We do not have empirical research directly verifying the effectiveness of the Immanuel Approach, but carefully documented case studies show consistent, strong positive results. There is also indirect support for the effectiveness of the Immanuel Approach, based on similarities between … Continue reading
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Shouldn’t We Just Leave the Past Behind Us, as the Apostle Paul Advises (2 Corinthians 5:17, Philippians 3:13-14)?
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Occasionally, when the subject of praying for healing of traumatic memories is being discussed, someone will quote Philippians 3:13-14 and 2 Corinthians 5:17, and then raise objections along the lines of, “Why are we wasting time and energy rummaging around … Continue reading
Is the Immanuel Approach Consistent with/Supported by Scripture?
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As the Immanuel Approach has become more widely known, people have appropriately raised the question, “Is it biblical?” Our perception is that the Immanuel Approach, for emotional healing and for life, is clearly consistent with and strongly supported by the … Continue reading
Informed Consent and the Immanuel Approach
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Many people have asked about when and how to use informed consent with recipients or clients who wish to receive emotional healing sessions using the Immanuel Approach. The following essay explains relevant aspects of informed consent and includes a sample … Continue reading
Prunes, Plums, and Immanuel
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This is a good example of the kind of experiences people are reporting as they incorporate the Immanuel approach into their daily lives – as they get into the habit of inviting Jesus to be with them, asking for help … Continue reading
Chris, Birth Ordeal, and Immanuel:
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After two days (43 hours) of waiting, praying, and agonizing labor pains, Chris and Jen were exhausted and at the point of desperation. Jen’s dream of a natural birth was a foggy, distant memory, and they were both at the … Continue reading
Kent, Peter’s Death, and Standing in the Presence of God
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One of the pastors of a Vineyard church in the Los Angeles area sent me the following story in an e-mail 6/10/2013: On July 11th, 2000, my eldest son Peter died at age 18 after battling Leukemia for three years. … Continue reading
“It was the best night ever”
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An Iowa City Vineyard pastor just sent me the following brief Immanuel story, describing an Immanuel approach training evening she facilitated for her youth leaders shortly after returning home from our Evanston spring 2013 seminar for mission teams: “…we had … Continue reading
Eileen, Absence Wounds, and Ice-Cream
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Ever since she was a young woman, Eileen had struggled with eating more than she needed, and was then also burdened with a corresponding chronic unhappiness with her weight. She had been able to lose weight on many occasions, but … Continue reading
Zevian, Monsters in the Closet, and “BIG JESUS”
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Three year old Zevian first began to be afraid of monsters when he thought he saw one in his closet as he was getting ready for bed. His parents reassured him and showed him that there was nothing there, but … Continue reading
Translated Materials
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We currently have a limited amount of material that is translated into other languages. Below is what we have to offer. If you are interested in creating new translations of material please contact us. Languages Chinese: DVD – “Six Condensed … Continue reading
I want to know more about Care Packaging.
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CARE Packaging sells Dr. Karl Lehman’s new book Outsmarting Yourself and the Lehman training videos on consignment. They also sell a variety of other Christian healing and recovery resources. The following description comes from the CARE website: “CARE Packaging, a ministry of … Continue reading
Special Subjects/Advanced Topics
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Immanuel Approach Community As described in chapter three of the big lion book, building and living an Immanuel lifestyle is so much more than just learning to facilitate Immanuel Approach sessions. Learning/building an Immanuel lifestyle can be challenging, practicing the … Continue reading
Rita: Let Jesus answer the questions.
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Another particularly dramatic experience teaching me to let Jesus drive happened this past spring (2012). I was facilitating a demonstration session in one of our mentoring groups, and about ten minutes into the session the recipient, Rita, asked a question. … Continue reading
Eileen, “She’s been sitting in Jesus’ lap.”
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At the end of the session presented in the Eileen: “Immanuel Interventions” DVD, Eileen was in a three-year-old memory in which she was sitting in Jesus’ lap and listening to His heart beat as He spoke words of reassurance and … Continue reading
The joy of facilitating
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I love helping people. One thing I love about Immanuel is that people actually get better, there’s tangible, measurable, remarkable fruit. So many mental health workers try to help, but see little or no change over long periods of time. … Continue reading
What’s the best phone number for contacting Dr. Lehman?
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We get many e-mails along the lines of, “What is Dr. Lehman’s office number? I’ve looked through all three websites, and none of the contact information includes phone numbers!” Yes, that’s correct. There isn’t any phone number information on our … Continue reading
Which Lehman Resources are Right for Me?
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Below is a guide to help you decide which Lehman resources may be best for you. For more information about each product please visit our store page. A) Condensed Session DVDs : These condensed versions of live sessions are one of … Continue reading
God Accepts and Loves Intimacy with Us: Appendix 9 of Immanuel a Practicum
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Excerpt from Appendix 9 of… Immanuel: A Practicum by Patricia A. Velotta God Chose Intimate, Face to Face Relationships, with People in the Old Testament. Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day. … Continue reading
Answers to Objections to Seeing God: Appendix 8 of Immanuel a Practicum
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Patricia Velotta has graciously allowed us to post excerpts from the appendices from her new book here on the Biblical Basis page of the website. We recommend reading through the appendices listed in the left nav bar to get a … Continue reading
How can I best use the “Additional Relevant Information” box?
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The additional relevant information box is especially helpful for letting others know about special skills and/or resources you have to offer, and for making network connections around special needs and/or interests (others can then find you by using the search … Continue reading
God Can Appear in Different Forms: Appendix 6 of Immanuel a Practicum
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Excerpt from Appendix 6 of… Immanuel: A Practicum by Patricia A. Velotta God Can Appear in Different Forms I think we all agree that angels can appear looking like human beings “Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so … Continue reading
Example of Outsmarting Yourself Conference by Dr Karl Lehman
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For more information visit www.outsmartingyourself.org Content: *Teaching about concepts from Dr. Lehman’s new book Outsmarting Yourself (very similar to the teaching Dr Lehman did at the THRIVE 2011 conference in Morton, IL). Concepts such as the pain processing pathway, implicit memory, the … Continue reading
Example of Immanuel approach conference
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Example of a “Getting Started” Immanuel Approach training seminar by Dr. Lehman Brief Overview What: At this conference Dr. Lehman will teach through lecture, live session videos, live demonstrations, and hands on group exercises. You will learn the theory behind the … Continue reading
People in Scripture Who Saw God: Appendix 5 of Immanuel a Practicum
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Excerpt from Appendix 5 of… Immanuel: A Practicum by Patricia A. Velotta People in Scripture Who Saw God Many curiously ask, “Can people see God?” Pastor Patti has generously let us use an excerpt from her book to provide an … Continue reading
Experiencing God: Appendix 4 of Immanuel a Practicum
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Patricia Velotta has graciously allowed us to post excerpts from the appendices from her new book Immanuel: a Practicum Knowledge We can know God intellectually, in our minds, and experientially, in our hearts and lives. Words used in the original … Continue reading
“God with Us” Appendix 3 of Immanuel: A Practicum
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Aside from being a name of God, Immanuel is his very nature. He is God with us. There’s a wealth of information in Scripture indicating his caring involvement in our entire lives. Read and Meditate on Psalm 139 For the … Continue reading
Healing, freedom, and joy for a crack addict
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For those of you who know anything about addictions, this testimony is very encouraging. Being three years joyful and sober after twenty years of crack addiction is HUGE. “My appreciation story is this. I have been addicted to the drug … Continue reading
“…I have more freedom, more self-confidence, and I’m happier”
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“[As] I have been receiving and giving Immanuel…I find that I have more freedom, more self-confidence and I’m happier. I have developed the faith and assurance that I can see Jesus, and these results are not just for me. As … Continue reading
“My Church says, ‘You’ve really changed!’”
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I understand Immanuel primarily because I have received his healing for ten years through this approach. I continue to be committed to my healing work with Immanuel because I want to be free, I want all that Jesus has for … Continue reading
Enhancement of peak performance
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Over decades of professional work combining faith-based interventions and state of the art mental health care, Dr. Karl and Pastor Charlotte have developed an approach to emotional healing that consistently resolves traumatic memories, and their resultant irrational beliefs and maladaptive … Continue reading
“There are not words enough to describe….”
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“For years I have been praying ‘Father, I only want to do what you’re doing and I only want to say what you’re saying, and I know it’s possible because Jesus did it and he is our model.’ Sounds good … Continue reading
“I now sense that Jesus is alive and wants to be an integral part of my life”
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Although I outwardly agreed to come to that first session, I was kicking and screaming on the inside all the way there. Following Pastor Patti’s encouragement to meet weekly, over the last couple of months Jesus has continued to expose, … Continue reading
“I experienced Jesus like I have never experienced him before”
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I have had years of prayer counseling and was not prepared for the depth and power of the healing touch of Jesus in Immanuel. When Pastor Patti prayed for me on two occasions, I experienced Jesus like I have never … Continue reading
“He’s really with me!”
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“After just a few sessions of Immanuel Prayer, I started to see good fruit in my life. I had new depths of peace, strength and trust. I found that my circumstances don’t change but I am changed. I have started … Continue reading
Seeing the living Jesus through Immanuel prayer
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What an amazing privilege to have my eyes opened up to see the living Jesus through Immanuel Prayer. He is alive and always with me. To see his care and creativity for every detail in my life has been transforming. … Continue reading
More Emotional Healing For Non-Christians (12 year old meets Jesus and stops cutting)
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Rhonda and Danny Calhoun, friends of ours and co-directors of Our Father’s Farm ministry near Kansas City, have also observed this same phenomena. They routinely use the Immanuel approach, and recently shared with us about their experiences with Sarah and … Continue reading
Emotional healing for non-Christians
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Another exciting thing we have observed with the Immanuel approach is that it sometimes works with non-Christians, and when it does, those who have thereby experienced Jesus’ living, loving presence, and received healing from him, usually decide to follow him. … Continue reading
The Immanuel approach for attachment trauma – “Jesus is the one exception!”
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Most therapists agree that loss of primary attachment figures during infancy (for example, one or more of the person’s primary care givers dies or leaves) is one of the most severe attachment traumas a person can experience. In fact, almost … Continue reading
Healing for attachment wounds
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“. . . I saw one lady have her first experience with Immanuel – I saw God move her from appreciation to the awareness of God, and then take her to a place in her life where she had felt … Continue reading