Restoring Our Vision for Sexuality: Sermon at Hopewell Community Church

On 4/30/23, I had the honor of giving a very important sermon at church about God's beautiful plan for our sexuality and marriage! A church survey showed that the congregation wanted to understand the gender issue, so my pastor requested I address that, but I figured it would be even more important to start with establishing a foundation. God designed our bodies, particularly in the sexual difference and the call for man and woman to become one flesh in marriage, to reveal mysteries about God!

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My previous message at Hopewell (this latest message is sequel): https://youtu.be/hs6ict6TWXU

NOTE: clips from other videos are used for commentary and fall under Fair Use:
The Chosen scene with the Samaritan woman at the well: https://youtu.be/ordhsDeAt60
Desert Stream Ministries Living Waters promo video: https://vimeo.com/297776241

Videos by those who've taught me:
Christopher West at the Restored Hope Network 2015 Conference on TOB and Eros: https://youtu.be/f0mX8cyrCQY
Linda Seiler at RHN 2016 Conference on Why Gender Matters: https://youtu.be/yuOAwxMSwc0
Larry Crabb on Godly Masculinity and Femininity (and the core terrors of men and women): https://youtu.be/I3Kl8axpPWM

More videos by me to go deeper into the topics in my sermon:
My reflection on meeting Christopher West and what I've learned from TOB: https://youtu.be/zYuWX-Plwp8
God's Marital Passion through a TOB Lens: https://youtu.be/wDdBl4DgipM
Gender and Sexuality through a TOB Lens: https://youtu.be/kVXaIxRYSiU
Lust, Porn, & Fap through a TOB Lens: https://youtu.be/uRmrEzNIdec
Progressive and LGBT Christianity through a TOB Lens: https://youtu.be/Z7hyNp6Da4w
Feminism and the Gender War through a TOB Lens: https://youtu.be/CeVRz6Gi5iI
Beauty and Body Shame through a TOB Lens: https://youtu.be/uKdb-vzAlcs
Transgenderism through a TOB Lens: https://youtu.be/swAGgid1DC8
Me speaking at University of Valley Forge on Gender and Sexuality: https://youtu.be/NFw3jHsL3vw
Sexual Wholeness in a Sexually Broken World: https://youtu.be/7g8Sk_3W_sQ
The Jesus Revolution and Sexual Revival: https://youtu.be/jomWkn0kkvA

Timestamps:
00:03:22 - My story of planning an event at college.
00:07:05 - Why is this so scandalous?
00:10:12 - The split worldview and sin.
00:13:32 - Ephesians 5.
00:14:49 - The Great Mystery.
00:15:52 - Theology of the Body.
00:18:20 - JPII's Thesis Statement.
00:19:34 - Back to Genesis.
00:21:08 - The Image of God.
00:25:08 - Gendered Gifts.
00:27:44 - Man images God's masculinity.
00:34:05 - Woman images God's femininity.
00:38:51 - Summary of the Imago Dei.
00:40:13 - Design reveals destiny.
00:45:30 - God's marital love.
00:49:02 - Sexual morality.
00:51:41 - The Spousal Analogy and the Samaritan Woman.
01:01:23 - Augustine quote.
01:01:42 - Evangelism by desire.
01:04:13 - Be the Body of Christ (finishing my story).
01:06:31 - Starting Living Waters/CrossCurrent at church.
01:14:08 - How the service ended.

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