I. Emotion – God’s design and Satan’s distortion - God has a Divine Order

Mark 4:28 . . . For the earth yields crops by itself: FIRST the blade, THEN the head, AFTER THAT the full grain in the head.

Genesis 3:6 . . . So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was

pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and

ate.

• Emotion was created to serve truth, not shape it

- The SPIRIT received truth from God.

- The MIND translated that truth into understanding.

- The EMOTIONS gave that understanding energy and expression.

- And the BODY carries it out in the world.

This is God’s divine order and governance: Spirit → Mind → Emotion → Body.

1 Thessalonians 5:23 . . . Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit,

I. Emotion – God’s design and Satan’s distortion - God has a Divine Order

Mark 4:28 . . . For the earth yields crops by itself: FIRST the blade, THEN the head, AFTER THAT the full grain in the head.

Genesis 3:6 . . . So when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was

pleasant to the eyes, and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and

ate.

• Emotion was created to serve truth, not shape it

- The SPIRIT received truth from God.

- The MIND translated that truth into understanding.

- The EMOTIONS gave that understanding energy and expression.

- And the BODY carries it out in the world.

This is God’s divine order and governance: Spirit → Mind → Emotion → Body.

1 Thessalonians 5:23 . . . Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit,

In this sermon, The Dark Work: Roots, Pastor Kenny Chinn teaches how trials, setbacks, and life’s “dirt” can deepen our roots in God, shaping perseverance, identity, and hope in Christ.