River Valley Church Podcast

A Different Way | Jesus + Sexual Desire

• Justin Barney

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In this message from our series A Different Way, Jesus confronts the deeper issue beneath behavior: the heart. In Gospel of Matthew 5:27–30, He raises the bar from external obedience to inner transformation, showing why desire is powerful—and never neutral. This sermon explores why Jesus takes sexuality so seriously, how unchecked desire distorts what is sacred, and how grace, honesty, and healing are possible in the kingdom of God.

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