1. Dealing
With Discouragement
Philippians 4:13
By David Dann

2. Dealing With Discouragement

3. Dealing With Discouragement
Jesus did not promise His followers a trouble-free life.

4. Dealing With Discouragement
John 16:33
33 "These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world."

5. Dealing With Discouragement
Romans 5:1
1 Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ…

6. Dealing With Discouragement
Jesus did not promise His followers a trouble-free life.

7. Dealing With Discouragement
Jesus did not promise His followers a trouble-free life.
Discouragement comes in many forms and has many causes.

8. Dealing With Discouragement
Colossians 3:21
21 Fathers, do not provoke your children, lest they become discouraged.

9. Dealing With Discouragement
2 Corinthians 2:3
3 And I wrote this very thing to you, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow over those from whom I ought to have joy, having confidence in you all that my joy is the joy of you all.

10. Dealing With Discouragement
Jesus did not promise His followers a trouble-free life.
Discouragement comes in many forms and has many causes.

11. Dealing With Discouragement
Jesus did not promise His followers a trouble-free life.
Discouragement comes in many forms and has many causes.
How should we deal with discouragement?

12. Dealing With Discouragement

13. Dealing With Discouragement
Encourage Ourselves

14. Dealing With Discouragement
1 Samuel 30:1
1 Now it happened, when David and his men came to Ziklag, on the third day, that the Amalekites had invaded the South and Ziklag, attacked Ziklag and burned it with fire…
Encourage Ourselves

15. Dealing With Discouragement
1 Samuel 30:2
2 …and had taken captive the women and those who were there, from small to great; they did not kill anyone, but carried them away and went their way.
Encourage Ourselves

16. Dealing With Discouragement
1 Samuel 30:6
6 Now David was greatly distressed, for the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of all the people was grieved, every man for his sons and his daughters. But David strengthened himself in the LORD his God.
Encourage Ourselves

17. Dealing With Discouragement
Philippians 4:13
13 I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.
Encourage Ourselves

18. Dealing With Discouragement

19. Dealing With Discouragement
Attack Our Problems

20. Dealing With Discouragement
Proverbs 22:13
13 The lazy man says, "There is a lion outside! I shall be slain in the streets!"
Attack Our Problems

21. Dealing With Discouragement
Acts 28:1-2
1 Now when they had escaped, they then found out that the island was called Malta.
2 And the natives showed us unusual kindness; for they kindled a fire and made us all welcome, because of the rain that was falling and because of the cold.
Attack Our Problems

22. Dealing With Discouragement
Acts 28:3
3 But when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks and laid them on the fire, a viper came out because of the heat, and fastened on his hand.
Attack Our Problems

23. Dealing With Discouragement

24. Accept Help From Others
Dealing With Discouragement
Accept Help From Others

25. Accept Help From Others
Dealing With Discouragement
Proverbs 18:1
1 A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; He rages against all wise judgment.
Accept Help From Others

26. Accept Help From Others
Dealing With Discouragement
Romans 15:32
32 that I may come to you with joy by the will of God, and may be refreshed together with you.
Accept Help From Others

27. Accept Help From Others
Dealing With Discouragement
2 Timothy 1:16
16 The Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain…
Accept Help From Others

28. Dealing With Discouragement

29. Allow God To Encourage Us
Dealing With Discouragement
Allow God To Encourage Us

30. Allow God To Encourage Us
Dealing With Discouragement
Allow God To Encourage Us
Revelation 21:7
7 "He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son."

31. Allow God To Encourage Us
Dealing With Discouragement
Allow God To Encourage Us
2 Timothy 1:7
7 For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.

32. God Provides Forgiveness
Dealing With Discouragement
Allow God To Encourage Us
God Provides Forgiveness

33. God Provides Forgiveness
Dealing With Discouragement
Allow God To Encourage Us
John 8:34
34 Jesus answered them, "Most assuredly, I say to you, whoever commits sin is a slave of sin."
God Provides Forgiveness

34. God Provides Forgiveness
Dealing With Discouragement
Romans 6:17-18
17 But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the heart that form of doctrine to which you were delivered.
18 And having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.
Allow God To Encourage Us
God Provides Forgiveness

35. God Provides Forgiveness
Dealing With Discouragement
1 John 1:9
9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Allow God To Encourage Us
God Provides Forgiveness

36. Allow God To Encourage Us
Dealing With Discouragement
Allow God To Encourage Us
God Provides Comfort

37. Allow God To Encourage Us
Dealing With Discouragement
2 Corinthians 1:3
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort…
Allow God To Encourage Us
God Provides Comfort

38. Allow God To Encourage Us
Dealing With Discouragement
2 Corinthians 1:4
4 …who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.
Allow God To Encourage Us
God Provides Comfort

39. Allow God To Encourage Us
Dealing With Discouragement
Allow God To Encourage Us
God Provides Strength

40. Allow God To Encourage Us
Dealing With Discouragement
Romans 8:37-38
37 Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
38 For I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come…
Allow God To Encourage Us
God Provides Strength

41. Allow God To Encourage Us
Dealing With Discouragement
Romans 8:39
39 …nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing, shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Allow God To Encourage Us
God Provides Strength

42. Allow God To Encourage Us
Dealing With Discouragement
Allow God To Encourage Us
God Provides Hope

43. Allow God To Encourage Us
Dealing With Discouragement
1 Peter 1:3
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead…
Allow God To Encourage Us
God Provides Hope

44. Allow God To Encourage Us
Dealing With Discouragement
1 Peter 1:4-5
4 …to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you,
5 who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
Allow God To Encourage Us
God Provides Hope

45. Allow God To Encourage Us
Dealing With Discouragement
Allow God To Encourage Us
God Provides For
Our Needs

46. Allow God To Encourage Us
Dealing With Discouragement
Allow God To Encourage Us
Philippians 4:19
19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
God Provides For
Our Needs

47. Dealing With Discouragement
Encourage Ourselves.
Attack Our Problems.
Accept Help From Others.
Allow God To Encourage Us.

48. Don’t be defeated by discouragement!!!