The Heart of the Problem (Audiobook, MP3 Download)
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Henry Brandt and Kerry L. Skinner show from Scripture and true stories why lasting change begins in the heart, and how to stop coping and find the cure for your struggles. Fourteen MP3 tracks, about 5 hours 17 minutes, delivered as an instant ZIP download.
Description
Why do so many Christians live with stress, anger, worry, and broken relationships, even while faithfully attending church? In The Heart of the Problem, Henry Brandt and Kerry L. Skinner give a clear and hopeful answer from Scripture: the heart of the problem is the problem of the heart. As Jesus taught, what comes out of a person shows what is already within.
Written in Dr. Brandt’s warm, plainspoken voice, the book draws on more than fifty years of counseling people from a biblical perspective. He compares two approaches he knew well. One blames our background and circumstances, and it can bring relief. The other names sin honestly and points to Christ, who offers a cure. “Remember,” he writes, “you have a choice: relief or cure.”
Through true stories, you will see repentance, forgiveness, and the filling of the Holy Spirit bring real change. You’ll meet a couple grieving two tragic deaths, parents fighting for a rebellious son, two brothers divided over a business dispute, and a Ugandan man who lost his home and business to soldiers. The chapters take on anger, bitterness, sulking, forgiveness, and prayer that doesn’t seem to help. They also lay out simple steps for turning around when you are headed the wrong way: “I am wrong; I have sinned. I am sorry. Forgive me. Cleanse me. Empower me.”
Dr. Brandt also opens up his own life. He tells how the Holy Spirit tamed his vicious temper when he was a young engineer. He also shares how he found God’s peace when his wife, Eva, was diagnosed with inoperable cancer and through the losses that followed.
Each chapter opens with a Thought Starter question and a key Bible verse to memorize and reflect on. Whether you are struggling yourself or helping someone else, this audiobook invites you to stop coping and find the cure for your struggles.
Listen to a free sample: the opening of Chapter 1, The Myth of Complexity (3:52).
What You’ll Hear
| Track | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dedication | 1:10 |
| 2 | Introduction | 3:50 |
| 3 | Chapter 1: The Myth of Complexity | 33:44 |
| 4 | Chapter 2: Peace and Satisfaction in This World | 16:40 |
| 5 | Chapter 3: Most of Us Had a Poor Start in Life! | 19:30 |
| 6 | Chapter 4: God’s Sharpest Tools, My Biggest Problems | 23:36 |
| 7 | Chapter 5: Why Don’t You Just Concentrate on the Positive? | 33:30 |
| 8 | Chapter 6: Why Is It Difficult to Walk by a Mirror Without Looking at Yourself? | 15:08 |
| 9 | Chapter 7: At What Age Is It Acceptable to Sulk When You Can’t Have What You Want? | 26:38 |
| 10 | Chapter 8: I Need to Forgive Those Soldiers | 31:40 |
| 11 | Chapter 9: Anger Is One Letter Away from Danger | 28:46 |
| 12 | Chapter 10: Your Wife Has Inoperable Cancer | 24:04 |
| 13 | Chapter 11: I Prayed but I Still Didn’t Feel Right | 28:00 |
| 14 | Chapter 12: If You Don’t Want To, You Aren’t Going To | 31:06 |
| Total | about 5 hours 17 minutes |
Product Details
- Format: MP3 download (ZIP of 14 tracks)
- Total runtime: About 5 hours 17 minutes
- Authors: Henry Brandt and Kerry L. Skinner
- Publisher: Think LifeChange
