Elisha House offers curriculum-driven, Christ-centered and confidential healing groups. For an updated list of when groups are being offered click here .
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Are you struggling in your battle with pornography and/or other sexual sins? Do you
feel alone in your battle, unsure where to go for help? Elisha House is pleased
to offer a biblical healing group for men on this topic. We will be examining
the motivations behind and the impact of sexual sin, as well as repentance and
restoration. We will be using Brad Hambrick’s “False Love” seminar material to
kick start discussion and pray...
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"Sexual abuse is one of the few crimes that bring more shame to the victim than to the
offender (Dan Allender, 1992)." The wounds and struggles that follow are
often as difficult to deal with as the original abuse. Many people who have
experienced violation feel alone, confused, depressed, and sometimes as if they
are going crazy. Shelter from the Storm provides a supportive environment that
acknowledges your suffering, provides concrete...
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Betrayal through sexual infidelity is life shattering. The life you’ve known has shifted beneath
your feet – questions bombard and emotions roll. You are likely disoriented and
uncertain how to move forward. This group is designed to come alongside wives seeking
help to deal with sexual betrayal in marriage. We will use Brad Hambrick’s True
Betrayal seminars as we study, share, heal and pray together. Facilitator(s): TBD Locat...
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Godly relationships are built on mutual caring, mutual honesty, mutual respect, mutual responsibility and mutual repentance. In contrast,
emotional abuse has devastating effects on relationships as well as on
families. Using Leslie Vernick’s The
Emotionally Destructive Relationship, you will learn how to: ·
recognize behaviours that
are meant to control, punish, and hurt · ...
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Everyone experiences anger, but few of us handle it in a Christ-centered way. This course is designed to offer a biblically-based,
practical guide to a common problem. In his book Uprooting Anger , Robert Jones focuses on changing the underlying
motivations and beliefs of the heart that drive angry behavior. By uprooting
these heart problems, and not simply just managing behaviour, participants will
learn to do life differently, and...
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Most of us are not unfamiliar with “baggage”- the stuff of the past that we have not really dealt with which we carry into our relationships. This
study helps the participant to focus upon those attitudes which perpetuate
yesterday’s problem. Using Willliam Hines’ book Leaving Yesterday Behind: A Victim No More, we will demonstrate how
to use biblical tools that transform our broken thinking into God’s thinking to
break free of ...
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This group study is centered on the book Pursuing Peace by Robert Jones, which reflects many of the principles developed by Peacemaker Ministries. We offer
practical biblical guidance for conflict resolution that takes participants
beyond resolving conflicts to true reconciliation with family, coworkers, and fellow
believers. In this group, we seek to implement biblical principles as we engage
in conflict with the goals of glorifying God,...
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Racing thoughts, wired bodies, uncertainty about the future. At some point in all of
our lives we experience worry, anxiety and fear. Each one of us wants to find peace
- peace from the thoughts, nagging concerns & the physical symptoms of
anxiety. In this group we will seek to view our anxieties as opportunities to
get to know God better and find Him as the God of Peace. We will be working through David Powlison's six steps to o...
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The unwanted pregnancy and the subsequent abortion may be far behind you, but the memories of that painful experience still tear at your
soul. Using the Forgiven And Set Free
Bible Study written by Linda Cochrane, we offer help and hope to women who now
regret having had an abortion.
Facilitator(s): TBA Location: Elisha House, 54 Burger St.,
Welland Dates: TBA (This group material is also available through one-on-one counselli...
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Description: However long we’ve been Christians, we all have areas in our lives that need transforming. This six
session course is a condensed version of the How People Change curriculum and
is designed to help participants pursue biblical, heart-focused change. You
will reflect on your own heart, on your life with its blessings and hardships,
and on God who meets you right where you are. Real Change is a course for
anyone who wants to...
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Description: How do you feel about how you feel? This
mini group on Emotions will be working through a book called True Feelings. This
book will help “clear away common misconceptions and mixed messages about our
feelings to offer us a biblical perspective on emotions&mdashhelping us understand
how they work, why we feel what we feel, and how to develop good emotional
habits. We will see that we don’t have to ignore, excuse, or f...
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