Hear the sanctity of life throughout Scripture and all year long! LifeMoments listens to each week’s appointed lectionary readings with life ears and applies God’s Word to life hurts. For more information, visit lutheransforlife.org. To view transcripts of LifeMoments, go to lutheransforlife.org/media/life-thoughts-in-the-church.
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Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist (Psalm 71:6/Luke 1:41)
Abortion’s become a spiritual battle, not just a political issue.
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Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Ephesians 5:31-32)
Our Lord Jesus gives us His whole body and life like husband to wife and parents to children.
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St. Mary, Mother of Our Lord (Galatians 4:4-5)
We have no Gospel message but the one that begins in childbearing.
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Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (John 6:51)
Jesus gave His flesh for the life of all the world.
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Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Exodus 16:13/Psalm 145:15-16/John 6:25)
The Gospel dissolves every panic in sweet promises.
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St. James the Elder, Apostle
The Savior’s presence dignifies even lives death attempts to humiliate
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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Mark 6:34, 41)
The Gospel extends abundant life from fertilization to forever.
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Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Mark 6:18/Amos 7:14-15/Ephesians 1:11-13)
We have been predestined to proclaim and celebrate it the sanctity of life.
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Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Ezekiel 2:5/Mark 6:3/2 Corinthians 12:9)
The Lord perfects His power even in surprise pregnancy or terminal diagnosis.
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Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Mark 5:36-42/Psalm 30:11-12)
Our Savior turns even the mourning of surprise pregnancy and terminal diagnosis into dancing.
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Fourth Sunday after Pentecost & Father’s Day (Psalm 124:1-6/Job 38:4, 8-11)
Godly fathers speak truth and show love and share life!
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Third Sunday after Pentecost (Mark 4:26, 31)
The Lord likes how tiny and inactive things leave Him ample room to work.
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Second Sunday after Pentecost (2 Corinthians 4:16-5:2)
The Gospel holds life precious all the way through the bitter end.
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Holy Trinity (Isaiah 6:3, 8/Psalm 29:9/John 3:3-5)
It belongs to the Gospel’s essence to cherish all the little ones.
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Pentecost (Ezekiel 37:9-10/Acts 2:9-11, 17-18)
Human age, appearance, and ability present no obstacle to the Giver of life.
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Seventh Sunday of Easter (John 17:11-15)
Jesus’ solution to human suffering is not to end life but to accompany it.
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Sixth Sunday of Easter & Mother’s Day (John 15:12, 16)
Praise the Lord for mother’s love!
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Fifth Sunday of Easter (John 15:5/1 John 4:2/Psalm 150:6)
We behold ourselves and our Lord in unborn and elderly neighbors.
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St. Mark, Evangelist (2 Timothy 4:8, Isaiah 52:7, 10)
Jesus appearing makes humankind beautiful no matter how small or frail.
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Third Sunday of Easter (Luke 24:47/Acts 3:15, 19)
Forgiveness extends even unto those who take part in sins against the sanctity of life.