SEX. I Should Really Get Some Hits Off This One!!

“Sex.” There, we said it out loud.

Now that the shock is over that such a topic could be talked about in the Sunday AM assembly, we must not stop here. Rather, we must continue on in this explorative process of finding spiritual formation surrounding human sexuality.

As we learned last Sunday, God desires men and women in marital relationships to embrace the joy of sex. In its purest sense, sexuality is the pre-packaged gift of God in all of his creation. Male and female he created them – and, as we see in the garden, what God made was both good and a reflection of his love for his creation. Contrary to what we’ve all been taught, it goes beyond procreation – it has everything to do with relationship, and when enjoyed in its purest state, sex is a magical, intoxicating blessing.

If indeed sexuality has such a theological stance in the formation of God’s creation, then it should go without saying that the church should be and is the prime authority for educating the world. But as we learned, only 2% of incoming college freshmen in America believed that the church had any significant role in regard to instruction about sexuality. 2%!! How can that be true, one might ask? Simple – the church has been better at propagating myths about sexuality than God’s truth and intent. In fear, we’ve taught that sex is a dirty thing and undesirable – an abomination if you will. We’ve also shown, both by our action and inaction, that sexuality is a secretive thing that is best not talked about at all. Finally, we’ve threatened our children with that notion that if they fool around with their own sexual discovery, they’ll be cut off from God and be irredeemable – forever. Yet through all the myths, we have failed to truly educate and equip Christians to embrace and respect sexuality.

While all of these myths and many more have, at their core, some truth in certain applications, what the church has really succeeded in doing is to teach obedience out of fear, rather than behavior born out of godly understandings and relationships.

As we continue in our series this week, our worship guides us to respond to Jesus and his victorious nature over sin and death. There is nothing perverse or distorted about the Creator of the Universe, and He is worthy of all praise. We will also be dwelling on the idea of our own wholeness and purity as we come to God with clean hands and pure hearts. Finally, we will offer our worship to God in a manner that 1) requires transparency and 2) begs for healing. As any other sin, the consequences regarding sexual illness in all areas leave marks and scars. God is not offing to take away what is ours to be responsible for, but He is desperately pleading with us to not believe we have to live any longer with the guilt of failing Him with our bodies. To the broken, the Savior says, “all who are thirsty, all who are weak – come to the fountain, dip your heart in the Stream of Life. Let the pain and the sorrow be washed away in the waves of His mercy, as deep cries out to deep.” And we say, “Come, Lord Jesus, Come.”

Resounding Themes:

Christ Victorious Over Sin
Holiness
Sanctification
Wholeness/Completeness
Healing