“Suicide”

Psalm 13:1-6

By:  Pastor

May 20, 2018 – SN

 

Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in America.

There are 105 deaths a day in America due to suicide.

Depressing causes 20-25% of those 18 and up to commit suicide.

38,000 American’s commit suicide every year.

 

David dealt with those thought in verse 5 of our text.

Just because we are saved does not mean the oppression of the devil will not get us.

 

Highest rate of suicide in America is: White American’s, Indians, and Alaskan natives.

Only ½ of those that deal with depression actually get help for it.

Depression is real, but so is God.  We forget to rely on God during those dark times in our lives.

250,000 people survive attempted suicide in America each year.

1 person commits suicide out of every 20 that is attempted.

1 person commits suicide for every 4 attempts in the elderly in America.

 

Jeremiah 20:14-18

People who have served the Lord have dealt with this issue.

Jeremiah wished he had never been born, and he was a great man of used, and used mightily for and by God.

There is 1 death every 40 seconds in the world.

Suicide is for people who cannot deal with their life.

Depression is the 2nd leading cause of death in those aged 15-24.

Our answer is in Jesus, not in a pill bottle.

He was struggling but he had a God in heaven that helped him.

 

Job 7:11-16

Job struggled to deal with the pain in his life.

LGBT kids are 3 times more likely to commit suicide.

Sin has no please.  There is fun in sin for only a season.

40% of transgender adults have attempted suicide.

When the season of sin runs out, it does not come back again.

65% of those sexually abused attempted suicide.

 

Judges 16:28-30

Samson was the strongest man in the Bible and he was chosen by God from the womb, but he chose the way of the transgressor.

There is no joy in disobedience to god.

Samson chose the life that he lived.

Samson committed suicide because he could not deal with the penalty of his sin.

Sin is no joke.  It will take us farther than we want to go, keep us longer that we want to stay, and cost us more than we want to pay.

It is important for us to stay close to God.

Life is a struggle enough staying close to God, it is even harder when we are away from God.

Samson went from a great man to a grinding man.

 

1 in 100,000 aged 10-14 die from suicide.

Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death in those ages 15-24 in America.

Suicide is the 4th leading cause of death in those ages 18-65.

30 in 100,000 aged 50+ commit suicide in men.

9 in 100,000 aged 45-54 commit suicide in women.

The elderly, divorced, and widowed have the highest rate of suicide.

 

Acts 1:16-18

Judas, a lost man, played the religious game.

You could count on Judas, but he was playing a game.  No one had an idea either except Jesus.

 

Suicide is selfish.  All they think about is them self when they commit suicide.  We affect more than our self.

We need to get alone with God and let Him help us during these times.

Happy people do not kill themselves.

Judas played the game as long as he could.

Judas got what he wanted, but after he got what he wanted, he no longer wanted what he got.

 

Suicide is no laughing matter, and is a real problem in America and in the world.