All Life Is In God’s Hand – A Life Sunday Sermon
When calamity strikes, it’s hard to see clearly and keep one’s bearings …
When calamity strikes, it’s hard to see clearly and keep one’s bearings …
There is a contrast between those who carry their god in their hands and God, who has all things in His hand. So, what will it be for you, god in hand or in God’s hand? The answer seems easy enough, but before you piously reject as out of hand the idea of having god in hand, you might want to check out those with god in hand in our text. They are kind of appealing!
A worship service based on the Life Sunday theme “In the Hands of God.”
“When does human life begin?” That question comes up in connection with cloning and embryonic stem cells and genetic testing and the “morning after” pill. Physicians, scientists, politicians, philosophers, and theologians offer a variety of complex and differing answers. Does anyone really know when life begins?
If you make a quick decision about your pregnancy, you could regret it for the rest of your life.
The sanctity of life ethic, also known as the equality of life ethic, is the fundamental pillar upon which Western Civilization rests. It was the underlying source from which so much freedom has sprung over the last two thousand years. It is so fundamental to our values, our laws, and our mutual cohesiveness as a society that I call it The Ethic.
Perhaps Joseph would have checked such a book out of the Nazareth public library. If you think fathers can feel inadequate these days, how do you suppose this carpenter felt teaching the One who made the trees? How do you impart wisdom to the One who is Wisdom? But he did. “And Jesus increased in wisdom and in stature and in favor with God and man” (Luke 2:52 ESV).
Have you ever wondered why you wear clothes? Is it to keep warm? Is it to make a fashion statement or express your personality? Probably. But the real reason you wear clothes is because the Heavenly Father made clothes for His children to wear. Why would He do that?
On April 18, 2007, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the congressional law banning partial-birth abortion. John Eidsmoe, Lutherans For Life board member, Professor Emeritus of Constitutional Law Emeritus at the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law in Montgomery, Alabama, and Senior Staff Attorney at the Alabama Supreme Court offered the following commentary.
Cherish the Children made a nice-sounding phrase for LFL’s 2007 Life Sunday theme. But this title contains more than pleasant alliteration and cuddling imagery. Let’s look at the “what,” “who,” and “why” of “Cherish the Children.”