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Thinking More About Sex: The Spirituality of Sexuality | WONDERFULLY MADE (Pt.2) | Filipe & Mandy Santos

📺 LIVE ONLINE SERVICES each Sunday at 8:30am | 10:00am | 11:30am PT ◾️ Who or what has shaped your view of sex? Whether we like it or not, we’ve all been shaped by influences that have distorted our view of sexuality in some way. ◾️ What is God saying to you in light of this bigger picture of sexuality? Sexuality is an integral part of our bodies and our lives that creates intimacy with Him. ◾️ Join us today as we delve deep into God’s word how sex is a gateway to a divine mystery. Together, let’s unpack the ways of understanding God’s creation in a way that was designed for us to flourish. ✅ Check-in to let us support you in your journey. If you’re new here, you’ll also receive a free digital gift card! https://echo.church/checkin → ✋ Decided to follow Jesus? We’d love to guide you in the next steps in your faith journey! https://echo.church/yes → 💌 If this message encourages you, SHARE IT with a friend! LIKE & subscribe so you don’t miss our latest videos. → 🙏🏽Need Prayer? TEXT our Prayer Line: (408) 716-1675 Thanks for joining us! ====================

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Echo.Church | North San Jose Campus

1180 Murphy Ave, San Jose, CA 95131, USA

Sunday 8:30 AM

Sunday 10:00 AM

Sunday 11:30 AM

Sunday 4:00 PM

Sunday 5:30 PM

👋🏽 We are so glad that you have chosen to join us for this series and a journey through what can be very personal, confusing, and challenging topics.

Here at Echo, we are an incredibly diverse community, which we celebrate and love here. Because of this we have lots of different opinions, so in order to have a respectful environment, here are some reminders:

1. We don’t have to all agree, in order to show respect and love each other. We welcome diverse thoughts, but we do not welcome disrespect or hatred. We can walk in harmony, even with variations of belief.

Though we love engagement here at Echo, today I want to ask you to not clap… because something important to you might be hurtful for another…

2. We are a community centered on Jesus and His teachings - so what we teach is based on our best understanding of the Bible, so we invite you to humbly and openly explore the ways of Jesus with us.

3. Our goal is to create bridges, not build walls - in our community, we acknowledge we are all broken, needing grace and forgiveness. This means we see all people as equal in value - even those who disagree.

So, again, throughout this series, regardless of who you are attracted to… whether you are gay, straight, Christian, atheist, confident about your identity, questioning your identity, living in freedom or feeling stuck in sin… YOU ARE LOVED HERE.

✨ GOAL: Learn what God has to say about sex and what sex is designed to say to us about God.

💡 Jesus Calls Us To A HIGH VIEW OF SEXUALITY.

In the first book of the Bible, a book called Genesis, we see God creating balance and beauty through complementary pairings. The first 3 days God forms them, the next 3 he fills them. [Gen. 1:1-25]

Genesis 1:27 NLT

Genesis 2:24-25 NLT

💡 GOD'S ORIGINAL VISION: A Man And A Woman Joined As One, Reigning In Unity, and Dwelling In Harmony With All Creation.

💡 What’s most SACRED to God is most EXPLOITED by the enemy.

Matthew 19:4-6 NLT

⏳ HOW WE GOT HERE ⏳
• 1900’s - Freud “Sexual Repression”
• 1930’s - Reich “Sexual Oppression”
• 1960’s - “Sexual Revolution”
• 1983 - The Internet - “Anonymous, Affordable, Accessible”
• 2007 - The Smartphone - “Personal, Private, Portable”
• Today

Ephesians 5:31-32 NLT

💡 Sex Is ICONIC: Designed To Point To Something Greater.

|| “The body … tells an astounding divine story … sex is not just about sex. The way we understand and express our sexuality points to our deepest-held convictions about who we are, who God is, the meaning of love, the ordering of society, and, ultimately, the mystery of the universe.”
~Christopher West, Theology of the Body Explained

💡 Sexuality Reveals Our Longing For UNION WITH GOD.

💡 Sex Reveals GOD'S DESIRE FOR INTIMACY With Humanity.

Isaiah 54:5 NIV

Ephesians 5:25-27 NIV

|| "This is a picture of the gospel. Christ arrives in salvation to be not only with his church but within his church. Christ gives himself to his beloved with extravagant generosity, showering his love upon us and imparting his very presence within us."
~Joshua Butler, Beautiful Union

💡 What's Most SACRED To God Is Most EXPLOITED By The Enemy.

❔ What do you sense God asking you to do with today's message?

🎶 Worship Songs 🎶
We Praise You - by Bethel Music
Goodness Of God - by Bethel Music
Made For Your Presence - by Echo Worship

💝 Wonderfully Made: Thinking About Sex: The Spirituality of Sexuality 💝

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