weekend madness
It was one crazy weekend at la Anderson casa. Our besties from OKC were in town. LOVED hanging with them. It is so easy to be with them. Russ and I played 30 holes of golf at Grayhawk (we couldn’t finish the second 18). We ate In N Out a couple of times since it is something they never get to experience. Anna Banana and Robin spent a few hours playing Rock Band. But the best part was the conversation. Love the McNellis tribe.
Saturday, I ran by the M2M Hike to raise awareness for our summer mission trip to Sierra Prietta, Dominican Republic. There were 70-80 hikers there. It was awesome. Pictures…
Sunday at MMCC…where do I begin? The Elephant was definitely in the house this weekend. The ‘sexy’ elephant that is. I think there was some tension built around what I would say about sex. This week, we built a foundation to understand God’s design. Next week, we’ll go a bit further. Here are a few thoughts from the morning…
- Sex was God’s idea…and He commands it.
- Sex is sticky. And the more we pass it around with multiple people, the more we lose our stickiness.
- Sex is more than skin on skin – it is spiritual and sacred.
- It’s not that we want too much out of sex. It’s that we want too little.
We’ll have more next week. Then, we have the political elephant, the apocalyptic elephant, and the divorced elephant.
April.12.2010 at 9.44am
Matt: thank you for having the courage to expose the “elephant” issue of sexuality in our culture, and how God’s beautiful and perfect design for union has been misrepresented in our world. As a woman raised in the heart of the sexual revolution, I have witnessed first hand, both the overt and the more subtle deceptions that have been fed to all of us. You mentioned near the end of the message, the differences between a male’s idea of ideal sex (physical) as compared to a woman’s (emotional). I think that when original sin was committed, the male and female were blinded to the needs of the other as one of the consequences of that sin. The male became desensitized to the idea of emotional intimacy with his mate, and the female was given a desire for her mate that was not the healthy kind that God intended, or, that would rule over her(“your desire will be for your husband” Gen. 3:16). Thank God, through Christ, and the “eyes” of the Holy Spirit, we are able to see the original blueprint. You’re right, so much pain has come from people believing Satan’s lies about sexuality. Especially our youth. I’m so thankful that you care more about us, your church community, than the consequences of busting through the bubble that church’s can sometimes remain within in the interest of being so-called “appropriate”. Christ wasn’t interested in what was appropriate, only the Truth, and how it reveals, and heals, and rebuilds lives. I hear and see Christ in your every time you speak to us, Matt! THANK YOU & THANKS BE TO OUR GOD!
April.12.2010 at 4.58pm
This Sunday’s Elephant could not have been handled better…by anyone. You spoke truth in a way that we (I) can hear it. Thank you for addressing the issue and the roots of shame- it is absolutely (in my opinion) the thing that plagues most of us and keeps us in the dark, hopeless.
Really, Robin plays Rock Band?? I never cease to be amazed by Team Anderson!
God bless…and continue to bless…Phil and his new Green Jacket. What a glorious Sunday afternoon as he persevered for his family and honor! The embraces and the tears…oh, and a few “shots of a lifetime”! I think he should be an honorary member of Team Petty!