Author: Jon Plotner

  Read Luke 5:27-32. For whom did Jesus come? In what area of your life are you “sick?” (Be honest. What is your deepest struggle, fear, hurt, or addiction?) So many people don’t do what the doctors or counselors suggest. What is Jesus, the Wonderful Counselor, leading you to do? Be specific. As the group…

If you ask any counselor what one of the biggest frustrations about their job is, at the top of the list would be that their patients don’t do what they ask them to do. I know as a pastor, I have experienced this when at times I have advised people to do certain things. Yet,…

The words Wonderful Counselor actually originate from the Hebrew words, pele’ (peh’ leh) ya’ats (yaw-ats’). Pele’ (peh’-leh) — beyond understanding; too wonderful for words Ya’ats (yaw-ats’) — to advise; to consult; to guide. As our Wonderful Counselor, Jesus leads us, guides us, advises us, and consults us in ways beyond our understanding and in ways…