GUIDELINES ON ASSISTED SUICIDE AND PUBLIC SAFETY

• Session: 2013-14
• Date tabled: 10.03.2014
• Primary sponsor: Bruce, Fiona
• Sponsors:
  • Glindon, Mary
  • Dobbin, Jim
  • Jackson, Stewart
  • Shannon, Jim
  • Meale, Alan

That this House notes and draws to the attention of those wishing to change the law on assisted suicide, the remarks of the Minister of State at the Department of Justice, Lord Faulks, during a debate on 5 March 2014 in the House of Lords, that since the publication of the Guidelines of Assisted Suicide four cases were referred onwards for prosecution for murder or serious assault; believes that the emergence of these cases shows how well the current guidelines are working; and reasserts its belief that to relax the current law would add further to the number of unlawful killings and murders and that the most important considerations are the protection of vulnerable people and public safety.

J is for  Joy.    Jesus puts Joy in my Heart

e is for empathy. Jesus knows I feel.

s is for Saviour. Jesus is our Saviour.

u is for understands. Jesus understands me.

s is for saves. Jesus Saves

May 11th 2014  Cerys

“forgiveness made me free from hatred. I still have many scars on my body and severe pain most days but my heart is cleansed. Napalm is very powerful, but faith forgiveness and love are much more powerful. We would not have war at all if everyone could learn how to live with true love, hope and forgiveness.”

Kim Phuc Spoken Essay ” the long road to Forgiveness  30th June 2008

Wales will be electing Four MEPs to joining  the 69 elected from other parts of the UK.

The latest Poll (April) suggests that the Conservatives will win one , Labour two and UKIP one.

If that is true on the day of election the four elected MEPs will be

Conservative – Dr. Kay Swinburne

Labour – Derek Vaughan & Jayne Bryant

UKIP-  Nathan Gill

A twenty one year old man studying for  a Chemical Engineering degree had been reluctantly persuaded to attend with a friend to a meeting where he heard the gospel explained properly for the first time. H then mad a commitment to Christ.

“Nothing seemed to happen to me that evening, but when I woke the next morning I was immediately and vividly aware that I was now living in a different. The Lord had become real to me and I found myself consciously experiencing a gracious love way beyond anything I had ever experienced before. I became aware that I was now spiritually “born” with a new spiritual awareness of God and his love for me.”

Johns Gospel Chapter 3

Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.^{[b] 6} Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life

More than ever before, the Labour Party is committed to listening to and learning from the churches. We realise that many will not support a particular political party. We are nevertheless keen to hear what you have to say. Labour recognises the immense contribution of the churches in communities across the country

Christians in the south eastern city of Wenzhou are warning of a crackdown on their faith, following the destruction of one church and warnings to others.

Paul says in Romans:- For I am not ashamed of this Good News about Christ. It is the power of God at work, saving everyone who believes—the Jew first and also the Gentile.^[]

2 Corinthians4 v 5 says:-

 You see, we don’t go around preaching about ourselves. We preach that Jesus Christ is Lord, and we ourselves are your servants for Jesus’ sake. ⁶ For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.

⁷ We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.

The day a man (in Afghanistan) brought a copy of the Bible into his house he witnessed a miracle: his disabled daughter began to walk. He had tuned into  Christian radio station and heard the gospel. Then he managed to obtain a copy of the New Testament. He took this into his house. He had seven children one of whom was disabled and could not walk. When the New Testament was brought into the house she started to move . When the man began to read from the Bible she started to walk.

“Miracles happen to the glory of God. Share your experience with Jesus to the people”

Extract from Open Doors May 2014

God doing in us what we can’t do on our own.

Phil 4 v 11-13

¹¹ Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. ¹² I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. ¹³ For I can do everything through Christ,^[c] who gives me strength

Matt 16 v24 to end

Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must turn from your selfish ways, take up your cross, and follow me. ²⁵ If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. ²⁶ And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul?^[l] Is anything worth more than your soul? ²⁷ For the Son of Man will come with his angels in the glory of his Father and will judge all people according to their deeds. ²⁸ And I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom.”

Will we allow the Holy Spirit to  a makeover in our lives?

RO April 27th Sunday Am