I see two issues driving our culture: Money and Sex. God's story deals with both, so we're helping people with both.
We're starting Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University (13-week-course) on February 23rd.
Today I announced we're starting a weekend series on sex March 7th & 8th. The topic is too important to ignore; the issue to critical to neglect.
Clarifying the need for God's guidance in our sex-crazed culture, I played this video in our services this weekend.
1 Thessalonians 4:7 - God hasn't invited us into a disorderly, unkempt life but into something holy and beautiful—as beautiful on the inside as the outside.
Great video. Great topic. My God add his blessing to your preaching.
Posted by: John Meunier | February 15, 2009 at 08:38 PM
I find myself jumping for the remote to flip away from many commercials just so my son won't see the images. It also makes you wonder just what we are seeing and not thinking twice about. Most of us wouldn't choose to have those images in our heads, but before we can stop them there they are messing with our thoughts. Satan has done a bang-up job telling everyone they need sex sex sex and has destroyed generations doing so. The flip side is that with sex being stuffed down our throats many of our children may grow up not wanting anything to do with sex and will never know God's plan for sex. What a drag.
Posted by: brianburris | February 15, 2009 at 10:50 PM
Mark,
You were right when you said God designed sex and commanded Adam and Eve to have sex. It is for our pleasure and solidifies a married couples relationship of love. Like he does with all that is good from God, satan wishes to destroy or excelerate sex. It was told to us by Jesus that this would happen in the end times:
Matt. 24:12-13 "And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold. But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved."
Posted by: James Kytta | February 16, 2009 at 01:01 PM