Mastering Our Emotions: Biblical Principles For Emotional Health

This 6-week group centers around Dr. Kevin Chapman’s paradigm shifting book Mastering Our Emotions: Biblical Principles For Emotional Health. Jasmine Lehman will guide you through Dr. Chapman’s method for using biblical principles to help you master challenging emotions such as anger, guilt, anxiety and doubt. All attendees receive the book as part of their fee*.

After Taking This Course You Will Be Able To:

• Apply the historical narrative of Genesis to understand the origin and impact of negative emotions in your life

• Understand God’s purpose for emotions especially: fear, anxiety, anger, guilt etc.

• Be able to identify the three parts of emotions: thoughts, feelings and actions

• Be able to understand the context in which your emotions occur

• Learn how to be present with your emotions without judgement

• Learn how to enter into God’s presence and experience peace

• Renew your mind by applying “Kingdom Questions” and “putting on the new me”

• Identify types of emotional avoidance and learn how to “imitate Christ” instead

• Learn to tolerate physical sensations associated with emotions and be brave

What to Expect at Each Session:

• 10-minute facilitator-led deep dive on critical principles and skills

• Group discussion focused on homework and insights gathered from the week’s reading

• Small-group experiential practice of new skills outlined in the book

• Group debrief

When & Where

• Dates: February–March 2026 (Saturday’s beginning February 21)

• Time: 11:00am–12:15 PM

• Duration: 6 Weeks (75 minutes/week)

• Location: Chesapeake Mental Health Collaborative 1010 Dulaney Valley Road, Towson, MD, 21204

Group Details

• Length: 6 weeks

• Format: Closed group (same participants each week)

• Facilitators: 1 clinician

• Group Size: 3–5 participants

• Cost: $180 (must buy full series)

• *Upon purchasing the course, please pick up the book at 1010 Dulaney Valley Road, Towson, MD, 21204

Who This Group Is For

This group is for individuals who:

• Are actively following Jesus and are attempting to obey His commands

• Often “talk themselves out of things” or refuse to do certain things because of certain “feelings”

• Struggle with Biblical commands to “be anxious for nothing” or “be angry, but do not sin”

• Are open to talking about their emotional experiences

• Are looking for practical skills and ideas to act on

• Agree to group guidelines, such as refraining from correcting someone’s opinion on doctrine issues that are not related to salvation

Who This Group Is Not For

This group is not appropriate for individuals with:

• A strong aversion to reading the Bible

• A negative perspective of Christianity or Christians

• A lack of desire for change regarding their emotional response

Cost

$180

Facilitator

Jasmine Anna-Hope Lehman, LGPC