During this session we will look at an illustration of how our thoughts and expectations have influenced our behaviors before and after the fall of man and how God has restored our ability to function in right relationship with Him, ourselves, and others as He originally intended.

In sessions 2 and 3 we will develop a biblical understanding of who God is. We will look at how we have acquired our current concept of God, the dangers of having false concepts of God, and an accurate view of who God is based on the Bible.

In sessions 4, 5, and 6 we will develop a correct concept of man through a series of illustrations. In session 4 we will illustrate how God designed man to function prior to the fall. In session 5 we will look at the consequences of the fall of man. Then in session 6 we will look at how God brought about restoration enabling us to function once again as He originally intended.

In sessions 7 and 8 we will have a comprehensive discussion about how we seek to meet our needs and find worth and value on our own terms, in our own strength, apart from God. We will answer the questions such as: What is the flesh? and How does the flesh develop both in a general sense and specifically in our own lives? We will look at the different types of flesh and compare the “fleshly” man to the new spiritual man.

In session 9, we will illustrate the differences between guilt and shame, discuss how shame develops, demonstrate how the lies we receive through shame result in destructive false identities, and then discover how to gain relief from shame through Jesus Christ.

In session 10 we will look at the purpose of guilt, the consequences of guilt, why sometimes we do not experience freedom from guilt, and how to experience true freedom from guilt.

In session 11 we will discuss the critical need to forgive and to ask for forgiveness. We will look at what forgiveness really is, why we need to forgive, and a path of forgiveness that has proven useful to many people. We will also look at what it means to ask forgiveness.

In session 12 we will look at why God allows us to experience the painful consequences of trying to make life work apart from Him. We will cover the differences between temptations and burdens and why God allows us to experience hardships and burdens in our lives.

In session 13 we will look at codependency. We will discuss how codependency contributes to addictive behavior and will do a comparison between healthy family systems and unhealthy family systems. We will establish how codependency enables addictive behavior and emphasize the need to take responsibility for our actions. Then we will discover how to gain freedom from codependency in Christ.

In session 14 we will do a comprehensive review of all sessions. We will also present other opportunities that we offer here at CFT that will encourage you to continue growing in your freedom from addiction.

The conclusion of this program is a session with Mike Quarles one of the authors of One Day at a Time.