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Northland Church
Under Pressure & Stressed Out - No One is Immune
Pastor Josh Laxton
Locations & Times
Northland Church
522 Dog Track Rd, Longwood, FL 32750, USA
Saturday 5:00 PM
Sunday 9:00 AM
Sunday 11:00 AM
Monday 7:00 PM
Welcome to Northland!
Northland Church exists to glorify God as we participate in His mission of redeeming a people from all peoples by engaging neighbors and nations to be fully alive in King Jesus through the power of the Spirit.
NorthlandChurch.net
Northland Church exists to glorify God as we participate in His mission of redeeming a people from all peoples by engaging neighbors and nations to be fully alive in King Jesus through the power of the Spirit.
NorthlandChurch.net
PRESSURE:
• The burden of physical or mental distress.
• The constraint of circumstance; the weight of social or economic imposition.
• The stress or urgency of matters demanding attention.
• The physical force applied straight down onto a surface divided by the areas of that surface.
• The burden of physical or mental distress.
• The constraint of circumstance; the weight of social or economic imposition.
• The stress or urgency of matters demanding attention.
• The physical force applied straight down onto a surface divided by the areas of that surface.
STRESS:
• Constraining force of influence such as a physical, chemical, mental, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension.
A force exerted when one body or body part presses on, pulls on, pushes against, or tends to compress or twist another body or body part.
• Constraining force of influence such as a physical, chemical, mental, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension.
A force exerted when one body or body part presses on, pulls on, pushes against, or tends to compress or twist another body or body part.
WORKING DEFINITION:
• Pressure: Is the demand to perform when something you care about is at stake or when something expected of you is at stake.
• Stress: Is the emotional, mental, and physical strain of dealing with situations, circumstances, environments beyond your control.
• Pressure: Is the demand to perform when something you care about is at stake or when something expected of you is at stake.
• Stress: Is the emotional, mental, and physical strain of dealing with situations, circumstances, environments beyond your control.
AREAS OF PRESSURE
• Giving a talk
• Being a good spouse
• Being a good parent
• Taking a test; Straight A’s
• Playing a championship
• Hitting BHAGS / WIGs / KPIs
• Interviewing for a job
• Being rich / wealthy
• Giving a talk
• Being a good spouse
• Being a good parent
• Taking a test; Straight A’s
• Playing a championship
• Hitting BHAGS / WIGs / KPIs
• Interviewing for a job
• Being rich / wealthy
AREAS OF STRESS
• Financial Instability
• Job Loss
• Political Chaos
• Toxic Environment
• Family Dysfunction
• Wayward Kids
• Unexpected Expenses
• Betrayal
• Aging Parents
• Financial Instability
• Job Loss
• Political Chaos
• Toxic Environment
• Family Dysfunction
• Wayward Kids
• Unexpected Expenses
• Betrayal
• Aging Parents
SYMPTOMS OF PRESSURE
• Can’t Breathe
• Increased Heart Rate
• Hot Flashes/Sweat
• Worry/Concern
• Nervous/Anxious
• Muscles Tighten
• Adrenaline Release
• Can’t Breathe
• Increased Heart Rate
• Hot Flashes/Sweat
• Worry/Concern
• Nervous/Anxious
• Muscles Tighten
• Adrenaline Release
SYMPTOMS OF STRESS
• Prolonged Cortisol Activity
• Sleep Disruption
• Headaches
• Brain Fog
• Irritability
• Emotion Volatility
• Overwhelmed
• Persistent Muscle Tension
• Withdrawal / Isolation
• Stomach Problems
• Prolonged Cortisol Activity
• Sleep Disruption
• Headaches
• Brain Fog
• Irritability
• Emotion Volatility
• Overwhelmed
• Persistent Muscle Tension
• Withdrawal / Isolation
• Stomach Problems
EFFECTS OF PRESSURE
• Impairs Performance
• Drains Energy
• Disrupts Thinking / Creativity
• Triggers Fight / Flight
• Limits Connection
• Robs Joy
• Impairs Performance
• Drains Energy
• Disrupts Thinking / Creativity
• Triggers Fight / Flight
• Limits Connection
• Robs Joy
EFFECTS OF STRESS
• Diminishes Capacity for Flourishing (purpose/joy)
• Drowns out Rational Thought
• Causes Physical/Bodily Harm
• Keeps Body on High Alert
• Impedes Resilience
• Diminishes Capacity for Flourishing (purpose/joy)
• Drowns out Rational Thought
• Causes Physical/Bodily Harm
• Keeps Body on High Alert
• Impedes Resilience
MAIN THESES IN THIS SERIES
PRESSURE AND STRESS can CRUSH you and lead to CHAOS OR can be used to CONFORM you for the God’s COMMISSION.
PRESSURE AND STRESS can CRUSH you and lead to CHAOS OR can be used to CONFORM you for the God’s COMMISSION.
PRINCIPLE 1:
Pressure and Stress are a part of Life!
Pressure and Stress are a part of Life!
GARDEN OF STRESS
MOUNTAIN OF PRESSURE
PRINCIPLE 2:
If You Experience PRESSURE and STRESS it Means:
YOU CARE!!!
If You Experience PRESSURE and STRESS it Means:
YOU CARE!!!
PRINCIPLE 3:
Pressure and Stress squeeze you and reveal:
What’s In You?!
Pressure and Stress squeeze you and reveal:
What’s In You?!
WHAT'S IN YOU?
• What you CARE about?
• Why you CARE?
• How do you COPE and DEAL with the THREAT the pressure and stress pose to what you CARE about?
• What you CARE about?
• Why you CARE?
• How do you COPE and DEAL with the THREAT the pressure and stress pose to what you CARE about?
HOMEWORK:
1.Take a Pressure and Stress Inventory:
List out the pressures and stresses that you are dealing with right now in your life.
2.Discern/Discover:
When you experience these pressures and stresses, why do you CARE so much?
1.Take a Pressure and Stress Inventory:
List out the pressures and stresses that you are dealing with right now in your life.
2.Discern/Discover:
When you experience these pressures and stresses, why do you CARE so much?
