The Gospel and Abortion-- Kiley Waldrop (April 28, 2024)

Love God and Love Neighbor in the Fight Against Abortion

Am delighted to have Kylie Waldrop come and preach for us this morning. He is the director of Love Life Greenville and the pastor of Dominion Church in Anderson. Love Life is an organization committed to uniting and mobilizing churches to end abortion and as I mentioned earlier we are one of what we hope will end up being 40 churches this year who are partnering to adopt a week with Love Life and Kylie he'll tell you a little bit more about what that looks like.

I've glimpsed of that over the last few weeks. He'll tell us more. I can say this about Kylie. I've known him since I believe the end of 2020. We've done evangelism ministry outside of the abortion clinic over in Grove Road together that means we spent some really cold days together some really hot days together taking turns climbing up a ladder to preach the gospel over the fence there at the abortion clinic.

That means we've been cursed out and cussed out together by some opposition demonstrators and over these years I have been encouraged and strengthened by Kylie's faithfulness and courage and so it's a delight to have you come and preach for us this morning so come bring.

The word to us. Well thank you Brother Red and thank you First Baptist Travelers Rest for having us. Well I do want to get this out of the way. I am the only male I know by Kylie so don't hold that against me.

I probably there may be a Kylie in here that's a female I don't know I know at least at least ten female Kylie's but don't hold that against me. I have something important to say this morning but again thank you for being here.

Thank you for allowing us Brother Red allowing us to to stand behind this pulpit and proclaim the truth of God's Word. Our prayer is that it would stir the brethren today to love and good works with regard to the least of these.

Jesus is asked a question in his incarnate ministry. A young teacher of the law comes to him and they asked him what is the greatest commandment. And you'll I hope you notice that God never says in his word anywhere there is one supreme command that's greater than the other.

This young man is trying to trap Jesus when he asked this question and Jesus's answer is what we would call summary law. Jesus summarizes all the law in the prophets and he says the first and greatest commandment is to love the Lord your God with all your heart soul mind and strength.

And the second is like the first to love your neighbor as yourself. And Jesus says all the law and the prophets are summed up in those two great commandments love for God and love for neighbor. I want to share something with you because I think that this brings to bear the reality of what God calls us to do with respect to loving God and loving neighbor both born and unborn.

By the way all image bearers of God in 2023 8 ,125 image bearers of God were murdered in our state via abortion that comes out to 677 per month 170 per week 24 a day. Brothers and sisters that's one image bearer of God in our state on our watch proximal to where we are every hour.

And the question comes now what does it look like to love God and to love neighbor in a state that in 2023 murdered over 8 ,000 children in the womb via abortion. And so my my hope today is to show you that this is not something new and this is not please hear me this is not a public policy disagreement.

This has everything to do with the kingdom of darkness and the kingdom of light. And with that would you open your scriptures to the book of Luke. Luke chapter 4. Luke chapter 4. Again my desire today is for you to see that this is not something new.

This has happened for millennia and there is one there is one remedy for it and it is the gospel of Jesus Christ. And underneath that it is the church of Jesus Christ being obedient to the gospel of Jesus Christ loving our neighbor as ourself.

In Luke chapter 4 beginning in verse 5 we will read. And here are the words of the living and the true God. The devil took him speaking of Jesus up and showed him listen to me all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

And he said to him to you I will give this authority and their glory for it has been delivered to me and I give it to whom I will. If then you will worship me it will all be yours. And Jesus answered him it is written you shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve.

Let's pray Lord God. We thank you for your word. You promised to preserve it. We're thankful to have it today. And we pray that as we come to it Lord God that you would again stir in the hearts of the brethren to love and good works for you Lord God.

And for our neighbor we ask in the name of Jesus our King. Amen. You may be asking what does this passage have to do with abortion. And the answer to that question is it really does have everything to do with abortion and what we would call again and what the Word of God calls it.

It's child sacrifice. And I want you to see this this morning. This is not new because we have white lab coats and we have brick buildings and we have electricity and we have shiny instruments that we use and we give it a cute name women's health care or abortion.

This is not new. This is something that has been happening for millennia. But I want you to notice this passage here has everything to do with abortion because it has to do with kingdoms. Now we're told in Scripture of two kingdoms.

Aren't we the kingdom of darkness the kingdom of Satan and the kingdom of light the kingdom of Jesus Christ. You'll notice in Colossians chapter 1 the Lord God tells us that he has transferred us from the domain of darkness that kingdom of darkness and into the light of his son's glorious kingdom.

These are the kingdoms that are spoken about here. And I want you to notice we're going to pay a little bit more special attention to this passage but I want you to have this on the front of your mind.

What does Satan say of these kingdoms of the world. And can Satan lie to the Lord Jesus. Okay is Satan able to lie to the Lord Jesus. But here's what I want you to know. It's a tactic of the enemy this kingdom of darkness to shed the blood of innocent children.

It's always happened and the scriptures bear that out. I'm going to tell you a story I want you to write these down to look at later. And Deuteronomy chapter 12 the Lord God tells his people Israel as they're going to dispossess all those pagan nations of the land of Cain.

And he tells them the very reason why they're being driven out from before their eyes. God says to his people what they're seeing. The practical reality of his judgment on those nations was because of child sacrifice.

They were offering their sons in and daughters in the fire to their false gods. And God pays special attention to tell his people don't inquire about their gods. It's idolatry first and foremost. But don't worship their gods that way.

And what was the practical reality of their worship. It was child sacrifice. They was offering children to these false gods. Now all of us know this Israel of the Old Testament. Are they faithful most of the time.

No. Correct. They they actually are in perpetual disobedience. And so the psalmist says in Psalm 106 giving a history of the people of Israel in verses 34 through 38 that they did not heed that command.

They actually didn't destroy all of the Canaanites as they were supposed to. But they mixed with the nations and they learned to worship as they did. And the psalmist in Psalm 106 says they took part in the same thing those pagan nations were taking part in child sacrifice.

And the psalmist says listen to me that they offered their sons and their daughters to demons. This is the reality of what's taking place. It's demonic. It has nothing to do with you having an R by your name or a D by your name.

This isn't public policy dispute. This is fundamentally demonic. And this is what the pagans those who are far off is what they have always done. And listen to me we find ourselves in a time in a state where over 8 ,000 children were murdered in 2023.

And our automatic thought process. And again I say this because it was mine. Well I'm not taking part in it. I'm not doing it. I'm not actively taking part in abortion. And again for the vast majority of the Christians in the West that's our posture towards it.

We're not taking part in it. But what does God have to say about this issue. Is it enough today to just not take part in it. I want you to see this with your eyeballs. Would you turn to the book of Leviticus Genesis Exodus Leviticus Leviticus chapter 20.

I want to see. I want to show you this. And there are all sorts of places that we can go. But I want you to see with your eyeballs today that it does not have to do simply with not taking part in it actively.

God goes further and he tells his people that if they turn a blind eye to it their judgment is the same as the one who takes part in it actively. So God says today it's not enough church to not take part in it.

We have to actively oppose it. This is what God says. Leviticus chapter 20 beginning of verse 1 the Lord God says this. The Lord spoke to Moses saying say to the people of Israel any of the people of Israel or the strangers who sojourn in Israel listen.

Who gives any of his children to Molech shall surely be put to death. The people of the land shall stone him with stones. I myself will set my face against that man and will cut him off from among his people because he's given one of his children to Molech to make my sanctuary unclean and to profane my holy name.

Notice what does God say. Don't actively take part in it. Don't take part in child sacrifice. Don't take part in the worship of these false gods. It's idolatry fundamentally. But what practically comes of it.

It's offering children to demons. God says don't actively take part in. And again the vast majority of us can say we get a pass there. We don't actively take part in this reality. But notice what God continues to say in verse 4.

And if the people of the land do it all close their eyes to that man when he gives one of his children to Molech and do not put him to death then I will set my face against that man and against his clan and I will cut them off from among their people him and all who follow him in whoring after Molech.

Friends I want you to notice it's not enough to simply not take part in it. God says don't turn a blind eye to it. And for far too long friends hear me the church in the West has turned a blind eye to the reality.

What's taking place proximal to where she is 30 minutes up the road. Tomorrow children are going to be murdered on our watch the abortion. And God says it's not enough to just not take part in it. Friends God says we have to actively oppose it.

We have to actively oppose it. Now go back to Luke chapter 4 if you would. And I want you to notice very carefully about what Satan claims here in this passage again after taking Jesus up to the high mountain and he shows him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time what does he say of these kingdoms of these nations.

Look at what he says in verse number 6. He said to him to you I will give this authority and their glory. For it has been delivered to me and I give it to whom I will. If you then will worship me it will all be yours.

I want you to notice Satan claims here that he actually is the one who has authority over the pagan nations of the world at that time. Now again we all know that any authority Satan had was authority given to him by God.

God is the ultimate arbiter of authority. But I want you to notice that Satan claims here and again you can't lie to the Lord Jesus. I want you to know that he's not lying to Jesus. He said he had authority over those nations and he tells Jesus he can have them if all he does is bow down to him.

Here's essentially what Satan is offering Jesus. He's offering Jesus precisely what he came for. We just sang a song. Why do the heathen nations rage. Psalm 2 this was the promise given to the son that all the nations would be his.

That at the time that he would be begotten in the New Testament tells us exactly when that was at the death and resurrection of this Messiah he would receive the very inheritance of the nations of the earth.

But here we are prior to the cross prior to the death of Jesus. And Satan offers Jesus precisely what he came for. But he offered it to him on Satan's terms not on God's notice. Satan says if you will bow down and worship me you can have what you came for.

Jesus do it on my terms not on God's. And we praise God. The Lord Jesus doesn't do it on Satan's terms. What does he say. You shall worship the Lord your God and him only shall you serve. Jesus says he's going to do it on God's terms.

But I want to I want to pay attention here to this reality that at this point in history within Luke's gospel Satan actually did have a palpable authority over the pagan nations of the world. He did. He claims it here and I promise you you see it in the Old Testament.

I want you to. I want you to notice these things these pagan nations that we read about in your old covenant scriptures they're not just evil nations. There's something beyond evil. They're actually demonic.

And there are a lot of places that we could go to show you this. But I want to I want you to write this down in Daniel chapter 10 verse 20 Daniel begins to pray to God. And the angel Gabriel comes to answer this prayer.

And listen what he says in verse 20 he said to him do you know why I have come to you. But now I will return to fight against. Listen the prince of Persia. And when I go out behold the prince of Greece will come.

I want you to notice this Daniel's praying and the angel Gabriel comes to answer the prayer. What's an angel doing fighting the prince of Persia and the prince of Greece. Again these aren't just realities that these pagan nations were evil.

They were. They were demonic. Satan exercised real authority over those nations. And again what was the byproduct of that. It was child sacrifice. All throughout the Old Covenant scriptures we see it over and over and over again.

Those who are far off they will inevitably succumb to this reality. Okay. And at this point in our history right here in Luke chapter 4 Satan exercised real palpable authority over the pagan nations of the earth.

But God you see if we were to just foundationalize the gospel the gospel is essentially this that the perfect son of righteousness Jesus Christ of Nazareth he's entered time and space to rescue the kingdoms of the world from their bondage to the principalities and powers of darkness.

Christ has come to rescue those kingdoms from the domain of darkness and into the light of his glorious kingdom. And brothers and sisters what are kingdoms made up of human beings individuals. Christ has come to rescue the kingdoms of the world.

All kingdoms are his from their bondage to darkness. And again all of the things that come with it and transfer them into the light of his glorious kingdom. Abortion is not a public policy issue. Child sacrifice has always been and it still is a tactic and a stronghold of our enemy.

For this reason the church must must engage abortion because the gospel itself demands it. This is what Christ is doing. He is rescuing currently the kingdoms of this world from the domain of darkness and he's transferring them into the light of his glorious kingdom.

Now all of us know today if we were to say to Satan have any authority over any nation in this world all of us would say absolutely not. And you would be correct. But what I want you to see is how how did that take place from Luke chapter 4 to now something took place.

And I hope by the end of this you see why. Because of this event in history you and I we have to we have to engage this issue. Turn to the 11th chapter of Luke. Luke chapter 11. Luke chapter 11 we're gonna begin reading in verse 17.

I'm gonna just be honest with you this was always an interesting passage to me. But I hope today that we see the reality of what's taking place here and we begin to grasp the importance of this parable that Jesus gives here a little bit of context here Jesus is exercising authority over the demonic realm.

He's exercising demons. He's casting out demons. And so the Pharisees look on and they accuse Jesus. They say of course he can cast out demons. He's working for Satan. Right. And that's what brings to bear this passage here in Luke chapter 11 look at verse 17.

But he speaking of Jesus knowing their thoughts said to them every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste in a divided household falls. And if Satan is also divided against himself how will his kingdom stand for you say that I cast out demons by Beelzebub it's another name for Satan.

And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub by whom do your sons cast them out. Therefore they will be your judges. So I want you to notice here an answer to the accusation that Jesus is doing this by the very finger of in the very power of Satan.

Jesus gives this this answer. A kingdom divided against itself is gonna fall. And a house divided cannot stand. What's what's Jesus saying. Well he's essentially saying if Satan is casting himself out he's not gonna stand.

His kingdoms not gonna stand. Right. When I read this passage I I get the picture in my mind. And you've probably seen this the house divided license plates with South Carolina on one side and Clemson on the other right.

But what's the house divided. Here Jesus is answering the accusation that he's doing this by the very power of Satan himself. And he says a house divided that way. If Satan's casting himself out his kingdom is not gonna stand.

But notice what he says in verse 20. But if it is by the finger of God that I cast out demons the kingdom of God has come upon you. Now all of us in here would say and we would amen heartily that Jesus was doing this by the power of God.

Amen. And Jesus says here in the first century to that first century audience of Pharisees if I cast out demons by the finger of God then the kingdom of God has come upon you. And I want to pay special attention here.

We talk about kingdoms. We talk about the kingdom of God. Well Jesus just claimed that it was present in the first century. He looked those men in the eye. And he said by the power of God if I cast out demons the kingdom of God has come upon you.

And I want to pay special attention here because this has a lot to do with the fight for abortion. The kingdom of God is not some far future reality. Friends the kingdom of God is at hand. The kingdom of God was present in the first century and Jesus was sharing with them.

One of the practical evidences that the kingdom of God was at hand was Jesus casting out demons having authority over the demonic realm. And he says a very easy way to see that the kingdom of God had come upon that first century audience was this reality.

What was taking place. Jesus was casting out demons. But let's keep going. Verse 21 Jesus says when a strong man fully armed guards his own palace as goods are safe. But when one stronger than he attacks him and overcomes him he takes away his armor in which he trusted and divides his spoil.

Whoever's not with me is against me. And whoever does not gather with me scatters. Listen to Matthew 11. It's just a parallel passage to what we find here in Luke chapter. Or sorry Matthew chapter 12.

This is the parallel passage to what we find in Luke chapter 11. Jesus says. Or how can someone enter a strong man's house and plunder his goods. Unless he first binds the strong man then indeed he may plunder his house.

Whoever is not with me is against me and whoever does not gather with me scatters. Friends I want to pay very close attention to this little metaphor that Jesus gives again. Think about the context here.

Jesus is casting out demons. He's exercising authority over the demonic realm. And he says because of that reality the kingdom of God had come upon them. And he gives this small parable this little metaphor of a strong man who's guarding his palace guarding his house.

And be honest when we come to the scriptures and we usually when we see some somebody who's strong someone of might our automatic assumption is. Well this is God. Right. This is usually God. Usually God is presented to us as one with strength and might.

But I want you to pay a very special attention to this story. There is a strong man present. But a stronger man comes and binds that strong man and begins to plunder everything that he owns. And so again answering the accusation that Jesus was doing this by the hand of Satan he says.

No no you can't take everything that the strong man owns unless you first bind that strong man. Then you can plunder his house. So what is this telling us. Well it's telling us that Jesus came to bind that strong man and plunder his house.

Now who's the strong man in this story. Well the strong man is Satan. The stronger man is Jesus. And so I want you to put yourself into this story. I want you to think through this story. Jesus says you can't begin to plunder the strong man's house unless you bind him first.

And then you take everything that he owns. Jesus came to bind that strong man and to plunder his house. Now brothers and sisters what did Satan own. What did he have authority over somebody. Tell me what does he say in Luke chapter 4.

It's the kingdoms of the world that he had authority over. And Jesus says here during his incarnate ministry one of the reasons why he was exercising real authority over that demonic realm was because he had begun the binding of that strong man.

And he had begun the plundering of his house. And again what did he own. He owned every kingdom of the world. Jesus come to rescue the nations of this world from their bondage to darkness. And all the practical realities that bondage brings.

What are those realities. Well Paul says in Romans chapter 10 or Romans chapter 3 verse 10 through 18. What are the practical realities. Well no one's righteous. Not even one. No one understands. No one seeks for God.

We've all turned aside. The venom of snakes is on our lips. Ruin and misery in our path. The way of righteousness we do not know. We have feet that are swift to shed blood. And this Jesus has come to offer himself for the sake of sinners.

This Jesus has come to rescue the very nations of this world the very kingdoms of this world from their bondage to darkness. And I want you to see this. Where did this take place in history. Are we waiting for this event to take place or has this already taken place in history.

Look at turn to the book of Colossians if you would Colossians chapter 2. Again you'll notice in Colossians chapter 1 verses 12 and 13 the Apostle Paul says that God in Christ has rescued us from the domain the kingdom of darkness.

And he's transferred us into the light of his glorious kingdom. Colossians chapter 2. Beginning in verse 9 the Apostle Paul says this. For in him speaking of Jesus the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily.

And you have been filled in him. Listen to this. Who is the head of all rule and authority. Paul's something happened between Luke chapter 4 and Colossians chapter 2. Because now Paul says that all authority Christ is the head of it.

There's no authority left for anyone else. Something happened. Well let's keep reading in him. Also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands by putting off the body of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ having been buried with him in baptism in which you are also raised with him through faith in the power working of God who raised him from the dead.

Verse 13. And you who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh. The kingdom of darkness God made alive together with him having forgiven us all our trespasses kingdom of light by canceling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands.

This he set aside nailing it to the cross. Glory to God. And notice what Paul says in verse 15. He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame by triumphing over them in him those principalities and powers.

The demonic realm the kingdom of darkness. Satan himself where in history was he put down. It was at the cross of Calvary. Christ made a public spectacle of him. And listen what is the word of God. Tell us.

Happens what. When Jesus was going into Jerusalem he tells his disciples the Son of Man is going to be lifted up. And what's gonna happen when he does. What's he gonna do. I'm gonna draw all men to myself not just Jews.

All men Jew and Gentile together at the cross. Jesus bound that strong man by his death. The word of God tells us that Christ purchased those nations by his blood. Revelation chapter 5 verse 9. They sang a new song saying worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals.

For you were slain and by your blood you ransomed the people for God from every tribe tongue language and nation. Revelation also says that the kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of who our Lord and of his Christ.

Why do the heathen nations rage. Psalm 2. And the Lord God sits in the heavens and he laughs. And he says. I have established my king on Zion my holy hill. I will tell of the decree. You are my son today I begotten.

You ask of me and I will give you the very nations as your inheritance the very ends of the earth as your possession. You shall rule them with a rod of iron and dash them to pieces like a potter's vessel.

This is our king. And he was offered those nations early on in his incarnate ministry on Satan's terms. And he said no we're doing on God's terms. Christ came and by his blood he purchased the nations.

And by the way hear me the realities of what being a part of that kingdom of darkness bring feet that are swift to shed blood. And we live in a nation whose feet are swift to shed blood. There are individuals in our city whose feet are swift to shed blood.

Why. Because they are far off. Because they remain in the kingdom of darkness. And the Lord Jesus himself tells us that by his power and by his authority. Matthew 18 or 28 18 through 20 Jesus says all power and all authority in heaven and on earth.

Again notice something happened. Satan had no no longer had authority anywhere. It was all Christ's something happened. But he said on the basis of that authority we go and we disciple who the nations.

This is the reality of what's taking place. Christ is in the process of plundering that strong man's house via his gospel which is the power of God unto salvation to the Jew first but also to the Gentile.

This is our king. And by this gospel and the power of the Holy Spirit he calls us to go and take part in rescuing those who are in bondage. The church must engage abortion because Christ demands it go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.

He says in Mark chapter 16 verse 15. And it's the church of Jesus Christ that has been given this message of reconciliation. So Paul says in 2 Corinthians 5 that in Christ God is currently reconciling the world to himself not counting their trespasses against them.

And he's given to us this message of reconciliation. And so brothers and sisters hear me this is the message that we've been given to proclaim. And there is no greater need of this hour than for men and women to stand with courage to stand with principle to stand on the truth and to proclaim that gospel faithfully to all those who are far off.

And brothers and sisters that includes fundamentally 1142 Grove Road where mothers and fathers are going to drive tomorrow to murder their children. What greater place is the need of the light of the gospel than the darkness of that place.

And so again brothers and sisters I want you to see this with your eyes. Turn to the book of Proverbs Proverbs chapter 24 if you would if you've been in this fight long at all you've heard this passage to Proverbs 24 11 to rescue those that are being led away to death.

Hold back those that are stumbling toward the slaughter. And again there's no greater description of what will take place tomorrow morning at 1142 Grove Road. Little image bearers of God will be taken away to death.

And God says to rescue them to hold them back to do all that we can to stand in the gap and interpose ourselves. I want you to notice what God says the verse immediately before Proverbs 24 11. Look at verse 10.

God says if you faint in the day of adversity your strength is small. Rescue those who are being taken away to death. Hold back those who are stumbling toward the slaughter. For far too long the church has fainted in her day of adversity.

And here's what I want you to think. And I want you to know this. Okay we hear the number 8 ,000 in 2023. What you're about to hear is 17 ,000 a week in our nation. 17 ,000 image bearers of God this week in our nation.

And we look at that. We say man what a massive enemy. And here's what I'm not here to tell you. I'm not here to tell you that this is not a massive huge enemy. But might I suggest that the church begins to view enemies of God in a different light than we have in the past.

And instead of looking at this enemy and cowering away in fear we would be like this little shepherd boy David who though the Israelites looked at Goliath and they saw a giant too big and they ran away and they cowered away.

And this little shepherd boy he saw the giant. It was a giant. He saw Goliath. But what does he say. He says who is this uncircumcised Philistine who thinks that he can don the battle lines of the living and true God.

And might I suggest brothers and sisters that is the paradigm shift that must take place in the Church of Jesus Christ. We don't lie to ourselves and say it's not an enemy. We don't lie to ourselves and say it's not a giant.

But David saw a giant that was too big to miss. That's what he saw. And might I suggest that's the paradigm shift that has to take place. Church don't faint in your day of adversity. Take the gospel faithfully to the gates of hell.

It's interesting we call 1142 Grove Road the gates of hell because it literally is a bunch of gates that have gotten bigger and taller. We've had to get bigger and taller ladders to to be able to preach over there and again.

We do that because we want moms to see the concern on our face. We don't want to just be some voice up in the clouds somewhere. We want moms to see the concern of our face. We want moms to see that we are actually telling the truth when we say that if you are here we'll adopt your baby.

We'll help you. We'll come alongside you we'll love you. So we do call this place the place of death but more fundamentally the gates of hell. But what does the Lord Jesus said of the gates of hell. He tells Peter after Peter exclaims that you are the Christ the Son of the Living God.

He says to Peter you are Peter. And on this rock I believe the rock there is the exhortation that Peter gave that Jesus Christ is the Son of the Living God. Jesus says I will build my church upon that rock that foundation.

And he says the gates of hell will not withstand who. It's the Church of the Living God. It's not the Republican Party it's not pro life organizations. It's the Church of the Living God who has been given victory over the gates of hell.

It's the Church of the Living God who the gates of hell will not withstand. And so brothers and sisters the time has long come for us to stop outsourcing this to everybody but ourself. And we take up arms in the way that Christ has given.

We take the sword of the Spirit the gospel that is the power of God unto salvation. And we wield it faithfully in our culture. And we allow God to work. Amen. Let me pray for you. Then we'll talk about this week just for a little bit.

Lord Jesus we thank you that your gospel is the power of God unto salvation and that God those who are far off today can be set free because of the work of Jesus on their behalf. And so Lord I pray for us as we take this week to pray very specifically God that you would end this scourge in our nation you would end it in our state.

God. We repent of your church as for our apathy towards this issue. We repent God of outsourcing this to everybody but ourselves and just throwing money at it. Lord Jesus we pray that you would stir in the hearts of your people today to love you with all their heart soul mind and strength.

And to love our neighbor both born and unborn as ourself. We ask it in the name of Jesus. Amen. So love life exists to essentially expose you the church to the reality what's taking place proximal to where you are.