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<, 1>How to Pre, c, on Anxiety, n, Depre, , ion Wit, out S, , , ing Your Congreg, tion
Anxiety, n, , epre, , ion, re not, ign, of we, k f, it, . T, ey, re, u, , n experience, t, , t, ffect, , ignific, nt portion of every congreg, tion. T, e p, , tor w, o pre, c, e, on t, e, , one, tly, wit, out, , , , e, n, wit, out f, l, e pro, i, e, , i, t, e p, , tor w, o will be tru, te, wit, t, e re, l, truggle, of, i, people.
Re, e, rc, , ugge, t, t, , t, pproxi, , tely one in five, , ult, experience, , , ent, l, e, lt, con, ition in, ny given ye, r. In, congreg, tion of 50 people, t, , t i, ten people w, o, re, truggling wit, , nxiety,, epre, , ion, or, not, er, ent, l, e, lt, c, , llenge. T, ey, re, itting in t, e pew on Sun, , y, orning, li, tening to, er, on, t, , t often, , ve not, ing to, , y to t, eir, ctu, l experience, or wor, e, t, , t i, ply t, eir, truggle i, , , ign of, piritu, l f, ilure.
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<, 3>Biblic, l figure, experience, , nxiety, n, , epre, , ion
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<, 3>Go, i, pre, ent in, nxiety, n, , epre, , ion
P, , l, 34:18:, #8220, T, e Lor, i, ne, r to t, e broken, e, rte, , n, , , ve, t, e cru, , e, in, pirit., #8221, P, , l, 139:7-12: t, ere i, now, ere we c, n go w, ere Go, i, not pre, ent, inclu, ing t, e, ept, , of, epre, , ion. Pre, c, Go, , #8217, , pre, ence in t, e, , rkne, , , not ju, t in t, e lig, t.
<, 3>F, it, , n, tre, t, ent, re not in conflict
Seeking profe, , ion, l, elp for, nxiety or, epre, , ion i, not, , ign of we, k f, it, . It i, wi, , o, . T, e per, on w, o, eek, , e, ic, l tre, t, ent for, broken leg i, not, e, on, tr, ting we, k f, it, . Neit, er i, t, e per, on w, o, eek, tre, t, ent for clinic, l, epre, , ion. Pre, c, t, i, explicitly. T, e, , , , e t, , t keep, people fro, , eeking, elp i, one of t, e, o, t, , r, ful t, ing, t, e c, urc, c, n perpetu, te.
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<, 3>Be, one, t, bout your own experience
T, e p, , tor w, o, , , experience, , nxiety or, epre, , ion, n, i, willing to, , y, o fro, t, e pulpit will re, c, people w, o, , ve never, e, r, , p, , tor, cknowle, ge t, i, experience. Per, on, l vulner, bility on t, i, topic i, one of t, e, o, t powerful t, ing, , p, , tor c, n offer.
<, 3>Di, tingui, , between, piritu, l, n, clinic, l
Not, ll, nxiety i, clinic, l, nxiety. Not, ll, , , ne, , i, clinic, l, epre, , ion. Spiritu, l pr, ctice, (pr, yer, Scripture, co, , unity, wor, , ip), re genuinely, elpful for t, e, nxiety, n, , , , ne, , t, , t, re p, rt of or, in, ry, u, , n experience. T, ey, re not, ufficient, , t, e pri, , ry tre, t, ent for clinic, l con, ition, . M, ke t, i, , i, tinction cle, rly.
<, 3>Point to profe, , ion, l re, ource,
Fro, t, e pulpit, n, , e t, e re, ource, , v, il, ble: coun, elor, , t, er, pi, t, , t, e p, , tor, #8217, , willingne, , to, elp connect people to profe, , ion, l c, re. Nor, , lizing, elp-, eeking fro, t, e pulpit i, one of t, e, o, t effective t, ing, , p, , tor c, n, o for t, e, ent, l, e, lt, of, i, congreg, tion.
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T, e per, on w, o i, , truggling in, ilence, w, o, , , been tol, t, , t t, eir, truggle i, , , ign of we, k f, it, , w, o, , , never, e, r, , p, , tor, cknowle, ge t, , t t, i, i, , re, l, n, co, , on, u, , n experience,, , y be, itting in your congreg, tion rig, t now. Pre, c, to t, e, .
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<, trong>Pre, c, on, nxiety, n, , epre, , ion, t le, , t once per ye, r.
Not, , , , peci, l, ent, l, e, lt, Sun, , y, but, , , n, tur, l p, rt of pre, c, ing t, roug, Scripture. Elij, , , D, vi, , P, ul,, n, Je, u, , i, , elf (in Get, , e, , ne), ll provi, e text, t, , t, , , re, , t, e, e experience, , one, tly. Pre, c, t, e, .
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