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What’s the Appropriate Way to Engage My Homosexual Friends?

May 1, 2024

Adriel Sanchez

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Sex and Sexuality

What’s the Appropriate Way to Engage My Homosexual Friends?

25 min

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Sex and Sexuality

What’s the Appropriate Way to Engage My Homosexual Friends?

25 min

“The grace of Jesus is big enough and the love of God is big enough to cleanse us of our sins and to bring restoration and healing.”
– Pastor Adriel Sanchez

Questions in this Episode

Questions with an asterisk have related resources linked below.

  1. Why do faithful Christians experience extreme suffering?
  2. Will there still be evil people after the devil is in the lake of fire?
  3. What’s an appropriate way to engage with my homosexual friends?
  4. When does a new Christian receive the Holy Spirit?

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Adriel Sanchez

Adriel Sanchez is the pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church (PCA) in San Diego, CA. He received his theological training from Westminster Seminary California and serves as host of Core Christianity. Adriel is the author of Praying with Jesus and, most recently, Why We Worship: Experiencing Heaven on Earth at Church. He and his wife, Ysabel, have six children.

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