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Explore the profound impact of sexual choices on emotional and spiritual well-being. Discover the importance of honoring your body and cultivating meaningful relationships. Learn how to navigate temptations and align your actions with a higher purpose. Dive into powerful insights from Corinthians to reshape your approach to intimacy and self-worth.
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Big Idea “If you want a marriage that no one else has, you have to date like no one else dates.”
Sex is primarily physical Why is it that when a child is sexually abused, throughout his/her life it’s difficult to shake off? Why is it that rape is so much more devastating for a woman than being physically abused?
Sex is primarily physical Why is it that men with the deepest sexual issues usually have uninvolved or missing fathers? Why is it that most people’s greatest regrets are sexual? Sex: It’s not just physical
First appeal You say, “Food for the stomach and the stomach for food, and God will destroy them both…” 1 Corinthians 6:13 …The body, however, is not meant for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body. 1 Corinthians 6:13 We aren’t animals
Second Appeal Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members of Christ and unite them with a prostitute? Never! 1 Corinthians 12:15 Don’t sell yourself short
Third Appeal Do you not know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.” 1 Corinthians 12:16 Don’t get it twisted; it’s not over
Fourth Appeal Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. 1 Corinthians 12:18 Don’t risk it! IT WILL HURT YOU!
Fifth Appeal Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore, honor God with your bodies. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 You are a new creation….ACT LIKE IT.
Points to take away Decide what story you want to tell Choose friends of “like-mind” Get busy doing the work of the Lord