1. Support Group for Gay and Lesbian Methodists
(Calendar Event)

...obia in the church. (Please note, this meeting is not affiliated to Good Hope MCC and organised by Methodists Christians). ...

2. OIA - For the Bible Tells Me So
(Calendar Event)

... Dir: Daniel Karslake USA 2007 100min Homosexuality is a sin – or so a sector of fundamental Christians would have us believe. In this intimate yet provocative film, the families of ...

3. Sermon for World AIDS Day 2008 - Uncommon Hope
(Spirituality/Sermons)

...el, called Mark, in the midst of the first persecutions and sufferings, calls that first community of radical Christians to an uncommon hope: to be alert, awake, and watchful as God prepares to act. I...

4. Biblical Evidence
(Spirituality/Would Jesus Discriminate?)

...pe they will bring comfort and refreshment to many. Are there really only six? Given how often some Christians preach against homosexuality, you would think there must be hundreds of Script...

5. What was the sin of Sodom? (Genesis 19 and Jude 7)
(Spirituality/Would Jesus Discriminate?)

...ard the weak and vulnerable — the poor, orphans, widows, and strangers in their midst. Why then do some Christians interpret this story as condemning all homosexual behavior? We would submit th...

6. Israel's Holiness Code. (Leviticus 18:22 and 20:13)
(Spirituality/Would Jesus Discriminate?)

... ritual. Since we are not bringing a question about the appropriateness of cultic sex practices for modern Christians, we can safely set aside these clobber passages. Note 1. Leviticus 18:2-3, ...

7. Idol Worship and Rejection of God. (Romans 1:21-28)
(Spirituality/Would Jesus Discriminate?)

...rather simple, straightforward rules announced in the New Testament. How should we interpret them? Some Christians have tried to interpret them without any reference to the cultural context in...

8. David loved Jonathan more than women. (II Samuel 1:26)
(Spirituality/Would Jesus Discriminate?)

...our pastor preached about it, the sermon probably talked about the “friendship” of Jonathan and David. Some Christians point to Jonathan and David as an example of idealized male bonding — a type o...

9. The early church welcomed a gay man. (Acts 8:26-40)
(Spirituality/Would Jesus Discriminate?)

...e” to think he might have a name, a family, and a life beyond his “grasshopperness.” And that is the way many Christians view gay, lesbian, and bisexual people. Once they find out someone is gay, it i...

10. Jesus said some are born gay. (Matthew 19:10-12)
(Spirituality/Would Jesus Discriminate?)

...homosexual men. Jesus indicates that being a "born eunuch" is a gift from God. Discussion Some Christians confidently assert that God did not create homosexual people "that way.&qu...

11. Ruth loved Naomi as Adam loved Eve. (Genesis 2:24, Ruth 1:14)
(Spirituality/Would Jesus Discriminate?)

...e Bible, the book of Ruth reads like the story of two women in love. Instinctively, and perhaps unwittingly, Christians throughout the centuries have acknowledged the validity of this interpretation....

12. Jesus affirmed a gay couple. (Matthew 8:5-13)
(Spirituality/Would Jesus Discriminate?)

...ght? Not on your life! In the original language, the importance of this story for gay, lesbian, and bisexual Christians is much clearer. The Greek word used in Matthew’s account to refer to the serva...

13. 15th Out In Africa Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
(News/Latest)

... Dir: Daniel Karslake USA 2007 100min Homosexuality is a sin – or so a sector of fundamental Christians would have us believe. In this intimate yet provocative film, the families of...

14. Dreaming Faith Communities
(Spirituality/Word for Word)

...open and affirming faith communities. Some people may tell fairytales about God, characterising dividing from Christians who believe in an inclusive communion as a righteous thing to do. From Jerusale...

15. MCC Around The Fellowship Newsletter January 2008
(News/Latest)

...e to hear more about their faith, especially the experience of the Haj, and for them to learn more about LGBT Christians. This first seminar in a series on comparative religions at King of Peace MCC (...

16. Good Hope MCC are looking for a Pastor!
(News/Latest)

...munity and beyond, regardless of gender, race, language, culture or sexual orientation. History In 1983 a few Christians founded the Gay Christian Community (GCC) because they felt that there was a ne...

17. MCC Around The Fellowship Newsletter November 2007
(News/Latest)

...(Granville, Australia), MCC Sydney, and Leighhardt Baptist Church gather monthly for lunch as the Young Again Christians (YACs).   Valley Ministries MCC (Stockton, California) joined IMPACT, a gr...

18. Pressing On In Faith: To 40 and Beyond!
(Spirituality/Sermons)

... overcome it in ourselves. We must allow truth and freedom to breathe in us. We must find the ways to live as Christians in a religiously pluralistic world, and to live in peace and mutual respect. &n...

19. My Sheep Hear My Voice
(Spirituality/Sermons)

...e about the people. Ezekiel says that God will come down from heaven and be their shepherd -- this is what we Christians believe happened in Jesus, the Good Shepherd, who would lay down his life for h...

20. 2007 Palm Sunday Sermon: Are We Fans or Followers?
(Spirituality/Sermons)

...?"   The Apostle Paul started out not as a fan, but a self-proclaimed enemy of Christ and so-called Christians. He wrote the letter to the Philippians from a jail cell. It is a letter filled...

21. MCC Around The Fellowship Newsletter March 2007
(News/Latest)

...he last day of Mardi Gras, the day before Ash Wednesday? In memory of Jesus' long fast in the wilderness, Christians often give something up for Lent. In previous generations Lent was marked with ...

22. Public Statement by MCC on Gene Manipulation of Unborn Children
(News/Latest)

... body of evidence to suggest that sexual orientation may in some measure be the result of biological factors, Christians have a moral responsibility to use any medical advancements at their disposal, ...

23. The Acts of the Apostles
(Bible/New Testament (World English Bible))

...e year they were gathered together with the assembly, and taught many people. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. (27) Now in these days, prophets came down from Jerusalem to Antioc...

24. Open letter to the leaders of South Africa from Nancy Wilson, MCC Moderator
(News/Latest)

...ive up to their values of justice and equality are forging a new era of peace and wholeness for our world. As Christians, we repudiate the outdated interpretations of scripture that says that homosexu...

25. Open letter to the leaders of South Africa from Nancy Wilson, MCC Moderator
(Resources/Same Sex Marriages)

...ive up to their values of justice and equality are forging a new era of peace and wholeness for our world. As Christians, we repudiate the outdated interpretations of scripture that says that homosexu...

26. Call to Action: Same Sex Marriages
(News/Latest)

... homosexuality and family are not contradicting and that religion is not a weapon to deny human rights. We as Christians need to make clear that we are all made in the Image of and loved by GOD - irre...

27. Call to Action: Same Sex Marriages
(Resources/Same Sex Marriages)

... homosexuality and family are not contradicting and that religion is not a weapon to deny human rights. We as Christians need to make clear that we are all made in the Image of and loved by GOD - irre...

28. GHMCC Statement on Same Sex Marriages
(News/Latest)

...e interpretations or dogma only hold true within their own denomination and these groups do not speak for all Christians per se. Good Hope MCC believes firmly that every person is created in the imag...

29. GHMCC Statement on Same Sex Marriages
(Resources/Same Sex Marriages)

...e interpretations or dogma only hold true within their own denomination and these groups do not speak for all Christians per se. Good Hope MCC believes firmly that every person is created in the imag...

30. MCC Around The Fellowship Newsletter July 2006 (Part 1)
(News/Latest)

...missionaries who were killed when they went to a remote village to witness. The movie stirred up conservative Christians who were not happy that a gay man portrayed the main character of the story! Ch...