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PG. The following message contains a discussion of sexual issues. Parents may wish to send their younger children to Kids’ Church. Flames. of. Desire. The. Kingdom. Handbook. The Sermon on the Mount Matthew 5-7. The Jesus Curriculum. Kingdom Code. U. nrestrained Desire is Sin.
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PG The following message contains a discussion of sexual issues. Parents may wish to send their younger children to Kids’ Church
Flames of Desire
The Kingdom Handbook The Sermon on the MountMatthew 5-7 The Jesus Curriculum
U nrestrained Desire is Sin KingdomCode You have heard that it was said, “Do not commit adultery.” Matthew 5:27
U nrestrained Desire is Sin KingdomCode But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Matthew 5:28
desire Do not lust in your heart after her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes, for the prostitute reduces you to a loaf of bread, and the adulteress preys upon your very life. Proverbs 6:25-29, 32
desire Can a man scoop fire into his lap without his clothes being burned? Can a man walk on hot coals without his feet being scorched? Proverbs 6:25-29, 32
desire So is he who sleeps with another man's wife; no one who touches her will go unpunished. A man who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself. Proverbs 6:25-29, 32
P urity is Important If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it outand throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. KingdomCode Matthew 5:29
P urity is Important And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it offand throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell. KingdomCode Matthew 5:30
S ome Practical Advice… • Desire is an alarm. • You are vulnerable. • Watch your input. • Dress thoughtfully. • Watch yourcircumstances. • Think consequences.
S ome Practical Advice… • Satisfy each otherin marriage.
desire Drink water from your own cistern, running water from your own well. Should your springs overflow in the streets, your streams of water in the public squares? Proverbs 5:15-20
desire Let them be yours alone, never to be shared with strangers. May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth. A loving doe, a graceful deer— Proverbs 5:15-20
desire may her breasts satisfy you always, may you ever be captivated by her love. Why be captivated, my son, by an adulteress? Why embrace the bosom of another man's wife? Proverbs 5:15-20
S ome Practical Advice… • Satisfy each otherin marriage. • Tell someone else. • Run away. • Rely on God’s Spirit.
desire Live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. Galatians 5:16