Every week during the Peasant Princess series there was an opportunity to send questions to Pastor Mark related to the sermon, the text of scripture or real life issues you may be facing. Due to the number of questions received not all of them were answered on Sunday. Therefore, the purpose of this series of posts is to answer questions posed by those attending West Seattle that Pastor Mark was unable to get to.
Every week during the Peasant Princess series there was an opportunity to send questions to Pastor Mark related to the sermon, the text of scripture or real life issues you may be facing. Due to the number of questions received not all of them were answered on Sunday. Therefore, the purpose of this series of posts is to answer questions posed by those attending West Seattle that Pastor Mark was unable to get to. Questions answered in this post:
Q: “What’s your opinion about sexual intimacy (marital, of course) on the Sabbath? Is there any spiritual reason to feel uncomfortable with being intimate on the Sabbath?”
Q: “How does one balance the need to be beautiful with this reality – people starve for lack of food and my pedicure money could save a life?”
Q: “What are your thoughts on cosmetic plastic surgery?”
Q: “Other than Song of Songs, what are good scriptures for couples to study and grow in their relationship in Christ and each other?”
Q: “As adult women living in community are we accountable to each other for where we spend our nights?”
Q: “My wife has done things in her past (like [mature content]) that she won’t do in our marriage (maybe due to shame?). How do I properly love her through this.”
Q: “Is [mature content] a sin? What about [mature content]?”
Q: “What, if any, are the qualifications for a good marriage counselor? What are obvious disqualifications? Thanks!”
Q: “In these days with sex so open how can we prepare our kids to have a biblical life through teen years?”
Every week during the Peasant Princess series there was an opportunity to send questions to Pastor Mark related to the sermon, the text of scripture or real life issues you may be facing. Due to the number of questions received not all of them were answered on Sunday. Therefore, the purpose of this series of posts is to answer questions posed by those attending West Seattle that Pastor Mark was unable to get to. Questions answered in this post:
Q: “I’ve gone thru the steps of Mt 18:15 with a church member who sinned against me. However, that person refuses to repent and is now a church leader. What is the next step?”
Q: “I have confessed my past sins to my wife before we married. If I remember a sin from the past since being married do I confess? How specific do we get?”
Q: “How do we handle bitterness toward God over things we don’t and can’t understand?”
Q: “What do you do if the person never changes their actions…how long do you keep the relationship?”
Q: “Is it ever ok for a married man to take his wedding ring off?”
Q: “How do you forgive yourself of your own past sin after true repentance to God?”
Q: “Can you be bitter against yourself and if so how do you reconcile?”
Q: “If a husband wants a wife to look a way that makes the wife feel horrible, what’s a wife to do?”
Q: “How can a wife successfully balance being visually generous and still dress modestly, as when the couple goes out on a date?”
Q: “A friend of mine constantly sends her boyfriend nude photo texts ‘to be sure he’s thinking about only her.’ Is this at all acceptable?”
Q: “Are there any plans for Pastor Mark to rotate his presence at all MHC locations?”
Every week during the Peasant Princess series there was an opportunity to send questions to Pastor Mark related to the sermon, the text of scripture or real life issues you may be facing. Due to the number of questions received not all of them were answered on Sunday. Therefore, the purpose of this series of posts is to answer questions posed by those attending West Seattle that Pastor Mark was unable to get to. Questions answered in this post:
Q: “What do we do with pet sin (ongoing known sin)?”
Q: “I am pregnant and work. My husband says I don’t do enough things around the home, do I just need to suck it up and do more?”
Q: “Do you think counseling is an option when problems just seem too big to handle on our own?”
Q: “You say you can’t forgive without Jesus, but what about those who don’t have Jesus. Are you saying they can’t forgive properly?”
Q: “How do I ask someone to forgive me when they will not talk to me?”
Q: “Is physical violence or threat of it forgivable in a marriage?”
Q: “How do you practice restitution when money is not involved?”
Q: “What are the best scriptures to meditate on for forgiveness in relationships?
Q: “How long do you keep forgiving someone who keeps sinning against you?”
Q: “What are you supposed to do when someone sins against you but they are not convicted and/or don’t even realize that they’re hurting you?”
Every week during the Peasant Princess series there was an opportunity to send questions to Pastor Mark related to the sermon, the text of scripture or real life issues you may be facing. Due to the number of questions received not all of them were answered on Sunday. Therefore, the purpose of this series of posts is to answer questions posed by those attending West Seattle that Pastor Mark was unable to get to. Questions answered in this post:
Q: “I’m divorced. I know it’s a sin. I have had a hard time forgiving myself. I have asked God’s forgiveness. I really don’t know – can I ever get married again?”
Q: “I believe my Christian ex-wife, whom I sinfully married & divorced, still suffers. I’m remarried & worshipping. How can or should I serve my ex? Thru her dad?”
Q: “I’m a gal who has a good male friend. He is a Christian, has a job, but I am not physically attracted to him. Is that important or should I date him?”
Q: “There is this a young lady I’m totally into although she has no faith. I would like to finish your relationships series with her. What would you recommend here?”
Q: “Can volunteering too much be a fox?”
Q: “For singles what steps can we take to transform our selfish mindset in preparation for marriage?”
Every week during the Peasant Princess series there was an opportunity to send questions to Pastor Mark related to the sermon, the text of scripture or real life issues you may be facing. Due to the number of questions received not all of them were answered on Sunday. Therefore, the purpose of this series of posts is to answer questions posed by those attending West Seattle that Pastor Mark was unable to get to. Questions answered in this post:
Q: “How do you handle the sexual side of a marriage when the husband is angry, harsh and emotionally unpredictable?”
Q: “My husband and I are members and we are healing from an affair my husband had. How can we work on healing our sexual relationship after that pain?”
Q: “The passion in my marriage is gone. What can I do as a husband to become more passionate for my wife?”
Q: “For singles who’ve awakened desire, thru past relationships or marriage, how do you put it back to sleep?”
Q: “I’m in an abusive relationship with a Christian man. What should I do?”
Every week during the Peasant Princess series there was an opportunity to send questions to Pastor Mark related to the sermon, the text of scripture or real life issues you may be facing. Due to the number of questions received not all of them were answered on Sunday. Therefore, the purpose of this series of posts is to answer questions posed by those attending West Seattle that Pastor Mark was unable to get to. Questions answered in this post:
Q: “Sometimes when my wife is out of town I get lonely so I [mature content] to thoughts of her. Am I sinning?”
Q: “Would you agree that rejection, in addition to saying “no” to sex, can also show appear in different forms, such as a lack of respect, attention to love language, etc?”
Q: “How can newlyweds who have stayed pure till marriage foster intimacy & safeguard against selfishness?”
Q: “My husband is wonderful but I feel like we don’t read the bible or pray together enough. We have a baby and we don’t get enough time to focus on us.”
Q: “My wife says that [mature content] makes her feel like a prostitute. What are some ways I can serve her and help her gain a redeemed view of this?”
Every week during the Peasant Princess series there was an opportunity to send questions to Pastor Mark related to the sermon, the text of scripture or real life issues you may be facing. Due to the number of questions received not all of them were answered on Sunday. Therefore, the purpose of this series of posts is to answer questions posed by those attending West Seattle that Pastor Mark was unable to get to. Questions answered in this post:
Q: What does a wife do that is deserted by a man who claims God as Solomon did?
Q: How do you encourage your husband to spend time with God (apart from prayer) when it doesn’t seem like he wants to?
Q: What is the name of the bible commentator coming here?
Q: How do I convince my Christian friend to not date a non-Christian girl after he’s been with her for 4 years?
Q: My wife and I have been married 1 year. I was sexually active before meeting her. These sins hinder our intimacy. Can we achieve the Song of Solomon kind of marriage?
Q: If Solomon went astray did he lose his salvation?
Q: What if you are in your twenties and think this is all really gross & it makes you scared of marriage?
Every week during the Peasant Princess series there was an opportunity to send questions to Pastor Mark related to the sermon, the text of scripture or real life issues you may be facing. Due to the number of questions received not all of them were answered on Sunday. Therefore, the purpose of this series of posts is to answer questions posed by those attending West Seattle that Pastor Mark was unable to get to. Questions answered in this post:
Q: “Is it a sin for Sarah Palin to run for V.P.?” (and)
Q: “Is it a sin for a (married) mom to have a job or career?” (and)
Q: “Is it sinful for a wife with kids to provide for a season so her husband can go back to school to become a better provider. He is the sole provider now.”
Q: “How do I handle a situation where my spouse is protecting and even hiding a fox?”
Q: “If after seeing a Mars Hill counselor, redemption group, accountability, and the “4 horseman” are all still a huge problem – and now we are pregnant – what is a wife to do?”
Q: “Does verse 2:15 imply that the primary responsibility for catching the little foxes belongs to the husband?”
Q: “What do you say to those of us who have never been in a relationship and marriage looks grim in our future?”
Q: “I am newly married and recently found out my husband had an emotional affair. We are seeking counseling, but how can I find the security needed to trust him going forward?”
Every week during the Peasant Princess series there was an opportunity to send questions to Pastor Mark related to the sermon, the text of scripture or real life issues you may be facing. Due to the number of questions received not all of them were answered on Sunday. Therefore, the purpose of this series of posts is to answer questions posed by those attending West Seattle that Pastor Mark was unable to get to. Questions answered in this post:
Q: “The trend for marriages these days is for it to happen later in life, that with more social acceptance of sexuality, what is a young Christian man to do?”
Q: “I know a seminary student who has been cheating on his wife. She keeps confronting him, but he apologizes and continues sinning. What should she do now?”
Q: “Do I have to be married to be happy?”
Q: “It says in SOS ‘do not arouse or awaken love until it desires.’ With that in mind, how would you advise singles with more active imaginations?”
Q: “But what is the woman’s financial responsibility?”
Q: “If two Christians have been physically intimate before marriage to one another, will God still bless them in or with marriage?”
Jay Bauman has spent years developing relationships within Brazil as he served as the Executive and Worship Pastor of Crosspointe. A Acts 29 church in Orlando. Recently he moved to Rio de Janeiro and founded Restore Brazil to facilitate church-planting, social justice and cultural transformation through the gospel.
This is one in a series about the West Seattle Campus Discipleship Training Program highlighting a DTP ministry and introducing its participants to the Body of Christ at Mars Hill Church West Seattle. This week we focus on the Biblical Living ministry.
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