Acts 20:32 “So now, brethren, I commend you to God and to the word of His grace, which is able to build you up and give you an inheritance.” BECOME A MINISTRY PARTNER Our mission at The Biblical Counseling Academy is to know JESUS and make Him known. But we’re only able to live out this mission through the support of our committed community of monthly donors: Ministry Partners. When you partner with The Academy, you help us deliver the life-transforming message of God’s all-sufficient word into ...
Mar 29, 2024•35 min•Season 2Ep. 234
In this podcast series, we discuss the biblical understanding of sanctifying grace, its role in our spiritual growth, and how it shapes our journey towards becoming more like Christ. We believe that sanctifying grace is not just a theological concept, but a spiritual reality that can change our hearts, renew our minds, and shape our lives in the likeness of Christ. Whether you are a Biblical Counselor helping care for souls, seeking personal spiritual growth and transformation, or simply desirin...
Mar 28, 2024•43 min•Season 2Ep. 233
In this podcast series, Pastor Jeff talks about "The Grace of God for Daily Living," and explore the transformative power of God's grace in our everyday lives. It is designed to help you understand the depth of God's unending grace and how it impacts every aspect of your life. We believe that when we fully grasp the magnitude of God's grace, we can navigate life's challenges with greater courage, find peace amidst turmoil, and experience joy even in the most difficult circumstances. 2 Peter 3:18...
Mar 14, 2024•32 min•Season 2Ep. 232
2 Timothy 3:1 But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come.In the last days, toward the end of the church. The age near the coming of the Lord. When our time for work is about over and laboring in the harvest field. The times will get to be perilous. Difficult to live in. You know, like now. And the reason is “for men will be”. The reason the days will be difficult will be because of the characteristics of man. Because people will be like this. Therefore it's going to be very di...
Mar 14, 2024•19 min•Season 2Ep. 231
“You will guide me with Your counsel, And afterward receive me to glory.” Psalm 73:24 This is to be our confidence for time and eternity. Throughout time God will guide us with His counsel, if we let Him, if we look to Him, and if we trust Him to do so. And afterward, what will He do? As we’re walking along that path of His counsel, He’ll just receive us right into glory. He’ll just continue it in heaven forever. The Lord is our Counselor! Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy - Take the Bibl...
Feb 17, 2024•43 min•Season 2Ep. 230
Every one of us struggles at times with discouragement, with concerns that might build to worry or anxiety. Add the world-wide crisis into the mix, challenges with health, money, politics, emotional and relational stress - it’s not surprising that doubts and strife in the mind abound among people. Despair and hopelessness are not uncommon to all of humanity, including us, the people of God. In those seasons of struggle, our hope seems to be quite inadequate and meager. This brief article is mean...
Feb 12, 2024•24 min•Season 2Ep. 229
In this episode of the Biblical Counseling Podcast, Pastor Jeff Christianson is going to cover the topic of truth. Specifically, is all truth God's truth? Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy - Take the Biblical Counselor's Starter Course: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships, to helping in the production of various ...
Feb 06, 2024•24 min•Season 2Ep. 228
As counselors, we need to increasingly rely on God’s resources, not ours. 2 Corinthians 3:5 states: “Our sufficiency is from God.” We are not sufficient of ourselves. Apart from Christ in us, we cannot produce what life demands or what God desires. This is humbling yet liberating. It's humbling to realize we lack what's essential for true living. Yet it's liberating to know God doesn't expect us to produce it ourselves. He freely provides all we need. Our role is simply to draw upon His unlimite...
Jan 29, 2024•18 min•Season 2Ep. 227
In Chapter one of II Samuel we find David receiving word of the death of his dear friend Jonathan, and of King Saul, who he admired so greatly. In observing how David deals with his grief, there are some important lessons we can learn. Sooner or later every one of us will experience the grief and sorrow of having lost someone that we loved very dearly. I learned these lessons from Pastor Chuck Smith, who is now in heaven. Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy - Take the Biblical Counselor's S...
Jan 24, 2024•23 min•Season 2Ep. 226
Romans 6:3-6 NKJV "Or do you not know that as many of us as were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death? Therefore we were buried with Him through baptism into death, that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been united together in the likeness of His death, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His resurrection, knowing this, that our old man was crucified with Him, that the b...
Jan 17, 2024•34 min•Season 2Ep. 225
Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy - Take the Biblical Counselor's Starter Course: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships, to helping in the production of various biblical teaching resources (ebooks, podcasts, courses, in-person seminars, summits, online symposiums, webinars, and digital ministry), ministry tables at...
Jan 08, 2024•28 min•Season 2Ep. 224
30 Spiritual Reminders for the New Year (Part I) In this episode, Pastor Jeff provides insights on the points initially presented by Dr. Charles Stanley: 1. Our intimacy with God – His highest priority for our lives – determines the impact of our lives. 2. Obey God and leave all the consequences to Him. 3. God’s Word is an immovable anchor in times of storm. 4. The awareness of God’s presence energizes us for our work. 5. God does not require us to understand His will. Just obey it, even if it s...
Jan 01, 2024•32 min•Season 2Ep. 223
"For if by the one man's offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will." Romans 5:17 Partner With Biblical Counseling Academy - Take the Biblical Counselor's Starter Course: https://www.jeffchristianson.com/startercourse When you support The Biblical Counseling Academy through financial giving, you partner with us in what God is doing through BCA, from underwriting student scholarships, to helping in the production of ...
Dec 13, 2023•23 min•Season 2Ep. 222
BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com (Romans 12:6, 8 NKJV) (6) Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, let us prophesy in proportion to our faith; ... (8) he who exhorts, in exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness. (Hebrews 5:13-14 NKJV) (13) For everyone who partakes only of milk is unskilled in the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. (14) But solid food belongs to...
Dec 05, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 221
2 Corinthians 12:7-10 (7) And lest I should be exalted above measure by the abundance of the revelations, a thorn in the flesh was given to me, a messenger of Satan to buffet me, lest I be exalted above measure. (8) Concerning this thing I pleaded with the Lord three times that it might depart from me. (9) And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest...
Nov 29, 2023•24 min•Season 2Ep. 220
BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com “Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened to you” (1 Peter 4:12). Problems and difficulties are built right into the Christian life. Christians undergoing them are apt to think it very bewildering and strange. “But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or as a busybody in other people’s matters...” “In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need b...
Oct 31, 2023•27 min•Season 2Ep. 219
An Episode Addressing Current Matters. The War in Israel and Biblical Counseling. BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
Oct 16, 2023•18 min•Ep. 218
Jesus said when you see these things begin to happen, do what? Look up. “Look up for your redemption is drawing near.” What does that mean? It means look to heaven and be reminded of this: that God is in control. Number one, studying Bible prophecy helps me to remember that God is in control of all events in the world today. And number two, it gives you a heavenly perspective. BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com PS: From time to time, we rebroadcast the most popular/favorite episodes. Enjoy this podca...
Oct 09, 2023•25 min•Ep. 217
Romans 15:14 (NKJV) "Now I myself am confident concerning you, my brethren, that you also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another." BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
Sep 15, 2023•18 min•Season 2Ep. 216
How do you discern the difference between counseling and discipleship? Tune in to this episode to deepen your understanding of Biblical Counseling and its relationship with discipleship. Whether you're a seasoned counselor, a church leader, or someone seeking guidance in your own life, this episode promises valuable insights to enhance your approach to helping others and nurturing spiritual development. The Biblical Counseling Academy is now enrolling. https://www.jeffchristianson.com/counselor-...
Aug 21, 2023•20 min•Season 2Ep. 215
Ephesians 4:3 Being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. NASB Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. NKJV Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. NIV BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
Aug 01, 2023•22 min•Season 2Ep. 214
Jesus said when you see these things begin to happen, do what? Look up. “Look up for your redemption is drawing near.” What does that mean? It means look to heaven and be reminded of this: that God is in control. Number one, studying Bible prophecy helps me to remember that God is in control of all events in the world today. And number two, it gives you a heavenly perspective. BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com...
Jul 19, 2023•25 min•Season 2Ep. 213
2 Corinthians 11:3,"But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ." BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
Jun 29, 2023•19 min•Season 2Ep. 212
Welcome to the Biblical Counseling Podcast! In today's episode, Pastor Jeff talks about the topic of God's resources, not our own, not our own abilities versus God's ability. Not that we're sufficient of ourselves to think of anything as being from ourselves, but our sufficiency is from God. And we know this dovetails really well with you who receive and give counsel. We need to rely on God's resources, we draw upon this in biblical theology, this is the basics, and it gets forgotten so often in...
Jun 12, 2023•33 min•Season 2Ep. 211
"Fear not, for I am with you; Be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, Yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand." - Isaiah 41:10
Jun 05, 2023•30 min•Season 2Ep. 210
"Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this age, against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stan...
May 29, 2023•31 min•Season 2Ep. 209
"These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you [a]will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” - John 16:33
May 20, 2023•38 min•Season 2Ep. 208
"Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil." Ephesians 6:11 "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour." 1 Peter 5:8 BiblicalCounselingAcademy.com
May 05, 2023•30 min•Season 2Ep. 207
Restoring The Fallen Brother Galatians 5:25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. (26) Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. Galatians 6:1 Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, considering yourself lest you also be tempted. Verse one is about restoring the falling brother. The context for this verse, flowing right out of the previous two verses. Galatians 6:1 is a...
Apr 24, 2023•30 min•Season 2Ep. 206
In this episode, Pastor Jeff talks about how psychology is infiltrating the church. Instead of the church impacting the world around us, the world is infecting the body of Christ. So often unbiblical, worldly messages are being brought into the church. The truths of Scripture are the message of the church and must not be mixed with humanistic philosophies. God’s Word is powerful. The people of God need to hold fast to the Word of God and the Gospel, which is the power of God for salvation and a ...
Apr 20, 2023•21 min•Season 2Ep. 205
