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Introduction
Currently buying a house
Hoarding has helped us
Hoarder Illustration
Sometimes we’re spiritual hoarders!
Recap
Recap
Last message in series
Next is ADVENT!
So far we learned
5 things about Jesus:
He is fully God
He is fully man
He is the Creator
He is the Head of the Church
He is our Savior
As a result, we get to suffer for Christ
5 things about suffering:
All suffering is not equal
Suffering is better in community
Suffering prepares us
Suffering is to be expected
Suffering is a reason to rejoice
5 things that creep into our culture
Intellectualism
Scientist think the universe is smart now...
Ritualism
Legalism
Mysticism
Asceticism
Today is about the end game
People live according to what they believe.
People live according to what they believe.
I believe this stool can hold me, so I will sit.
If I didn’t, I wouldn’t.
If you believe Christ has risen, you should be changed
Why Kirby salesman vacuum your floor
The only reason you can seek heavenly things is because Christ is risen
We believe we are “raised with Christ?”
What does that mean?
Resurrection is a key to our faith
1. Proof of Messiah
2. Prophetic of our raising
3. Empowering our works in life
The message so far is “Being a disciple is hard”
Last 2 weeks - all road blocks
Now Paul tells us how to cope
Don’t think about this world, think about that one
How bad I wanted a tree house, now I don’t care.
I want a Bible house.
When you get to heaven, you won’t care about your house here either
Right now we are children, but someday we will have proper desire
Challenge:
Live today as you will one day live forever with Christ
Note, you will NEVER do this perfectly in this life
First we have to kill the old self
Don’t Do That!
Nekrosate (nek-row-saw-tae) – means to kill completely
Nekrosate (nek-row-saw-tae) – means to kill completely
Suppression is not enough, it must die
Adam Clarke - "To gratify any sensual appetite is to give it the very food and nourishment by which it lives, thrives, and is active."
Sin is a Gremlin
Phinehas (fin-aye-us) in (24,000)
It wasn’t to have things his way, but to make people listen to God
The plague stopped instantly to show how important righteousness is to God
What we’re not supposed to do with sin:
Rationalize - like an alcoholic saying drinking isn’t a sin
Experiment - like just a little inappropriate touching
Take risks – like engaging the opposite sex because “your marriage is strong”
BTW never say you would never cheat – everyone can!
That’s why you keep barriers in place
Accept – like being proud to lie their way through a situation
Paul gives specific sins in a list to avoid (Back to passage)
Paul gives specific sins in a list to avoid (Back to passage)
Not because God makes rules, but because He has a complete view of the consequences
No running on the blacktop!
God makes rules with good reasons
Many have seen this type of illustration before
Air represents sin, ping pong balls hold air
Label ping pong balls
1. Fornication – sex outside marriage
1. Fornication – sex outside marriage
Ping pong
2. Uncleanness (impurity) – which is the same concept but applies to all sin
Ping pong
3. Passion (lust) - intense or unrestrained sexual craving
Ping pong
Paul talks about sexual sin more than any other sin
It is a special kind of sin
Sex is one of Satan’s favorite weapons for a reason
No one is born into alcoholism or drug addiction
Everyone is born with sexual desire
If left unchecked, it will ruin your life!
How to say fornication in Greek: porneia Sound familiar?!
That where we get pornography, which appeals to our lust as well
This is something that is an epidemic!
Overall, porn is an epidemic and I’m not afraid to say it
Overall, porn is an epidemic and I’m not afraid to say it
Sex industry is roughly twice the NFL, NBA, and NFL revenue (more than $50 billion)
But less than $1.8 billion is for videos (less than 4%), so how is it an epidemic?
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