OUR MISSION:
To guide those far from God into the
new start found in Jesus Christ.
Proverbs 3:5-6
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own
understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make
your paths straight.”
Decontaminate – “The process of removing a toxic substance from
something or counteracting its toxic effects.”
We are not a body with a soul, but instead we are a soul with a
body.
Genesis 2:7
“And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground and
breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a
living soul.” (KJV)
We are not a body with a soul, we are a soul with a body
9th February............ The Heavy Soul
16th February............ The Tortured Soul
23rd February............. The Seduced Soul
The Curse of the Restless Soul
Always searching but
never finding
Interested in
everything but
satisfied by nothing
Genesis 4:11-12
“Now you are under a curse and driven from the
ground, which opened its mouth to receive your
brother’s blood from your hand. When you work the
ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You
will be a restless wanderer on the earth.”
The Curse of the Restless Soul
Question
Are you often wound up on the
inside and you find it difficult to
calm down in your soul?
Where do we find rest for our
souls?
Ecclesiastes 2:22-23
“What do people get for all the toil and
anxious striving with which they labour
under the sun? All their days their
work is grief and pain; even at night
their minds do not rest. This too is
meaningless.”
The Curse of the Restless Soul
“Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.”
Psalm 62:1
Our souls find rest in God alone
"You have made us for yourself,
O Lord, and our heart is restless
until it rests in you."
Augustine - The Confessions (A.D. 397)
Matthew 11:28-29
“‘Come to me, all you who are weary
and burdened ‘Come to me, all you
who are weary and burdened, and I
will give you rest. Take my yoke upon
you and learn from me, for I am gentle
and humble in heart, and you will find
rest for your souls.’”
The Curse of the Restless Soul
“Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.”
How do we find rest in God?
Psalm 62:1
Number One
Be still before God
That means
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Stop
Pause
Wait
And know
Psalm 46:10
“Be still, and know that I am God...”
Psalm 131:2 “Surely I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with
his mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me.” (NKJV)
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The Curse of the Restless Soul
“Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.”
How do we find rest in God?
Psalm 62:1
Number Two
Wait for the Lord
How do I hear from God?
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Wait on God
Seek Him
Slow it down
And be still
Psalm 37:7
“Be still before the LORD and wait
patiently for him...”
Psalm 130:5-6 “I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul
waits for the Lord more than watchmen for the morning, more than watchmen for
the morning.”
The Curse of the Restless Soul
“Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him.”
How do we find rest in God?
Psalm 62:1
Number Three
Reflect on God's goodness
God is already in tomorrow
A fruitful soul bears the fruits
of the Spirit.
Psalm 116:7-9
“Return to your rest, my soul, for the LORD
has been good to you. For you, LORD, have
delivered me from death, my eyes from
tears, my feet from stumbling, that I may walk
before the LORD in the land of the living.”
If our spiritual enemy can't make us bad... he's going to make us busy
OUR MISSION:
To guide those far from God into the
new start found in Jesus Christ.