Gender Roles

His & Hers | Male and Female He Created Them | January 11

Sermon by Adam Gibson on January 11, 2026.

Key scripture: Genesis 1:26-28 & 2:18-22

In the West, there seems to be endless discussion about men and women. What do those words mean? Do they matter? Is their distinction even important? All the while, men and women are struggling. Men are not doing well, women are not doing well, and marriages are not doing well either. 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.

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Midtown Podcast | Final Q+A

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.

Timestamps:

1:28 - How do you parent a child with gender identity questions or who experiences SSA?

16:58 - Are you living in sin if you don’t have sex as an older married couple?

19:44 - Why do people elevate sexual desires above all else? What desires should we have?

23:20 - Would you officiate a LGBTQIA+ wedding?

30:15 - How do we think through when churches deny a biblical sexual ethic?

37:13 - Are people who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community and saved Christians still a child of God?

41:18 - My workplace encourages using pronouns to introduce ourselves. As a Christian, how should I think about this?

46:44 - What do we mean when we refer to “culture”?

51:10 - If you were born to a single-parent does that mean you were born into sin and less worth saving?

Midtown Podcast | Marriage Q+A

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.

Timestamps:

0:27 - When did it become a sin in the Bible to have multiple wives?

6:42 - Why does Paul say it’s better to be single if God says it’s not good to be alone?

13:02 - Where’s the hope for Christian singles?

21:10 - Is God’s design for marriage intended to be for one man and one woman?

Midtown Podcast | Gender Q+A

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.

Timestamps:

4:40 - Does God have a gender?

10:05 - What does it look like for women to depend on men outside of marriage? 

17:35 - How do we address the wage gap?

22:36 - What does the Bible have to say about those who are intersex?

25:58 - If someone is on their death bed and accepts Jesus as Lord and Savior does it make a difference? What if they don’t believe their sexuality was a sin worth repenting of?

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