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March 25, 2007
*/Pure Sex/*
*#5 Raising G-rated Kids in an X-rated World*
/Introduction:/ We live in a sex-crazed culture in which boundaries have eroded.
How do we protect our kids (and ourselves) from the onslaught of pornography, promiscuity, and unchecked sexuality?
1.
Be strong inside: __________________________________________________.
Proverbs 22:6, Ephesians 6:4, 10-18
2.
Be smart outside: _________________________________________________.
Leviticus 18, Proverbs 4:23-27, 16:17, 22:5, Philippians 4:8
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Be accountable: ___________________________________________________.
Romans 14:12, Hebrews 4:13; James 5:16
March 25, 2007
*/Pure Sex/*
*#5 Raising G-rated Kids in an X-rated World*
*/Opening:/*
*ILL**:* Pastor Bob Russell writes:
When I was a teenager, my mother had a rule: don't ever bring your girlfriend to our house when no one is here.
And I'd always say, "Mom, why?
Don't you trust me?"
She always had the same answer.
"No.
That's too much temptation."
She did not say, "It looks bad to other people.
I don't trust her; I do trust you."
She said, "No, that's too much temptation."
I would act like I was really hurt.
/My own mother doesn't trust me.
That's terrible./
I'd walk away and deep inside I would think, /My mother's pretty sharp.
She knows what I'm thinking./
My mother believed in the sin nature—that it needed to be restrained more than my self-esteem needed to be boosted.
Otherwise maybe I wouldn't be here today.
That’s one smart momma!
You have a sin nature that needs to be restrained; so do your kids.
And in today’s culture, most of the restraints have been removed.
So mom and dad, if you want to raise sexually pure kids today, your work is cut out for you.
That’s what we’re talking about today.
*/Offering and announcements:/*
Next week: Baptisms and communion—baptism classes today in all services (upstairs in office suite).
Easter sign-ups—back of tear-off tab.
And invites!
*/Special Offering (at the start of the message)/*
Would you be willing to give two bucks to give someone a Bible?
We are teaming up with other churches to give a New Testament to almost every household in our county—150,000 homes.
These New Testaments are customized for our region, and will include local stories of lives changed by Jesus.
110,000 of the New Testaments will be delivered with the local newspaper to every subscriber at a cost of $2~/Bible.
Another 40,000 New Testaments will be distributed by churches and individuals at a cost of $1.50~/Bible.
If you do the math, that’s $280,000 to put a New Testament in 150,000 homes in our county.
I believe in the power of God’s Word so I think it’s a great idea to get it into as many people’s homes and hands as we can.
A similar project was done in Colorado Springs.
Based on what happened there, we can expect more than 8000
\\ people to make first time commitments or recommitments to Jesus, and more than 4200 people begin to attend church, many for the first time.
The Bibles will be distributed next year on Bloomsday Sunday, 2008.
Why are we taking an offering now?
Because if we can raise $50,000 by March 31st, a matching grant of $50,000 will be given!
So fifty churches in our community are trying to raise $1000 each this weekend by asking everyone to give $2. That’s what we’re asking for today: two bucks!
Pay for one Bible: two bucks.
If everyone here gives $2, Life Center will give $8000…a big chunk of that $50,000.
$8000 bucks…8000 people make decisions for Jesus.
That’s a good investment.
Some of you might want to pay for more than one Bible…if you want to drop in $5, or $10 or $20, I don’t think God will mind!
Woohoo!
*/Introduction/*/:/
We’re going to talk about how to raise G-rated kids in an X-rated world.
How many of you don’t have kids?
So is this message for you?
Yep!
I’m going to talk about things that affect all of us, whether we have kids or not, so stay tuned.
I’ve gotten a few complaints from people about this series.
Some married couples didn’t come the week I spoke on “Safe Sex for Singles” because they weren’t single, so it didn’t apply to them.
And some singles stayed away or said they wished they would have after the last two messages which dealt with sex in marriage—it didn’t apply to them, so why come?
Two weeks ago, when I was speaking on “The Best Sex You’ll Ever Have”, Pastor Noel rode to the evening service with me.
He said, “I was thinking about not coming tonight.
I’m single and 78 and didn’t think this message was for me.
Then I realized that I don’t come to church just for me.
I come to love and encourage others.
And even if the message isn’t something I need, I may talk to someone this week who does need it, and I’ll be able to help them.”
Thank you, Noel.
Friends, I hope you won’t get into a consumer mentality that evaluates church only on the basis of “is it good for me?”
This isn’t just about /you/; it’s about /us/.
All of us.
We’re a family, and we’re in this to help each other.
I hope that each week you’ll hear Biblical truth that will help you, that applies to your life; and I hope you’ll hear Biblical truth that will help others, that you can share with a needy world.
I hope you’ll have Noel’s attitude: “I don’t come to church just for me.”
Alright, let’s dive in.
We live in a sex-crazed culture in which the boundaries have moved.
· When /Gone with the Wind/ hit the big screen in 1939, Clark Gable uttered the first profanity in the movies.
“Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn.”
There was a huge uproar; Gable was fined $5000, an enormous sum at the time.
The boundaries have moved—not only in terms of language but sexually explicit scenes.
That was 68 years ago—one lifetime.
And look where we’ve come in one lifetime.
The boundaries have moved.
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