The eighth message in our series entitled, "Male and Female: God's Design; God's Ways."

Base Text: 1 Corinthians 7:1-5

Main Outline:

Sacred Sexuality...

1. Must Be Protected (v. 1-2)

• from sexual sin (v. 1)
• by getting married (v. 2)

2. Must Be Prioritized (v. 3-4)

3. May Be Paused (v. 5)

• briefly
• for spiritual reasons
• but quickly reinstated

The seventh message in our series entitled, "Male and Female: God's Design; God's Ways."

Base Text: Proverbs 5

Main Outline:

To guard our hearts from sexual sin, we must...

1. Receive Wisdom (v. 1-2)

2. Recognize the Truth about Sexual Sin (v. 3-6)

• sexual sin is pleasurable (v. 3a)
• sexual temptation is powerful (v. 3b)
• sexual sin leads to death (v. 4-6)

3. Run from Sexual Sin (v. 7-14)

4. Rejoice in your Spouse (v. 15-20)

5. Remember that God Sees Everything (v. 21-23)

The sixth message in our series entitled, "Male and Female: God's Design; God's Ways."

Base Text: Ephesians 5:22-33

Main Outline:

A husband must...

1. Love his Wife (v. 25-30)

2. Lead his Wife (v. 23)

3. Live with his Wife (1 Peter 3:7)

• in an understanding way
• by showing her honor

The fifth message in our series entitled, "Male and Female: God's Design; God's Ways."

Base Text: Ephesians 5:22-33

Main Outline:

1. The Precept--Submit (v. 22a)

2. The Practice of Submission (v. 22b)

3. The Person She Submits To (v. 22c-23a)

4. The Parameters of Submission (v. 24)

5. The Picture of Submission (v. 23-24)

Common Objections to Submission:

• Submission is a product of the fall
• Mutual submission erases the wife's submission
• Submission was a cultural feature of the 1st century

Closing Application Outline:

1. Wives, embrace Scripture's Command to Submit

2. Husbands, don't treat your wife like your husband or your child

3. Everyone, trust in God's Word, don't twist/soften it

The fourth message in our series entitled, "Male and Female: God's Design; God's Ways."

Base Texts: Romans 1, 1 Timothy 1, and 1 Corinthians 6.

Main Outline:

1. God's Word Prescribes Heterosexuality (Gen 1-2)

2. God's Law Prohibits Homosexuality (Lev 18, 20)

3. God's Judgment Punishes Homosexuality (Gen 19)

4. God's Wrath Pursues Unnatural Desire/Practice (Rom 1)

5. God's Gospel Proclaims Homosexuality as Lawless (1 Tim 1)

6. God's Grace Purifies the Homosexual (1 Cor 6)

Closing Application Outline:

1. Pursue Phone Use Significantly

2. Pursue honesty, godly fellowship in the church

3. Permeate your life with Christ's love

The third message in our series entitled, "Male and Female: God's Design; God's Ways."

Base Texts: Genesis 1-2, Leviticus 18 & 20, and Genesis 19.

Main outline:

1. God's Word Prescribes Heterosexuality (Gen 1-2)

2. God's Law Prohibits Homosexuality (Lev 18, 20)

3. God's Judgment Punishes Homosexuality (Gen 19)

Closing Application Outline:

1. There is a new identity in Christ

2. There is hope instead of judgment

The first message in our series entitled, "Male and Female: God's Design; God's Ways."

Base Text: Genesis 1:26-31

Main Outline:

1. God Graciously Dignifies Every Person with His Image (v. 26)

2. God Intentionally Designs Every Person (v. 26-27)

3. God Clearly Distinguishes Each Person as Either Male or Female (v. 27)

The second message in our series entitled, "Male and Female: God's Design; God's Ways."

Base Text: John 4:1-26

Main Outline:

1. Love Shows Compassion (v. 7-15)

2. Love Stays Patient (v. 7-30)

3. Love Speaks the Truth (v. 16-19)

The first message of our series entitled Male and Female: God's Design, God's Ways.

The final message of our series on 1 John.