What Does the Bible Really Say About Suicide? The Bible and Suicide 2 | Pastor Allen Nolan Sermon
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- Suicide is a tough subject that the church consistently hesitates to speak on. In this two-part series, Pastor Allen Nolan covers the risk factors of suicide and what the Bible says about the topic.
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Suicide is not always a selfish act. When my son took his life, I don’t believe he was able to think about anybody or anything except for the pain and the mental torment that he was in. I really hate when people say that suicide is selfish because that’s definitely not always the case. In the world of parents, suffering from the loss of a child to suicide, claiming that person was selfish is a no-no.
I do not think people who take their own lives are selfish at all, I believe they are very brave, struggling with so much that exiting this life is the only way. I believe Jesus sees their heart ..their tears .. all the pain and HE comforts them.
It is best to let him go and you follow the Lord Jesus. He has made his choice. Leave it to God and ensure that you will not lose your own life through disobedience to God's calling.
Suicide is a sin. As long as we have salvation through the blood of Jesus, we are washed clean from all of our sins.
@@removingveils5824 Amen
@@Beef5 But we have to ask for forgiveness.,.....lf aren't saved when we die......then we never ever get another chance......our destination is sealed and that is hell ....... people absolutely need to know this......hell is going to be a whole lot worse than people realize and never ever ending makes it horrible beyond any words that l know.
My sister committed suicide. I was so distraught thinking she might not have made it to heaven so I kept crying out to God asking Him. Finally one evening He told me audibly that He had her. She was with Him! He even let me see and feel a glimpse of the joy she was feeling! She had died while on the phone praying with a Pastor
Thats awesome how God spoke to you. God told me in various other ways that my son was with Him. So sorry for your loss.Its so hard to go through.
My sister had an episode a few months ago.
She seems to have rebounded though.
She's on some kind of meds though.
I believe you.
Remember…ONLY Jesus can judge, ONLY Him because He is the only one who knows our souls…
KAREN. CROWE...
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1 CORINTHIANS 📖 CHAPTER 2 VERSE 9.....
I’ve struggled with depression since I was 7. I’m 66 now. No one ever knows because I hide it so well.
We had a mask to hide behind it. Get help if you still experience it. Zolof helps me.
@RobKoch1962, seek medical help. Eat bananas. Bananas produce serotonin.
How did you manage to leave with it?
Depression is draining on the soul. I had it for years, but now it doesn't bother me anymore.
Believe it or not; depression is self-inflicted. It takes time to build up, but it is usually caused from low self-esteem in one form or another, a sub-consciousness of not being worthy (rightfully or not). But one who knows how to walk with Christ cannot fall into chronic depression because He elevates their state of being. It's easy when you know how.
If you want to know more then ask me.
@@removingveils5824we put our faith in Jesus...... we put our faith in his sacrifice.......... his sacrifice washes us clean of our sins.......... once we are saved........WE ARE SAVED.....
Depression is not self inflicted. Its a medical condition. This is common sense.
My son was murdered Halloween 2022. I was so depressed I started to sink into a very dark place. I sought help and am on antidepressants. I am not ashamed, I am glad I got help. This is the worst pain I've ever felt in my life. God is good and god loves all his children 🙏
That's terrible. I'm sorry to hear that. May God bless you and give you His peace. ❤
@@alexandraasbury9974 thank you
God bless you and sorry for your loss…. Must be a tough time for you right now 🥺☹️🙏🏼
@@qhiggie thank you. 🙏💜💙
I don't even know how to reply to your message other than I very much believe you will see your son again in heaven. I hope that gives you the encouragement to get thru life one day at a time.
I lost my 21 year old son in 2020. He was on psych drugs. In hindsight I think it was part of the problem. Love him forever and miss him terribly.
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Yes I agree. I think the drugs can make things worse as they did for my son. God bless you.
It was Jen, pharmaceuticals I believe are a huge problem.
CCHR web site has alot of info on side effects from the drugs
Amen! This preacher is so wrong saying any of the syke drugs help and are the right thing to do!!! Noooooo!
The syke drugs are usually laced with Fentanyl also! The syke Drs. Are in on this field to make money on the heartache and pain and confusion of a depression mind and sole.
I lost my only son at the age of 22 in 2007. To suicide. I grew up loving God. I have grieved over this for years now 😢
I lost my sister to suicide and we will see them again as juses is coming bck AMEN 🙏
So very sorry. Praying for you both. ❤
My only son died at 21 last year… I lost my daughter to SIDS in 1999. Losing children - this pain never goes away. I don’t think anyone can understand this except those who have lost their lives and best friends. It’s not a club you wish on anyone. I do praise the Lord that I had them even for the brief time that I did though- cannot imagine having never known and loved them.
I get loving god I do to he doesn’t love me back so how did you know he was there or loved you at all. Confusing. I was only taught a few songs and told to love Jesus so I did I searched later but this ai stuff they use sucks too. But I’m wondering when people say loving god. How did you know to love something that is absent ? Curious and god bless you
Losing a child is terribly hard. But we are to love Christ and His honour above our loved ones. You need to let your son go. He made his choice above those who loved him. His last act was in rebellion to the God whom you say you love. Jesus said that if you love another above the love for Him you will have no part in Him. Please spend the rest of your days loving God for it is Him you will be living with for the rest of eternity - or without Him.
My daughters friend committed suicide 6 months ago. She loved Jesus, she loved church she was a musician for Jesus, she has 3 kids she adored. But they put her on antidepressants and 3 months later she hung herself. I believe that big pharma is to blame. That stuff they perscribe has sooo many side effects, its heart breaking. Thank you for this message. God bless you precious Brothers and Sisters, be encouraged and keep looking up for our redemption draws near. 🙏🏻 ❤
Many people I have known over 42 years have displayed great energy for Christianity, religion, etc. in the name of Christ. Yet, put to the test, they have no depth in Christ.
But trust the Word of God: Anyone who truly walks with Christ will never commit suicide and will never fall into chronic depression. And nothing outside of self can make one take one's own life.
we put our faith in Jesus...... we put our faith in his sacrifice.......... his sacrifice washes us clean of our sins.......... once we are saved........WE ARE SAVED.....
I agree! When my son committed suicide he’d been on antidepressants a month and that was the only difference-
Oh Carrie I'm so very sorry. Antidepressants can be so very dangerous yet they hand them out to way too many. I'll be praying for you and your family. Jesus loves you all and I hope that you and the kids are giving it all to Jesus. Only God can fill that empty space with His love for you and the loved ones your daughter left behind. I love you and so does our triune God.
@@removingveils5824God forgive you you unbelievable bastard. God will spit you out- I never knew you.
This past Labor Day 2022 my beautiful and only child committed suicide. He was 48. A friend from my elementary school years sent me this link. I am a better place with my loss with the reassurance my wonderful son is in heaven and at peace. Please share this with any and everyone. Trust me it will help all. May God bless you all. 🙏
At the time I was suicidal I got help. My sister in law was in the same pit and it swallowed her. Leaving behind her husband and her son.
Thank you Jesus for saving me and never leaving me when I did. Rest in peace sweet sister in law
As someone who has been on antidepressants for many, many years, I can assure you that, although I've not been turned into a zombie, I'm not truly myself either. My emotions have been somewhat diminished, so, even when I want to cry, I can't easily do so!
I'm so sorry for your long term suffering. Some of the greatest Preachers have suffered depression too, especially Charles Spurgeon.
Many Christians do not know that we can have an actual Spirit of depression, it can even come through the family bloodline and we can get free. Derek Prince's teachings on this are very helpful. I have suffered depression and I admire your resilience for keeping up the good fight of faith.
1/3 of Jesus's ministry was deliverance and He delivered souls in the Synogogue. We have authority in Jesus's name and are told to cast out demons.
I've gone through many hours of deliverance and have gotten free of so many unclean spirits. I got delivered of depression when God helped me to see mine was tied to the loss of the most important person in my life. As long as we are comfortable with these demons, God won't take them away.
I pray, with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, you will slowly get free of any meds you've had to take and be completely set free!
In Jesus's name, we bind the spirit of depression and loose a spirit of a sound mind..Keep saying this and believing in faith.
God loves you!
Make a joyful noise - advice from the Bible. Sometimes it’s hard so I use loud happy music & it really helps. Also youtube has some prank videos with James Brown’s I Feel Good music. Don’t just do nothing try it. Best wishes that it will change your chemistry & makes you smile.
The only way to truly escape depression is to live above it. When one truly walks with Christ and is conscious of it, depression cannot co-exist.
I've been on antidepressants for many years. I've tried suicide 3 times. God made sure that I would be saved each time. It took awhile for me to admit that I was an alcoholic causing my depression and when I was drinking, I would think of nothing but suicide. I stopped drinking, my antidepressants saves my life everyday. I know if I don't take my medicine, I will die. I still have depression episodes, but I cope with it, it does go away, sometimes in a couple of hours or until the next day or days, and how frequently you have depression, get help and on medication. It can take several medications and it does take time. Be patient, stay alive, don't miss the rest of your days❤❤
I was on antidepressant for a while to.........as l heard it from preacher's before SIN WILL EVENTUALLY TAKE YOU FARTHER THAN YOU WANT TO GO.
I used to think it was selfish, but that’s the wrong way to look at it. The fact that the person is not in their right mind and are in so much pain. The pain is all they can see. They cannot see past the pain to see others around them that love them and will be devastated at losing them.
There is no such thing as a person not being in their own "right mind". Depravity is a state of being from a choice of a life without God, no matter what confessions they make to the contrary. Everyone is responsible for their own choices.
Suicide is the murder of self. It steals the very life from God that God created for His own possession. We are not our own to take.
I love these teachings. I had horrible depression as a little kid up into my 40's . I questioned if there was a God that would let innocent children go through the evil I went through, I went to church with my little sister but we were dropped off and picked up and the time we were there we just couldn't understand why we had to go through all that. I suffered so bad I got on drugs as a teen and ended up OD several time, been in 2 comas,fought battles in court over my kids until one overdose put me in rehab. I was "sick and tired of being sick and tired " I thank God it was a court appointed Christian based rehab . I asked Jesus to forgive me and done so well my whole life changed, then we were in a greyhound bus wreck and here came the drugs again. Its been a long life of off and on drugs until I went to prison at 50 to. I rededicated my life to God in there and have been so happy and blessed ever since. Today I have battled liver cancer 2 times and God is with me no drugs. I don't know what kind of depression I had but I took alot of meds for it and nothing seemed to work. God has healed me of depression & cancer 3 times. I love God so much for never giving up on me and I'm happier now than I've ever been. Thank you pastor Allen for all of your teachings it's made me stronger in the Lord.
Be careful what you believe. Rather believe God's word that deceivers.
The way out of depression is easy in principle, but hard to do because it requires you to lose your life for Christ's sake as you would know it. And as He said: if you are not prepared to lose your life for His sake, you will lose it for eternity. And depression and any other worldly thing can overtake you.
If you want to know how to walk with Christ with a consciousness of His presence then ask.
GREETINGS SANDY THATS A PRETTY PICTURE OF YOU NEXT TO YOUR NAME I FEEL SO SORRY FOR YOU THAT YOU HAD TO HAVE ALL THAT MISERY IN YOUR LIFE IT HURTS ME BADLY TO READ THESE THINGS ABOUT YOU PASTOR ALLEN NOLAN IS A REAL TRUE PREACHER IM 71 AND GOT SAVED AT 27 IN 1979 I GOT 44 YEARS IN THE FAITH IT REALLY HURTS ME BADLY TO READ THE VERY BAD TIMES YOU HAD I HOPE YOU ARE STILL CLOSE TO GOD AND THINGS ARE GOING WELL FOR YOU THESE ARE SOME OTHER GREAT PREACHERS ON THE INTERNET THAT ARE EQUAL TO ALLEN NOLAN JACK HIBBS CHARLES LAWSON DANNY CASTLE JACOB PRASCH TIFF SHUTTLESWORTH ROBERT BREAKER THESE MEN ARE REAL TRUE PREACHERS OF THE BIBLE MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS YOU SANDY AMEN
@@bobwaldman9996 you sound creepy.
God has certainly kept you. Have you asked Hil how you can now be an inspiration to others. ? Sounds like all you have been through has prepared you for such a time as this.
God bless you “ester” Sandy Tucker❣️
I'm having liver problems.pray for me please.
Thank u got this video. My son passed. In Aug. 10. He struggled with addiction for many years he believe in God. But I’m not sure if he ever gave himself to God as his personal saviour I always told my son if he ever felt like he was ever gonna lose his life or he was slipping away. From his body to cry out to Jesus. Tell him u want him as ur God. I got the chance two days before he passed to remind him. I also stood in the Gap for him and prayed for him and asked God for his salvation. So did my mom. That first night. He passed my grandson was woken by a hand and it was Jesus. And my son Geoffrey was with him he said he was happy and he will miss us all. My so. Made it I got great peace I miss him greatly. But I tell God every day to tell him I love him and ask God to tell him I’m proud of him for choosing God
Jesus saved me many times from suicide. I believe I was being oppressed by demons. There were 3 times in particular I had the gun in my lap, crying to my Savior. I would tell Him the lies the enemy was feeding me, He would answer back with His truth. I had been away from the church since I graduated high-school. After about a week or two from Jesus saving me from doing this to myself, He told me to go to church. I didn't listen to Him the first time, and didn't go that first Sunday. But I am telling you, that whole next week something happened in me I can't even explain and I was there that next Sunday morning. God healed me that Sunday. He broke the chains off of me that had dragged me deeper and deeper into the darkness I had no idea I had gotten there in the first place. I didn't even realize until that Tuesday. When I realized the anxiety and depression and panic attacks I had suffered were gone, I dropped so hard to the floor in my kitchen and sobbed and praised and prayed and worshipped. I will never forget how He freed me 2 years ago. I havent had a panic attack since (i had 3-4 a week). He can do that for you too. I pray for anyone reading this, having gone through it. It is one of the hardest battles you will face. There is light at the end of the tunnel and that Light is Jesus. Pastor is right. Get help, go to church, get involved. I have so many sisters constantly lifting me in prayer knowing my story, and I lift you up too! God is with you, He will never leave you. Never.
God bless u Tiff.!💟✝️🙏
It is infinitely better to read scripture for what it says rather than for what another tells you it says. For they are usually wrong and this includes Allen here.
The gospels and the epistles tell you how one can walk so that depression does not get a foothold. If you want to know more then ask.
I can relate to your story. I lost my sister because of illness than my husband to diabetes than my son & only child due to natural causes. I prayed to God I had reached a point I wanted out of here. I prayed he would forgive me for considering this but I couldn't take it. Then he appeared and said to me don't focus on the loss & he pointed around himself so I looked & there was my son. Happy & well. The rest of what he said to me was not to focus on the loss BUT to focus on him. He extended his right hand and told me walk with him & he would walk me over to the other side. The whole vision was just what I needed. God bless you sister & one day I'll be seeing you on the other side. A joyful glorious side with our love ones & the LORD. God bless you and yours.
@@Smokerise4969 I would be careful about saying that Jesus appeared to you. He doesn't appear to people for nothing. And He doesn't appear to anyone who is not walking pure before. Then again; He rarely appears to people in a vision.
The Bible gives account of the times He appeared to people throughout the history of mankind. It was a handful. And they were exceptionably holy above the rest.
If we say that Jesus appeared to us in a vision and He didn't then it is as blasphemy to Him, for we would be lying against Him.
Having Salvation is having Salvation. It is never removed from us once we accept the sacrifice of Jesus and repent of our sins. We surely will all die as sinners but the Blood washes us clean.
I came from a town of 94 people I lost my twin brother and three of my best friends to suicide! You could feel the evil all around you in the town! I still feel that it was a demonic entity! And hope that God will forgive them!!!
Finally. I've longed for a sermon on this. I work EMS and we've lost some of our own to this but as a believer I've struggled too. The field we work is stressful yet we love what we do.
Thank you for that life of crucial service. It takes a special person to do that. I know I couldn't. I can pray though, and I pray for all when I hear an ambulance.
Thank you for your service. It’s amazing to me that EMT’s don’t get the pay or credit they deserve but they are magical,very smart and brave! 🙏💕🦋
Thank you for your service! The world is a better place because of people like you.
Thank you. Same here 38 years career. Best career ever and the hardest career to work day in and day out.
Wow! May the Lord bless you wonderful herouc angels for what you do.. see and go thru!
My heart goes out for everyone who lost a loved one I also had known someone who committed suicide and that I put my trust in Jesus yes that bothers me alot but give your pain and hurt to Jesus amen and God bless you all
Dear Pastor thank you so much for preaching this subject my ex-husband, my daughters father committed suicide. Unfortunately, we went through a really hard time and divorced but I never stopped loving him. His death has caused my daughter and I so much grief especially having the fear that he may be in hell, but I know he loved Jesus and knowing we will see him again in heaven gives my daughter and I so much joy. Thank you and God bless you.
NOT FOR ME!
My twin took her life. After years of emotional abuse. It was like she took her life to save her life. Tragic recovery. Thank you for touching on this topic
I love everything about this message EXCEPT saying that suicide is selfish. It is absolutely NOT selfish! Selfish is trying to shame someone who feels so hopeless that the only escape from the unbearable pain that they can think of is to end their own life. Where's the compassion? That's basically saying that the pain the survivors feel should take precedence over the pain the sufferer of hopelessness is feeling. If anyone is selfish it's the people who think that another person should continue in unbearable pain for THEIR sake, and that the person who will be grieving is more important than the one who is suffering. Anyone who says suicide is selfish has never felt true hopelessness.
Thank you for what you wrote. I totally agree.
AMEN. Thank You.
@JaneSmith0709 I completely agree wirh you......Anyone who says suicide is selfish has never felt true hopelessness. Also it does not say anywhere in the Bible about suicide being a sin.
I agree; I hate it when the word selfish is used in relation to a suicide. I think only those who have never known the depths of that kind of depression are the ones who say this. Some people at that point of hopelessness, also truly believe deep down, that those around them would be better off if they were gone.
They believe they are doing what's best for their loved ones.
I don't think that sounds like a selfish person.
@@chachadodds5860 Yes and they are usually beautiful, sensitive souls.
WOW! I just found your channel. I had a dear dear friend l met in Bible school and her son committed suicide. She was married to a minister and that fell apart. She’s been smoking pot for quite a few years,for pain she said, then suddenly just dumped me. I always tried to be supportive and we had some great times. At first I was totally stunned and hurt but l likely couldn’t fully comprehend her grief. I still love her dearly although we are 1000 miles apart. Please pray for my friend. We are in our 70’s and lm concerned about her but it seems I have to leave her in the hands of God. Thankyou for this message.
Sometimes God calls you to heaven and sometimes he welcomes you. Suicide is the most unselfish act, I was trying to save my family and friends from having to put up with me my depression and anxiety. We need to be helped to stay alive for ourselves, not for others, we don’t need more guilt and shame.
I always wondered how could someone even think about suicide.
Then one night (I lived alone then) I woke up sometime after 2am. Something had ahold of my mind and I new inside myself that if God didn't intervene, I would kill myself in a little while. Whatever it was, I know one thing! I've never felt such a power over my mind that I had no control and was completely hopeless in and of myself. I went in and layed back down and never prayed such a prayer as I did then orsince then. God new what I would do and come to my rescue after my prayer. I think now he was showing me that whatever spirit this was that had ahold of me, that I was completely helpless to resist it by myself. Let me tell you folks out their who may read this. Jesus is real and if you will call out his name he will come and rescue from the Jaws of the lion who seeks to devour you. I will never doubt the love and mercy of God and even in hour darkest hour he still lives us. Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord Shall Be Saved.
I have struggled with depression and PTSD for years. I have had a rough life. Then I was run over by a distracted driver. I'm on medication now, after I cried to God to help me. I was at my wits end, but as always, God came through. This Pastor is a good teacher. I'm so glad I found this channel!
God Bless You & heal you. You are Loved 💕
take a lot of B vitamins, B1 and B3 niacin (non flush variety)...
Believing what Allen says here is dangerous and in error. He teaches against scripture and reason. Depression and PTSD are the result of a depraved life and deprived of God. Continue to walk in Christ in loving obedience and the peace of God will surpass all understanding (Phil 4:7).
My sister took her life on Thanksgiving this year, and it hurts so much. My older brother just died last year, a few short months after he found out that he had cancer, from his time at Camp Lejeune, and he passed. My sister and I have 15 years between us, but we were very close. I know that this pain will eventually pass, but right now, it hurts soooo much. I already promised my kids that I would never do that to them, so I am looking for strength. I just can't imagine life without her in it. I will miss her dearly .
I am very sorry for your losses. I'm praying to God in Jesus name to bless you with peace of mind and strength in you spirit. Take it one day at a time.
@@johnnyo5808 Thank you for your compassion. Prayer helps. God bless.
@@johnnyo5808 Johnny, anyone who is in Jesus and prays does so in the name of Christ without the need to tag on "in the name of Jesus" as an authenticator at the end of prayer.
My ex recently killed himself and left me with a newborn. When I met him he was a Sunday school teacher and was very disciplined in Christianity but he went through situations so he committed suicide, he wanted to be with Jesus because he didn’t like it here. I’m ok because the lord gave me peace but this was a very helpful video as well, thank you.
At least you had somone in your life... they living alone and watching everyone marry wile you cant even get a date...at least you have kids
Nonsense God will never tell anyone to kill themselves that’s of the devil. Jesus said in his word our bodies is the temple of the Lord . If we destroyed his temple he will destroy us. When someone kill themselves they commit murder. The Bible says no murder will inherit the kingdom of God. People in here needs to wake up and not to ignore the word of God. Jesus said In the last days there will be great deceptions. If Satan can deceive the angels to rebel against God what’s make you all think Pastor Nolan can’t be deceived? He is a mere human being like everyone else. The Bible says the devil masquerading himself like a Angel of light. No one will stand in front of the pastor to give an account for their life, but will stand in front of God. The Bible says hell has enlarged itself to receive more people. It doesn’t say that about heaven. God is a consuming fire. The road to eternal life is very narrow only a few will find. This pastor seems to believe once saved always saved which is not of God. Study the Bible for yourself.
@@SurvivenTerry right....
People~SUICIDE is Never The Answer!!!
Rather believe God's word. Those who commit suicide do not get to be with Christ in heaven. And being a Sunday school teacher, pastor, bishop, pope is nothing unless they are truly in Christ.
Did you know that the first sin mentioned that will receive condemnation by Christ upon His return is cowardice? (Rev 21:8) Those who selfishly want to escape the responsibilities of life have no part in Christ.
If you move forward with your life and your little one and walk in Christ, He will l guide you through it all.
Thank you for this series Pastor Allen . It cleared up a lot of things for me . As I also was under the impression that if you commited suicide you definitely went to Hell ! My Dad commited suicide when I was 14 and although he was a non believer there is now a tiny bit of hope for me that he may have accepted Jesus in his final moments ! ( Luke 1:37 ) For nothing will be impossible with God .
I don't know how it cleared up anything for you. Allen here speaks against scripture and reason.
Having Salvation is having Salvation. It is never removed from us once we accept the sacrifice of Jesus and repent of our sins. We surely will all die as sinners but the Blood washes us clean.
Make sure that you read the Bible for yourself please....... there is not a person in this whole world that couldn't be wrong....... work out your own salvation with fear and trembling of the LORD......... GOD'S WORD.......... PLEASE YOUR SOUL SALVATION DEPENDS ON IT.
@danniequesenberry9951 the Bible is very clear on this..... is we are washed in the blood of Jesus...... we have been saved....... we are a child of God's....... he will never remove us from the family......... ONCE WE ARE SAVED......... WE ARE SAVED........ SALVATION IS SECURED..........
@@removingveils5824 Your religion is loud and dripping off of you
Matthew 15:7-9
Matthew 23:27-28
James 1:26
Jeremiah 23:11
My nephew was 16 years old when he took his life. It was devastating. I know my nephew is in heaven, i never had any doubt of that.
Thank you for the sermon about suicide. You bring hope and peace to the families of the suicide victims. God bless.
AMEN 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 I just came across this video & I needed to hear 🙏 it because I lost my husband to suicide 21 years come April 14th...I've lived with alot of guilt because we had been having problems in our marriage after 10 years together & I had told him that morning before I left to go work my double shift at the restaurant that I wanted a divorce & he committed suicide that afternoon...My 14 year old daughter was the one who came home from her friend's house & found him & I got the phone call at work in the middle of our dinner rush to come home...I can't remember the 1st 2 years after his death from walking around in such a daze of shock, trauma & not knowing how to deal with it or really how to grieve him because I had so many different emotions going through me over what he had done, my daughter being the one to find him & him knowing that she would & not me & then worrying & wondering if he was condemned to Hell for doing what he had done because that's how I had been raised to believe in the Baptist church...Then 2 of his 3 children did blame me for his death along with his 5 siblings, the only person in his family that didn't blame me was his father...But, his 1 brother that we lived close to held the get together after his funeral at his & his wife's home that evening & then, the very next day he had his wife who I was very close with tell me that I was no longer welcome on their property & that the night before was the last time I was ever welcome to have ever step foot on their property...I was completely blown away, but then I found out that my husband had reached out to him before he took his own life & his brother had turned his back on him, so I suppose it was his own guilt eating away at him & he could never face me again or stand to look at me again & be reminded of his brother...The night I called him & his wife to our home when his brother died, as I held the door open & went to hug him, he had his fists bawled up & looked as if he was going to punch me, so I just stepped back away from him not understanding his anger towards me, but he never really liked me for the 10 years his brother & I were married anyway...There was a 10 year age difference between us with me being 10 years younger, I was 21 & he was 31 when we got married & we had only dated for 3 months when we got married, but we were truly in love ❤️ & I always felt we were soul mates...He just somewhere along the line ended up becoming possessive, controlling & insanely jealous & I figured out that he hadn't dealt with cheating issues from his ex-wife & put them to rest & was taking them out on me...At 31 myself & him being 41, I could no longer take it & wanted out...I had no idea that he would do what he did...
He just gave me a green light to go ahead and end this, I am so tired of being beat up by Pastors with papers.
@@johnnydelap4490 God loves you don't commit suicide
You say don’t commit suicide. Well why not if you go to heaven anyway?
@@libdavis7854 Yes, God loves us. But some of us can't continue. We are not strong enough. It's the well to do church goers that condemn suicide.
For me .. taking my life if I’m not in war, I am taking the place of God to say how long I am going to live! Only God knows how much time my life has. It’s not my place to shorten my years when God might something for me to do during that time.
Well said.
A year ago my son took his life i miss him every day he had a load of problems and was getting very depressed over it his lufe was torn apart i prayed to God for his soul and i asked to see a sign that God had him he showed me the biggest rainbow ive ever seen
When my grandson took his life, I was so scared he wasn’t in heaven, but God gave me such a peace about where he was and from then on I knew where he is! I thank Him daily for that comfort!
Tina, your grandson made his own choice apart from God. Don't insult God and His holiness by choosing to believe that which offends Him. Those who die in sin die apart from God and His righteousness. You rather concentrate on your own eternity and walk in loving obedience to Christ for your own soul's sake.
I am really depressed, I have lived with a migraine going on 6 years. I have found little help and have prayed my heart out. I am holding on but with much difficulty because I live in a fog. My daughter lives with me and she is special needs but in my fog I have serious issues dealing with her. ☦️
Hi Mike,
You don't have to be depressed. Depression is a choice in leu of loving God. Jesus promised that those who follow after Him in loving obedience will have His peace which surpasses all understanding. The problem is that not many (even those confessing Christ) actually walk in Him in loving obedience thereby forfeiting His peace in their lives.
Your special needs daughter also has a life, a soul that will live somewhere forever - either in happiness or total misery. Your choice of truly loving God could direct her into the joy of eternity, or your lack of it could influence her into a Christless eternity.
If you will choose to truly love Christ (no matter what circumstances you are in) , He will give you a peace and the grace to deal with any circumstance. You will then be able to be gracious yourself in all of your dealings with life's challenges. If you want to know more then ask me. I have been through chronic depression myself for years.
Bless you sister..don't give up. God loves you. Seek a deliverance and healing ministry. Also, Dr. Daniel Amen. Look up his work and website. Please ensure you are in community with a good support group. Don't isolate yourself. Praying for the fog to leave in Jesus name.
This is a great verse.
"With my mouth I will give great thanks to the LORD; I will praise him in the midst of the throng. For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from those who condemn his soul to death."
Psalm 109:30-31 ❤✝️
Depression is the result of chronic anxiety. Anxiety is fear of uncertainty. Without Jesus we have no defense against anxiety. When I trusted Jesus with absolutely everything I was freed from anxiety and depression. It took time, but when my fear would well up, I would remind myself that Jesus is in control whether I stress or not. Praise God.
My 33 year old son took his life 2 days before Christmas, on his sister's birthday in 2019. This was 3 years after he was diagnosed with leukemia, 2 years after his wife left him, and 1 year after he lost his job, and joint custody of his son due to slipping into depression over all he was dealing with. There are no experts, and there are set treatments and meds.
Merely doing a study upon request doesn't make you an expert, or even informed, it's the beginning of the journey. This was a good message, and contained good info., and believers are not exempt from the struggle. Your congregation will benefit from this greatly. Btw, Rick Warren's son took his life. It's everywhere, and needs to be understood. This was a good place to start.
Thanks for this lesson. I had a brother who bailed out of life and I remember us talking about it years before he left us and he had read the Bible from front to back and calmly told me it was forgivable and that our maker knows everything
He should have read the Bible the way the Bible was written instead of how he wanted to read it. Suicide is murder of self. He had no right over his body for his body was the Lord's.
By your brother saying that our market knows everything........he is absolutely positively without a shadow of a doubt right about our CREATOR OUR FATHER GOD IN HEAVEN......... GOD'S DOES KNOW EVERYTHING......... AMEN.
Stupid phone and correct a word.....messed that up just like the devil does......l didn't not put market........this dumb phone and that dumb correct a word......
@@danniequesenberry9951WE KNOW THAT WE ARE WASHED CLEAN IN THE BLOOD OF JESUS.......THERE IS 100% CERTAINTY IN THAT.....
@@Beef5 yes we are washed clean....... but that doesn't mean that we never sin after we are washed clean.......and l believe that God expects us to ask for forgiveness for our sins that we commit after we are saved....... getting saved don't give us a license to sin........ that's one of the reasons I believe that God says that we have an advocate with the Father and that advocate is JESUS CHRIST.........AND I DO BELIEVE THAT WE CAN BACKSLIDE AND FALL AWAY FROM GOD........ GOD'S WORD TALKS ABOUT LOOKING BACK....... AND NOT BEING RENEWED UNTO REPENTANCE
Thank you for doing this very important and difficult word it was so good. Coming from Ireland there was always a saying that people who commit suicide where left roaming the earth very sad thought. I know so many people who commit suicide neices cousins friends it’s so dark and sad. But we always must remember that in the midst of all the darkness there is a hope a light that burns. We are living in such strange and dark times we need to press in and hold on to Jesus. May God bless you all as we approach 2022 🌷🙏🙏💕
My nephew was like my brother. I confided in him that I thought of suicide many times. He was always the voice of reason.we had a falling out and didn't talk much for a year. He had a breakup and was heartbroken. He ended his life one night. It destroyed me for years. I still struggle with grief and think of him often. I pray that he is saved.
I miss you, brother. ❤
My son committed suicide two years ago and the Lord sustained me and told me my son was with him I could hear in my heart “momma I’m ok now” God will wrap you in his peace and comfort
Oh heavenly Father, I'm sorry for everything that I have done and will do wrong.... I know I'm nothing but a failure without You.... You know what I suffer from... I think... I hope.... Please be with me ... Especially when I feel so incredibly alone... In Jesus' name, I pray Amen
Me too. Have incurable rare disease. Physical pain awful. Can't walk. In bed 99% of the time. No help. Yes hopelessness. I accept Jesus. Please let me come home.
@@jackiemack8653how are you now
@@jackiemack8653I m a Canadian gramma. Please know I really care. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🌹
I’m in Canada, been rather isolated, excommunicated for standing by falsely accused friends,been shunned for 30 years, husband and daughter have ADHD. Life can be so harsh but please do not give up. Today a Baptist preacher we hardly knew came to visit. He was surely sent by the Lord. God hears our cries and he is with you too. Write me back if you like. I don’t know this speaker but his message was so encouraging.
@JayNDez22: I know the feeling of feeling alone. As someone who suffers from bipolar disorder there are not many people this world who understand where I'm coming from or like being around me giving my mood swings. I had a pretty bad life growing up, both my mother and father continue to confirm that they never wanted me and that I was mistake and that's just where the problem started physical and sexual abuse one by one parent one by the other then growing up to be an adult who chose a career path that was very helpful and making me feel even worse about myself then the drugs got off drugs had kids couldn't take care of the kids because I couldn't barely take care of myself kids treat me messed up now even though they have no problems during their grandkids at me to take care of, and my life my whole life has been one wrong turn if it can go wrong it will go wrong in my life I continue to keep the faith and I continue to keep moving onward and forward, and many do not know how I have stayed as positive as I have as faithful as I have and as giving and loving as I am. Quite frankly I don't know how I continue to be this person either but I can tell you that I struggle with it almost every day, crying myself to sleep most nights because it seems like I can't catch a break nor even just having normal day. I wish I could give you some advice as to feeling alone, but quite frankly I'm 50 years old and I feel more alone now than I ever have. All I can say is I know that there must be a few things in your life that actually put a smile on your face, concentrate on those things and don't let all the bad affect you, just let it slide up your back. That's the best advice I can give and know that you're never alone even though I struggle with that myself I do remind myself constantly that Jesus is always with me but have to admit I cry to Jesus all the time that he may always be with me but it doesn't help me at all in the arena of feeling alone as I cannot see him I cannot feel him and I cannot hear him. I guess maybe this isn't a positive comment at all I don't know I'm just trying to sleep that you're not alone and feeling alone and I wish there was more I could say My blessings go out to you and everyone in this world may they all find their way one day.
Getting to the root of why a person is depressed and feels hopeless is key… one thing after another after another after another … piles up and you’re under it. Drugs is like tapping the engine light on your car hoping it will go out instead of lifting the hood to see what the real problem is causing the engine light to come on! I found hope in Jesus Christ, peace in Jesus Christ, love from the Father who became my Father and God. ..humbling myself at the bottom of the pile saved my life and it didn’t happen until it happened. I am saying life is peace when you walk in the words of scripture and life through Christ. How do you do that? Read the Bible, study the Bible, listening to teachers like Pastor Allen who preaches the whole Bible.. and pray - talking to God, through prayer, when you have no one else to talk to God listens and is a very real thing, person. ..what is prayer? It’s talking to God who is my father and I am the daughter of a King! And I am alive in Christ! Shalom.
I thank God for this true Man of God because really a lot of Pastor’s don’t ever talk about suicide or depression whether it’s on Sunday for service, Sunday School or Bible Study which is sad. God wants His Shepherds to preach His entire Word as well as talk about all the means of life regarding it in this case “Depression and Suicide”.
Mental illness is real.its a real physical illness.. your brain. Controls your body. I like this pastor. He has. Common sense.
@@phillipmassaro5143 He may have common sense (called reason) but he certainly does not display it here. He is wrong on several accounts and does not understand the very scripture he preaches.
Having Salvation is having Salvation. It is never removed from us once we accept the sacrifice of Jesus and repent of our sins. We surely will all die as sinners but the Blood washes us clean.
@@removingveils5824ohhh dear,,,,,,,please explain your point of view. I found it gutsy and encouraging.
I would be careful about crediting anyone as a "true man of God". Mr Allen here does not speak what is scriptural and he knows very little on the subject. In fact he knows very little about all of the subjects I have heard him talk on scripturally.
A true man of God speaks the truth of God's word, and this truth will most often offend the listener, for the listener in most cases is still selfish in heart.
In this case: suicide is the murder of self and will be eternally judges as so. No one in scripture who committed suicide was a righteous man. For if he truly was he would never contemplate suicide as he would have the peace of God residing in his heart. Suicide is a contradiction of having the peace of God within.
Incredible sermon! I've never heard anyone preach on this. I have a new understanding. Glory be to God.
God gets no glory from liars. What this guy says is contrary to scripture of which he knows little, and understands even less.
Having Salvation is having Salvation. It is never removed from us once we accept the sacrifice of Jesus and repent of our sins. We surely will all die as sinners but the Blood washes us clean.
My depression is caused by how the world around us has become today the sooner the end of times comes the better 🙏🙏🙏
The Methodist pastor who counseled my mother after my sister's suicide 40 years ago told her my sister was in Hell. It's hard to come back in your faith from that.
I have all that signs 😢 but i keep on talking to God as if He is on my side,and listening word of God.. until now I keep on fighting by God's grace..
4:15 pm lost my husband of 31 years. I take medicine for depression and more importantly I have God with me. I know Bruce is in a better place now,he was very ill. Don't give up get help with depression. It makes such a big difference for all occasions that occurs in your life.
My bio dad had comitted suicide so i struggled with this for quite awhile..😊what a great episode❤
ive struggled with anxiety, and depression many yrs of my life.. and just found you here. I have subscribed, and thank you
I wish everyone could experience the hell of clinical depression and then comment. I see so little understanding and compassion towards the subject.Of course suicide is not the answer but it is a reality. Grace is for the believers no matter what. 🙏✝️God has been gracious to me through 5 bouts of depression but many do not make it. If you are saved then you are His.🙌
Psalms 50:15
"Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you shall glorify me." "Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory.”........These are not empty words from our Lord God.
very great talk, i just left one of my many suicidal ideation cycles. Many ppl with bipolar, bpd, schizophrenia, SAD, PTSD struggle with it. He is hitting on everything I feel and go through idk how its like God wanted him to make this so I thank him for doing this difficult unpopular topic, i literally felt myself leave the bipolar cycle 2 days ago, however in my younger days it was hard to know what is a polar cycle and what is actual reality, this may be why some commit suicide which is sad bc they probably would have survived had they just had support.
The last minute and 10 secs is priceless and so typical of those that preach.
He judges those who commit suicide and then tells the church to stop judging...
Unreal!
This was a surprisingly good sermon. I, too, have wondered if the prophets experienced depression, as well as Paul, was that the thorn in his side. Unfortunately, I have depression, and my adult son suffers from it as well.
So dark the sky seems at times for me, and I see it in my babies eyes. I pray for both our minds as well as my granddaughter at all times.
Only JESUS KEEPS ME HOLDING ON.
I pray that they, too, will accept Christ as Lord & Saviour .
I praise God for his grace & mercy.
Thank you so much Pastor Allen! My Dad took his life when I was 16. I am now 60. He battled with PTSD for so many years. I was the oldest. I saw him go through so much ugliness. Even though he had a family of 6, he was truly alone and grew more and more paranoid of things that just didn't make sense to us. I always knew he believed in God, yet I always wondered if he is residing in heaven...if I will ever see him again one day. Although I always felt I would, you have confirmed this for me. I can't thank you enough for your message on this subject. I never had closure, as Mom took us to her home country of Canada, to give Dad some time to sort out his trouble, without the pressure of us kids. His Dad buried him in Washington in a military cemetery and we could not afford to be there for his funeral. You have given me closure.
Valerie, there is much to say on the subject. Unfortunately, Allen Nolan understands very little about what he tries to teach. If you read my comment to him you will see the biblical truth about suicide and a biblical and reasonable refutation of what Allen presents here.
As for your own predicament; love Jesus more than your family members. He said that those who don't will have no part in Him.
Eternity is such a long time and your own soul is so precious to God. Draw close to God through His word and understand the things of Him and His purpose for your life.
If you want to question me about anything of the above then please do so.
@@removingveils5824 nobody is here looking to hear you tell others they know less than you. You are the last person anyone needs to listen to. Once you are washed in the blood of Jesus your sins are forgiven. Salvation isnt a conditional thing.
Thank you for explaining physiological depression.
I grew up wondering why my uncles and cousins
on mom's side were committing suidides. By age fifteen l knew, when l began having strange thoughts of
severe suicidal depression without any thing sad happening around me. I was nearly killed by the drug trials I went through. It took years for doctors to find the right SSRI for me. I consider it as important as my heart medicine. Yes, l went through Catholic school so was taught suicide was the sin of despair. Much later, God gave me a special insight into his Word. He is a loving, understanding and just Lord. He does not send those to Hell who are afflicted through no fault of their own. It is not the disease that offends God, it is how we deal with it. I choose to thank God for for giving me a cross to carry.
I had severe depression after my mom died which was in 2015, and then a year after that my grandpa died, then a year after that my grandma died and at the time I couldn’t take it any more and I try to commit suicide but my sister called 911 in time. Now I’ve found Jesus my lord and my savior, which is the best thing to happen to me
I lost my brother some years ago to suicide. I was very distraught. The problem is there's no closer. But being a believer God gave me closer in the end. I don't think people can judge because you never know what that person is going through. They may have a chemical inbalance. If they are not in the right state of mind, I don't believe they will be held accountable. But God is the judge.
After my attempts I got held for 72 hours on a 5150, you know what this taught me? If I talk about suicide in any real way I get locked up against my will, the professionals in there were nice but they didn’t help me get to the root issue what so ever, it’s commonly a very early childhood trauma that hasn’t been dealt with effectively and no one knowing how to identity with my internal experience of my grief and trauma, and this makes things even worse, hearing things like don’t do it, your selfish, how will it affect everyone around you, you want to be gone so it will be better without you, or you will be free from suffering, it’s not that I didn’t want to be alive. I didn’t want to suffer and be in mental, physical, emotional, spiritual pain, emptiness, and extreme hopelessness over a period of time with my mind consistently obsessing with ways to end it all.
An understandable human reaction 😢 don’t be hard on yourself- of course your are right. Remember that others can be so self- righteously judgemental; forget their condemnation. God understands pain more than any human as by Grace we are all saved by accepting that Jesus shed his blood to wash away all our sins - only blasphemy against the Holy Spirit (triune God) is foreboden per the scriptures. Loneliness feeds emptiness; sometimes a good therapist (able to listen with their heart) can help us reframe our lives, self worth and hope for 🙏👍😍 a better future on earth. Don’t give up- you never know what wonderful event you might miss out on down the road. ❤️😘
What a great message. It all comes down to interpolation. I never did believe that suicide meant going to hell, because our God is a loving God. And when a person commits suicide they are not thinking in their right frame of mind, depression is an illness.
Depression is a self-induced illness. But even in the midst of it we still have a choice to make a wrong or right decision. Nothing can take away our freedom of choice.
Suicide is the murder of self and God, because He is righteous and true and loving and infinitely holy, will never allow one into heaven who has died in sin. And to think otherwise insults God.
Thank you Pastor for setting my mind at ease, my mother took her own life at 83 suffering from heart failure, not sure whether she trusted God or not , but the one person that bothered me my brother he was in the hospital with pneumonia. He had made a do not resuscitate order a year previous, if it looked hopeless.He was under sedation and improving the second night the alarm sounded in his room he had pulled the ventilator out . He was unconscious when they put it in and he regained consciousness in the middle of the second night briefly and knowing my brother he thought they were disobeying his wishes, he was so distrusting of others, part of his PTSD from 'nam, He loved God and actively helped others with PTSD he was a church leader. Again Thank you Pastor, now I know I'll see him when I arrive in glory, God bless you.
I almost took my life later in my life I was almost killed at my job I'm glad to be here
God is my Greatest Physician and Prayer is the best medicine
Amen.....
Thank you so much for this Sermon. It makes me feel better about people I know that have taken their lives. Also, I suffer from Clinical Depression and many people don't take it seriously. Thank you for your caring, concern, and understanding. You have Blessed me with your Sermon. Wonderfully done. ALL Churches should offer to show this to their congregations. Thank you again for clarifying the Bible verses. I will be watching you from now on
God Bless you 💜 and 🙌✝️.
Be careful of what you believe. Allen here does not speak the biblical truth concerning suicide. Whoever you might have know, suicide is the murder of self to the Lord and will contract the same judgement.
When one walks in peace and in the consciousness of Christ's presence (through the Holy Spirit) then depression loses its power. The challenge is to learn how to exercise faith enough to do so.
Thank you Pastor Nolan. I stumbled across this video and I believe it was sent to me by God, You see, many years ago I attempted suicide. I could not stand the pain anymore. It was unbearable, but at that time I was not a good Christian. I went about my life just trying to survive and raising my children alone with no help in sight. Unfortunately, I was found by one of my grown children and it still bothers me to this day that I put them through that. So is suicide selfish? Yes! I thought that leaving them both a recording would mend the act. I was wrong. Pastor, so many times God has stepped in to hold me up and at those times I did not realize what He was doing. Looking back I can see all the times He got me through; got me and my children through. He even got me throgh the act of suicide. Praise God!
My younger brother ended his life last year in May.
I have been grieving this since my older brother and I were informed.
I am grateful for this teaching.
Now my brother had other issues with alcoholism. He and I were at odds with each other for other serious reasons. I love my brother even in our disagreements.
Perhaps he asked God for forgiveness, I don’t know. But I pray on that hope.
What was the serious reasons
Yes, I understand SITUATIONAL depression very well.😢😢😢
God forgives everything no matter what. Remember that and keep that close to your heart.
Its a nice thought but not what the bible teaches. God does not forgive the rejection of His only begoten Son. Just as pastor said here.
Also Hebrews 10 v26.
Yes God will forgive your sins if you ask and repent of them, but how to you ask for that forgiveness after you take your life? After you die God does not promise to forgive your sins.
And again and again I'm very sorry for everybody concerned........
I have felt depressed and hopeless, and had other factors, many times. I need God every single second. I still feel like this, often.
Thank you God for saving me from myself!
This is a great series. So many people need to hear this. I have been going through depression because of cancer and all that goes with it. Cancer makes us feel scared and hopeless. We need to understand the causes and indication of actions. Thank you. Many people do not understand depression especially the dopamine depletion. What a great explanation you have shared. God bless you.
I will keep you in my prayers ❤️ 🙏...God bless you ❤️ 🙏...
Thank you Pastor for explaining this. You did a wonderful job presenting this.
I WENT THROUGH THIS DEPRESSION BIT AND IT WAS SEVERE . I TALKED TO MY CHRISTIAN PASTOR IN COUNSELING AND HE WAS A TREMENDOUS HELP . MY ADVICE TO YOU REVEREND I DON'T SUGGEST DISCOURAGING DOING THAT . WE WENT INTO SCRIPTURE AND ATTACKED MY ISSUE FROM THAT ANGLE AND THAT WORKED MIRACLES IN MY LIFE . I WENT TO GOD FOR HEALING . DR. JESUS CHRIST - MAN HES THE BEST !
Jesus rescued me from my depressive spiral. I had reached the end & was determined to drive off an elevated road and almost did. I sped up on a curve & felt my tires starting to slip under the car when all of a sudden my heart was filled with a caution & I took my foot off of the accelerator and continued on my drive to work. I was without hope. I thought of ways to pull "it" off all the time, all day every day continually. Jesus stopped me. I don't know why but He did. That was about 2 months ago. I've been in a much better frame of mind since that morning although I still think sometimes it would be better for all if I weren't around but those thoughts are fleeting & not continuous. I am in a much better place. I thank God for His mercy & His compassion. Thank you Jesus.
Hallelujah
Thank you for preaching on this… There is such a stigma behind depression, and seeking medical treatment, and or medication for it!
Thank you 🙏 for doing this 🙏 ❤️ video & sermon on this subject...I lost my husband to suicide 21 years ago come April 14th & I've lived with ALOT of guilt from it because I had asked for a divorce that morning before leaving for work & he took his own life that afternoon...He knew I was working a double shift & that my 14 year old daughter would be the one to find him & I got the call from police at 6 pm right in the middle of our dinner rush to come home...I was thinking he had tried to do something stupid & had just been taken to the hospital, but when I got there, the policeman asked me to sit down on the couch next to him & when he placed his hand on mine & I asked why he was touching me, that's when he told me that my husband was gone...I just let out a blood curdling scream & was bawling instantly & a couple of the other policeman came rushing down from upstairs where my husband's body was in our bedroom, I think I scared them or startled them, I guess they didn't realize that I had come home...I have NO memory of the 1st 2 years after his death, I walked around in such a daze of shock, trauma & worrying about if he was in Hell because of taking his own life...I really don't know because I don't know if he was saved OR if he had given his life to Jesus Christ...He served in the USMC for 17 years & on his dogtags he didn't have anything on there listed for his religion...His parents NEVER took them or raised them in church & he wouldn't speak about religion or beliefs with me while we were married for the 10 years we had together...I've prayed & still pray 🙏 that he did get a chance to give his life to Jesus Christ & is in Heaven 🙏...
UGH
I cry for you
It definitely wasn't your fault. He had deep deep problems. You may not know for sure, but he could have said his peace w/ God right before he felt he couldn't carry on. God bless you. So sorry you had to go through that.
there is a testimony of a Christian woman whose unbelieving husband committed suicide. She went pretty crazy and her mourning was substantial and she could barely be comforted. She went from being a writer and living a comfortable life, to being mostly homeless living out of her car. It was a near death experience where God finally healed her. Her testimony may be a big comfort to something you can really relate to. Her name was Rosemary Thornton. She was on Randy Kay, and she gives different details in different testimonies as well. I watched everything by her.
My sister committed suicide in July of 2023 this is the first I have seen of this kind of video I'm watching it to see if it will help me God bless you for making this
Im 66,have been in prolonged grief over my brother who died in 1977.Suicide is not an option,got saved in 1975.PTL
Depression and anxiety has a lot to do with Satan the enemy, and what he puts in your mind in your thoughts to make you feel anxiety and you’re depressed. That’s what he wants you to do.😮
I’m really gonna have to pray and read and study the Bible deeply. I’m suffering from depression but am embarrassed and ashamed to really tell people close to me how I feel. I don’t want to take anti-depression medication and I sometimes have suicidal thoughts but I pray that God forgives me and take the feelings away. I’m more afraid of going to hell than anything else. Looking to Jesus and the grace of eternal salvation is helping me. But I sometimes have doubt that I’m not doing enough or that I’m a phony or fake believer I know I believe in Christ . I just have to read and pray more and learn more about God.
I have good days and bad days.mostly bad lately I have been struggling to know if the life I am living is what God wants it am I being punished for the sins I have done. I believe but the doubt that I’m going to hell creeps in my mind. I just feel uneasy sometimes
I will pray for you. 🙏🏻
When I was going through my sickness, my mom told me to offer my suffering to God. I never understood what she meant by this however once we offer it up to Him, he is able to use it for His Glory the same way he did for us. This may help on those bad days. Blessings to you. 😊
I feel the same way. I'm always feeling nervous wondering if I'm enoegh of a Christian for God to accept me into heaven. I just want this evil painful world to end so that I can feel true happiness. I feel like I'm constantly chasing happiness and I can never catch up. I have a loving family, a house, and food so I should be happy. But there's so much pain, temptation, dread, and sadness that I just want this life to be over. I can just imagine the peaceful, calm bliss that it will be when I'm reunited with family and all my furbabies that passed. To not have to constantly dread day after day, and to not feel scared and anxious about something happening to my family all the time would literally be heaven.
The best thing you can do is find a five fold ministry church and get delivered of this demon of suicide. The devil doesn't want you to win souls for the Kingdom. He's stepping up his act because the King is coming soon!
@@dawnquinn7165hi Dawn, please don’t hesitate to take medication. I’ve been doing so for 40 years. I don’t talk about it much because people do not understand and can be so unloving but they have saved my sanity. I think the Lord let them be invented for our benefit. I’m not so sure about the COVID shots but I had two and we all have the right to come to our own decisions. Know I care about you.
@@chrissy4500 HALLELUJAH PRAISE GOD 🙌🙏👏❤ I'M IN A FIVE FOLD MINISTRY EVERY SUNDAY PEOPLE IS GETTING DELIVER FROM DEMONS I'M SO HAPPY THEY ARE BEEN SET FREE
listeners.... trust your own soul. God is loving and takes us all home.
Thank you for this information! You never know who or when someone will see or need this!
I am on Paroxetine for depression 20mg daily. It is a serotonin uptake inhibitor. It takes 2-4 weeks to get it to work. Initially I was on 10mg, but it didn't work, so that is why it was increased to 20mg. I was told that if I stop taking it,, my depression would get worse. I am situational depressed but not as bad as when I wasn't on the med. Also if a depressed despondent person vents on you, shut up and let them talk because they can take it the wrong way. I told somebody @ church that things that give me pleasure no longer do. They replied "Oh; So your putting pleasure AHEAD of God!" Extreme depression can go to despondency when goes along with hopelessness.
Listen they are the last ones you should open up to.......believe me I know firsthand, they havnt a clue they kill their own wounded with words and guilt
What if the people around you are the ones who caused you to feel depressed 😢
Sometimes people in our lives are toxic and it's best to keep them at bay if possible.
Time to close the door on the ones that cause you pain, and go to the Lord. He will not harm you, hit you, or whatever…let him guide you . Peace be with you
@@louiselevine3028 Yes, but He still allows it and allows it to continue. Major hurdle.
Doesn't sound like Godley people?
Look up the history and dangers of yoga. You can probably find your answers there. Those poses are specifically to attract deities (demons) into you. Don't take my word for it. Do research. Just cause it feels good in the moment, doesn't actually make it good. India is all about having multiple gods. They are against the one true GOD. Jesus is the only way!
Thank you for this message. I needed to hear this. I’ve lost so many family members over the years and it’s left me so sad but I never blamed god and he’s made me stronger and my faith has grown exponentially. I’ve thought about this many times but my daughters life is what stops that thinking but I never thought about how I would be giving up on god as well. Very powerful message and this pastor is excellent in explaining and clearly he is empathetic ❤
Manic depression
Stress can cause melt down
Breakdowns anger issues
God said thou shall not kill, as long as you are alive you can repent, and be forgiven, but if you kill yourself, didn't you die being disobedience, and if your dead, how can you repent, and ask for forgiveness, that person can't because they are dead, they kill themselves, they died being disobedience by killing themselves disobeying the commandments thou shall not kill.
Thankyou for this teaching. Shared
Thank you for this message! I knew this is my heart but did not understand until I heard your message! Amazing explanation.
If anyone is reading this who was considering this. Please know that God did not promise anyone an easy life, so many of us have it hard. However....he did promise us a perfect after life. This is a temporary short life and no matter how hard you think you have it, you know there are people much worse off. Find ways and seek help to lift you out of the situation you are in. Nothing stays the same, situations change.
Amen Brother Allen. I know exactly why the Holy Spirit of Truth led me to Cornerstone Fellowship and Pastor Allen and Pastor Bobby's teachings of God's Truth. Oh Thank you Lord for your Grace and Mercy. May God continue to bless Brother Allen, Brother Bobby , and all of Cornerstone in Jesus' name. Amen Shalom 🔯
Don't get conned by the wishful thinking of others for it usually is bent on selfishness in one form or another. What Allen says is very much against scripture.
What pastor allen says is exactly according to scripture. Once you are washed in the blood of Jesus you have salvation from your sins. Our salvation is never lost.
My son killed himself. He was estranged from me by his mother and the courts and DCF. The only thing in my life I ever wanted to be was a father. I had hoped for many years that I would be reconciled with him someday. I would have a chance to tell him how much I loved him. Now I will never have the chance. My heart will be broken for the remainder of my life. I pray for him and ask Jesus to please forgive him.
Sorry for your loss. Stay strong.
Your son is with god in heaven u dont have to pray for his forgiveness jesus died on the cross for that it's already done. Jesus loves yur boy and you very very much. Now go live yur life and walk in freedom. Find a bible believing church get involved. God has a huge plan for you. Your not here by accident. May the lord bless you and keep you. God richly bless you!!! Shout for Joy!!!😊😊😊
In my experience, we are spirit after we die. You can still tell your son you love him! He will hear you!! You may not see him but he's there until you let him go. Tell him and let him rest. You will meet again! 💛
Counseling and then later counseling with medication helped me. Thank you for telling others about the types of depression and things that can help. This topic is so important for people to understand. God cares deeply for everyone, including those of us with clinical depression. He provides us with help and hope.
My dad took his life in 2013. He had suffered a traumatic divorce late in life and he struggled with his ex wife torturing him through the court system along with bringing up everything that he had ever done wrong . He did alright for a while after the divorce but he started going downhill after finally getting things settled and having to deal with the aftermath of it all . He felt like a failure . He taught me so much from the Word and was such a wonderful man, father and grandfather. He didn’t wanna take medication until it was kinda too far along with his mindset . He would have ups and downs for months. I tried to help him but it was so much bigger than the both of us . Being alone after working all of his life and then ending up alone and dissatisfied with his life and himself along with a heart attack did a number on his heart and mind . When he ended his life , I know that he wasn’t in his right mind. I received sooo many confirmations that He was in the Lords hands …. I know that he’s there and safe free of the demons of his mind and heart . I miss him terribly but I’ll see him someday ❤️
Thank you Pastor. I love your sermons. I follow you all the way from Hawaii.
I'm at a suicidal point now. No provider will see me because I make to much money. Yet I barely make enough to feed my kid and I. No-one cares. Its all about money. Only reason I'm still here is I know I'm all my kid has.
Why are you suicidal
Saw a testimonial from a man whose daughter kept hearing voices that told her to kill her parents. She was completely tormented for years by the voices. Her parents prayed and she prayed. She eventually killed herself and had left a note to them saying she was so afraid that she would have succumbed and hurt her family so she took her own life. I totally believe she is with her Savior. She couldn’t overcome the pressure so she ended it to save her parents. Before I read it for years I thought that suicide was unforgivable sin. My mind has been changed.
Majority of the time, these people have demonic spirits behind them. They need to seek out deliverance.
Have you ever suffered from debilitating depression? I think you are wrong to say it is the most selfish thing a person could do. I think it is heaping more guilt on the depressed individual stating this. No one knows how badly another person feels nor all they are struggling with, that statement is a put down to everyone who is suffering.