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4. Jesus Wept: The Bible and Human Emotions Contents 1 Emotions 2 Divine Provision for Anxiety 3 Stress 4 Relationships 5 Guilt 6 Good Thinking 7 Hope Against Depression 8 Resilience 9 Self-Esteem 10 Jealousy 11 Freedom From Addictions 12 Nature as a Source of Health 13 Partnership With Jesus

5. Jesus Wept: The Bible and Human Emotions Our Goal {3} These lessons look at human emotions and give us biblical principles on how we can understand our emotions and seek the power of the Lord to bring them under His loving sovereignty. We’ll look at Bible characters, focusing on their emotional reactions to whatever befell them, good and bad, and ask: What can we learn from their experiences that can help us with ours?

6. Jesus Wept: The Bible and Human Emotions Lesson 13, March 26 Jesus Wept: The Bible and Human Emotions Lesson 13, March 26 Partnership With Jesus

7. Key Text John 15:4 NIV “ ‘Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.’ ”

8. Partnership With Jesus Initial Words {151} Psychiatrist Montagu Barker, an expert in the interface between religion and mental health, states that religion is a potent safeguard against mental illness, but only when believers possess a strong commitment to their beliefs. If not, religion may become a source of guilt and the cause of emotional, mental, and behavioral disturbances.

9. Partnership With Jesus Quick Look 1. Partnership with God (Mark 1:21-35) 2. Partnership with Fellow Humans (Colossians 3:12-17) 3. Partnership with Hope and Trust (Psalm 31:24)

10. Partnership With Jesus 1. Partnership With God Mark 1:21-35 NKJV “And…on the Sabbath He entered the synagogue and taught. … Now at evening…they brought to Him all who were sick…. Now in the morning having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; ang there He prayed.”

11. 1.Partnership With God The Praying Lord {152} After stressful days, we tend to postpone prayer and communion with God. But it is precisely during those moments of psychological drain that we most need the soothing balm of prayer and time in the Word of God. Jesus knew this and practiced consistent closeness with His Father. If this was necessary for Jesus, how much more should it be for us?

12.  Less likely to suffer from substance abuse.  More likely to be sexually responsible.  Less involved in risky behaviors.  More likely to practice business and work- related ethics.  More likely to enjoy a richer social network and group support.  More likely to display higher levels of self- esteem and personal efficacy. 1.Partnership With God Worship and Church Community {154}

13.  More likely to cope better with losses (death of dear ones, calamities, health complications, and so on).  More likely to harbor positive emotions (love, forgiveness, contentment, and so on).  Less likely to harbor negative emotions (guilt, fear, hostility, anger, and so on). 1.Partnership With God Worship and Church Community {154}

14. Partnership With Jesus 2. Partnership With Fellow Humans Colossians 3:12-17 NKJV “As the elect of God…bearing with one another, and forgiving one another…even as Christ forgave you, so you also must do. …. And whatever you do in word and deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him.”

15. 2. Partnership With Fellow Humans Forgiveness {156} Forgiveness is so important because it’s foundational in repairing and maintaining good relationships. The Lord knows how painful the burden of sin is and how its burden must be released through forgiveness—through the forgiveness that we get from God and through the forgiveness we give to others.

16. 2. Partnership With Fellow Humans Forgiveness {156} The experience of forgiveness is helpful, not only to those receiving it but also to those granting it. The feeling of grace and generosity experienced by those granting forgiveness brings them closer to God and contributes to character building.

17. There is a great personal blessing that comes from ministering to the needs of others. The simple practice of directly sharing with the needy, or of helping someone who is sick, or simply of attentively listening to others’ problems will result in great blessing to the one doing the ministering. 2. Partnership With Fellow Humans Service {158}

18. Psalm 31:24 NKJV “Be of good courage, and He shall strengthen your heart, all you who hope in the L ORD.” Partnership With Jesus 3. Partnership With Hope and Trust

19. At All Times {160} Studies show that hope is a critical factor in mental health. An attitude of hope found in hostages makes a difference in survival. Hope is a great motivator and a source of mental and physical endurance. A hopeful attitude can make a big difference in our entire mental outlook.

20. But there is more than the general hope that whatever your present trial is, it will end well. Religious hope transcends the finite and focuses on the eternal. It points us to realities and truths and promises that the world, in and of itself, can never offer. It’s a hope found in the Creator God, who alone can give us what nothing else in the world can. 3. Partnership With Hope and Trust At All Times {160}

21. He asked again. And again. Heartbroken and disregarded by His friends, He fell not only on His knees but on His face and asked His Father for relief. When relief did not come, He asked again. And again. Note that every time He posed His request, He asked for God’s will to be done. In the end, Jesus put all His trust in the Father. That was His way, and it must be ours, as well. 3. Partnership With Hope and Trust At All Times {160}

22. Final Word Testimonies to the Church 4:56 {162} “Every ray of light shed upon others…. Every kind and sympathizing word…, every act to relieve the oppressed, and every gift to supply the necessities…, given or done with an eye to God’s glory, will result in blessings to the giver. … The pleasure of doing good…imparts a glow to the feelings which flashes through the nerves, quickens the circulation of the blood, and induces mental and physical health.”