SERMON SERIES: DISCIPLESHIP DYNAMICS #3
SERMON TITLE: GET A GRIP!

TEXT:
Galatians 5:24, 25
"Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit."

THE POWER OF EMOTIONS:
"When He saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd." Matthew 9:36

The Two Extremes: Overwhelmed or Overcontrolled

The Problem with Emotion Based Discipleship
"Then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn't do it, sins." James 4:17

YOUR POWER OVER YOUR EMOTIONS: EXERCISING SELF CONTROL
"So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won't be doing what your sinful nature craves." Galatians 5:16 NLT

Identifying the Source of Your Emotions:
Why are you cast down, O my soul? And why are you disquieted within me? Psalm 42:5

Experiences from the Past
"But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead." Philippians 3:13

Because We Are On The Throne
"Where do you think all these appalling wars and quarrels come from? Do you think they just happen? Think again. They come about because you want your own way, and fight for it deep inside yourselves." James 4:1, 2 The Message

Releasing Your Emotions to God
"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from saving me, so far from the words of my groaning?" Psalm 22:1

Using Your Will to Change Your Thoughts
"My soul is downcast within me; therefore I will remember You from the land of the Jordan, the heights of Hermon-from Mount Mizar." Psalm 42:6