2020.07.19 - Depression/Suicide/Mental Illness
Saturday, July 18, 2020
3:44 PM
Matthew 17:14 And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and saying, 15 Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. 16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. 17 Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me. 18 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour. 19 Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out?
20 And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. 21 Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting. KJV
1. I Don’t Understand
a. People are often afraid of and uncomfortable with what they do not understand.
b. Many times as a Church and The Body of Christ we are not as affective as we could be because of misunderstanding or being uncomfortable.
i. Just because we TELL someone what to do or how to think does not mean it will be that easy for that person to simply just change.
2. Getting Help
a. No one hesitates to ask for prayer in the ambulance on the way to the hospital after a heart attack, or with a broken leg, we want prayer but we seek a medical doctor as well. Why should mental illness and depression be any different???
b. There is a stigma about mental issues
c. My talk with Charles Gurley
3. Biblical Struggles
a. Moses
i. Lived in fear and anxiety about a murder he had committed
ii. Very low self esteem and moral issues
iii. Anger issues
b. Elijah
c. Samson
4. Interview
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