Preacher: Jeremy Herbert
Text: Ephesians 5, 1 Timothy 3, 1 Corinthians 6
Theme:
Thesis: the church must glorify God by being clear, compelling, and compassionate on issues of sexuality and gender.
Notes:
How we walk in this world
- Walk in light
- Walk in love
- Walk in wisdom
- Walk in the Spirit
Why God created marriage
- Sanctification–holiness>happiness
- Illustration–marriage is a picture of the gospel
- Union–marriage is a covenant relationship between husband & wife–and God
- Procreation–
Union
- The marriage relationship is a covenant relationship
- There are times when affection won’t carry the marriage–but covenant will
- Union is both love and law
- God gave physical intimacy as a gift to deepen the bond of the covenant relationship
- Gods gifts enjoyed outside the parameters of Gods design will result in sin and sorrow
Procreation
- In one sense, God means procreation to be a means of multiplying and filling the earth
Why the church must speak clearly
- Salt and light is what we are
- It matters to God
- It is part of the creation mandate
- It is part of loving our neighbor
- It is a moral issue
- The church is a pillar and ground of the truth
- It’s a gospel issue
Live It Out!
- We need to be clear
- We need to be compelling
- We need to be compassionate
- We need to offer hope
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