How To Beat Depression With The Bible

Depression has only one goal: to kill you. Be it by the means of a swift and intentional act or by a long, drawn-out process of slowly taking your life with alcohol and drug abuse, it only wants you dead. Those who fight depression with a bottle of gin or a needle in the arm are losing the fight. They're currently killing themselves slowly, just like depression wants them to. Every antidepressant has a possible side effect of making your depression worse. Is that winning the fight or giving depression the upper hand? Depression wants us to cheat on our lives by forcing us to have an affair with death. The purpose of this book is to help you learn how to love your life more than the idea of death. For someone with depression, death seems like a sweet release, the only way to end the pain. Trust me on this: it's not, especially if you die without knowing Jesus. A life of perpetual agony, despair, rejection, and suffering can't even compare to the first minute of an eternity in Hell separated from God. Depression doesn't care who you are--it wants to kill you. It's time that we finally beat depression and love our lives more than death. In this book, you'll find three things. The first is a clear explanation of the biblical Gospel so that you can learn how to be saved and how to know with certainty that you're saved. The second thing you will find within is my personal story on battling depression, anxiety, suicidal contemplations, a night terror disorder, and severe insomnia. Finally, you will also find nine Bible-based steps in this book that will teach you How To Beat Depression With The Bible.

Approximately 14.8 million adults in the U.S. suffer from major depressive disorder (Archives of General Psychiatry) and it is the leading cause of disability in those aged 15-44 (World Health Organization.) Find out how to overcome depression and help others find the peace God offers them with June Hunt's 6-week Bible study. Under the crushing weight of depression, life can seem endlessly hopeless, numb, and tiresome. Let God's Word help you rediscover purpose, joy, and satisfaction again with this 6-week Overcoming Depression Bible Study, the fourth book of six in the new Hope for the Heart Bible Study series by June Hunt. Find refreshment in God's Word with this six-week study on overcoming depression by Rose Publishing. Packed with practical tips, realistic advice, and discussion questions, Overcoming Depression Bible Study invites you to dive deeper into the Bible and shows you how to apply its truth to your life. Discover: 4 Types of Depression (with Signs, Scriptures, and Symptoms) 6 Do's and Don'ts for Helping Those with Depression God's 9 Purposes and Plans when Depression Strikes 6 Steps to Conquering Depression and more! Simple Biblical Foundations for Practical Solutions Unlike other group studies available, this Hope for the Heart Bible study is laid out in an easy-to-follow format with key principles straight from the Word of God. Relevant Scriptures are outlined and formatted to clearly give you a step-by-step roadmap to help you understand and overcome depression, all while equipping you to lead others on the path to freedom! Summarizes Causes, Definitions, Characteristics, and Solutions Provides Clear Outlines, Key Points, and Scripture References Includes Reflection Questions and Space for Journaling Perfect for small group & Bible studies, Sunday school, young adult and youth ministry, chaplaincy, single parents’ groups, addiction & recovery programs, church giveaways, and much more!

A compassionate, shame-free guide for your darkest days “A one-of-a-kind book . . . to read for yourself or give to a struggling friend or loved one without the fear that depression and suicidal thoughts will be minimized, medicalized or over-spiritualized.”—Kay Warren, cofounder of Saddleback Church What happens when loving Jesus doesn’t cure you of depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts? You might be crushed by shame over your mental illness, only to be told by well-meaning Christians to “choose joy” and “pray more.” So you beg God to take away the pain, but nothing eases the ache inside. As darkness lingers and color drains from your world, you’re left wondering if God has abandoned you. You just want a way out. But there’s hope. In I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die, Sarah J. Robinson offers a healthy, practical, and shame-free guide for Christians struggling with mental illness. With unflinching honesty, Sarah shares her story of battling depression and fighting to stay alive despite toxic theology that made her afraid to seek help outside the church. Pairing her own story with scriptural insights, mental health research, and simple practices, Sarah helps you reconnect with the God who is present in our deepest anguish and discover that you are worth everything it takes to get better. Beautifully written and full of hard-won wisdom, I Love Jesus, But I Want to Die offers a path toward a rich, hope-filled life in Christ, even when healing doesn’t look like what you expect.

In The Myth of Persecution, Candida Moss, a leading expert on early Christianity, reveals how the early church exaggerated, invented, and forged stories of Christian martyrs and how the dangerous legacy of a martyrdom complex is employed today to silence dissent and galvanize a new generation of culture warriors. According to cherished church tradition and popular belief, before the Emperor Constantine made Christianity legal in the fourth century, early Christians were systematically persecuted by a brutal Roman Empire intent on their destruction. As the story goes, vast numbers of believers were thrown to the lions, tortured, or burned alive because they refused to renounce Christ. These saints, Christianity's inspirational heroes, are still venerated today. Moss, however, exposes that the "Age of Martyrs" is a fiction—there was no sustained 300-year-long effort by the Romans to persecute Christians. Instead, these stories were pious exaggerations; highly stylized rewritings of Jewish, Greek, and Roman noble death traditions; and even forgeries designed to marginalize heretics, inspire the faithful, and fund churches. The traditional story of persecution is still taught in Sunday school classes, celebrated in sermons, and employed by church leaders, politicians, and media pundits who insist that Christians were—and always will be—persecuted by a hostile, secular world. While violence against Christians does occur in select parts of the world today, the rhetoric of persecution is both misleading and rooted in an inaccurate history of the early church. Moss urges modern Christians to abandon the conspiratorial assumption that the world is out to get Christians and, rather, embrace the consolation, moral instruction, and spiritual guidance that these martyrdom stories provide.

Eunice Higuchi, a successful doctor, was a married mother of four beautiful children when she became depressed and saw her world collapse. A series of events struck her family and ended up ruining her emotional health. Eunice found herself at rock bottom. In search of a way out, she spent a lot of money, and her depressive condition got worse when a tragic event happened — her psychiatrist committed suicide. What do you do when the only person who can help you loses the fight against your greatest enemy? She knew that her illness had no cure, but she also knew that couldn't remain in such a state. Eunice sought a way out in religion and ventured into the most different beliefs and religious rituals. However, it was in the most unlikely place that she accidentally found the answer she was looking for. Immerse yourself in the story of a woman whose life was destroyed by the "evil of the century" and who from ashes, managed to rise again. Get to know the lessons she learnt, her experiences, and the steps Eunice Higuchi took in her fight to overcome depression.

Depression is something that most people experience at one point or another. During this time of life, life can be hard to live. Some people attempt to hide it from others, while others have trouble coping with life situations and have trouble with everyday tasks such as personal self-care. This book will show how the author had gone through depression for many years and teaches how he allowed his faith in God to conquer that depression in his own life. These teachings are meant to help others overcome their own depression while letting them know they are not alone in their struggle. ______________________________________________________________________________ I am pleased to recommend this book on "Overcoming Depression Through His Word". In this book, Martin shares from his own personal experiences how the Word of God is helping him to be an overcomer. Gods Word changes lives! Pastor Matt Hudson, Bella Vista Baptist Church ______________________________________________________________________________ Depression is one of the paths we will travel when we don't put our complete trust in Jesus Christ. Life is hard and we can't make it on our own strength, depression is an example of a path we can take when life overwhelms us. Martin has explained a path, a way of escape that we all need. The only way is God's way and he explains his journey on this path in his book. Whether you are a veteran or not the path is the same to peace. Until you have peace with God, through his son Jesus, you will not have peace. You will be a victim choose Christ not victim hood. Press on Martin! Keith Brown Lt Col (Ret.) U.S. Air Force Christian, Husband, Father, Iraq veteran

Experience your healing as you encounter the Lord’s love through the holy Communion. Are you worried about a bad medical report? Or battling a chronic or incurable condition? Don’t give up. Not now. Not ever. Let this inspiring 90-day devotional bring hope and breakthroughs as you learn about the Lord Jesus’ love for you and how He wants you to walk in healing and wholeness. Through uplifting bite-size readings, daily thoughts, and many healing testimonies, discover how the Communion meal is all about encountering the person of Jesus and receiving all He has done for you. And as you learn to come to the Lord’s Table and allow Him to impart His life and health to you, may you begin to experience for yourself the healing power of the holy Communion.

Depression debilitates multitudes unnecessarily every day. Fathers, mothers, doctors, housewives and even ministers battle depression on a daily basis. In this teaching, Bro. Curry clearly and concisely reveals the way out. Being free from mental anguish, fear, and panic attacks is one of the benefits of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Freedom from depression should be the constant state of any believer. This teaching can help you be free and stay free.