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Jesus and Mental Health
Ask Me About Jesus
Notes
Supporting Passages:
- Hebrews 12:1-2
- Hebrews 4:14-16
- Isaiah 9:6
Statistics on Mental Health
- 1 in 5 adults experienced a mental illness in the past year.
- Depression has increased 60% among Americans age 12+ over the last decade.
- 40% of high school students feel persistently sad or hopeless.
- Nearly 1 in 10 high school students have attempted suicide.
- Loneliness is strongly linked to depression and anxiety and has been called an epidemic by the U.S. Surgeon General.
Discussion Questions
1. Where might you be following patterns that were shaped by the world around you, without realizing you are pursuing outcomes that do not actually lead to the joy Jesus wants for you?
2. Jesus says the Father prunes what is fruitful so it can bear more fruit. What might God be asking you to release, limit, or lay down so you can remain more fully in Him?
3. If the fruit Jesus wants to grow in you is joy, what effort is worth making to remain in Him, and where have you been treating that effort like earning instead of abiding?
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