Are you feeling lonely or isolated? Maybe you know someone who is—it is often not outwardly evident...
Even before 2020 and the quarantine, our society was becoming more and more isolated. Earlier this year, the US Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, declared America in an Epidemic of Loneliness, due to research that shows:
Poor social relationships, social isolation, and loneliness can increase our risk of heart disease by 29% and risk of stroke by 32%. Read more...
Living in isolation reduces our chances of survival and social isolation increases the risk for premature mortality by 29%. Read more...
Among older adults, chronic loneliness and social isolation can increase the risk of developing dementia by approximately 50%. Read more...
The first problem recorded in the Bible, before anyone sinned, was loneliness. Since then, God has been showing us—throughout the Bible—how to be free from its negative consequences.
Join us, as we explore all of the wisdom God shares with us about relationships, in order to be free from The Loneliness Epidemic. This multi-part message series will meet you in your own sense of isolation, as well as inform you—from a biblical perspective—how we are wired and how to respond to loneliness in ourselves and in the people with whom we interact. Let's live life to the fullest!
1/21/24 Part 4: Becoming Unoffendable - Jim Firth
1/14/24 Part 3: Stinking to High Heaven - Jim Firth
1/7/24 Part 2: Could Prioritizing THIS End the Epidemic? - Gabe Hollis
12/31/23 Part 1: Our Culture is Killing Us - Gabe Hollis