Pastor Jim came full throttle with the Sex, Singleness, & Marriage series over the last few weeks. He spoke on things most pastors and churches try to avoid. For me though, it couldn’t have come at a better time. Every service I felt more and more convicted yet at the same time I was totally okay with it. Read More…

The last seven weeks, through the Sex, Singleness, & Marriage series, we have seen God be very faithful to bring dark things into light, restore relationships, and, drown us in grace – grace that covers over even the darkest and most shameful things that we tend not to speak of. This has led to great joy and worship in our body. Praise Him! Read More…

I long to be married. I truly desire a godly husband who will lead me and our family well. And often, this desire becomes my ultimate. This idea that once I am married I will be satisfied, complete, fulfilled. And in these times it is impossible for me to view singleness as a gift. Instead it becomes punishment. Read More…

This Sunday, as we continue our series on Sex, Singleness & Marriage, we will cover “Singleness/Dating”. The church has done a disservice to singles, by and large, through poor teaching and segmenting singles from the rest of the church (singles-only groups, married-only groups, even with the ubiquitous Singles Ministry [usually named something very positive and effervescent] that all churches seem to have). Read More…

We are now well into our series, Sex, Singleness, & Marriage. Before we move to teaching on singleness, divorce, and the marriage roles, I think its important to outline some of what we have already covered. Read More…

Sex, singleness, and marriage. Each of those words carries a number of meanings that have been formed and fashioned out of various experiences in my life. And until recently none of those meanings were biblical. Each has carried weight as an idol, as an ultimate desire, as a way to find fulfillment or purpose. And each has failed. Each has been scarred by sin, both my own and others’, and often defined by the deep wounds and hurts that resulted.  Read More…

If you are currently single you might think that some of the sermons in our upcoming Sex, Singleness, & Marriage series are not for you. We agree with Tim Keller that, actually, a biblical understanding of marriage is exactly what you need now, and not just because most of you will someday get married:  Read More…