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Sexual Purity
You must be holy because I, the LORD,
am holy. I have set you apart from all
other people to be my very own.
Leviticus 20:26 NLT
Elvis Presley
September 9, 1956
The battle is for our hearts as well
as our minds.
For out of the heart come evil thoughts,
murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft,
false witness, slander. Matthew 15:19 ESV
The Sexual Revolution
• 43% of US children live without their father.
• 75% of adolescent patients in chemical abuse
centers come from fatherless homes.
• 90% of homeless and runaway children are
from fatherless homes.
The Sexual Revolution
• 71% of pregnant teenagers lack a father.
• 71% of high school dropouts come from
fatherless homes.
• 85% of youths in prisons grew up in a
fatherless home.
The Sexual Revolution
• Of Christian men 50% admit that they Struggle
with “Pornography “
• 33%Christian Pastors
• 80% of men and women admit to routinely
flirting with the opposite sex
• 60% of men will have at least one affair during
a marriage in their lifetime.
Sexual Immorality
• If we fight a spiritual battle with human
means we will fail.
• We cannot overcome the temptations of the
flesh by will power alone.
• Our weapons are not Physical but Spiritual
Sexual Immorality
• “Natural result” of our sin working in us.
Sin can be defined as any thought or
action which attempts to gratify the flesh
and rob God of His intended Glory.
Sexual Immorality
• Any sexual sin is a legitimate need being
met in an illegitimate way.
• God has created us for a purpose, the
ultimate purpose is to bring glory and
honor to God.
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Divorce
Abortion
Homosexuality
Rape
Incest
Drug Abuse
Alcoholism
Mental & Emotional
Disorders
“Gods Design”
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Healthy Relationships
Confidence (Mental edge)
Peace
Reputation (our witness)
Physical Health
God’s blessing
Reward
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Marriage is more than just a piece of
paper; it is an institution which has
been created by God.
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God has provided the institution of
marriage to protect us from
temptation and harm.
Sexual Purity
God created sex to be a beautiful
experience between a man and a
woman in the protection and confines
of a healthy marriage.
Sexual Purity
Through this union we experience
intimacy rather than lust and joy free
from guilt and the temptation of sin.
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If you are married God has entrusted
you with someone who is very
precious to Him.
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Let marriage be held in honor among
all, and let the marriage bed be
undefiled, for God will judge the
sexually immoral and adulterous.
Hebrews 13:4 ESV
Conviction
A fixed or firm belief;
the act of moving a person by argument or
evidence to belief, agreement, consent, or
course of action.
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• If you desire to come to God you
must first give up sinning and clean
yourself up.
True or False?
Practical Tools for Purity
•Meditate
•Abide
•Pray
•Study
Practical Tools for Purity
“Meditate”
I will meditate on your precepts
and fix my eyes on your ways.
Psalms 119:15 ESV
Practical Tools for Purity
“Abide”
Abide in me, and I in you. As the
branch cannot bear fruit by itself,
unless it abides in the vine, neither
can you, unless you abide in me.
John 15:4
ESV
Practical Tools for Purity
“Pray”
Watch and pray that you may not enter
into temptation. The spirit indeed is
willing, but the flesh is weak.”
Matthew 26:41 ESV
Practical Tools for Purity
“Study”
Do your best to present yourself to
God as one approved, a worker who
has no need to be ashamed, rightly
handling the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:15
ESV
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Practical Tools for Purity
How can a young man keep his way pure?
By guarding it according to your word.
With my whole heart I seek you;
let me not wander from your
commandments!
I have stored up your word in my
heart, that I might not sin against you.
Psalms 119:9 – 11 ESV
Practical Tools for Purity
Do not let sin control the way you live; do not
give in to sinful desires. Romans 6:12 NLT