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Gender and Sexuality

How should Christians think about these things. Introduction If you had told me thirty years ago that the issue of my day as a 45 year old man would be that we as a collective culture can't define what a man or a woman is, I would not have believed you. If you had told me that we would have major medical…

NOTE: This is a manuscript, and not a transcript of this message. The actual presentation of the message differed from the manuscript through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Therefore, it is possible, and even likely that there is material in this manuscript that was not included in the live presentation…

The Lies We Tell Ourselves Let’s just jump right in… Our culture tells us many lies about sex and sexuality It tells us that sex doesn’t matter but also that sex is the most important thing about us. It tells us that gender is a social construct but also that gender is whatever I make it. It tells us…

State: The three directives we have been given so far about dealing with hardship, struggle or opposition are: 1) Ask God to reveal any thing that you need to cast off and no longer be associated with: People Activities 2) Deal with any active sin, unconfessed sin, unforgiveness (be working on it) 3)…

Introduction What do other gods all have in common? They are all made in the image of man or some other created thing with the characteristics of the ones that seek to worship the idol. What is different between God and the false gods? God has made man in His own image and we are told how we ought to…

Introduction A weird period for those of us who love the Olympics. A delay for this last summer games which puts the winter games within a few months. The official American team pulling out. Mixed Medley Relay. 2 men and 2 women. When looking at records, the men will have the faster times. Why? Is it…

Our Scripture Lesson this morning is taken from 1 Corinthians 10:31-11:16 : So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. Give no offense to Jews or to Greeks or to the church of God, just as I try to please everyone in everything I do, not seeking my own advantage, but…

John I s Born The Arch angel Gabriel 9 months ago came to Zechariah in the temple you will have a son you will name him John Names are given by the Father as showing sovereignty over his children God named this boy showing sovereignty God has a special purpose for this child Zechariah had a problem believing…

The measure of a Man 27 God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them. 28 There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus. What happened to Manhood? 13 The…

Announcements Please take the time to look over the online bulletin and the online events calendar that you can find at southcharlottebaptist.org/hub. Those ladies planning to attend the Mountain Retreat in November will have a meeting this coming Sunday morning right after the service. All Staff Meeting…

INTRODUCTION New theme for July: ‎Be Alert and Cautious to Discern Deception Deception Defined Deception - Imposing a false idea, impression, or belief that hides the truth and causes ignorance, bewilderment, or helplessness. Think of a time your were deceived and the effect it had on you A new Job A…

Intro Imagine for a moment that you are on a journey to a wonderful place. It’s a lovely place, it’s the best place that you could ever imagine. Now, you are on that journey, but how are you going to get there? You have two paths that lie before you one that is wide open and relatively flat, and there…

Introduction Good morning. It’s a joy to be with you today. I want to welcome those joining us online and thank you for choosing to worship with us when there are a lot of other options out there. We thank you for joining us and hope the Lord blesses you from His Word today. Go ahead and open your Bible…

Peace we all need! This series we started a couple of weeks ago, we looked at The definition of peace State of harmony, tranquility, absence of hostility/conflict; an inner tranquility enjoyed by Christians who put trust in God We look at Jesus our Prince of Peace (ref: Isa9:6 ) Prophesied, came, fulfilled,…

Today we are discussing Biblical marriage and homosexual marriage.

Last week we spoke on the Gospel and Faith. As someone put it, “unrestrained loyalty.” The Gospel is the power of God for salvation It is Gods righteousness revealed to man It is applied to faith. It starts with Jesus and ends with Jesus - AMEN Today we look at the flip side Paul’s talks about salvation…

Have you noticed how the world is changing around us? There are philosophies being taught in the schools that say if you are white, you are evil. Even though you might not no it, you are a racist. We believe the bible, that all people are created special and with value in the eyes of God. They are saying…

What is the "perfect" referred to in 1 Corinthians 13:10? Is it the second coming of Jesus? The Bible? Maturity in Christ?

Introduction: We have mentioned already that this book is one of the Pastoral Epistles - consisting of 1 and 2 Timothy as well as Titus. And we discussed how these books are all about order in the church. Well today we come to a difficult passage for our culture. This is a sermon that was really not…

What Is The Image of God? When we speak of the image of God…what is it? God is a spirit, He isn’t physical like us. When we speak of the image of God, it isn’t a physical likeness. He uses terms such as arm, eyes, & hands; but these are anthropomorphisms or terms human traits to describe heavenly truths.…

GOOD NEWS HAS AN ENEMY Holy Week As we continue through this week we’ve arrived at Thursday. And Jesus is going to celebrate Passover with his disciples. We will talk more about Passover in the coming weeks. We will talk more about the Last Supper meal in the coming weeks. But this morning we are going…

Familiar story, differing interpretations Mary good, Martha bad -> we should pray, not work. I’ve seen the fruit of the Spirit at work in kitchens as much as I have in study groups Related to grace vs works. Something else going on? Competition for Jesus’ affection, Jesus chooses Mary. Belittles sisters,…

Intro: Many people have hated me for my stance on Scripture. I am just hard headed enough not to bend or budge on what the Word plainly says. I do not waiver because of the changing of times, perhaps this is a gift and a curse, being this stubborn. However, when it comes to the Word of God it is definitely…

John 7:19-31 "Identifying with Jesus"