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Do you ever feel isolated, confused, exhausted, or have repeated thoughts running through your head?
Should Christians experience depression?

If you’re going to do great things for God, you will be susceptible to great depths of despair.

Depression is real.
BUT
Healing is real.

As a pastor, biblical scholar, and theologian I will give you the answers from Scripture regarding depression because it's real-- and hear me, many people have struggled with it. In fact, great people have struggled with it.

Tonight, we dive deep into Elijah’s life and the depression he experiences after the battle on Mount Horab as well as the lives of many great leaders in the Bible.

Start [0:00]
▶ Should a Christian experience Depression? [2:05]
▶ Elijah recap of battle on Mount Carmel? [3:18]
▶ How can depression sometimes begin? [4:10]
▶ A sign of depression is confusion [4:50]
▶ A sign of depression is exhaustion [7:30]
▶ Why does Elijah go to Mount Horab or Mount Sinai? [10:16]
▶ What is the “Law” or Torah in the Bible? [11:25]
▶ What is the difference between laws and rules? [11:50]
▶ Why does God save you? [14:00]
▶ When you’re depressed watch your pronouns [15:37]
▶ How does God deal with depressed saints or Christians? [18:05]
▶ What will heaven be like? [19:05]
▶ What do you do when you have repeated negative thoughts? [19:53]
▶ What is the heavenly treatment for depression? [21:57]
▶ Who should you go to first for depression doctors or God? [24:57]
▶ Is depression real? [28:10]
▶ A Scriptural diagnosis of depression: a desire for the end of life [28:54]
▶ Who was depressed in the Bible? [29:00]
▶ A Scriptural diagnosis of depression: deep sorrow [30:03]
▶ A Scriptural diagnosis of depression: loneliness [30:22]
▶ A Scriptural diagnosis of depression: confusion [30:36]
▶ A Scriptural diagnosis of depression: escapism [30:43]
▶ Will a Christian always feel great? [31:11]
▶ What physical things can help depression? [31:50]
▶ What are some causes of depression? [33:00]
▶ Causes of depression: social causes [33:15]
▶ Causes of depression: emotional causes [33:48]
▶ Causes of depression: vocational causes [34:26]
▶ Causes of depression: mental causes [36:03]
▶ Is healing real? [36:22]
▶ How can we find healing for depression? [36:44]
▶ Healing for depression: nearness to God [36:50]
▶ What is the difference between Isolation vs Solitude [38:00]
▶ Healing for depression: the knowledge of God? [40:50]
▶ Healing for depression: mission re-engagement with others [42:06]
▶ 7 Simple solutions for depression [42:43]
▶ Healing for depression: prayer [43:50]