Living Free Group Descriptions

Anger: Our Master or Our Servant

This group provides a clear explanation of the emotion of anger, what causes it, and how to recognize when anger is a sin. Topics include beginning steps in managing anger, methods to help control anger in your relationships, and steps for preventing anger's control in your life. (9 weeks)

Authentic Living in an Artificial World

Authentic people who are living as authentic Christians in a secular world are powerful witnesses. Group topics include defining authentic living and what it means to be "real", and five sessions on what real Christians do (Laugh, Learn, Lean, Linger, and Love). (6 weeks)

Blended Families

Bringing two families together to create a new one can be a challenge. This group offers principles and wisdom from God's Word to help you lay a solid foundation for your family. (9 weeks)

Caregiving: Caring for a Loved One

Provides hope and direction to those concerned about the health and well-being of aging parents, an ill spouse, or relative. Each weekly topic will discuss specific concerns such as the purpose of a caregiver and caregiving tips. (12 weeks)

Committed Couples: God's Plan for Marriage

This group is primarily for newly married couples or engaged couples. Couples will be encouraged spiritually and romantically as they research biblical principles that affirm their vows. Topics include the roles of the husband/wife, the biblical view of submission, forgiving, communicating effectively, and protecting your marriage. (13 weeks)

Completely Free

This group on Romans (Chapters 1 thru 8, and 12), helps Christians break out of the dull routine of a stagnant spiritual life. Everyone struggles from time-to-time, but we can have confidence that in Christ we are completely free from sin's slavery, from condemnation, and from fear of failure. (13 weeks)

Concerned Persons (Ministry to Loved Ones)

This group addresses evangelism and ministry principles for those who have a current or past relationship with a person who has a life-controlling problem. The topics of enabling and codependency are included. It focuses on effective methods to minister to people's needs within the body of Christ. (9 weeks)

Crossroads: Choosing the Road to Sexual Purity

Presents biblical insights to help a person break free and stay free from sexual addiction and/or sexual temptation. Topics include understanding the sexual addiction process, recognizing steps that precede sexual sins, and practical actions for renewing the mind. This group is offered for either men only or ladies only. The ladies group includes topics on modesty and emotional purity. (13 weeks)

Free to Grow

The purpose of this group is to help people overcome daily challenges including disappointments and setbacks that limit spiritual growth. This group will help participants understand how to be set free so that they can grow and become all that God has designed them to be. (12 weeks)

Godly Heroes

This group presents a step-by-step study of Hebrews 11. It features the profile of the characteristics of Godly heroes, written in language that relates to today's living. In this guide you will find definitions, characteristics, and examples of the heroes' faith life. (13 weeks)

Godly Parenting

Addresses parenting skills from birth until the child has reached adulthood. Topics include methods for raising healthy, godly children in an increasingly secular society. (13 weeks)

Handling Loss and Grief

As a person goes through this group they will be able to identify what the Bible has to say about handling the losses of life (death, divorce, loss of job, and other traumatic events). It offers biblical coping methods for facing loss and comfort to those who have faced trauma. This group also provides help for anyone ministering to those experiencing loss and grief. (9 weeks)

Healing From Your Husband's Sexual Sin (Ladies Only)

Whether this is a fresh wound, an open wound (ongoing), or old scars from your husband's sexual sin of lust, pornography or adultery, this Living Free group will help you gain scriptural knowledge and understanding to receive emotional and spiritual healing, rebuild your self-esteem, and gain peace regardless of circumstances. Topics include understanding sexual addictions, communication, forgiveness, and choosing reconciliation. (13 weeks)

Insight (Discovering the Path to Christian Character)

The group emphasis is on developing Christian character and enhancing people's understanding of themselves and others. It is a powerful group for those who want to be sure to prevent life-controlling problems (strongholds) from developing in their lives, as well as for those who need to overcome a current struggle. (9 weeks)

Knowing God

This group is designed to help people strengthen their relationship with their heavenly Father by understanding His characteristics and knowing how they relate to our personal life. (9 weeks)

Passionate Pursuit of God

This group will show you how to move into God's inner circle, how to listen for the voice of God, how to enjoy the freedom of worship, and how to embrace the mission of worship. Your highest priorities are often those that you are the most passionate about. This group is to help you learn how to draw near to God and to make God the center of your life. (8 weeks)

Peacemaking (Resolving Conflict the Biblical Way)

This group helps us understand conflict, our response to it, and helps to see conflict as an opportunity to glorify God. Topics include suggestions about when and how to confront someone and the biblical approach to negotiating and dealing with unreasonable people. (12 weeks)

Restoring Families (From Abusive and Dysfunctional Relationships)

This group ministers to families who experienced (or are experiencing) abusive relationships (verbal, physical, and sexual), family violence, or dysfunctional relationships. The group deals with overcoming abusive and dysfunctional relationships through Christ. Topics include understanding abuse, loving God, Christ-esteem, abandonment, addictions, spouse abuse, child abuse, healing emotions, forgiveness, and embracing intimacy. (10 weeks)

SaveOne: A Guide to Emotional Healing After Abortion

For women seeking deliverance through God's abundant grace from the pain, guilt, and emotions resulting from a recent abortion or one from years past. (10 weeks)

Seeing Yourself In God's Image (Eating Disorders)

This group challenges members to find their identity in Christ as they overcome the difficult struggle of eating disorders. (13 weeks)

Shelter From the Storm (Sexual Abuse)

For women seeking healing from the pain and effects of sexual abuse, whether the trauma is recent, or from years ago. This group will help you understand your identity in Christ and His unconditional love. (12 weeks)

The Single Christian

This group is for single adults who either have never been married, are divorced, or widowed. This group is designed to help you understand scriptural insight on challenges singles face, how singleness fits into God's master plan, and how to minister effectively to the single adult. (13 weeks)

Stepping Into Freedom

A Christ-centered twelve-step program that offers help for anyone struggling with a lifecontrolling problem like drug addiction, alcoholism, sexual addiction, gambling, workaholism, or a potential lifecontrolling emotion like fear, anger, rejection, etc. (13 weeks)

Ten Commandments: Applying the Foundations of Living My Personal Life

Sixty percent of Americans can't name five of the Ten Commandments. This group helps us understand God's boundaries for moral conduct, ethical decisions, and how the Ten Commandments apply today. (13 weeks)

Understanding Depression

This group addresses understanding what depression is and ways to fight depression with scripture, prayer, and mutual support. (9 weeks)