1. It’s all in the mind

2. Changing our mind The 6 Antitheses (contrasts)
Reconsider what we “know”
Jesus “raises the bar”
Relationship – not rules and regulations
Jesus provided the way back
Saviour or Lord?
Restoration & Transformation

3. 3-stage approach
You’ve heard it said
But I tell you
Here’s the result

4. Matthew 5: 27-32(TNIV)
You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.

5. Matthew 5: 27-32(TNIV)
And if your right hand causes you to stumble, 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.

6. Matthew 5: 27-32(TNIV)
It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, causes her to become an adulteress, and anyone who marries the divorced woman commits adultery.

7. Caveats Not about Condemnation Criticism Condone Compromise
“All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” Romans 3:23 (TNIV)

8. The Journey
Belonging
Believing
Behavioural change

9. Sexual & Marital Issues
Divorce and remarriage
Absentee parents (fathers)
Domestic violence
Teenage pregnancy
STIs

10. What the Bible says Marriage A sacred covenant
A great mystery (Ephesians 5)
Promote; protect; preserve
“God hates divorce” Malachi 2:16 (TNIV)

11. What the Bible says Lust = adultery in the mind 3 Dangers Adultery
Sexual immorality (fornication)
Homosexuality

12. We all have a history and we all have a destiny
What the Bible says
We all have a history and we all have a destiny
Balance grace and truth
Unfaithfulness – destructive, distress, damage,

13. The Challenge 1. For those married
Be a champion of marriage – promote it
Don’t let anything come between you and your spouse
Don’t be disparaging
Respect one another

14. The Challenge 2. For those divorced Not unforgiveable
Repentance brings forgiveness
Attempt reconciliation wherever possible

15. The Challenge 3. For all of us
Protection and accountability
Be ruthless and radical
But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for the Lord's people Ephesians 5:3 (TNIV)