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GM 2009-11-15 Internal Affairs 6

webmaster — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:30:18 +0000

Internal Affairs: Mental & Spiritual Health 6 – Defeating Depression

Notes:

Depression… Fear & Anger that goes cold

Steps to defeating depression:
- Recognize that it is real (but not all the causes are real)
- Remember that it is reversible (not just the circumstances)
-Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem
- Rely on rock-solid foundations

Foundations:
- Family
- Family of God/Friends
-Don’t isolate yourself
- Faith
– Jesus wants you to know that He’s there to pick you up

GM 2009-11-08 Internal Affairs 5

webmaster — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:30:33 +0000

Internal Affairs: Mental & Spiritual Health Part 5 – Jumping for Joy

Notes:
Joy can be found in many places
The joy OF the Lord:
- of can mean the source
- of can mean the destination
Choice:
Joy is a choice
Contentment is a choice

God’s plan is for your joy to be complete

GM 2009-11-01 Internal Affairs 4

webmaster — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:28:49 +0000

Internal Affairs: Mental & Spiritual Health 4 – Besting Bitterness

Notes:

Radical Surgery–
-To Recognize Bitterness
-To Remove/Root Out Bitterness
-To Replace Bitterness

The Key is Forgiveness

The Benefits of Forgiveness–
-Frees Up Thoughts
-Frees Up Creativity
-Frees Up Emotions
-Frees Up Investments:
God’s Investment in You

GM 2009-10-25 Internal Affairs 3

webmaster — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:30:41 +0000

Internal Affairs: Mental & Spiritual Health 3 – Confronting Inner Conflict

Notes:
Inner Conflicts:
Decision-Making
Sinful Struggling
Overwhelming Challenge

GM 2009-10-18 Internal Affairs 2

webmaster — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 17:30:34 +0000

Internal Affairs: Mental & Spiritual Health Part 2 – Keeping the Conscience Clear (includes bonus song from Down 2 Earth).

Notes:
Conscience: The sense of knowing if something is good or bad. A sense of what is right or wrong (healthy or unhealthy).

Guilty conscience – No.
Working conscience – Yes.

We are all naturally “hard-wired” with a conscience that is reinforced by the Word.

Functions of Conscience:
- Protecting yourself
- Protecting others
- Revealing God

Keeping it Clear: Psalm 51 & Hebrews 9

GM 2009-10-11 Internal Affairs 1

webmaster — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 17:30:22 +0000

Internal Affairs: Mental & Spiritual Health, Pt 1- Letting Go of Guilt
Notes:
Condemnation: A statement of proclamation of guilt with a view toward devaluing or destroying.
Conviction: An inner realization of a greater truth or reality leading to purpose or change.
Voices of Condemnation:
-The Evil one
-Others
-Self
Purposes of Condemnation:
-Put down others
-Puff up self
-Put off change
Purposes of Conviction:
-Becoming all we can be in Christ
-Doing all we can through Christ