Sex in September Part 1 (re-cap + freebies)

Hey everyone,

I wanted to RE-CAP the message from this week at Wildfire + give some freebies for those who missed out.  If you don't know, we're preaching a series called SEX in SEPTEMBER - it's all about what the Bible has to say about sex, relationships and why we are the way we are:

*For all the haters* - I'm a firm believer that the Church needs to be the PRIMARY source for Sex Education - partnered, of course, with a healthy family.  If we're not teaching young people what the Bible says about sex, you better believe that MTV is. And that is NOT cool with me.


Your calling is BETTER than your Booty Call

1. If you know what Sex is you'll know what to do with it

You're going to think God is awesome after reading this next statement:

God created Sex.  Boom.

Guess what - everything God creates is good and everything He creates has a purpose - and God created Sex.  Hallelujah, Glory to God, Amen!

So what is the purpose of Sex?  The Bible is actually CRYSTAL CLEAR about this topic - God created Sex to develop INTIMACY between a man and a woman in Marriage.  Many scriptures support that fact but the clearest is in the second chapter of the Bible.  God creates Eve so her and Adam can have a flourishing marriage relationship. After God gives His daughter Eve into marriage with Adam, the Bible says:

Genesis 2:24-25 "This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the TWO are united into ONE.  Now the man and his wife were both NAKED and knew NO SHAME.

God's purpose for sex is:"To unite a married man and woman into ONE".  And listen up: When we use sex in this context, it is beautiful, powerful and spiritual - no shame is involved.  Can I get an AMEN?

And don't get me wrong - in it's intended context - it's for so much more than just pro-creation! It's fun, it's intamate, it's BEAUTIFUL and it's AWESOME. (see Song of Solomon. Glory.)

So why is sex such a controversial topic in our society?  Why has it caused so much pain?

Sin.

Since the devil hates us, he PERVERTS what God intends for good.

Most of us don't understand sin - we simply think sin means "bad".  That might be true, but it's not a helpful explanation.

Sin literally means "Missing the Mark"

When we sin - we miss the mark of God's intended purpose, and God's purpose is always the BEST for us and for others.

God hates sin because sin hurts us.

So sexual sin is sex used outside of the context of it's purpose. God hates sexual sin because he knows it hurts us and MISSES His intended purpose for sex .

The Bible speaks clearly about sexual sin.  Here are a few of the many scriptures to help clarify:

Proverbs 5:17-23 | Matthew 5:27-30 | Romans 1:26-27 | 1 Corinthians 6:9-20

The Bible also gives us incredible advice on what to do when face to face with sexual sin:

1 Corinthians 6:18 "Run form sexual Sin!"

Are you dealing with sexual sin?  God gives us great advice. RUN!  When it raises it's ugly head in your life GET OUT, GET AWAY! RUN!

Don't think, "how far is too far?"  Instead think, "how pure is too pure?" or "How close to Jesus is too close?"

Sex can so quickly become an Idol in our life - something that we get our value, purpose + significance from - and God wants us to get our value, purpose and significance from Him.  Listen - God can satisfy you more than sex can.  Times infinity.

If you're confused.  If you're hurt.  If you have feelings you don't understand - here's my personal advice for you.  Take this season of your life to seek God instead of seeking boys and/or girls.  Go to the creator of the universe - he loves you, cares for you and created you. Find your purpose in Him.

2. Your calling is BETTER than your booty call

If you know who you are, you'll know what to do

You are a Child of God.  You were created by God on purpose for a purpose.

I believe Matthew 22 gives us one of the clearest glimpses into OUR eternal purpose:

Matthew 22:36-40 (read it): I'll paraphrase it: "Love God with all your heart, and love people.  These two commands sum up the whole Bible"

Did you catch that?  Our purpose is to Love God, and allow that love to overflow into the people in our life.

Love can transform your family
Love can transform your school
Love is why you were created.

Love is your calling. And your calling is BETTER than your booty call.

God created us to LOVE people, not USE people.

When we live in sexual sin - we USE people as objects instead of LOVING them with the love of Jesus.

Only in the life-long commitment of marriage can sex be used to LOVE the way God intends.  Even when our society says different, the creator of the universe understands us better than we understand ourselves.

Let's let our lives glorify God, let's obey and trust Him.  He want's good for us and not evil.

If you have dealt with sexual sin, if you've been abused, hurt or confused - know that Jesus loves you, he loves you like CRAZY. He died so you could be pure and have a relationship with a holy God.  I want to encourage you to seek God instead of relationships that won't satisfy you.  He's got the perfect mate for you anyways. He has grace, forgiveness and love for you in Jesus. Trust Him, love Him and he will guide you.

Hope this helps some people.  Love y'all.

K.