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SEX part IV

March 25, 2007
SEX: "The Pure"

We attempted to take everyone on a journey of listening last night. Each of the 3 portions of the service were designed to get the audience to listen and then react to what was being "said" from the stage.


LISTENING TO WORDS ON POWERPOINT
Good evening
Tonight we want to take you on a journey
This journey begins with you listening very carefully.

God is calling us..
So,
Clear away the distractions.
Take a deep breath.
Breathe in the Holy Spirit.
Breathe out anxiety.
Breather in God's love.
Breathe out hate.
Breathe in hope.
Breathe out despair.

God is calling us...
to get real with ourselves.
If we want to approach God,
If we want to worship,
If we want to be in the Lord's presence,
Then, we must be PURE.

God is calling us...
to be pure.
to be set apart
to be...
HOLY

We need pure hearts.
We need pure minds.
We need pure hands.

TONIGHT
God is calling us to wash.
to wash away our past
to wash away our impure thoughts
to literally wash

We CANNOT begin unless we're willing to come clean
It begins with a simple trade
Our sorrows for His joy
Our pain for His laughter
Our sin for His redemption

TONIGHT
will you wash?
Will you take soap and water and wash?
Tell God simply that you will no longer live impure, but pure?

WILL YOU WASH?

If you will, then come now...
Wash your hands in the basin at the front of the room.

God is calling... are you listening?

LISTENING TO THE WORDS OF A BROTHER
Jeff came up during the middle portion of the service and encourage us to lay our sins down.
To take a piece of paper and nail it to the cross we had at the front of the room.
He did this in conjunction with us taking communion.
As we come clean and come clear of our sins, we took the bread & juice as memorial of the sacrifice and blood that have the power to make us clean.

LISTENING TO THE WORDS OF GOD
In the final portion of the service, Adam reviewed our sermon series, read serveral passages of Scripture and challenged the audience to stand up for different things.

Where have we been?
**Remember God's design for sex is a man and woman in marriage and it IS good.
**Bad sex begins when our eyes and hearts fail us.
**Ugly sex begins when our minds and bodies fail us.

Life-changing, Life-giving, and God-sized words for our lives.
**Romans 3:23-26
**Hebrews 4:14-16
**1Corinthians 6:10-11
**1Corinthians 6:20

STAND UP
**to own your purity
**to pledge your intimacy
**to claim your redemption

SEX part III

March 18, 2007
SEX "The Ugly"

Where shall we begin?
 Remember: God’s design is for a man and woman in marriage & it’s good.
 BAD SEX begins when our eyes and hearts fail us.
 UGLY begins when our minds and bodies fail us.

THE BIBLE TACKLES TOUGH SOCIAL ISSUES WITHOUT FLINCHING
Masturbation
 Genesis 38 ~ Onan
Multiple Partners (prostitution/orgies)
 Galatians 5:16-26
 Proverbs 6:26
 Proverbs 23:27
 1Corinthians 6:9-16
Homosexuality (gay/lesbian)
 Genesis 19:1-11
 Leviticus 18:22
 1 Corinthians 6
 1 Timothy 1:8-11
Rape
 Deut. 22:25-26
 2 Samuel 13:1-20

How do we tackle these issues? (1Cor. 6)
 We must recognize that all sexual sin is viewed the same in God’s eyes.
 We must stop letting our sins define us.
 We must be an extension of God’s grace.
 We must not be afraid to flee!


QUESTION: How can we pray for your sex life?
 For the purity of our singles
 For the intimacy of our couples
 For redemption

SEX Part II

March 11, 2007
SEX: "The Bad"

Where shall we begin?
 Remember: God’s design is for a man and woman in marriage & it’s good.
 BAD SEX begins when our eyes and hearts fail us.
 It is time to redefine ADULTERY.

ARE THESE THINGS ADULTERY?
Tell the David/Bathsheba story.
 Sex with someone not your spouse.
 Kissing someone not your spouse.
 Holding hands.
 Cup of coffee.
 Talking for hours on the phone.
 Watching or surfing for porn.
 Bra commercials.
 Eyeing the cheerleaders.
 Giving your heart to someone/thing else.
 YES!!!

How does bad sex happen?
 When we avoid the plan ~ Mark 10:5-9
 When we look. ~ Matthew 5:27-30
 When we let darkness in. ~ Luke 11:34-36
 When we make excuses. ~ Ephesians 5:6-13

We need to be culturally relevant, but we don't need to own the DVD's.

QUESTION: How can I pray for your sex life?
 For purity of our singles.
 For the intimacy of our couples.
 For redemption of those who have sinned...God's grace is definitely big enough!

SEX: "The Good"

March 4, 2007
SEX: "The Good"

READ Song of Solomon
Ø The church MUST NOT avoid talking about sex. (95x in the Bible)
1. Judas 46
2. Creation 24
3. Hell 17
4. Matthew 8
5. Communion 0
Ø If we do not step up and talk about this subject, then someone else will.
Ø Television, music, movies, schools, and human ideas have dominated this subject for far too long.

OVER THE NEXT 4 WEEKS…
Ø GOOD SEX: God’s design.
Ø BAD SEX: Eyes and hearts.
Ø THE UGLY: Homosexuality, masturbation, orgies, bestiality and more.
Ø THE PURE: Becoming virgins again.

FILL IN THIS SENTENCE
Ø Sex is ______________.
Genesis 1:27-28, 2:21-25, 4:1
Ø Sex is GOD’S CREATION and MANDATE.
Ø Sex is OBEDIENCE to God’s design.
Ø God’s design for sex is GOOD!
Ø Sex is Celebrated in Song of Solomon (Old Testament).
Ø Sex is Intimate Communication in the NT. (Ephesians 5)

GOOD SEX…
Ø Sex is intended for a man & a woman.
Ø Sex is intended for marriage.
Ø Sex should ALWAYS be for love.
Ø Sex should NEVER be selfish.
Ø Sex should NOT be avoided by married couples.
1Corinthians 7:1-5

QUESTION: How can we pray for your sex life?
Ø For the purity of our singles
Ø For the intimacy of our couples
Ø For redemption of those who have sinned...God's grace is definitely big enough!