“I Pledge to You My Faithfulness”

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“I Pledge to You My Faithfulness” May 23

Think About It … How is marriage commonly portrayed in the media? Today  We look at the contrast between the world’s views of adultery and faithfulness and what God says We are challenged to commit to faithfulness in fulfilling our marital vows

Listen for what Jesus has to say about the implications of the 7th commandment. Matthew 5:27-30 (NIV) "You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.' [28] But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. [29] If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away.

Listen for what Jesus has to say about the implications of the 7th commandment. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. [30] And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.

Avoid Mental Adultery How did Jesus explain the meaning of adultery? Why is adultery common in our society? According to Jesus, how does adultery start? Why are people willing to harbor and tolerate lust in their hearts?

Avoid Mental Adultery When does looking at someone become inappropriate? What is wrong with the argument, “It’s OK to look as long as you don’t touch”? So, why did Jesus make this radical statement about eyes? Literally gouging out an eye will not prevent mental adultery.

Avoid Mental Adultery How about the temptations of relationships? How can we know the line between good relationships and dangerous territory with opposite-gender colleagues, church members, and friends? What are practical steps to cutting off what really does cause us to sin?

Listen for the implications of all we do being within God’s view. Proverbs 5:15-21 (NIV) Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well. [16] Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares? [17] Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers. [18] May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.

Listen for the implications of all we do being within God’s view. [19] A loving doe, a graceful deer-- may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love. [20] Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another man's wife? [21] For a man's ways are in full view of the Lord, and he examines all his paths.

Find Fulfillment in Your Spouse According to this passage, how should a person satisfy his or her “thirst”? What is Solomon saying about where a person should seek sexual fulfillment? What reasons does Solomon give for the experience of intimacy being kept within a marriage?

Find Fulfillment in Your Spouse What does that question really mean? What kinds of things help us resist unfaithfulness? What are some common sense principles? Verse 19 says “may you ever be captivated by her love.” What are some synonyms for the word “captivate”? What can you do so that you will always be captivated by his/her love?

Listen for consequences of sexual sin. Proverbs 6:25-32 (NIV) Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes, [26] for the prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread, and the adulteress preys upon your very life. [27] Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned? [28] Can a man walk on hot coals without his feet being scorched?

Listen for consequences of sexual sin. [29] So is he who sleeps with another man's wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished. [30] Men do not despise a thief if he steals to satisfy his hunger when he is starving. [31] Yet if he is caught, he must pay sevenfold, though it costs him all the wealth of his house. [32] But a man who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself.

Recognize What Is at Stake According to this passage, what is dangerous about lust? What word pictures or images does Solomon use to talk about the dangers of adultery? Why do people think that they can “play with fire” (sin) and “not be burned” (get away with it)? What makes sexual sin so tempting?

Recognize What Is at Stake Lust is a choice Lust is an unavoidable part of being human How can adultery destroy a person’s life – how do they ultimately get “burned”? Which statement do you agree with? Why?

Recognize What Is at Stake Martin Luther said … You cannot keep the birds from flying over your head, but you can keep them from building a nest in your hair.

Application Avoid the sin of adultery and other sinful actions This week, seek God’s help in overcoming the sexual lusts that are all around us Do not allow lust of any kind to rule in your life Ask God to control your life

Application The strongest defense against unfaithfulness is a growing love affair with your spouse Get together with your spouse and list good reasons to be physically and emotionally faithful in marriage Court your spouse! Keep doing so!

Application Be on guard against anyone who would seduce you Always be aware of the hurt and harm which such an event would cause spouse, children, and others Flee that kind of immorality, just like Joseph did

“I Pledge to You My Faithfulness” May 23