184 Quotes by James MacDonald

If our counseling is truly Christ-centered, then the topic of forgiveness will inevitably come up in the journey toward growth and change.

Human sin is stubborn, but not as stubborn as the grace of God and not half as persistent, not half so ready to suffer to win its way

Counseling is ultimately not about the counselee or the counselor, but about the Divine Counselor.

If all you are doing is spending time with the struggling members of your church and you are not building proactively into your church's culture, and you are being shortsighted and limiting the effectiveness of your ministry.

We must evaluate every person, place, product, perspective, position, or pleasure we have looked to in place of the promises of God, and turn away from those things accordingly.

In healthy churches, the pastors life, not just his words, sets the tone for the church.

So often, it's others around us who can see where God wants to grow us even before we see it ourselves.

Any counseling that does not pursue spiritual formation through an intimate relationship with Jesus by faith as one of its chief goals is not worthy to be called BIBLICAL counseling.

We are less interested in the number of disciples and more interested in the quality of discipleship.