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
13b Basic Biblical Counseling Flow Chart
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
15d – Video Link to Sermon Audio – Anger
Class 16 – Depression
16b – Vide Link to Sermon Audio – Depression
Class 17 – Anxiety, Fear & Suicide
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
Links to sermons on Marriage & Family
Links to sermons on Work: Labor & Leisure, Submission-in-the-workplace-1-peter-2-18-23, Servants & 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