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My objective is to assist you in the transformation from who you were to who you can be. This transformation involves new ways of thinking, new ways of understanding one's place in life, and a new perspective on how to deal with the changes ahead. We help each other "stay on course" by keeping our hearts and minds focused on God. I hope to motivate you to live a successful life. We provide a safe place for you to bring questions and doubts, to explore wonders and worries, to imagine the potential of your future, and to learn to recognize the stirrings of God’s Spirit within our lives.
   
Class Dates: 4 April thru 9 May 2006, Tuesday 6:30 PM in the cottage meeting room
   
Current Topic:  
Recovery from Depression  
 Lesson 1  Experiencing Hopelessness  Matthew 27: 41-56
 Lesson 2  Waiting for Hope  Lamentations 3:17-24
 Lesson 3  Making Room for Hope  Psalm 77
 Lesson 4  Receiving Gifts of Hope  I Kings 19:3-9
 Lesson 5  Growing toward Hope  Romans 5:1-8
 Lesson 6  Focusing On the Source of Hope  Psalm 146
     
  Future Studies:  
Recovery from Abuse  
 Lesson 1  A Prayer of Doubt  Psalm 13
 Lesson 2  A Prayer of Helplessness  Psalm 10:1-2, 5-11, 14-18
 Lesson 3  A Prayer of Anguish  Psalm 25:16-21
 Lesson 4  An Inarticulate Prayer  Romans 8:22-27
 Lesson 5  A Prayer to God Who Shares Our Anger  Psalm 18:2-16;19
 Lesson 6  A Prayer to the Father of Compassion  2 Corinthians 1:3-4
      
Recovery from Bitterness  
 Lesson 1  Facing the Hurt  Genesis 42:1-10, 21-24
 Lesson 2  Feeling Anger  Psalm 109
 Lesson 3  Grieving  Psalm 6
 Lesson 4  Letting Go            Romans 12:17-21
 Lesson 5  Accepting Growth  2 Peter 1:2-8
 Lesson 6  Finding Purpose  Mat 26:36-46, Luke 23:33-34
      
Recovery from Broken Relationships  
 Lesson 1  Grieving the Hurts  Psalm 55:1-8; 12-17
 Lesson 2  Seeking Forgiveness  Psalm 130
 Lesson 3  Accepting God’s Grace  John 4: 6-19
 Lesson 4  Experiencing God’s Faithfulness  Isaiah 49:13-16
 Lesson 5  Growing in the Capacity to Love  I Corinthians 13: 1-7
 Lesson 6  Nurturing New Relationships  Colossians 3:12-17
      
Recovery from Codependency  
 Lesson 1  Letting Go of Over-Responsibility  Exodus 18:13-24
 Lesson 2  Letting God Give Us Rest  Matthew 11:28-30
 Lesson 3  Letting Go of Denial  Psalm 102:1-11, 17-20
 Lesson 4  Letting God Help Us Tell the Truth Matthew 18:15-17
 Lesson 5  Letting Go of Blame  Genesis 3:1-13
 Lesson 6  Letting God Take Care of Those We Love  Mark 10:17-23
      
Recovery from Family Dysfunctions  
 Lesson 1  Learning to Talk  Ephesians 4:25-26, 29-32
 Lesson 2  Learning to Talk to God  Jeremiah 33:3; Psalm 116:1-5
 Lesson 3  Learning to Express Feelings  1 Corinthians 12:14-26
 Lesson 4  Learning to Express Feelings to God  Psalm 55:4-8; 34:18
 Lesson 5  Learning to Trust  II Corinthians 6:11-12, 7:2-9
 Lesson 6  Learning to Trust God  Luke 12:22-31
      
Recovery from Fear  
 Lesson 1  Abram’s Fear and God’s Faithfulness   Genesis 12
 Lesson 2  Gideon’s Fear and God’s Encouragement  Judges 6
 Lesson 3  Peter’s Fear and God’s Empower    Acts 4
 Lesson 4  Esther’s Fear and God’s People