LIFE SUNDAY 2023: “Blessed For Life”
“Blessed For Life” is Lutherans For Life’s theme for Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, which is set for January 22, 2023. Your congregation can observe Sanctity of Human Life Sunday on that date or at any time during the year.
Our Life Sunday 2023 theme is based on Psalm 41 (with an emphasis on verse 2).
- Blessed with the gift of life.
- Blessed by God for one’s entire life.
- Blessed to be a blessing to others.
Use our Life Sunday resources to help unpack this theme and what it means for the For Life movement, both nationally and in your congregation and community. Our prayer is that these materials will provide valuable information and encouragement to you, your community, and the life-affirming work you are engaged in.
available for 2023: Bulletin Inserts • Bible Study • Children’s Message • Worship Service • Sermons • Spanish Resources • Life Sunday 2023 flyer
Note: Our Life Sunday 2023 bulletin insert is available to order through Concordia Publishing House (CPH). The Life Sunday 2023 bulletin insert is also available to download at the links below for use with PowerPoint and as an email attachment. All other Life Sunday 2023 resources are available as downloads below and are not available through CPH unless otherwise indicated.
Be sure and check out Life Week 2023 for events and even more resources!
LIFE SUNDAY 2023 BULLETIN INSERT: Blessed For Life
- ORDER LINK (CPH): Blessed For Life – Life Sunday 2023 Bulletin Insert
- ORDER LINK (CPH): Blessed for Life/Bendecido de por vida – Life Sunday 2023 Spanish Bulletin Insert
- Download: Blessed For Life Bulletin Insert (PDF)
- Download: Blessed For Life Bulletin Insert (front) (JPEG)
- Download: Blessed For Life Bulletin Insert (back) (JPEG)
- Download: Blessed for Life/Bendecido de por vida – Spanish Bulletin Insert (PDF)
- Download: Blessed for Life/Bendecido de por vida – Spanish Bulletin Insert (front) (JPEG)
- Download: Blessed for Life/Bendecido de por vida – Spanish Bulletin Insert (back) (JPEG)
Life Sunday 2023 Bible Study with Leader’s Guide: Blessed For Life
- Download: Blessed For Life Bible Study (PDF)
- Download: Bendecidos de por vida: Estudio Bíblico (PDF)
Life Sunday 2023 Children’s message: Blessed For Life
- Download: Blessed For Life Children’s Message (PDF)
- Download: Bendecido de por vida lessed For Life (PDF)
Life Sunday 2023 Just For Kids Bulletin Insert: Blessed For Life
Includes coloring pages and a devotion.
Life Sunday 2023 Worship Service: Blessed For Life
- Download: Blessed For Life Worship Service (PDF)
- Download: Blessed For Life Worship Service (WORD)
- Link: Lutheran Service Builder Format
Life Sunday 2023 Sermons
- Download: Sermon – Rev. Michael Salemink – Matthew 5:1-12 Blessed For Life (WORD)
- Download: Sermon – Rev. Michael Salemink – Matthew 5:1-12 Blessed For Life (PDF)
- NEW! Download: Sermon – Rev. Michael Salemink – Matthew 5:1-12 Blessed For Life (PowerPoint)
- Download: Sermon – Rev. Dr. Daniel Selbo – Psalm 41:1-2 – Matthew 5:13-19 – Light and Life (WORD)
- Download: Sermon – Rev. Dr. Daniel Selbo – Psalm 41:1-2 – Matthew 5:13-19 – Light and Life (PDF)
- Download: Sermon – Rev. Dr. Gregory R. Truwe – Psalm 41:1-2 – Blessed for Life (WORD)
- Download: Sermon – Rev. Dr. Gregory R. Truwe – Psalm 41:1-2 – Blessed for Life (PDF)
- Download: Sermon – Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz – Deuteronomy 30:19-20 – Choose Life: Be a Blessed Blessing for Others (WORD)
- Download: Sermon – Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz – Deuteronomy 30:19-20 – Choose Life: Be a Blessed Blessing for Others (PDF)
- Download: Sermon – Rev. John Reinke – Psalm 139 – Justice That Will Not Be Miscarried! (WORD)
- Download: Sermon – Rev. John Reinke – Psalm 139 – Justice That Will Not Be Miscarried! (PDF)
Life Sunday 2023 Flyer: Blessed For Life
Life Sunday 2023: MEMORIAL SERVICE FOR THE VICTIMS OF ABORTION
- ORDER LINK (CPH): A Memorial Service for the Victims of Abortion
- Download: A Memorial Service for the Victims of Abortion (PDF)
- Download: A Memorial Service for the Victims of Abortion – Text (WORD)
Life Sunday 2023: More Resources for Children
- Life Affirming Coloring Pages (PDF)
- God Created All of Me Coloring Book (PDF)
- ORDER LINK (CPH): It’s You and Me, Lord! – A Booklet by Linda D. Bartlett
- ORDER LINK (CPH): Communicating with Young Children Bookmark
- ORDER LINK (CPH): Communicating with Young Children Placemat
- Teaching For Life® – Sunday School/Preschool – This curricula provides a unique, Gospel-centered, positive way to help Lutheran Sunday school teachers apply God’s Word to the life issues! Includes nine lessons, with letters to parents, and reproducible graphics that will help teach key pro-life concepts.
Life Sunday 2023: Lutherans for Life Membership Brochure
- ORDER LINK (CPH): Lutherans for Life Membership Brochure
Life Sunday 2023: Special Offering Bulletin Inserts
These PDFs are form-fillable with info about this special offering at your congregation.
- Special Offering Bulletin Insert 2023 (Day) (PDF)
- Special Offering Bulletin Insert 2023 (Month) (PDF)
Life Sunday 2023: SPECIAL OFFERING NEWSLETTER/BULLETIN ARTICLE
This Life Sunday, Consider an Offering for LFL
On January 22, 2023, many Lutheran churches across the country will observe Sanctity of Life Sunday. As part of this, dozens of congregations will collect an offering for Lutherans For Life (LFL). If yours is one, we thank you and praise the Lord! This support is also vital since 95% of our funding comes from individuals and churches. We receive no subsidies, tuition, insurance, or government reimbursement, etc.
Of course, if January 22 is not a workable Sunday, churches are free to select any one they wish this winter or any time during the year. Also, if your congregation does not collect door offerings, gifts that are budgeted or directed by a mission committee, endowment board, LWML, etc., are most welcome.
Send gifts and offerings to:
Lutherans For Life
1101 5th Street
Nevada, IA 50201-1816
Questions regarding LFL or its programs can be directed to the national office at 888.364.LIFE (5433) or info@lutheransforlife.org.
Life Sunday 2023: WORD OF HOPE RESOURCES
Promote our Word of Hope post-abortion healing ministry in your congregation.
ORDER LINK (CPH): Word of Hope Brochure
ORDER LINK (CPH): Palabra de Esperanza – Word of Hope Brochure
ORDER LINK (CPH): Word of Hope Bulletin Insert
Life Sunday 2023: WAYS TO SHARE THE FOR LIFE MESSAGE ALL YEAR LONG
- Order our How You Can Speak Booklet. Many people say, “Yes, we are For Life. But what can we do?” This booklet offers over 200 practical ways for you and your local congregation to speak up For Life.
- Include Life Quotes and Life Thoughts in the Church Year in your bulletin or newsletter and on your website.
- Provide copies of LifeDate for members of your congregation. Contact LFL at 888.364.LIFE (5433) to order.
- Place a white flower in/on chancel/altar when a person is baptized (representing the new life found in Christ).
- During worship services, display crib quilts which can later be donated to a pregnancy center.
- Have a “Celebrate Life” service on March 25 (The Annunciation of our Lord).
- Make a “For Life” banner for use in church in conjunction with Life Sunday or another event.
- On Life Sunday, celebrate the baptism of all children baptized since the previous year’s Life Sunday. Each family gets a letter of invitation prior to the Life Sunday “celebration.”
You are personally invited to join in celebrating that you are … “Blessed For Life!”
“Blessed For Life” is the theme gathering Lutherans from across the country from Sunday, January 15, through Saturday, January 21, for Life Week 2023.