We live in a culture today that has lost its moral
compass. Unfortunately, this truth about
our culture has also very much influenced the church in America. Many today that are regular church-goers lack
a definitive understanding of where “true north” is when it comes to
Biblical morality and human sexuality.
Beginning this Sunday, July 20, at Gaylord E-Free Church we will be
starting a new 7-week series that we are entitling, “Sexuality: Honest Questions;
Honest Answers.” The goal of this series
is to give a clear overview of what the Bible teaches about human
sexuality.
We will begin this series by looking at human sexuality
as God intended it. Remember, God is the
one who created sexuality. If we are
going to be able to identify the counterfeits to God’s intention, we must first
have a solid understanding of God’s original pattern and purpose for human
sexuality. From there we will answer the
question, “What does moral purity look like?” Has God's original pattern and purpose for human sexuality changed? Are there lines that should not be crossed when it comes to human sexuality? If so, where are those lines? We will also be taking two weeks during this series to
examine closely what the Bible really teaches about homosexuality. And just as important, we will be answering
the question, “How should the church respond to homosexuals?”
On the final two weeks of this series, I will be doing
something I have never done before in 28 years of being a pastor. Over the first five weeks, you can submit
questions you have about the Bible and human sexuality. For the message portion of our services on
the last two Sundays of our series, I will be giving honest answers from the Bible to your
honest questions. You can turn in those questions
in one of several ways. You can email me
at sdistler@gaylordefree.org. Or
you can write down your question and put it in the box located at the Welcome
Center outside our church auditorium or place it in a sealed envelope with my
name on it and drop it in the offering.
It is fine to submit questions anonymously.
I would like to invite you to join us for this culturally
relevant series, “Sexuality: Honest Questions; Honest Answers.” Along with attending one of our three Sunday morning
services here at the Gaylord E-Free Church in Gaylord, Michigan, there are also
many others ways that you can be part of this series no matter where you live:
You can listen live to the audio of our 9am service on The
Eagle (101.5 FM) in Northern Michigan or via the radio station’s live stream at
www.radioeaglesports.com
You can watch the video of our 9am service through our church
website’s live video stream at www.gaylordefree.org
At any time after Sunday you can watch the archived video
of the service also through our church website at www.gaylordefree.org
