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CHALLENGE: Value All Human Life

A. LIFE IS A PRECIOUS GIFT
Genesis 1:1 – In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.God made the universe. God made earth. God made you. This is a profound statement and necessary to truly understanding life. God put us here and since He did, there’s a reason for it! Your life has purpose! You’re created by God and intended to be here. For one, we’re to manage this world and take care of it. To multiply and fill the earth.
Genesis 1:28 – “God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.”
John 11:25-26 – Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; 26 and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” Let’s note that he’s not the coffin and the death. Jesus is associated with life. John 14:6 – Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
2 Corinthians 5:4-5 – For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.
Acts 14:17 – “Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.”
John 10:10 says that Jesus came to give us LIFE and give it to the full! Life is amazing, plant life to sunsets.
1 Timothy 6:17 – Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. God has given us things for our enjoyment.
Ecclesiastes 3:12 – I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live.
Ecclesiastes 9:9 – Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under thesun—all your meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun.

B. LIFE HAS IMMENSE VALUE
Genesis 1:26 – Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals,[a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
You were made in the image of God and this is what sets you apart from the animals. You have intellect, emotion, and will. Because of this, you can relate to God. It makes you a person and this divine spark within gives you incredible value.
Genesis 9:6 – “Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed;for in the image of God has God made mankind.” Life is sacred and make no bones about it. The reason you cannot kill is because humans are in God’s image. You cannot take another’s life away from them – it’s forbidden. Have we forgotten how truly and immensely valuable it is?
Exodus 20:13 – “You shall not murder. That’s one of the 10 Commandments and abortion violates that. Thus, you can’t do it. Not a choice you have. God repeatedly condemns violence. When Cain killed Abel, the Bible says that the blood cried out from the ground and Cain had to bear the punishment for what he had done. Why, he took an innocent person’s life. How can you get more innocent than a child in the womb?
Jeremiah 7:31 – They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I did not command, nor did it enter my mind.

C. LIFE STARTS AT CONCEPTION
Isaiah 44:2 – This is what the Lord says—he who made you, who formed you in the womb,and who will help you:Do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant,Jeshurun, whom I have chosen.
Isaiah 49:5 – And now the Lord says—he who formed me in the womb to be his servantto bring Jacob back to him and gather Israel to himself,for I am honored in the eyes of the Lord and my God has been my strength—
Jeremiah 1:5 -“Before I formed you in the womb I knew[a] you,before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
Psalm 139:13-14 -For you created my inmost being;you knit me together in my mother’s womb.14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
That’s why I pro life. That’s why I’m voting no on Issue 1! There is no right to take a life.

CHALLENGE: Value All Human Life A. LIFE IS A PRECIOUS GIFT Genesis 1:1 - In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.God made the universe. God made earth. God made you. This is a profound statement and necessary to truly understanding life. God put us here and since He did, there’s a reason for it! Your life has purpose! You’re created by God and intended to be here. For one, we’re to manage this world and take care of it. To multiply and fill the earth. Genesis 1:28 - “God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” John 11:25-26 - Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me will live, even though they die; 26 and whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?” Let’s note that he’s not the coffin and the death. Jesus is associated with life. John 14:6 – Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. 2 Corinthians 5:4-5 - For while we are in this tent, we groan and are burdened, because we do not wish to be unclothed but to be clothed instead with our heavenly dwelling, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life. 5 Now the one who has fashioned us for this very purpose is God, who has given us the Spirit as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come. Acts 14:17 - “Yet he has not left himself without testimony: He has shown kindness by giving you rain from heaven and crops in their seasons; he provides you with plenty of food and fills your hearts with joy.” John 10:10 says that Jesus came to give us LIFE and give it to the full! Life is amazing, plant life to sunsets. 1 Timothy 6:17 - Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. God has given us things for our enjoyment. Ecclesiastes 3:12 – I know that there is nothing better for people than to be happy and to do good while they live. Ecclesiastes 9:9 – Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under thesun—all your meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun. B. LIFE HAS IMMENSE VALUE Genesis 1:26 - Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals,[a] and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” You were made in the image of God and this is what sets you apart from the animals. You have intellect, emotion, and will. Because of this, you can relate to God. It makes you a person and this divine spark within gives you incredible value. Genesis 9:6 - “Whoever sheds human blood, by humans shall their blood be shed;for in the image of God has God made mankind.” Life is sacred and make no bones about it. The reason you cannot kill is because humans are in God’s image. You cannot take another’s life away from them – it’s forbidden. Have we forgotten how truly and immensely valuable it is? Exodus 20:13 - “You shall not murder. That’s one of the 10 Commandments and abortion violates that. Thus, you can’t do it. Not a choice you have. God repeatedly condemns violence. When Cain killed Abel, the Bible says that the blood cried out from the ground and Cain had to bear the punishment for what he had done. Why, he took an innocent person’s life. How can you get more innocent than a child in the womb? Jeremiah 7:31 - They have built the high places of Topheth in the Valley of Ben Hinnom to burn their sons and daughters in the fire—something I did not command, nor did it enter my mind. C. LIFE STARTS AT CONCEPTION Isaiah 44:2 - This is what the Lord says—he who made you, who formed you in the womb,and who will help you:Do not be afraid, Jacob, my servant,Jeshurun, whom I have chosen. Isaiah 49:5 - And now the Lord says—he who formed me in the womb to be his servantto bring Jacob back to him and gather Israel to himself,for I am honored in the eyes of the Lord and my God has been my strength— Jeremiah 1:5 -“Before I formed you in the womb I knew[a] you,before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” Psalm 139:13-14 -For you created my inmost being;you knit me together in my mother’s womb.14 I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. That’s why I pro life. That’s why I’m voting no on Issue 1! There is no right to take a life.