4 Things The Bible Says About Depression

Published on Nov 18, 2015

God does not want us depressed. Jesus came to set us free. This deck looks at 4 things the bible reveals about depression.

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4 Things the Bible Reveals about Depression

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1. Many Bible characters
battled depression

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Naomi,
David,
Saul,

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to name only a few..and
Jesus also!

Matt 14:13:His friend John died and he withdrew to a private place

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But David was tormented! Read the Psalms!

Psalm 38 v8 by David:
I am feeble and utterly crushed; I groan in anguish of heart.

2. God does not want us depressed

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He does not put depression on us

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It is not our thorn in the flesh! (2 Cor. 12:7)

Jesus took up our infirmities

3. We must take depressing thoughts captive in our mind

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We can take them captive (2 Cor 10:5) and ..

Replace them with good, godly thoughts (Phil 4:8)

4. We Can Be Delivered From Spirits of Depression

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Jesus drove spirits (including insanity) out of the demoniac (Luke 8)

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He trained the disciples and told us to do it too! (Mark 16:17)

God wants you free!
If you battle depression without lasting victory...

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