Sermon Series

Week by Week Messages

1/14/24 – Full of Grace and Truth (John 1:14-18)

1/21/24 – Deconstruction and Authority (2 Tim. 3:16-18)

2/11/24 – Created In God’s Image (Genesis 1:26-31)

2/18/24 – Adam’s Search: Singleness (Genesis 2:4-20)

2/25/24 – What is Marriage? (Genesis 2:21-25)

3/3/24 – Brokenness (Genesis 3:1-24)

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3/10/24 – Homosexuality, Gender and Hope
*Special Guest Speaker – Dr. Sam Andreades

9:30 Sermon – Why Two Questions, Jesus? (Mark 10:1-12)

11:15 – Two Truths About Gender

6:00 – Q/A Session

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3/17/24 – Is the Bible Clear About Homosexuality? (1 Corinthians 6:9-20)

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Easter Mini-Series

3/24 – Palm Sunday
3/28 – Service of Shadows
3/31 – Resurrection Sunday (Easter)
4/1 – Remembrance Sunday

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4/14/24 – Transgenderism, Gender and Hope
*Special Guest Speaker – Dr. Sam Andreades  

9:30 Sermon – Naked and Unashamed (Gen 2:25-3:10)

11:15 – Transgender Issues

6:00 – Q/A Session

 

4/21/24 – Gender Roles and Human Flourishing (TBD)

4/28/24 – Engaging with our Culture (TBD)

5/5/24 – Series Wrap UP (TBD)

Series Description

As our culture shapes a conversation around issues of gender and sexuality, the church is called to live with both grace and truth in a way that reflects the transforming power of the gospel. We will look at God’s divine design and ask, “how does the gospel apply to these issues for ourselves, our neighbors, and our whole culture?”

Our Gender, Sexuality, and the Gospel sermon series will run from January through April with some breaks in between for other topics.

 

Resources

Books

The Genesis of Gender by Abigail Favale

enGendered: God’s Gift of Gender Difference in Relationship by Sam Andreades

Across the Kitchen Table: Talking About Trans with Your Teen by Sam Andreades

Holy Sexuality and the Gospel by Christopher Yuan

The Bible and Homosexual Practice by Robert A. J. Gagnon

Online Resources

Holy Sexuality Project Online Course with Christopher Yuan

Would Jesus Attend a Gay Wedding? video interview with Beckett Cook and Dr. Robert Gagnon

Is it Loving for a Faithful Christian to Go to a Gay Wedding? (Article) by Dr. Robert Gagnon

ADF Webinar on Transgender (YouTube video replay)

Talks on Gender/Sexuality with Dr. Sam Andreades

Grace Covenant Church is excited to present as part of our ongoing Gender, Sexuality, and the Gospel series, a two-day talk with Dr. Sam Andreades, author of enGendered: God’s Gift of Gender Difference in Relationship

Please join us at Grace Covenant for a Biblical, hopeful, and sensitive discussion about gayness, transgenderism, and gender dysmorphia in light of the Biblical principles of gender.

Sunday, March 10 – Homosexuality, Gender and Hope
Sunday, April 14 – Transgenderism, Gender, and Hope

Both days will have three sessions:
9:30am – Join us for Sunday morning worship service where Sam will be preaching
11:15am – Join us for an hour-long morning session
6:00pm – Join us for an hour and a half-long evening session with Q&A

 

About our speaker:

Sam Andreades is a pastor who has found that teaching what the Bible says about gender helps people. Through a careful reading of Scripture, a sober look at modern movements, walking alongside truth-seeking folks, and engagement with his own pro-Nicene theological tradition, Sam has forged a theology of gender that is invigorating, uplifting and orthodox. As this message gives a positive vision of of masculinity and femininity, it also helps to answer many hard questions about women, men and relationships.

He has now used it for two decades in his pastoral care for individuals and couples counseling as well as sharing it at conferences, seminars, and retreats. He has seen the fruit of it in changed lives. His goal is to help people recover the gendered image of God, given to foster intimacy and fruitfulness in our relationships. He especially looks to equip ministry leaders to navigate the gender issues of those they serve in the midst of a gender-denying culture.

Visit Sam’s website here to learn more about his work and ministry!