Cross City Church
Join us for Sanctity of Life Sunday!
Life: From Conception to Birth
Genesis 4:1
Now the man had relations with his wife Eve, and she conceived and gave birth to Cain, and she said, “I have gotten a manchild with the help of the Lord.”
Is the Unborn Child a Person?
Psalm 139:13-16
For You formed my inward parts; you wove me in my mother’s womb. I will give thanks to You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from You, when I was made in secret, and skillfully wrought in the depths of the earth; your eyes have seen my unformed substance; and in Your book were all written the days that were ordained for me, when as yet there was not one of them.
Luke 1:44
For behold, when the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby leaped in my womb for joy.
The unborn child is a person created in the image of God.
Why do we want to protect the unborn?
Proverbs 31:8-9
Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all the unfortunate. Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the rights of the afflicted and needy.
The Guttmacher Institute says that more than 63 million abortions have been performed since 1973.
Marital Status:
86% are unmarried
14% are married
Age:
8% are in their teenage years
57% are in their 20’s
31% are in their 30’s
4% are over 40
Reason:
Rape/incest: 0.3%
Physical risk: 0.2%
Abnormality: 1.3%
Elective: 95.7%+
How do we work together to preserve life?
1. Engage those in decision with love and ministry
2. Open hearts/homes to women who need help
3. Foster, adopt and/or support those who give birth
How do we approach God with these things?
1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.