Midtown Fellowship: Downtown

Timestamps

4:15 - Our one-sentence summary of what the Bible is about

6:22 - How do we understand that the Bible is written by both God and man?

12:00 - How exactly does all of the Bible point us to Jesus?

 21:00 - How do I get started when it comes to reading the Bible?

32:43 - What are good resources to get started reading the Bible?

Resources

Check out MidtownBiblicalLiteracy.com for videos, book recommendations, and Bible reading plans

How-to Study the Bible handout

Dominion and Dynasty by Stephen Dempster

The Jesus-Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones

Sermons

Ghosts and Ancestors sermon series - Lexington | Downtown | Two Notch

Text-In Questions

Throughout the year, we want to know the concepts and passages you wrestle with. We'll answer some of these questions in podcast episodes throughout the year.

To submit your topic or question, text either "DOWNTOWN", “LEXINGTON”, OR “TWO NOTCH” followed by your topic to 855-855-0655.

Music by Levvy and Midtown Music

Find out more at Weird Tower Collective

Timestamps

1:20 - What makes this different from what we normally do? Why now?

4:20 - How will we be approaching Sundays this year?

9:20 - What can we expect regarding the supplemental resources for this year?

11:40 - With all these resources, where’s the best place to start?

14:20 - What are you most excited about for this year?

Resources

Check out MidtownBiblicalLiteracy.com for videos, book recommendations, and Bible reading plans

How-to Study the Bible handout

Sermons

Ghosts and Ancestors sermon series - Lexington | Downtown | Two Notch

Text-In Questions

Throughout the year, we want to know the concepts and passages you wrestle with. We'll answer some of these questions in podcast episodes throughout the year.

To submit your topic or question, text either "DOWNTOWN", “LEXINGTON”, OR “TWO NOTCH” followed by your topic to 855-855-0655.

Music by Levvy and Midtown Music

Find out more at Weird Tower Collective

During our Embodied series, we had over 70 questions texted in. To cover these questions more fully, we’re releasing a handful of extra podcast episodes to further equip you.

Timestamps:

1:28 - How do you parent a child with gender identity questions or who experiences SSA?

16:58 - Are you living in sin if you don’t have sex as an older married couple?

19:44 - Why do people elevate sexual desires above all else? What desires should we have?

23:20 - Would you officiate a LGBTQIA+ wedding?

30:15 - How do we think through when churches deny a biblical sexual ethic?

37:13 - Are people who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community and saved Christians still a child of God?

41:18 - My workplace encourages using pronouns to introduce ourselves. As a Christian, how should I think about this?

46:44 - What do we mean when we refer to “culture”?

51:10 - If you were born to a single-parent does that mean you were born into sin and less worth saving?

Resources

Books:

The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory by Abigail Favale

10 Questions Every Teen Should Ask (and Answer) about Christianity by Rebecca McLaughlin

Intended for Pleasure: Sex Technique and Sexual Fulfillment in Christian Marriage by Ed Wheat M.D. and Gaye Wheat 

The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: Cultural Amnesia, Expressive Individualism, and the Road to the Sexual Revolution by Carl R. Trueman

Strange New World: How Thinkers and Activists Redefined Identity and Sparked the Sexual Revolution by Carl R. Trueman

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

American Experience: Kinsey (2005) 

Does the Bible Support Same-Sex Marriage? 21 Conversations from a Historically Christian View by Preston Sprinkle

A Practical Guide to Culture: Helping the Next Generation Navigate Today’s World by John Stonestreet and Brett Knuckle

The Prodigal God: Recovering the Heart of the Christian Faith by Tim Keller

Sermons:

“Incarnation/Agape” sermon by Midtown Fellowship Lexington | Downtown | Two Notch

“Theology of Sex” sermon series by Midtown Fellowship Lexington | Downtown | Two Notch

“Mountains, Molehills, and Which Ones to Die On” sermon by Midtown Fellowship Lexington | Downtown | Two Notch

“Q+A” sermon by Midtown Fellowship Lexington | Downtown | Two Notch

Music by Levvy and Midtown Music

Find out more at Weird Tower Collective

During our Embodied series, we had over 70 questions texted in. To cover these questions more fully, we’re releasing a handful of extra podcast episodes to further equip you.

Timestamps:

0:27 - When did it become a sin in the Bible to have multiple wives?

6:42 - Why does Paul say it’s better to be single if God says it’s not good to be alone?

13:02 - Where’s the hope for Christian singles?

21:10 - Is God’s design for marriage intended to be for one man and one woman?

Resources:

“Union” sermon by Midtown Fellowship Lexington | Downtown

“Deconstructing Defeater Beliefs” by Tim Keller

When the Church was a Family: Recapturing Jesus’ Vision for Authentic Christian Community by Joseph Hellerman

Music by Levvy and Midtown Music

Find out more at Weird Tower Collective

During our Embodied series, we had over 70 questions texted in. To cover these questions more fully, we’re releasing a handful of extra podcast episodes to further equip you.

Timestamps:

4:40 - Does God have a gender?

10:05 - What does it look like for women to depend on men outside of marriage? 

17:35 - How do we address the wage gap?

22:36 - What does the Bible have to say about those who are intersex?

25:58 - If someone is on their death bed and accepts Jesus as Lord and Savior does it make a difference? What if they don’t believe their sexuality was a sin worth repenting of?

Resources:

“Ish and Ishah” sermon by Midtown Fellowship Lexington | Downtown

The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory by Abigail Favale

When the Church was a Family: Recapturing Jesus’ Vision for Authentic Christian Community by Joseph Hellerman

“Mountains, Molehills, and Which Ones to Die On” sermon by Midtown Fellowship Lexington | Downtown

During our Embodied series, we had over 70 questions texted in. To cover these questions more fully, we’re releasing a handful of extra podcast episodes to further equip you.

Disclaimer: Please use caution when listening as some of these questions cover heavier topics. To help, please view the timestamps below.

Timestamps:

1:51 - Does God care what I do with my body (how I eat, sleep, etc)?

13:09 - Do the gender/sex arguments fall apart if Adam and Eve are not historical?

16:43 - Is there any theological significance between being buried versus being cremated?

21:15 - What does the Bible say about miscarriage?

26:12 - How do I know my body matters after multiple rapes?

Resources:

“Telos” sermon by Midtown Fellowship Lexington | Downtown

Unbreakable: What the Son of God Said about the Word of God by Andrew Wilson

Four Views on the Historical Adam by Denis Lamoureux, John Walton, John Collins, and William Barrick

“Christians and Their Dead” by Jeremiah Mutie, PhD, Southern California Seminary

Walking with God through Pain and Suffering by Tim Keller

Rid of My Disgrace: Hope and Healing for Victims of Sexual Assault by Justin and Lindsey Holcomb

Music by Levvy and Midtown Music

Find out more at Weird Tower Collective