Topic
Emotions
Main Idea
Emotions are to be experienced, God is to be trusted
Key Verses
Mark 7:14-23
14 Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, “Listen to me, everyone, and understand this. 15 Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.” 17 After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about this parable. 18 “Are you so dull?” he asked. “Don’t you see that nothing that enters a person from the outside can defile them? 19 For it doesn’t go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body.” (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods clean.) 20 He went on: “What comes out of a person is what defiles them. 21 For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, 22 adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. 23 All these evils come from inside and defile a person.”
Galatians 5:22-25
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
Discussion Questions
What is the dumbest thing you’ve ever done because of letting your emotions lead you?
Do you think some emotions are just always bad? Which ones?
How could that strong emotion lead someone away from God? How could that strong emotion draw someone even closer to God?
How does it make you feel about God to think about Him having emotions too? Which emotions seem weird for God to have?
How do you think God can help us control our emotions? What does He have to do with it What emotional issue do you need help with? What will you do this week to get help?
Bonus: Ask your parents the first question this week!