Emotionally
Healthy
Spirituality

Clear Creek Christian Church

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Each week corresponds with a chapter of the book!

Week 1 - The Problem of Emotionally Unhealthy Spirituality

  • - Big idea: Spiritual activity can hide deep emotional immaturity.

  • Key Scripture

  • - Matthew 23:25-28

  • - Psalm 139:23-24

  • What stood out most to you in this chapter?

  • - What signs of emotionally unhealthy spirituality are easy to normalize in church life?

  • - Why is it possible to be active in ministry and still emotionally immature?

  • - Where do you see a gap between outward faithfulness and inward health?

  • - What part of this chapter felt most important for our church to hear?

Week 2 - Know Yourself That You May Know God

  • - Big idea: Self-awareness is not selfish. It is part of honest discipleship.

  • Key Scripture

  • - Psalm 42:5-11

  • - Mark 10:46-52

  • How does knowing yourself help you know God more truthfully?

  • - What keeps Christians from telling the truth about their inner world?

  • - Where do you confuse your role, usefulness, or gifting with your identity?

  • - What does the false self look like in ordinary church life?

Week 3 - Going Back in Order to Go Forward

  • - Big idea: Family history and formative experiences still shape present discipleship.

  • Key Scripture

  • - Exodus 20:4-6

  • - Psalm 78:1-8

  • What family pattern came to mind as you read?

  • - What part of your story still carries emotional weight?

  • - Why do many Christians resist looking backward as part of spiritual growth?

  • - What messages did your family teach about emotions, conflict, weakness, or success?

  • - What is the difference between honoring your family and being ruled by its patterns?

  • - How can revisiting the past become an act of freedom instead of blame?

Week 4 - Journey through the Wall

  • - Big idea: God often deepens us through seasons of confusion, loss, and surrender.

  • Key Scripture

  • - 2 Corinthians 12:7-10

  • - Psalm 27:13-14

  • Where do you feel stuck, dry, or disoriented right now?

  • - What old strategy is no longer working for you?

  • - What makes the wall spiritually disorienting?

  • - How is surrender different from passivity or quitting?

  • - What are we most tempted to control when life feels unclear?

  • - How might God be doing hidden work in a season that feels unproductive?

Week 5 - Enlarge Your Soul through Grief and Loss

  • - Big idea: Grief and limits can deepen love, humility, and dependence on God.

  • Key Scripture

  • - John 11:32-36

  • - Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

  • What loss are you aware of right now?

  • - Where are you most aware of your limits?

  • - Why do churches often rush people past grief?

  • - What is the spiritual cost of refusing limits?

  • - How have loss and surrender expanded your capacity for compassion?

  • - What does honest lament look like in a Christian community?

Week 6 - Discover the Rhythms of the Daily Office and Sabbath

  • - Big idea: A life with God requires rhythms of pause, prayer, and rest.

  • Key Scripture

  • - Psalm 46:10

  • - Mark 2:27

  • - Daniel 6:10

  • What currently governs the pace of your life?

  • - What makes prayer and rest hard for you right now?

  • - Why do prayer and rest feel difficult in a productivity-driven culture?

  • - What rhythms are already shaping your days more than prayer does?

  • - How do daily office and Sabbath slowly re-form desire?

  • - What is one simple rhythm you could begin without overcomplicating it?

Week 7 - Grow into an Emotionally Mature Adult

  • - Big idea: Mature love requires honesty, responsibility, and clearer relational boundaries.

  • Key Scripture

  • - Ephesians 4:25-32

  • - Galatians 6:2-5

  • How do you usually react when tension rises?

  • - What relationship currently requires maturity from you?

  • - What distinguishes emotionally mature love from niceness or people-pleasing?

  • - Where do you overfunction, rescue, withdraw, or avoid?

  • - How do unhealthy family patterns repeat in present relationships?

  • - What would loving well look like in one strained relationship right now?

Week 8 - Go the Next Step: Develop a Rule of Life

  • - Big idea: Intentional structure helps keep a life rooted in love for Christ.

  • Key Scripture

  • - John 15:1-11

  • - 1 Timothy 4:7-8

  • What kind of person are your current habits forming?

  • - What part of your life most needs renewed intention?

  • - Why is a rule of life different from legalism?

  • - What makes spiritual intention difficult to sustain over time?

  • - Which relationships and practices most need care in this season?