Key Verses:1 Kings 18-19, Heb 12:1-11; Psalms 43,69, 88,102; Rom 8; Rom 12:1-3; 2 Cor 4

Depression a brief overview

• Depression has been described as the common cold of mental health

o   Depression can happen to anyone

o   Depression has multiple causes/triggers

o   Christians get depressed and suffer from depression

 

Elijah – a man just like us (James 5:17-18)

• Fear, Failure, Fatigue, Futility
• What is more these feelings then impacted his actions

 

How does God handle Elijah’s depression?

 

Helping myself in my emotions

• Physical
• Social
• Spiritual

Sermon Topics: Anxiety,Depression,Elijah