REALLIFE STUDY GROUP

“Emotionally Whole”

ICEBREAKER: When was the last time you were so tired that you just slept for hours or days?

DEFINITION: Whole: saved out of danger, cured from being sick, kept from perishing, rescued.

OUTLINE:

5 Benefits That Lead To Emotional Wholeness

1. Forgiveness for all iniquities

2. Healing for all disease

3. Redeems life from destruction

4. Crowned with loving-kindness

5. Satisfied mouth with good things so that strength is renewed like the eagles

7 Basic emotions

1. Love

2. Fear

3. Anger

4. Grief or Sadness

5. Jealousy or Desire

6. Joy

7. Pain

TEXT: 1 Kings 19, Psalm 103:1-5, James 1:13, Proverbs 4:23, James 1:8

STUDY GROUP QUESTIONS:

1. Identify which of the seven basic emotions is most difficult for you to deal with or manage and tell us why?

2. According to the story of Elijah in 1 Kings 19 what were some of the causes of his clinical depression or grief?

3. What are some of the symptoms of depression?

4. Describe a time or season that you went through a depression.

5. In 1 Kings 19 why did God ask Elijah “why are you here?”

6. Elijah was hiding in a cave; symbolically what are some of the types of caves that we hide in?

7. What assignments did God give Elijah and what else did He tell him?

8. What was last assignment you felt like God gave you?