August 27, 2023

What About Gender Dysphoria and the Transgender Movement?

We are living in a cultural moment where lots of questions are being asked about what it means to be a man or a woman that just haven’t been asked at this scale in human history. And so often this discussion digresses into an “us” versus “them” thing. But what motivates this message from Lead Pastor Aaron Brockett is helping hurting and broken people discover the best that can be true for them because of what Jesus has done for them.

MESSAGE RESOURCES 

Books

Embodied: Transgender Identities, the Church, and What the Bible Has to Say by Preston Sprinkle

Love Thy Body by Nancy Pearcey

Understanding Gender Dysphoria by Mark A. Yarhouse

Strange New World by Carl R. Trueman

Online Resources

Podcast Episode: Gender Identity

Traders Point Website: LGBTQ Conversation Resources

FAMILY RESOURCES

For Parents

So the Next Generation Will Know: Preparing Young Christians for a Challenging World 

Traders Point Resources for Parents

For Teenagers or Older Kids

Can I Ask That?: 8 Hard Questions about God and Faith – Student Guide*

*Parents and Mentors: Access the Leader Guide here

Can I Ask That Volume 2: More Hard Questions About God & Faith – Student Guide*

*Parents and Mentors: Access the Volume 2 Leader Guide here 

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

How We Read the Bible: 8 Ways to Engage the Bible with Our Students 

Living in a Gray World: A Christian Teen’s Guide to Understanding Homosexuality

For Kids of All Ages

If I Could Ask God Anything: Awesome Bible Answers for Curious Kids

Case for Christ for Kids

The Big Book of Bible Questions 

God’s Design for Sex Series (4-book series, with a book for each age group: preschool, young elementary, preteen, and teen)

If you want to learn more about our core church beliefs, visit tpcc.org/beliefs.

Topics: Identity, Jesus