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OVERCOMING MENTAL ARTHRITIS (3 OF 4)

by Jeff Geyer

Scripture: Psalm 88:3-7, Philippians 2:8-9
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Overcoming Mental Arthritis (3 of 4)
Series: Overwhelmed
Jeff Geyer
Psalm 88:3-7; Philippians 2:8-9


Big Idea: Depression is an invitation for the grace not a destination from grace.

Intro: We all can feel overwhelmed at times. It's easy to think that you can handle everything when you're not dealing with anything. Even the strongest of us can feel overwhelmed with life, people, jobs, drama, and kids.

Overwhelmed means to give a person too much of something.

You know when you're overwhelmed when: The times when the world seems to be spinning so fast that you're dizzy. When your calendar is so filled that you start forgetting birthdays and holidays. When you and your significant other have had months being on each other's nerves. It's when you're given an inheritance. When you vehicle is in the garage for the third time this month. It's when you're with your kids all day long and all week long. When you've been promoted to a bigger role in the company. It's when your team asks you questions and brings you added drama and you can't do what only you can do.

The ultimate goal of this series is to help you know what to do when you feel overwhelmed. Over the next few weeks together we'll look at helping you overcome feeling overwhelmed.

Here's a very short list of famous people [who deal(t) with depression]: Abraham Lincoln Princess Diana Mike Wallace Jon Hamm Heath Ledger Conan O'Brien

They all have one thing in common-they dealt or deal with varying degrees of depression. Even in a culture that openly talks about depression-including this list of famous people-it's shameful to talk about depression. With the perception the way it is, many do not seek help.

Tension: Today, we are going to see what it takes for us to overcome mental arthritis-or what some would call depression.

I would like us to go through some fact or fiction. Men fly under the radar (FACT) Anyone can get depressed (FACT) Depression can come out of nowhere (FACT ...

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