Word and Spirit: The Sermon Series

MORE part 26: “Unity and Purity”

Acts 15:20, 29; David Holt 

1. God wants His church to be ___________________.

1. Jesus wants us to be ________. Jn. 17
2. Unity is a testimony to the ___________.    Jn. 13:34-35
3. It helps us become more ____________ – like.  Eph. 4

2. God wants His people to be ___________________ pure .

Sexuality is a biggie because:

1. It is an area of great _________________.  1 Thess. 4; 1 Cor. 6
2. Our sexuality is closely connected to our ________________.
3. We all desire ___________ and closeness with another.
4. God desires for us to ___________ Him in our sexuality.  1 Cor. 6
5. It is a powerful testimony to a watching world.

God’s Purposes for sex:

1. Pro-Creation.  Gen. 1-3
2. Pleasure.  1 Cor. 6-7; Song of Solomon
3. Intimacy.  1 Cor. 7

Why is sexual purity so important to God?

1. Marriage is an earthly picture of Christ and the church and must be _____________________ in every way.  Eph. 5

2. Our bodies are a _________________ of the Holy Spirit.  1 Cor. 6:13-20
3. The consequences of sexual sin are many.
   1. Can send one to __________.  1 Cor. 6:9-11
   2. Can cause _________________ harm.  Rom. 1:26-27
   3. Wars against your _________.  1 Pe. 2:11
   4. Can open the door to _____________ activity.  1 Cor. 6:18-20
4.  The blessings of sexual purity are greater.  1 Thess. 4:3-5
   1. Clear _______________.  Acts 24:16; Hebr. 10:22
   2. Greater closeness with your ____________.  1 Cor. 7
   3. Experience true __________ (vs. lust).  1 Cor. 13
   4. Greater ______________ health.
   5. Greater closeness with God.  Mt. 5:8; Ps 24; 1 Tim. 1:5; 2 Tim. 2:22