Mattering – Northplace Church

The Quest for Meaning

Series begins August 9

The Quest for Meaning

Every person is searching for meaning.

Every person is looking for something to tell them that their life is worth something. At the core of that desire is a Biblical truth: you matter, and your life has been designed to make a difference.

As counterintuitive as it feels, the Bible teaches that mattering in this life has very little to do with what we accumulate, achieve, or acquire. Mattering happens when a person knows they are valued and knows they have value to give.

This means that the answer to our search isn't found in what we store up for ourselves — it's discovered in what we give away.

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Pick up your Mattering Guide at your campus this Sunday. Each week's devotional will help you reflect on and apply the principle of adding value, while also serving as the discussion guide for Mattering Groups.

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Bryan Jarrett - June 5, 2022

How To Heal A Crushed Spirit

Over the last few weeks, we’ve spent a lot of time looking at the wisdom literature of the Old Testament. In this wisdom literature, the Bible repeatedly tells us that what is happening in our “inner life” has more bearing on our happiness and fulfillment than what is happening to our external lives. We’ve seen that expressed in Proverbs: 14 The human spirit can endure in sickness, but a crushed spirit who can bear? Proverbs 18:14 NIV Notice that the Bible’s term for emotional unhealth is: “a crushed spirit.” So if you have a crushed spirit, you have a broken heart OR a wounded soul, OR a toxic “inner-life” for one reason or another. As Proverbs 15 points out: 13 A happy heart makes the face cheerful, but heartache crushes the spirit. Proverbs 15:13 NIV Over the last several weeks, we’ve been looking at all the emotions and feelings that can cause a crushed spirit: stress, anxiety, depression, overwhelm, burnout, grief, and many others. But in this message which concludes our series, Pastor Bryan points to our hope. We will point to God’s promise for a crushed spirit, to the Bible’s path toward healing.