Episode 40 is a special treat as Dr. Solomon teaches about healing damaged emotions. This audio is from 1990 but the teaching is priceless. Dr. Solomon mentions diagrams that can be found on the GFI App. These documents are located under GFI Diagrams/Supplementary Diagrams. The links to download the GFI App:

Apple Store link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6446342103

Google Play Store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.subsplashconsulting.s_S8HP79

To learn more about Dr. Solomon, the founder of GFI: https://gracefellowshipinternational.com/about-gfi/history/

In this episode, Dr. John and Mark interview David Cobb. David is an evangelist and you can learn more about him and his ministry by clicking https://dceaonline.wordpress.com.

Links

Book: The Key to Triumphal Living by Jack Taylor

https://www.amazon.com/Key-Triumphant-Living-Adventure-Discovery/dp/0983098018/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ITN2E9WOE8XR&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.4crqlYMqyH7keUMWnNGxwbbmDNJshaWD5p4CPAL_Gns.EsJSWt_YA_uLs-HhneJN12ggkQUFk9WCTUfrvysDyO8&dib_tag=se&keywords=the+key+to+triumphant+living+jack+taylor&qid=1719344168&sprefix=the+key+to+trumph%2Caps%2C91&sr=8-1

Can we find answers in psychology? Should we use psychology in Christianity? John and Mark discuss the value of observable psychology. Understanding the context of rejection and identity helps to see why we function the way we do. For a more in-depth understanding of identity and rejection, listen to episodes 27 and 28. The guys discuss integration and how labels are needed for insurance but can become a "sentence" for people. Labels are descriptive and not our identity. John states that labels are not psychological tattoos. GFI focuses on going beyond coping to the cure. Observable psychology gives us context but Christ is the answer!

To receive a copy of the "Doctor Is In," please email hello@gracefellowshipinternational.com

Links

GFI App: App Store link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6446342103

Google Play Store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.subsplashconsulting.s_S8HP79

YouTube: Counseling Modalities

https://youtu.be/zAUuhMXWqxY?feature=shared

In this episode, John and Mark discuss how the Exchanged Life is both a positional and conditional truth. They both align together. Our position is we are righteous and in Christ. This is a positional and spiritual truth. Our condition is our daily life, these are distinct but interrelated. In the Book of Ephesians chapters 1-3 describe our position and then chapters 4-6 to our condition. Knowing your position in Christ gives you the power to be obedient. Mark speaks of praying specifically to God and making the proper withdrawals. Dr. John describes the difference between "Relationship and Fellowship." Our relationship with Christ is secure but our fellowship can fluctuate. For example, we can quench the Holy Spirit but not lose our position. The guys discuss how many attempt to secure their relationship with God through fellowship but there is no checklist to be right with God. Dr. John encouraged the listeners to memorize Ephesians 2:10, "For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them."

For the .pdf, "Who Am I," please email us at hello@gracefellowshipinternational.com

Links

"The Worthy Walk" by Dr. John Woodward: https://grace-fellowship-international.myshopify.com/products/the-worthy-walk

"Bone of His Bone" by FJ Huegel: https://www.amazon.com/Bone-His-Beyond-Imitation-Christ/dp/0875086896/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2ALBGM1L9YYWM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.X0pw4NUbvP9lMrMESIEdetsiEBi6uadWz1gY35ulHj56RwJVrQ81jYuKK_vqhuQ5yEFktYTgqJGZchXXbbKXYn01YiCco0YziaGoON5e8qXwEis6wBmnJhdRNRdcrUCKc2WEY7hqnCwEyxyL7Ce8gCecXmuLt0AZ4Sb9i88_DDUhLs8YUm63bZ4SncYjNIDP4WlCtSKqQAO5qhiWkC0wQTset2AenFs-Dk98AUFd8pg.EkXE5ZQFZlEhyoovt2mIHcd7HOTFuyqwMfxNjewJmGs&dib_tag=se&keywords=bone+of+his+bone+by+fj+huegel&qid=1716907869&sprefix=bone+of+his+bone%2Caps%2C82&sr=8-1

Mark's Sermon on Philippians 2:12-13: https://gfiworld.sermon.net/main/main/22268245

GFI Seminar on August 3rd: https://gracefellowshipinternational.com/event/finding-peace-2/

GFI Workshop: https://gracefellowshipinternational.com/event/exchanged-life-counseling-workshop-5/

Have you ever had a mountain top experience and the bottom seems to fall out? When these "downers" occur we seem to wonder if the victory we had was real and lasting. We wonder, "What am I missing?" You are not abnormal and these moments do not mean you didn't "get it." The first step of a downer is subtle. In this episode, Dr. John and Mark discuss the steps and dangers of a downer and how to get back up! John discusses how a downer isn't the same as Bipolar and how victory is a person, not a program. The guys discuss how the blood of Jesus covers what we do and the cross covers what we are. Even amid a downer, we are still in Christ. The Victor is in us! No matter what, we must maintain hope and set our minds to the fact that He will fulfill His purpose in and through us.

Books

Life in Christ Notebook: https://grace-fellowship-international.myshopify.com/products/life-in-christ-a-personalized-discipleship-notebook

In this episode, Dr. John and Mark interview Cherri, a Guide Counselor and Life Coach with GFI. Cherri shares how her great-grandfather started "Whosoever Gospel Mission" in Philadelphia in 1892. In 1897, he started the Colony of Mercy, which is one of the oldest Christian addiction ministries in America and the world. In 1924, he launched America"s Keswick in New Jersey. Cherri's family has been involved in the ministry but she shares how she had a distorted identity. She felt like she had not done enough or was not good enough for God to love her. She states her life was all about do, do, do, and she struggled to see how God could accept her. She says, "I thought God was on the throne with His arms crossed just shaking His head at me." Cherri describes the difference between guilt and shame. Cherri has 5 kids and 2 of them struggled with addiction. This led her to start "Love Them to Life" in 2013. Cherri has authored 2 books. The first, "Beside Still Waters" was birthed from the need for curriculum. "Set Free" is a deeper work designed for education and hope. Cherri ends hoping all who listen will accept their acceptance. When you do, she says, the shackles begin to fall off. "It is Jesus living in me, through me, and as me!"

If you or someone you know, struggles with addiction, please reach out to GFI or contact one of the ministries listed below. https://gracefellowshipinternational.com/

Links:

America's Keswick, Colony of Mercy, and Barbara's Place: https://americaskeswick.org/

Whosoever Gospel Mission: http://www.whosoevergospel.org/wp/

Love Them to Life: https://lovethemtolife.com/

Books

Beside Still Waters: https://grace-fellowship-international.myshopify.com/products/beside-still-waters-discovering-peace-in-the-midst-of-your-child-s-addiction

Set Free: https://grace-fellowship-international.myshopify.com/products/set-free

GFI

Counseling: https://gracefellowshipinternational.com/counseling/

Coaching: https://gracefellowshipinternational.com/coaching/

To learn more about guide certification: https://gracefellowshipinternational.com/counseling-certification/

In this episode, John and Mark unpack the opening lines of the podcast intro. We discuss what is eternal life, what it means that we are born in the line of Adam, and what it means that we are new creations in Christ. To illustrate, we discuss a diagram called the "Line Diagram." Here are links to download the GFI App, which contains the diagram:

App Store link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id6446342103Here is Google Play Store link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.subsplashconsulting.s_S8HP79

Being "in Christ" is the key. Because Christ is our Lord and Savior, He offers to us His life as our life. Who you were in Adam, was canceled on the cross. Episodes 6-9 are good reminders to relisten to what we mean when we say that you are crucified with Christ, buried with Him, and resurrected. In Christ, we have a new past, a promising future, and a powerful present. Your past no longer identifies you and if we identify with our hangups, then we live in defeat. In Christ, we share His victory. Dr. Solomon states, "We must become in experience, who we already are in position." Episode 16 will review the difference between surrender and passivity. Our responsibility is divine cooperation, not self-effort. Do not miss Dr. John's pun at the end of the podcast!

Books

Exchanged Lives by Dr. Best: https://grace-fellowship-international.myshopify.com/products/exchanged-lives

Links

GFI Counseling: https://gracefellowshipinternational.com/counseling/

GFI Coaching: https://gracefellowshipinternational.com/coaching/

If you are interested in learning more about the new GFI Church Partnership, please email Mark@gracefellowshipinternational.com

www.GraceFellowshipInternational.com

In this episode, John and Mark interview Laura. She was raised in a Christian home and was born again at the age of 23. Laura was a teacher but had to leave her profession after 4 years because of anxiety. She struggled with suicidal thoughts, and she has been hospitalized in a mental health facility 8 times since 2018. Last year, Laura decided to write a help-self book to figure out how to heal herself. She finished Dr. Solomon's book, "Handbook to Happiness" on Christmas Eve 2023 and decided she could never fix herself. Instead, she learned, she has died to herself and now lives in Christ! She states, "I'm not the sum of my problems or what's been done to me." We hope you enjoy her story of victory and transformation.