• Proverbs 12:25
  • Can a Christian be depressed?
    • Salvation from our sins – Acts 22:16
    • Children of God – I John 3:1
    • Every spiritual blessing – Ephesians 1:3
    • Always be rejoicing – Philippians 4:4
    • Content in all circumstances – Philippians 4:11-12
  • Job
    • Job 6:1-4, 11-12; 7:11-12; 16:15-16; 17:1, 15; 30:16-19, 27-31
  • David
    • Psalm 142
  • Elijah
    • I Kings 19:1-10
  • What causes depression?
    • Proverbs 12:25
      • Anxiety over a job loss
      • Anxiety over health problems
      • Anxiety over marital problems
      • Anxiety over wayward children
      • Anxiety over loss of a spouse (loneliness)
      • Anxiety over church troubles
  • How does one overcome it?
    • Don’t worry about tomorrow
      • Matthew 6:34, 27
    • Keep busy in the Lord’s Work
      • I Kings 19:14-18; I Corinthians 15:58
    • Pray earnestly
      • Philippians 4:6-7; I Peter 5:6-7
    • Meditate in the scriptures
      • Psalms 119:49-50; Romans 15:4
    • Support from fellow Christians
      • Job 2:11-12; Colossians 4:10-11; I Thessalonians 5:14
    • Always look to Jesus
      • Hebrews 12:1-2; II Timothy 4:16-17; Philippians 4:13