We Need to Talk: Pt. 3, Human Sexuality
This Sunday we will be talking about human sexuality, as we talked about homosexuality last week, this week we want to address the other aspects of human sexuality. We want to be open this Sunday as we look at Scripture, and as we look at the world, what does the world say about sex, but what does scripture say and how do we relate to those around us who may think differently than us.
when I was looking at an art piece I really wanted to show one of Jesus teaching as its important for us as we enter in to these hard conversations that we look to Jesus, our Lord and saviour and we look to his words. We believe that Jesus words lead to life abundantly and the words of the bible lead us in life, sometimes culture will say one thing and it will become more and more difficult for us to say what the bible says as truth, but we can hold firm to Jesus teaching that we should love God with everything we have and love our neighbours, even when we disagree.
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Discussion Questions
Is it hard to relate to neighbours and friends who think differently then yourself about sexual behaviour?
The bible doesn’t spell out word for word that sex before marriage is wrong, how and why should we as christians though still come to that conclusion?
Pornography is an epidemic, how can we as christians continue talking openly about it? what are ways that you have seen through experience or friends that helped them overcome?
Is it hard or uncomfortable to talk about sex and pornography? why do you think its such a hard topic for us to discuss?
after reading all of 1 corinthians 5, do you think Paul is too harsh in his statements? do you believe that there should be church discipline for those in the church who sin sexually? what can that church discipline look like if you agree?
How can we guard ourselves against what culture says about sex?
How can we understand Jesus teaching on adultery in Matthew 5:27-30? how dow we show grace to others and ourselves when we sin? how does Grace play a part in a all of this conversation on sex?
Below is a song that I remember listening to in high school, I think its a powerful song about how we should see ourselves and others, we are Gods children but we live in a broken world with people yearning connection and they can find it in wrong places and that as the church we need to be open, we need to be a place to have honest and hard conversations and to lift each other up in Love and correction.