David Powlison

Every honest Christian knows the need for change. But how to get there? How do young adults move forward from struggles both big and small? And how does our faith in God affect our everyday thoughts, feelings, and actions? In this six-session small group resource for students, participants have the opportunity to reflect on one particular area in their lives and then to learn more about how God changes us to become more like Jesus. All of us struggle to love God and those around us, but God has promised to keep working on us. And God always keeps his promises. The change his gospel produces will make your life and your relationships truly beautiful. This self-contained resource with leader's notes will encourage small group participants to understand and apply a biblical view of change to their lives and relationships. Real Change for Students is based on the CCEF model of change from David Powlison's course, Dynamics of Biblical Change. The easy-to-use six lesson format and included leader's guide encourages students toward an honest discussion of their own struggles while providing an understanding of how a relationship with Christ brings change. Topics addressed include understanding how we typically respond to trouble and pressure; how the cross of Christ brings comfort, help, and change; and how we can grow to be like Christ in the hardest circumstances. Within this small group resource are biblical insights, discussion questions, and a personal change project to help young adults seeking to change negative patterns and live by faith in all circumstances. While the study material is designed for young adults within small groups, it can also be used for one-to-one discipleship study. Rooted in Scripture, Real Change for Students draws on the established CCEF "Three Threes" model of change in simplified form to help young adults better understand biblical change and grow to be more like Jesus in everyday life. *Note: The homework for each session is available for download here should students wish to share it with the leader.

Based on principles from the book, Paul David Tripp and Timothy S. Lane now offer the How People Change Study Guide for use in church-wide training, small group, Sunday school, youth group, or one-on-one discipleship settings. These materials help participants to understand the underlying motivations for their actions and give them specific, practical help in changing long-standing patterns of behavior, so they grow in love for God and others. Each of the twelve lessons includes teaching, homework discussion, relational application, illustrations, group discussion guide, and "Make It Real" life applications. A self-explanatory facilitator's guide provides twelve lessons, directions on how to guide a small group through the study guide, extra content, homework discussion, detailed illustrations, and "Make It Real" life applications.

It's easy to lose heart in a world where many things can and do go wrong. Life is difficult and there are struggles within and without, but we can take heart--the Lord is with us. He hears our cries for mercy. He knows our every need. He guides us, helps us, and strengthens us with his mighty right arm. Journey through a year with David Powlison, learning to "take heart" by meditating on his favorite Scripture passages, hymns, and biblical themes, exploring the ways God meets us with daily grace right where we live. Drawn from David Powlison's many decades of writing, teaching, and speaking, Take Heart is a yearlong devotional journey into the process of biblical change, where truth becomes clearer and our ears hear and our eyes see what God tells us about himself. Learn to go to God for the help you need and hold fast to the daily mercy and grace he offers. And be reminded the promises of God are true and that the resurrection of Jesus guarantees that no matter what you may be facing, you can live in real hope.

David Powlison Examines the Unique Role of the Pastor as Counselor A pastor inhabits multiple roles—teacher, preacher, youth leader, and counselor. Yet many church leaders feel unprepared to counsel church members who are struggling with difficult, multifaceted problems. David Powlison reminds pastors of their unique role as the shepherds of God’s people, equipping them to apply biblical wisdom to the thoughts, values, moods, expectations, and decisions of those under their care.

This colorful, beautifully illustrated children's book invites children ages three through eight into Buster Bunny's world to learn alongside him how to bring his worries and stress to Jesus. Buster loves racing, but the more he thinks about the upcoming competition at the county fair for who will be the fastest animal in Mulberry meadow, the more stressed he gets. No matter how hard he trains, he can't eat or sleep, and eventually he decides he wants to quit running. Buster's parents talk with him about quieting the noise in his head so he can listen to Jesus instead of all his worries. Parents and children will learn concrete, grace-based ways to deal with stress. Based on David Powlison's minibook Stressed Out and edited by Nan Powlison, Buster Tries to Bail ends with a special section that guides parents in teaching their children to respond with faith when worries take hold in their hearts. Buster Tries to Bail is part of the Good News for Little Hearts series, bringing gospel help and biblical counsel to families. Based on CCEF's model of hope and help, each story focuses on an animal family's real-life issues, encouraging young readers toward a growing relationship with Jesus in the midst of challenging circumstances. Each individual story guides parents toward meaningful conversations with their kids, based on what Scripture has to say about living by faith in everyday life. By providing biblical help and hope to issues every child faces through vivid illustrations and a story based on a different animal family, even the youngest child will be engaged. Each story offers practical ways to follow Jesus in difficult situations. Instead of a moralistic message, young readers are encouraged to develop a real relationship with the God who cares for them. Buster Tries to Bail, along with all of the Good News for Little Heartsbooks, will become a lifelong gift for parents and children, as well as teachers, biblical counselors, and anyone hoping to provide concrete, grace-based help for young children. Buster Tries to Bail is illustrated by Joe Hox and edited by Nan Powlison.

Safe and Sound by best-selling author David Powlison guides readers to see the normality of their struggles with themselves, the world around them, and the powers of darkness. Counselors tend to be interested in what they can easily describe: psychological dynamics, social influences, and physiological givens. But how does the uncanny power of darkness fit in with the more accessible factors in a person's life? By carefully unpacking Ephesians 6 with vivid case studies and biblical wisdom, Powlison helps readers humanize those struggles and bear the relevance of the love of God in Christ for those struggles. In this helpful guide, Powlison addresses many questions with gospel answers regarding the reality of spiritual warfare, including "What is spiritual warfare?" and "How does Ephesians disciple us in spiritual warfare?" Safe and Sound presents Ephesians as a book about our conflict with darkness--within ourselves, with other people, and with the spiritual forces of evil. Powlison demonstrates how the message of Christ's triumph over all that is evil, dark, and deadly rings true, and how spiritual warfare is our participation in the Lord's cosmic war with darkness. To stand up against evil, Powlison encourages readers to pray pointedly and listen to Scripture intently, standing with other brothers and sisters in Christ and relying on the strength God himself gives.

English title: How Does Sanctification Work? Le processus de la sanctification est un processus minemment personnel et organique. Il ne saurait faire l'objet d'une formule passe-partout. Un bon nombre de conceptions populaires tentent de r duire le processus de la croissance chr tienne un mod le unique: Souvenez-vous de la gr ce pass e. Rappelez-vous de votre identit en Christ. Usez des moyens de la gr ce. Disciplinez-vous. Mais l' criture pr sente la dynamique de la sanctification d'une multitude de fa ons diff rentes. La mani re dont une personne est transform e l'image de Christ ne peut s'expliquer par un facteur, une v rit ou un protocole unique. David Powlison nous montre les fa ons toutes particuli res et personnelles dont Dieu intervient dans la vie des gens, l o ils sont, dans le but de les transformer. Il le fait en entrem lant des histoires v cues, des enseignements bibliques et des r flexions th ologiques. Il souligne la grande diversit des facteurs qui interviennent dans ce changement, et nous aide ainsi balayer les g n ralisations h tives et les r ponses toutes faites qui surgissent lorsque nous sommes la recherche de conseils pour cro tre dans la saintet . Ce livre constitue une excellente ressource pour comprendre les mille facettes du processus de sanctification - un voyage minemment personnel qui dure toute une vie. AuteurDAVID POWLISON (Ph. D., Universit de Pennsylvanie) est enseignant, conseiller et directeur ex cutif de la Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation. Il est galement le r dacteur en chef du Journal of Biblical Counseling et l'auteur de Vers une relation d'aide renouvel e et de Dire la v rit avec amour.

English title: Making all Things NewLa sexualit a toujours fait partie du merveilleux plan de Dieu pour sa cr ation. Cependant, depuis l'apparition du p ch , notre monde est rempli de personnes qui ont t bris es par le p ch sexuel. Heureusement, Dieu travaille toujours notre restauration. Ce livre offre de l'espoir tant la personne qui vit dans l'immoralit sexuelle qu' celle qui en a t victime. Il rappelle chacun la gr ce de J sus-Christ qui, dans sa mis ricorde, intervient chaque moment de notre parcours vers la restauration. L'auteur, David Powlison, nous montre la voie vers une transformation profonde qui surpasse tout ce que le monde peut offrir. Il nous rappelle que la solution ne se trouve pas dans une d termination renouvel e, un pardon superficiel ou des formules simplistes, mais dans la mis ricorde authentique et durable du Dieu qui fait toutes choses nouvelles. AuteurDAVID POWLISON est d tenteur d'une ma trise en th ologie du Westminster Theological Seminary, ainsi que d'une ma trise et d'un doctorat de l'universit de Pennsylvanie. Il est professeur, conseiller et directeur g n ral de la Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation. Il est galement le r dacteur en chef du Journal of Biblical Counseling et l'auteur de plusieurs livres.

This beautifully illustrated book invites children to remember the Lord is near when they are anxious. Zoe, a fearful mouse, is worried about a class trip. As she talks with her parents, Zoe realizes she can turn to God for help. Papa Mouse gives her a verse from the "Great Book" that she can read when she is afraid. She learns that she can tell God all about her fears, and he will comfort her. Also included is a tear-out page of "Back Pocket Bible Verses" that will give children a practical way to remember God's words when they are afraid. A new series of hardback, illustrated children's books for three-to eight-year-olds--each centered on an animal family--bring gospel help and biblical counsel to families. The animal characters, colorful illustrations, and the real-life issues each animal family face will captivate children. The first three books address anxiety, anger, and failure bringing biblical help and hope to issues every child faces. The last page of each book contains information for parents on how God, in his Word, helps children apply biblical truth to specific issues. Together children and parents will be guided by the stories into meaningful conversations about living by faith in the details of everyday life.

Everyone gets frustrated when something important to them goes wrong. In Jax's Tail Twitches, the whole Squirrel family ends up out of sorts when acorn gathering doesn't go according to plan. Although Papa, Mama, Jax, and Caspian Squirrel all get angry, they also learn about the power of saying sorry, seeking forgiveness, remembering God's words, and praying together. Edited by David Powlison, Jax's Tail Twitchesends with a special section that guides parents in teaching children how the gospel of Jesus Christ changes how we respond when life goes wrong. Also included is a tear-out page of Back Pocket Bible Verses that will help children and adults remember to turn to God for help when they are angry. A new series of hardback, illustrated children's books for three-to eight-year-olds--each centered on an animal family--bring gospel help and biblical counsel to families. The animal characters, colorful illustrations, and the real-life issues each animal family face will captivate children. The first three books address anxiety, anger, and failure bringing biblical help and hope to issues every child faces. The last page of each book contains information for parents on how God, in his Word, helps children apply biblical truth to specific issues. Together children and parents will be guided by the stories into meaningful conversations about living by faith in the details of everyday life.