Depression (3 of 7)
Series: Fight Club
Will McGee
Psalm 42
INTRODUCTION: Earlier this week. I was sitting at the office. I began to hear sirens. Paramedics. Police officers. All speeding down 4th Ave. Then, a few minutes later, my wife calls and says there is all sorts of commotion going on below our apartment. (We live on 4th Ave near a subway stop). A few minutes later, my wife tells me to check the local news. And I see that a man had jumped in front of the R train at 77th street. And was killed. My heart sank in chest. And a lump formed in my throat. I don't know this man's story. But I'm willing to bet that depression, fear, hopelessness is what led to him feeling that ending his life would be better than to continue living it.
So, I hope that today's topic and sermon is timely. We are in a study on Spiritual Warfare.
Today, I want to talk about depression. Next week, we will talk about anxiety.
These next two weeks will be two of the most personal sermons I've ever preached (in my 10 years of ministry). The reason they are personal is not only because I have counseled and pastored many people dealing with these issues. I have battled them myself.
MY STORY WITH DEPRESSION
Began when I was in college.
I attended college on a track and XC scholarship.
Very early on in my college track career I began to feel the pressure of big time DI college athletics.
The school made a big investment in me. They expected a lot out of me.
And as my career progressed, I began to feel like I wasn't producing the results that my coaches and university wanted out of me. I became stressed. Anxious.
After a while... I became very melancholy. Gloomy.
I remember having moments where I would daydream about having a career-ending injury.
Because I wanted out from under the pressure... But I also didn't want to be a seen quitter.
Earlier this year a Taylor Dutch published an article: Running in the Dark: A Division I Runner's Struggle With Depression ...
Series: Fight Club
Will McGee
Psalm 42
INTRODUCTION: Earlier this week. I was sitting at the office. I began to hear sirens. Paramedics. Police officers. All speeding down 4th Ave. Then, a few minutes later, my wife calls and says there is all sorts of commotion going on below our apartment. (We live on 4th Ave near a subway stop). A few minutes later, my wife tells me to check the local news. And I see that a man had jumped in front of the R train at 77th street. And was killed. My heart sank in chest. And a lump formed in my throat. I don't know this man's story. But I'm willing to bet that depression, fear, hopelessness is what led to him feeling that ending his life would be better than to continue living it.
So, I hope that today's topic and sermon is timely. We are in a study on Spiritual Warfare.
Today, I want to talk about depression. Next week, we will talk about anxiety.
These next two weeks will be two of the most personal sermons I've ever preached (in my 10 years of ministry). The reason they are personal is not only because I have counseled and pastored many people dealing with these issues. I have battled them myself.
MY STORY WITH DEPRESSION
Began when I was in college.
I attended college on a track and XC scholarship.
Very early on in my college track career I began to feel the pressure of big time DI college athletics.
The school made a big investment in me. They expected a lot out of me.
And as my career progressed, I began to feel like I wasn't producing the results that my coaches and university wanted out of me. I became stressed. Anxious.
After a while... I became very melancholy. Gloomy.
I remember having moments where I would daydream about having a career-ending injury.
Because I wanted out from under the pressure... But I also didn't want to be a seen quitter.
Earlier this year a Taylor Dutch published an article: Running in the Dark: A Division I Runner's Struggle With Depression ...
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