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Romans 14:13 “Therefore let us not judge one
another anymore, but rather resolve this, not
to put a stumbling block or a cause to fall in
our brother's way.”
Big Dig Ceiling Collapse
Boston
Inferior epoxy
Bolts failed to hold
Machine Design, Nov. 2008
“from whom the whole body,
joined and knit together by what
every joint supplies, according to
the effective working by which
every part does its share, causes
growth of the body for the edifying
of itself in love.”
Eph. 4:16
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Definition = “strain or
straining force exerted upon
a body that tends to strain or
deform its shape”
Worry
 Anglo - Saxon word = “To strangle or choke”
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Matt. 6:25-30
“Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your
life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor
about your body, what you will put on. Is not life
more than food and the body more than
clothing? 26 “Look at the birds of the air, for
they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns;
yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you
not of more value than they? 27 “Which of you
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Matt. 6:25-30
“by worrying can add one cubit to his stature? 28
“So why do you worry about clothing? Consider
the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither
toil or spin; 29 “and yet I say to you that even
Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one
of these. 30 “Now if God so clothes the grass of
the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown
into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O
you of little faith?”
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“Give us this day our daily bread”
Matt.6:11
“Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by
prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let
your requests be made known to God” Phil. 4:6
“casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for
you.”
1 Pet. 5:7
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How to Build Stress:
1. Put off everything until the last minute
2. Set unreasonable goals
3. Never let others know how you feel
4. Never trust anyone
5. Never seek help
6. Don’t let it go and give it to God
American Academy of Christian Counselors, 2011
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“Come unto me, all you that labor and are
heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I
am meek and lowly in heart: and you shall
find rest unto your souls. 30 For my yoke [s
easy, and my burden is light.” Matt. 11:28-30
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Repeated applications of stress
Definition - “Physical or
mental exhaustion;
weariness.”
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• “…in time of temptation fall away” - Luke 8:13
• Demas loved this present world - 2 Tim. 4:10
• Ephesus left their first love - Rev. 2:4
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Prophet Elijah – 1 Kings 19
Victory at Mt. Carmel
Afraid and “arose and ran for his life”
God provides food - “I alone am left”
7,000 had not bowed their knees to Baal
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“But as for you, brethren, do not grow weary in
doing good.”
2 Thess. 3:13
“And let us not grow weary while doing good, for
in due season we shall reap if we do not lose
heart.”
Gal. 6:9
“For you have need of endurance, so that after
you have done the will of God, you may receive
the promise”
Heb. 10:36
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“To gnaw to pieces” - “to eat into or wear away gradually,
as by rusting or the action of chemicals”
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Corrosion can happen to us spiritually
“Remind them of these things, charging them
before the Lord not to strive about words to no
profit, to the ruin of the hearers. shun profane
and idle babblings...their message will spread
like cancer.”
2 Tim. 2:14-17
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Corrosion can happen to us spiritually
“Be not deceived: Evil companionships corrupt
good morals.”
1 Cor. 15:33
“the cares and riches and pleasures of this life”
Lk. 8:14
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Becomes brittle due to the stress of the load, the
chemicals within the bolt and the processes it has been
subjected to.
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Spiritually - Occurs when certain conditions
and attitudes exist that makes us easily
offended
Webster defines “brittle” = “easily disrupted,
overthrown, or damaged…easily hurt or
offended.”
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Col. 3:12-13 “bearing with one another, and forgiving one
another, if anyone has a complaint against another; even
as Christ forgave you, so you also must do.”
Eph. 4:2 “with all lowliness and gentleness, with
longsuffering, bearing with one another in love.”
“Owe no one anything except to love one
another, for he who loves another has fulfilled
the law”
Rom. 13:8
“Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the
faith. Test yourselves.” 2 Cor. 13:5
 Trust God - do not be anxious
 Persevere - do not grow weary in well-doing
 Keep pure - do not be like the world
 Be mature - do not fail from within
Heb. 13:20-21 Now may the God of peace
who brought up our Lord Jesus from the
dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep,
through the blood of the everlasting
covenant,
21. make you complete in every good work
to do His will, working in you what is well
pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ,
to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
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Hear
Believe
Repent
Confess
Baptized
Faithful
John 12:48
John 8:24
Luke 13:3
Matt. 10:32-33
Mark 16:16
Matt. 24:13