Welcome to Lesson Seventeen!
Introduction
So far we’ve applied the Spiritual Self Defense process to negative feelings like fear, shame, invalidation that come from pain lies. Now we’ll take this same process and apply it to some new situations like temptation, guilt, and sadness.
Lesson links
Questions: Pages 231-236 (selected questions)
Answers to “Check your understanding” questions
Sin, temptation, addiction, life-controlling issues
Please read page 197 (link above), and then discuss the following question in your local group or on the Facebook page.
Group discussion pp. 233–235 question 14. How do you adapt this process to address temptations, unholy desires, addictions and life controlling issues? (see page 197+)
Guilt
Please read page 198–199 (link above), and then discuss the following question in your local group or on the Facebook page.
Group discussion pp. 233–235 question 16. Someone comes to you feeling guilt over a specific sin. How can you use this process to help them? (see page 198+)
Sadness
Please read page 199–201 (link above), and then discuss the following question in your local group or on the Facebook page.
Group discussion pp. 233–235 question 17. Explain the process for resolving sadness. (see page 199+)
Congratulations! Lesson Seventeen complete!
In Lesson Eighteen, we discuss the process of forgiving others. This is one of the most powerful applications of Spiritual Self Defense—when Jesus gives us the supernatural ability to forgive.
Look forward to seeing you next time!
Dwight
Reading and other links
Chapter 5
Sections 5.5.H-5.5.J
Reading: Pages 197-201
Questions: Pages 231-236 (selected questions)
Links to other pages in the Spiritual Self Defense textbook
Glossary & index (pages 285-289) | Answers to “Check your understanding” questions (pages 278-284) | Table of contents (pages 3-9) | About the author (page 290) | Cover page (page 1) | Copyright page (page 2) | How this book came to be (page 11) | How to get the most from this book (page 12) | Other books to explore (page 10)
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