Maturity
Basics
The Life Model: Living from the Heart Jesus Gave You book
The Life Model encompasses the human experience from birth to death and gives practical guidance on how to maximize each stage of your life, as well as how to minimize the blocks that would keep you from living life to the fullest.
The Life Model web site Dr. James Wilder
This site is packed with great resources on developing maturity and regrowing deficient areas of the brain.
Joy Bonds audio or DVD by James Wilder
This resource is helpful for growth, recovery from trauma, developing a strong mind, discipleship, Christian identity and preventing burnout.
Dr. Karl Lehman's web site has a lot of articles that are helpful in understanding and integrating Theophostic and James Wilder's Life Model.
Breaking the Bondage of Legalism: When Trying Harder Isn't Enough
book by Dr. Neil Anderson
According to a recent poll, 57 percent of Christians strongly agree the Christian life is well summed–up as “trying hard to do what God commands.” But biblically, making laws our “lord” estranges us from Christ! The authors reveal...
- the chains of legalism: shame, guilt, pride
- the keys to liberty: knowing who we are in Christ, resting in the Father’s love
- the life of freedom: joyful friendship with God, obedience viewed properly
Here’s encouragement for defeated believers—and an appeal to the church to be free in Christ
Blocks to Listening web article
1. Comparing: makes it hard to listen because you're always trying to assess who is smarter, more competent, more emotionally healthy -- you or the other person. Some people focus on who has suffered more, who is a bigger victim.
Intermediate
Characteristics of a Spiritually and Emotionally Mature Person
web article by Alaine Pakkala
Advanced
Client Resources
Changed into His Image: God's Plan for Transforming Your Life book Jim Berg
My target "audience" for this book was my own three daughters. I wanted to place in their hands the information they needed to disciple their own children in the next generation. To many people trying to make progress in their Christian life is like trying to put together a jigsaw puzzle without looking at the picture on the box. "Changed Into His Image" attempts to show them the "big picture" of how God intends for them to change and grow. My prayer is that through clear biblical teaching and practical examples you can know how to build an intimate relationship with God--the "missing piece" in the experience of many believers.
Lies Women Believe: And the Truth that Sets Them Free book by Nancy Leigh DeMoss
The lies Christian women believe are at the root of their struggles. In Lies Women Believe, Nancy Leigh DeMoss exposes areas of deception common to many Christian women -- lies about God, sin, priorities, marriage and family, emotions, and more. She deals honestly with women's delusions and illusions and then gently leads them to the truth of God's word that leads to true freedom.
The Parlor Treatment web article by Glenda Revell
Have you ever been inside a Victorian house? Even the simple farmhouses from that era, like the one I live in, had a front parlor where the lady of the house received visitors.
Praying God's Word: Breaking Free From Spiritual Strongholds book by Beth Moore
Popular speaker and bestselling author Beth Moore writes that one of the purposes of Praying God's Word: Breaking Free from Spiritual Strongholds is to help readers "downsize anything that has a hold on you," including pride, addiction, depression, and lack of forgiveness. This is no name-it-and-claim-it book; rather, it's a thoughtful guide for structured prayer, using the Bible as the framework to build upon. She invites readers to demolish their particular strongholds with "two sticks of dynamite: scripture and prayer," and gives both those new to prayer and seasoned prayer veterans the ability to do so. Chapters are arranged topically, and there are blank pages included for personalized prayers on each subject.
Quiet Moments in Prayer book by Lloyd John Ogilvie
The desire to pray is the result of God's greater desire to have deeper communication with us. We Don't need to get His attention--He wants our attention. With passion and dedication, Dr. Ogilvie clearly and simply explains the many dimensions of prayer and provides a 30 day guide to encourage you to make conversation with God a daily part of your life. Through the thoughtful use of Scriptures, silence, and self-expression, you'll learn to communicate with God in a deeper and more meaningful way than you may have thought possible. Quiet Moments in Prayer will change the way you talk with God forever!
Living Free in Christ book by Dr. Neil Anderson
Thirty-Six daily devotional type readings about your position in Christ.
The Father Block web article by Dr. Joann Roof
What comes to mind when you hear the word, “father?” What one word would you use to describe your father? Hopefully your thoughts of your father are positive but for almost half of all Americans the word Father brings with it negative connotations.
Feelings and Facts web article by Glenda Bell
Have you been seeking a new experience to awaken your love for God and His church? Has your church become dull to you--- stuck in a rut? Or have you given up on going to church at all? Are you missing the excitement that was first there when you fell in love with Jesus? Are you feeling God is far away from you? That you can't seem to reach Him?
The Father's Love Letter web video
A video of beautiful pictures with verses about God's love for us.
My dearly loved child, web article by Glenda Revell
I have loved you with an everlasting love. Jer 31:3 I have drawn you with loving kindness. Ps 103:4 You are the apple of My eye. Ps 17:8 I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands. Is 49:16 No longer will they call you deserted for I will rejoice over you.
First 10 Truths About God web Bible Study by Dr. Alaine Pakkala
Read through the book of Psalms and try to find at least one verse that supports each of these
1. God understands fully even when no one else does.
2. I am important to God.
One Small Step web article by Connie Kondos
It was a cold, snowy Christmas Eve. There we were -- five fully grown, functional, mature adults -- carrying on like half-crazed football fans, yelling, clapping, and cheering at a small object in the center of the room.
Ways to Humble Yourself web article by Bill Gothard (edited)
Submit to authorities
Admit faults and needs
Ask for forgiveness
Praise my Competitors
Why Christians Lose Their Peace and How to Get it Back! web article by Dr. Jacobson
Did you notice that one of the fruits of the Spirit is PEACE? Is your heart at complete peace? Or are your emotions up and down, better characterized by anxiety, worry, or, the more commonly used term nowadays: stress? If you answered 'yes' to the latter part of the question, then don't feel alone, That is the reality for many of today's Christians. In fact, anxiety and stress have characterized my personal life as well. That is, until the last few years...
Banana Grower's Association message board by Shepherd's House
A message borad specifically designed to help people learn to return from negative emotions to joy.
