Why Does God Care About My Sex Life?

Purpose: God’s plan for your sexuality is to give you life

Will You: Will you aim for purity in your life.

FW: Ed is a navy seal who rescued an American hostage from Afghanistan - he’s gonna share his story

Intro

-Today is PG-13

-Series Recap

PJ: Love god first and most, love others the best

Ben: You can’t give the love and forgiveness your partner will need if you have not received love and forgiveness from God.

-This morning we are talking about Sex

-Open your bible to 1 Corinthians 6

TS: Since we are talking about sex this morning I want to tell you about the time I had THE TALK with my dad

Story about THE TALK with my dad:

Parents found out I had seen some adult content on TV and I was asking questions

My mom told my dad to take me to breakfast and have the talk

Set scene for diner

Talk about conversation

Joke about never being able to look at salt and pepper shakers the same again..

Why does God care about my sex life?

1 Corinthians 6:18–20 (NIV)

Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body. 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.

Pray

1 Corinthians 6:18 (NIV)

Flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a person commits are outside the body, but whoever sins sexually, sins against their own body.

God wants us to live pure because he cares about us, not because he wants to control us.

God’s plan for every area of our life is fullness and joy.

There is no evidence in the Bible to support God being against us experiencing goodness in our lives.

In fact, the Bible is full of verses proclaiming the good that God has in plan for us when we follow Him.

John 10:10 (NIV)

10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

TS: This concept reminds me of when my dad took away my first car.

Story about my parents taking away my BMW because of a speeding ticket.

-Ragtop, 5 speed manual transmission, BMW 325i

-I thought I was so cool and my parents gave me only one rule, “If you get a speeding ticket, you’re getting a honda.”

-Multiple kids died at my school from speeding

TS: At the time, I didn’t understand why my parents were so adamant about me needing to take this so serious but I do now.

We may not have full understanding of why we God puts the boundaries in place that he does, but I can promise you will never regret obeying them.

We don’t need to learn from experience, perspective can lead to wisdom.

TS: God allows us to choose what we do. He gives us an understanding of what will happen if we follow him, but he still let’s us choose.

1 Corinthians 6:19–20 (NIV)

19 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; 20 you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your bodies.

What you do with your body is your choice, but the consequences are not.

I want to acknowledge those of us in the room who may have had a situation where you didn’t get a choice in what was done to your body. That was not God’s hope and plan for your life.

Our culture is selling a lie that sex doesn’t come with attachment, that porn doesn’t hurt anyone, and that you can do whatever you want with your body with no adverse affects.

Phrases like, “my body, my choice,” are downplaying the consequences of us defining morality and standards for healthy sexuality.

Psychology today had this to say:

Porn use has been correlated with erosion of the prefrontal cortex, the region of the brain that houses executive functions like morality, willpower and impulse control. Studies show that changes in the transmission of dopamine can facilitate depression and anxiety. In agreement with this observation, porn consumers report greater depressive symptoms, lower quality of life and poorer mental health

1 Corinthians 6:12 (NIV)

12 “I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything.

-This isn’t a debate a preference between humans. This is an issue of submission.

TS: We may not be able to avoid the consequences of our choices, but we can redeem them.

Only God can break our chains and heal our shame.

I can say that to you confidently because my story is a story of just that, God breaking chains and healing shame.

Story about my life journey with this:

Porn in second grade

Acting out through high school and college

Confessed my going in to my senior year of college, restored and made new

Pastor today because of God’s healing and my journey of confession and humility to correction.

-The devil wants your shame to be a prison but God’s grace wants you story on a platform so others can know of his glory.

TS: God has a prescription for dealing with sin, it’s James 5:16

Close:

James 5:16 (NIV)

16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person is powerful and effective.

Confess to God and others

1 John 1:9 (NIV)

9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.