A Series Called You
Understanding the enneagram from a grace-filled, Biblical perspective. What if you could discover who you were really meant to be and why you always seem to struggle with the same things? Life was never meant to be all about you, but God is. And the best way to know who you really are is to understand who God made you to be.
The Peacemaker
The Peacemaker - Enneagram 9; they reflect God's peace. They desire to see the world as a more peaceful place and avoid conflict, but what happens when they are unhealthy? Enneagram 9’s struggle with the core sin of laziness. The fix for that is being declarative and trusting God to work through conflict.
The Challenger
The Challenger - Enneagram 8; they reflect God's power. They are natural leaders and motivated to see the world become a more just place, but what happens when they are unhealthy? Enneagram 8’s struggle with the core sin of lust. The fix for that is trusting God with their weaknesses and showing mercy.
The Enthusiast
The Enthusiast - Enneagram 7; they reflect God's joy. They are motivated to pursue pleasure and avoid pain, but what happens when they are unhealthy? Enneagram 7’s struggle with the core sin of gluttony. The fix for that is contentment and finding true joy in God.
The Loyalist
The Loyalist - Enneagram 6; they reflect God's loyalty. They are motivated to be safe and secure, but what happens when they are unhealthy? Enneagram 6's struggle with the core sin of fear. The fix for that is a deeper sense of trust in God and others.
The Observer
The Enneagram 5 - The Observer - they reflect God's wisdom. But when unhealthy, the enneagram 5 can be greedy and selfish with their time, their thoughts and their feelings.
The Individualist
The Individualist - Enneagram 4; they reflect God's uniqueness. They are motivated to feel significance, but what happens when they are unhealthy? Enneagram 4's struggle with the core sin of envy. The fix for that is seeing their uniqueness in God's eyes.
The Achiever
The Achiever - Enneagram 3; they reflect God's hope. They are motivated to be successful, but what happens when they are unhealthy? Enneagram 3's struggle with the core sin of lying. The fix for that is finding true success in God's purposes and kingdom.
The Helper
The Helper; they reflect God's desire for service and caring for others. But what happens when our helpers become unhealthy? Check out what Pastor Matt has to say in this weeks sermon for A Series Called You!
The Reformer
The Reformer; they help us see God's goodness and point us to what is good and right. But what happens when they are unhealthy? Check out what Pastor Matt has to say on our unhealthy #enneagram 1 tendencies and how Jesus can help us grown and heal from them.
How God Can Use the Enneagram to Help Me
At some point in all of our lives we have been hurt from our own actions or the actions of others. God has a plan for all of our lives and wants to heal us from that hurt, but we can’t heal if we don’t want to heal. Check out what Pastor Matt has to say in our new series, A Series Called You, on how God can use the enneagram to help us heal and be real with ourselves, God and others.
