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1 Corinthians 5:9-13 I. Living together doesn’t make sense to God because it is sexually immoral. A. 1 Corinthians 5 describes an unusually perverse living arrangement. In verse 1 we read about a man in the church who has his father’s wife. In verse 1, Paul calls this behavior sexual immorality. And in vs. 9…
Scripture: Genesis 2:18 | 1 Corinthians 7:32-35 I. Singleness is hard, but you can be content. A. Genesis 2:18 does not teach that unless I am married, I am bound to be lonely. All that Genesis 2:18 teaches is that Adam had a big job (he was to have dominion over all the earth according…
Scripture: Matthew 5:27-30 | Ephesians 5:3-12 I. Porn is not the norm for Christians because we are drastically pursuing holiness. A. In Matthew 5:27 Jesus quotes the seventh commandment, “You shall not commit adultery.” And then Jesus goes on to say in verse 28 what this commandment really means: “But I say to you that…
Scripture: Genesis 1:26-28 | 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 | Hebrews 13:4 I. It’s not just sex because sex pictures the Gospel. A. The very first chapter of the Bible addresses the topic of sex and marriage. How did God make us? Genesis 1:27 says He created us male and female. Sex then was God’s idea. And…
Scripture: Psalm 72 / Matthew 2:1-6, 11 I. We need the righteousness and peace and prosperity of King Jesus. A. In the first two verses of his prayer for Solomon, King David prays twice for Solomon to rule with justice and righteousness. David’s prayer for Solomon to crush the oppressor (vs. 4) went far beyond…
Scripture: Psalm 59 I. The king wins because he is strong. A. At first, it appears like King David’s enemies are stronger than he is. Verse 3 says that “fierce men stir up strife against me.” The word fierce in this verse literally means strong or mighty. David says his enemies are like dogs (vs.…
Scripture: Psalm 57 I. The king and his people trust God’s promises under pressure. A. David, the author of Psalm 57, was Israel’s true king. He had been anointed as king by Samuel in 1 Samuel 16. But by 1 Samuel 22 David has escaped to a cave as his hiding place from Israel’s rejected…
Scripture: Psalm 42 and 43 I. When you lose your joy, remember what God has done in the past. A. The singer, one of the Sons of Korah, wanted to be in the house of God to worship God (Psalm 42:4). He wanted to be in Jerusalem. But he was far from Jerusalem. He was…
Scripture: Psalm 23 I. The Lord my shepherd-king provides for me. A. Perhaps, when David thought about how God had provided for all his needs as his shepherd (vs. 1), he thought back on how God had been a shepherd to Israel. Deuteronomy 2:7: “For the Lord your God has blessed you in all the work of…
Scripture: Psalm 20 I. You can pray with confidence when you pray for righteous causes. A. Psalm 20:1 makes it clear that Israel needs God’s help at this time. Before a particular battle King David has gone to the tabernacle to pray. And while he prays to God at the corner of the altar for…
