Following Jesus: Focus On The Message – Supplemental

Last Updated on February 19, 2022 by Rocklyn Clarke

Getting started

Description

Welcome to Focus On The Message – the first component of our Following Jesus discipleship program. This web page contains the lessons for:

Supplemental

Purpose

Follow this link for information about these key aspects of our training: Purpose, Goals, Habits, Ministries, and Assignments.

From time to time issues arise, during our discipleship Bible studies, that don’t fit naturally into the Gospel of Matthew. This page is a repository for material that deals with these supplemental issues.

Lesson 1: LGBTQ (under construction)

First, some definitions:

• LGBT – Wikipedia

Here are some links relevant to LGBTQ issues:

Relevant Passages

• Matthew 15:15-20
• 1 Corinthians 6:9-11
• 1 Timothy 1:8-11
• Genesis 19:1-11
• Ezekiel 16:44-58
• Judges 19
• Leviticus 18

Checkout the following:

• • Life Church Men’s Discipleship Bible Study – YouTube:
    • Homosexuality & Scripture (Ben Witherington III) – YouTube

Additional resources to check out:

• • 7. Jesus & Sexual Desire [Matthew] – Tim Mackie (The Bible Project) – YouTube
  • 28. Jesus, Marriage, and Sex [Matthew] – Tim Mackie (The Bible Project) – YouTube
  • Life Church Discipleship Resources Amazon.com List
    • Love Is An Orientation by Andrew Marin
    • The Bible and Homosexual Practice by Robert A. J. Gagnon
    • Homosexuality and the Politics of Truth by Jeffrey Satinover

Training assignment (do this yourself, and use it to help train someone else):

• Find a group or at least a partner with whom you can engage this material.

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