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By Design: Living in God’s Freedom for Sex and Identity

Sex and identity are good gifts from God, but too often, we let culture define them instead of our Creator. In this series, we’ll explore what it means to live in the freedom of God’s design. We’ll look at how sex, within marriage, builds trust and intimacy. We’ll talk about dating with integrity, the damaging effects of pornography, and the hope and healing Jesus brings, no matter our past or current struggles. Most importantly, we’ll answer the question: Who am I? Our true identity isn’t found in desires or relationships but in Christ alone.

4 Sermons Updated Aug 31, 2025

Sex is God's idea, a gift that is wonderful, purposeful, and sacred. This message explores Genesis 1 and 2 and Jesus' words in Matthew 19, showing that from the very beginning sex was intentionally designed to be beautiful and powerful within the security of marriage, and that how we view sex shapes every decision we make about it.

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Powerful things require security and sequence. This message explores why sex outside the security of marriage and out of God's sequence becomes destructive, while inside marriage and in God's order it is life giving and wonderful, drawing on both Scripture and brain science to show the wisdom of God's design.

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What God designed for intimacy, pornography distorts into idolatry. This message speaks honestly about the destruction porn brings, how it rewires the brain, corrupts the way we see people, and cages what began as curiosity, and points to the freedom and healing found in Jesus for anyone caught in its grip.

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The enemy's oldest play is identity theft, stealing the truth of who you are and replacing it with a counterfeit. This message explores Genesis 3 and Romans 1 to expose how deception, distortion, and delusion unravel identity, and contrasts the culture's call to define yourself with Christ's call to deny yourself and find who you truly are in Him.

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