mental health

Listed below are some resources for working through mental health issues. Thanks to Sarah Tierney at Living Hope Counseling Center for share these.

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support groups

Financial Peace University

Financial Peace University is the class that teaches you how to get rid of debt, make a budget, and save for your future, all with practical steps.

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AlAnon (for family members of alcoholics)

Al‑Anon is a mutual support program for people whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking.

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Celebrate Recovery

Celebrate Recovery is a Christ-centered, 12-step recovery program for anyone struggling with hurt, pain, or addiction of any kind.

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Care Groups at Westside

West Side's Care Groups offer support and recovery groups for those dealing with life's challenges. They are a place where it's okay to not be okay.

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Alcoholics Anonymous

AA is an international fellowship of people who have had a drinking problem. It's self-supporting, multiracial, apolitical, and available almost everywhere.

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Retrouvaille Weekend Retreat

Retrouvaille is a marriage program that helps couples restore their marriage and rebuild a loving relationship in a practical way.

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books/articles

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Marriage
For Men Only
​by Jeff Feldhahn

For Women Only
by Shaunti Feldhahn

The 5 Love Languages
by Gary Chapman

The 5 Apology Languages
by Gary Chapman

The DNA of Relationships for Couples
by Greg Smalley


Shame

Shame Resilience Theory
by Brene Brown

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Addiction
Every Man’s Battle
​by Stephen Arterburn

Every Woman’s Battle
​by Shannon Ethridge

Every Young Man’s Battle
​by Stephen Arterburn

Every Young Woman’s Battle
​by Shannon Ethridge

The Heart of Addiction
​by Mark E. Shaw


Depression & Anxiety
Hope for the Despairing Heart
​by Christina Fox

Streams in the Desert
​by L. B. Cowman

A Relentless Hope: Surviving the Storm of Teen Depression
​by Gary E. Nelson

Anxious for Nothing
​by Max Lucado

Anxious: Choosing Faith in a World of Worry
​by Amy Simpson

Social Media Fuels Low Self-Esteem & Anxiety
by Lauren Indvik

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We are very thankful to have been able to partner with Sarah, and we love what her and Living Hope Counseling Center are doing for people in the greater Springfield area. We support all of the services they offer, and you can find more about what they do and offer at https://livinghopecounselingcenter.info or by calling 217-698-7150.

Sarah also passed along a reference list from Living Hope Counseling Center. The list includes counselors, psychiatrists, hotline, and more helpful references. We encurage taking a look at options available and utilizing any of the resources that can hope you find freedom from things with which you are struggling.

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Our staff and pastors at Mason City Christian are readily available to help you navigate whatever season of life you are in, and we would be happy to point you in the right direction of finding help. You can reach us by emailing office@masoncitychristian.com or by calling 217-482-3874.

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bible plans

These are the plans we love and use, so we thought we would make them available for you too! Whether you use one of these plans or your own, we just care that you're spending time studying the Word!

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The F-260 is a two hundred and sixty day reading plan that highlights the foundational passages of Scripture that every disciple should know.

available on the Bible App

Read

Gain a better understanding of the order of biblical events and the historic context in which they unfolded. The One Year gives readers a fresh look at the Bible.

available on the Bible App

Read

Are you more of an audible learner than visual? With this app, you can listen every day whenever you have time and whenever works best for you.

available on Daily Audio Bible App

Listen

Pastor Mike's Bible Reading Plan

This plan uses the daily calendar and five bookmarks in your Bible to provide structure. It has been developed to provide a “balanced” reading of the Bible with readings taken from the Wisdom literature (Proverbs and Psalms), the Old Testament, the life of Christ (four gospels), and the remainder of the New Testament. The plan emphasizes reading just enough of a Scripture text in order to think and meditate on it. Readers are encouraged to write short thoughts from each passage in a journal and then write out a prayer based on the Scriptures read that day. After completing the day’s reading, choose one short Bible phrase to repeat over and over during the day.

1 Read one chapter of Proverbs each day according to the calendar date. (for example: on January 3 rd read Proverbs 3—you will completely read through the book of Proverbs each month)
2 Read one chapter of Psalms each day according to the calendar date. (for example: on January 3 rd read Psalm 3, February 3 read Psalm 33, etc.—you will completely read through the book of Psalms every five months)
3 Starting in Genesis, slowly read the Old Testament in a loop (skipping over Psalms and Proverbs)
4 Starting in Matthew, slowly read the four gospels in a loop
5 Starting in Acts, slowly read the remainder of the NT in a loop

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pastor recommended books

Looking for a new book to read? This is just a short list of what our pastors are reading right now and what they love too!

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It's Not Supposed to Be This Way
by Lysa Terkeurst

If you’re asking 'God, why would You allow this to happen?,' this book will help you stop being pulled into the anxiety of disappointment by discovering how to better process unmet expectations and painful situations.

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Everybody, Always
by Bob Goff

What happens when we stop worrying about difficult people and simply love them? A revolution! In this follow-up to his best-selling Love Does, Goff shares how he learned to accept others without inhibition, insecurity, and restriction

Purchase

Trusting God: Day by Day
by Joyce Meyer

Joyce Meyer's new devotional, "Trusting God Day by Day" is filled with practical advice and help from Joyce along with life-changing promises from God's Word that you can quickly and easily apply in your own daily walk with God.

Purchase