Taking The Stress Out Of Christmas
Larry Wynn
(Outline) taking the stress out of christmas isaiah 40: 28-30 december 6, 1998 a.m. Subject: christmas, stress
introduction
A. Christmas is one of the most delightful times of the year.
1. The beautiful decorations.
2. The laughter of little children.
3. The wonderful pageants.
4. The cheerful christmas carols.
B. It can also be one of the most stressful times of the year.
1. Calendars filled and overflowing with activities.
2. Pay checks depleted because of the merchandising of the holiday.
3. Pain associated with loss or difficulties is magnified.
C. As we enter the christmas season i want to talk about taking the stress out of christmas.
1. Not only christmas but the entire year.
2. Effective stress management can help all year.
D. The bible deals with stress and offers practical solutions.
1. Today's scripture is found in isaiah 40: 28-30.
2. By the way it was isaiah who gave to us some of the most beautiful old testament passages on the birth of jesus.
I. The problem of stress.
A. Everyone has stress.
1. ''Stress is the gap between demands placed on us and the strength we have in meeting those demands.''
2. Christians deal with stress as do non-christians.
3. Christian parents were asked in regards to your children what causes you to lose the most sleep.
A. 15% academic success.
B. 24% who they will marry.
C. 32% quality of their friends.
D. 41% possibility of drug usage.
E. 56% fear of departure from their faith.
B. The pace of today's life causes much of the stress we face.
1. ''The problem is we feel so intelligent, but about all we have added is speed, noise, and pollution. We arrive there faster but still have no idea where we are going, and when we get there we don't know what to do with ourselves.''
2. Over the past 40 years our standard of living has soared.
3. At the same ti ...
Larry Wynn
(Outline) taking the stress out of christmas isaiah 40: 28-30 december 6, 1998 a.m. Subject: christmas, stress
introduction
A. Christmas is one of the most delightful times of the year.
1. The beautiful decorations.
2. The laughter of little children.
3. The wonderful pageants.
4. The cheerful christmas carols.
B. It can also be one of the most stressful times of the year.
1. Calendars filled and overflowing with activities.
2. Pay checks depleted because of the merchandising of the holiday.
3. Pain associated with loss or difficulties is magnified.
C. As we enter the christmas season i want to talk about taking the stress out of christmas.
1. Not only christmas but the entire year.
2. Effective stress management can help all year.
D. The bible deals with stress and offers practical solutions.
1. Today's scripture is found in isaiah 40: 28-30.
2. By the way it was isaiah who gave to us some of the most beautiful old testament passages on the birth of jesus.
I. The problem of stress.
A. Everyone has stress.
1. ''Stress is the gap between demands placed on us and the strength we have in meeting those demands.''
2. Christians deal with stress as do non-christians.
3. Christian parents were asked in regards to your children what causes you to lose the most sleep.
A. 15% academic success.
B. 24% who they will marry.
C. 32% quality of their friends.
D. 41% possibility of drug usage.
E. 56% fear of departure from their faith.
B. The pace of today's life causes much of the stress we face.
1. ''The problem is we feel so intelligent, but about all we have added is speed, noise, and pollution. We arrive there faster but still have no idea where we are going, and when we get there we don't know what to do with ourselves.''
2. Over the past 40 years our standard of living has soared.
3. At the same ti ...
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