Turn Your Emotion Into Motion

Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn. 
- Romans 12:15 

Kilyah: (keel-yah) 
Hebrew for kidney and is a metaphor that represents the heart, mind, and emotions. 

My inmost being (kilyah) will rejoice when your lips speak what is right. 
- Proverbs 23:16 

“Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and my mind. (kilyah)” 
- Psalm 26:2 

“I bless the Lord who gives me counsel; in the night also my heart (kilyah) instructs me.”  
- Psalm 16:7 

And being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground. 
- Luke 22:44 

Jesus entered the Temple and began to drive out all the people buying and selling animals for sacrifice. He knocked over the tables of the money changers and the chairs of those selling doves. 
- Matthew 21:12

Mixer

What is your favorite 4th of July memory?

Connect

1.     What are 3 words that best describe your week?

2.    Where is one place you saw God this week?

Sermon Questions

1.     Do you tend to block or bottle your emotions?

2.     In Luke 22:44, we are given an image of Jesus processing his emotions through prayer. How can you use prayer to process your own emotions?

3.     How can you increase “the pause” this week before reacting?

Reflect

“Use your anger. Don’t be used by your anger.” -Mike Foster

Go Deeper

Fourth of July feels different this year. There are no big parades or festivities like the previous years. All the fun stuff is gone… or that’s how it feels. After I sat in my little pity party this week, I thought about the word “freedom.” Specifically, I thought about freedom in the context of God’s Word.  

2 Corinthians 3:17 says, “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” The word Spirit takes on a couple different meanings. But if we look at this verse specifically as taking up the mood of Christ, there is freedom. If we rest our hearts in God and who He is, there is freedom. Isn’t it so true that when we put our burdens at God’s feet, we feel freedom? Or when we trust God with our whole hearts, we feel freedom? 

I encourage you this week to reflect on the freedom we were given through Jesus. Find comfort this coming holiday weekend in The Lord. Whether you are home with family or alone, we are given freedom and comfort in Christ Jesus.

(Jaden Duncan)

Suggestions to Serve

Good Neighbor Drop-N-Drive | The Church at RB | Thursday 10AM-2PM

Good Neighbor Day | The Church at RB | July 16 8:30AM-12:30PM

Prayer

Partner up and pray for each other throughout the week

Reminder

If you or someone you know is struggling, our counseling ministry is taking new appointments via zoom to help navigate these unusually challenging days.