0321 Dating In The Garden

DATING IN THE GARDEN

HUMOR: I had a dream Don’t drive because you will get into an accident Be old enough to drive. Have license. Focus on road. Follow speed limit. Have destinations (dating is not for fun)

Man knew Master (he called me goddess now he is atheist) If God is not your Master your date will be. You will expect of her what only God can be Dating relationship takes, relationship with God gives Dating tests devotion, it doesn’t create it. Don’t turn your date into your God Man knew Mission Don’t make your date the reason why you live (purpose) She is helpmate not soul mate. If you don’t need her you don’t need her Man knew Mate. God presented a woman, Adam called her a wife

Gen.2:9; 16-17

TOUCHING leads to EATING Fruit is closer in your hand then on the tree Pet sins lead to killing sins (Cain) One thing leads to another (WOOD – stages of progression) STORY: young guy who started to touch EATING of the tree of life EMPOWERS you not to eat of the tree of death Eve didn’t eat of tree of life, no wonder why she hungered for tree of death People love the world because they didn’t get the love of God (1 John 2:15) Don’t be drunk with wine but be filled with Holy Spirit (Eph.5:18) Don’t pull weeds without planting flowers (or else they will grow back) Rules demand, relationship empowers (Moses gives law, Jesus gives power) The FLAVOR of the FORBIDDEN FRUIT (FRUITS) Realization If you get naked – you are eating of forbidden fruit (UNDERWEARS) If you lose these you’ll lose your innocence (lack of guilt or opposite of guilt) Jesus wants to cover you with His righteousness Regret It’s horrific pain over something done wrong (BACKPACK WITH STONE) Regret is not forgiving yourself (abortion, loss of virginity, mistake, crime). It takes you down Leave your burden at the cross and receive His forgiveness. You’re new creation Running Adam hid behind trees, Jonah in the boat. We hide bad things (progress report and Osama) Instead of hiding from God, hide in God (ALEX’S TESTIMONY) Ruin In marriage sex strengths relationship, before marriages it destroys it (BROKEN VESSEL)

Two Lies About Forbidden Fruit: It’s not a big deal (to get her into sin) (MOUSE TRAP). Min the consequences and max pleasure It’s a big deal (to keep her in sin) (HANGING ROBE). There was love and forgiveness for Judas