Eastern Hills Baptist Church
A five week sermon series
Welcome to Eastern Hills Baptist Church
We are so glad that you decided to join us in worship today. Here at Eastern Hills we realize that we are all in different places on our journey with Christ, and that's okay. Whether you are a seeker, looking for answers, or a long-time follower of Christ, you are welcome here.
Genesis 1:26-28 CSB
Today's Question:
Is abortion wrong?
The real question:
What is the unborn?
Today's Points:
1) Abortion is wrong biblically.
2) Abortion is wrong philosophically.
Size:
Level of development:
Environment:
Degree of dependency:
3) There's still grace for those who have experienced abortion.
Amos 1:13 CSB
Exodus 21:22-25 CSB
Genesis 9:6 CSB
Psalms 139:13-15 CSB
John 3:16 CSB
“We of today know that man… starts life as an embryo within the body of the [pregnant] female; and that the embryo is formed from the fusion of two single cells, the ovum and the sperm. This all seems so simple and evident that it is difficult to picture a time when it was not part of the common knowledge.”
— Dr. Alan Guttmacher, former President of Planned Parenthood, Life in the Making: The Story of Human Procreation
“[Being]… a member of a given species is something that can be determined scientifically…There is no doubt that from the first moments of its existence an embryo conceived from human sperm and eggs is a human being.”
— Abortion rights supporter Peter Singer, Practical Ethics, 2nd ed.
Facing Objections
A: Subjective vs. Objective Claims.
B: Attacking PEOPLE rather than arguments.
C: Begging the question (assuming what you're trying to prove).
1 John 1:9 CSB
Isaiah 43:25 CSB
Psalms 22:9-10 CSB
For discussion this week:
-- Instead of discussion questions for this very intense topic, spend time this week in prayer for those facing an unwanted or unplanned pregnancy, for those who are considering abortion, and for those who have undergone abortion.