· WELCOME- GLAD YOU ARE HERE
· STARTED NEW SERIES
· MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES ARE RAMPANT
· CROSS EVERY BARRIER (ETHNICITY/AGE/GENDER)
· CHRISTIANS AND NON CHRISTIANS SUFFER
· NOT PSYCHOTHERAPIST/PSYCHOLOGIST
· WE BELIEVE IN PRAYER- WILL PRAY- BUT NOT ONLY PRAY HARDER ISSUE. OR MORE FAITH
· NEVER LOOK DOWN ON A PHYSICAL ISSUE
· WHY DO WE DO THAT WHEN IT COMES TO THIS?
DEUTERONOMY 6: SHEMA (EVERY ISRAELITE)
HEAR OH ISRAEL THAT THE LORD YOUR GOD IS ONE; LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL AND WITH ALL YOUR STRENGTH.
JESUS SPEAKING: IN RESPONSE TO “WHICH IS THE GREATEST COMMANDMENT IN THE LAW?”
LOVE THE LORD YOUR GOD WITH ALL YOUR HEART AND WITH ALL YOUR SOUL AND WITH ALL YOUR MIND. THIS IS THE FIRST AND GREATEST COMMANDMENT
· PRESENT A PROBLEM OFFER AN ANTEDOTE/S
· LAST WEEK LONELINESS-
SOLUTIONS:
1. GOD’S CONSISTENT PROMISE TO BE WITH US
EVERY FEAR NOT- FOLLOWED BY I AM WITH YOU
2. INVEST IN COMMUNITY/GOD CREATED IN US A DESIRE FOR ONE ANOTHER (59 TIMES IN THE NT PHRASE- ONE ANOTHER)
TODAY TACKLE 2 DIFFERENT BUT CLOSELY RELATED TOPICS IN 1 MESSAGE SO I GET DOUBLE TIME.
“MENTAL PAIN IS LESS DRAMATIC THAN PHYSICAL PAIN, BUT IT IS MORE COMMON AND ALSO HARDER TO BEAR. THE FREQUENT ATTEMPT TO CONCEAL MENTAL PAIN INCREASES THE BURDEN: IT’S EASIER TO SAY “MY TOOTH IS ACHING THAN SAY- MY HEART IS BROKEN” C.S. LEWIS
· PROPHET IN THE BIBLE NAMED JEREMIAH
· SOLOMONS TEMPLE (400 YEARS) 587 BC
· JEREMIAH SAW THE DESTRUCTION TEMPLE
· WATCHED BABYLONIANS RAVAGE RELATIVES
DEPRESSION
LAMENTATIONS 3:1-2
1. “I AM THE MAN WHO HAS SEEN AFFLICTION BY THE ROD OF THE LORDS WRATH. HE HAS DRIVEN ME AWAY AND MADE ME WALK IN DARKNESS RATHER THAN LIGHT.”
LAMENTATIONS 3:5-6
5. HE HAS BESIEGED ME AND SURROUNDED ME WITH THE BITTERNESS AND HARDSHIP. HE HAS MADE ME DWELL IN THE DARKNESS LIKE THOSE LONG DEAD.
LAMENTATIONS 3:7-8
7. HE HAS WALLED ME IN SO I CANNOT ESCAPE; HE HAS WEIGHED ME DOWN WITH CHAINS. EVEN WHEN I CALL OUT OR CRY FOR HELP, HE SHUTS OUT MY PRAYER.”
LAMENTATIONS 3:17-18
17. I HAVE BEEN DEPRIVED OF PEACE; I HAVE FORGOTTEN WHAT PROSPERITY IS. I REMEMBER MY AFFLICTION AND MY WANDERING, THE BITTERNESS AND THE GALL.”
LAMENTATIONS 3:20
20. “I WELL REMEMBER THEM, AND MY SOUL IS DOWNCAST WITHIN ME.”
PAUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE
EMOTIONS ARE REAL
· 1. EMOTIONS ARE REAL AND VALID
· 2. YOUR SITUATION FEELS HOPELESS
· THE BIBLE DOESN’T TRY AND HIDE REAL PEOPLE WITH RAW ISSUES.
· ALL THE WAY THROUGH BROKEN PEOPLE
· MANY MAKE BAD DECISIONS
DEPRESSION MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN’T WIN
THAT’S PART OF THE BATTLE OF DEPRESSION
STEPHEN FRY QUOTE
“TRY AND UNDERSTAND THE BLACKNESS, LETHARGY, HOPELESSNESS, AND LONELINESS THEY’RE GOING THROUGH. BE THERE FOR THEM WHEN THEY COME THROUGH THE OTHER SIDE. IT’S HARD TO BE A FRIEND TO SOMEONE WHO’S DEPRESSED, BUT IT’S ONE OF THE KINDEST, NOBLEST, AND BEST THINGS YOU WILL EVER DO.” S FRY
INTRODUCE YOU TO GRACE- LISTEN TO PART STORY
LISTEN TO THE SPIRAL
· HAD DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY BOTH
· PULLED AWAY FROM PEOPLE/GOD
· FANTASY ABOUT ENDING LIFE (ESCAPE)
· NUMBNESS WAS HER ONLY ESCAPE
· PUSHED PEOPLE AWAY/ISOLATED
SO WHAT’S THE ANTEDOTE?
JEREMIAH PROPHET WRITES LATER- 3:22-23
Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. 23 They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.
WILL HEAR FROM GRACE IN A FEW MINUTES
SHE SAID SHE HAD BOTH ACTUALLY AND MOST DO-
· THESE BLEED INTO AND ALL OVER THE OTHERS
· WHILE THESE ARE SEPARATE THEY SHARE ALOT
ANXIETY
MENEIRE’S DISEASE
· LATE 20’S LABOR DAY PARTY (I GOT SICK)
· DIZZINESS/VOMITTING/HOURS
· NOT LIKE LOSS OF BALANCE- INCAPACITATED
· STARTED HAVING ATTACKS- LAST FOR HOURS
· HOSPITALIZED/MET WITH DRS FROM PENN/JHU/UVA
· OVER A PERIOD OF 7-8 YEARS AT LEAST
· DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY
· I WAS SCARED TO LEAVE MY HOUSE-PANIC
· IT DEPRESSED ME- I WATCHED CARS GO BY
· I THOUGHT NO HOPE FOR THIS-NO CURE
PICTURE OF BOOK ANXIOUS GENERATION
· RESEARCH DONE BY JONATHON HAIDT
GENERARATION Z STATISTICS SINCE 2012
COLLEGE AGE STUDENTS SHOW
134 % INCREASE IN ANXIETY
106 % INCREASE IN DEPRESSION
72% INCREASE IN ADHD
57 % INCREASE IN BIPOLAR DISORDER
GIRLS/BOYS STATS SINCE 2012
GIRLS: 188 % INCREASE IN VISITS TO ER FOR SELF HARM
167 % INCREASE IN SUICIDE RATES
BOYS: 48% INCREASE IN VISITS TO ER SELF HARM
91% INCREASE IN SUICIDE RATES
PROVERBS 12:25
25. ANXIETY IN THE HEART CAUSES DEPRESSION, BUT A GOOD WORD MAKES IT GLAD.”
EVERYDAY ANXIETY VS ANXIETY DISORDER
HOW DO WE KNOW WE HAVE A PROBLEM?
I KINGS 19:4-5
“4. I HAVE HAD ENOUGH, LORD, “HE SAID, “TAKE MY LIFE; I AM NO BETTER THAN MY ANCESTORS.” THEN HE LAY DOWN UNDER THE BUSH AND FELL ASLEEP.”
I KINGS 19:11
11. “THE LORD SAID, “GO OUT AND STAND ON THE MOUNTAIN IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORDM FOR THE LORD IS ABOUT TO PASS BY. “THEN A GREAT AND PWERFUL WIND TORE THE MOUNTAINS APART AND SHATTERED THE ROCKS BEFORE THE LORD, BUT THE LORD WAS NOT IN THE WIND. AFTER THE WIND THERE WAS AN EARTHQUAKE, BUT THE LORD WAS NOT IN THE EARTHQUAKE.
I KINGS 19:12
12. AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE CAME A FIRE, BUT THE LORD WAS NOT IN THE FIRE. AND AFTER THE FIRE CAME A GENTLE WHISPER (NOT ON THE SLIDE?)
SLIDE 20: TYPES OF ANXIETY
· EVERY PERSON PROBABLY CLOSE HAS 1 OF THESE
ANTEDOTE- OR ANTEDOTES:
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SLIDE 21: SCRIPTURE PHILIPPIANS 4:4-6
4.“REJOICE IN THE LORD ALWAYS. I WILL SAY IT AGAIN; REJOICE! LET YOUR GENTLENESS BE EVIDENT
TO ALL. THE LORD IS NEAR. DO NOT BE ANXIOUS ABOUT ANYTHING, BUT IN EVERY SITUATION, BY PRAYER AND PETITION, WITH THANKSGIVING, PRESENT YOUR REQUESTS TO GOD.
SLIDE 22: SCRIPTURE PHILIPPIANS 4:7
7. AND THE PEACE OF GOD, WHICH TRANSCENDS ALL UNDERSTANDING, WILL GUARD YOUR HEARTS AND YOUR MINDS IN CHRIST JESUS.
VERSE 8 SAYS “BROTHER AND SISTERS, WHATEVER IS TRUE, WHATEVER IS NOBLE, WHATEVER IS RIGHT, WHATEVER IS PURE, WHATEVER IS LOVELY, WHATEVER IS ADMIRABLE, IF ANYTHING IS EXCELLENT OR PRAISEWORTHY- THINK ABOUT SUCH THINGS.
SLIDE 23: VIDEO (SECOND PART OF GRACES STORY)
SLIDE 24: BEACH BALL
· WHATEVER YOUR ISSUE IN THIS SERIES
· LIKE A BEACH BALL-HOLD THE BALL UNDER
· A CERTAIN POINT THE BALL/ LIKE PRESSURE BURST
JESUS DIDN’T HIDE HIS ANXIETY FROM HIS GUYS
TOOK THEM RIGHT WITH HIM TO THE GARDEN
PURPOSE:
They will understand what true biblical mental health is and, as a result, they will have tools for winning the battle of the mind and will experience greater levels of the peace promised to us.
SO THE ANTEDOTE TO DEPRESSION/ANXIETY
1 ANSWER INDEED IS TO RECOGNIZE HE’S CLOSE
BEACH BALL-HES CLOSE