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Northland Church
Under Pressure & Stressed Out - Crush Proofing Your Life (2)
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
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.
MAIN POINT
Pressure and Stress reveal what your HOUSE of FAITH (Faith Framework) is MADE OF.
Pressure and Stress reveal what your HOUSE of FAITH (Faith Framework) is MADE OF.
WHY DOES JUDAS BETRAY JESUS?
• He wants to Force Jesus’ hand to see what kind of Messiah He is.
OR . . .
• Jesus isn’t the Messiah he thought He was, so he Rejects and Betrays Him.
• He wants to Force Jesus’ hand to see what kind of Messiah He is.
OR . . .
• Jesus isn’t the Messiah he thought He was, so he Rejects and Betrays Him.
JESUS HAD TAUGHT DISCIPLES...
RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS
• Fear/Afraid/Scared
• Spinning out of Control
• Anger/Fighting
• Pornography/Alcohol
• People Pleasing
• Isolation/Withdrawal
• Anxiety/Despair/Hopeless
• Exhaustion/Try Harder
• Blame
---
• Security
• Confidence
• Prayer
• Trust
• Patience
• Joy
• Calmness
• Peace
• Fear/Afraid/Scared
• Spinning out of Control
• Anger/Fighting
• Pornography/Alcohol
• People Pleasing
• Isolation/Withdrawal
• Anxiety/Despair/Hopeless
• Exhaustion/Try Harder
• Blame
---
• Security
• Confidence
• Prayer
• Trust
• Patience
• Joy
• Calmness
• Peace
PRINCIPLE 2
THE STRESS TEST ISN'T PASSED BY DESIRE, BUT BY A DEEPENING-DOCTRINE, DISCIPLESHIP, AND DISCIPLINE.
“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” (Matthew 26:41)
THE STRESS TEST ISN'T PASSED BY DESIRE, BUT BY A DEEPENING-DOCTRINE, DISCIPLESHIP, AND DISCIPLINE.
“Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.” (Matthew 26:41)
PASSING THE STRESS TEST
Desire—What you want to do
Doctrine—What you Believe
Discipleship—Who you Follow
Discipline—Practices of Formation
Desire—What you want to do
Doctrine—What you Believe
Discipleship—Who you Follow
Discipline—Practices of Formation
PRINCIPLE 3
When undergoing the stress test—
We fall to the level of our formation, but Jesus Picks Us UP to the level of His grace.
When undergoing the stress test—
We fall to the level of our formation, but Jesus Picks Us UP to the level of His grace.
FALLING DOWN; PICKING US UP
You will FALL as you're FORMED.
You will FALL as you're FORMED.
FALLING DOWN; PICKING US UP
You will FALL as you're FORMED.
FALLING may be FAILURE . . . but FAILURE doesn’t have to be FINAL.
You will FALL as you're FORMED.
FALLING may be FAILURE . . . but FAILURE doesn’t have to be FINAL.
FALLING DOWN; PICKING US UP
You will FALL as you're FORMED.
FALLING may be FAILURE . . . but FAILURE doesn’t have to be FINAL.
Forgiveness and Patience is given when you FALL and picks you BACK UP.
You will FALL as you're FORMED.
FALLING may be FAILURE . . . but FAILURE doesn’t have to be FINAL.
Forgiveness and Patience is given when you FALL and picks you BACK UP.
