How to Resist Anxiety & Joylessness

[@_isaiah.g._3521]

Been in a pretty dark place for the last couple months mentally, living in despair & agony every day. I'm still doubting my faith but this saved/changed my life. Thank you for this message Jeff.

[@Anonymous-km5pj]

Amen amen. God bless you. Yes, I also was in grim spirits hence the click but pastor Jeff's message made me smile and chuckle: I _am_ a complete failure - it's true!!! And I have a saviour, hallelujah amen, always Faithful.

[@Chirhopher]

Hey Bud, how You doin?

[@thecrimsontruth5393]

I'm going thru the same thing in my faith the anxiety will enlave us God isn't gonna leave you I know feeling axus fear sure feels like he has but yoer father and my father brother he's never been late to appointment idk if you will ever read this I hope you do because it breaks my heart that somone who is in christ is enduring the same thing as you Glory to God in these hard and dark times in ower lives

[@Danno5894]

How you doing today brother?

[@joshuasnow8066]

It's been 2 yrs now. How have you been Isaiah? Are you closer to our Heavenly Father?🙏❤️

[@PeterP_777]

A concealed-carry pastor. Gotta love Durbin.

[@earthwatcher2012]

This sermon makes me see how woefully unprepared i am when depression/discouragement/sadness comes upon me

[@matthewsalazar4553]

I battle a lot with my anxiety, been sleeping a lot and not wanting to leave my mother alone just to leave for a few hours or go out for a walk because of the amount of crime happening nowadays. My brother sent me this and it reminded me that we will continue to face problems in life but we have the only God giving us strength to fight those battles.

[@dontfollowyourheart]

This is one of the best he’s ever done. Thank you Lord for putting it in my view and thank you Pastor Durbin for your message.

[@josephland8876]

I listen to so many of your sermons, but I love this sermon. You guys have an awesome thing going in that church. I wish I lived there. You couldn't keep me away.

[@Anonymous-km5pj]

truedat my holy friend, Lord bless you. Love from BC, Canada.

[@brittontwood]

57:49 “we’re both armed right now” lol I love those kind of Jeff moments

[@wishuhadmyname]

I do believe that’s an HK USP Jeff has. Unique and bold choice on his part

[@Fisherdrumming]

This is my second time listening to this sermon because I was so blessed and encouraged by it. Thank you for loving and preaching the Word pastor Jeff. If I lived in AZ I would go to your church.

[@woobiefuntime]

Anxiety can be a great tool. It kept me from drinking and drugs.

[@Rippingthewall]

I’ve been sulking all day today. I’ve been thinking since i felt so far away that i must not be saved and i’ve been in a dark place all day because of it. This made me realize my sulking is me being prideful, and that i’m being molded, not instantly transformed. Amen. Thank you Jesus for this sermon.

[@deceptionsdemise]

Story of my life, seriously. This sermon was extremely helpful. Thank you brother.

[@othersteeve1048]

Pretty sure that's the first time I've seen a pastor in a pulpit packin' heat flash his gun to the crowd. lol

[@wishuhadmyname]

My pastor carries in a shoulder holster under his jacket on Sundays. He's never flashed it like this on a Sunday morning, but he did show me one day

[@dennisdante]

thank you for this message! God bless this wonderful church. I hope that I will be in a reformed church one day.

[@joela.5933]

My Spirit is at dis-ease about the Calvinism doctrine or "institutes of Christianity" and I know this channel attracts a bunch of well-meaning believers and specifically reformed or calvinistic leaning Christians, and I have serious issues with how Calvin and those that strictly follow his institutes view Christ and the gospel. To the point where I feel it may be an accursed gospel, that many *true* converts have been fooled into believing post-faith (making there witness lose power, for a time) but that many newcomers have accepted from day one or its the only gospel they know and therefore (if I am to believe what my understanding of Calvinism is) have not believed at all. Here's one question that will encompass their doctrine pretty well, I believe, and from it, i think any hardcore calvinist will be able to see clearly the *many* concerns I have. Thank you for those that would take the time to lovingly and truthfully examine my question(s) and concerns and thoughtfully reply so as to reprove or enlighten those with similar concerns as me. And even more so, to my brothers that can honestly say, they themselves are calvinists and *also* have felt their spirit at unease when considering the implications of a non-elect men and women being born everyday into a world that no Jesus in history had died for their sins. Terrifying. Here's my question, do you believe judgment day is gonna look something like this (or that Christ could say and it would be the fulness of truth/the gospel)... "Depart from me you worker of iniquity, I never died for you, and I hated you before you ever sinned" ? If not, which part is *untrue*? That's question #1 I'm actually gonna ask a 2nd question, and once again, thank you so much to anyone that is willing to thoughtfully consider and examine and answer these questions of mine. Even though *you* don't know who is elect or non-elect, would it be truthful to say that everybody who you say "Jesus Christ died for your sins" that is non-elect from the foundation, is actually being (unintentionally) lied to by you. And let's take that a step further. If you were to say *God* *called* you to tell that person, in your ignorance, you are actually saying God called you to *lie* to *him/her*? Considering that God knows that he "didn't elect them from the foundation of the world", is He responsible for that lie or are you? And if you *don't* know they were non-elect, and God *does*, then Jesus commissioned you to *lie* to *many* for the sake of the *few* And let me push a little harder...would that make (*Calvin's*) Jesus a hypocrite to tell you to go tell *everyone* that he died for their sins if He fully knew He *only* died for *some*? Thank you and I'm praying this is handled in a mature and thought provoking manner that leads to the truth when tested by fire. That all lies will be burned up and only gold remains. Akin to Apologia's own *"provoked"* *series*.

[@troycross5866]

jaydee_xy I’m not a member of Apologia but almost every video they publish has an objection to Calvinism in the comments. I’m really not interested in answering your questions because you’re not actually interacting with the scriptures that Calvinists use to defend their understanding of God and his revealed will. And that is my question to you....why don’t you address the scriptures that Calvinists use? Why shouldn’t those scriptures be understood in the way that Calvinists understand them?

[@joela.5933]

@@troycross5866 (but i literally already said why but ill try and rephrase it i guess) because Jesus Christ would not commission us to go tell the world that they are to repent (change their mind) and believe "He died for your sins and rose from the dead" if that wasn't true for all the world. Nowhere in Scripture does God approve of sinning (in this case lying to people when you tell them to believe Jesus died for their sins) for the sake of getting this message to the ones that it is true for. The old man made philosophy of "doing a little evil for the sake of the greater good". It's the same mindset these violent protesters have and you see that nothing good comes from that mindset.

[@ChallengeKingsPro]

Thomas Talbott

[@troycross5866]

jaydee_xy So, your human reason is trying to limit Christ using a non-scriptural syllogism. You don’t really have a point then. You’re not interacting with scripture that Calvinists use to explain their conclusions because then you have to admit that you simply don’t because God’s revealed will.

[@gethorge]

Just in case you still look at this thread, I would like to answer some questions the best I can. In question one, the implication is that you are not guilty until the first time you sin in your life, this is not true. We inherited Adam's sin from the start, even though there is an age of accountability. Vessels of wrath are a real thing, and they work both through God's sovereignty and the evil of man, I think of pharaoh in this regard. God can harden someone's heart and them still be fully accountable for their inequity. In question two It seems there is an issue here with limited atonement, and I can understand the issue, but I do think it is misrepresented here. You talk a lot about Jesus dying for a particular person's sins. Calvinists believe Jesus died for the world's sins in the sense that his sacrifice is fully satisfactory for those that will believe in him, however, it is limited by the fact that we know not everyone comes to Christ. God could fully well save the entire world through his spirit, but he chooses us to spread the truth and to be a part of his plan. I don't believe that I can save anyone, I do believe God uses me to speak the Gospel and through that Gospel saves those he draws near. I have no knowledge of who that will be and I don't care, all that matters is we try to tell the news to all so that God can work his spirit in the lives of whomever he may have mercy upon.

[@tonyfauci9963]

I’m a catholic who love what you are doing here- I’m a huge fan.. I hope to see you debate the validity of sola scriptura which you hold to, with solid orthodox Christian apologists..

[@monew632]

Yaassss!!! Thank you, pastor Jeff! Thank you Apologia! I praise God for you all!! 😊💕

[@justinheat1]

very few churches like yours. i went to a church like this for years and we all still are close even after it disassembeled.

[@royfraley8317]

I really needed to hear this, thank you to the Ninja and this ministry.

[@joaquinfigueroa3640]

Some of us struggle. Sorry I struggle with not feeling joyful. Makes me feel worse for not being joyful in the Lord..

[@systemrevolt7309]

This encouraged me, set me on fire praise God!

[@CoachDChapman]

"how you going to pay bills etc " - "I have a father who loves me.." (Yes and that father tells us a prudent man sees the calamity afar off and prepares (takes refuge). We need to trust God that calamity is going to come and be prepared for it spiritually/emotionally AND materially - with our resources.)

[@gabrielmorrison3571]

Love the scriptures it may have started earlier than this time stamp but i love all the scriptures mentioned 36:50

[@davescozz]

Wow. This introduction is spot on. Thank you

[@LucianaPelota]

Thank you for this. The demonstration with Dennis and your son was super effective.

[@jeremycooper872]

Wonderful Galatians 1:5

[@melissaheartofgoldgardens2502]

Thank you. Spot on with the word of God!

[@jesuschristbiblebiblestudy]

In the Bible, meanings of names are often significant, especially when the naming is part of the story and an explanation of the name is given in the text. Often New Testament words have some Old Testament resonance. For example, the word ‘redemption’ is often a shorthand for the exodus from slavery in Egypt, so its use in the New Testament often conveys the idea of a new exodus from the slavery of sin through the Passover sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Thus, when studying a passage it is a good idea to use more than one translation. This will often alert us to issues in the details of the text. Make sure one translation is a more literal translation like the ESV, NASB or NRSV. Amen.

[@ihortarasov]

Amazing sermon, for the Glory of God!

[@shirleyclemence512]

Amen 🙏

[@jonathanouterbridge8369]

This is an incredibly good sermon!

[@denalynn7403]

Amazing! Thank you pastor Jeff wow such s timely word for me and a blessing of encouragement! God bless this ministry

[@salvadorreyes1337]

Feel like I'm living a double life. Doing drugs and watching this a day after. My head feels exhausted.

[@c.j.philibosian8031]

"We're both armed right now" Classic!😂

[@henrymichaeldooley8483]

Yee both have guns and talking about God

[@sethwenzel4555]

Amazing message. Spoke to me deeply. Thank you.

[@QzAnon76]

Why does everybody tell people with anxiety to not resist it and to let it take you over. I am so glad I fight it with God and Jesus and that I remembered the passage Resist the Devil and he shall flee from you. If you have anxiety go to God and lay your worries upon him.

[@ReformedSooner24]

I think I can explain. Because I struggle with this to. I have had times where I was anxious and scared and people saying “cast your cares on him” elicited a frustrated response (oftentimes only mentally, but still) of “ok. How? I still have pain. It still hurts. God even acknowledges that. How am I supposed to find comfort or peace? I don’t get it.” We need far more of essentially what Jeff hits on here and far less random verses that sometimes come off as basically “shut up and get over it because it doesn’t matter.”

[@southsoundhomepros861]

Unfortunately, not every area has competent Pastors though it would be nice to be part of a congregation. Like it or not, you and others fill a very present need, Pastor Jeff.

[@Sister_Teresa]

Wow! This is amazing! Thank you for this🙏🏼 Praise God Amighty in Jesus Christ.

[@joseguilarte87]

And a time when Christian persecution feels eminent in America, I’m really looking forward to this.

[@reformedwretch2071]

Persecution won't come to America yet. KZbin, FB and Twitter banning Christians is not persecution.

[@joela.5933]

@@reformedwretch2071 uh huh, and what verse says that being banned from a public domain or forum in an attempt to silence the truth of the gospel isnt persecution? And in your view, how bad does it have to hurt before it goes from whatever you call this "not persecution" into "real persecution"? And what scripture are you basing this scale of what is and is not persecution? Is it persecution while they are gathering the stones, or does it not count until they actually throw them? And how many stones before it counts?

[@joseguilarte87]

ReformedWretch it’s a precursor. We are already at a phase where people are being fired for using “wrong” words.

[@John-xf7ft]

kind of messed up, we aren’t meant to look forward to persecution

[@veganian2019]

Thank you apologia 🇬🇧✝️

[@mariemin946]

Wow !!! Awesome sermon ! You told it in Truth and Love of God’s plan !!

[@robert99687]

Pastor Jeff Durbin, you are to cool to be a pastor :p that gun is awsome in church haha. i'm glad you are not a teacher in school. it spairs us a bomb

[@JodyHughesWarriorKing]

I cant seem to find a good local church. I have tried many times but always wind up finding drama and nonsense.

[@brenvela1262]

Takes a while, took my family and I 6 months to find our current one. But if you find a perfect one.... dont join it because you'll ruin it.... j/k

[@GloryBeToGodForever]

@Jody Hughes Blessings - With all due respect, you’re not going to find a perfect church, especially when you go in with the mentality of finding drama and nonsense. With love and respect again, you have to mature spiritually that way whenever you see drama, it won’t bother you. *God* bless.

[@ty-oz6kg]

tms.edu/find-a-church/ plug in your zip code brother. I hope there is a graduate near you.

[@othersteeve1048]

@residue junkie WHAT YOU MEAN MAN!? ENGLISH BIBLE TRANSLATIONS BEEN BACKED UP BY GREEK MANUSCRIPTS IN THE THOUSANDS! JK about the caps, what you see in today's English translated Bibles come from these. There should be many translations avoided as they water it down! But I think some good ones are ESV and NASB as they retain closest to the meaning of the Greek manuscript enough to where it is still understandable to us without watering it down into paraphrases.

[@nickbenjamin3546]

💯

[@josephp9747]

The chief end of man 🙌☝️

[@randycadkins]

Amen!

[@thechristianworldviewpodcast]

Good day, how can I contact Pastor Jeff Durbin? I would like to do an interview with him in my podcast. :) Thanks in advance.

[@2010kgurl]

Question: Jesus was so filled with anxiety before his crucification that he sweat blood, so when is fear justified?

[@wishuhadmyname]

There’s a difference between anxiety and fear. Jesus knew the physical suffering of the cross he was going to as well as the spiritual suffering of bearing God’s wrath. It is in light of what Jesus did that we (His people) are told not to fear anything. Death has been conquered and our eternity is certain. Therefore we have nothing to fear and to do so is to willfully ignore what He has done. Should we concern ourselves with our health? Our family? Our nation? Absolutely. All these important things need THE most important thing (Jesus). We are to concern ourselves with the things of this world by shining the Light into it. To fear for those things is to momentarily ignore Him

[@SAJUSAMUEL]

I think the question is , Jesus already feared and suffered anxiety, How Jesus can escape another person if himself already vulnerable to these feelings? The logic of this question is understandable and many feel the same question in their mind. Now the same logic not applicable in answer. I really want to correct one thing Jesus was not in “Fear”. If Jesus was afraid about his brutal death, he would never enter Jerusalem. Fear is a by-product of Sin. Jesus was sinless and he do not have such feelings. Now “anxiety” is mental suffering due fear, without fear How Jesus feel anxiety and he swept his blood? Answer is Jesus was bearing the anxiety and depression of yours and mine, not his! thousands of future generation’s depressions and anxieties he was taking in his head and suffering the consequence as bleeding. When you pray to God for your “anxiety and mental suffering” in Jesus name, Jesus will do the intercession as “Father I already suffered for this man’s mental suffering, Let him heal”, this is the way we get healing through Jesus Name.

[@ant1k]

luke 12.5

[@unkown312]

He was suffering. He did not sin, he is different from us. But he became sin for us. Play that one out in your mind. God bless you.

[@CoachDChapman]

Hebrews 5 But solid food is for the mature, who because of *practice* have their senses trained to discern good and evil. (Milk to Meat by reason of USE)

[@randycadkins]

This was good!

[@Emzy491]

I wish there were pastors and churches like this in ireland. I stopped having anything to do with the Catholic church, because they are too ritual and boring dont even use the scripture anymore. Too many organisations claim to be real Christians so i read the bible at home!

[@justinheat1]

Jeff, what's your view on the end times? Preterist, pre post what?

[@angela76]

There is a whole series on this here on KZbin

[@robertknight3354]

@@Abigail-gf7cg Haha. Nice work. That's right.

[@matts8791]

15:41 it’s everywhere

[@AnCapDog144]

Want to see you debate a Baha’i

[@jesusislord6020]

❤

[@isaiah1corinthians598]

Durbin seems right & an outstanding man of God, a real believer & a well groomed, aesthetic man. Except: 1. His body colored afflictions, from past lifestyle he regrets, are showing much & are very distracting to his great message. So many awesome clothing to dress chique & cover....to represent his aristocratic masculine, bold position, image, profession. 2. Calvinism (it just confused me, What is Calvinism?) I still like Durbin a lot, I really do, he's like a real brother to me, a very close friend I have never met. I would love to meet you Pastor Durbin & serve Christ.

[@manishdhakal6344]

Was that a gun ??

[@ryanadams5719]

I need an address for Sunday.......We are headed into Tempe this weekend to join Your service. I’m gonna google the address.....Just want to verify that it is correct

[@Justin_Case702]

Yes that’s the address. Was there this past Sunday 😎

[@ryanadams5719]

justin case Thanks Dude! I found out some other info......4pm

[@CoachDChapman]

Not among his sheep because they didn't know God the father beforehand (Those who recognized the messiah already knew the God of Moses, Abraham, Issac and Jacob, they were already walking with him so they we able to see HIM in Christ.) "If you knew my father, you would know me" Christ to the jews persecuting him - but He said to them - "You are of your father the devil"

[@petergust3607]

How this man make and hour feel like 5 minutes? 😂

[@spiritualrearmament3266]

Lost me with the word Calvinist. If the foundation of Calvinism is true there is no point in anything we try or don't try to do. If Calvinism is true God is not only in overall control of everything but is controlling everything. If He wants me to do it I will do it. If He does not want me to do anything I will not do it. God is the only real agent. The rest of us are pawns. He chooses who he will save and who will go to hell from before we are even born. There is no free obedience, there is no love for God. He destines us to love or hate Him and we can do no other. There is no point in me listening any longer if Calvinism is true I will what the pastor says if God wants me to, and if God does not want me to do it, all the preaching in the world is not going to make one iota of difference. I am convinced that Calvinism is a perversion of the truth. Arminius and Wesley were right and we need NOT the reformed but the re-reformed understanding of scripture. God requires and has enabled us to love Him freely.

[@georgiakolovos5292]

You said, "God enables us to love Him freely" think about it God enables, His work not mans.

[@timer42s_83]

Brother all throughout scriptures it’s very clear who is in charge, it’s all the will of God not men, nor can’t be both, you “can’t” come to the son unless the Father draws you to Him, meaning if you are in sin, specially because we love sin, you won’t get out of it, even if you tried, if you are in an ocean and drowning can you pull yourself up? Someone outside of you have to pull you, and that is the Father unless He acts there is nothing you can do.

[@timer42s_83]

You then don’t believe when God said: Isaiah 46:11 Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things that are not yet done, Saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, And I will do all My pleasure,’ 11 Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.

[@Zomfoo]

“Reformed” = Calvinist, as if all all streams of the Reformation were based on Augustinianism.

[@kontainedkhaos7293]

While those who follow Reformed Theology are Calvinist, not all Calvinist are reformed. They aren't the same thing.

[@mountaintruth1deeds533]

Most churches of the dancing bears or a pseudo rock concert, the masses want entertainment, not Truth.

[@0h2ezy]

Eckarsley? No...

[@ryanadams5719]

717 Stapely in Mesa?

[@AndrewKendall71]

Knowing scripture and being in Christ, empowered by the Spirit, means it's easier to rejoice in being in shackles and in prison - when it's for the faith - than being a purposeless, meandering common western Christian in a culture and politic that prefers government do the work of the Church.

[@tessasolomon3309]

It’s such a buzz kill when on every video he constantly tells his viewers he is NOT their pastor , that they need to join a local church. Well Jeff, what if the local churches around us are corrupt and teaching new age ideas? What then, Jeff ? U should see it as a gift from God that so many people are drawn to the way you speak , please stop telling those who are tryin to learn Gods word without feeling the shame that the man they see as their pastor has no interest in being referred to as their mentor m/pastor/teacher I really would like to know why he does that. Super odd. If Some one knows share with me por favor !!!

[@harrisonwemple8371]

Dear Tessa, it is not about shame. It is about proper Ecclesiology; he says in that intro section that he would love to be your pastor (for that, you would have to be in Phoenix), but you need to be in a local church under a pastor who knows your name. God has His people all over, there is a good church somewhere around you (maybe a little farther away than desired). God is completely sovereign, if He has saved you then He has also saved at least one man whom He has called to be a pastor somewhere in your area. Ask God for Him to lead you where you need to go. An SBC church could be a good start (some have gone wonky, though, no doubt); they have a church finder at www.sbc.net. There is also a church finder at founders.org/church-search/ that Founders Ministries has. Bible churches are generally good, too. There is a directory at Reformed Reader too, www.reformedreader.org/rbchurches.htm What city do you live in?

[@-al-jarah5385]

﴿هَل أَتى عَلَى الإِنسانِ حينٌ مِنَ الدَّهرِ لَم يَكُن شَيئًا مَذكورًا﴾ [الإنسان: ١] Has there [not] come upon man a period of time when he was not a thing [even] mentioned? - Saheeh International ﴿إِنّا خَلَقنَا الإِنسانَ مِن نُطفَةٍ أَمشاجٍ نَبتَليهِ فَجَعَلناهُ سَميعًا بَصيرًا﴾ [الإنسان: ٢] Indeed, We created man from a sperm-drop mixture that We may try him; and We made him hearing and seeing. - Saheeh International ﴿إِنّا هَدَيناهُ السَّبيلَ إِمّا شاكِرًا وَإِمّا كَفورًا﴾ [الإنسان: ٣] Indeed, We guided him to the way, be he grateful or be he ungrateful. - Saheeh International ﴿إِنّا أَعتَدنا لِلكافِرينَ سَلاسِلَ وَأَغلالًا وَسَعيرًا﴾ [الإنسان: ٤] Indeed, We have prepared for the disbelievers chains and shackles and a blaze. - Saheeh International ﴿إِنَّ الأَبرارَ يَشرَبونَ مِن كَأسٍ كانَ مِزاجُها كافورًا﴾ [الإنسان: ٥] Indeed, the righteous will drink from a cup [of wine] whose mixture is of Kāfūr, - Saheeh International ﴿عَينًا يَشرَبُ بِها عِبادُ اللَّهِ يُفَجِّرونَها تَفجيرًا﴾ [الإنسان: ٦] A spring of which the [righteous] servants of Allāh will drink; they will make it gush forth in force [and abundance]. - Saheeh International ﴿يوفونَ بِالنَّذرِ وَيَخافونَ يَومًا كانَ شَرُّهُ مُستَطيرًا﴾ [الإنسان: ٧] They [are those who] fulfill [their] vows and fear a Day whose evil will be widespread. - Saheeh International ﴿وَيُطعِمونَ الطَّعامَ عَلى حُبِّهِ مِسكينًا وَيَتيمًا وَأَسيرًا﴾ [الإنسان: ٨] And they give food in spite of love for it to the needy, the orphan, and the captive, - Saheeh International ﴿إِنَّما نُطعِمُكُم لِوَجهِ اللَّهِ لا نُريدُ مِنكُم جَزاءً وَلا شُكورًا﴾ [الإنسان: ٩] [Saying], "We feed you only for the face [i.e., approval] of Allāh. We wish not from you reward or gratitude. - Saheeh International ﴿إِنّا نَخافُ مِن رَبِّنا يَومًا عَبوسًا قَمطَريرًا﴾ [الإنسان: ١٠] Indeed, We fear from our Lord a Day austere and distressful." - Saheeh International ﴿فَوَقاهُمُ اللَّهُ شَرَّ ذلِكَ اليَومِ وَلَقّاهُم نَضرَةً وَسُرورًا﴾ [الإنسان: ١١] So Allāh will protect them from the evil of that Day and give them radiance and happiness - Saheeh International