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Notes:
Everyone wants a great sex life
Nobody wants a miserable sex life
Interrupted Sex Life:
Newborn/Kids
Tragedy/Difficulty
Medical/Physical
A temporary season should not become a permanent lifestyle.
Scientific Evidence:
Sexual activity in America at 30yr low
1 out 5 marriages are ‘sexless’
1 out 2 (15yr–24yr olds) will have an STD
Sky rocketing sexual dysfunction 43% women/31% men
Pornography Epidemic 69% men/40% women
Science has proven, “IT’S JUST SEX” is a lie.
Biologically
Physiologically
Emotionally
Mentally
Spiritually
SEX: is more than vaginal intercourse
Any mental or physical activity taken to invoke erotic or sensual gratification
Oxford Academic: The brain’s role as the ‘master organ’ governing sexual function
Scientific America: Far from being a simple issue of hormones, sexual desire and orgasm are subject to various influences on the brain
Psychology Today: So much of sex occurs in our brains
“You have heard the commandment that says, ‘You must not commit adultery.’ But I say, anyone who even looks at a ‘person’ with lust has already committed adultery with ‘them’ in their heart.”
- Matthew 5:27-28
A dumbed-down definition of sex will derail our dream for a “great sex life”
God Designed Sex:
- To Be Pleasurable
- To Have A Purpose
- Sacredness Protects
During orgasm the brain releases a cocktail of neurotransmitters that boost feelings of happiness and relaxation (dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin, oxytocin, vasopressin).
Brain scans reveal that an orgasm has the same reward pathways as a heroin rush.
I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste. Let him lead me to the banquet hall, and let his banner over me be love…His left hand is under my head, and his right hand caresses me….Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.
- Song of Songs 2:3-7
God Designed Sex:
- To Be Pleasurable
- To Have a Purpose
- Sacredness Protects
Sex, including casual sex, causes the brain to release neurotransmitters, which makes us feel more emotionally tied to a person. Basically, you're biologically wired to attach to any sexual partner…
- Women’s Health
Medical Institute for Sexual Health:
Oxytocin is released regardless of who the sexual partner is which can cause a woman to bond and trust a man even after a one-night stand. That bond/trust explains why it can be so painful emotionally when sexually active people break-up.
Vasopressin occurs during an intimate physical relationship and cannot distinguish between right and wrong. We cannot separate the brain from the body. What our body does has a dramatic impact on our brain.
“But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh.”
- Mark 10:6-7
God Designed Sex:
- To Be Pleasurable
- To Have a Purpose
- Sacredness Protects
Medical Institute for Sexual Health:
But we do know that sex can literally change a person’s brain, influencing the thought process and affecting future decisions. When sex is experienced in unhealthy ways, at the wrong time, it can damage vital aspects of who we are as human beings.
…studies have shown that having multiple premarital sex partners is negatively associated with marital quality and stability.
Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body.
- 1st Corinthians 6:18
Understanding God’s purpose and design for sex reveals a sacredness that can protect us from misusing sex!
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Welcome!
Church Online is a community of people all over the experiencing God and connecting with one another like never before in history. Introduce yourself in the chat and let us know where you're from!
Get Connected
Notes:
Everyone wants a great sex life
Nobody wants a miserable sex life
Interrupted Sex Life:
Newborn/Kids
Tragedy/Difficulty
Medical/Physical
A temporary season should not become a permanent lifestyle.
Scientific Evidence:
Sexual activity in America at 30yr low
1 out 5 marriages are ‘sexless’
1 out 2 (15yr–24yr olds) will have an STD
Sky rocketing sexual dysfunction 43% women/31% men
Pornography Epidemic 69% men/40% women
Science has proven, “IT’S JUST SEX” is a lie.
Biologically
Physiologically
Emotionally
Mentally
Spiritually
SEX: is more than vaginal intercourse
Any mental or physical activity taken to invoke erotic or sensual gratification
Oxford Academic: The brain’s role as the ‘master organ’ governing sexual function
Scientific America: Far from being a simple issue of hormones, sexual desire and orgasm are subject to various influences on the brain
Psychology Today: So much of sex occurs in our brains
“You have heard the commandment that says, ‘You must not commit adultery.’ But I say, anyone who even looks at a ‘person’ with lust has already committed adultery with ‘them’ in their heart.”
- Matthew 5:27-28
A dumbed-down definition of sex will derail our dream for a “great sex life”
God Designed Sex:
- To Be Pleasurable
- To Have A Purpose
- Sacredness Protects
During orgasm the brain releases a cocktail of neurotransmitters that boost feelings of happiness and relaxation (dopamine, norepinephrine, serotonin, oxytocin, vasopressin).
Brain scans reveal that an orgasm has the same reward pathways as a heroin rush.
I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste. Let him lead me to the banquet hall, and let his banner over me be love…His left hand is under my head, and his right hand caresses me….Do not arouse or awaken love until it so desires.
- Song of Songs 2:3-7
God Designed Sex:
- To Be Pleasurable
- To Have a Purpose
- Sacredness Protects
Sex, including casual sex, causes the brain to release neurotransmitters, which makes us feel more emotionally tied to a person. Basically, you're biologically wired to attach to any sexual partner…
- Women’s Health
Medical Institute for Sexual Health:
Oxytocin is released regardless of who the sexual partner is which can cause a woman to bond and trust a man even after a one-night stand. That bond/trust explains why it can be so painful emotionally when sexually active people break-up.
Vasopressin occurs during an intimate physical relationship and cannot distinguish between right and wrong. We cannot separate the brain from the body. What our body does has a dramatic impact on our brain.
“But at the beginning of creation God ‘made them male and female.’ ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh.”
- Mark 10:6-7
God Designed Sex:
- To Be Pleasurable
- To Have a Purpose
- Sacredness Protects
Medical Institute for Sexual Health:
But we do know that sex can literally change a person’s brain, influencing the thought process and affecting future decisions. When sex is experienced in unhealthy ways, at the wrong time, it can damage vital aspects of who we are as human beings.
…studies have shown that having multiple premarital sex partners is negatively associated with marital quality and stability.
Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body.
- 1st Corinthians 6:18
Understanding God’s purpose and design for sex reveals a sacredness that can protect us from misusing sex!