We all have them ...

--those stubborn, besetting sins that just seem to always get the best of us. They can range from an annoying habit you wish you could kick, all the way to a full-blown addiction that's ruining your life.

Whatever the severity, the principles for lasting change are the same. This course will show you how to have long-term success.

  • Break free

    from behaviors that have held you captive

  • Help a friend

    finally escape an addiction

  • Gain insight

    into the daily battle with any sin

Course curriculum

  • 1
    Welcome to the course!
    • What gives temptations their power? (4 min)
    • Course Preview
    • How to use this course
    • Let's get started!
  • 2
    Chapter 1 Understanding Temptation
    • The Root Cause of Sin (7 min)
    • You Are Free Not to Sin (13 min)
    • Application Question
    • Morbid Anatomy (14 min)
    • What Makes Some Temptations so Much Stronger than Others?
    • The Father of Sinful Desire (6:30)
    • How Desires Become Deceived (14 min)
    • Deceived Desires
    • Train Yourself to be Godly (3 min)
    • Train Yourself to be Godly
    • Desire Coup (6 min)
    • Desire Coup Question
    • How to Un-Deceive a Desire
    • Q&A (10 min)
    • The Source of Good (13 min)
  • 3
    Chapter 2: Getting Power from God
    • The 3 Things You Need to Escape Bondage (17 min)
    • Quiz
    • Getting Power from God through prayer (9 min)
    • Next Step for Prayer
    • Video: Getting Power from God through Scripture (13 min)
    • Godliness Training
    • Galatians 5:16
    • Video: Power from God through Spiritual Gifts
    • Test your learning
    • Godliness Training
    • Week 1 Godliness Training Exercise
  • 4
    Chapter 3: Cravings
    • Thirst of the Soul (14 min)
    • What's Your Water?
    • Stimulating Thirst
    • Godliness through Preference (35 min)
    • Forfeiting Grace (10 min)
    • Review Questions
    • Idols and Straws (16 min)
    • What Are Your Idols?
    • Review Questions
    • Week 2 Godliness Training Exercises
  • 5
    Chapter 4 How to Change Direction
    • Soul Surgery: How to Change Your Desires
    • What if the Exercises Aren't Working? (10 min)
    • Optional: Chapter 3 video transcripts
    • Repentance: Decision & Contrition (6 min)
    • Decision and Contrition
    • The Key to Controlling Overeating (2:30)
    • OPTIONAL: Controlling Overeating
    • Repentance: Don't Go Near the Door of Her House (14 min)
    • Protect Yourself
    • Amputation (16 min)
    • Godliness Training (2:20)
    • Week 3 Godliness Training Exercises
  • 6
    Chapter 5 Fear and Love - Keys to Motivation
    • Fear and Love (12 min)
    • Fear and Love
    • Exposure (12 min)
    • Exposure
    • Q&A and Godliness Training Exercises (9 min)
    • Week 4 Godliness Training Exercises
    • Progress Discussion
    • Progress Journal (for those not taking the class with a group. If you have a group, these can be discussion questions)
  • 7
    Chapter 6 Fighting Temptation
    • W, A, R, and E notes
    • W, A, R, and E (9 Min)
    • W.A.R. ... E. Review
    • F. -- Fight! (7 min)
    • Fight Review
    • A. -- Argue/Appreciate (6 min)
    • Argue and Appreciate Review
    • R. Run! and final godliness training exercises
    • R. -- Run Review
    • Final Q&A (4 min)
    • Godliness Training
    • Godliness Training Exercises
  • 8
    Next steps
    • Congrats! One final word...

What you get ...

All videos, mp3's, and pdf's are downloadable and you get to keep them forever

  • 35 instructional videos

  • Clear, step-by-step instructions for making progress

  • Access to personalized help from the instructor throughout the course (it's more like receiving counseling than taking a class)

  • Godliness training exercises designed to make permanent changes in your life

If you have an addiction, chances are you don't have a lot of extra cash in the bank.

Counselors charge anywhere from $75 to $200 per session, and most addiction cases go at least 8 or 10 sessions. That can add up to thousands of dollars. This course is designed to give you the same results at a price that won't add to the problems you already have in your life!
If you have an addiction, chances are you don't have a lot of extra cash in the bank.

All mp3's, videos, and other materials will be yours to keep!

Instructor

Dr. D. Richard Ferguson

  • Darrell Ferguson

    Darrell Ferguson

    Dr. Ferguson grew up in Boulder, Colorado, and has attended Moody Bible Institute, The Master’s College, The Expositor’s Institute, Colorado Christian College, Denver Seminary, and Trinity Theological Seminary, where he earned a Doctor of Religious Studies degree. Dr. Ferguson served as Senior Pastor at three churches from 1997-2017. He has been certified by ACBC (Association of Certified Biblical Counselors) and has 25 years of experience in biblical counseling.