“Flee Sexual Immorality” “We Must Not Indulge in Sexual Immorality As Some of Them Did, and Twenty-three Thousand Fell in a Single Day.” 1 Corinthians 10:8 1 Corinthians 10:8

Sexual Immorality  Is out of control in our country  People try to justify sexual immorality Is This What God Planned for Us?

God’s Purpose For Marriage and Sexuality "And the LORD God said, "It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him."" Genesis 2:18 "And the LORD God said, "It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him."" Genesis 2:18

God’s Purpose For Marriage and Sexuality “ Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh ” Genesis 2:24. “ Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh ” Genesis 2:24.

God’s Purpose For Marriage and Sexuality "Then God blessed them, and God said to them, "Be fruitful and multiply.. ” Genesis 1:28

God’s Purpose For Marriage and Sexuality  Unity- One Flesh  Companionship.  One Man and One Woman Married for Life!  Procreate.  Enjoyable!

The Value of Marriage " Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral." Hebrews 13:4 " Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral." Hebrews 13:4

The Value of Marriage Honorable As of great price, precious

Our Problem With Fornication It's Contrary to our instincts because … Either  God is wrong OR  Our sexual instincts have gone wrong.

The Problem With Fornication We have corrupted our sexual instincts.

 Comparison with Eating.  If Over eating I llustration of The Problem of Fornication

 Comparison with Eating.  If Over eating.  If oversexed. I llustration of The Problem of Fornication

“It's natural.” “Sex is nothing to be ashamed of” “I can’t Help Myself.” “If It Feels Good How Can It Be Wrong.” Lies of Our Culture

“We Really Love Each Other” “We’re Going to Get Married Anyway” “My Parents Never Said Not To” “Not Wrong If Both Consent” Lies of Our Culture

Dealing With Sexual Immorality  Understand …. It Begins in the Heart. Matt. 15:19 It Begins in the Heart. Matt. 15:19 It’s Sinning Against Our Own Bodies. It’s Sinning Against Our Own Bodies. Our Bodies Are Members of Christ. Our Bodies Are Members of Christ. We Are Joined to Christ. We Are Joined to Christ.

Dealing With Sexual Immorality Understand …. Divorce Is Like Mutilating a Living Body. Divorce Is Like Mutilating a Living Body. Our Bodies Have Been Purchased. Our Bodies Have Been Purchased. Flee Sexual Immorality! Flee Sexual Immorality!

How Do We Flee?

Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: "It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman." But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. 1 Corinthians 7:1-5 Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: "It is good for a man not to have sexual relations with a woman." But because of the temptation to sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman her own husband. The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a limited time, that you may devote yourselves to prayer; but then come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. 1 Corinthians 7:1-5

“But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion.” 1 Corinthians 7:9 “But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion.” 1 Corinthians 7:9

How Do We Flee?  It is good for a man not to touch a woman.  Let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband  If cannot exercise self-control, let them marry.

“Flee Sexual Immorality” “We Must Not Indulge in Sexual Immorality As Some of Them Did, and Twenty-three Thousand Fell in a Single Day.” 1 Corinthians 10:8 1 Corinthians 10:8