Breathe | Week 1 | Pastor Kevin Kringel
Breathe
Week 1
Finding Peace in a Pressured World
Introduction
Series Scriptures
Psalm 127:1-2
"Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain... He grants sleep to those he loves."
"Come to me, all who are weary, and I will give you rest... my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
Deep Breathing vs. Shallow Breathing
Deep Breaths:
Psalms and Emotions:
Biblical Foundations of Breath and Life
Genesis 2:7:
Question for Reflection:
Altar Call / Response:
Week 1
Finding Peace in a Pressured World
Introduction
- God led this series because many are feeling tired, overwhelmed, and burned out.
- The Lord’s message: Stop! Take a deep breath, refocus.
- This is not a pity-me series but a call to go deeper, receive more, grow stronger.
- Rest in God is active, divine fellowship, not inactivity.
Series Scriptures
Psalm 127:1-2
"Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain... He grants sleep to those he loves."
- True security, prosperity, and rest come from trusting God, not human effort.
"Come to me, all who are weary, and I will give you rest... my yoke is easy, and my burden is light."
- Invitation to find soul rest in Jesus.
Deep Breathing vs. Shallow Breathing
Deep Breaths:
- Draw air deeply into the lungs, expanding the diaphragm
- Increases oxygen for the blood and the brain
- Activates the parasympathetic nervous system — body’s "rest and restore" response
- Reduces stress hormones, lowers heart rate
- Enhances focus and emotional stability
- Symbolizes intentional rest, trust, and slowing down to receive God
- Air stays mainly in the upper lungs and the shoulders, tense
- Trigger the fight or flight response
- Cause tension, fatigue, and anxiety
- Useful for quick energy or focus, but not for spiritual restoration
- Shallow breathing helps you react; deep breathing enables you to recover and restore.
Psalms and Emotions:
- Psalms are prayers and expressions of real feelings during life's struggles.
- Written by Sons of Korah
- Expresses longing to connect with God amid dryness and despair
- Recognizes that true rest and vitality only come from "hope in God"
- Rest outside God's presence isn’t real rest
Biblical Foundations of Breath and Life
Genesis 2:7:
- Man became a living being when God breathed life into him
- God’s act of breathing was unearned; it was pure grace
- To become alive again, we must return to God's breath
- Bones didn’t earn wind or breath—life came through God’s Spirit
- Connection between creation, revival, and divine breath
- The Spirit gives life — Jesus breathes His Spirit on His disciples
- The sound of mighty wind (Acts 2:2) signifies God's Spirit blowing anew
Question for Reflection:
- When was the last time you took a deep breath from the Spirit of God?
Altar Call / Response:
- Seek salvation and renewal
- Pray: