Forming a Gospel-Centered Response to Abortion
The challenge we face:
412 million abortions worldwide in 2019*
61,628,584 abortion since 1973 in the USA **
70,912 abortions in Florida in the year 2019 ***
"What
does Christianity look like in a nation that murders its own children?"
~ Pastor Rusty Lee Thomas****
Sharing the truth of the sanctity
of human life
76% of women indicate local churches had no
influence on their decision to terminate their pregnancy*****
The spiritual
battle behind abortion
Abortion
the Devil & the Church-Exposing the Spiritual Forces Behind
Abortion
- John 8:44; 10:10; Psalm 106:37-38****** Read, watch or listen Here
The Biblical
case for life (creation, image of God, dominion, personhood)
The Sanctity of the Unborn - Genesis 1:26-28; Psalm
139:13-16****** Read Here
Pro-Life Apologetics - defending life in a secular culture
The Scientific, Philosophical & Metaphysical
Case for Life****** Read Here
The clash
of two worldviews behind the abortion debate
Abortion
and the doctrine of Blood Guilt
How Should
I Respond to the Shedding of Innocent Blood?
Genesis 3:15; 4:8-10; 9:5-6; Deuteronomy
21:1-9****** Read/listen Here
A compassionate response to the plight of the unborn
Are Unborn Children Our Neighbors? ****** Read Here
Image of God
Created in the Image of God
Genesis 1:26-28; 2:7; Romans 1:18-25 ****** Read/listen Here
A compassionate response to the plight of the unborn
Are Unborn Children Our Neighbors? ****** Read Here
Image of God
Created in the Image of God
Genesis 1:26-28; 2:7; Romans 1:18-25 ****** Read/listen Here
Ministering forgiveness, healing
and hope to the post-abortive
52% of churchgoers who have had an abortion have no one at church who knows they have had a pregnancy terminated*****
52% of churchgoers who have had an abortion have no one at church who knows they have had a pregnancy terminated*****
Nearly
two-thirds of women having abortions say they are Christians (Focus on the Family 2015)
35% of Christian women who have had an abortion indicate they currently attend church once a week or more*****
35% of Christian women who have had an abortion indicate they currently attend church once a week or more*****
23% of Christian women who have had an abortion consider
themselves to be an evangelical Christian***** (250,000
evangelical women abort their children each year)
65% report symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder they attribute to their abortions.*******
Footnotes:
* LifeNews.com 12-31-19
** LifeNews.com 01-10-2020
***See State of Florida Abortion Data - Induced Terminations of Pregnancy [ITOP] Reports (by county)
**** Field Manual for Abortion Ministry, 2014 - Free download from Operation Save America website
***** Study of Women Who Have Had An Abortion and Their Views On Church CareNet - Free download
****** Churchforlife.blogspot.com This message is available online - see side bar indexes
*******Rue VM, et al
Post Abortive emotional problems:
anxiety/panic; grief/Loss; fear of losing your child; guilt; self-hatred; depression; anger/rage
Post Abortive Behavioral problems:
drug/alcohol/child abuse; promiscuity; eating disorders; protective parenting; inability to bond with children
Responding with practical Gospel centered compassion
Luke 10 - "Love the Lord your God...and love your neighbor as yourself." The lawyer asked, "Who is my neighbor?" Jesus replied, the traveller left for dead. What is love? Jesus, it is "Samaritan compassion." "Go and do likewise." According to Jesus our salvation has a moral imperative built into it with regard to the needs of those around us, our neighbors - those vulnerable to choose abortion, the 62,731 unborn murdered by abortion each year (in Florida), and the post-abortive. "Loving my neighbor will occasionally arrest me, and maybe even require me to help prevent someone from being murdered." ~ Pastor John Ensor (Innocent Blood)
The Church for Life online resources:
The Church for Life website - see right side bar for messages & resource indexes
The Church for Life on Facebook
Linkedin
Jim McGarvey Biography & Ministry Credentials
65% report symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder they attribute to their abortions.*******
Footnotes:
* LifeNews.com 12-31-19
** LifeNews.com 01-10-2020
***See State of Florida Abortion Data - Induced Terminations of Pregnancy [ITOP] Reports (by county)
**** Field Manual for Abortion Ministry, 2014 - Free download from Operation Save America website
***** Study of Women Who Have Had An Abortion and Their Views On Church CareNet - Free download
****** Churchforlife.blogspot.com This message is available online - see side bar indexes
*******Rue VM, et al
Post Abortive emotional problems:
anxiety/panic; grief/Loss; fear of losing your child; guilt; self-hatred; depression; anger/rage
Post Abortive Behavioral problems:
drug/alcohol/child abuse; promiscuity; eating disorders; protective parenting; inability to bond with children
Responding with practical Gospel centered compassion
Luke 10 - "Love the Lord your God...and love your neighbor as yourself." The lawyer asked, "Who is my neighbor?" Jesus replied, the traveller left for dead. What is love? Jesus, it is "Samaritan compassion." "Go and do likewise." According to Jesus our salvation has a moral imperative built into it with regard to the needs of those around us, our neighbors - those vulnerable to choose abortion, the 62,731 unborn murdered by abortion each year (in Florida), and the post-abortive. "Loving my neighbor will occasionally arrest me, and maybe even require me to help prevent someone from being murdered." ~ Pastor John Ensor (Innocent Blood)
The Church for Life online resources:
The Church for Life website - see right side bar for messages & resource indexes
The Church for Life on Facebook
Jim McGarvey Biography & Ministry Credentials
Online - Pro-Life Websites and Bibliography
Some of the churches where I have brought sanctity of human life messages:
Calvary Chapel Pompano Beach, FL - Ken Kerrigan
Calvary Chapel Deerfield Beach, FL - Rian Gittman
Calvary Chapel Coral Springs, FL - (formerly Gus Flores)
Calvary Fellowship Freewill Baptist Church, Hollywood FL
Cathedral Church of God (COG Cleveland TN), Deerfield Beach, FL - (formerly Eddie Solomon)
Community Alliance of S. Florida (Brazilian) - Eddie Dutra
Community Baptist Church, Stuart, FL - Phil Smith
Faith Bible Church, Deltona FL - Zach Coleman
Fellowship Baptist Church, Hixson, TN
First Baptist Church Stuart, FL - Darrell Orman
First Baptist Church Oakland Park, Oakland Park, FL - Merlin Berkey
First Christian Church Wilton Manors, Wilton Manors, FL - John Stauffer
Hollywood Hills Alliance Church, Hollywood, FL - Tim Williamson
Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church, Pompano Beach, FL - Robert Stanley
Jesus Is Lord Worship Center, Miami, FL - Verbert C. Anderson
Calvary Chapel Deerfield Beach, FL - Rian Gittman
Calvary Chapel Coral Springs, FL - (formerly Gus Flores)
Calvary Fellowship Freewill Baptist Church, Hollywood FL
Cathedral Church of God (COG Cleveland TN), Deerfield Beach, FL - (formerly Eddie Solomon)
Community Alliance of S. Florida (Brazilian) - Eddie Dutra
Community Baptist Church, Stuart, FL - Phil Smith
Eglise Haitienne Bethanie C&MA - Port St. Lucie - Cherubin Thelusma
Fellowship Baptist Church, Hixson, TN
First Baptist Church Stuart, FL - Darrell Orman
First Baptist Church Oakland Park, Oakland Park, FL - Merlin Berkey
First Christian Church Wilton Manors, Wilton Manors, FL - John Stauffer
Hollywood Hills Alliance Church, Hollywood, FL - Tim Williamson
Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church, Pompano Beach, FL - Robert Stanley
Jesus Is Lord Worship Center, Miami, FL - Verbert C. Anderson
Jesus Supernatural Life Center, Pompano Beach, FL - Gary McLamore
Moorepark Community Church, Three Rivers, MI - (formerly Ken Miller)
Mount Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Pompano Beach, (formerly Alonzo Neal)
New Hope Community Church (C&MA), North Port, FL - Eddie DeJesus
New Hope Fellowship (Nazarene), Palm City, FL - Gary Durham
New Life Baptist Church, Davie, FL - Mark Coleman
New Life Romanian Baptist Church, Hollywood, FL - Florin Vancea
Piedmont Park Alliance Church, Tallahassee, FL - Chris Greaves
Pines Baptist Church, Pembroke Pines, FL - Luis Acosta
Moorepark Community Church, Three Rivers, MI - (formerly Ken Miller)
Mount Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Pompano Beach, (formerly Alonzo Neal)
New Hope Community Church (C&MA), North Port, FL - Eddie DeJesus
New Hope Fellowship (Nazarene), Palm City, FL - Gary Durham
New Life Baptist Church, Davie, FL - Mark Coleman
New Life Romanian Baptist Church, Hollywood, FL - Florin Vancea
Piedmont Park Alliance Church, Tallahassee, FL - Chris Greaves
Pines Baptist Church, Pembroke Pines, FL - Luis Acosta
Plantation Baptist Church, Plantation, FL - Tom Hunter
Restoration Outreach Church & Ministries, Miramar, FL - Gerard Bishop
Riverside Church, North Lauderdale, FL - Brian Brookins
The Harbour Church, Pompano Beach, FL - Darren Davis
The Lighthouse Chapel (C&MA), Port St. Lucie, FL - Jeff Norus
Tropical Farms Baptist Church, Stuart FL - (formerly Lee Fielder)
Westwood Church, (C&MA), Orlando FL - Dan Hall
Worldwide Christian Center, Pompano Beach, FL - O'Neal Dozier
Other venues:
40 Days for Life - Fort Lauderdale Campaign - Cast the Vision - September 2012
40 Days for life - Fort Lauderdale Campaign - Kick Off Rally - September 2012
40 Days for Life - Fort Lauderdale Campaign - Mid-Point Rally - October 2012
40 Days for Life - Fort Lauderdale Campaign - Kick Off Rally - February 2020
40 Days for Life - Fort Lauderdale Campaign - Mid-Point Rally - March 2020
Faith Forum at Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale FL
Florida Baptist Children's Home SOHL Regional Training, Miami FL
Florida Right to Life 2013 Pro-Life Leaders Forum, Orlando, FL
Restoration Outreach Church & Ministries, Miramar, FL - Gerard Bishop
Riverside Church, North Lauderdale, FL - Brian Brookins
The Harbour Church, Pompano Beach, FL - Darren Davis
The Lighthouse Chapel (C&MA), Port St. Lucie, FL - Jeff Norus
Tropical Farms Baptist Church, Stuart FL - (formerly Lee Fielder)
Westwood Church, (C&MA), Orlando FL - Dan Hall
Worldwide Christian Center, Pompano Beach, FL - O'Neal Dozier
Other venues:
40 Days for Life - Fort Lauderdale Campaign - Cast the Vision - September 2012
40 Days for life - Fort Lauderdale Campaign - Kick Off Rally - September 2012
40 Days for Life - Fort Lauderdale Campaign - Mid-Point Rally - October 2012
40 Days for Life - Fort Lauderdale Campaign - Kick Off Rally - February 2020
40 Days for Life - Fort Lauderdale Campaign - Mid-Point Rally - March 2020
Faith Forum at Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale FL
Florida Baptist Children's Home SOHL Regional Training, Miami FL
Florida Right to Life 2013 Pro-Life Leaders Forum, Orlando, FL
Florida State University
Noles 4Life, Tallahassee, FL
Flourish 2016 Conference (Catholic Witness), Fort Lauderdale FL
LifeChoice Pregnancy Center Banquet, Winter Haven FL
Nova Southeastern University Students for Life, Davie
Tampa Bay ProLife Alliance, Tampa FL
Three Rivers Pregnancy Helpline Center Banquet, Three Rivers MI
Trinity Baptist College, Jacksonville - Chapel - Jeremiah Stanley, Dean of Students
Trinity College, Trinity - Chapel - Al Depoutot, VP Student Development
Trinity International University, Davie - multiple class lectures
Westminster Academy, Chapel, Fort Lauderdale FL
15th Annual Pregnancy Care Center Conference, Lake Yale FL
South Florida Bible College & Theological Seminary, Deerfield Beach FL
Flourish 2016 Conference (Catholic Witness), Fort Lauderdale FL
LifeChoice Pregnancy Center Banquet, Winter Haven FL
Nova Southeastern University Students for Life, Davie
Tampa Bay ProLife Alliance, Tampa FL
Three Rivers Pregnancy Helpline Center Banquet, Three Rivers MI
Trinity Baptist College, Jacksonville - Chapel - Jeremiah Stanley, Dean of Students
Trinity College, Trinity - Chapel - Al Depoutot, VP Student Development
Trinity International University, Davie - multiple class lectures
Westminster Academy, Chapel, Fort Lauderdale FL
15th Annual Pregnancy Care Center Conference, Lake Yale FL
South Florida Bible College & Theological Seminary, Deerfield Beach FL
The Church for Life
Helping the Church form a Gospel centered response to America's abortion crisis as it:
- leads the nation in prayer to end abortion
- communicates the message of the sanctity of human life
- ministers healing and restoration to the post-abortive
- provides compassionate and practical help to those at risk for abortion.
