Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook: Providing Biblical Hope and Practical Help for 50 Everyday Problems
"June shows us how to use biblical truth to change minds,
hearts, and lives."
--Dr. Mark L. Bailey
President, Dallas Theological
Seminary
Bestselling author June Hunt's Biblical Counseling Handbook is now available as an ebook! This powerful resource is based on many years of careful research, thousands of counseling phone calls, and countless hundreds of pages of written resources produced by Hope for the Heart.
This handbook brings together the very best of June's extraordinary counseling ministry, which has offered Christ-centered hope and guidance to people around the world. The 50 chapters deal with the most pressing issues people face today, and offer practical solutions firmly based on Scripture. Among the topics are...
anger & adultery fear & phobias
alcohol & drug abuse guilt & grief
codependency & cults rejection & rape
depression & divorce self-worth & suicide
Readers will want to keep this life-changing resource handy alongside their Bibles.
Top Highlights
“‘Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.’” (source)
“Listen for the needs and feelings beneath the surface—feelings of being unloved or feeling insignificant or insecure.” (source)
“range from personal comfort and encouragement,1 with general advice and guidance, to a group crisis intervention.” (source)
“First, make a commitment that your counsel be biblical” (source)
“You must reprogram your mind with the right code. Every day for twelve weeks, read these life-changing truths, and pray for God to open your heart.” (source)
"You hold in your hands a treasury of biblical hope and
practical help. While it won't equip you to change people (that's
God job), it will help you handle the Word of Truth accurately and
speak its timeless wisdom into the lives of others."
—Dr. Tim Clinton, president, American Association of Christian
Counselors
"The Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook
provides a virtual lab in biblical counseling. Through practical
application, June shows us how to use biblical truth to change
minds, change hearts, and change lives in the power of the
Spirit."
—Dr. Mark L. Bailey, president, Dallas Theological
Seminary
"June Hunt has been addressing the root issues for hurting
hearts for as long as I have known her. God has given her an
insightful sensitivity not only to identifying human problems but
also to uncovering biblical solutions. All who have hurting hearts
or who minister to wounded spirits need this resource, which is
efficiently arranged and ready to provide answers and tools for
healing. No human resource has more 'hope for the heart!'"
—Dorothy Kelley Patterson, professor of theology in women's
studies, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
"June's handbook includes everything of importance to me for
counseling. It emphasizes the sufficiency of Scripture, the
pre-eminence of Christ, and it is a treasury of practical help to
those in distress."
—Lee LeFebre, president, Exchanged Life Ministries
"For anyone feeling overwhelmed in helping a friend or family
member through abuse, an addiction or any other challenging
problem, now you can feel much more confident. The Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook is a handy,
practical and, best of all, biblical guide that will lead you to
God's solutions."
—Dr. Woodrow Kroll, president, Back to the Bible
International
"June Hunt has blessed the body of Christ with a gift that is
biblically faithful and filled with practical wisdom. The breadth
of topics covered (50 total!) makes this a necessary and valuable
tool for those seeking to provide godly answers to those who are
hurting and wounded in a fallen world."
—Daniel L. Akin, president, Southeastern Baptist Theological
Seminary, Wake Forest, NC
"A great tool, very pragmatic! I recommend it highly."
—Frank Minirth, M.D.
"Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook is a
condensed version of The Biblical Counseling Keys that our
pastoral care staff and community group leaders have been using for
several years to lead people to spiritual and relational healing.
It is a great topical scriptural resource pointing people to Jesus
Christ, the Remedy, that we whole heartedly endorse and recommend
at Watermark Community Church. We are praying this book has a great
impact for the cause of Christ."
—Jim Wimberley, staff pastor, Watermark Community Church
Product Details
- Title : Counseling Through Your Bible Handbook: Providing Biblical Hope and Practical Help for 50 Everyday Problems
- Author: Hunt, June
- Publisher: Harvest House Publishers
- Publication Date: 2008
- ISBN: 9780736932363
June Hunt is the founder and CSO of Hope For The Heart, the nonprofit ministry she founded in 1986. She is the author of the Biblical Counseling Library, a 100-volume collection of topical, biblical counseling manuals, that serves as the foundation for Hope For The Heart’s international broadcasts, training, publishing, teaching, and biblical counseling ministry.