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“Twisted Love” sermon series resources
On May 13-27, the sermon sermon series is “Twisted Love—Family Secrets, Lies and Heartaches”:
| May 13 | Bullies and Controllers (Mother’s Day) 2 Samuel 12:1-10 When one person’s power and privilege dominate the family, abusive relationships follow. |
| May 20 | Surviving Rape and Abuse (Pentecost Sunday) 2 Samuel 13:1-19 Perpetrators of sexual and physical abuse must be named and exposed and victims must be given space to heal. |
| May 27 | Silent, Seething Anger 2 Samuel 13:20-39 Unspoken and unresolved anger can rip families apart. |
Because of the sensitive topic of the series, we want to suggest the resources listed below. They are available here as a PDF download or can be found in the sanctuary lobby during the series.
The rest of the sermon topics for 2018 can be found on our Sermon page. You may listen to or download transcripts of past sermons on our site as well.
Resources for Domestic Violence, Abuse, Rape and Trauma
- Bass and Davis, The Courage to Heal (book and workbook)
- Melody Beattie, Codependent No More
- Cloud and Townsend, Boundaries
- Judith Herman, Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence–From Domestic Abuse to Political Terror
- Harriet Lerner, Dance of Anger
- Simeon Lindstrom, Codependency—Loves Me, Loves Me Not
- Marshall Rosenberg, Nonviolent Communication
- Rachel Goldsmith Turow, Mindfulness Skills for Trauma and PTSD
- TED talk by Brene Brown, “Listening to Shame”
- TED talk by Leslie Morgan Steiner, “Why Domestic Violence Victims Don’t Leave”
Other Resources
- Rape and Abuse Crisis Center here in Jefferson City racsjc.org
- National Sexual Assault Hotline (free, confidential, 24/7) rainn.org
- Missouri Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, mocadsv.org or 573.634.4161
- Office of Child Advocate – oca.mo.gov
- Darkness to Light – Free training through Office of Child Advocate – d2l.org
- Missouri Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline: 800.392.3738
- Missouri KidsFirst for Stewards of Children and Mandated Reporter Training – missourikidsfirst.org/mandate-reporter-training
- Churchnet has funds available to assist with sexual abuse trauma counseling. Contact one of our pastors, or Dr. Brian Ford at [email protected].
- The pastors of FBCJC can provide a list of therapists and licensed counselors here in our community
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