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Sexuality

Video sermon on the gospel by Matt Chandler

May 26, 2010

About ten days ago, Matt Chandler preached the following sermon at Jubilee Church in London.  In it he preaches the gospel, focusing in on the parable of the prodigal son from Luke’s gospel.  Many readers will remember seeing Matt’s “Jesus wants the battered rose” illustration. If you want to see that illustration in context this [...]

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The Effects of Pornography – EdStetzer.com

December 10, 2009

I do love it when a scientific study shows us what we all thought likely to be the case.  When will society take note that this massive market is degrading to women and men alike? # Pornography is addictive, and neuroscientists are beginning to map the biological substrate of this addiction. # Users tend to [...]

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What Would The Doctor Have Thought Of Sex Education?

September 28, 2009

The Doctor makes a strong point below, but I wonder if he might think differently in this society where our kids will learn about sex at school, and unless we are eternally vigilant, on TV. I do want my children to learn about these things form me and Andree, but at the same time I [...]

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Sexless Marriages Are Less Happy

June 15, 2009

In news that will be no surprise to more than half the population (ie every men, plus many women) a recent study has identified that having more sex leads to happier marriages. Here is an extract from an article on the subject Q. Are couples in sexless marriages less happy than couples having sex? A. [...]

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Vaughan Roberts on Sex from 1 Corinthians 7

April 3, 2009

Well, after sharing here my pastor Tope Koleoso’s talk on sex just recently, regular readers of my blog will think I am obsessed with this subject. Then again, I am a man! Vaughan began by saying that the first command in the Bible to Adam and Eve, loosely translated, was “Go and have sex.” He [...]

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Tope Koleoso On Fulfilling Sex

March 18, 2009

A couple of weeks back, my pastor Tope Koleoso preached from 1 Corinthians 5 on sex. It was a very interesting sermon and well received by our people. It has been referred to since at Jubilee as “that sermon”! I am delighted to be able to commend it to you here. You can download the [...]

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More From John PIper on Fighting Lust

October 18, 2008

A week ago we shared an unsettling quote from Dr. Piper about the vital need for us to fight lust or face an eternity without God. Since that fight is so critical to our well-being, I thought I would share another quote in which he goes on to explain how this fight can be won. [...]

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Lloyd-Jones On Lust

October 13, 2008

Once again the Doctor diagnoses the human condition with timeless pinpoint accuracy in this quote: We are creatures of lust and desire and passion. Let me give you the best description ever given of humanity without Christ, humanity as it is by nature. In his epistle to Titus, Paul writes: Put them in mind to [...]

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John Piper’s Biblical Antidote to Lust

October 10, 2008

John Piper rarely gets starker than he does in the following quote. His biblical remedy for lust? Well, it’s simple really. Understand that unless you are one of those who fights lust with all your heart, you were never truly saved. The quote begins with a question from someone who heard one of his sermons: [...]

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2008 Top Posts Numbers 25 and 26

August 21, 2008

The 26th most read post on this blog is a set of results from a survey I conducted on sex. The 25th most read post is a set of sermon notes from an old sermon of mine on finding the will of God for your life.

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English Anglicans and Homosexuality by Gene Robinson

June 6, 2008

In an interview in London: “I have met so many gay partnered clergy here and it is so troubling to hear them tell me that their bishop comes to their house for dinner, knows fully about their relationship, is wonderfully supportive, but has also said if this ever becomes public, then I’m your worst enemy [...]

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