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Born This Way

So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. — Genesis 1:27

Boys and girls. The differences associated with gender are part of the original design of the world. When God created humanity to represent him, he chose to make us boys and girls. The two first image-bearers of God were inherently different from each other. Therefore, we need to understand that the “image” of God is somehow related to the “differences” created by gender.

How we view sexuality determines how we view God. How we express sexuality is how we express the image of God in us.

Most Recent Message in this Series

Mar 4, 2012

080-04 :: Born This Way Part 04 :: The Power of the Flesh

Our flesh and our gender are intertwined. That’s obvious. What isn’t so obvious is how strong the power of the flesh can be in our lives. In this message, Pastor Jeff tackles the issue of those temptations that are specifically related to gender and relationship issues. We also used a few YouTube videos for illustrative […]

All Messages in this Series

Feb 12, 2012

080-01 :: Born This Way Part 01 :: Boys and Girls

In this message, Pastor Jeff takes on the challenge of starting a new series to address gender differences from a biblical point of view. From a humorous beginning to a poignant and tear-stained conclusion, this message is a race through some of the most difficult Scripture passages on gender issues. You might not agree with […]

Feb 14, 2012

A Blessing for Men

I read this over the men to close out my message on Feb. 12, 2012. Brother, you are strong. You were made by God himself, fashioned from the earth and wired to be both responsible and capable. You are the recipient of the highest respect from God himself who didn’t demand your allegiance before demonstrating […]

Feb 14, 2012

A Blessing for Women

I read this over the women to close out my message on Feb. 12, 2012. Sister, you are so beautiful. The light of the heavens shines in your gentle eyes. God made you from the rib of another so that you would always know the depth of need for love, connection, and wholeness. And you […]

Feb 19, 2012

080-02 :: Born This Way Part 02 :: The Purpose of Marriage

Marriage was designed by God for harmony, cooperation, vulnerability, and procreation / family. But more than that, marriage is a unique representation of the image of God. The POINT of marriage is to represent God, the result of doing so is joy! How do you represent God? It’s a one-sided, total abandon demonstration of love, […]

Feb 26, 2012

080-03 :: Born This Way Part 03 :: The Privilege of Singleness

The image of God is beautifully expressed through the harmony of boy and girl and it is vividly seen in marriage, but there is still a great privilege to being single. Jesus was single, he said that those who could accept singleness should accept it, and Paul affirmed the freedom singleness brings to a person […]

Mar 4, 2012

080-04 :: Born This Way Part 04 :: The Power of the Flesh

Our flesh and our gender are intertwined. That’s obvious. What isn’t so obvious is how strong the power of the flesh can be in our lives. In this message, Pastor Jeff tackles the issue of those temptations that are specifically related to gender and relationship issues. We also used a few YouTube videos for illustrative […]

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