Relationships & Dating
Trevor Nashleanas
This is the fourth sermon in a four part sermon series entitled “Sex, Singleness, & Marriage.” When it comes to relationships and dating, most of us are confused at best or downright destructive at worst. Many of us want healthy relationships and marriages, but in a world full of bad examples is it even possible […]
Singleness and Marriage
Trevor Nashleanas
This is the third sermon in a four part sermon series entitled “Sex, Singleness, & Marriage.” It’s no secret. Our culture highly values sex, relationships and dating. In many ways, relationships and sexuality are valued, while singleness and marriage are viewed as curses. We want the pleasure of intimate relationship without the emptiness of sleeping […]
Sex: God, Gross, or Gift?
Trevor Nashleanas
This is the second sermon in a four part sermon series entitled “Sex, Singleness, & Marriage.” Whether we like it or not, sex plays a major role in the activities of our daily lives. It is woven into the fabric of our society in such a way that it’s easy for our understanding and view […]
Tolerance & Sexuality
Trevor Nashleanas
This is the first sermon in a four part sermon series entitled “Sex, Singleness, & Marriage.” In a world where everything is tolerated, sexuality gets distorted and confusion blurs the lines between God’s standards and our experiences. God, however, has clear boundaries for his people. Our lives, including our sexuality, should be informed and shaped […]
Singleness
Mike Sandusky
Paul paints a picture of singleness as a good gift from God. It is a season of life for some who eventually get married, and for others it is a lifelong gift. Regardless, we can be content in singleness, and use this unique status as a way to serve God uniquely. It is a valuable […]
Bad Sex
Mike Sandusky
The Corinthians were a sexually perverse and sexually liberated culture. They sought to justify their lifestyle by appealing to law and to nature, even comparing sexual desire to hunger. People are more than food, and we are more than just our desires. Paul responds wisely and goes on to explain why sexual sins are so […]
Good Sex
Mike Sandusky
There are 2 common mindsets about sex in our culture, sex is god, or sex is ungodly, the Corinthians had both mindsets in the church. The reality is, that God has created sex as a gift for marriage. Sex is more than just physical intimacy, it is 2 becoming one flesh, it implies marriage as […]
Sexual Sin and Christians
Mike Sandusky
Paul addresses a serious sexual sin in the Corinthians church that they were boasting about. Mike answered the question what is sexual sin by telling us the purpose of sex, marriage between a man and a woman. Paul brings correction to the Corinthians, revealing that we can be arrogant about sin (revealing we are immature […]