Death to Selfie
Series: Something Beautiful for God- A Christian Vision of Sexuality
Something Beautiful for God:
A Christian Vision of Sexuality
Sermon Series Outline:
1. ACT ONE: Creation of the Heavens and the Earth (Ordinary Time)
a. Jesus on the Meaning of Marriage (Matt. 19:3-12; Gen. 1:27; 2:24; Isaiah 56:1-8)
b. Image of God as Original Relationship (Gen. 1:26-27)
c. Fruitfulness and the Image of God (Gen. 1:28-30; 2:5-15)
d. Power, Authority and the Image of God (Gen. 2:28-30; Psalm 8)
e. The Meaning of the Body (Gen. 2:5-7)
f. God Created them Male and Female (Gen. 1:27; 2:18-25)
g. Built for Relationship (Gen. 2:18-23)
h. The Anatomy of Desire (Gen. 2:21-25)
i. One Flesh (Gen. 2:24-25)
j. Naked and Not Ashamed (Gen. 2:21-3:11)
k. The Meaning of Covenant (Genesis 17:1-14)
l. Family as Instrument of Salvation (Matt 1:1-17)
2. EPIPHANY INTERLUDE
a. The Inclusivity and Exclusivity of Jesus (John 4:1-26)
b. The Authority of Jesus (Matthew 7:24-29)
c. The Sexuality of Jesus (Hebrews 2:5-18)
d. Death to Selfie (Mark 8:31-38)
3. ACT TWO: Fall into Sin (Lent)
a. Paradise Lost (Gen. 3:1-24)
b. Loneliness (Gen. 4:1-16)
c. Sex After the Revolution (1 Cor. 6:9-20)
d. Big Time Sensuality (1 Peter 4:1-11)
e. Divorce (Matt. 19:3-12; 1 Cor. 7:1-16)
f. Gender Trouble (1 Cor. 11:1-16; Matt. 19:10-13)
g. A History of Sexuality (Romans 1:18-32)
4. ACT THREE: Redemption and the New Creation—Eastertide and Ordinary Time
Emergence of a New Creation Sexuality
a. Resurrection of the Body (1 Corinthians 15:35-49)
b. Singleness, Marriage and a New Creation Sexuality (1 Cor. 7:17-40)
c. All in the Family (Mark 3:20-35)
d. Raising Kingdom Children (Deut. 6:4-9)
e. Mission of Marriage in New Creation (Eph. 5:25-33)
f. Spiritual Friendship (1 Samuel 20)
g. Chastity as Sexual Beauty (1 Cor. 6:12-20)
h. Marriage Supper of the Lamb (Revelation 19:1-9)