Episodes
Sunday Nov 29, 2015
Sexuality: Distortion
Sunday Nov 29, 2015
Sunday Nov 29, 2015
⌂ Calling Evil Good? ….. Malachi 2:17-18
⌂ Grace --------------------Truth
▲
Balance
▼
People --------------------Word of God
⌂ Design - - - - → Direction - - - - → Distortion
• Does the Creator have the absolute and solitary
right to determine the distortions of His boundaries?
☼ What is Distortion?
□ Distortion is sinful rebellion against a holy God who has
designed and given clear directions regarding our sexuality.
• I Timothy 1: 8-11
⌂ porneia
⌂ arsenokoites
☼ The Distortion of Desire
□ Your Desires …. James 1:14-15
□ Your War ….. I Peter 2:11
□ Your Body…. Instructions > I Corinthians 6:9-20
☼ God - Truth - Desire ….
◊ Wrath ……Romans 1:18-20
◊ Becoming a fool ….. Romans 1:21-23
◊ Truth for a Lie? ….. Romans 1:24-25
◊ Shame ….. Romans 1:26-27
◊ Depravity …. Romans 1:28-32
☼ 7 Things Jesus Would Say to those who Distort Sexuality
╬ I love you…… Romans 5:8
╬ I understand rejection …. Luke 18:31-33
╬ I also was tempted …. Hebrews 2:17-18
╬ I want more for you…. I Timothy 2: 3-4
╬ I will be here for you….. I Peter 5:7
╬ I will forgive you….. Colossians 2:13-15
╬ I can transform you….. I Corinthians 6:9-11 / II Corinthians 3:18
Sunday Nov 22, 2015
Love Is All You Need
Sunday Nov 22, 2015
Sunday Nov 22, 2015
“Love”… a cultural buzzword
Matthew 24:12
I John 3:18
II Corinthians 13:5
Love has boundaries
I John 1:5
Proverbs 13:24
Truth & love… hand & glove
Ephesians 4:14-15
I Corinthians 13:6
John 17:17 & 8:32
Love desires health & growth for the one loved
Ephesians 4:15
John 14:6 & 1:4
Love challenges, provokes
Proverbs 27:17
Mark 10:20-22
Galatians 4:16
Proverbs 27:6
Love overcomes fear
I John 4:18
Love is humble
Matthew 7:5
John 1:14
Sunday Nov 15, 2015
Sexuality: Direction
Sunday Nov 15, 2015
Sunday Nov 15, 2015
● Design → Direction → Distortion
● Created → in the Image of God
→ Gender
→ One Flesh = Marriage
☼ Boundaries ….. Genesis 2:24-25
□ Single … I Corinthians 7:25-28 / 32-35
“We follow a Savior who created sexuality
….but never got married or had sex, yet
lived life to the full.”
□ Married …. Ephesians 5:21-33
◊ Marriage was designed to reflect God’s glory.
◊ God spoke the design & direction of marriage
into existence.
◊ God performs the two become one flesh union.
◊ Marriage is a symbol of Christ & the church.
⌂ Defining Real Love….
Eros ↔ Agape
romantic divine
⌂ The Real Test of Love…. I Corinthians 13:4-8a
☼ Crash
⌂ The Fall …. Genesis 3
→Sin always cause distortion
⌂ Divorce …. Matthew 19:1-12
□ Questioning Jesus
□ Two Rabbis’ > Hillel / Shammai
☼ Worship God….not Marriage …. II Corinthians 5:14-15
► Change Your Marriage!
1. Fire Your Inner Lawyer.
2. Prepare to Run to Jesus.
3. Ask → How can I make your life better?
4. Learn to express gratitude.
Sunday Nov 08, 2015
Sexuality : Design
Sunday Nov 08, 2015
Sunday Nov 08, 2015
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Sunday Nov 01, 2015
Suffering part 2... Presence
Sunday Nov 01, 2015
Sunday Nov 01, 2015
Jesus’ diary… Psalms 22:1-3
“How distressed I am”… Luke 12:50
Luke 22:44
Mathew 26:36-44
Luke 19:10
Mark 10:45
Mathew 16:21-23
Jesus our brother… Hebrews 2:9-18
Hebrews 5:8
Psalms 34:18
Hebrews 4:14-16
Comfort-- pay it forward… II Corinthians 1:3-4