The Cincinnati Church

I. Burnout is the exhaustion of physical or emotional strength brought on by continued stress; it is a
loss of enthusiasm, energy, idealism, perspective, and purpose.
A. Scripture calls it despair which is the loss of hope. 1SAM 27:1.
1. Without hope we are lost . ROM 8:24.
2. Without hope we are adrift without an anchor. HEB 6:18-20.
3. Without hope we are defenseless, without a helmet. 1TH 5:8.
4. Without hope we are insecure. JOB 11:18-19.
5. Without anticipation we have nothing to live for.
6. The arrow with no target falls to the ground.

BURNOUT
I. Burnout is the exhaustion of physical or emotional strength brought on by continued stress; it is a
loss of enthusiasm, energy, idealism, perspective, and purpose.
A. Scripture calls it despair which is the loss of hope. 1SAM 27:1.
1. Without hope we are lost . ROM 8:24.
2. Without hope we are adrift without an anchor. HEB 6:18-20.
3. Without hope we are defenseless, without a helmet. 1TH 5:8.
4. Without hope we are insecure. JOB 11:18-19.
5. Without anticipation we have nothing to live for.
6. The arrow with no target falls to the ground.

BURNOUT
I. Burnout is the exhaustion of physical or emotional strength brought on by continued stress; it is a
loss of enthusiasm, energy, idealism, perspective, and purpose.
A. Scripture calls it despair which is the loss of hope. 1SAM 27:1.
1. Without hope we are lost . ROM 8:24.
2. Without hope we are adrift without an anchor. HEB 6:18-20.
3. Without hope we are defenseless, without a helmet. 1TH 5:8.
4. Without hope we are insecure. JOB 11:18-19.
5. Without anticipation we have nothing to live for.
6. The arrow with no target falls to the ground.

VII. Consider Scriptural preventatives against burnout.
A. Implementing these steps can prevent burnout and also help the burnout victim to recover.
B. Faith in Jesus Christ is a great antidote to burnout. JOH 14:1-3.
1. To relieve him of the burden of guilt, the believer is assured of justification.
a. There is mercy to cover the inevitable imperfections of our performance.
1JO 2:1-2; HEB 8:12.
b. To avoid burnout, this mercy must be the ground of our hope. PSA 130.
2. Countering the fear of death is the assurance that the believer has eternal life and a place