What to Know for Tonight!
Series: What Can God Tell Me To Do?
Lesson -Why does God care who I’m attracted to?
Scripture – 1 Thessalonians 4:1-8
Hey Parents!
Tonight we continue our series on truth and submission to King Jesus in a very hot button topic: homosexuality and gender identity. I want to answer the question, what exactly does the Bible say about LGBTQ and why would it be against something so accepted in our culture today?
I’m excited to dive into the Word and answer some of the most common questions about a topic that’s caused much strife in and out of the Church. Ultimately, the main point is not about any one type of sin but the God who died and rose again to free us from the slavery of sin and adopted us into His family! Our identity doesn’t come from our ethnicity, orientation, but from the fact that we are made in the image of God and have been called to be children of God.
Watch the video below for more info on the series!
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Questions for the Ride Home
1 Thessalonians 4: 1-8
- Read 1 Thessalonians 4:2-5. What does God want for us? Why?
- How is this issue and ultimately all sexual immorality issues fundamentally about identity?
- How should we engage in this conversation? Are there areas you still feel confused or unconvinced about?
- What’s our responsibility to our neighbors in sin?
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May Catechism
How do I love my neighbor?
My neighbor is made in the image of God so I will love my neighbor because Jesus does. My neighbor is not just those who are close to me or like me, but anyone that God has put in my life. Therefore, I will look not only to my own interests, but to those of my neighbor as well. I will follow Jesus’s example by looking for opportunities to generously love and serve those around me.
Scripture – 1 John 4:19-21
We love because he first loved us. If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
Conversation Question:
If everyone is made in the image of God, then what am I doing to God if I hate or mistreat someone He’s created?