English Service Sermon Notes

10 Aug 2025

Speaker:
Pastor Lionel Goh

Sermon Series:
Emotionally Healthy Spirituality (EHS)

Sermon Title:
Journey Through The Wall

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A. A Quick Recap

B. Understanding the Spiritual Wall

1. What is this Spiritual Wall?

2. Possible Triggers of the Wall

C. What Should We Do When We Hit the Wall?

1. David’s Life: From Anointing to Crowning

2. David hit the Wall (Psalm 13)

3. How did David feel emotionally?

a. Divine Absence (v 1)

b. Anguish and Sorrow (v 2)

c. Fear of Loss and Defeat (v 2,4)

4. What did David do during his Dark Night?

a. He openly expressed his raw emotion to God (v 1-2)

b. He kept praying for deliverance (v3-4)

c. He kept faith in God’s unfailing love (v 5)

d. He praised God for His coming deliverance (v 6)

5. We should also share our Dark Nights with close friends (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12)

D. What did David gain after emerging from the Wall?

1. Greater faith to trust God and His timing (1 Sam 24, 26)

2. Deeper brokenness and humility (1 Samuel 26:9-11)

3. Stronger resilience in facing adversity (1 Samuel 30:3-6)

4. Greater willingness to listen to others (1 Samuel 25:32-35)

5. Greater detachment from worldly desires (Psalm 62:5-6, 10)

Summary: We become better and deeper disciples after coming out from our spiritual wall!