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For Rent

January

By: Mike Mazzalongo     Posted: August, 2020
There's a "For Rent" sign in front of a house near my home. It's for rent because the young mother who lived there with her husband and two young children committed suicide recently.
Discussion Questions
  1. Has a friend or family member of yours ever taken their own life and if so:
    1. What were the circumstances?
    2. Did anyone ever find out why? Can you share the reason(s)?
    3. How did this make you feel at the time? Now?
    4. If you could go back and speak to them before their death, what one thing would you say to that person?
  2. What determines if suicide is a sin?
  3. Have you ever had thoughts of suicide or the wish that your life would end?
    • What restrained you from following through?
  4. Fill in the blank:
    • Most people who commit suicide lack ________ in their lives.
    • Why this word?
  5. In your opinion, what is the antidote to suicidal tendencies?
    • What Scripture passage offers comfort to those who struggle with suicidal thoughts?
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