'We serve a heavenly Father whose love and sovereignty are so great that he can work through our worst anguish for our good and his glory.'
—Kathryn Butler

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Help your kids engage with the preached word this summer! Use the 'Kids Sermon Worksheet' from The Biggest Story Curriculum. This worksheet is free and downloadable through the link below.

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For where you go I will go, and where you lodge I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God my God.
—Ruth 1:16 ESV.org

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'When we lead or participate in worship every Lord’s Day, brothers and sisters among us may be struggling with life-threatening despair.'
—Kathryn Butler

'Depression Is a Hidden Disability':
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Chapter 51: A Change of Clothes (Zechariah 3)

Israel was supposed to be a holy nation and a kingdom of priests. Those two phrases mean basically the same thing. A nation was like a kingdom, and priests were the holy men of Israel.

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In this concise booklet, author and physician Kathryn Butler addresses common misconceptions about clinical depression within the church, offers encouragement for believers who suffer, and equips church leaders with the tools to provide spiritual support.

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'God's dazzling beauty and loveliness can't allow sin to coexist with him; doing such would compromise his holiness, his very being.
—Thomas R. Schreiner

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All the ways of a man are pure in his own eyes, but the Lord weighs the spirit.
—Proverbs 16:2 ESV.org

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'God is a father and understands your relationship with your parents better than anyone, including your sympathetic friends.'
—Gaye B. Clark

'7 Tips for Young Adults to Improve Their Relationships with Their Parents':
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Thomas Schreiner offers a comprehensive analysis of eternal destruction, examining themes of sin, death, and redemption repeated throughout the New Testament and other passages of Scripture.

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'Election encourages us that God loves us and that our future salvation on judgement day depends on God's choice, not our effort.'
—Andrew David Naselli

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Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.
—Matthew 5:4 ESV.org

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'If you’re genuinely saved, then you will persevere in faith and good works.'
—Andrew David Naselli

'I've Heard It Said, 'Once Saved, Always Saved':
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'God delights to bring fresh vision and guidance into the life of his children while they are spending time with him in his word.'
—John Piper

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'There is a place for sorrow, especially when it’s in response to the brokenness of our world.'
—Kathryn Butler

Listen to 'A Christian Perspective on Depression' with Kathryn Butler on #TheCrosswayPodcast
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Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
—Ephesians 3:20-21 ESV.org

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'If you learn a loved one is battling depression, show him or her the face of Christ by staying connected.'
—Kathryn Butler

'How to Care for a Loved One with Depression':
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'God's wrath is an expression and manifestation of his justice.'
—Thomas R. Schreiner

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I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.
—Galatians 2:20a

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'God’s dazzling beauty and loveliness can’t allow sin to coexist with him.'
—Thomas R. Schreiner

'The Real Reason God Judges Evil':
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