A grace-filled, Christ-centred approach to emotional wellness and pastoral care.

Jesus is the Good Shepherd and it is his will that you may experience the fullness of his grace and have life in abundance (John 10:10; Ps 23). May this journey help you to experience his love and healing even more. And may you also be willing to be used by Him as an instrument through whom He will demonstrate his love to others.

God loves broken and hurting people and desires salvation, healing and freedom.

We believe in the Triune God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit - as the true Healer and Comforter.

The Bible is God's inspired Word, and the Holy Spirit helps us apply its truth
today.

Human beings are created in God's image with dignity, calling and great potential.

We live in a broken world as broken people among broken people.

Lies can shape destructive thinking patterns that lead to pain, bondage and hopelessness.

Trauma and painful experiences often open the door to false beliefs, especially in childhood.

What we think shapes what we feel and how we behave.

Jesus came to bring life, freedom and restoration.

In Christ we become new, and through the renewing of our minds we are transformed.

Jesus heals, the Father's love drives out fear, and the Spirit leads us into truth and wholeness.

By God's grace we can put the past behind us and walk forward with Christ.

Key references: John 3:16; John 10:10; Luke 4:18-21; Romans 12:2; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Philippians 3:13-14; Galatians 5:13-26.

Compiled and developed by Johann Oostenbrink
© Johann Oostenbrink

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