Are you dealing with the aftermath of bad advice? Are you unsure how to help someone you love? This sermon offers hope, direction, and a redemptive path forward.
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The words you speak can shape someone’s destiny. In this gripping sermon, Pastor Peter Ajala exposes the devastating effects of careless counsel—and the miraculous power of redemptive, God-inspired wisdom.
Drawing from Genesis 41 and Joseph’s life-altering advice to Pharaoh, this message equips pastors, parents, and believers with 10 timeless principles for godly counsel. You’ll hear real stories—some tragic, others triumphant—that illustrate how one sentence can either destroy or restore.
Whether you’re leading from a pulpit, parenting a child, or simply giving advice to a friend, this message will challenge you to weigh your words and embrace the holy responsibility of counsel.
00:00 – Introduction: A Painful Counseling Story
03:00 – The Fallout of Bad Counsel
06:30 – Foundations of Godly Counsel
08:00 – The $200 Billion Counseling Industry
09:30 – Proverbs on Counsel and Its Weight
11:00 – The Power of Words: Every Conversation is Counsel
12:00 – Radioactive Counsel That Destroys
14:30 – When Good Counsel is Ignored
16:00 – Pulpit Counseling & Its Dangers
19:00 – Sources of Counsel: Personal, Peer, Parental, Pastoral, Pulpit
22:00 – When Preachers Speak Carelessly
26:00 – Case Study: A Misunderstood Suggestion Gone Wrong
28:00 – Joseph's Example: 10 Counseling Principles
29:00 – 1. Rely on God for Wisdom
29:30 – 2. Counsel with Faith
30:20 – 3. Don't Counsel Through Feelings
31:00 – 4. Truth Over Personal Bias
32:15 – 5. Be a Good Listener
33:30 – 6. Know the Full Story Before Advising
34:20 – 7. Be Clear, Not Confusing
36:20 – 8. Speak the Truth in Love
38:00 – 9. Have a Redemptive Plan
41:00 – 10. Provide Aftercare
43:00 – Miraculous Turnaround Through Spirit-Led Counsel
45:00 – Godly Counsel Changes Lives
46:30 – The Need for Humble Pastors and Repentant Parents
49:00 – Bad Counsel’s Fallout: Lost Destiny, But Hope Remains
51:00 – Final Call to Salvation: Best Counsel Ever
Show Notes
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