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Introduction to Nouthetic Counseling
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Milton Bagby
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Jay E. Adams
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A classic in the field of Christian counseling, Competent to Counsel has helped thousands of pastors, students, laypersons, and Christian counselors develop both a general approach to Christian counseling and a specific response to particular problems. Using biblically directed discussion, nouthetic counseling works by means of the Holy Spirit to bring about change in the personality and behavior of the counselee.
As Dr. Jay Adams points out in his introduction, "I have been engrossed in the project of developing biblical counseling and have uncovered what I consider to be a number of important scriptural principles.... There have been dramatic results.... Not only have people’s immediate problems been resolved, but there have also been solutions to all sorts of long-term problems as well." Since its first publication in 1970, this book has gone through more than 30 printings. It establishes the basis for and an introduction to a counseling approach that is being used in pastors’ studies, in counseling centers, and across dining room tables throughout the country and around the world.
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For years Stormie Omartian prayed the prayer, "Change my husband, Lord." Then she realized that she had to pray for herself - and examine her own heart - before she could pray effectively for him. Her prayer become, "Change me, Lord." Here, she presents that process for all wives who want the power to pray for themselves and their husbands.
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Just what I needed
- By Amazon Customer on 06-07-17
By: Stormie Omartian
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Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage in the Bible
- A Fresh Look at What Scripture Teaches
- By: Jay E. Adams
- Narrated by: Milton Bagby
- Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins
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If the church is going to use the Bible to decide whether divorce is legitimate in certain cases and whether divorced couples have the right to remarry with the approval and blessing of God’s people, then the Bible must be studied without prejudice toward a particular answer. The author examines the relevant passages in both the Old and New Testaments so that his listeners can consider the many issues and interpretations that arise in trying to establish a consistently biblical position.
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The best Bible exposition on marriage and divorce
- By David Dzelilovic on 01-16-23
By: Jay E. Adams
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Biblical Preaching
- The Development and Delivery of Expository Messages: 3rd Edition
- By: Haddon W. Robinson
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 7 hrs and 35 mins
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This best-selling book by Haddon Robinson, considered by many to be the "teacher of preachers", has sold over 300,000 copies and is a contemporary classic in the field. It offers students, pastors, and Bible teachers expert guidance in the development and delivery of expository sermons. This new edition has been updated throughout and includes helpful exercises.
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If you only read one book about preaching....
- By Michael W. on 01-17-22
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Scripture and Counseling
- God's Word for Life in a Broken World
- By: Bob Kellemen, Jeff Forrey, R. Albert Mohler Jr. - foreword
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 14 hrs and 55 mins
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Today we face a tremendous weakening of confidence in the Bible. This is just as true for the pastor offering counsel in his office as it is for the person in the pew talking with a struggling friend at Starbucks or the small group leader who is unsure of what to say to a hurting group member. We need to regain our confidence in God’s word as sufficient to address the real life issues we face today. We need to understand how the Bible equips us to grow in counseling competence as we use it to tackle the complex issues of life.
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listening motivated reading
- By Bablessing on 09-02-22
By: Bob Kellemen, and others
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The Peacemaker
- A Biblical Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict
- By: Ken Sande
- Narrated by: Ken Sande
- Length: 4 hrs and 49 mins
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In The Peacemaker, Ken Sande presents a comprehensive and practical theology for conflict resolution designed to bring about not only a cease-fire, but also unity and harmony. Sande takes listeners beyond resolving conflicts to true, life-changing reconciliation with family members, coworkers, and fellow believers.
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Abridged Version
- By Dirrven on 10-13-21
By: Ken Sande
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Triumphing Over Sinful Fear
- Puritan Treasures for Today
- By: John Flavel, J. Stephen Yuille - editor
- Narrated by: Jonathan St. John
- Length: 3 hrs and 54 mins
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To some degree, everyone experiences fear. It impacts the decisions we make and leaves us feeling helpless. John Flavel begins this book by examining various fears and discussing general ways God governs it in this world. He then turns to sinful fear in particular, explaining its causes and disastrous effects. His longest chapter discusses rules for dealing with sinful fear, showing how a proper fear of God is the ultimate remedy for all other fears.
By: John Flavel, and others
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Addictions
- A Banquet in the Grave: Finding Hope in the Power of the Gospel
- By: Edward T. Welch
- Narrated by: David Cochran Heath
- Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
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A worship disorder: This is how Edward T. Welch views addictions. "Will we worship our own desires or will we worship the true God?" With this lens the author discovers far more in Scripture on addictions than passages on drunkenness.
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Practical, Theological
- By Anonymous User on 03-05-25
By: Edward T. Welch
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Respectable Sins
- By: Jerry Bridges
- Narrated by: John Haag
- Length: 6 hrs and 22 mins
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As Christians, we believe that all sins are considered equal in God's eyes. Yet while evangelicals continue to decry the Big Ones--such as abortion, adultery, and violence--we often overlook more deceptive sins. It seems we have created a sliding scale where gossip, jealousy, and selfishness comfortably exist within the church. In short, some sins have simply become acceptable.
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Exposing
- By Jeffrey on 10-16-12
By: Jerry Bridges
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Christian Theology 3rd Edition
- By: Millard J. Erickson
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 63 hrs
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Leading evangelical scholar Millard Erickson offers a new edition of his bestselling textbook, now substantially updated and revised throughout. This edition takes into account feedback from professors and students and reflects current theological conversations, with added material on the atonement, justification, and divine foreknowledge.
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Great book and performance. Not 3rd edition?
- By Tom Beetham on 10-18-22
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- Kindle Customer
- 09-22-24
Outstanding Read for all Christian!
A must read for anyone wishing to pursue biblical counseling, but also an excellent resource for all Christians as this book will help one to understand and learn how God's word can uncover and resolve any of life's challenges.
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- King Jesus’s daughter, the Redeemed
- 01-06-25
It’s good.
This was a required book that I had to read, and because of its nature it’s a difficult one. I found listening and reading along really helped me. There are a lot of footnotes in the book that you don’t get in the audio, so that’s something that people may want to keep in mind when going through this book.
And I think that the found a great voice to read this book.
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- Andrew Hemingway
- 09-20-22
helpful and full of wisdom
truly helpful to the counselor in training. also a great handbook for anyone working with people and especially students.
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- Jonathan Farquhar
- 02-28-23
Very sound doctrine
This was a great book! I don’t agree with every aspect of what Jay Adams writes. Overall, though, his arguments and methodologies are useful as a parent and as a Christian helping other Christians.
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- Jessica M Aguilar
- 09-18-22
Rejects the ones who need help the most
This is an insensitive narrow minded view of mental health. It’s dangerous to reject the ones who are suffering and broken hearted the most. It discounts factors of abuse that results in mental health issues. It’s true sin is a problem for us humans, however many suffer from the sins done to them also. Pure religion is the one who cares for widows and orphans, not rejects and condemns them.
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