Depression
Teaching Notes
You are not alone.
5 Significant Heroes in the Bible Suffered from Depression.
Job (Businessman)
Depression haunts my days. At night my bones are filled with pain, which gnaws at me relentlessly. With a strong hand, God grabs my shirt. He grips me by the collar of my coat. He has thrown me into the mud. I’m nothing more than dust and ashes. “I cry to you, O God, but you don’t answer. I stand before you, but you don’t even look.
Job 30:16-20 NLT
Elijah (Prophet)
“I have had enough, Lord,” he said. “Take my life, for I am no better than my ancestors who have already died.”
1 Kings 19:4 NLT
David (King)
I am worn out from sobbing. All night I flood my bed with weeping, drenching it with my tears. My vision is blurred by grief…
Psalm 6:6-7 NLT
Jeremiah (Prophet)
I have cried until the tears no longer come; my heart is broken.
Lamentations 2:11
Heman, the son of Korah (Priest)
I am forgotten, cut off from your care. You have thrown me into the lowest pit, into the darkest depths. Your anger weighs me down; with wave after wave you have engulfed me.
Psalm 88:5-7 NLT
What is Depression?
Why am I discouraged? Why is my heart so sad?
Psalm 42:5 NLT
10 Things You Can Do
Biological
1.Exercise
2. Get Outside
3. Good Mood Foods
· Folic Acids – Beans, lentil, oatmeal
· Omega-3 - Fish, nuts, legumes, avocados, flax seed oil, and linseed oil.
· Tryptophan - Milk, cheese, eggs, soybeans, tofu, and turkey
· Fruit - Kiwi, sour cherries, bananas, plantains, plums, pineapples, and tomatoes
· High-Fiber Food - avocados, whole wheat bread, barley, beans, lentils, almonds, raspberries, pears, oatmeal, and bran muffins.
4. Sleep
Spiritual
5. Happy Memories
I thank my God every time I remember you. In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart and, whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God’s grace with me. God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.
Philippians 1:3-8
6. Goal Achievement
“…straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the price for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.”
Philippians 3:13-14
7. Prayer & Meditation
Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:6-7
8. Gratitude
Finally, brothers 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.
Philippians 4:8
9. Worship Music
“…then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better…”
1 Samuel 16:23
Clinical
10. Therapy & Medication
Setlist
WFC Lenexa + WFC Anywhere
I Thank God- Maverick City
Who My God Is- Mitch Langley
How Great Is Our God- Chris Tomlin
Bigger Than I Thought- Passion
WFC Speedway
Child Of Love- We The Kingdom
My Testimony- Elevation Worship
Thank You Jesus For The Blood- Charity Gayle
Goodness of God- Bethel Music
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