Gender

His & Hers

American society attempted a social experiment of flattening gender differences for the promise of a hyper-egalitarian, androgynous future with equity of outcomes as the goal.

The result of this experiment is that by and large, men are not doing well…women are not doing well…and marriages are not doing well. And we often don’t know how to talk about why.

At times, we lack the clarity to see that some of our biggest problems go all the way to our God-given, gendered design. There is a lot of deep confusion, and the topic of gender differentiation is often incredibly contentious.

But what if it doesn’t have to be? What if a better understanding of our God-given design sheds light on many of our problems?

God’s Word extends an invitation to find our joy in God’s good design for our gender. The Biblical foundation of two genders made with fundamental equality AND unique wiring, skills, and responsibilities is both more in line with reality and more helpful for human flourishing, healthy marriages, and an overall healthy society.

To help facilitate LifeGroup discussion, we'll be posting resources for each week of the series.

Week 1:

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During the series, we want to know the concepts and ideas that you wrestle with the most or would like to learn more about. We'll base the final sermon of the series off of the submissions we receive.

To submit your topic or question, text "DOWNTOWN" followed by your topic to 855-855-0655.

Embodied

Oversimplified narratives about our bodies surround us. Through conversations and airwaves, we are constantly told what we should pursue with our bodies, how we should think about them, and what dangers follow disagreement with the cultural ethos of desire, gender, sexuality, and marriage.

But these messages skip over some very essential questions–questions like: what is your body, exactly? What is your body for? Who created it, and with what purpose? What is the eternal destiny of our bodies, and how does that inform what we do on a normal week? 

Join us for an eight-week series unpacking God’s plan for the human body–a majestic story from beginning to end.

To help facilitate LifeGroup discussion, we'll be posting resources for each week of the series.

Week 1: Telos

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Week 2: Ish and Ishah

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Week 3: Union

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Week 4: Eros

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Week 5: Epithumia

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Week 6: Resurrection

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Week 7: Agape

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Week 8: Q & A

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Q & A Podcasts

During our Embodied series, we had over 70 questions texted in. To cover these questions more fully, we’re releasing a handful of extra podcast episodes to further equip you.


During the series, we want to know the concepts and ideas that you wrestle with the most or would like to learn more about. We'll base the final sermon of the series off of the submissions we receive.

To submit your topic or question, text "DOWNTOWN" followed by your topic to 855-855-0655.