CORE SINGLES FELLOWSHIP
Grow or Die:
Healthy Churches Need
Healthy People
Isaiah 61:1-11
Luke 4:15-21
Isaiah 61:1-11
1 The
Spirit of the Sovereign
Lord is on me, because the
Lord has anointed me to
preach good news to the
poor…
Isaiah 61:1-11
1 The
Spirit of the Sovereign
Lord is on me, because the
Lord has anointed me to
preach good news to the
poor…
Isaiah 61:1-11
…He
has sent me to bind up
the brokenhearted, to
proclaim freedom for the
captives and release from
darkness for the prisoners,
Isaiah 61:1-11
…He
has sent me to bind up
the brokenhearted, to
proclaim freedom for the
captives and release from
darkness for the prisoners,
Isaiah 61:1-11
to proclaim the year of the
Lord's favor and the day of
vengeance of our God, to
comfort all who mourn,
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Isaiah 61:1-11
to proclaim the year of the
Lord's favor and the day of
vengeance of our God, to
comfort all who mourn,
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Isaiah 61:1-11
3 and
provide for those who
grieve in Zion- to bestow on
them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes, the oil of
gladness instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair...
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3 and
provide for those who
grieve in Zion- to bestow on
them a crown of beauty
instead of ashes, the oil of
gladness instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise
instead of a spirit of despair...
Isaiah 61:1-11
…They
will be called oaks of
righteousness, a planting of
the Lord for the display of his
splendor.
Isaiah 61:1-11
…They
will be called oaks of
righteousness, a planting of
the Lord for the display of his
splendor.
Isaiah 61:1-11
4 They
will rebuild the ancient
ruins and restore the places
long devastated; they will
renew the ruined cities that
have been devastated for
generations.
Isaiah 61:1-11
4 They
will rebuild the ancient
ruins and restore the places
long devastated; they will
renew the ruined cities that
have been devastated for
generations.
Isaiah 61:1-11
5 Aliens
will shepherd your
flocks; foreigners will work your
fields and vineyards.
Isaiah 61:1-11
5 Aliens
will shepherd your
flocks; foreigners will work your
fields and vineyards.
Isaiah 61:1-11
6 And
you will be called priests
of the Lord, you will be named
ministers of our God. You will
feed on the wealth of nations,
and in their riches you will
boast.
Isaiah 61:1-11
6 And
you will be called priests
of the Lord, you will be named
ministers of our God. You will
feed on the wealth of nations,
and in their riches you will
boast.
Isaiah 61:1-11
7 Instead
of their shame my
people will receive a double
portion, and instead of
disgrace they will rejoice in
their inheritance;
Isaiah 61:1-11
7 Instead
of their shame my
people will receive a double
portion, and instead of
disgrace they will rejoice in
their inheritance;
Isaiah 61:1-11
…and
so they will inherit a
double portion in their land,
and everlasting joy will be
theirs.
Isaiah 61:1-11
…and
so they will inherit a
double portion in their land,
and everlasting joy will be
theirs.
Isaiah 61:1-11
8 "For
I, the Lord, love justice; I
hate robbery and iniquity. In
my faithfulness I will reward
them and make an everlasting
covenant with them.
Isaiah 61:1-11
8 "For
I, the Lord, love justice; I
hate robbery and iniquity. In
my faithfulness I will reward
them and make an everlasting
covenant with them.
Isaiah 61:1-11
9 Their
descendants will be
known among the nations
and their offspring among the
peoples. All who see them will
acknowledge that they are a
people the Lord has blessed."
Isaiah 61:1-11
9 Their
descendants will be
known among the nations
and their offspring among the
peoples. All who see them will
acknowledge that they are a
people the Lord has blessed."
Isaiah 61:1-11
10 I
delight greatly in the Lord;
my soul rejoices in my God.
For he has clothed me with
garments of salvation and
arrayed me in a robe of
righteousness,
Isaiah 61:1-11
10 I
delight greatly in the Lord;
my soul rejoices in my God.
For he has clothed me with
garments of salvation and
arrayed me in a robe of
righteousness,
Isaiah 61:1-11
…as
a bridegroom adorns his
head like a
priest, and as a bride adorns
herself with her jewels.
Isaiah 61:1-11
…as
a bridegroom adorns his
head like a
priest, and as a bride adorns
herself with her jewels.
Isaiah 61:1-11
11 For
as the soil makes the
sprout come up and a garden
causes seeds to grow, so the
Sovereign Lord will make
righteousness and praise
spring up before all nations.
Isaiah 61:1-11
11 For
as the soil makes the
sprout come up and a garden
causes seeds to grow, so the
Sovereign Lord will make
righteousness and praise
spring up before all nations.
Luke 4:15-21
[Jesus] taught in their
synagogues, and everyone
praised him.
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Luke 4:15-21
He went to Nazareth, where
he had been brought up, and
on the Sabbath day he went
into the synagogue, as was his
custom. And he stood up to
read.
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Luke 4:15-21
The scroll of the prophet
Isaiah was handed to him.
Unrolling it, he found the place
where it is written:
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Luke 4:15-21
"The Spirit of the Lord is on
me, because he has anointed
me to preach good news to
the poor...
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Luke 4:15-21
…He
has sent me to proclaim
freedom for the prisoners and
recovery of sight for the blind,
to release the oppressed,
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to proclaim the year of the
Lord's favor.”
Luke 4:15-21
Then he rolled up the scroll,
gave it back to the attendant
and sat down. The eyes of
everyone in the synagogue
were fastened on him,
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Luke 4:15-21
and he began by saying to
them, "Today this scripture is
fulfilled in your hearing."
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The
Emotionally
Healthy
Church
Inventory
1.
First step towards
health:
Recognizing
“un-health”
2.
Healthy things grow;
unhealthy things die
3.
“Being”
comes before
“doing”
4.
Emotional health
needs healthy
relationships
(with God and
with others)
Emotionally Healthy Church
Inventory
- Reflect on where you are as a disciple
of Jesus Christ, both as an individual
and at church.
Emotionally Healthy Church
Inventory
- Reflect on where you are as a disciple
of Jesus Christ, both as an individual
and at church.
- Be as vulnerable and open as
possible.
Emotionally Healthy Church
Inventory
- Reflect on where you are as a disciple
of Jesus Christ, both as an individual
and at church.
- Be as vulnerable and open as
possible.
- Remember, nothing revealed will be
news to God (but it might be new to us)
Emotionally Healthy Church
Inventory
- Reflect on where you are as a disciple
of Jesus Christ, both as an individual
and at church.
- Be as vulnerable and open as
possible.
- Remember, nothing revealed will be
news to God (but it might be new to us)
- Pray
Part A:
General Formation and Discipleship
Part B:
1. Looking Beneath the Surface
2. Breaking the Power of the Past
3. Living in Brokenness and
Vulnerability
Part B (cont’d):
4. Receive the Gift of Limits
5. Embrace Grieving and Loss
6. Make Incarnation Your Model for
Loving Well
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Part A:
General Formation
and Discipleship
Part B:
Emotional Components of Discipleship
1. Looking Beneath
the Surface
Part B:
Emotional Components of Discipleship
2. Breaking the Power
of the Past
Part B:
Emotional Components of Discipleship
3. Living in Brokenness
and Vulnerability
Part B:
Emotional Components of Discipleship
4. Receive the Gift
of Limits
Part B:
Emotional Components of Discipleship
5. Embrace Grieving
and Loss
Part B:
Emotional Components of Discipleship
6. Make Incarnation
Your Model
for Loving Well
Evaluating Our
Emotional-Spiritual
Maturity
Maturity is not about
AGE.
Maturity is not about
AGE.
Physical maturity is
about strength.
Maturity is not about
AGE.
Emotional maturity is
about character.
Maturity is not about
AGE.
Spiritual maturity is
about John 3:30.
Maturity is not about
AGE.
Spiritual maturity is
about John 3:30.
(Christ > Me)
GOING DEEPER
1. What did I discover about my current
emotional/spiritual health?
2. How does the Gospel of Jesus affect my
understanding of spiritual and emotional
maturity?
3. What personal “ashes” do I need to entrust to
Jesus in exchange for His “crown of beauty”?
4. How would becoming emotionally healthy
Christians affect this fellowship group?