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isis intervention while building long term supportive relationships the church s role extends beyond sunday services to becoming a community of healing and hope for society s most vulnerable members every pastor ministry leader and committed believer has the opportunity to serve as a first responder in this critical mission field the stakes couldn t be higher lives hang in the balance and the gospel offers the ultimate source of hope and transformation this calling requires courage training and persistent commitment to authentic relationships but the potential impact makes every effort worthwhile when churches embrace their responsibility to reach suicidal males with genuine care and biblical truth they participate in god s redemptive work in ways that extend far beyond individual lives to families communities and future generations faqs is suicide an unforgivable sin modern christian understanding recognizes that suicide typically results from untreated mental health conditions rather than deliberate rebellion against god the roman catholic church removed suicide from its list of mortal sins in 1983 acknowledging this broader perspective many christian denominations now view suicide through the lens of mental illness rather than moral failure emphasizing god s grace and understanding rather than condemnation this shift allows for more compassionate ministry to those struggling with suicidal thoughts and brings comfort to families affected by suicide the key focus should be on prevention through care and support rather than theological debates about eternal consequences how can the church balance spiritual guidance with professional mental health help effective ministry requires recognizing that spiritual care and professional mental health treatment complement rather than compete with each other church leaders should provide biblical encouragement prayer support and community connection while facilitating access to qualified mental health professionals when needed this holistic approach acknowledges that mental health struggles aren t signs of spiritual weakness but complex conditions requiring comprehensive care churches can partner with christian counselors maintain referral lists of trusted professionals and create support systems that work alongside therapeutic treatment the goal is addressing the whole person spiritual emotional and psychological needs through coordinated care that honors both faith and professional expertise posted by andrew kenny at 17 39 no comments wednesday 11 december 2024 the apostles creed 1 i believe in god https youtu be 1vqnivdxnzk posted by andrew kenny at 09 16 no comments wednesday 16 november 2022 daily fellowship with god by andrew murray truly our fellowship is with the father and with his son jesus christ 1 john 1 3 1 the first and chief need of our christian life is fellowship with god the divine life within us comes from god and is entirely dependent upon him as i need every moment afresh the air to breathe as the sun every moment afresh sends down its light so it is only in direct living communication with god that my soul can be strong the manna of one day was corrupt when the next day came i must every day have fresh grace from heaven and i obtain it only in direct waiting upon god himself begin each day by tarrying before god and letting him touch you take time to meet god 2 to this end let your first act in your devotions be a setting yourself still before god in prayer or worship everything depends upon faith and adoration speaking thus within my heart god is god is near god is love longing to communicate himself to me god the almighty one who worketh all in all is even now waiting to work in me and make himself known take time till you know god is very near 3 when you have given god his place of honor glory and power take your place of deepest lowliness and seek to be filled with the spirit of humility as a creature it is your blessedness to be nothing that god may be all in you as a sinner you are not worthy to look up to god bow in self abasement as a saint let god s love overwhelm you and bow you still lower down sink down before him in humility meekness patience and surrender to his goodness and mercy he will exalt you oh take time to get very low before god 4 then accept and value your place in christ jesus god delights in nothing but his beloved son and can be satisfied with nothing else in those who draw nigh to him enter deep into god s holy presence in the boldness which the blood gives and in the assurance that in christ you are most wellpleasing in christ you are within the veil you have access into the very heart and love of the father this is the great object of fellowship with god that i may have more of god in my life and that god may see christ formed in me be silent before god and let him bless you 5 this christ is a living person he loves you with a personal love and he looks every day for the personal response of your love look into his face with trust till his love really shines into your heart make his heart glad by telling him that you do love him he offers himself to you as a personal saviour and keeper from the power of sin do not ask can i be kept from sinning if i keep close to him but ask can i be kept from sinning if he always keeps close to me and you see at once how safe it is to trust him 6 we have not only christ s life in us as a power and his presence with us as a person but we have his likeness to be wrought into us he is to be formed in us so that his form or figure his likeness can be seen in us bow before god until you get some sense of the greatness and blessedness of the work to be carried on by god in you this day say to god father here am i for thee to give as much in me of christ s likeness as i can receive and wait to hear him say my child i give thee as much of christ as thy heart is open to receive the god who revealed jesus in the flesh and perfected him will reveal him in thee and perfect thee in him the father loves the son and delights to work out his image and likeness in thee count upon it that this blessed work will be done in thee as thou waitest on thy god and boldest fellowship with him 7 the likeness to christ consists chiefly in two things the likeness of his death and resurrection rom 6 5 the death of christ was the consummation of his humility and obedience the entire giving up of his life to god in him we are dead to sin as we sink down in humility and dependence and entire surrender to god the power of his death works in us and we are made conformable to his death and so we know him in the power of his resurrection in the victory over sin and all the joy and power of the risen life therefore every morning present yourselves unto god as those that are alive from the dead he will maintain the life he gave and bestow the grace to live as risen ones 8 all this can only be in the power of the holy spirit who dwells in you count upon him to glorify christ in you count upon christ to increase in you the inflowing of his spirit as you wait before god to realize his presence remember that the spirit is in you to reveal the things of god seek in god s presence to have the anointing of the spirit of christ so truly that your whole life may every moment be spiritual 9 as you meditate on this wondrous salvation and seek full fellowship with the great and holy god and wait on him to reveal christ in you you will feel how needful the giving up of all is to receive him seek grace to know what it means to live as wholly for god as christ did only the holy spirit himself can teach you what an entire yielding of the whole life to god can mean wait on god to show you in this what you do not know let every approach to god and every request for fellowship with him be accompanied by a new very definite and entire surrender to him to work in you 10 by faith must here as through all scripture and all the spiritual life be the keynote as you tarry before god let it be in a deep quiet faith in him the invisible one who is so near so holy so mighty so loving in a deep restful faith too that all the blessings and powers of the heavenly life are around you and in you just yield yourself in the faith of a perfect trust to the ever blessed holy trinity to work out all god s purpose in you begin each day thus in fellowship with god and god will be all in all to you posted by andrew kenny at 08 58 no comments the incomparable christ more than 2000 years ago there was a man born contrary to the laws of nature he laid aside his purple robe for a peasant s tunic he was rich yet for our sake he became poor this man lived in poverty and was raised in obscurity he received no formal education and never possessed wealth or widespread influence he never traveled extensively he seldom crossed the boundary of the country in which he lived but this man s life has changed the course of history in infancy he startled a king in childhood he amazed religious scholars in manhood he ruled the course of nature walked on stormy waves and hushed the raging sea to sleep he healed multitudes without medicine and made no charge for his services he never practiced psychiatry yet he has healed more broken hearts than all the doctors far and near he never wrote a book yet his life has inspired more books than any other man he never wrote a song yet he has furnished the theme for more songs than all songwriters combined he never founded a college but all the schools put together cannot boast of having as many students he never marshaled an army he never drafted a soldier or fired a gun yet no leader ever had more rebels surrender to him without a shot fired herod could not kill him satan could not seduce him his enemies could not destroy him the grave could not hold him after three days he rose from the dead alive forevermore he is the ever perfect one he is the christ the son of the living god this man stands forth upon the highest pinnacle of heavenly glory proclaimed by god acknowledged by angels adored by his people and feared by demons as the risen lord and savior jesus christ what the bible says about the incomparable christ all we like sheep have gone astray we have turned every one to his own way and the lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all he hath poured out his soul unto death and made intercession for the transgressors isaiah 53 6 12 christ jesus being in the form of god thought it not robbery to be equal with god but took upon him the form of a servant and being found in fashion as a man he humbled himself and became obedient unto death even the death of the cross wherefore god also hath highly exalted him and given him a name which is above every name that at the name of jesus every knee should bow and that every tongue should confess that jesus christ is lord to the glory of god the father philippians 2 5 11 if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the lord jesus and shalt believe in thine heart that god hath raised him from the dead thou shalt be saved romans 10 9 10 posted by andrew kenny at 08 55 no comments a charge to keep i have sometimes we lose focus in our daily lives and due to the cares and troubles that come to us we are tempted to lose sight of our goal in life we then struggle on to get by in our own strength with no clear aim in view scripture is full of great exhortations reminding us to run the race before us and fix our eyes on christ in a similar vein the hymn writer charles wesley encouraged himself and others through his many hymns here in a couple of verses he encapsulates what we as christian believers are about our raison d être if you will what through his grace we seek to achieve with our lives may these words encourage us to keep our focus and motivate our actions a charge to keep i have a god to glorify a never dying soul to save and fit it for the sky to serve the present age my calling to fulfill oh may it all my powers engage to do my master s will andrew posted by andrew kenny at 08 51 no comments wednesday 27 april 2022 don t listen to the devil s lies satan loves to counteract god s word with his lies he is after all the father of lies and the greatest deceiver in all of creation to be clear his goal in our lives is to steal to kill and destroy he can not steal our salvation but he may steal our joy by trying to make us fearful or even useless he may well try to convince us that some particular sin we have committed has not been forgiven and that we are now eternally lost or that god can not use us or that we will always fail to be a christian that pleases god however when we hear his lies we should treat them as a back handed compliment after all he attacked the lord himself even using misapplied scripture to try to break him down the lord dealt with him swiftly by correctly applying the word of god these powerful words of paul to timothy will also strengthen us we would do well to memorise and meditate upon them and use against the enemy of our souls when he comes calling god has not given us a spirit of fear but of power and of love and of self control 2 tim 1 7 posted by andrew kenny at 16 56 no comments sunday 20 february 2022 the chair stacker this is a true story about when i was a little boy probably around six or seven years old and going to meetings i was always very impressed with those few people maybe even just one person who would faithfully each week put out the chairs at the beginning and stack them at the end certainly they had to be physically strong which i always admired in fact much stronger than me or the preacher or the leader of the meeting who did a lot of talking about things i didn t understand but the guy who put out the chairs was someone i could really look up to i was impressed by his coolness carrying out such an important job with little notice however i noticed him and for me it was the top job he was doing he didn t say much but seemed to have such a kind heart as he put them out then later quietly put them away again it didn t seem to matter to him that nobody sang his praises i concluded that without him there would be no meeting at all as we would have nothing to sit on everything depended on him yet i thought it was unfair and couldn t understand that he wasn t given any recognition or the honour i thought he deserved then one night when i attended some big meeting which must have been something like an agm it all became clear to me it was then i realised in my infant mind that i was right in believing that he was the most significant person at the meetings and was indeed recognized as such i even learnt his name as i picked up the leaflet regarding the event there in black and white at the very top of the page i read chairman mr john smith ak posted by andrew kenny at 12 41 no comments monday 3 january 2022 what wilt thou have me to do smith wigglesworth preached october 1914 read acts 19 as soon as paul saw the light from heaven above the brightness of the sun he said l...