Taking Every Thought Captive: Depression
Last week we began a new sermon series based on 1 Corinthians 10:5 where St. Paul says that as Christians, we are to take every thought that enters our head and make it obey Christ. WOW! What a concept and what a powerful tool we have. We likened what St. Paul was calling us to do to ancient walled cities with their towers. When an enemy wanted to conquer a city, he would make his aim to gain control of the towers of the city so that he could direct his troops to the weakest spots of the wall.
In the same way, Satan attempts to scale the walls of our minds and to set up strongholds in the towers of our mind. If he can gain an advantage, a stronghold, he can direct our attention and control our minds. That is what this sermon series is about.
As we have been sequestered behind the walls of our homes, I have seen a tremendous number of people who have become ripe for Satan’s onslaught. The longer we have been staying indoors, away from our regular routines and with the people we love, the more susceptible we are to the attacks of Satan. Last week we took on fear, this week we are going to take on depression and anxiety.
Hardly any of us have escaped the overwhelming nature of this virus or the unpredictable nature of the riots. It has left us ragged and frazzled and vulnerable to depression and anxiety. This week we are going to talk about stopping Satan in his tracks and we are going to discover hope to press on in the face of what seems like overwhelming odds.