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Paul David Tripp Timothy S. Lane, Contributor. Orange Park Bible Church. People in Need of Change Helping people in Need of Change. What is your reason for getting up in the morning?.
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Paul David Tripp Timothy S. Lane, Contributor Orange Park Bible Church People in Need of Change Helping people in Need of Change
What is your reason for getting up in the morning? review by Tony Reinke (4/30/07) (www.monergism.com) Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands by Paul David Tripp • At the subtitle makes clear, Tripp's goal is to see redeemed sinners (in need of change) helping other redeemed sinners (in need of change). Tripp's stated goal is nothing short of church culture transformation. • Of all the strengths of Instruments in the Redeemer's Hands, I see three of primary importance. • First, a thoroughly biblical understanding of the heart. • Second, a balanced understanding of sin and suffering. • Third, all the counsel and training operating within the meta-narrative of the Gospel. • Certainly we want to grow wise for many different life situations, but our primary calling in ministering to the needs of fellow Christians is to point them (as they point us) back to the Cross and "embed" them (as they "embed" us) back into the narrative of the Gospel. • The only thing worth living for – THE GOSPEL
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INSTRUMENTS IN THE REDEEMER'S HANDSLESSON 1 Do We Really Need Help?
Is it in YOU? • The thankful humility of approachability. • The loving courage of honesty. YES – We need to wake up in the morning and say, “God, I am a person in desperate need of help. Please send helpers my way and give me the humility to receive the help you have provided.” YES – And further we need to pray, “Make me willing to help someone see himself as you see him/her today.”
Biblical Counseling “Biblical counseling involves walking patiently with someone, while wisely connecting them to Christ through the grace-centered message of the Bible. This one-on-one ministry is done in the community of the church where both the normal and complex problems of daily life can be addressed.” Tim Lane “Biblical counseling is an intensely-focused and personal aspect of the discipleship process whereby believers come alongside one another for the threefold purpose of teaching, warning, and leading one another toward the biblical love and godliness that mark progress toward spiritual maturity (2 Timothy 3:16-17) .”Paul Tautges
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