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March 8, 2020 – Pastor Ryan Emmons
Series: Emotionally Healthy Spirituality (based on the book/study by Peter Scazzero)

Hebrews 12:7-11 ; James 1:2-5

希 伯 來 書 12:7-11 ; 雅 各 書 1:2-5

The Wall:

The Other Side:

  1. A greater level of brokenness
  2. A greater appreciation for Holy Unknowing (Mystery)
  3. A deeper ability to wait for God
  4. A greater detachment

 

 

 

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March 1, 2020 – Pastor Ryan Emmons
Series: Emotionally Healthy Spirituality (based on the book/study by Peter Scazzero)

Genesis 37-50 ; Matthew 10:37-39

創 世 記 37-50 ; 馬 太 福 音 10:37-39

The Joseph Model:

1. Joseph had a profound sense of the bigness of God

2. Joseph admitted honestly the sadness and losses
of his family

3. Joseph rewrote his life script according to Scripture

4. Joseph partnered with God to be a blessing

 

 

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February 23, 2020 – Pastor Ryan Emmons
Based on the book/study by Peter Scazzero

Jeremiah 31:3-4 ; Luke 4:1-13

耶 利 米 書 31:3-4 ; 路 加 福 音 4:1-13

Road to a False Self:

  1. I am what I do
  2. I am what I have
  3. I am what others think

Road to an Authentic Self:

  1. Pay attention in silence and solitude
  2. Find trusted companions
  3. Move out of your comfort zone
  4. Pray for courage

 

 

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February 16, 2020 – Pastor Ryan Emmons
Based on the book/study by Peter Scazzero

Hebrews 5:11-6:1 ; Revelation 3:1-3

希 伯 來 書 5:11-6:1 ; 啟 示 錄 3:1-3

Symptoms of Emotionally Unhealthy Spirituality:

1. Using God to run from God
2. Ignoring anger, sadness, and fear
3. Dying to the wrong things
4. Denying the impact of the past on the present
5. Dividing life into “secular” and “sacred” components
6. Doing for God instead of being with God
7. Spiritualizing away conflict
8. Covering over brokenness, weakness, and failure
9. Living without limits
10. Judging other people’s spiritual journey

 

 

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From February 16 to April 5, Pastor Ryan preached a sermon series based on Peter Scazzero’s book “Emotionally Healthy Spirituality”. (The series was interrupted by the COVID lockdown, so was never finished.)

Topics included:

  1. The Problem of Emotionally Unhealthy Spirituality
  2. Know Yourself that You May Know God
  3. Going Back in Order to Go Forward
  4. Journey Through the Wall (letting go of power and control)
  5. Enlarge Your Soul Through Grief
  6. Discover the Rhythms of the Daily Office and Sabbath
  7. Grow into an Emotionally Mature Adult
  8. Develop a “Rule of Life”

From the book jacket:

Peter Scazzero learned the hard way: you can’t be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature. Though Scazzero was an experienced pastor of a growing church, his life and faith remained emotionally unhealthy. Like so many in the church, he routinely:

  • avoided healthy conflict in the name of keeping the peace
  • ignored and suppressed emotions
  • used work for God as an excuse to run from God
  • lived without limits

In this bestselling book, Scazzero outlines the top ten symptoms of emotionally unhealthy spirituality. He then unpacks core biblical principles to guide you into an experience of lasting, beneath-the-surface transformation in your relationship with Christ.

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December 22, 2019 – Pastor Ryan Emmons

Micah 5:2-5a  ; John 10:1-18

彌 迦 書 5:2-5 ; 約 翰 福 音 10:11-16

“I am the good shepherd; I know my own sheep, and they know me.”
~ John 10:14 (NLT)
我 是 好 牧 人 ； 我 认 识 我 的 羊 ， 我 的 羊 也 认 识 我  。
~ 約 翰 福 音 10:14 (CUVS)

Painting by Jean Baptiste de Champaigne (1631-1681) (public domain, from Wikipedia Commons)

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December 8, 2019 – Pastor Ryan Emmons

Luke 2:8-20

路 加 福 音 2:8-20

That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep.                                                                                 ~Luke 2:8 (NLT)
在 伯 利 恒 之 野 地 里 有 牧 羊 的 人 ， 夜 间 按 着 更 次 看 守 羊 群 。
~ 路 加 福 音 2:8 (CUVS)

Photo credit: Chelsea Aaron on unsplash.com

 

 

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December 8, 2019 – Pastor Ryan Emmons
“The Shepherd Boy Who Would Be King”

2 Samuel 7:11-17 ; Matthew 1:1-17

撒 母 耳 記 下 7:11-17 ; 馬 太 福 音 1:1-17

The Covenant Promise
David the Shepherd (1,2,3)

This is the record of the ancestors of Jesus the Messiah, a descendant of David and of Abraham.                                                                                                  ~ Matthew 1:1 (NLT)
亚 伯 拉 罕 的 後 裔 ， 大 卫 的 子 孙 （ 後 裔 子 孙 原 文 都 作 儿 子 下 同 ） ， 耶 稣 基 督 的 家 谱    ~ 馬 太 福 音 1:1 (CUVS)

 

 

 

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December 1, 2019 – Pastor Ryan Emmons
“From the Mouths of Angels”

Luke 1:5-18 ; Luke 2:8-14

路 加 福 音 1:5-18 ;  路 加 福 音 2:8-14

At Worship
At Home
At Work

Then the angel said, “I am Gabriel! I stand in the very presence of God.
It was he who sent me to bring you this good news!       ~ Luke 1:19 (NLT)
 天 使 回 答 说 ： 我 是 站 在 神 面 前 的 加 百 列 ， 奉 差 而 来 对 你 说 话 ，
将 这 好 信 息 报 给 你 。                                            ~ 路 加 福 音 1:19 (CUVS)

Painting by Dame Werburg Welch (1894-1990)