This document addresses exam stress, explaining its definition and impacts on students, both positive and negative. It emphasizes the importance of recognizing stress and how to manage it, suggesting that individuals can turn to Jesus for relief. The lessons include biblical references and encourage sharing personal struggles and seeking divine assistance.

1. Handling
Exam
Stress!

2. Handling Exam Stress
• Lesson 1: What is stress?
• Lesson 2: What does the Bible say about
stress?
• Lesson 3: How we can overcome stress.

3. Lesson 1: Handling Exam Stress
• Focus of Lesson
– What’s the Big Idea?
• Recognize what stress is.
– Why does it matter?
• Know that too much stress is bad for you
spiritually, emotionally, and physically.
– How do I live it?
• Know how to give your stress to Jesus
• Know how to “downplay” exam stress
intelligently.

4. Recognize
what is stress

10. Recognize what stress is
• Definition: a state of mental or emotional strain or
tension resulting from adverse or demanding
circumstances.
• Everyone faces stress!!
• It is like a burden we are carrying, it makes it
hard for us to move forward
• Students tend to encounter stress during:
– Tests, Exams and Project Work
– Transitions

11. Recognize what stress is
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12. Know that too
much stress is
bad for you

13. Is Stress Bad for You?
• Good Stress (effects)
– Keeps you alert
– Energizes you
– Can make you into a
stronger person
• Bad Stress (effects)
– Headaches
– Upset stomach
– Elevated blood pressure
– Chest pains
– Back aches
– Sleep problems
– Increased carelessness

15. Know how to
give your
stress to Jesus

16. Matt 11:28-30
• 28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and
burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my
yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am
gentle and humble in heart, and you will find
rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and
my burden is light."

17. What is a yoke?
• Wooden bar that allowed two (or more)
animals to be brought together to drive a
plow
• Term as a metaphor, describing hard work or
slavery
• The yoke of bondage was generally
associated with divine judgment

19. Matt 11:28-30
• 28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and
burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my
yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am
gentle and humble in heart, and you will find
rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and
my burden is light."
• What do we need to do?
• What does Jesus do?
Memory Verse

20. 10 minutes
• Share with your cell what
stresses you are facing
• Share how you think God
can help you