True Love Waits

A couple of weeks ago I was given the opportunity to preach my first sermon. The topic..... sex. Below you will find my sermon outline. You can listen to sermon here. You will also find my power point presentation here. I look forward to any comments you might have.

Purity and Battling Satan

I. Introduction-

II. Why have the fight?

a. Some Statistics for you

b. Internet Stats

i. 90% of 8-16 year olds have viewed porn online, most of them while doing homework

1. Avg Age of fist exposure is 11 years old

2. Largest Consumers of Internet Porn are 12-17 year olds

ii. 20% of all youth have received a sexual solicitation

iii. 12% of all website are for adults only-4.2 millions sites

1. Nearly 2 Sites for every person in Chicago

iv. 40 million Adults in the US visit adult sites on a regular basis

1. Approximately 1 out 6 US Adults-17%

v. Not just men- 1 out 3 visitors to adult sites are women

1. Women are far more like ly to act out their sexual immoraility with multiple partners, affairs and casual sex

c. Adult Industry

i. $57.0 billion world-wide-12 billion in the US alone

ii. The adult industries revenue is larger than all combined revenues of all professional football, baseball and basketball franchises.

iii. In the us alone their revenue exceeds the combined revenues of ABC, CBS, and NBC (6.2 billion)

d. Christian Statistics

i. Christians who said pornography is a major problem in the home-47%

ii. Promise Keeper Men who viewed an adult site in a given week-53%

III. Who or what are we fighting against in the battle for purity

a. Ephesians 6:12

i. the flesh, denotes mere human nature, the earthly nature of man apart from divine influence, and therefore prone to sin and opposed to God

ii. The porn industry is not to blame for our societies problems with sexual purity

iii. The media is not to blame for our societies problems with sexual purity

iv. The music industry is not to blame for our societies problems with sexual purity

v. The schools are not to blame for our societies problems with sexual purity

vi. The goeverntment is not to blame for our societies problems with sexual purity

vii. There is no person on the worlds who is to blame for our purity problems

viii. This battle is not about flash and blood. This is a spiritual battle. This is us as Believers against the Devil himself.

IV. How are we to fight?

a. What does it mean to struggle

i. Wrestling -a contest between two in which each endeavours to throw the other, and which is decided when the victor is able to hold his opponent down with his hand upon his neck

b. This is a daily struggle for all of us. We are in this together!

i. Larry Boy and the Bad Apple-The apple is seen again after her defeat.

V. What is God’s Game plan for us to win this wrestling match-His plan is for us to win.

a. James 4:7

i. Submit yourselves to God

1. His Lordship and direction is our starting point

ii. Resist the devil

1. Flee- to literally escape by flying away.

2. Notice his is not totalyy eliminated he escapes to live another day.

b. Being Unified in our Struggle against the forces of evil

i. Ephesians 4:3-6

1. vs3- Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

ii. We are of one spirit and we must do everything we can to stay united in our fight.

1. This does not mean we will agree on everything but it does mean that we will be united in our love for one another.

2. It also means that our disagreements should not lead us down the road of anger and sin.

c. Spiritual Growth

i. Ephesians 4:14

1. No longer infants who are tossed about by the waves

ii. V.15- we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ.

iii. As we grow we become more aware of how Satan is attacking us and those around us.

iv. Spiritual growth is how we prepare for our spiritual battle.

VI. If you have ever struggled with pornography. Today is your day to turn the tide!

a. God is call you to literally run in opposite direction of sexual immorality.

b. There are a lot of wonderful resources out there that can help people with sexual immorality but they are all in vain unless there is a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ.