Lowcountry Community Church

BEFORE GOD GUIDES ME, HE MUST RESTORE ME.

What is the soul?

“The soul is the very essence of the human being.” - Martin Luther

“The soul is the inner life where cognition, emotion, and faith converge.” - Mark McMinn

“The soul is the aspect of your whole being that correlates, integrates, and enlivens everything going on in the various dimensions of the self. The soul is the center of human beings.” - Dallas Willard

The soul is the whole person, down to the deepest integrated parts of who you are.

1. Scripture teaches that our soul was created by God, oriented toward God, and restless without God.

2. Our soul is healthy when it is aligned under God’s design.

3. Our soul is unhealthy when it is misaligned from God’s design.

1. Being Weighed Down In Wool

2. Being Fat & Heavy

“Gaining the outside world doesn’t help you if your inside world collapses.” - Dallas Willard

3. Being Comfortable

“A religion that is defined by comfort will never demand much of us.” - Eugene Peterson