Sermon Notes — January 9, 2022 — Let’s Talk

“Mental Illness”
Pastor Dave Bennett
Mark 2:1-5
January 9, 2022

“The mind can descend far lower than the body, for in it there are bottomless pits. The flesh can bear only a certain number of wounds and no more, but the soul can bleed in ten thousand ways and die over and over again each hour.” —Charles Spurgeon

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that carry us during struggles with mental illness:

1. All of us are on the

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   a.
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   % of the US population struggles with mental illness every year
   i. 1 out of 5

2. When you

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   , it doesn’t define you.
   a. Remember
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   God says you are!

3. We all need

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   a. The truth: you were not meant to do life
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   !
   b. The Church is a recognition that we
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   each other.

4. We all need

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   .

Action steps for better mental health:
• Trust

• Acknowledge your

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to everyone
• Seek professional help without

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• Get engaged with other people

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whether you feel like it or not

Additional Scripture:
Psalm 42
1 John 1:8
2 Corinthians 5:17
Galatians 6:2
Acts 4:12

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