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Affair Proofing Your Marriage

Affair Proofing Your Marriage. 10 Values That Build Strong Families Series Part 7of 10 Exodus 20:14 Anthony Grove Baptist Church Rev. Dennis E. Bean February 11, 2007. Exodus 20:14. 14 “You shall not commit adultery. (NIV). Hebrews 13:4.

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Affair Proofing Your Marriage

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  1. Affair ProofingYour Marriage 10 Values That Build Strong Families Series Part 7of 10 Exodus 20:14 Anthony Grove Baptist Church Rev. Dennis E. Bean February 11, 2007

  2. Exodus 20:14 • 14 “You shall not commit adultery. (NIV)

  3. Hebrews 13:4 • 4 Marriage is to be honoured by all, and husbands and wives must be faithful to each other. God will judge those who are immoral and those who commit adultery.(GNT)

  4. Genesis 1:27-28 & 31 • 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. 28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. . . . .31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day. (NIV)

  5. The Problem: What Causes Affairs? • Proverbs 22:14 Adultery is a trap … (GNT) • 1. The Trap of _______________________. • 2. The Trap of _______________________. • 3. The Trap of _______________________. • 4. The Trap of _______________________. Unmet Needs Unresolved Conflict Unfulfilled Expectations Undeveloped self-worth

  6. 1. Make A Commitment To ____________________. God’s Standard • Proverbs 30:20  “This is the way of a woman who takes part in adultery: She acts as if she had eaten and washed her face; she says, ‘I haven’t done anything wrong.’ (NCV)

  7. Job 24:15 • 15  Those who are guilty of adultery watch for the night, thinking, ‘No one will see us,’ and they keep their faces covered. (NCV)

  8. Proverbs 5:15 • 15 Be faithful to your own wife and give your love to her alone. (GNT)

  9. A. Adultery is a ___________ Sin. Physical • 1 Corinthians 6:18 Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. (NIV)

  10. B. Adultery is a ___________ Sin. Mental • Proverbs 6:32 But the man who commits adultery is an utter fool, for he destroys his own soul. (TLB)

  11. C. Adultery is a ___________ Sin. Spiritual • Genesis 39:9 No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?” (NIV)

  12. 2. Magnify The ______________. Consequences • Proverbs 6:26 … but adultery will cost him all he has. (GNT)

  13. The Truth: • ___________________ Americans have Genital Herpes • ___________________ New Cases everyday • _________________ New Cases of Chlamydia in 2005 • _________________ Americans with HIV/AIDS • __________________ Worldwide with HIV/AIDS 67 Million 3,738 976,445 1,185,000 47.1 Million

  14. Hebrews 13:4 • 4 Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. (NIV)

  15. 3 Reasons To Embrace Faithfulness. • 1. I ________________________________ • 2. I ________________________________ • 3. I _______________________________ Love Jesus Christ Love My Wife & Kids Fear The Judgment of God

  16. 3. Maintain __________________. My Marriage • 1 Corinthians 7:3 The husband should fulfill his wife’s sexual needs, and the wife should fulfill her husband’s needs. (NLT)

  17. Top 5 Needs of Most Men Top 5 Needs of Most Women • 1. Sexual fulfillment 1. Affection • 2. Recreation companionship 2. Conversation • 3. An attractive spouse 3. Honesty & openness • 4. Domestic support 4. Financial support • 5. Admiration 5. Family commitment • - His Needs, Her Needs by Dr. Willard Harley

  18. Quote: • “It is real easy to leave your spouse. It’s not easy to leave your best friend.” • -Mary Alda, wife of Alan Alda

  19. 4. Manage __________________. My Mind • James 1:14-15 14Temptation is the pull of man’s own evil thoughts and wishes. 15These evil thoughts lead to evil actions and afterwards to the death penalty from God. (TLB)

  20. How Affairs Develop • 1. Distraction ________________________________________ • 2. Attraction _________________________________________ • 3. Interaction ________________________________________ • 4. Transaction _______________________________________ Start Accepting Sinful Thoughts Emotional Non-Physical Involvement Physical Involvement Rationalizing the affair

  21. 5. Maintain __________________. Proper Relationships • Ephesians 5:3 But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, … because these are improper for God’s holy people. (NIV)

  22. 1 Thessalonians 5:22 • Abstain from all appearance of evil. (KJV)

  23. 6. Minimize _________________. The Opportunity • 1 Corinthians 10:12 So be careful. If you are thinking, “Oh, I would never behave like that”—let this be a warning to you. For you too may fall into sin. (TLB)

  24. 1 Corinthians 15:33 • Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” (NIV)

  25. Malachi 2:15b • So guard yourself in your spirit, and do not break faith with the wife of your youth. (NIV)

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