Side by Side: Walking with Others in Wisdom and Love (Edward T. Welch)

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Practical Guidance for Loving Others Well

Everyone needs help from time to time, especially in the midst of painful circumstances and difficult trials. In this short book, a highly respected biblical counselor and successful author offers practical guidance for all Christians—pastors and laypeople alike—who want to develop their “helping skills” when it comes to walking alongside hurting people.

Written out of the conviction that friends are the best helpers, this accessible introduction to biblical counseling will equip believers to share their burdens with one another through gentle words of wisdom and kind acts of love. This book is written for those eager to see God use ordinary relationships and conversations between ordinary Christians to work extraordinary miracles in the lives of his people.

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Endorsements

“The task of counseling is the task of loving others well. This book will help you to know what the love of Christ looks like, how to extend it to others, and how to accept it from others as you live in relationship together.”

Heath Lambert, Associate Pastor, First Baptist Church of Jacksonville; author, A Theology of Biblical Counseling and Finally Free

“There are two things that Welch’s book does very well. It demonstrates that no one gives grace better than a person who is convinced he needs it himself and that God makes his invisible grace visible by sending ordinary people to give extraordinary grace to people who need it. Welch not only reminds us all of our call to friendship ministry but also unpacks for us what it looks like. Every Christian should read this book!”

Paul David Tripp, author, New Morning Mercies: A Daily Gospel Devotional

Table of Contents

Part 1: We Are Needy

1. Life Is Hard

2. Our Hearts Are Busy

3. Hard Circumstances Meet Busy Hearts

4. Sin Weighs a Lot

5. Say “Help” to the Lord

6. Say “Help” to Other People

Part 2: We Are Needed

7. Remember: We Have the Spirit

8. Move toward and Greet One Another

9. Have Thoughtful Conversations

10. See the Good, Enjoy One Another

11. Walk Together, Tell Stories

12. Have Compassion during Trouble

13. Pray during Trouble

14. Be Alert to Satan’s Devices

15. Prepare to Talk about Sin

16. Help Fellow Sinners

17. Keep the Story in View

Product Details

Title: Side by Side: Walking with Others in Wisdom and Love  

Author: Edward T. Welch

Publisher: Crossway Publishing

Pages: 176

Binding: Paperback

Size: 20.9 x 13.3 x 1.1 cm

ISBN: 9781433547119