Sermons About Emotions
The Gospel Frees Us From Guilt
“For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” Once you understand the value of Jesus’ sacrifice, your notion of freedom is forever changed. You’ll discover that the most freeing thing in the world is to give yourself over entirely to the one you love, and this is exactly what happens in the gospel. The good news about Jesus is that he grants us freedom from our toughest struggles, our deepest scars, our strongest doubts, and our biggest fears. When you find Jesus, you find true freedom. ___________________________ The 3rd of 10 sermons in the Emancipation Proclamation Series at Remnant Church in Richmond, Virginia.
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Fear - Grief - Joy
Our lives are filled with a plethora of emotions. Some of us are emotive, expressing our feelings with reckless abandon. Others are conservatively reserved in the display of our inner sensitivities. Regardless of how they are expressed, every human being experiences emotion. Today we dwell on three emotions: fear, grief, and joy. We don't leave our emotions to run chaotic, but we bring the transformative Word of God to dwell upon our emotions, our thoughts... our entire lives.
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I'm scared
Jesus, Life Coach: “I’m scared” Reconnect – November 1, 2009 Text: John 16:33, 17:9-19; Psalm 27:1-3 Key Thought: In the face of fear, Jesus offers his followers his courage; the ability to respond with wisdom to what life brings, based on trust in God. [Jesus said,] “I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.” [Then Jesus prayed,] “My prayer is not for the world, but for those you have given me, because they belong to you. And all of them, since they are mine, belong to you; and you have given them back to me, so they are my glory! Now I am departing the world; I am leaving them behind and coming to you. Holy Father, keep them and care for them – all those you have given me – so that they will be united just as we are... And now I am coming to you. I have told them many things while I was with them so they would be filled with my joy. I have given them your word. And the world hates them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not. I‘m not asking you to take them out of the world, but to keep them safe from the evil one. They are not part of this world any more than I am. Make them pure and holy by teaching them your words of truth. As you sent me into the world, I am sending them into the world. And I give myself entirely to you so they also might be entirely yours. John 16:33, 17:9-19 (NLT)
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What To Do With Our Guilt
Guilt often produces shame because as we come to see that we’ve done wrong, we begin to feel that we’re not being who we believe we should be. When you lie to someone, you not only feel guilt for lying, but you feel shame because you see how much of a coward you are, or how much of a conman you are. Shame brings you face-to-face with the inconsistency of your identity. With guilt, the solution is to have your sins atoned for, the penalty to be paid. With shame, the response is a desire for glory, to be covered.
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What To Do With Our Fears
Fear, anger, doubt, tears, guilt and depression are all emotions that we’ve experienced and will experience. Some, even today, may feel completely overwhelmed by one or several of these emotions. The challenge for us as God’s people is not IF you’ll struggle with these, it’s HOW you’ll struggle that makes all the difference.
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When Others Care About My Problems
Biblical joy is happiness, an emotion that is experienced by all people—Christian an non. What makes Christian joy different, though, isn’t that it’s not a feeling. Christian joy is the positive, emotional response to the reality that has dawned with the resurrection of Jesus. Jesus’ life and death proves that God loves the world and that he has acted to bring in a new reality that perseveres in the midst of any circumstance. THAT can produce happiness in anyone, no matter what.
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