Common Ground West

Mark 10:17-31 part 2 // Gospel of Mark // Anthony Jones // April 16, 2023

Easter Sunday // John 20:1-18 // April 10, 2023 // Anthony Jones

Gospel of Mark // Mark 11:1-11 // Angie Smith // April 2, 2023

March 26, 2023 // Gospel of Mark // Mark 10:17-31 part 1 // Anthony Jones

Anthony Jones // Mark 10:13-16 // Gospel of Mark // March 19, 2023

Questions and timestamps:

1. Is baptism a requirement for salvation and for receiving the Holy Spirit? (0:30)

2. Can you speak to the role of confirmation in traditions that practice infant baptism and how confirmation is the "conscious choice" aspect of baptism? (9:49)

3. What if I did get baptized by immersion as a kid but didn't grasp what I was doing? Does it count? Do I need to get re-baptized? What if I don't understand till much later all that it meant? (15:51)

4. If baptism is a "starting point" of faith in the NT and I've been faithful for decades, does that mean my faith life has been a sham?! (20:45)

Romans 6:1-11 and other texts // Stand alone sermon // Anthony Jones // March 12, 2023

1. How do we support someone who is gay through god? if god doesn’t intend for gay people how can we tell them they aren’t fully loved?

2. In 1952, Alan Turing was castrated for being homosexual justified by the same beliefs we hold. Where else in modern times are God’s words being used to hurt?

3. Some views on Romans 1 see it as Paul poking fun at “the weak’s” critique of “the strong’s” beliefs. Should this effect in any way how we examine the issue?

Cross-Shaped Sexuality // Anthony Jones // March 5, 2023 // Romans 1:18-2:3

**Personal testimony by Joe Garner following after the sermon**

1. How do we faithfully respond to the proposed bills that are moving through our legislature that have the potential to harm people in the LGBTQ+community?

2. When talking with friends who are gay, how should we suggest they handle their natural sexual desires while also encouraging them to remain celibate?

3. What are sexual desires for if we are single and can't express them? How are they good?