Despite the many ways certain professing Christians try to soften the content of this passage, the Holy Spirit through the apostle Paul has put this in the plainest possible terms. The gospel is universally needed because sin is a universal problem. And he starts, as he does in other passages, by listing out the worst possible sins first--sexual sins, and even the worst kinds of sexual sins--then casting the net wider and wider until he captures all of humanity. Why do people chafe at this passage? It's not because it's too hard to understand or because the meaning is hidden or obscured. As Jesus once told the Pharisees (John 8:43): "Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word."

Sometimes when people hear or see something that's strange or outright bizarre, they might reply by saying, "What in the world?" That's the theme of this series of Crosstalk broadcasts as Jim looks at some of the strange and unbelievable stories making the news. The fact that such stories are becoming more and more prevalent goes along with the warning from the Bible that in the last days, perilous times will come (2 Timothy 3:1). Here are the stories Jim presented during the first quarter hour of the broadcast: California has seized a Christian woman's teenage daughter because she opposed her daughter's so-called gender transition. A federal court in Australia has defied the science that men, male down to their DNA, cannot become women by ordering damages paid to a man who was denied participation in the women-only networking app, Giggle for Girls. Amid a glut of anti-LGBTQ+ laws passed by the state legislature over the past half decade, many queer Texans have decided to pack up and move to greener and more supportive pastures by moving to Seattle. Now the city is considering declaring a civil emergency due to the number of LGBTQ+ "refugees" moving there from red states. An elementary school in Winnipeg has decided to do away with Mother's Day and Father's Day presents in favor of family gifts. Two Virginia police officers are facing suspension and possible termination for objecting to a gender confused male recruit being allowed to use women's lockers. A campaign event for homosexual California State Senator Scott Wiener, now running for U.S. Congress, featured a drag queen grossly dressed as half pig/half woman.

A brief bit of encouragement for the journey from God's Word. Today's Scripture reading: 1 Corinthians 1 To support this devotional ministry: https://faithbaptiststerling.com/give/ Music: "Awaken the Dawn" by Stanton Lanierhttps://www.stantonlanier.com CCLI #20109360

Same Sex Attraction & Sinless Temptation? What the Bible Says. We are joined by Renton Rathbun (BJU Press). Topics discussed include: The Problem. What the World Says. What the Bible Says. Living Biblically in a Disordered World.

Sermon: The Just Judge Sermon Text: Genesis 18:16-33 Sermon Preached at Providence Presbyterian Church Evansville, IN This sermon draws a profound theological and pastoral lesson from Genesis 18, emphasizing that God's justice is inseparable from His compassion, as seen in His deliberation with Abraham over Sodom's fate. Far from a mere tale of divine retribution, the passage reveals God's righteous character and His expectation that His people, like Abraham, intercede for the lost, the oppressed, and the sinful—not with gloating, but with mercy rooted in the knowledge of their own redemption through Christ. The sermon highlights that Sodom's primary sin was not homosexuality, but systemic oppression of the poor and vulnerable, a violation of God's command to love one's neighbor, which echoes throughout Scripture from Exodus to Ezekiel. Abraham's bold, reverent prayer—though flawed in assuming the righteous would be spared—models how believers should appeal to God's justice and character in intercession, reflecting Christ's own high priestly prayer. Ultimately, the church, having been spared from God's wrath through Christ's sacrifice, is called not to judgment, but to compassionate pleading for the world, trusting that a holy God will do what is just while extending mercy to those who cry out in need.

Kevin and Bill discuss the $200 billion IVF industry—starting with news of a surrogate mother required to abort because the baby was missing two fingers. They talk about the 7:20 abortion rate…how selling baby parts naturally led to selling babies…the incredible number of children destroyed or put on ice through IVF…and how a third of surrogacy babies are trafficked to homosexual couples, where rates of sexual abuse are 3–4× higher.