Week 6, Day 3

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Week 6, Day 3

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

There is a moment in our movie when Han is asked about the old stories of Jedi and unseen forces that can move objects and impact lives. Han turns and says, “It’s true. All of it”. There is an unseen force. It’s not just mumbo jumbo, as Han Solo once thought in his younger years. Not only in the movie, but in life, I think Han is right! He has seen into the unseen, the world behind the physical world. A realm we all need to acknowledge, and an evil that is just as real in life.

“For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.”

Ephesians 6:12

Paul tells us that we are up against the unseen power that controls this dark world, and spiritual agents coming from the very headquarters of evil. These forces want to control our lives and make us serve evil rather than God. Therefore, you must wear the whole armor of God so that you will be able to resist evil’s power. After all, the enemy is constantly scheming to take you down.

Read 1 Peter 5:8-9, Ephesians 6:10-18, 1 Timothy 6:12, 1 Corinthians 2:10-16

-How do you see this battle playing out in your life? How do we resist and fight the battle God’s way? Do you see a tendency for Christians to get distracted into fighting the wrong battles?

Week 7 Discussion Guide

It’s important that God’s Word continues after the message. At Celebrate, we find that you will talk over this week’s message long after our experience is over. That’s because God has lasting impact. The Sermon Discussion Guide is designed to help you continue the conversation all week.

Week 7, Day 6

The Church is not for perfect people. It’s for imperfect people who are working together to become fully mature in Jesus Christ. It’s the place where we rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. So for Riley, joy and sadness come together to the emotional headquarters and join fear, anger, and disgust. Riley’s emotions keep maturing with her growing self-control. “Better a patient person than a warrior, one with self-control than one who takes a city.” Proverbs 16:32 Read Proverbs 16 As you grow a stronger emotional control center, authentic emotions will work together. Sadness and joy are blended into honest emotions. When our emotions work together, we grow in our emotional health and relational health. -What is one way you can mature through your emotions instead of running away from them?

Week 7, Day 5

Throughout the movie, we see the operations console that controls Riley. By the end of the movie, she is upgraded to a bigger emotional control center. Let’s go back to one of the verses we have meditated on this week. “For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.” 2 Timothy 1:7 Read Galatians 5 (Again) God tells us that a life fully surrendered to Him will produce the great benefit of self-control. We can’t win at emotional maturity by our own efforts; it takes God to help us build a bigger control center. -How are you doing in your life at becoming a safe place for your emotions to mature?