YA For Life

11/01/2026

Join us as we pray today. Lord, hear our prayer.

10/31/2026

God cares for us through our relationships with others. He wears the mask of a friend when we are in need of comfort, the mask of a teacher when we need help with homework, and the mask of a pastor when He delivers His Word and Sacrament to us. However, sin often isolates us from others. The devil uses this isolation to make us feel alone and unloved. But these thoughts are lies. When we are with others, particularly the people of God, we hear the truth: we are loved by God. We can be certain of this because He created, redeemed, and called us to faith. We are His. This truth is far more powerful than the lies of isolation.

10/30/2026

As we move through Church Worker Appreciation Month, today we thank God for all Directors of Church Ministry (DCM) who not only work to support the faith journey of a church's parishioners but also support the leadership of the congregation. DCMs have a unique position where they get to serve and support God's people and the servants of God in all that they do, through each trial and tribulation. Please pray for God's blessing on the work of all DCMs, that their work would continue to uphold the lives of all God's people in the church.

10/29/2026

Life Week 2027 is three months away! We have amazing speakers lined up this year, and they are excited to share their topical and Gospel-motivated message with each of you! Our speakers' presentations for Sunday through Wednesday will be pre-recorded and posted on the Lutherans For Life and Y4Life YouTube channels. Thursday through Saturday, youth and young adults are invited to join us LIVE in Washington, D.C. for Y4Life and YA For Life in Washington, D.C.! These sessions will be available on the Y4Life and Lutherans For Life YouTube channels in the weeks following the event.
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Check out all the Life Week resources at: https://lutheransforlife.org/life-week-2027/

10/29/2026

As we move through Church Worker Appreciation Month, today we thank God for all Directors of Family Life Ministry (DFLM) who have the wonderful job of upholding God's gift of family. Family is a gift from God and is a place of comfort and support for each of its members. Unfortunately, families are often attacked by the devil, which is where the work of a DFLM is most important, as they walk alongside families and give them resources they can use to overcome difficulties in faith. Please pray that God would continue to use DFLMs to uphold the gift of families throughout His church!

10/29/2026

Life News for November is now available to download and share with your congregation.

https://lutheransforlife.org/resources/life-news/

Life News is a monthly bulletin insert with life issue news, great quotes, and more.

Life News is a great way to keep your church informed on life issues all year long!

Life News is available as a free, reproducible, PDF.

10/28/2026

The Reformation was an era of recovery and faithful proclamation of the Gospel beginning in 1517 when Dr. Martin Luther pinned his 95 theses to the doors of Castle Church in Wittenberg. This document was meant to call Pope Leo X to repent for his various doctrinal errors, but soon spread its way throughout Germany. Luther, alongside other faithful reformers, contributed the initial documents of the Lutheran Confessions including the Small and Large Catechisms and the Augsburg Confession. These documents proclaim the sweet message of the Gospel, that we are saved by grace through faith, on account of Christ Jesus. This saving faith is a free gift of God, not a result of works. Since the Reformation was a time of recovery of this blessed Gospel, the motto of the time was “Verbum Domini Manet in Aeternum,” which means, “The Word of the Lord endures forever.” To learn more about The Festival of the Reformation visit https://allthehousehold.com/festival-of-the-reformation/.

We invite you to sing with us the hymn, “Salvation unto Us Has Come,” found on page 555 of the Lutheran Service Book. The sixth stanza proclaims the sacrifice Christ made to uphold our lives.

10/28/2026

NEW BOOK ALERT! Young adults, if you love to read and discuss great books, join Bookish: The YA For Life Book Club. In November, we'll be reading Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters by Abigail Shrier! This is a nonfiction novel, dealing with life issues, such as family and gender.
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Join the Bookish Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bookishyaforlifebookclub

10/26/2026

One week left to submit an entry!

Let your little one's creativity flow! We invite all Lil' Lutherans in kindergarten through second grade to design a mug around the Bible verse Isaiah 9:6. Entries may be digital or hand-drawn and should be submitted to Cori Meier by November 1st, 2026!

Head to the link in our bio to find full details, entry forms, and size guides.

https://yaforlife.org/kidz-zone/lil-lutherans-4-life/

10/26/2026

One week left to submit an entry!

Calling all middle school students (3rd-5th grade)! We invite all Y4Life Jr. youth to create a sock design based on the 2026 Life Week theme, John 10:10: "That They May Have Life!" Entries may be digital or hand-drawn and should be original in content (not copied from the internet or AI). All entries must be submitted to Cori Meier by November 1, 2026.

Visit the link below to view the full details, entry forms, and size guide.

https://yaforlife.org/kidz-zone/y4life-jr/