With that, we're going to pray for the Lord to bless tonight's teaching.

And also, for the sake of the online church, I want to mention that our pastor is back,

and he is resting, just coming back from Israel, and I would ask that you would continue to pray for him.

God willing, he'll be in the pulpit on Sunday.

I did receive an email from him today and he'll come back and he'll give a seven-hour

prophecy update.

I'm only kidding. But Lord willing, he'll be here Sunday and we'll look forward

to that. No one misses the pastor more than I do. And that is a fact. So look forward to him coming

back on the pulpit. So much has happened since his absence. Oh, it's just, I can only imagine

what's going to come out.

So look forward to that.

But let's pray not only for him, but also for our teaching tonight.

Loving Heavenly Father, I want to thank you so much, one for bringing our dear pastor back home, safe and sound.

Lord bless him and strengthen him and bring him back.

We need him. We thank you for him and Lord I also pray that you would bless this teaching tonight bless it in a way that's so unique

we all just are refreshed and renewed have a different handle things differently, and give you all the

honor and glory for it. So Lord, now, we are needy. Would you speak to your people? For we are ready.

In the mighty name of Jesus Christ, we pray. Amen.

So tonight, our Bible study will be on the topic of depression.

Now, I don't know how many of you have had to deal with depression, but it's an issue that impacts over 40 million people in the United States of America today. And that number continues to grow each and every year. And within that 40-plus

million, many of those people are Christians. And within that 40 plus million, many of those people are Christians.

And within that 40 plus million, over 45,000 of them, 45,000 of them commit suicide.

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