Encounter God's Promise • Soul Care • Inner Healing • Biblical Counsel

10/29/2025

Equipping for Ministry!!
So thankful and looking forward to these two landed events.

📣Big Weeks ahead in Biblical Counseling!

There’s so much happening across the biblical counseling community — and we’re grateful to be part of it all!

🎙️ Today — TouchPoint Webinar with Shauna Van D**e
“From Guilt to Grace: Reflecting on God’s Love and Mercy in Regret”
Join us today at 1 PM CT as Shauna helps us navigate the path from guilt to gospel grace.
Register here: https://www.calledtocounsel.com/touchpoint-webinars

🤝 Made to Minister Conference — November 7–8, 2025 with John Henderson, Curtis Solomon & more
We’re honored to partner with the Made to Minister Conference hosted by Salem Heights Church in Salem, OR weekend designed to equip pastors, ministry leaders, and counselors to serve with wisdom and biblical care.
Learn more → shccounseling.org/conference

🌍 Biblical Counseling Coalition Global Summit — December 3–5, 2025
We’re praying for our friends at the BCC Global Summit in Mount Hermon, California as leaders from around the world unite around one mission: proclaiming the sufficiency of Scripture for every need of the soul.
Details → biblicalcounselingcoalition.org/global-summit

🎟️ Called to Counsel 2026 — April 23–25, 2026 • Fort Worth, TX
Registration is OPEN! Join us for “Thy Word Is Truth” — a weekend of gospel-rich teaching, practical equipping, and biblical encouragement. https://www.calledtocounsel.com

💙 Wherever you serve, thank you for being part of this growing movement of biblical counseling rooted in Christ and His Word.

10/22/2025

Soul-care is holy work.
It’s where faithful sowing meets Christ dependency — where the Lord opens our minds and hearts to see His truth more clearly.

“Then He opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.” — Luke 24:45

The work of healing and discipleship begins here:
with Him opening our understanding, not us forcing outcomes.
It’s a partnership with the Holy Spirit — learning to listen, to wait, and to walk in step with God as He brings freedom and revelation.

Just as Peter did in Acts 10, we often find God leading us beyond what we know, teaching us to rely on His Spirit more than our structure or plans.

And like Paul reminds us we are called to sow faithfully, even when the harvest takes time.

“Let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” — Galatians 6:9

Soul-care is not about producing results;
it’s about planting seeds of truth, staying tender before God, and letting Him do what only He can do.

In caring for others, at Encounter God's Promise we stay committed to our own growth — growing in our ability to listen to God, to others, and to point every heart we meet back to the gospel.

🕊️ Lord, open my mind to understand Your Word and my heart to love Your people well.

Teach me to sow faithfully, listen humbly, and depend entirely on You.

09/19/2025

He is The Way, The Truth and The Life.
Our world is hungry and desperate for Jesus
Milestone Church - thank you for raising up sons and daughters and teaching us the LOVE, Character and Nature of God.

09/17/2025

New on the Encounter God’s Promise blog:

https://encountergodspromise.com/how-then-shall-we-live-honoring-gods-name-from-the-inside-out/

What struck me recently in Romans 2 is how astonishing it is that God chose His people to represent Him — even though He knew we would fail. That choice reveals His mercy: He sent Jesus (the crimson thread) to fulfill the Law, give us His Spirit, and transform our hearts from the inside out.

This post is an invitation — to stand in awe, to gently examine our hearts, and to let God’s Spirit shape our witness. Read the full reflection here: [paste your blog link]

If the post reaches you and you’d like prayer or to process with someone, we’re here:

09/17/2025

From Escape to Engagement — A Call for Authentic Change

Are you being held captive by distractions and unhealthy escapes — gaming, p**n, drinking, scrolling, whatever numbs the pain instead of facing it? You’re not alone. Many of us avoid the uncomfortable because it feels safer.

But the Bible offers a way forward. In “Escaping the Escape”, Robert Cale reminds us that escapism is a heart issue — not just what we run to, but what we run from.
Biblical Counseling Coalition

Here’s what true engagement looks like:
• Seeking refuge in Christ — leaning into Him instead of other comforts.
• Replacing escapes with worship, Scripture, prayer, service.
• Finding accountability and community — owning the struggle together.
• Asking honest questions: What am I running from? What lies am I believing more than God’s truth?

Scripture encourages us:
“If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” — Luke 9:23
“Count it all joy… when trials come, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness.” — James 1:2-4

To the one who feels stuck, still battling old patterns — there is hope. Jesus calls us not to comfort, but to Himself. And in Him, true rest and freedom are found.

Let’s trade hiding places for holy ground.

Reflection questions for you this week:

1. Where are you most tempted to escape rather than engage with God?
2. What would bringing that struggle into the light look like—who can you share with?
3. What is one small step of obedience you can take, trusting Jesus over your comfort?

You are not defined by your past. God is still writing a story of redemption in you.

09/13/2025

Forgiveness is essential to heal from this tradgedy. I am honored to share with you this message from my pastor, Jeff Little.

https://youtu.be/ZHCCYTkl7P

LOVE: it keeps no record of wrong, it does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It’s not prideful, it’s not self seeking. It always hopes, always trust, always perseveres.
Love never fails

09/10/2025

I am just so sorry, Lord!
Lord I repent on behalf of our sin.
Lord, we need your mercy!
Lord, be slow to anger, abounding in love. Teach us, Lord, how to pray and live and love.
Lord, we are so desperate for you!
Exodus 34:6

09/04/2025

Encounter God's Promise LIVE - This Friday at 7P!
"Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it." - Proverbs 4:23
This First Friday of September I'll be sharing a message of The Heart and how God wants to heal the deep wounds we carry - soul and spirit hurts.
These hidden places of pain can shape the way we see ourselves, others, and even God.
GOOD NEWS: Jesus came to heal the brokenhearted and restore us to freedom and peace.

When: Friday 9/5 7P
Where: FB LIVE Encounter Gods' Promise

Set a reminder on our calendar!

Let's discover together how to guard our hearts and walk in God's Promises.

09/04/2025

✨ This Friday is First Friday of SEPTEMBER—and we’re going LIVE!
I’ll be sharing a special message on The Heart

The Bible tells us, “Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it” (Proverbs 4:23). Our hearts are the wellspring of life, but they are also where battles are fought—between faith and fear, truth and lies, surrender and control.

Join me this Friday at 7 PM as we unpack what it means to let God transform/regenerate your heart. 💬

📅 Save the date & invite a friend—you won’t want to miss this!

👉 Stay tuned for the Facebook event link.

08/27/2025

Our First Blog Post!
https://encountergodspromise.com/what-is-biblical-counseling/

08/26/2025

What is Biblical Counseling at Encounter God’s Promise?

If you asked me what Biblical Counseling is at Encounter God’s Promise, I’d tell you it’s care for your soul. It’s not about labels or quick fixes—it’s about creating a safe place to be real and discovering that God is already present in the very places you’re struggling.

Sometimes that looks like slowing down enough to let God draw out what’s really happening in your heart, because your story matters. Sometimes it looks like remembering you are not invisible, because God is near to the brokenhearted and He sees you. And often it looks like opening His Word and realizing His promises are not just words on a page—they come alive, they untangle the lies you’ve believed, and they set you free.

And it doesn’t stop there. Step by step, God builds new strength, hope, and freedom into your life. Hope starts to rise. Strength begins to return. Freedom grows. He restores you to purpose, to calling, to belonging in His body where we are better together. His plans for you are good—plans to give you hope and a future, even when the season you’re in feels uncertain.

This is why Encounter God’s Promise exists. Out of Romans 1:11–12, with the same heart Paul carried, my desire is to help you grow spiritually stronger—even in opposition—because I know that as your faith grows, my faith will grow too.

And here’s what I’ve found: Biblical Counseling is not just for those who are hurting. It’s for anyone who longs to grow, to be discipled, to know God more deeply. It’s powerful and effective, and when you encounter Him this way, you leave wanting more of Him. You leave more confident that the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob is with you in your daily life, and that His plans include not only you, but also the people you love and care about.

That’s what Biblical Counseling is at EGP. It’s not just a conversation with me—it’s an encounter with God: His Spirit, His Word, His Son—meeting you in the middle of your real life and leading you into all He has in store for you. I’d be honored to walk with you. You don’t have to carry this alone.

08/18/2025

Cranking out some administration tasks today…