text: 31 ways. Therefore, since the fulness of Fathers self-revelation came through the Son, our primary challenge is to observe and discover the significance that Jesus gave to this word. As the divine Counselor, Jesus counseling style was to share preventive principles. (f) In general, Jesus took our human vocabulary and infused it with his own original and eternal meaning, filling all words with the values of the Kingdom of God. We remember that Jesus said, You have heard that it was said, but I say to you... (Matthew 5:21, 27, 31, 33, 38; Colossians 1:15-20). Jesus redefined, revealed the true, genuine, profound significance of family, father, mother, child, marriage, light, salt, bread, truth, son/daughter of God, Jew, gentile, brother, the Kingdom of God, master, slave, servant, friend, enemy, love, neighbor, Messiah, forgiveness, cross, death, birth, sight, blindness, life, happiness, resurrection, salvation, obedience, etc.
  (g) Jesus did this also with the words counsel and counselor (Matthew 5:17). He returned to the word counselor its original meaning which God held in his heart from before the beginning of time. When we study the gospels we can observe that Jesus, the divine Counselor, refused to give counsel in such a way as to tell another what he/she should do. Rather, he listened carefully and deeply to each individual, shared with that person a universal, preventive principle applicable to that situation, and then tenderly, unwaveringly, declared each person responsible for his or her decisions and acts before God in light of that principle. What Jesus restored was his Fathers perfect plan for giving counsel. Counseling, instead of advice giving, meant sensitively sharing the preventive principles of the Kingdom and recognizing that before God each person must be accountable for choices freely made. Thus, for Jesus the whole form, method, concept and way of doing counseling was key. Jesus, in informed, life-giving love, chose to share these eternal preventive principles with all people, and to leave the answer, the human response to Fathers amazing love, in the heart and hands of each person. Yes. The decision to let the bird fly is forever in our hands... 9. CLOSING PRAYER
  It is suggested that the following charts be prepared beforehand and hung in the meeting room: The same charts and preparation as for Session 1, BTW. See page 20.
  SONG OF PRAISE Let us stand and praise our God singing _________. Concerns and celebrations, with prayer Has anyone come with a concern or celebration? After sharing them we will bring them to God. Outline for the session The schedule for this session is...
  2. TEACHING: ASPECTS OF LEADERSHIP (A-D)1 A. You as facilitators. 1. Your first words will present you as a team of participating facilitators. We do not come as experts, but rather as a team of participating facilitators, who wish to share our lives with you. At the same time that we are sharing with you some of the principles that we have found meaningful, well be working side by side with you to continue to grow in our interpersonal relationships. 2. Together, as a team of facilitators, you will carefully plan and then initiate the relationship enrichment process.