Basic II Elijah House Lessons

Basic II Lesson Briefs

Basic I is a prerequisite

Elijah House Lesson Briefs I

Scriptural Foundations of Ministry

Although all of our lessons are Biblically based, they focus primarily on Renewal of the Mind from God’s truth and principles of the sanctification and transformation.

Elements of Ministry

Elements of Ministry lessons focus primarily on learning basic ministry skills and wisdom in using them.

Keys of Knowledge for Healing the Heart

The “Keys of Knowledge” focus primarily on “unlocking the doors of our heart” to allow healing, repentance, reconciliation and inner transformation to the “unbelieving areas of the believers heart.” They are revelations the Lord brought John and Paula Sandford, and can be found throughout their books. The “Keys of Knowledge” are not mere intellectual or academic concepts, but are profound, essential spiritual truths to be written on our hearts and walked out in our daily lives.

Prenatal & Childhood Issues, Part One
It is important to understand the truth about the physical and spiritual life God gives within the womb. This lesson presents both the scriptural base and modern research supporting the belief that God gives unborn children a personal spirit at conception. Through their spirit, and with the propensity to sin because of their sin nature, children may react wrongly in the womb to circumstances of the parents. These natural, but wrong reactions will affect them later in life. We also discuss abortion and offer help to bring healing to those living under its dark shadow.

Prenatal & Childhood Issues, Part Two
This lesson explores the conditions, symptoms and healing of several common in-utero experiences. In each of these cases, a child may react sinfully to the wounding, and then later in life reap the consequences of those reactions made in the womb. Special emphasis on the problems of adoption gives prayer ministers tools with which to help adoptive parents bring their adopted children to life.

Captive Spirit
Captive spirit is a condition related to but more serious than that of slumbering spirit. Rather than simply being awakened to life, a captive or imprisoned spirit must be set free from the powers of darkness. In this lesson we explore the symptoms and discuss healing for the person whose spirit is captive.

Emotional Abuse
Arbitrary, inconsistent, or abusive parental discipline can damage the emotional well-being and security of a child. They destroy the natural sense of justice that God imparts to our being. God’s Word provides us with healthy and appropriate forms of discipline necessary to raising children. These guidelines are examined at length in this lesson.

Healing Common Sexual Experiences
In this lesson, we discuss the common sexual experiences of childhood and adolescence, including potty training, genital play, pornography, masturbation, and dating. Mishandled by parents and tabooed by society, common sexual experiences can often lead to shame in adulthood. Healing of adult sexual sin will often necessitate recognition and healing of these earlier roots.

Profile of the Abuser
Those who minister to abusers need to respond with compassion and understanding, yet without excusing the sin. As prayer ministers, we need to be able to help abusers to deal with root issues without condemning them. This lesson brings insight and understanding through a typical life history and character of a sexual abuser, and teaches how to extend God’s healing love and grace while still holding abusers accountable for their actions.

Healing the Sexually Abused
Those having been sexually abused often live with a barrage of emotions that keep them in bondage to the wounds of the molestation. This lesson explores these feelings and common responses to these most damaging violations of our being. Factors such as trust, time, patience, understanding, and perseverance will be discussed in the healing process. Intercession is also an essential ingredient, ministering the Lord’s healing grace and blessing on these so deeply wounded.

Click Here : Generational Sins
Scripture testifies to the sin of man passing from one generation to the next. In this lesson, we study the three ways we are defiled through generational sin. We will learn of the authority given believers in Christ Jesus, enabling us to break the bonds of generational sin. Through prayer, we can help free families from their generational patterns of destruction.

Shame, Part One
Shame causes us to build walls of protection around our heart, and causes us to hide, from God, and from man. This lesson explores the root causes of shame, how to recognize the fruit and how to effectively minister and bring healing to those bound by shame.

Shame, Part Two
In this lesson, we will continue to explore how shame affects us in our individual lives, in our families, in our churches, in our generations and culture. We will continue to look at the fruit and talk about how to effectively minister and bring healing.

Grieving Losses
Any type of major loss invokes an intense emotional suffering called grief. This lesson discusses the stages of grief, those most susceptible to “stuffing” grief, helping children in their grieving process, and getting people “un-stuck” from their own mistakes in grieving.

Care and Feeding of the Spirit

Our spirits have three primary needs: worship, relationship, and affection. Lacking these life experiences, or wounds to these areas, our spirit is unable to sustain us. This lesson shares many ways parents can nurture the spirits of children. But these are not for children only. Just as we are to care for the temple of our bodies, we are also to engage in disciplines that will strengthen our own spirits, enabling us to live life fully and to serve God. Forgiveness begins the Lord's work of healing. Other keys to healing are included at the end of this lesson.

Resurrection Side of Healing
In this lesson, we will look at why it is important to remember the resurrection side of prayer ministry and not just focus on the death side. Prayer ministry is the continual process of bring issues to death on the Cross, but also letting Christ bring to life areas in our lives.

Development of the Believer

In this lesson we look at the stages of growth we experience physically, emotionally and mentally, experienced in our spiritual development. These stages are meant to bring us into maturity as people of God, with integrity of character, able to give love sacrificially and receive love in its fullness.

Overcoming Fears

Scripture says that “an anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up.” (Proverbs 12:25) This lesson explores the nature of anxiety in general, the more potent panic attacks and phobias, and how they can be overcome.

Depression
Many Christians believe that depression is sinful in that it denies the hope and joy of the Lord in our lives. But depressed people are not at fault for their condition. They truly cannot help themselves. In this lesson, we learn what depression is and why depressed people need the help of others. This lesson explains the steps necessary to begin the healing process.

Burnout

This lesson discusses the physical, emotional and spiritual conditions associated with burnout; explores it’s causes and possible prevention; and specifies what is needed to help bring healing to one suffering from it. We also explore how burnout relates to conditions of depression and wounding.

Homosexuality

Though the Bible clearly defines homosexual behavior as sin, as ministers of the Gospel, we must learn to respond and stand lovingly in truth. This lesson outlines the contributing factors and consequences of homosexuality, yet gives hope and healing through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Sexual Addiction

Those who minister to those who struggle with sexual addiction know how prevalent it is even in the church. This lesson brings insight and understanding through a typical life history and character of those struggling with sexual addiction and teaches how to extend God’s healing love.

False Refuges

This lesson helps us understand the ways in which we seek shelter or protection in places other than the Lord, and how He invites us to find refuge in Him. It explains how false refuges are developed and the problems they can cause. It gives hope and healing to overcome some of life’s most plaguing and addictive issues.

Spiritual Adultery
When assented to and allowed to continue, spiritual adultery inevitably leads to physical adultery. This lesson outlines its roots and symptoms and gives guidelines as to what to do when spiritual adultery occurs in the prayer ministry relationship. Additional information is also given on the problem of empathetic defilement, a concern in any relationship.

The Ties that Bless & Bind
As with “Spiritual Adultery,” closeness and intimacy between people in ministry situations may give rise to inappropriate attachments, dependencies, or confusion from transference in relationships. This lesson offers insights and help for prayer ministers in handling these situations in godly ways.

Corporateness

While our teachings are written with the individual person in mind, corporateness is the one teaching that specifically points beyond ourselves to the vision and purposes of God in our everyday relationships, be it in society, family, marriage, or the Body of Christ. This final lesson helps us go forth from the school to do the will of our Lord.

Burden Bearing Rightly

This lesson looks at how God intercedes through us to bear others’ burdens without our being crushed as we try to help. We look at how this gift of burden bearing in intercession can bring us into a closer relationship with Jesus, in which we can feel His heart for those whom we are interceding. How this gift of burden bearing can become a gift instead of a heavy burden.

Elijah House Lesson Briefs I