Life Lessons with Dr. Steve Schell

2 - Why Jesus Commanded Us to Be Baptised

Why be baptized?

The most important reason for a believer to be baptized in water is because Jesus commanded it. In His “Great Commission” Jesus instructed that all who became His disciples are to be baptized (Mt 28:19). Since every true believer chooses to obey Jesus as “Lord” no better reason can be given. If He wants me to be baptized then I will gladly be baptized.

 

1 - How To Be Born Again

1 - How to be Born-Again

A Step-by-Step Guide for Leading a Person to Salvation

 

Being born-again is more than simply chang-ing one’s attitude toward God. A person may have positive feelings toward God, His Son Jesus, and the Bible, and may even attend church regularly but have never received the inner miracle called the “new birth.” This is because it only occurs when the Spirit of God comes inside us to join Himself to our human spirit. And this union cannot take place until we first repent of our rebellion against God and place our full faith in the payment His Son made for our sins on the cross. Once we understand the truths of the Gospel and respond wholeheartedly to them, the barrier of sin which separated us from God is removed. We immediately become “holy temples” where God Himself chooses to dwell.

8 - Dealing with Loss

The death of a relationship can bring on depression. Times when friendships and families are broken or loved ones die seriously  affects us. Pastor Steve discusses this type of depression and teaches how to go to the Lord for comfort.

7 - Steps to Take

Pastor Steve offers practical steps to help depression like worshipping often, watching nutrition and sleep, and quitting the masking of symptoms with caffeine, sugar and pain relievers. 

6 - Soul Ties

A lot of healing from depression comes from healing in the soul. Pastor Steve discusses soul ties, a term that describes an inappropriate bond to another person at the emotional, psychological level. 

5 - Caring For Yourself

There is a complexity to someone being healed of depression. And all the problems with depression are not spiritually based. Since a person is made up of body, soul and spirit, the solution can be a lot of different things. Pastor Steve explains some different ways the Lord has directed people to deal with depression and gives some very practical ways to help their depression lift.

3 - Expectations

Until the soul is healed, until the issues are attended to, a depressed person is still prone to depression. Pastor Steve shares his own experience with depression and how God healed him, and explains that God can indeed heal a person of depression. 

2 - An Overview

In addition to sharing his own experience with depression, in this series Pastor Steve offers some godly counsel and practical advice on understanding and overcoming depression.

1 - Four Square Convention

In addition to sharing his own experience with depression, in this series Pastor Steve offers some godly counsel and practical advice on understanding and overcoming depression.

113 - The Coming Kingdom

Over and over again the Bible presents us with snapshots of the world as it will look when the Messiah comes to establish the kingdom of God on earth. But until then, the world we live in is a badly damaged version of the one in which God intended us to live, but it has become so familiar to us that we forget it isn't normal. In fact, compared to what God originally designed, it's very subnormal. And we humans aren't functioning anywhere near the capacity God intended for us. Everything and everybody is broken and sin-filled, and the cause of all this breakdown is not a mystery. God gave us enough freedom to rebel against Him, and that rebellion affected everything. But, as we will soon see, God will not allow this broken situation to continue forever. He always brings things back to His original plan. At an appointed time that only He knows, He will send His Messiah to rule the earth.