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Interim Teaching Pastor Scot Pollok shares responses to many questions that have been submitted in our series, including extended comments on this past Sunday's sermon, "Married Sex"

0:00 Extended comments on June 4 sermon from 1 Corinthians 7:1-7
14:29 Can you define "willful sin" as opposed to sinning and repenting?
17:18 If someone asks me to use specific pronouns, is it loving to do so or enabling?
20:05 What should a believer do if they are invited to a same sex wedding ceremony?
23:58 Can two believers truly become one flesh in marriage if one or both of them have a sexual past?

After two chapters of addressing specific problems and test cases, Paul now turns to the positive ideals of sex inside of marriage. His comments are still corrective, instructive, and serve to protect hearts and set people free today. And although his primary target is clearly married couples, there is within these short verses a powerful and liberating word for singles, a subset of the church family that is often forgotten and overlooked.

The Corinthian Christians believed that God cared deeply for the souls and spirits, but had no concern for their physical bodies. In Paul’s correction, we get a glimpse of the tremendous plans and purpose God has for our bodies.

Wrapped in a statement about God's Kingdom, Paul identifies a host of wayward paths that many of the Corinthians formerly walked. And this ancient collection of pointed statements, properly understood and applied, remains vital truth for us today. Three short verses of text will allow us to dive into a timely conversation that has existed for thousands of years. And rather than a one-sided tirade, we will keep it a conversation… with God Himself.

Interim Teaching Pastor Scot Pollok shares responses to many questions that have been submitted in our series, particularly in regards to this past Sunday's sermon, "The Truth About Change"

01:30 What version of bible does Scot use on Sundays?
02:55 Can someone who is single fully image God?
07:01 What about sincere Christians who willfully sin without conviction or repentance?
10:50 What is asked of those in a same sex marriage before they can become a Christian?
13:13 Can you offer some apologetic, relational and conversational help for talking with people who are hostile to Christians?
17:10 What do I do as a public school teacher when I am asked to present things against my beliefs?
20:57 Tell me more about the controversy around the Greek word for homosexual?
25:18 What about Jonathan and David's relationship in the Old Testament?

Few things are as desperately needed today as the recovery of the ancient practice of Sabbath — a full day, every week, set aside to stop, rest, delight, and worship.