EDEN AGAIN The True JOY of Sex

Marriage is good for your sex life. Married people enjoy greater sexual fulfillment.

THE TRUE JOY OF SEX IS FOUND IN A FULFILLING MARRIAGE.

1 Corinthians 7:1-5 7:1 Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good for a man not to marry. 2 But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. 3 The husband should fulfill his

1 Corinthians 7:1-5 marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. 4 The wife's body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband's body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife.

1 Corinthians 7:1-5 5 Do not deprive each other except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

Discovering the True JOY of Sex Get married.

1 Corinthians 7:1-5 2 But since there is so much immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

Discovering the True JOY of Sex Get married. Fulfill your sexual duties.

1 Corinthians 7:1-5 3 The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.

When it comes to Sexual Demands God is concerned about your love for each other. He wants husbands and wives, to be kind to each other, patient, respectful and unselfish. Ultimate love is pure in motive and action. Follow that goal, and you are not likely to go wrong.

Discovering the True JOY of Sex Get married. Fulfill your sexual duties. Concede the rights of your body to your spouse.

1 Corinthians 7:1-5 4 The wife's body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husband's body does not belong to him alone but also to his wife.

You are tall and slim like a palm tree, and your breasts are like its clusters of dates. I said, `I will climb up into the palm tree and take hold of its branches.' Now may your breasts be like grape clusters, and the scent of your breath like apples. May your kisses be as exciting as the best wine, smooth and sweet, flowing gently over lips and teeth. “ "I am my lover's, the one he desires. Song of Solomon 7:7-10 You are tall and slim like a palm tree, and your breasts are like its clusters of dates. I said, `I will climb up into the palm tree and take hold of its branches.' Now may your breasts be like grape clusters, and the scent of your breath like apples. May your kisses be as exciting as the best wine, smooth and sweet, flowing gently over lips and teeth. “ "I am my lover's, the one he desires. Song of Solomon 7:7-10

Discovering the True JOY of Sex Get married. Fulfill your sexual duties. Concede the rights of your body to your spouse. Don’t deprive each other.

1 Corinthians 7:1-5 5 Do not deprive each other... so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self- control.

Discovering the True JOY of Sex Get married. Fulfill your sexual duties. Concede the rights of your body to your spouse. Don’t deprive each other. Deny sex in only a few circumstances.

1 Corinthians 7: except by mutual consent and for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again....

Exceptions Concerning Sex When you both agree When you delay it for a specific time When you are devoting your self to a spiritual retreat

"Kiss me again and again, for your love is sweeter than wine. How fragrant your cologne, and how pleasing your name! No wonder all the young women love you! Take me with you. Come, let's run! Bring me into your bedroom, O my king. “ Song of Solomon 1:2-4 "Kiss me again and again, for your love is sweeter than wine. How fragrant your cologne, and how pleasing your name! No wonder all the young women love you! Take me with you. Come, let's run! Bring me into your bedroom, O my king. “ Song of Solomon 1:2-4

THE TRUE JOY OF SEX IS FOUND IN A FULFILLING MARRIAGE.

SEXUAL INTIMACY IN MARRIAGE IS NEVER INTENDED TO END. Abraham and Sarah

How sweet is your love, my treasure, my bride! How much better it is than wine! Your perfume is more fragrant than the richest of spices. Your lips, my bride, are as sweet as honey. Yes, honey and cream are under your tongue. "You are like a private garden, my treasure, my bride! You are like a spring that no one else can drink from, a fountain of my own. Song of Solomon 4:10-12 How sweet is your love, my treasure, my bride! How much better it is than wine! Your perfume is more fragrant than the richest of spices. Your lips, my bride, are as sweet as honey. Yes, honey and cream are under your tongue. "You are like a private garden, my treasure, my bride! You are like a spring that no one else can drink from, a fountain of my own. Song of Solomon 4:10-12