In an increasingly hostile culture where people often pit one against another with conflicting viewpoints, the apprentice of Jesus must ask what his/her response should be in this area of gender, sexuality, and identity. Do we protest? Stay silent? In looking at John chapter 4 Jesus speaks to all of us about this issue and maps out a beautiful response.

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08 Gender and Sexuality: Where Do We Go From Here?

In Part 7 of our Loved Series, we explore the topic of gender identity and we look at God's gift of the body, how we are called to follow Jesus in our body, and how we are to live as a people of compassion in His body.

07 Gender Identity & The Gift of the Body

In Part 6 of our Loved Series, we explore gender dysphoria and we anchor our love in the compassion of Jesus. This is the first part of a two-part mini-series on Gender.

06 Gender Dysphoria & the Compassion of Jesus

In Part 5 of our Loved Series Dr. Brad Harper takes some time to address how the church is called to be a people of love- a people who genuinely love all of our neighbors with the love of Jesus.

05 Space at the Table

In Part 4 of our Loved Series, we begin by watching the posture of Jesus in John 8 as he protects a woman caught in adultery. Then, we walk through various arguments that teachers who affirm same-sex marriage make when it comes to Jesus and the Scriptures. Finally, Scott and Nikki White join us and share their story of living in a mixed-orientation marriage.   *video was recorded at the Walnut Grove campus

04 Gay Marriage & the Scriptures Pt.2

In Part 3 of the Loved series we walk through various Scriptures and ask the question: “Would God condone a covenantal monogamous same-sex marriage?” Jon Mair joins us and shares his story of living in a mixed-orientation marriage.   *video recorded at the Walnut Grove campus

03 Gay Marriage And The Scriptures (pt.1)

In Part 2 of our Loved Series we explore Jesus’ own definition of marriage which is anchored in the book of Genesis, we explore Jesus’ picture of a celibate single life, and we talk about sex and the role it plays in a marriage. We end by catching a vision of the new family that Jesus is forming- a family of faith. For more context, listen to a previous message from 2015 on Divorce from the Sermon on the Mount series. Sermon on Divorce *video recorded at the Walnut Grove campus

02 Marriage, Single Life, and the Family of Jesus

In Part 1 of our Loved series, we explore how our secular age has made sex and romance king and how attractions became identities. We explore our identity as the beloved children of God. *video recorded at the Walnut Grove campus

01 Sexuality, Identity, and Jesus

Have you ever stopped to think - what is joy, really? Is it owning a dog (NEVER a cat), eating ice cream on a hot day, or enjoying a Christmas movie with the family? Those things bring us happiness or pleasure, but they are not joy.CS Lewis once said, "I doubt whether anyone who has tasted joy would ever, if both were in his power, exchange it for all the pleasures in the world.”Scripture points us to joy in knowing that because of Jesus, the world has been made right and is being made right.

The Beauty of Joy

God desires peace for the human soul. That is why peace was prophesied in Isaiah and announced in John. We also desire peace - it is the equilibrium for us, and we know when it is off. That is why conflict causes anxiety in us.But what does real peace mean? Is it a good book in front of the fireplace? Is it the absence of conflict? God tells us it is much more, and though there is a price to pay for it, it is a price worth paying every single time.

A Light of Peace

The light shines in the darkness and the darkness did not put it out. We can have hope in our darkness because the Light has come into the world, became one of us, and defeated the powers of darkness on the cross. Our hope is based on the reality of what God has already accomplished and the promise of a new creation.

Hope in the Darkness

We are creatures who have an intrinsic need for justice. We feel better when we see people who have wronged 'get what they deserved.' And yet, in this portion of Jesus teaching us how to pray, he makes it clear that his desire is for forgiveness, not restitution. In doing so, he makes a cry for injustice - both in terms of what we deserve AND what others deserve from us. It may sound nice, but when the rubber hits the road and we think of actual people who have hurt us, forgiveness and injustice become much more difficult to live out. But it is how Jesus taught us how to live and it is what Kingdom living is all about.

Forgive Us As We Forgive Others

Give Us Today Our Daily Bread

What did Jesus mean when he told his followers that he would make them 'fishers of people'? What image conjures up in our minds when we think about sharing our faith?In looking at an encounter of Jesus with a Samaritan woman, we see a picture of what can happen when we follow Jesus.

Fishers of People

What does it mean to REALLY follow Jesus? What did he intend it to mean when he extended the invitation to his first followers? It was a very radical call then, and it is just as radical a call for those who wish to follow him today.

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