THE PURPOSE OF THE LEADER’S GUIDE



The Purpose of the Leader’s GuideThis Leader’s Guide was designed to be used in a group that is viewing the DVD’s of the Freedom From Addictive Behaviors Conference. The purpose is to present the truth that sets you free and discuss how they can appropriate that truth in their lives. For many long years I struggled with the bondage of addiction. I tried everything I knew of and what anyone suggested -- all to no avail. I was fifty-one years old and had been a Christian for 18 years before I found my freedom. I was also a seminary graduate and a former pastor. Since I discovered the truth that sets you free in 1988, it has been my privilege to share it with others. Jesus said “ Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."(John 8:32). I had mistakenly believed that freedom was something I had to strive to attain. I didn’t know that it was part of the package when I became a Christian. I didn’t know freedom was my birthright as a child of God and my rightful inheritance. I find that most of the people struggling with addictive behavior don’t understand this truth either. These messages presented and these discussion questions are designed to point the person to Christ, who said, "If the Son sets you free, then you are free indeed” (John 8:36).The purpose is to drive home the fact that “truth sets you free” and that all of our sincere efforts will not do it. My desire is to point the person to Christ who has done everything necessary for us to be free and live in peace and joy.My prayer for you and the ones who participate in this is “that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe.” (Ephesians 1:17-19).Mike QuarlesDirector of Grace Walk Recovery MinistryDiscussion Questions for the Following Messages#1 The Strange Odyssey of A Legalistic Preacher Who Became A Drunk, Discovered Grace and Was Set Free -- Mike Quarles testimony of how he found freedom from the bondage of addictive behavior.#2 How A Wife Found Her Freedom by Facing Her Husband’s Alcoholism -- Julia Quarles testimony of how she found freedom from the addictive behavior of codependency and performance-based acceptance.#3 The Problem Of Addiction -- A Biblical understanding of the problem of addictive behaviors so that we can lay a proper foundation for recovery.#4 The Price For Freedom -- The requirement for experiencing freedom and why so few are experiencing it.#5 God’s Answer For Addiction -- Understanding God’s clear, definitive and complete answer for addictive behavior is freedom in Christ#6 Strongholds Of Addiction -- The lies we believe that keep us in the bondage of addictive behaviors#7 Forgiveness Your #1 Ticket to Freedom -- The hardest and most liberating thing that you will ever do is to forgive from the heart.#8 How To Walk Free And Stay Free -- How to walk in freedom by renewing your mind and win the battle for the mind.#9 The Basics of Recovery to Freedom In Christ -- A summary of the truth that sets you free and keeps you free.Presented by Mike And Julia QuarlesMike and Julia Quarles are on staff with Grace Walk Ministries and are the Directors of the Grace Walk Recovery Ministry. They teach the Freedom From Addictive Behaviors Conference. Mike is a former pastor and a graduate of Reformed Theological Seminary. After leaving the pastorate and returning to business, he struggled with alcoholism for eight years. He has served as a counselor with Grace Ministries International in Atlanta. Prior to coming with Grace Walk Ministries, Mike and Julia served as the Directors of the Freedom in Christ Recovery Ministry for 12 years. Mike and Julia are the parents of three grown children and have seven grandchildren. They live in Roswell, Georgia. Mike and Julia have written a book with Dr. Neil Anderson, Freedom From Addiction, in which Mike tells how he finally found his freedom and Julia, tells how she found her freedom from codependency. Also with Dr. Anderson they wrote a Freedom From Addiction Workbook. It takes you through an intensive personal appraisal to show you the lies you believe that are keeping you in bondage and contains an in-depth inductive Bible study that shows you the truth that sets you free. A Freedom From Addiction Video Seminar is also available that introduces each session of the Workbook. One Day at a Time is a devotional for overcomers coauthored with Dr. Anderson.In 2012 Harvest House published Mike Quarles and Steve McVey’s book on Helping Others Overcome Addictions. Part 1 tells how to help others who are struggling with addictions with information on codependency and Part 2 lays out steps, guidelines and principles for setting up a recovery ministry where people find true and lasting freedom in Christ. How to Use This Leader’s GuideThere are ten discussion questions for each message presented on the Freedom from Addictive Behaviors Conference. After viewing the message, the leader should begin by asking the first question. There are two types of questions. One is a question that is based on the message just viewed. There is really only one correct answer, but there may be other facets and different ways of framing the answer. To make sure that you do not stray too far, there is a KEY after each one of these questions. This is for you to help bring them back to the truth if they get off track and it can be used for a summary after the discussion winds down.The other question is an open question and has no correct answer as it calls for the person’s opinion. The open questions can be recognized, as they do not have a KEY after them. These questions could stimulate the most discussion, but you may need to remind the group from time to time that the purpose is not to air their opinions, and/or discuss their problems but to get at the truth that sets free and discover what God says.Each member of the group should have a Freedom from Addictive Behaviors Conference Manual which is basically an outline of the message to follow along during the message. The Conference Manual can be downloaded for free atIt is really fairly simple. Your biggest challenge will be to keep them on track and help them get to the truth that is presented. Guidelines in Leading the Group Discussion1. Keep in mind that though the truth does set you free, some will be living in such deception that they will need someone to help them deal with their issues so they can believe and appropriate the truth. If they need counseling you can go to and click on members that offer Christ-centered counseling. We also have a list of Christian Treatment Centers for substance abuse.2. Don’t let one person dominate. Always point them back to the truth that is presented. You may need to say, “Let’s give others a chance to share also”. If you need to, you could meet with them individually between meetings.3. Don’t be afraid to confront people with the truth. We should always “speak the truth in love”. 4. Ask some in the group to look up the Scripture references and the quotes from the Conference Manual and read them.5. If one of the group seems reluctant to participate, ask them “What do you think?” on one of the open questions. However if they are unwilling to participate, don’t push them.6. This is primarily the first step in a study that Grace Walk Recovery Ministry has designed for those who desire to be free from addictive behavior. Other resources include the Freedom From Addiction book, the Freedom From Addiction Workbook, the Freedom From Addiction Video Seminar and the One Day at a Time Devotional for those who are serious and want to go deeper.7. Don’t focus on the problem. Focus on the solution. Don’t allow people to spend too much time on their problems. Remind them they are there to find the truth that sets free.Session #1 The Strange Odyssey of a Legalistic PreacherWho Became a Drunk, Discovered Grace and Was Set FreeGoals of Session (1) To show the devastating effects of addiction(2) To give a practical illustration of how programs and methods will not set you free(3) To give a personal example of how knowing and believing the truth will set you freeDiscussion Questions1. Why couldn’t Mike answer the policeman’s question, “Why do you do it?”KEY - Addiction is bondage and he is unable to stop doing it on his own. 2. What did alcohol do for Mike?KEY - It did something for him that nothing else had been able to do. The primary things it did for him were: a. It enabled him to overcome his self-consciousness, b. Escape pain and stress and c. Feel better about himself.3. What did your addiction do for you that nothing else had been able to do?4. Why did Mike turn back to alcohol after leaving the pastorate even though he was a Christian?KEY - He had never learned to look to God to meet his needs for acceptance and worth and didn’t know who he was in Christ and he saw himself as a total failure.5. Why didn’t any of the 30 things work that Mike tried ? KEY - He was depending on what He did (programs, methods, steps, etc.) and was operating in the flesh and only Christ can set you free ( see John 8:36).6. What good things have you tried in the past that didn’t bring you freedom because you were depending on what you did (doing your best, trying hard, etc.)?7. Is it possible that you, like Mike, have struggled because your theology (your beliefs about yourself, God and life) are wrong? (See John 8:32).8. What was the truth that set Mike free? KEY - Romans 6:6,7 - The old sin-loving sinner had been crucified. We are now new creations who have died to sin, are freed from it and alive to God- See 2 Cor: 5:17.9. Mike says there is only one thing that keeps you in bondage and only one thing that sets you free. What are they?KEY - Lies keep you in bondage and truth sets you free.10. What are some lies you have believed about yourself that have kept you in bondage?Session #2 - How a Wife Found Her Freedom by Facing Her Husband’s Addiction - Julia’s TestimonyGOALS - (1) To understand that the same truth that sets you free from addiction sets you free from codependency and all addictive behavior. (2) To understand how to relate to someone struggling with addiction in a loving and redemptive way. (3) To understand that the main issue in life is your relationship with Christ, not your relationship with another person.1. Why was it so difficult for Julia to take a stand and not tolerate sin and ungodly behavior? NOTE - Only one woman in ten will leave a husband who has addictive behavior.KEY - Codependency is trying to get your needs met through another person and howthey respond to you by what they say or do. She was looking to Mike to get her basic needs met.2. What was the most loving and redemptive thing Julia did during Mike’s addiction?KEY - She finally took a stand and kicked him out of the house.3. How was Julia able to reach out in love to Mike after all the hurt he had done to her?KEY - By faith. She didn’t feel like it, but she trusted God and reached out (see Phil. 2:13).4. What truth did Julia learn that enabled her to be free in Christ?KEY - Her identity in Christ.5. What do you think were the most important truths that Julia learned about God, herself and life?KEY - She had worth and value because she is in Christ -- God doesn’t require a wife to put up with sinful behavior -- Sometimes love must be tough and say no -- Taking on someone else responsibility only fosters more irresponsibility -- Only God can change someone else -- The past is past, but the pain from it can only be dealt with through forgiveness -- We’re unconditionally loved and accepted by God and do not have to perform for His love and acceptance.6. What did Julia accomplish in all her sincere efforts to change her husband?KEY - Nothing, in fact it was counter-productive.7. Why was Julia’s goal to have a happy home and marriage not good and led to unhappiness?KEY - A goal is not a good or achievable if it depends on someone else. Goals should only involve ourselves to be achieved. Our main goal is to know Christ and abide in him.8. Julia said that she knew Christ had died for her sins, but she learned something else that happened at the cross that changed her life and enabled her to find freedom. What was it?KEY-That she died with Christ and died to sin and was now free from sin (see Rom. 6:6, 7).9. Julia learned that Christ didn’t want to strengthen and improve her flesh and change her life, but He wanted to do what?KEY - To exchange her life with Christ’s life so she could trust Him to live His life through her. To understand that Christ was her life.10. How do you think knowing your identity in Christ and that you have died to sin and are freed from it can enable you to be free of whatever your struggle is? Session #3 - The Problem of AddictionGOALS - (1) To gain a biblical perspective of addiction and to learn what it is. (2) To understand how addiction develops. (3) To understand why addiction is so difficult to break.1. What is addiction?KEY - Addiction is spiritual bondage (see Prov. 23:29-35; 2 Pet. 2:19 and page 9 FIC Manual).2. Addiction develops from what two basic God-given needs that we have?KEY - Acceptance (love, security, and belonging) and Worth (value, significance, importance).3. What does the Bible call it when we try to meet our needs in our own resources, independent of God?KEY - Flesh (the self-life) (See page 8 FIC Manual).4. Mike believed that he was insecure, inadequate, inferior and guilty. What have you believed about yourself that has helped keep you in bondage to your addiction?5. Mike gave an example of a pro baseball player as an example of how flesh patterns operate. Can you think of any more examples?6. What do you do that makes you feel better about yourself (such as making money, performing well, looking good, having new clothes, being in a relationship) etc.?7. How do you protect and defend yourself: succeed, cope, deal with problems and failure, and escape?8. What is the biggest reason that addiction is so difficult to break?KEY - It is connected to how we find life and identity (that is how we meet our needs for love/acceptance and worth/value).9. What does Oswald Chambers say is Satan’s counterfeit for the fullness of the Holy Spirit?KEY - Drunkenness, high on drugs and the sexual experience (See Eph. 5:18).10. What is the essence of addiction? What would be the answer for that?KEY - The essence of addiction is self-consciousness and the answer is God-consciousness. That is understanding who God is, how much He loves you, what He has done for you, who you are in Christ, that you are dead to sin and alive to God, and Christ lives in you and is your life.Session #4 - The Price For FreedomGOALS - (1) To understand why so few people get free from addiction. (2) To understand what the price for freedom is. (3) To understand how our basic inclination works against our finding freedom.1. According to Mike’s teaching on John 5, what are most people depending on to get free?KEY - Another person (counseling) and/or an experience (program, treatment, spiritual zap).2. What have you depended on in the past?3. What does Mike say are the three conditions of freedom?KEY- 1) Desire above all else, not to stop, but to get right with God. 2) Desperation- give up on self and everything else. 3) Depend on Christ alone, not Christ plus a program, 12 Steps, etc.4. What is the price for freedom?KEY - Yourself and your way of living to meet your needs of love/acceptance and worth/value.5. Why do most people not want to do what is necessary to get free of their addiction?KEY - They want to get rid of their addiction but are unwilling to let God change them as a person.6. What is the offense of the cross?KEY - We are born sinners and there is nothing good in our flesh (our resources) and Godhas to crucify us with Christ and make us new creations. We have nothing to recommendus to God. There is nothing that we can do to shape us up or to get our act together.7. What does it take for people to stop their addiction and find freedom?KEY - When they come to the end of themselves and their resources.8. In Romans 7:24, why didn’t Paul say “What” can set you free?KEY - There is no “what” that can set you free. No program, no method, no steps, no treatment center, no church, no principle, no book can set you free. Only a “Who” can set you free. Only Christ can set you free. (See John 8:36).9. Many have thought the problem with people struggling with addiction is weakness, low morals, bad character, but what is it instead of weakness?KEY - The person is too strong to give up on themselves and trust God. (See 2 Cor. 12:9, 10).10. Mike and Dr. Neil Anderson say that the best day of their lives was when they came to the end of themselves. Why do you think they say that?Session #5 - God’s Answer for AddictionGOALS - (1) To show God’s clear and definitive answer for addiction. (2) To understand what God has done for you to experience freedom in Christ. (3) To understand that freedom is not an attainment, but a discovery of the truth that sets free.1. According to Romans 6, what has God done for you to be free in Christ?KEY - The old person that you were was crucified with Christ, so that you died to sin and have been freed from it (See Rom. 6:6, 7).2. What is your proper response to what God has done?KEY - Believe the truth of what God says (See Rom. 6:8). 3. The Bible says we died to the law of sin, but that we didn't die to sinning. What does this mean in a practical way? KEY - We died to the law (power) of sin. The law of sin is still in operation just like the law of gravity. So we can still choose to sin, but we don’t have to. Just as the law of aerodynamics can overcome the law of gravity, the law (power) of the spirit of life in Christ (which is in us) overcomes the law of sin and death (see Rom. 8:2).4. When Romans 6 says the old self (man) was crucified with Christ, what does it mean by the old self (man)?KEY - The old person is the man I used to be in Adam (before I became a Christian), but which I am no longer (See Gal. 2:20 and Martin L. Jones quote on page 20 in the Manual).5. What must I do or experience to be free in Christ?KEY - Nothing- - our identity and our freedom in Christ is an issue of belief not performance or experience. It is for freedom that Christ has set us free (Gal. 5:1). It is a done deal whether we believe it, act like it, feel it or look like it.6. How do you die to sin?KEY - You don’t. You can’t do something that’s already been done. You have died to sinthrough your co-crucifixion with Christ. It’s now your choice to believe it or not (see Rom. 6:11).7. Why do you think Martin Lloyd Jones says the New Testament method of teaching sanctification is to understand that the old self (man) is not there?KEY - If we understand that, we quit trying to shape ourselves up and begin to believe what God has done and who we are in Christ, i.e. we’re dead to sin, freed from it and alive to God. I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. (Gal 2:20) 8. Do you believe the Christian life is learning the principles of the Bible and trying to live by them?KEY - No, the Christian life is lived by faith in Christ.9. What have you believed is essential for living the Christian life and overcoming addiction?10. Why is it so important to understand our true identity in Christ?KEY - We always act consistently with what we believe about ourselves. Session # 6 Strongholds of Addiction - The Lies That Keep Us in BondageGOALS - (1) To understand that lies are the basis of the strongholds of addictive behavior that keep us in bondage. (2) To understand that deception is the basis of all bondage. (3) To realize that believing just one lie can keep you in bondage.1. What’s our greatest need and our greatest fear?KEY - Our greatest need is to be accepted and our greatest fear is to end up alone and unaccepted.2. What has God done to deal with our problems of insecurity?KEY - He has adopted us as His children and placed us in Christ. Christ lives in us and He has promised to never leave us or forsake us and take us to live with him for eternity.3. How has insecurity and rejection affected your life and your addiction?4. How does hopelessness keep us in bondage?KEY - If we believe the lie that we are hopeless, we will stay in bondage as long as webelieve it.5. How does believing that you’re different and that your problem is different keep you in bondage?KEY - Because we will believe we need a different answer and that the Gospel of Christ and what He has done for us on the cross will work for others, but not for us.6. If we are overcome by past sins and failures, what is the problem?KEY - We see ourselves as a product of the past instead of a product of the cross.7. What is the primary defense mechanism that keeps us from getting help with our addiction?KEY - Denial that we have a problem that we need to deal with.8. Do you think guilt and addiction are related? How does guilt influence addiction?9. What is the great deception about the Christian life about what it takes to live it?KEY - That it is up to me to live the Christian life by what I do (spiritual disciplines, observing laws, rules, steps, principles) instead of faith in Christ and His finished work on the cross.10. What truth do you need to know to be free from performing, trying to measure up, do what’s right and be a good Christian?KEY - We are dead to the law, released from it and are not under law, but under grace. (See Rom.7:4-6; Rom. 6:14).Session #7 - Forgiveness - Your #1 Ticket to FreedomGOALS - (1) To understand what it means to forgive from the heart. (2) To understand what forgiveness is and what it is not. (3) To understand that forgiveness is essential to freedom and and what it means to really forgive someone.1. How does anger affect us and how does it keep us in the bondage of addiction?KEY - If we let the sun go down on our anger by not forgiving, Satan gets a foothold in our life. If he has a foothold in your life, there is bondage in your life (Eph. 4:26,27).2. Why should we forgive?KEY - First, it is required by God. Second, it is essential for freedom and finally, it is the only way to stop the pain.3. What are the necessary elements in forgiving?KEY - It is an act of the will. It is a choice. And it is done by faith.4. Why should we never wait until we feel like it to forgive?KEY - Because you will never get to that point.5. What does it mean to forgive from the heart?KEY - To understand how the offense made you feel and to forgive the person not only for what they did, but for how it made you feel (particularly about yourself, such as stupid, unloved, etc.)6. Should we forgive a person if they haven’t asked for forgiveness and repented?KEY - Yes, forgiveness is primarily between you and God. It is essential for your relationship with God and for your freedom.7. Why is it so difficult to forgive? KEY - It goes against our concept of justice. But also Satan will do everything he can to deceive us into thinking we don’t need to or have already done so, because he knows it is the most liberating thing we can do.8. How has anger affected your addiction? What have you seen it do in other’s lives?9.If we forgive, will the hurt and pain disappear and will we forget the offense?KEY - It will not happen overnight, but in time the pain will go away. Even though we probably will not forget the offense, we will be able to think about it without the hurt and pain.10. Do you think Mike and Julia would be married today if Julia hadn’t forgiven Mike? What examples do you know personally of lives that have been changed because of forgiveness?Session #8 - How to Walk Free and Stay FreeGOALS - (1) To understand that the battle is in the mind. (2) To learn to take thoughts captive so we can walk free and stay free. (3) To realize that we can choose what we think and choose to think truth.1. How does Satan get us to do wrong?KEY - He puts thoughts in our minds. See John 13.2 and Acts 5:3.2. How will our lives be transformed so that we will know God’s will and walk in it?KEY - Our lives will be transformed as we renew our minds with the truth. See Romans 12:2.3. How can we renew our minds in a practical way? KEY - By taking thoughts captive, i.e. refuse to think about things that do not line up with the truth and making a conscious choice to think truth, regardless of how we feel.4. What is the alternative to not taking thoughts captive?KEY - We accept thoughts that Satan puts into our mind and the result is we believe lies, which results in the bondage of addictive behavior.5. Is it possible to have some control over our emotions so they don’t control and dominate us?KEY - Yes, although we can’t change our emotions, we can change what we think and our emotions are a by product of our thoughts.6. What is the key to being free and staying free?KEY - Knowing, believing and thinking the truth and walking by faith in the truth = freedom.7. What is Satan’s strategy for getting you to indulge your addiction?KEY - By beating you down and getting you to believe lies when you are under stress. Lies such as I’m no good, I’m worthless, I’m unlovable, I’m dirty, I’m stupid, I’m hopeless, etc. so you will be tempted to give up and go back to your addiction.8. What are lies you have believed about yourself that have led to addictive behavior?9. Why is it counter productive and even self-destructive to call yourself an alcoholic, addict, homosexual, anorexic, bulimic, gambler, sex addict, codependent, perfectionist, etc.?10. Why is it so difficult to take thoughts captive?KEY - Because a lot of the time our feelings tell us the opposite of the truth, but truth is what God says regardless of how I feel. Many times our feelings don’t measure up with the truth and if we go along with our feelings, we will usually end up defeated and in bondage. Session #9 - The Basics of Recovery to Freedom in ChristGoals - (1) To set forth the basic truths we need to know to be free in Christ. (2) To understand what needs to be the core and foundation of any recovery ministry. (3) To realize that it is lies we believe that keep us from experiencing freedom in Christ.1. What is the basic truth that is needed at the core of any recovery ministry and in our lives to be free?KEY - We must know that the old sin loving sinner we were is crucified, dead, buried and no more and who we are in Christ and that Christ is our life and He is living our life to be free and walk free.2. If our root problems are not behavior, what are they?KEY - Faulty belief systems or lies we believe. All behavior is determined by what we believe.3. Discuss the statement, “A person who understands who he is in Christ will not engage in self-destructive behavior as a lifestyle.”KEY - We will always act consistently with how we view ourselves. 4. If we don’t have a good understanding of grace, how do you think it will show up in our lives?KEY - We will be performing and trying to measure up to be accepted by God and others.5. If we don’t know who we are in Christ, where will we get our identity?KEY - We will believe who we are is determined by what we do.6. How can a wrong view of God keep you from finding freedom in Christ?7. If we have not learned to resist Satan, how will it affect us?KEY - We will be open to the lies that he tells us and that will control us.8. What does Mike mean when he says that addiction is not the root problem?KEY - Addiction is a symptom of the root problem. The root problem is a misbelief (lie) which directs our behavior.9. What is the key that enables you to appropriate your identity in Christ and know you’re not a sin-loving sinner, but a new creation?KEY - Co-crucifixion. If we know that our old self was crucified with Christ, and that we are united with Him in death, burial, resurrection and ascension, it enables us to believe we are new creations. See Romans 6:1-8.10.What is Satan’s primary weapon against you to keep you in bondage?KEY - Lies. (See John 8:32).Freedom From Addictive behaviors Conference – A conference for those suffering from addictive behavior and the ones who love them. Find freedom from Life Controlling Problems & Habitual Sins Addiction and Co-dependency Anger and Bitterness Perfectionism and Workaholism Performance-based Acceptance & Low Self-esteem Eating Disorders and Irrational Fears Sexual Addiction and Pornography Stress and AnxietyThe Freedom from Addictive Behaviors Conference consists of nine sessions:#1 The Strange Odyssey of a Legalistic Preacher Who Became a Drunk, Discovered Grace and Was Set Free - Mike Quarles testimony of how he found freedom from the bondage of addiction.#2 The Problem Of Addiction - A Biblical understanding of the problem of bondage (addiction) #3 The Price For Freedom - The requisite for experiencing freedom and why so few experience it.#4 God’s Answer For Addiction - God’s clear, definitive and complete answer for bondage (addiction).#5 Strongholds Of Addiction - The lies people believe that keep them in the bondage of addiction.#6 Forgiveness Your #1 Ticket to Freedom - The hardest & most liberating thing that you will ever do #7 How To Walk Free And Stay Free - How to walk in freedom by renewing your mind. #8 The Basics of Recovery to Freedom In Christ -A summary of the truth that sets and keeps you free.The Conference is usually held on Friday night and during the day SaturdayThe above is also offered as a six session webinarGrace Walk Recovery Ministry Leadership Training SeminarA ten session seminar that covers each section of the Freedom from Addiction Workbook with the goal of equipping the person to understand that addiction is a spiritual stronghold and the truth that sets you free so they can help those struggling with addictive behavior to find true and lasting freedom in Christ. The ten sessions cover: How You Got Where You Are – Understanding how addictive behavior develops and how they got where they are. What Keeps You in Bondage – Understanding that truth sets you free and lies keep you in bondageto addictive behavior. Giving up on self – Understanding that coming to the end of self is the prerequisite to finding freedom Understanding the Gospel and Your Heavenly Father – Understanding that God’s love for us is unconditional as He is love and acquiring a proper concept of your heavenly Father. Our Identity in Christ – Understanding the power and freedom of who we are in Christ. Freedom From Fear – Learning to live free from fear and by faith choosing to cast all our cares upon Him and not worry about tomorrow. Freedom From the Past and Victory Over Sin – Understanding that because of the finished work of Christ on the cross we are free from sin and it is no longer our master, because we are no longer under law, but under grace. Freedom From Performance-based Acceptance – We’re completely accepted by God and He is going to love us through all eternity regardless of what we do or don’t do The Battle for the Mind – Learning the truth that enables you to walk free and keeps you free. Growing in Grace – Understanding that growth and maturity take place not from our sincere efforts, but as we understand that we are under grace and live by faith in the truth of God’s word, relying on Christ to be our life in the power of the Holy Spirit.This can be done in five two-hour sessions following the Conference. If you are in the Atlanta area, the training can be done over five weekly sessionsThe above is also offered as an eight session webinar ................
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