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Posts on Mental Health from Calvary's pastors and ministry leaders.

Can Generosity Overcome Anxiety? video thumbnailPodcast | Beyond SundayCan Generosity Overcome Anxiety?Paul holds up the generous Macedonian church to the Corinthians in 2 Corinthians 8, yet warns against comparing ourselves with each other.October 5, 2026 | 19 min listen | 8 min readJesus in Our Trials video thumbnailPodcast | Beyond SundayJesus in Our TrialsWhen life feels like death, 2 Corinthians 5 and Ezekiel 37 show that groaning is not a lack of faith and that God meets us right in the middle of it.September 21, 2026 | 16 min listen | 7 min readGod Can Handle Your Worries video thumbnailPodcast | Beyond SundayGod Can Handle Your WorriesCan you worry and trust God at the same time?August 31, 2026 | 21 min listen | 7 min readPastor Marty Sloan clasps his hands as he preaches, with the sermon sign behind himMental HealthToo Blessed to Be Stressed, Part 2: Trusting God With What Stresses YouThe places where we feel the most stress are often the places where God has promised to bless us. Pastor Marty Sloan walks through those promises and Jesus' answer to worry: seek first the kingdom.August 30, 2026 | 8 min readJesus or Oreos? video thumbnailPodcast | Beyond SundayJesus or Oreos?Psalm 127 says God gives rest to those He loves.August 24, 2026 | 14 min listen | 7 min readPastor Marty Sloan in a pink plaid blazer speaks at a clear podium in front of a large sermon slideMental HealthToo Blessed to Be Stressed: What Jesus Says About Worry in Matthew 6Jesus never promised a life without pressure. In Matthew 6 He shows how to live with pressure without letting it rule you. Pastor Marty Sloan explains what a kingdom perspective does to worry.August 23, 2026 | 8 min readPastor Joel Schmidgall smiles at a clear podium in front of a large slide reading The Valley of BacaMental HealthPassing Through the Valley of Baca: Finding God in Painful Seasons (Psalm 84)Every road to Zion ran through Baca, the valley of weeping. Psalm 84 shows how God's people passed through pain and left springs behind them.July 26, 2026 | 8 min readCan Your Pain Become Praise? video thumbnailPodcast | Beyond SundayCan Your Pain Become Praise?Psalm 84 describes the Valley of Baca, a hard place that pilgrims turned into springs.July 26, 2026 | 13 min listen | 6 min readWhen Faith Doesn't Feel Better video thumbnailPodcast | Beyond SundayWhen Faith Doesn't Feel BetterWhat do you do when God feels silent and faith doesn't feel better? This conversation reflects on the Saturday between the cross and the empty tomb.March 30, 2026 | 16 min listen | 6 min readPastor Sean Sloan in a gray plaid blazer gestures with both hands below a slide reading Jesus and What Lies AheadMental HealthWhere Is God in the Ups and Downs of Life? Holy Week from Luke 19 to the Empty TombLife is a collection of seasons. Holy Week shows that Jesus is God on the mountaintop, in suffering, in the silence of the grave, and in glory.March 29, 2026 | 7 min readCan Doubt Be Good for You? video thumbnailPodcast | Beyond SundayCan Doubt Be Good for You?Is it wrong for a Christian to have doubts?March 23, 2026 | 16 min listen | 6 min readWhat Made God Cry? video thumbnailPodcast | Beyond SundayWhat Made God Cry?Where is God when we grieve? Drawing from John 11 and the season of Lent, this conversation reflects on a God who suffered with us in Jesus.March 2, 2026 | 20 min listen | 6 min readPastor Marty Sloan stands at a podium in front of a large slide reading Jesus and My Grief under blue stage lightsMental HealthJesus Wept: What John 11 Teaches About Grief and HopeAt Lazarus' tomb, Jesus wept with the people He loved. Pastor Marty Sloan explains why you can grieve and believe at the same time, and why grief is never the final word.March 1, 2026 | 7 min readHas the World Worn You Down? video thumbnailPodcast | Beyond SundayHas the World Worn You Down?What does the Bible say about finding rest when life wears you down?October 20, 2025 | 16 min listen | 6 min readDon't Give Up! God Is Faithful video thumbnailPodcast | Beyond SundayDon't Give Up! God Is FaithfulWhat should you do when you are waiting on God's promises?July 21, 2025 | 16 min listen | 7 min read

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