Jesus and Your Mental Health - Elijah: Wk 6

The Church of Eleven22

Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 24 August 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Everyone says they’re “fine”—but what if you’re not? Depression. Fear. Suicide. These are real battles, and the Bible doesn’t shy away from them. In 1 Kings 19, Elijah goes from calling fire down from heaven to collapsing under despair. Pastor Joby Martin and guest Rebecca Maxwell cut through the silence to confront the mental health crisis head-on. You’ll hear raw truth, why the enemy attacks your mind, and how Jesus meets you in the darkest valleys. The question is—will you keep pretending, or will you fight back with the truth of God’s Word? 👉 Take Your Next Step: If you’re walking through a hard season, our Care Ministry would be honored to pray with you, connect you with trusted counselors, and walk alongside you toward hope in Christ. https://coe22.com/care/ ✨ Special Guest: Rebecca Maxwell, LMFT, combines 15 years of ministry experience with clinical counseling to bring biblically grounded mental health care to Jacksonville. She leads a counseling practice, speaks into church communities, and empowers believers to pursue emotional and spiritual well-being grounded in the identity of being beloved. 📣 Episode Mentions: Scripture Passage: 1 Kings 19:1-8 It Doesn’t Make Sense Sermon Series Jesus & Your Mental Health Book, Podcast and Book Study Jacksonville Counseling Services Here Tomorrow - Suicide Prevention Resources 📌 Supplemental Resources From This Week: From Brokenness to Freedom - Mason Story Depression, Suicide, and Hope - Deepen with Pastor Joby Martin S22E6 Elijah Sermon Series 🎙️ What We Discuss: 00:00 - Introduction: Hope for the Hurting04:35 - Elijah’s Fear and Flight (1 Kings 19:1–2)11:30 - When Fear Paralyzes (1 Kings 19:3–4)13:30 - Our Lord Knows How You Feel (Hebrews 4:15)14:00 - Jesus Tempted Like Us (Matthew 26:38)14:45 - The Reality of Our Enemy18:17 - The Enemy’s Schemes (Ephesians 6:10–15)20:53 - Taking Every Thought Captive (2 Corinthians 10:3–5)22:11 - Renewing Your Mind (Romans 12:2)25:36 - Introducing: Rebecca Maxwell, LMFT,27:22 - The State of Mental Health Today30:11 - Doing the Next Right Thing32:13 - Suicide Is Preventable33:49 - Where Truth Is Found34:10 - Rejecting the Lies with God’s Word36:17 - Don’t Walk Alone36:50 - Encouragement from a Spouse’s Words39:58 - God’s Care for Elijah (1 Kings 19:5–8)46:57 - You Are Not Alone49:48 - Closing Prayer About The Church of Eleven22 The Church of Eleven22® is a movement for all people to discover and deepen a relationship with Jesus Christ. Eleven22 is led by Pastor Joby Martin and based in Jacksonville, Florida, with multiple campuses throughout Jacksonville and the surrounding areas. To support this ministry and help us continue to reach people all around the world click here: http://coe22.com/donate

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0:00.0	Amen and amen and amen.
0:05.2	Guess we're just going to get real today, right?
0:07.8	If you got your Bible, I hope you do, you better.
0:10.7	First King, Chapter 19, grab them.
0:12.3	There's one in front of you, First Kings, Chapter 19.
0:16.8	We're going to talk about Jesus in your mental health.
0:18.7	I stole the title from my friend Rebecca Maxwell's book called, Jesus in your mental health. Okay? She's going to come up here in a little bit
0:25.3	and we're going to get some free therapy, I hope, and that's what we're going to do. And I do need
0:30.7	to kind of warn you. We're talking about some very, very serious and sensitive topics. And I'm not a very
0:37.3	sensitive person. So that's very dangerous,
0:39.4	right? But the reason that we're doing this is because we're studying the life of Elijah,
0:44.9	and this is just where the Bible goes. We're going to talk about depression. We're going to talk
0:48.7	about suicide because this is where the Bible goes. This is not just some kind of ancient
0:53.1	storybook. This is the living some kind of ancient storybook.
0:56.1	This is the living active word of God.
0:58.4	And it doesn't just tell us what happened.
0:59.9	It tells us what always happens.
1:05.5	And whatever the problem is in the world or in your world, the answer will be found in the scripture.
1:07.0	And I've told you this before, man, I just ain't got time to play church.
1:10.6	Too many church people got a bad case of the finitis.
1:13.3	You know what I'm talking about?
1:29.8	Like you show up to church and everybody asks you, how you doing? I'm fine, but you ain't fine. And I'm telling you, just like my man in the video said, if you want to be free, you got to learn to be honest. And so we're going to take an honest look at what the scripture says about Elijah,
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