How can you say to your brother, 'Let me take the speck out of your eye,' when all the time there is a plank in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the plank out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother's eye. Matthew 7:4-5

How is the church to respond to the issue of homosexuality?

Wrong Answer #1: ____________ the homosexual ____________.

Wrong Answer #2: ____________ toward the __________.

Right Answer: __________ __________.


Scripture Readings
Revelation 7:9-17
Romans 1:18-32
Matthew 5:1-12


Take It With You!

During this series please consider reading through the sermon text daily with your family or on your own. After each sermon, questions will be provided to guide your reading and prayer time. God's blessings in your study!

1. Read Romans 1:18-32. Why is homosexuality considered a sin? How does it undercut God's creation?

2. Before we come down too hard on homosexuals, read the list of sins that are counter to God's design in Romans 1:38-31. For which of these are you guilty? Why is it important to read Romans 2:1-4 immediately after this first section?

3. Read John 4:1-42. How might the story of Jesus' talking with the woman at the well help inform the way we as the church deal with the sin of homosexuality?

4. Too often the church is know almost exclusively as an "anti-gay" institution. What is wrong with this? How does such a reputation stunt mission? For what (or better for whom) should the church be known?

Book Recommendation:
Mark Driscoll, The Radical Reformission. Zondervan: Grand Rapids, MI. 2004.