Healthy in 2024
Week 1 - Healthy Spiritually
January 7th, 2024
Pastor Kyle Johnson
May grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord. —2 Peter 1:2 (ESV)
Our Word for 2024 -
His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence, by which he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of sinful desire. —1 Peter 1:3-4 (ESV)
Health is rarely
And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man. —Luke 2:52 (ESV)
Spiritually
Physically
Relationally
Mentally
Health is having the right
Healthy Spiritually –
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. —Galatians 5:1 (NIV)
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. —Romans 8:1 (NIV)
“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful for me,” but I will not be dominated by anything. —1 Corinthians 6:12 (ESV)
For by one sacrifice he has made perfect forever those who are being made holy. —Hebrews 10:14 (NIV)
With discipline we
Practicing
Yet the news about him spread all the more, so that crowds of people came to hear him and to be healed of their sicknesses. But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.
—Luke 5:15-16 (NIV)
Practicing
Just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many. —Matthew 20:28 (NIV)
Practicing
Do not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching. —Hebrews 10:25 (ESV)
What can you step into to increase your spiritual health?
Notes:
Discussion Questions:
1 – How healthy overall do you feel? How would you rate your spiritual health on a scale of 1-10?
2 – Read Galatians 5:1. What does freedom in Christ look like to you? Is that different from the freedom our world clamors about?
3 – Read Luke 11:1-13. What does your prayer life look like? How do you experience the presence of God through prayer?
4 – We talked about disciplines of presence (Bible reading, prayer, meditation), sacrifice (serving and tithing), and fellowship. What is an area you can put more focus on over the next few weeks? How will you do that?