1. In the Night

2. Day and Night Good and evil Truth and error Moral and immoral
1 Thessalonians 5:4-5
Ephesians 5:8-10

3. The Night Seductive, John 3:19-21; Psa. 139:11-12
Lovers of darkness (sin) say the light is “too negative” as it exposes their sin
Lovers of truth want its light to expose the dangers of the night, Psalm 119:105; Prov. 6:23-24
A time of temptation and destruction

4. Sins that Flourish in the Night
Spiritual weariness, 1 Thess. 5:7
Negligence and apathy, John 9:4
Remember the name of the Lord in the night, Psalm 119:55
Watch and be sober (self-controlled), 1 Thess. 5:6, 8

5. Sins that Flourish in the Night
Lack of moral restraint, Peter 1:15-16; 1 Thess. 4:3-5
Under the influence of intoxicants, Thess. 5:7
Carousing: Dissipation, intoxication, dizziness, hangover, Lk. 21:34; Eph. 5:18
Recreational drugs: Buzz, calm, high, loss of social inhibitions

6. Sins that Flourish in the Night
Fleshly lusts, 2 Samuel 11:2-4
Colossians 3:5
Fornication: Sexual immorality, 1 Cor. 6:18
Uncleanness: “State of moral corruption,” dishonors/defiles the body, Romans 1:24
Passion: Lustful, disgraceful, vile desires, Romans 1:26 (1 Thess. 4:5)
Evil desire: Yearning, craving for base things; Morally reprehensible, Mark 7:21

7. Sins that Flourish in the Night
-Fleshly lusts, 2 Samuel 11:2-4
Lascivious behavior, 1 Peter 4:3; Galatians 5:19
Pornography, Psalm 119:37; Job 31:1-4
“Pornography is basically propaganda for fornication.”
Robert Bork
Slouching Toward Gomorrah, 138

8. Sins that Flourish in the Night
Pornography, Psalm 119:37; Job 31:1-4
11% of all internet visits are porn sites
Objectifies women (and men)
Distorts reality
Harms everyone
Fornication and adultery, Proverbs 7:6-9 (4-5, 13-20, 27)

9. Sins that Flourish in the Night
Denial and cover up of sin, Psalm 32:3-4
Night is the hiding place of evil
Shame of sin, Colossians 3:3
Night ought be the time we examine our hearts and lives, meditate on God’s word, pray and praise, Psalm 1:2; 16:7; 17:3; 63:6

10. Wake Up! Out of all immoral conduct, Ephesians 5:12-16
From spiritual laziness, Romans 13:11, 12-14
Reestablish the priority of righteousness, 1 Cor. 15:33-34

11. In the Night Light exposes all darkness, Eph. 5:13; Job 34:21-22
Day of judgment will “bring to light the hidden things of darkness and reveal the counsels of the hearts,” 1 Cor. 4:5
Remove the darkness and walk in the light, John 12:36 (8:12)

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