Thesis: Depression can be spiritual and/or emotional and it can be sin or not sin. The Bible has answers in how believers should deal with it personally and how to encourage others who may be depressed.
* Jesus experienced depression and grief: - Matthew 26:36-39, Isaiah 53:2-3 * Jesus can sympathize with us: - Hebrews 4:15 * Jesus never sinned
* All experience depression, sin or not is how one responds to it.
* We often get distressed at situation, and don't realize what God may be doing that we cannot see. Example : 2 Kings 6:11-17. Depression is opportunity to increase faith in God.
How to deal with depression in self and others:
1. REMEMBER FAITH AND GOODNESS * Luke 8:22-25 - Where do you place your confidence * Matthew 6:25-34 - God cares * 1 Peter 1:6-7 - eternal joy trumps current distress
2. JESUS' EXAMPLE DEALING WITH DEPRESSION * Matthew 26:37 - enlist encouragement * Galatians 6:1-6 - bear one another's burdens * Hebrews 12:2 - fix eyes on Jesus and eternity
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