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Gospel of Luke

Following Jesus for Life

Articles on the Gospel of Luke With all the 'missmessages' about today, we are all lookng for the real facts about any important matter. What is really true. This is all the more important with regards to what we believe about Jesus. Interestingly, Luke faced the same problems back at the time after Jesus. Whether the authors of these 'new' perspectives of Jesus were hostile or just misinformed, the consequences can be serious. Luke wanted to get the facts straight not because he would be famous or make money but because he cared for people like Theophilus. Not rightly understanding the facts about Jesus can make a great difference on a person's life. Listen to Luke's way of stating his objective for writing the Gospel of Luke. Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile an account of the things accomplished among us, 2 just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word have handed them down to us, 3* it seemed fitting for me as well, having investigated everything carefully from the beginning, to write it out for you in consecutive order, most excellent Theophilus; 4 so that you might know the exact truth about the things you have been taught.(Luke 1:1-4). Something else is important. Luke was very excited about what it meant to follow Jesus. He was not just a historian in this sense. Although articulate and detailed about historical facts, Luke himself was a follower of Jesus. He followed the Apostle Paul around and knew that all of us like he should follow Jesus. There is no one like him, Jesus the 'son of man' and the 'son of man'. Jesus was the Savior who saves and calls us to join Him in His good work of expanding the Kingdom of God around the world. Luke wants all of us to carefully consider this opportunity. We have listed below the great number of articles we have on the Gospel of Luke. Most are handouts for teaching or messages. A large percentage of them are only in pdf (Adobe Acrobat). If you are going to study or teach the Gospel of Luke, these resources will be very helpful. INTRODUCTION TO CHRIST (Luke 1-3) Luke Introduction pdf Luke Teaching Outline pdf Luke 1:26-38 Christmas Lights pdf Luke 1:31-33 Be Great pdf Luke 1:45-55 Christmas Prayer pdf Luke 1:56-75 Notes pdf Luke 1:57-80 John's Birth pdf Luke 2:1-20 Jesus' Birth pdf Luke 2:8-20 Good News pdf Luke 3:1-38 Jesus & John pdf Luke 3:21-38 Genealogy pdf THE MINISTRY OF CHRIST (Luke 4-9:36) Luke 5:27-32 Needy pdf Luke 5:33-35 Fasting Discipline pdf Luke 5:36-39 New-Wineskins pdf Luke 6:1-11 Sabbath pdf Luke 6:11-19 Character & Calling pdf Luke 7:1-10 Faith html Luke 7:11-17 Widow & Son html Luke 7:18-35 John the Baptist html Luke 7:36-50 Two-debtors html Luke 7:1-50 Faith pdf Luke 8:22-25 Storm-Stilled pdf Luke 8:26-39 Demoniac pdf Luke 8:40-56 Power-Death pdf Luke 9:1-36 Handout Questions pdf Luke 9:1-10 Sending out Twelve html Luke 9:11-17 Feeding of 5000 html Luke 9:18-26 Denial html | Questions Luke 9:27-36 Glory of Christ html Luke 9:37-48 Greatness pdf Luke 9:45-55 Pride & Leadership pdf Luke 9:57-62 Discipleship html | pdf | Questions html | pdf Luke 9:57-10:2 Mission Ready html | pdf | ppt Luke 10:1 Mission Involvement html Luke 10:2a Mission Worldview html Luke 10:2b Prayer & missions html Luke 11:1-5 Content of Prayer pdf Luke 11:14-26 Participating in Prayer pdf Luke 11:14-28 Prayer Strategy pdf Luke 11:5-13 Persistent in Prayer pdf Need free iTunes or QuickTime Click the picture to hear and watch slides! INSTRUCTION IN VIEW OF CHRIST'S REJECTION (Luke 12-19:27) Luke 12:25-26 A Perspective on Worry html Luke 13:1-5 Understanding Disasters html | pdf Luke 13:18-19 Mustard Seed pdf Luke 13:20-30 Leaven & Decisions pdf Luke 13:31-35 Mission Growth pdf L uke 14:1-14 Teaching html | pdf Luke 14:15-35 Commitment html | pdf Luke 15:1-2 Lost pdf Luke 15:3-10 Lost Sheep pdf Luke 15:11-32 Lost Son pdf Luke 16:19-31 Lazarus pdf Luke 17:11-19 Perfect Response pdf Luke 18:1-34 Being Prepared pdf Luke 18:1-8 Hopelessness html Luke 18:9-14 Self-righteous html Luke 18:15-17 Neglected html Luke 18:18-27 False-Confidence html Luke 18:28-30 Faithfulness html Luke 18:31-34 Remember html Luke 18:35-43 Blind Man pdf Luke 19:1-10 Tax Collector pdf Luke 19:11-27 Ten Minas pdf PASSION OF CHRIST & BEYOND LUKE 19:28-24) Luke 19:28-40 Palm Sunday pdf Luke 19:35-38 Entry html Luke 19:41-44 Weep Lost pdf Luke 19:45 20-47 Preach pdf Luke 20:26-40 Eternity pdf Luke 22:1-06 The-Plot html Luke 22:1-30 Introduction html Luke 22:7-13 The Preparation html Luke 22:14-23 The Passover html Luke 22:24-30 Leadership html Luke 22:1-30 Lord's Supper pdf Luke 22:29-36 Temptation pdf Luke 22:31-65 Temptation Handout pdf Luke 24:13-35 Questions pdf Luke 24:13-53 Resurrection pdf

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Christian Premarital Counseling Manual
for Counselors

- Preparing the Two to Be One -

Ever wonder what to say to those engaged couples planning to get married?

Or perhaps, you have done premarital counseling but would like to see what another person might do?

Maybe you just want to get an overview of the whole premarital counseling process.

You might just be one of those church leaders looking for free online resources for premarital counseling.

We hope you find it here in our Christian Premarital Counseling Manual for Counselors.

Premarital counseling is a highly specialized but important form of mentoring for the church. Many churches are starting to implement premarital counseling but have very limited resources.

Biblical Foundations for Freedom (BFF) provides free online resources including both handouts to be used during the sessions as well as worksheets to take home (or to send electronically).

Our hope is that couples will get better counsel, godly advice and a strong biblical foundation. And to top it off, BFF has provided many top quality articles on marriages sorted in three categories: 'Preparing for Marriage,' 'Strengthening Good Marriages' and 'Renewing Poor Marriages.'

Update August 1, 2007

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BFF New Article Update May 17, 2007 Handling Anger

2007-05-17T10:03:13Z

Handling Angry Teens & Children

- An Open Letter -

Parents pretend that their lives are fine. They talk about their success at a certain business adventure or the entertainment event of the day. Many parents, however, face huge problems at home. Outbursts of anger. Temper tantrums. Rage. Hateful, spiteful words. Mean actions. Cursing. Hitting. Yelling. And of course, horrible parent-child relationships and alienation. We would like to begin to address this teenage anger and rage in this article.

Once a child reaches the teen years, problems that have been overlooked, often get out of control. These rage cycles can no longer be ignored. They are much too violent and dangerous. People tend to explain these problems away with a casual statement about the increase of hormones and the onset of puberty, thinking as if fits of anger are normal. The facts do not confirm this. God wants us always to act patiently and graciously. It is not a higher level of hormones that causes an outburst of anger and rage, but an evil heart that lunges forward to seize an opportunity to express itself.

We are convinced that God has enabled His people to handle these situations. We must seek the Spirit of God to work through God's Word in our lives. The problem is that many so-called Christians no longer believe God’s word is relevant to their lives. They have left their faith behind often without knowing it. They drug their children with methylphenidate (ritalin) to hide their parenting failures. Or accept abnormal behavior as normal.

The outburst of anger is not necessarily because of a parent’s neglect. When a teenager resorts to using anger regularly then it shows that parents did not rightly train the child when he was young. As parents we need to be much quicker to humble ourselves before the Lord to seek forgiveness for our failures and seek His help. (Do this now if needed).

I have asked one parent who recently wrote from northern Canada whether I could share our short exchange with others who are asking the same questions. From this letter you can see the problem more clearly. From my response you can begin to understand how to handle such a difficult (some say impossible) situation. At the same time we suggest different links to free materials on anger resolution.

Jesus told us that it is through the truth that people are set free. False beliefs and conclusions will keep us away from God’s powerful Word. Our goal is to release God's truth in such a way that people are set free from their problems to give praise to the Lord. We hope you find these letters helpful. The Mom has already taken some good steps and cares enough to go further. This is just the right attitude that we need as we come before God.

Hello I am the mother of 4 boys.

Been real burdened today over my eldest sons disrespect and terrible anger. He mouths, swears alot around home. I have a hard time to control it. He rages so bad that he pushes and breaks things.

He was on Ritalin for 7 years and raged like this mostly when coming off it. Now he has to learn emotions without drug control. He did give his heart to the lord about 3 years ago. He has a good foundation from homeschooling and christian school. He is now in high school. He has ADHD and has learning disorders.

There are no excuses for his action, we just need to understand him. I pray for deliverance all the time. Something has to be done. His anger is beyond normal. I made a Dr. appointment for Friday...but I hate medication as it only conceals the underlying issue or problem.

What can I do. Dad also has similar problems. He has learned to control it bettter but now has health problems and is burnd out. He recently came through open heart surgery in February.

There has been an awful lot for me, the mom, to deal with. I also have to be the leader. Not scriptural but, I cannot make Dad do it. It has to be God who deals with him personally.

I would appreciate prayer and counsel. I downloaded a bunch of those papers and hope to talk with both my son and hubby about them. Neither one reads well. Do you have any cds or videos on these subjects?

Hope to hear from you.

Kay from northern Canada (not real name)

We really care for such people. The Lord cares for them. No Christian needs to fall victim to anger. Those caught in cycles of anger are much like alcoholics who directly and indirectly hurt others. Each of us has a much higher calling to love, kindness, and all the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Here is my reply (somewhat modified and expanded for this web page) to help a child, a son or daughter, overcome anger. Handling angry children is different than helping angry spouses and other people but some aspects are certainly the same.

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Hi Kay,

I appreciate your attempt to curb the anger in your son and family. I have a few things to suggest. I am not sure what material you have read on anger from the Biblical Foundations for Freedom website. There are a few series of material on handling anger in general and a specific material on handling teens. Some of these later ones also refer to anger. I will refer to these later. They are free online. Copy, edit, translate and print. You can even pass them around.

First of all, I agree that medication only hides the problem. Unfortunately, these drugs, by nature, deepen the misunderstanding that keeps people from solving the anger problem. That is, when a person takes medication, he believes or assumes that his problem is chiefly a chemical problem rather than a moral or character problem. Without accepting one’s own responsibility, there is no solution. Drug treatment is inhumane in this sense. God wants people to see their pain and turn to Him to find healing. His way is much better.

Without much support, you might have to start off that way (with drugs). Lead your son to be a godly man through teaching and training. Hopefully, the drugs can be avoided. They greatly interfere with the teaching process. We need clarity of mind not fogginess. As you read through the material, you will better understand anger and then understand how to handle it.

It seems that the training has already begun. Good for you! Some have not started yet, and it will be much harder, though by God's abundant grace not impossible.

I would first suggest to work through some of these materials (first instructions) before starting medicine. You can of course still meet the doctor but not start taking the medicine. It is a good object lesson. (You can be doped up through life in a dishonoring way or learn how God can work marvelous things in your life).

our son has a choice. The choice itself is a result of God’s marvelous work in the Gospel through Jesus. God wants to do tremendous things in your son's life. He has, from what you have shared, learned how to respond with anger and manipulation through his dad’s example. This high stress life often affects a person's health such as in high blood pressure, though I am not sure it was connected to your husband's heart problem.

The most important thing is to set before your son two choices. (I write as if to him here).

1) Obedience with blessings and testimony.

You humbly seek God's grace in your life to live the way a godly man should. You have every hope to see God not only control your expressions of anger but to start to live from the love that He has put in your heart.

2) Disobedience with great consequences.

You will continue to live without belief that God can help you. Your life will be miserable and you will continue to suffer and hurt others until you wake up to see and repent from your sin.

He is old enough to see these choices. You should explain that you would like to work beside him, but you are to both work together seeking the Lord's help. It is His extraordinary grace that will make such a change. He will need to be deliberate about seeking this grace from God.

Set standards.

Set standards. The sentence in your letter 'his anger is beyond normal' is quite inadequate. Instead 'all anger is sinful' (I will not discuss righteous anger here because it is not in view). He has to see that anger does not accomplish the righteousness of God but is largely a manipulative tactic to get what he wants. He will learn to wait on God for His strength and timing for what He wants. Your son has to see why God is so against anger and why God calls it a sin next to murder (see Matthew 5:22).

Much can be said but I must be brief. You can read the articles to get a more complete understanding of the nature of anger.

Remember that sin, including anger, is always twofold. Sin is the evil things that we do and say to others. Sin, however, also is evil because one neglects to do all those good things that God expects us to say and do but do not.

Examine Sin

If he can see his sin, you need to work out specific examples of how it is bad, then he can more easily humble his heart, confess and repent. Be as specific as possible (e.g. I slam the door shut). He must recognize that anger is not going to be part of his life because it is evil. He belongs to God and wants God's patience and kindness instead of the pain he has brought others just so that he can get his own way. He makes a decision by God's grace to be kind and patient thus seeking to bring about God's care and love into this world through his own life.

If he can get this far and pray in commitment to conquer anger by God's grace, then I have much hope for him without any drugs. If not, he might not be saved and should point out the grievous consequences of seeking his own will in his own way.

Yes, he has learned how to respond wrongly, but he has to accept responsibility for how he lives. Anger is a choice rather than just something that comes upon a person. It might seem like an uncontrollable urge or rage, but this is only because of a habit much like a child's temper tantrum. More is said in the materials below.

Further references.

Now let me refer you to a few web pages. There is no need for me to rewrite what has been written. I will introduce how different materials can help you in your situation. And by all means, keep praying! If you have a godly pastor, get him praying too.

In the Biblical Parenting Principles book, I outline how little children learn anger. They have a seed of anger, but because of poor parenting it is allowed to grow. If children do not learn to properly handle their emotions, they learn how to use these emotions in order to get what they want. These wrong ways are easy to learn because of our sinful tendencies (being selfish).

Developing Self-Control in our Children (Part 4 of parenting series).
Purpose: Develop a scriptural perspective of the need for and the means of cultivating self-control in our children from an early age in order that they may live good and godly lives pleasing to God and focused on serving others.

Setting Boundaries for Children
The training the parents give to their children enables them to tame those desires that would otherwise get out of hand. The more thoroughly the parent implements training, the better it is for the child. The seeds of their evil heart are essentially choked out.

If left uncontrolled, these areas will grow and multiply like weeds. Self-control describes the process where by the child is trained to ignore these desires and live by God's principles. Those without self-control will be dominated by one or more 'thorns' and thus face more problems in life.

The right diagram shows how two growing influences affect a child's life. They start interfering with normal life including education, friends, relationships with parents and of course their relationships with God. If they are not restrained at some point, they will destroy a person' s life. God uses the parent to control these foul desires.

General BFF Anger Articles

(1) Introduction to resolving anger (10 pages)

Overview to Resolving Anger

(2) Teaching on Anger (4 pages)

(3) Charts Helping to Understand Anger (2 pages)

Circumstances & Consequences of Anger

Handling Teens and Older Children
Lastly, we have some articles for handling teens with anger and other problems.

Because anger and bitterness undermine the parent-child relationship, it often becomes the biggest problem that has to be dealt with. More general articles on how to help teens through their struggles.
These articles are also on the parent-teen situation as above but more specifically on how anger develops and steps to resolve (get rid of bitterness and anger). God can help in amazing ways work through some of these things in a very short time.

God has so much to say because He genuinely cares for us and has made a way to live beyond anger! God has personally taught me so much and am eager to see how our gracious Lord can also help your son.

We will pray for you and your family.

In Christ's Majestic Service,

Paul

Most of these articles if not all are available in pdf format on the BFF Discipleship Training CD and the BFF Family Training Cd. Check out the great number of articles on the BFF training CDs.

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BFF New Series! March 6th, 2007

2007-03-06T23:43:56Z

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Book of Titus: A Life Commentary Series

Shaped Into God's Community

Articles on the Book of Titus The churches that are growing are mission churches. They focus their energies on developing God's kingdom as a whole. They have strategically involved themselves in starting new churches. This is the same excitement we find in the Book of Acts. This doesn't mean, however, that the churches that they are planting are not facing crises. These infant churches are the front line of God's kingdom and the injuries are there to prove it. Where the gospel goes forth in power, there the evil one will do his worst to bash God's growing kingdom. The Book of Titus helps us understand how to handle the difficulties new churches face, whether it has to do with leadership weakness, doctrine, false doctrine or other internal struggles. Free powerpoints (ppt) and audio mp3 sermons included!
The Book of Titus: Introduction & overview

Many of the problems facing churches today are not from the pressures on the outside but the unresolved struggles inside. Watch Paul the Apostle as he tries to encourage leadership to rightly deal with these problems without being overbearing.

Thoughout this study, we will see the importance of the local chuch along with its leadership and organization. While The Book of Titus does not give us a comprehensive view of ecclesiology (i.e. study of the church), it does give us, those in the war trenches, that much needed encouragement to continue on building up the church of God.

Introduction to Titus and Outline

Map for Titus

Titus 1:1-4 "Called into His Service"

Calling is an often misunderstood part Christian life. 'Called into His Service' reveals how a calling enables one better to live out that life. In this series we are not only better able to understand Paul's calling into ministry but also to clarigy our own call to follow Christ.

Titus 1:1-4 Called into His Service

Titus 1:1-4 Bible Study Questions

Titus 1:1 Our Calling
Titus 1:1-4 Called into Service (pdf)

Titus 1:1-3 Our Mission
Titus 1:1-4 Slides (ppt)

Titus 1:4 Our Task
Titus 1:1-9 Handout (pdf)

Titus 1:5-9 "Transformed by Godly Standards"

Paul writes to deliberately shape God’s people to look more and more like the bride of Christ. Paul here in verses 1:5-9 mentions two ways to get the church to where she should be. They are significant steps.

They are exactly the prescription that can be written for the church in our modern society today. Why? We first of all see a lack of commitment among God’s people the lack of standards among God's people. Without proper guidelines and protection, they face the exact problems that we now see in the Book of Titus as it describes the church scene in Crete.

Titus 1:5-9 Introduction

Titus 1:5-9 Bible Study Questions

Titus 1:5 Organization of the Church
Titus 1:5-9 Transformed by Godly Standards (pdf)

Titus 1:6-9 Standards for Christian Leaders
Titus 1:5-9 Slides (ppt)

Titus 1:5-9 Audio (mp3)

Titus 2:1-2 "Raising Up Godly Men"

Millions of people call themselves ChristiansBut the question is whether they follow Christ. Paul is concerned with those whose profession and deeds do not match.

Early on in chapter two we will see four categories: Older men, older women, young women and young men. This includes all of the believers. Each has a special description for their stage in life. This confirms again that God wants everyone involved in what He is doing.

Titus 2:1-2 Raising up Godly Men Titus 2:1-2 Bible Study Questions pdf

Titus 2:1 Examining our Beliefs Titus 2:1-2 Slides.ppt

Titus 2:2 Examining our Lives Titus 2:1-2 Raising up Godly Men.pdf
Titus 3:9-15 "Connected & Caring"

The health of the different individual cells comprises the strength of the whole. If we only wanted to form a few super cells, the body would not be able to rightly function and die. The cell’s strength come from their neighboring and differentiating cells.

Paul cared for the health and strength of the church, the body of Christ. Even though this seems and is mystical in a sense, it is very real. This is a major truth that needs to shape and influence how we think about our participation in the local church. Paul himself was shaped by it and ended up in Crete and elsewhere building up the body of Christ. We all have a call to bettering one another.

Titus 3:9-15 Connected & Caring, Intro

Titus 3:9-15 Bible Study Questions pdf

Titus 3:9-11 Discerning Conversations
Titus 3:9-15 Called into Service (pdf)

Titus 3:12-14 Right Relationships
Titus 3:9-15 Slides (ppt)

Titus 3:15 Loving Goodbyes
Titus 3:9-15 Audio (mp3)

Titus 3:1-4 Bible Study Questions pdf

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BFF New Series! January 2nd, 2007

2007-01-03T10:51:23Z

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Book of Ecclesiastes: A Life Commentary Series

– Searching for Significance –

Articles on the Book of Ecclesiastes Solomon had backslidden. When others looked at his life, it seemed wonderfully fulfilling. But when he looked back at his life, he realized that the deeds, pleasures and great accomplishments meant nothing without a close relationship with the Creator. Solomon had a great concern for those caught in the deception of life. The Book of Ecclesiastes stands as a very relevant challenge to modern living in our hedonistic age. His own life story is even included!
Ecclesiastes introduction & overview

Outline of Ecclesiastes
Design &Purpose of Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 2:1-11

The Pursuit of Pleasure Cycle of Satisfaction

The Pleasure Cycle Bible Study Questions

Ecclesiastes2_1-11.pdf Ecclesiastes2_1-11.ppt

Ecclesiastes2_1-11.mp3

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

Independent Success Ecclesiastes 4:9

Ecclesiastes 4:10-12 A Look at Our Lives

Bible Study Questions Ecclesiastes4_9-12.pdf

Ecclesiastes4_9-12.ppt Ecclesiastes4_9-12.mp3

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BFF New! 3 Day Seminars

2006-12-09T23:56:27Z

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Training at its best!

Below we have 3 separate three-day Christian leadership training seminar schedules. Each has links to their source materials. You might be wanting specialized training or are looking for material to train others. This is a good source. The materials are divided into three types of training. Look at the philosophy of ADT to better understand them. Having them altogether in one simple schedule is wonderfully convenient.

Renewal Through God's Word

The Heart of Discipleship

The Making of a Godly Leader

We hope you enjoy the studies!

Brother Paul

ADT 3-Day Training Schedule

We have seen how God has greatly used these 3-day seminars. The Spirit of God is applying the messages to their lives. God has done this but we are very reliant on much prayer. The urgent need of the pastors and evangelists has brought about this 3-day seminar module, even though it cannot meet the more ideal learning situations.

Many of our materials can be used for this seminars, but we have designed three separate 3-day seminars. Each seminar has its own thrust. The messages are tightly bound together and become a powerful time of learning in the Lord. Each of the schedules have the materials linked up. We encourage you to use and distribute BFF materials as you find it helpful.

Renewal Through God's Word

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Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

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BFF New Article - March 23, 2008

Biblical Foundations for Freedom

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Gospel of Luke

Following Jesus for Life

Articles on the Gospel of Luke

INTRODUCTION TO CHRIST (Luke 1-3)

THE MINISTRY OF CHRIST (Luke 4-9:36)

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INSTRUCTION IN VIEW OF CHRIST'S REJECTION (Luke 12-19:27)

PASSION OF CHRIST & BEYOND LUKE 19:28-24)

BFF New Article August 1, 2007

Christian Premarital Counseling Manual for Counselors

- Preparing the Two to Be One -

Ever wonder what to say to those engaged couples planning to get married?

Or perhaps, you have done premarital counseling but would like to see what another person might do?

Maybe you just want to get an overview of the whole premarital counseling process.

You might just be one of those church leaders looking for free online resources for premarital counseling.

We hope you find it here in our Christian Premarital Counseling Manual for Counselors.

Premarital counseling is a highly specialized but important form of mentoring for the church. Many churches are starting to implement premarital counseling but have very limited resources.

Biblical Foundations for Freedom (BFF) provides free online resources including both handouts to be used during the sessions as well as worksheets to take home (or to send electronically).

Our hope is that couples will get better counsel, godly advice and a strong biblical foundation. And to top it off, BFF has provided many top quality articles on marriages sorted in three categories: 'Preparing for Marriage,' 'Strengthening Good Marriages' and 'Renewing Poor Marriages.'

Update August 1, 2007

BFF New Article Update May 17, 2007 Handling Anger

Handling Angry Teens & Children

- An Open Letter -

1) Obedience with blessings and testimony.

2) Disobedience with great consequences.

Set standards.

Examine Sin

Further references.

BFF New Series! March 6th, 2007

Biblical Foundations for Freedom

Releasing God's truth to the world!

******** BFF Update March 6, 2007 **************

Book of Titus: A Life Commentary Series

Shaped Into God's Community

Articles on the Book of Titus

The Book of Titus: Introduction & overview

Titus 1:1-4 "Called into His Service"

Titus 1:5-9 "Transformed by Godly Standards"

Titus 2:1-2 "Raising Up Godly Men"

Titus 3:9-15 "Connected & Caring"

BFF New Series! January 2nd, 2007

Biblical Foundations for Freedom

Releasing God's truth to the world!

******** BFF Update January 2, 2007 **************

Book of Ecclesiastes: A Life Commentary Series

– Searching for Significance –

Articles on the Book of Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes introduction & overview

Ecclesiastes 2:1-11

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

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Biblical Foundations for Freedom

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Renewal Through God's Word

The Heart of Discipleship

The Making of a Godly Leader

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Renewal Through God's Word

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The Making of a Godly Leader

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INTRODUCTION TO CHRIST
(Luke 1-3)

THE MINISTRY OF CHRIST
(Luke 4-9:36)

INSTRUCTION IN VIEW OF CHRIST'S REJECTION
(Luke 12-19:27)

PASSION OF CHRIST & BEYOND
LUKE 19:28-24)

Christian Premarital Counseling Manual
for Counselors

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