Ruth 1:1-17
“From pleasantness to bitterness to joyfulness” – Sterling Severns
Let’s Talk About Sex: Week 6
This is the sixth session of our fall 2015 Wednesday night Adult series. Our topic this week is “Sex and Sexuality in the New Testament, part 2.” We’re making these podcasts available if you are unable to join us on Wednesday nights in the fellowship hall. You are also invited to join us on Sunday mornings from 9:30 to 10:15am in the parlor to discuss the previous Wednesday’s topic. These sessions will be led by Rev. Kristen Koger.
Tentative Schedule for the Series
Introductions and Context
September 9
Week 1 – Introduction, Ground Rules, and Big Questions
September 16
Week 2 – Sexuality and Objectification in Contemporary Culture
Sex and Sexuality in the Bible
September 23
Week 3 – Sex and Sexuality in the Old Testament, part 1
September 30
Week 4 – Sex and Sexuality in the Old Testament, part 2
October 7
Week 5 – Sex and Sexuality in the New Testament, part 1
October 14
Week 6 – Sex and Sexuality in the New Testament, part 2
Healthy Sexual Relationships Today
October 21
Week 7 – The Biology of Sexuality
October 28
Week 8 – Sex and Marriage
November 4
Week 9 – How to Talk to your Young Children about Sex and Sexuality
November 11
Week 10 – How to Talk to your Teenagers about Sex and Sexuality
November 18
Week 11 – How to have Difficult Conversations
December 2
Week 12 – Dealing with Shame and Guilt
December 9
Week 13 – Toward a New Theology of Sexuality (Closing session)
Sunday Worship 10-11-2015
Sunday worship, apologies for the quiet audio.
Deuteronomy 5:1-21; 6:4-9
Let’s Talk About Sex: Week 5
This is the fifth session of our fall 2015 Wednesday night Adult series. Our topic this week is “Sex and Sexuality in the New Testament, part 1.” We’re making these podcasts available if you are unable to join us on Wednesday nights in the fellowship hall. You are also invited to join us on Sunday mornings from 9:30 to 10:15am in the parlor to discuss the previous Wednesday’s topic. These sessions will be led by Rev. Kristen Koger.
Tentative Schedule for the Series
Introductions and Context
September 9
Week 1 – Introduction, Ground Rules, and Big Questions
September 16
Week 2 – Sexuality and Objectification in Contemporary Culture
Sex and Sexuality in the Bible
September 23
Week 3 – Sex and Sexuality in the Old Testament, part 1
September 30
Week 4 – Sex and Sexuality in the Old Testament, part 2
October 7
Week 5 – Sex and Sexuality in the New Testament, part 1
October 14
Week 6 – Sex and Sexuality in the New Testament, part 2
Healthy Sexual Relationships Today
October 21
Week 7 – The Biology of Sexuality
October 28
Week 8 – Sex and Marriage
November 4
Week 9 – How to Talk to your Young Children about Sex and Sexuality
November 11
Week 10 – How to Talk to your Teenagers about Sex and Sexuality
November 18
Week 11 – How to have Difficult Conversations
December 2
Week 12 – Dealing with Shame and Guilt
December 9
Week 13 – Toward a New Theology of Sexuality (Closing session)
Sunday Worship Podcast 10-3-2015
Exodus 1:8-14; 3:1-20
“Clean-up on Aisle Three” Sterling Severns
Let’s Talk About Sex: Week 4
This is the fourth session of our fall 2015 Wednesday night Adult series. Our topic this week is “Sex and Sexuality in the Old Testament, part 2.” We’re making these podcasts available if you are unable to join us on Wednesday nights in the fellowship hall. You are also invited to join us on Sunday mornings from 9:30 to 10:15am in the parlor to discuss the previous Wednesday’s topic. These sessions will be led by Rev. Kristen Koger.
Tentative Schedule for the Series
Introductions and Context
September 9
Week 1 – Introduction, Ground Rules, and Big Questions
September 16
Week 2 – Sexuality and Objectification in Contemporary Culture
Sex and Sexuality in the Bible
September 23
Week 3 – Sex and Sexuality in the Old Testament, part 1
September 30
Week 4 – Sex and Sexuality in the Old Testament, part 2
October 7
Week 5 – Sex and Sexuality in the New Testament, part 1
October 14
Week 6 – Sex and Sexuality in the New Testament, part 2
Healthy Sexual Relationships Today
October 21
Week 7 – The Biology of Sexuality
October 28
Week 8 – Sex and Marriage
November 4
Week 9 – How to Talk to your Young Children about Sex and Sexuality
November 11
Week 10 – How to Talk to your Teenagers about Sex and Sexuality
November 18
Week 11 – How to have Difficult Conversations
December 2
Week 12 – Dealing with Shame and Guilt
December 9
Week 13 – Toward a New Theology of Sexuality (Closing session)
Worship: Jacob wrestles God, 9.27.15
Jacob wrestles with God, Genesis 32
“A Boy Called Sue?” Sterling Severns
Let’s Talk About Sex: Week 3
This is the third session of our fall 2015 Wednesday night Adult series. Our topic this week is “Sex and Sexuality in the Old Testament, part 1.” We’re making these podcasts available if you are unable to join us on Wednesday nights in the fellowship hall. You are also invited to join us on Sunday mornings from 9:30 to 10:15am in the parlor to discuss the previous Wednesday’s topic. These sessions will be led by Rev. Kristen Koger.
Tentative Schedule for the Series
Introductions and Context
September 9
Week 1 – Introduction, Ground Rules, and Big Questions
September 16
Week 2 – Sexuality and Objectification in Contemporary Culture
Sex and Sexuality in the Bible
September 23
Week 3 – Sex and Sexuality in the Old Testament, part 1
September 30
Week 4 – Sex and Sexuality in the Old Testament, part 2
October 7
Week 5 – Sex and Sexuality in the New Testament, part 1
October 14
Week 6 – Sex and Sexuality in the New Testament, part 2
Healthy Sexual Relationships Today
October 21
Week 7 – The Biology of Sexuality
October 28
Week 8 – Sex and Marriage
November 4
Week 9 – How to Talk to your Young Children about Sex and Sexuality
November 11
Week 10 – How to Talk to your Teenagers about Sex and Sexuality
November 18
Week 11 – How to have Difficult Conversations
December 2
Week 12 – Dealing with Shame and Guilt
December 9
Week 13 – Toward a New Theology of Sexuality (Closing session)
Excerpt from a letter we received from our co-founder’s granddaughter….
September 19, 2005
Dear Rev. Severns,
Our visit with you at Tabernacle Baptist Church meant so much to my sister and me. We deeply appreciate your time, your tour, and the opportunity to see that unique and splendid tree gracefully spreading its arms over the sanctuary, sprouting colorful leaves, celebrating families, and celebrating the grace of seasonal change. The tree is an engineering marvel, a piece of poetry and a symbol of God’s spirit rooted in the past and reaching ever outward to new generations. I LOVE THE TREE! And I love the book, The First Hundred Years, which you presented to us along with other materials. The book turned out to be a treasure trove of information about our grandfather, Robert Moss Smith, as well as a beautifully written story of the birth of the church, its subsequent growth, and its continuing commitment to service in the community. We knew little about our grandfather other than that there was a plaque honoring him next door to the church, and that he had died as a result of a fall.
The biographical sketch of Robert Smith on page 226 of the book contains a priceless bit of family history for us. I also discovered that Robert Smith had written a history of the church which was never published, but which Margaret H. Emery used as a reference especially for the early development of the church. My sister and I were unprepared for how relevant the book would be for us, and decided we really needed to take you up on your generous offer to give each of us a copy…
Sunday Worship 9-20-2015
Isaac Born to Sarah Genesis 18:1-15; 21:1-7
“Laugh or Cry?” Sterling Severns