Guarding Against the Wrong Use of God's Good Gift
Explore the biblical narratives of Joseph and Potiphar's wife, and David and Bathsheba to understand the consequences of giving in to temptation. Learn from their stories about resisting sin and staying faithful to God amidst trials and desires.
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The Sixth Commandment You shall not commit adultery
The Right Use of Gods Good Gift Genesis 39:6b-20 Joseph and Potiphar s wife Joseph is a __________________ slave. handsome His master s wife desires him and tries to get him into bed. refuses He _______________. One day they re alone and she grabs his _______________ to take him. cloak
The Right Use of Gods Good Gift Genesis 39:6b-20 Joseph and Potiphar s wife cloak He runs out, leaving his _______________ behind. attacking She accuses him of __________________ her. prison Joseph is thrown in __________________. Who would Joseph sinned against? God
The Wrong Use of Gods Good Gift 2 Samuel 11 David and Bathsheba bathing David sees Bathsheba _______________ on a roof top. He brings her to the palace and sleeps with her. pregnant She gets _______________. David tries to cover up by bringing her _______________ home. husband
The Wrong Use of Gods Good Gift 2 Samuel 11 David and Bathsheba refuses Uriah _______________ to go to his wife because none of his comrades can go home. David sends Uriah back to the war and instructs Joab to put Uriah where the fighting is the worse to ______________ him kill wife David takes Bathsheba as his ________________.
The Wrong Use of Gods Good Gift 2 Samuel 11 David and Bathsheba tempted James 1:13-15 says, When ________________, no one should say, God is tempting me. For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does he tempt anyone; but each one is tempted when, by his ________________ ________________ ________________, he is dragged away and enticed. Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to ________________; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to ________________. evil own desire sin death
The Wrong Use of Gods Good Gift 2 Samuel 11 David and Bathsheba How do we see James 1:13-15 in this story? desires David ________________ Bathsheba. sinned He brought her to himself and _______________. death spiritual physical His sin lead to his _______________ (_______________ and ________________).
Marriage, Sex, and Gods Plan Read Genesis 1:26-28, 31 Who is to be involved in a sexual relationship? Male and Female What is the primary purpose for sexual relationships? Procreation
Marriage, Sex, and Gods Plan Read Genesis 1:26-28, 31 Is human sexuality a good thing? God calls all creation very good
Marriage, Sex, and Gods Plan Read Genesis 2:20b-24 What is the purpose of the woman s creation? To be a companion One like opposite the man Who brought them together? God
Marriage, Sex, and Gods Plan Read Genesis 2:20b-24 Who does a man leave? Father and mother To whom is he united? His wife When are they to become one flesh? After they are united - married
Marriage, Sex, and Gods Plan Matthew 19:4-6 Haven t you read, [Jesus] replied, that at the beginning the Creator made them male and female, and said, For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be ________________ to his wife, and the two will become one flesh ? So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what ________________ has joined together, let man not ________________. separate united God
Marriage, Sex, and Gods Plan What does Jesus add to our knowledge of God s plan? God is the one who unites husbands and wives.
Marriage, Sex, and Gods Plan Hebrews 13:4 Marriage should be honored by all, and the ________________ bed kept ________________, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral. marriage pure
Marriage, Sex, and Gods Plan What is adultery? Wrongful sexual relations in which one or both are married to other people What is sexual immorality? Wrongful sexual relations outside the bonds of marriage.
flee 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 ______________ from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his _______________, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body. Do you not know that your body is a _______________ of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own; you were bought at a ________________. Therefore ________________ God with your body. body temple price honor
Marriage, Sex, and Gods Plan What makes sexual sins unique? They are more personal How are we to honor God? with our bodies
Marriage, Sex, and Gods Plan Miscellaneous Issues Pornography Read Matthew 5:27-30 What does Jesus say about the heart? Looking lustfully is a commission of adultery in the heart. Where did David s sin begin? Lusting after Bath
Marriage, Sex, and Gods Plan Miscellaneous Issues Pornography You need to know: Pornography is just as addictive as drugs and alcohol. It takes essentially the same addictive path. Hooked Escalation Desensitization Total Absorption no matter the consequence.
Marriage, Sex, and Gods Plan 1-02-19 Miscellaneous Issues True Love patient 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 Love is ______________, love is _________. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily ______________, it keeps no record of ______________. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. kind angered wrong
Marriage, Sex, and Gods Plan Miscellaneous Issues True Love Read Ephesians 5:21-33 Who is the example of love for a husband to follow? Christ s sacrificial love.
Marriage, Sex, and Gods Plan Miscellaneous Issues Choosing the right partner What virtue is found three times in the words of instruction of Titus 2:2-6? Self-control What are women to be taught? How to love their husband and children.
Marriage, Sex, and Gods Plan Miscellaneous Issues Choosing the right partner patient Proverbs 16:32 Better a ________________ man than a ________________, a man who controls his ______________ than one who takes a ___________. temper warrior city Proverbs 21:19 Better to live in a ________________ than with a quarrelsome and _____________________ wife. ill-tempered desert
