LifeMoments by Lutherans For Life
87 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago -Hear the sanctity of life throughout Scripture and all year long! LifeMoments listens to each week’s appointed lectionary readings with life ears and applies God’s Word to life hurts.
For more information, visit lutheransforlife.org. To view transcripts of LifeMoments, go to lutheransforlife.org/media/life-thoughts-in-the-church.
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Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist (Psalm 71:6/Luke 1:41)
August 28, 2021 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBAbortion’s become a spiritual battle, not just a political issue.
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Ephesians 5:31-32)
August 21, 2021 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBOur Lord Jesus gives us His whole body and life like husband to wife and parents to children.
St. Mary, Mother of Our Lord (Galatians 4:4-5)
August 14, 2021 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBWe have no Gospel message but the one that begins in childbearing.
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost (John 6:51)
August 07, 2021 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBJesus gave His flesh for the life of all the world.
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost (Exodus 16:13/Psalm 145:15-16/John 6:25)
July 31, 2021 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBThe Gospel dissolves every panic in sweet promises.
St. James the Elder, Apostle
July 24, 2021 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBThe Savior’s presence dignifies even lives death attempts to humiliate
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost (Mark 6:34, 41)
July 17, 2021 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBThe Gospel extends abundant life from fertilization to forever.
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Mark 6:18/Amos 7:14-15/Ephesians 1:11-13)
July 10, 2021 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBWe have been predestined to proclaim and celebrate it the sanctity of life.
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Ezekiel 2:5/Mark 6:3/2 Corinthians 12:9)
July 03, 2021 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBThe Lord perfects His power even in surprise pregnancy or terminal diagnosis.
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Mark 5:36-42/Psalm 30:11-12)
June 26, 2021 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBOur Savior turns even the mourning of surprise pregnancy and terminal diagnosis into dancing.
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost & Father’s Day (Psalm 124:1-6/Job 38:4, 8-11)
June 19, 2021 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBGodly fathers speak truth and show love and share life!
Third Sunday after Pentecost (Mark 4:26, 31)
June 12, 2021 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBThe Lord likes how tiny and inactive things leave Him ample room to work.
Second Sunday after Pentecost (2 Corinthians 4:16-5:2)
June 05, 2021 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBThe Gospel holds life precious all the way through the bitter end.
Holy Trinity (Isaiah 6:3, 8/Psalm 29:9/John 3:3-5)
May 29, 2021 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBIt belongs to the Gospel’s essence to cherish all the little ones.
Pentecost (Ezekiel 37:9-10/Acts 2:9-11, 17-18)
May 22, 2021 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBHuman age, appearance, and ability present no obstacle to the Giver of life.
Seventh Sunday of Easter (John 17:11-15)
May 15, 2021 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBJesus’ solution to human suffering is not to end life but to accompany it.
Sixth Sunday of Easter & Mother’s Day (John 15:12, 16)
May 08, 2021 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBPraise the Lord for mother’s love!
Fifth Sunday of Easter (John 15:5/1 John 4:2/Psalm 150:6)
May 01, 2021 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBWe behold ourselves and our Lord in unborn and elderly neighbors.
St. Mark, Evangelist (2 Timothy 4:8, Isaiah 52:7, 10)
April 24, 2021 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBJesus appearing makes humankind beautiful no matter how small or frail.
Third Sunday of Easter (Luke 24:47/Acts 3:15, 19)
April 17, 2021 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBForgiveness extends even unto those who take part in sins against the sanctity of life.
Second Sunday of Easter (John 20:29)
April 10, 2021 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBBlessed are we who believe the Risen Savior proves every life precious!
Resurrection of Our Lord (Isaiah 25:8-9)
April 03, 2021 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBJesus claims our bodies as instruments of life.
Palm Sunday (Philippians 2:5-8/Zechariah 9:9-10)
March 27, 2021 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBBetter the peace of weakness with Jesus than any strength bought by bloodshed.
Fifth Sunday in Lent (Mark 10:42-45)
March 20, 2021 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBSurprise pregnancies and terminal diagnoses provide irreplaceable opportunities to serve.
Fourth Sunday in Lent (John 3:16/Psalm 107:2-3)
March 13, 2021 13:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBGod’s great love has redeemed the human lives in mother’s wombs and hospital beds.
Third Sunday in Lent (John 2:15-16, 19/Exodus 20:13/1 Corinthians 1:28-30)
March 06, 2021 13:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBAlmighty God chose the lowly for His own.
Second Sunday in Lent (Romans 5:3-4/Mark 8:34-35)
February 27, 2021 13:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBThrough Jesus God takes up our crosses that we may live under His.
First Sunday in Lent (Genesis 22:12-14/Mark 1:9, 13)
February 20, 2021 13:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBDon’t mothers and fathers experiencing surprise pregnancies have the right to hear from God?
Transfiguration of Our Lord (Psalm 50:2/Exodus 34:29-30/Mark 9:2-3)
February 13, 2021 13:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBThe Almighty Father holds every human life open as a window to heaven.
Fifth Sunday after Epiphany (Psalm 147:3)
February 07, 2021 13:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBJesus atoned also for the sins of abortion and assisted suicide.
Fourth Sunday after Epiphany (1 Corinthians 8:13/Psalm 111:5)
January 31, 2021 13:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBIf a picture is worth a thousand words, isn’t a brother or sister worth more than a million hamburgers?
Third Sunday after Epiphany (Psalm 62:11-12)
January 24, 2021 13:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBReal compassion acts with courage.
Second Sunday after Epiphany (John 1:46/1 Corinthians 6:9)
January 17, 2021 13:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBGod created, redeemed, and called both worth and purpose into every human body.
The Baptism of Our Lord (Genesis 1:2/Romans 6:4)
January 10, 2021 13:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBOur Savior sowed life even in death’s shadowy valleys.
Second Sunday of Christmas (Ephesians 1:5/Luke 2:48)
January 03, 2021 13:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBSecond Sunday of Christmas (Ephesians 1:5/Luke 2:48)
St. John, Apostle and Evangelist (1 John 1:9-2:2/Revelation 1:5)
December 27, 2020 13:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBIf we confess our sins, even sins against the sanctity of life, Jesus faithfully forgives and cleanses.
Fourth Sunday in Advent (Luke 1:28-38)
December 20, 2020 13:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBWho needs “my body, my choice” when we can declare “let it be to my according to Your Word”!
Third Sunday in Advent (John 1:27/Isaiah 61:1/1 Thessalonians 5:23-24)
December 13, 2020 13:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBEven the burdens of surprise pregnancy and terminal diagnosis give way to greater blessings.
Second Sunday in Advent (Isaiah 40:1-2, 11/1 Peter 3:9)
December 06, 2020 13:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBWhatever relief abortion proposes for surprise pregnancy cannot compare with the Savior who will “gently lead those that are with young”
First Sunday in Advent (Psalm 80:7)
November 29, 2020 13:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBRestore our communities to accompany instead of abandoning.
Last Sunday after Pentecost (Matthew 25:40)
November 22, 2020 13:15 - 1 minute - 941 KBJesus has consecrated your life in His incarnation and crucifixion, and in the same way He has sanctified every human life.
Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Matthew 25:18-30)
November 15, 2020 13:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBWhat joy awaits us when we receive both our lives and everyone else’s as a gift!
Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost (1 Thessalonians 4:13/Matthew 25:6)
November 08, 2020 13:15 - 1 minute - 1.45 MBWhenever anyone’s oil runs out, there Jesus our Lord arrives and intervenes.
Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost (1 Thessalonians 4:3-7/Matthew 23:9)
November 01, 2020 13:15 - 1 minute - 1.45 MBWe pursue purity not only for our own bodies but for each other’s, as brothers’ and sisters’ keepers.
Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost (1 Thessalonians 2:7-12/Leviticus 19:16)
October 25, 2020 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.45 MBWe protect each other like fathers and take care of each other like mothers.
St. Luke, Evangelist (Psalm 147:11/Isaiah 35:5-6)
October 18, 2020 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.45 MBGod’s grace and love give every life value.
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Isaiah 25:8)
October 11, 2020 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.38 MBJesus Christ’s death has freed us from needing to seek it for ourselves or for anybody else.
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Matthew 21:38-41/Philippians 3:7-8/Psalm 80:18)
October 04, 2020 12:15 - 1 minute - 1.45 MBEntrusting ourselves to Christ gives life not only to “me” but to “us.”
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost (Ezekiel 18:32/Philippians 2:3-4)
September 27, 2020 12:15 - 1 minute - 941 KBWhat alternative do we have in the face of surprise pregnancies and terminal diagnoses? For more information, visit lutheransforlife.org. To view transcripts of LifeMoments, go to lutheransforlife.org/media/life-thoughts-in-the-church.
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost (Philippians 1:21-24)
September 20, 2020 12:15 - 1 minute - 944 KBWhat great worth and purpose likewise shines in our lives even amid afflictions! For more information, visit lutheransforlife.org. To view transcripts of LifeMoments, go to lutheransforlife.org/media/life-thoughts-in-the-church.