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Order of Service
Song – Holy Forever
Song – May The Mind of Christ
Welcome
Kids’ Spot
Birthday Song
Ministry Matters
Confession & Creed
Meet Rob Smith
Bible Reading – Matthew 19:4-12
Sermon – Mere Humanity: Meeting the Transgender Challenge – Rob Smith
Prayers
Song – Who You Say I Am
Bible passage
Matthew 19:4-12 – New International Version
4 “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ 5 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? 6 So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.”
7 “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
8 Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. 9 I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
10 The disciples said to him, “If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry.”
11 Jesus replied, “Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given. 12 For there are eunuchs who were born that way, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by others—and there are those who choose to live like eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. The one who can accept this should accept it.”
Sermon Outline
Mere Humanity: Meeting the Transgender Challenge
Introduction
The transgender tipping-point!
- Unpacking transgender
- a) Transgender experience
- b) Transgender ideology
- c) The interplay between them
- What does the Bible say?
- a) Sex and gender in the beginning
- b) Sex and gender in the end
- c) Sex and gender in the middle
- How should we respond?
- a) A word to those who are afflicted
- b) A word to those who are confused
- c) A word to church communities
Conclusion
Grace and truth in practice
Next Week’s Topic
Walking in the Light – 1 John 1:1-2:17 – Chris Jolliffe
Communication slip
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