How does Setting Captives Free work with local churches in helping their people deal with addictions?
We desire to develop accountability relationships for our students within local churches, having the pastor of the church be closely involved with the individuals who are going through the lessons. To establish accountability, students may send their lessons to whomever they want-their husbands or wives, a pastor, a church member, etc. As a parting word to a reader who is despairing over an addiction, what ray of encouragement could you offer? In Isaiah 61:2 and 3 Isaiah said the Lord had sent him to “‘comfort all who mourn, to console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.’” People who are in bondage need hope and the news that freedom is available. The enemy tells people that they are alone; nobody else is as bad. They carry with them a “spirit of heaviness” and “mourning.” The good news is
