Deep: Moving Beyond Shallow Spirituality

We are assaulted with anxiety. Breaking news alerts, horror story headlines, political outrage, global crises – not to mention the challenges of everyday life! But do you ever feel like when you dip into your spiritual wells to deal with these difficulties, you come up short? You read the Bible, pray, go to church, give, and serve, but something seems to be missing. Your spiritual life feels too shallow to deal with the anxieties of our age. If that’s you, you’re not alone! So many of us have separated our spiritual life from our emotional and relational life. We ignore sadness and fear, avoid conflict, live beyond our limits, hide parts of ourselves from God and others, and more. But life doesn’t have to be this way. We believe that God is inviting us to move beyond shallow spirituality to a deeper experience of emotional and spiritual health that will lead to true joy and flourishing. We would love for you to join us this spring as we go deeper together!

Sermon Schedule

1. April 7 — The Crisis of Emotionally Unhealthy Spirituality ( 1 Samuel 15:10-31) — Dave Swaim
2. April 14 — Know and Become Your Authentic Self in Christ (1 Samuel 17:12-40) — Dave Swaim
3. April 21 — Family of Origin (Gen 44:13-34) — John Mury
4. April 28 — Letting Go of Power and Control (Phil 4:4-7, 11b-13) — Taylor Burgoyne
5. May 5 — Embracing Grief and Loss (Psalm 23) — Dave Swaim
6. May 12 — Silence and Sabbath to Slow Down for Jesus (Mark 6:30-32) — Dave Swaim
7. May 19 — Live out of Singleness or Marriage (1 Cor 7:1-11) — Walt Quick
8. May 26 — Grow Into an Emotionally Healthy Adult (Col.3:9-17) — Meghan DeJong

Series Companion Guide

Deepen your learning with prayer and reflection prompts that accompany the sermons. These can be used individually or in groups.

Series Companion Guide (PDF)

In-Person Small Group

Connect with others on Wednesdays, April 10-May 29, from 7:00-8:30 pm at Highrock Arlington, in the Kidsrock wing. We’ll spend time discussing the sermons and praying for one another. This small group will be led by Pastor Kim Roberts.

Register for the in-person small group

Online Small Group

Connect with others on Thursdays, April 10-May 29, from 7:30-8:30pm on zoom. We’ll spend time discussing the sermons and praying for one another. Zoom link is in the registration form.

Register for the online small group

Small Group Zoom Link

Sunday Sermon Discussion

Every Sunday an open small group gathers via Zoom at 11am ET to discuss that week’s sermon. This group will gather in lieu of an Online small group for this sermon series.

Learn more and find the Zoom link

Supporting Resources

Chapters within Peter Scazzero’s Emotionally Healthy Spirituality book series correspond with the ideas shared throughout this sermon series.

• Emotionally Healthy Spirituality by Peter Scazzero
  • Chapters 1-6 correspond with sermons 1-6; Chapter 8 corresponds to sermon 8
• The Emotionally Healthy Leader by Peter Scazzero
  • Chapter 3 corresponds with sermon 7