Hot Topics: What The Bible Says About Sexuality & Marriage
Pastor Zach Bearss
July 16, 2023
Romans 1:18-32, 2:1-4, 1 John 4:7, 1 Corinthians 6:9-11, Galatians 5:13-20
Big Idea: Primary Identity is not your sexuality; It’s who you are as a man or woman in Christ. That comes from our admitting our sin and receiving his gift of life for us in faith. Then we become wise towards our own sin and the sins of others.
Connect: How have you entered conversations with those who are struggling in their sexuality, singleness, pornography, or something else. If you have not entered in what has prevented, you from having those conversations?
Engage: 1. Entitled – Putting God below us, Become foolish a. Where have you been entitled?
2. Exchange the truth for a lie- God gives us over, we degrade ourselves a. Where have you given over the truth for a lie?
Where have you seen one of these 3 idols of culture in your own life? Money, sex, or power? How have they shown up in your life or lives of others?
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We are all sinners – Depraved minds, evil, greed, envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice, gossips, slanderers, God- haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful, they invent ways of doing evil, they disobey their parents, no understanding, no fidelity no love no mercy. Where do you find yourself in these words? Which one of these do you struggle with?
“We need God’s words more than ever. He has not abandoned us to be raised in the orphanage of desire.” Rachel Gilson
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Live in Gospel Freedom- freedom is not to do whatever we want. Where have you seen agoodexampleofsomeonelivinginGospelfreedom? Gal.5:13-20
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How do we love? Where do you need grow your love muscle considering this message? WE are all really broken – Do not approve and do not judge.
Self-Righteousness is a more dangerous movement – What do you think of that statement.
Apply: What is the invitation to you considering this sermon? Where do you need to grow in patience and kindness towards others?
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