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One of Walnut Street's shepherds, J.T. Gillson, elaborates on our mission statement--to live is Christ. How do we live out this mission as a church member and a church family?

We all bring something different to the table, and whatever gift we bring it’s all for the same purpose. The gifts may be different, but the purpose is the same. Variety of gifts. One Spirit. One purpose.

Chris continues his Sunday evening sermon series focusing on some of the most misused and abused passages of scripture. The verse being highlighted in this particular message is 2 Corinthians 5:10. There is much confusion surrounding the judgment and the Day of the Lord. What does 2 Corinthians have to say about it, if anything.

Unity is not uniformity. It’s not everyone being the same. It can’t be. If we were all the same, we couldn’t accomplish the goal. Uniformity will kill the team. We don’t all have to be the same, but we do all have to be on the same page. Unity is not sameness of persons. It’s oneness of purpose.

Chris Hedge discusses what he would want everyone to know if he had only one shot to preach God's word.

Charles DeBerry walks us through the story of the woman at the well in John Chapter 4.

God speaks every Sunday at the Walnut Street Church of Christ. The question is, “Are you listening?” If God is speaking then we should all be attentive to what He has to say—all of the time. If God is speaking then each and every one of us have an obligation to listen. If God is speaking then our ears, our minds, our hearts, and our Bibles should be open.

One of the shepherds at Walnut Street, Troy Williams, discusses Jesus, the Sabbath, and the implications for those of us living in this day and age.

Guy Hammond makes his way to Dickson, Tennessee, all the way from Canada to share his story of surrendering his sexuality to Jesus and dedicating his life to helping others who struggle with same sex attraction.

Church isn’t a place. It’s a people. This isn’t an organization. It’s an organism. We can create a robot and have organization; a bunch of parts working in harmony. But there’s a big problem with robots. They’re not alive! And while an organism needs organization to function, the biggest difference in the two is that an organism lives and breathes and thinks and moves and grows and develops. And it all starts with the head. Without a head, the organism is lifeless. Remove the head and the body will follow.

I may not know what it’s like to be same sex attracted, but I know what Jesus is capable of, and the church must proclaim this message. We, as God’s children, must embody the message that Jesus can be trusted with every facet of your life, including your sexuality. We surrender all to Him, including our sexuality because He can be trusted. It starts with us! The church! If the message is: JESUS IS THE ANSWER, then don’t undermine that message by being unChrist-like.

Pornography promotes a false and harmful narrative about what the human body is and what it is used for. Pornography’s narrative is in direct contradiction to the gospel narrative. The gospel says, “God loves the body because He made it; therefore, glorify God in it.” Pornography says, “The human body is a toy and was made for pleasure.” Pornography objectifies the human body. It’s dehumanizing.

If we do talk about sex in the church, we often zero in on how destructive it can be. We talk about all the “don’ts.” We use scare tactics to steer our teens away from the very idea of sex. We sometimes act like sex is a tool of the devil rather than a gift from God. Here’s the message in a nutshell: “Sex is the most scandalous, sinful, shameful thing in the world… so be sure to save it for someone you love.”

God’s children, must embody the message that Jesus can be trusted with every facet of your life, including your sexuality. We surrender all to Him, including our sexuality because He can be trusted.

Jesus never intended for Christians not to judge. Rather, He intended for us to judge rightly. He expects us to judge with righteous judgment. There is a standard of judgment, but it’s not our own.