving◎ Supplication Episode Resources: Prayer of Jesus - Hank Hanegraaff The Lord's Prayer - Thomas Watson 

Episode Notes: ◎ The church is struggling in helping their congregations with spiritual disciplines.◎ Helping our people how to study scripture, practice meditating, having a praying life, and the relational aspects of being a follower with accountable relationships. ◎ Prayer quote, “To be a Christian without prayer is no more possible than to be alive without breathing.” Martin Luther. ◎ Spiritual disciplines grow from duty, as a discipline, to a matter of devotion…..to the point where you dont feel right when the disciplines aren’t practiced. ◎ Many people come to counseling with a desire for practicing spiritual disciplines, but they don’t have any direction. So they don’t practice much as a family, so leading the home as men are called to do, doesn’t happen outside of going to church. 

Gen Z Perspective on being Christian in the culture - their culture. ◎ Our two sons, Dustin (18), Jaxson (13), give their perspective of being Christian in their context. ◎ Their perspective on youth group night, their experience and thoughts on what’s talked about verses not talked about, what's missing from the youth context, etc. 

Episode Notes: ◎ Growing up between both households felt like two different worlds.◎ Having one strong side towards the faith and having the other side nonexistent was difficult. ◎ In encouraging the church to help with families in blended families, I would focus on the youth and talk more about what our struggles are. 

Episode Notes: Principles 11-14: 1. False gods. Principle: you are parenting a worshiper, so it's important to remember that what rules your child’s heart will control their behavior. 2. Control. Principle: the goal of parenting is not control of behavior, but rather heart and life change. 3. Rest. Principle: It only rests in God’s presence and grace that will make you a joyful and patient parent. 4. Mercy. Principle: No parent gives mercy better than one who is convinced that they desperately need it themselves. Remember to email us topics at topics@speakthetruth.org Also, please leave us a review and rate the podcast.....Thank you! Episode Resources:On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts - James K.A. Smith

Principles 6 - 10:1. Process - Principle: you must be committed as a parent to long-view parenting because change is a process and not an event.2. Lost - Principle: As a parent you’re not dealing just with bad behavior, but a condition that causes bad behavior. 3. Authority - Principle:  one of the foundational heart issues in the life of every child is authority. Teaching and modeling the protective beauty of authority is one of the foundations of good parenting. 4. Foolishness - Principle: the foolishness inside your children is more dangerous to them than the tempation outside of them. Only God’s grace has the power to rescue fools. 5. Character - Principle: not all of the wrong your children do is a direct rebellion to authority; much of the wrong is a result of a lack of character. Email us at topics@speakthetruth.org with any topics you'd like us to discuss!!Episode Resources: Association of Biblical Counselors - Resources 

Episode Notes: First 5 Principles1. Calling - Principle: Nothing is more important in your life than being one of God’s tools to form a human soul.  The Why. 2. Grace - Principle: God never calls you to a task without giving you what you need to do it. He never sends you without going with you. The How.      Lelek Quote “God’s grace is more committed to their transformation  and good than we will ever be.” 3. Law - Principle: Your children need God’s law, but you cannot ask the law to do what only grace can accomplish. 4. Inability - Principle: Recognize what you are unable to do is essential to good parenting. 5. Identity - Principle: If you are not resting as a parent in your identity in Christ, you will look for identity in your children. Episode Resources: Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family - Paul David Tripp