Students today are overwhelmed by anxiety, pressure, negative self-talk, and unresolved hurt. Reframe helps them step back, breathe, and see their mental and emotional battles through a gospel lens. Instead of chasing quick fixes or pretending everything is fine, students learn how grace, truth, and community reshape their approach to stress, weakness, painful thoughts, and relational wounds.
This series gives students a steady path toward peace by helping them reframe their mental health struggles in light of God’s character and Christ’s work.
1 Peter 5:7
Students often feel like their anxiety or depression makes them spiritually weak, but Peter shows that God deeply cares for every part of who they are. Through the story of Peter’s own fear and failure, students learn that God invites them to surrender their worries because He fully sees, fully cares, and fully carries their burdens. Peace begins when they accept God’s grace rather than shoulder everything alone.
2 Corinthians 12:9
Paul’s struggle with his “thorn” helps students understand that weakness isn’t a reason to hide. God’s power shows up most clearly when they stop pretending and start embracing grace. Instead of believing the lies that they’re disappointing God or failing spiritually, students discover that Christ meets them in their darkest moments with strength, peace, and compassion. Their weakness becomes a window for God’s light.
Romans 12:2
Negative thoughts grow like weeds. Students learn how patterns of comparison, insecurity, and self-criticism shape the “garden” of their minds. Paul calls them to renew their thinking through the truth of the gospel. With Scripture, community, and the Holy Spirit’s work, students begin replacing lies with God’s truth, cultivating a mindset that leads to peace rather than pressure.
Ephesians 4:32
When students are hurt, anger feels powerful and control feels necessary. Paul reframes forgiveness by grounding it in Christ’s forgiveness, not in what the other person deserves. Students learn that forgiveness isn’t excusing harm or ignoring injustice. It’s releasing bitterness, seeking help when needed, and trusting God to handle justice. Letting go becomes a step toward freedom, peace, and emotional clarity.
Every week reinforces the core gospel lens: peace is interlaced with grace. Students learn to receive God’s grace first so they can walk in peace emotionally, spiritually, and relationally.
Anxiety, stress, comparison, dark thoughts, hurt, shame, and relational conflict—Reframe tackles the issues students actually battle every day, with compassion and biblical clarity.
Students move beyond surface-level coping and into deep heart transformation. They learn to uproot lies, renew their minds, and build habits rooted in Scripture and community.
Teaching guides help leaders navigate sensitive topics with confidence: mental health, emotional honesty, forgiveness, and the role of professional help when needed.
4 video messages walking students through surrender, weakness, thought patterns, and forgiveness
Full message guides with intros, Scripture exposition, and application
Small group questions written for honest discussions about emotional and mental health
Interactive exercises like breathing practices, journaling prompts, and identity statements
Graphics package for slides, social posts, and promotion
Supply lists and leader notes for smooth preparation
Mental health struggles don’t mean students are spiritually failing. Reframe gives them tools, language, and biblical truth to navigate anxiety, weakness, negative thinking, and relational wounds. As they embrace grace, they begin experiencing the peace God offers in Christ—peace that reshapes their minds, renews their hearts, and frees them to walk with hope.