This sermon, Healing the Soul, highlights Jesus’ mission to heal the brokenhearted, as seen in Isaiah 61:1 and Luke 4:18. From a Christian perspective, inner healing is more than emotional relief — it’s the restoration of a shattered identity through Jesus, who binds up our wounds with truth, His Spirit, and prayer. Like the Good Samaritan, Jesus meets us in our pain, cleansing us with the truth of His Word, soothing us with the Holy Spirit’s presence, and sealing our healing through prayer. The sermon also explores the deep emotional wounds caused by absent or hurtful fathers and mothers, referred to as “father wounds” and “mother wounds,” which shape our core identity. Healing begins through compassion, safe community, and most importantly, forgiveness — which frees the soul and breaks the enemy’s hold. Ultimately, Jesus is the Healer of the soul, restoring what was broken and making us whole.