God’s Gift of Sex

Lust and Pornography

Romans 8:5-8; Matthew 5:27-30

Introduction

1. To the Women

   1. To Those Who Are Hurting

      1. God sees your heartache
         “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” (Psalm 34:18)

      2. You are still precious and honored in His sight
         “You are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you.” (Isaiah 43:4)

2. To Those Who Are Thankful

   1. Would you pray for the men and women who are hurting today?

3. To the Men

   1. Pornography is not harmless. It is oppression

   2. Sex, in this view, becomes formational—not merely an act of pleasure, but an act of growth, character-building, and discipleship

4. Two Possible Outlooks On Life We May Have 

Romans 8:5; Phil 4:8

“For those who are according to the flesh set their minds of the things of the flesh. But those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.” (Romans 8:5) 

4. The Extreme Importance Of Our Mindset 

Romans 8:6; Gal 5:19-23; Mat 5:27-28; 1 Pet 2:14; Job 31:1; Prov 23:7

“For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace.” (Romans 8:6)

5. Capturing the Imagination 

Romans 8:7-8; Pet 1:13; Rom 12:1-2; Ps 1:2-3; Josh 1:8; Isa 26:3; 2 Cor 10:3-5; Rom 12:1-2; 1 Thes 5:22; Isa 55:8-9; Mk 7:21-23; 2 Tim 1:7; Gal 5:23; James 1:4; Ps 19:14; Prov 23:7

“Because the mind set on the flesh is enmity against God, for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can it be, and those who care in the flesh cannot please God.” (Romans 8:7-8)