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We set aside a Sunday every year in January to celebrate the sanctity of human life. As a Church we want to encourage each other this morning in the fight for life. Over the past few years I have preached about adoption and the Bible’s call for us to fight for the needy and helpless. We intentionally spend this Sunday celebrating life. Yet, in another sense, this morning is a memorial service. We weep and mourn over all the lives that were sacrificed this year at the altar of convenience. Millions of lives throughout our world were taken since our last Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. As we considered last year, we weep and mourn for them this morning. And just to be honest, as I studied this week, reading and listening to statistics and stories, I became overwhelmed at the tragedy yet again. It saddens me so much to think about the continual holocaust that is sweeping our nation and world.
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I. Introduction:
I had a professor in one of my classes begin the first day of class by calling the role. Nothing overly exciting about that until he said: “And I want you to answer when I call your name by telling me what passage in the Bible you read this morning.” He then called the first name. After a few names of people (seminary students no less) admitting that they had not read anything, he added: “You can also answer by the passage that you intend on reading later.” It was a powerful (and convicting) way to start the class. So then, let me ask you: What passage did you read this morning? What did you read this past week? If you are a Christian, then you need to be reading God’s Word, not just out of duty and obedience (although that is important), but also because you love God and need to know Him more through His Word. For the next ten weeks we will be working through the series “Read the Bible for Life.” As we begin the study tonight, let me start by answering a couple of questions.
