“How Are Your Feelings?”

Cody LovettJuly 15, 2015

Webster defines emotion as “a conscious mental reaction subjectively experienced as strong feeling usually directed toward a specific object and typically accompanied by physiological and behavioral changes in the body”.

“A strong feeling that happens in your head that usually makes you act differently.” 

What are Emotions?

God GivenFrom the HeartAffect All Areas of our Lives

What are Emotions?

No matter one’s age, we all have Emotions. ◦ Different Levels Displayed

Emotionally Unpredictable?◦ Hard to be around!

Blame Emotions?

What are Emotions?

We are made in the image of God. ◦Genesis 1:27

Our God is an Emotional God.◦Love-John 3:16◦Anger-Ezekiel 5:13◦Compassion-Psalm 103:13, Isaiah 49:13,

Romans 5:8 Hardwired into Our Being.

What are Emotions?

We are to use them to Glorify God. Greatest Command

◦Luke 10:27 Love God with our Emotions Too!

What are Emotions?

Brought out many different ways. ◦ External Happenings

Death Financial Troubles Good News Stubbing Your Toe Becoming a Christian Millions of other ways.

What are Emotions?

Movies Bring Out Emotions!

Result of Religion, not Proof By Product of Conviction

◦ Can lead to genuine emotional response. Without Emotion, Cold, Formal, No

Personality of Faith Overly Emotional leads to irrational

behavior and loss of reason. Must Exhibit Emotions, but fall in the middle

of the two extremes.

A Christian and Their Emotions

Emotionalism-Overcome with emotions, Totally consumed, ◦ “-Ism”- Devotion to, adherence to 

Stoicism-Nothing shakes you, Feelings are not important.

As Christians, we need to stay away from these extremes and get right in the middle of the two. 

Emotionalism and Stoicism.

We must take control, before we are controlled.

Examples:◦ Bubble Wrap Factory◦ Fire

Trust God◦ Proverbs 3:5-6

Vulnerable◦ Proverbs 25:28

The Answer? Self Control

Sadness◦ John 11:35- Jesus Wept ◦ Matthew 23:37- Lamenting Over Jerusalem◦ Garden of Gethsemane

Philippians 4:6 Anger

◦ Mark 11:15-19- Cleansing of Temple Love

◦ For Apostles, Martha, Lazarus, John, Disciples◦ Cross

Compassion◦ Healings-Matthew 20:29-34, Matthew 14:14◦ Feeding of Multitude-Matthew 15:32

Perfect Example- Jesus

Good Samaritan◦ Luke 10

Sadness & Cruelty Hatred & Pride Compassion & Love

Prodigal Son◦ Luke 15

Sadness False Joy Anger Joy

Emotion in Jesus’ Parables

Deep abiding love for our brethren.

Tear stained cheeks over our sins.  Sympathy for the lonely and distressed.  Gratitude for Christ’s supreme sacrifice  Hatred and disgust toward sin and false doctrine  Fear of Hell  Longing for Heaven

We Need More In Our Lives