About the Material

Most of the time, dealing with our emotions can feel like playing tug-of-war with ourselves. We try to overpower our emotions to stay in control, thinking that it’s the right thing to do. For some believers, Jeremiah 17:9, which says that the heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick, has come to mean that we need to suppress our emotions because they can deceive us. Since our emotions greatly affect the way we perceive and respond to what happens in and around us, it is important for us as Christians to understand what the Bible says about our emotions.

First, we need to understand that the Creator of all things created us with emotions. God wants to relate with us on a personal level. He wants us to understand what joy, peace, love, and all other wonderful emotions feel like. God wants us to know the depth of His love for us. In this set of lessons, we will study what happened to God’s original design and how it affected our spiritual and emotional condition.
Throughout the Bible, we can see that God did not hide His emotions. From compassion to anger, we see a wide array of God’s emotional display.

When Jesus died on the cross for us, He did not only secure our salvation, that one day we will be with God in heaven. Christ’s death and resurrection also gave us the power to live victorious lives here on earth. That means victory over emotions that we are familiar with and struggle with. This material covers some of the emotions we deal with, some regularly and others due to personal and global crises. Through the truth of God’s word, we can learn to appropriate the victory we have in Christ over every area of our lives, including our emotions.


𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿
For some people in your Victory group, discussing these topics may result in a conversation beyond your time together, professional counseling, or further ministry. Here are a few tips:

• Ask the Holy Spirit for wisdom and approach each topic in a sensitive manner, trusting God to reveal to you how to best minister to those in your Victory group. Prepare ahead of time and be open to how the Holy Spirit will direct the Victory group meeting.

• Listen without assumptions or judgment. Do not be dismissive when people open up and share their stories by saying things like, all you need is faith, just pray, and other people have it worse. Tread lightly on these topics, understanding that people may have misconceptions and hurts related to each topic.

• Speak the truth in love. Ask God for discernment and wisdom, trusting Him to transform us. Remember the process of change: truth, repentance, and faith. We are all in the process of sanctification, and spiritual health is a journey. We are after progress, not perfection. While we may not have all the answers, we do not expect immediate results and are committed to journeying together in discipleship.

• Ask for help from other Victory group leaders and your pastors, as needed. Consider and respect the privacy of the people in your group, and be discerning about disclosing private information.
Together, let us effectively minister the truth of God’s word with love and compassion.

𝑇𝑜𝑝𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑀𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑠:
𝐷𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑦 𝐶𝑎𝑦𝑜𝑠
𝑃𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝐾𝑦𝑙𝑒 𝐸𝑢𝑠𝑒𝑏𝑖𝑜
𝑃𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝐽𝑜𝑗𝑖𝑡 𝐹𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑧
𝑃𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑐𝑜 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝐴𝑛𝑛𝑒 𝑃𝑒𝑛̃𝑎
𝐼𝑎𝑛 𝑆𝑢𝑠𝑖
𝐾𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑒𝑙 𝑊𝑒𝑒