March 2023 Volume 38, Issue 1
Life News
Promoting the sanctity of life
A message from our (new) chair...
Inside this issue
Beloved of God, grace and peace to you from God our Father and the
Message from the chair…..1
Lord, Jesus Christ!
Messages of Hope ..............2
What a privilege to be able to write you this
LfL out and about ...............4
message of encouragement in my new role
Bill before parliament………5
as chair for the Lutherans for Life here in Australia. We have a wonderful group of
Encouraging witness.………6
people who have come together with the
Thanks!....................................7
common desire to promote the value of
Prayer points…………………...8
human life, created in the image of God,
and held in such high esteem by Him. We also seek to provide information about the Pastor Joseph Theodorsen
goings on in our communities and legisla-
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tion as it relates to the value of life. Why?
We believe this is an important topic in our local areas and the wider world. Sadly, we have seen over the last few decades the sanctity and value of human life eroded away, to where, for many, humanity is seen as no more special or important than any other animal. In Christ, though, we know that humanity is indeed
Life News is the newsletter of Lutherans for Life Est. in 1987
specially created by God for His glory, to the point that He even deigned to give
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His own life in order that we might be saved. Thanks be to God!
Lutheran Church of Australia.
We have been given the unique privilege to come together, in the face of great darkness, to be a light in this world, and we pray that the work we do will be fulfilling Christ’s call to us in the Gospel of Matthew to: ‘…let your light shine before
others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father who is in heaven.’ May this issue of Life News be an encouragement to you as you hear the incredible ways God is working amongst us to protect the most vulnerable of our community and let His light shine in His world.
In Christ, Joseph Theodorsen—LFL Chair
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