CORE SINGLES FELLOWSHIP Grow or Die: Healthy Churches Need Healthy People Isaiah 61:1-11 Luke 4:15-21

CORE SINGLES FELLOWSHIP

Grow or Die: Healthy Churches Need Healthy People

Isaiah 61:1-11 Luke 4:15-21

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…

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poor…

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poor…

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poor…

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…He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to

proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners,

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2 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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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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…They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of

his splendor.

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his splendor.

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his splendor.

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his splendor.

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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.

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for generations.

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for generations.

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for generations.

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5 Aliens will shepherd your flocks; foreigners will work your fields and vineyards.

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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.

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7 Instead of their shame my people will receive a double

portion, and instead of disgrace they will rejoice in

their inheritance;

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their inheritance;

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their inheritance;

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their inheritance;

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…and so they will inherit a double portion in their land, and everlasting joy will be

theirs.

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theirs.

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theirs.

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theirs.

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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.

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them.

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them.

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them.

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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."

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Lord has blessed."

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Lord has blessed."

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Lord has blessed."

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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,

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…as a bridegroom adorns his head like a

priest, and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

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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.

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Luke 4:15-21

15 [Jesus] taught in their synagogues, and everyone

praised him.

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15 [Jesus] taught in their synagogues, and everyone

praised him.

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16 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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16 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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17 The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:

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17 The scroll of the prophet Isaiah was handed to him. Unrolling it, he found the place where it is written:

Luke 4:15-21

18 "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to

the poor...

Luke 4:15-21

18 "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to

the poor...

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,

19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.”

20 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,

21 and he began by saying to them, "Today this scripture is

fulfilled in your hearing."

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…He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners

and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the

oppressed,

19 to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor.”






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Luke 4:15-21




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The Emotionally Healthy Church Inventory

The Emotionally Healthy Church Inventory

1.

First step towards health: Recognizing “un-health”

1.

First step towards health: Recognizing “un-health”

2.

Healthy things grow; unhealthy things die

2.

Healthy things grow; unhealthy things die

3.

“Being” comes before “doing”

3.

“Being” comes before “doing”

4.

Emotional health needs healthy relationships (with God and with others)

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.




- Be as vulnerable and open as possible.





- Remember, nothing revealed will be news to God (but it might be new to us)





- 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 A:General Formation and

Discipleship

Part B:1. Looking Beneath the Surface


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

Part B (cont’d):



6. Make Incarnation Your Model for Loving Well

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Part A:

General Formation and

Discipleship

Part A:

General Formation and

Discipleship

Part B:Emotional Components of Discipleship

1. Looking Beneath

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1. Looking Beneath

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3. Living in Brokenness and

Vulnerability


3. Living in Brokenness and

Vulnerability










6. Make Incarnation Your

Model for Loving Well


6. Make Incarnation Your

Model for Loving Well

Evaluating Our Emotional-Spiritual

Maturity

Evaluating Our Emotional-Spiritual

Maturity

Maturity is not about AGE.



Physical maturity is about strength.


Physical maturity is about strength.


Emotional maturity is about character.


Emotional maturity is about character.


Spiritual maturity is about John 3:30.





(Christ > Me)



(Christ > Me)

GOING DEEPER1. 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?

GOING DEEPER1. 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?

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CORE SINGLES FELLOWSHIP Grow or Die: Healthy Churches Need Healthy People Isaiah 61:1-11 Luke 4:15-21