Small Group Study: Touching the Holy

Weekly study of the book “Touching the Holy” by Robert J Wicks.  The meetings are on Tuesday nights from 7:30 to 9:30 at the Hugo home.  We read and discuss the small sections of the book each week to cultivate spiritual maturity within the body of Christ. Our Pastor prepares thoughts and insights to foster conversations on the materials we cover each week.

RCF Year 20 : The Four “Waits”

RCF  Year 20 : The Four “Waits“”

by Pastor Roy Esposito

  • Romans 4:19-24 (KJV)
  • Hebrews 11:1 (NLT)
  • Psalm 22:3 (KJV)
Wait – with quiet trust
Wait – with patient hope
Wait – with active faith – James 2:20, Matthew 25:1-13, 1 Samuel 30:6
Wait – to be bound together with the Lord – Isaiah 40:31
Waiting – an awakening to truth:
We have the mind of Christ. – 1 Corinthians 2:16
We are the temples of God – 1 Corinthians 3:16
The Christ (already) within is our hope of glory – Colossians 1:27
We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us. – Philippians 4:13

 

  • Romans 4:21
  • Proverbs 16:3

Emotional Healing: 101

“Emotional Healing”

by Pastor Marie Esposito

  • Isaiah 53:4-5
  • 1 Peter 5:7
  • Colossians 3:15
  • 1 Peter 5:10
  • 1 Peter 2:27
  • John 14:27
  • Psalm 34:17-20,19
  • Psalm 137:1
  • 1 Corinthians 10:13
  • Matthew 11:28
  • Exodus 14:14
  • James 5:1-5
  • Psalm 23:3
  • 1 Peter 2:24
  • Hebrews 12:1
  • Isaiah 61:1-4
  • Mark 11:24
  • Jeremiah 33:3
  • Jeremiah 30:17

 

  1. Identify
  2. Tell Him
    • Galatians 5
  3. Ask Him
  4. Ask for the truth
  5. Ask for something to replace the negative emotion

 

  • Lifetime healing
  • Life remedies
  • Keep short accounts
 
He is:
The God of Peace
The God of Hope
The God of all Life
The God of desires
 
Rejoice ever more,
pray without ceasing,
in everything give thanks
for this is the will of God In Christ Jesus concerning you.
 
He created the universe.
He created you.
Both are precious to Him.
He carries power to create and to re-create.

Discovery: Loved By God

“Discovery: Loved By God”

By Pastor Roy Esposito

Triple A’s of Prayer:
  1. Acknowledge my need
  2. Accept my need
  3. Ask for the grace for my need
  • Romans 8:28
  • 2 Chronicles 7:14
Hesychastic Prayer – Prayer of the Restful
  • Proverbs 23:7

Self-Image – How we see ourselves

Self- Esteem – How we feel about what we see about ourselves.

“The reputation you have with yourself.”

  • Matthew 6:25-34
The False Trinity:
Possessions, Power and Human Relationships
  • Jeremiah 29:11
  • Jeremiah 29:12-14
Four Primary Needs
  1. To be loved and to belong
  2. To have power over one’s thoughts and feelings. (Have a healthy self-esteem)
  3. To have playtime; have fun
  4. Freedom

 

5 Freedoms God Gives His Kids
  1. Freedom to see and hear what’s real.
  2. Freedom to say what you actually think instead of what others expect you to say.
  3. Freedom to feel what you feel instead of what you’re expected to feel.
  4. Freedom to ask for what you want instead of having to wait for permission
  5. Freedom to take risks on your own behalf instead of remaining safe and secure.