by Cindy Bergenback | Aug 16, 2013
Date Rape I was speaking at a Christian camp where everyone was told that I would not be available for counseling. They only wanted me to speak at night, and have some time off. After two nights the director said, I told everyone that you are not available, but one of...
by Cindy Bergenback | Aug 13, 2013
Patterns of Sexual Bondage Over the years I have noticed patterns of behavior that spring from sexual immorality. If young Christian ladies are violated against their will, they have a tendency to shut down sexually. Even should they marry a nice Christian man, they...
by Cindy Bergenback | Aug 12, 2013
Breaking the Bond A former student asked me to come to his church to help a young lady. If we couldn’t help her, they were going to have her committed to a mental hospital. She couldn’t understand why we couldn’t hear the voices in her head! She had been living with a...
by Cindy Bergenback | Aug 6, 2013
One Flesh Besides dealing with the entrapment of sin, there is one other issue that makes the repentance process complete for sexual sins. In 1 Cor. 6:15-18 the apostle Paul wrote: Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members...
by Cindy Bergenback | Aug 5, 2013
Complete Repentance Last week we learned from Scripture that using our bodies as instruments of unrighteousness allows sin to reign in our mortal bodies. That will happen every time we commit a sexual sin. Confession alone will not deal with that, although it is an...
by Cindy Bergenback | Aug 2, 2013
Aug 2 – The Entrapment of Sin Jesus has set us free from the law of sin and death, but we have a part to play as well. “Let not sin reign in your mortal bodies, to make you obey their passions” (Rom. 6:12). God is the sanctifier and we cannot grow victoriously...
by Cindy Bergenback | Aug 1, 2013
8/1/13 – Overcoming Sin and Death 8/2/13 – The Entrapment of Sin 8/5/13 – Complete Repentance 8/6/13 – One Flesh 8/12/13 – Breaking the Bond 8/13/13 – Patterns of Sexual Bondage 8/16/13 – Date Rape 8/19/13 – Discipleship Counseling 8/20/13 – It Works 8/21/13 –...
by Cindy Bergenback | Aug 1, 2013
Aug 1 – Overcoming Sin and Death Can we live a righteous life? That is the core question for anybody trying to overcome addictive behavior. The apostle Paul says, “Yes,” and explains how in Romans 6:1-14. We have to be united with Christ in His death, burial and...