I Know | Part 3

In Genesis, God divinely creates human beings institutes marriage and sex. To ‘know’ someone was the description of a sexually intimate act and was not casual but sacred and committed.

Knowing this, we can understand how we should conduct ourselves in such an individualised and over sexualised society. We consider the changing attitudes towards sex in culture and how effectively we, as a church community, can respond in a biblical manner of surrender, self-sacrifice, faithfulness and holiness - whether married or single!

In this series we aim we want to provide a biblical, positive outlook of the context for sex and show how this is a great thing for humanity in both marriage and singleness. To give a clear biblical picture for God’s divine intention for sex and relationships and to teach this as the foundation for our church community.

Transcript

4. I DON’T KNOW YOU FROM ADAM
5. KNOWN & NEEDED
6. Jesus went across to Mount Olives, but he was soon back in the Temple again. Swarms of people came to him. He sat down and taught them. The religion scholars and Pharisees led in a woman who had been caught in an act of adultery. They stood her in plain sight of everyone and said, “Teacher, this woman was caught red-handed in the act of adultery. Moses, in the Law, gives orders to stone such persons. What do you say?” They were trying to trap him into saying something incriminating so they could bring charges against him. John 8:1–11 (MSG)
7. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger in the dirt. They kept at him, badgering him. He straightened up and said, “The sinless one among you, go first: Throw the stone.” Bending down again, he wrote some more in the dirt. Hearing that, they walked away, one after another, beginning with the oldest. The woman was left alone. Jesus stood up and spoke to her. “Woman, where are they? Does no one condemn you?” John 8:1–11 (MSG)
8. “No one, Master.” “Neither do I,” said Jesus. “Go on your way. From now on, don’t sin.” John 8:1–11 (MSG)
9. CALLING
10. God, not your marital status, defines your life. 1 Corinthians 7:17 (MSG)
11. COMMUNITY
12. Don’t do what they do. Leviticus 18:3 (MSG)
13. CONDUCT
14. 1. MAKE SEX EASIER TO TALK ABOUT 2. BE A FRIEND 3. DON’T MAKE UNBELIEVERS ACT LIKE BELIEVERS 4. FAMILY SHARES LIFE 5. HONOUR SINGLENESS
15. 6. DON’T REINFORCE STEREOTYPES 7. SELF-CONTROL IS THE GOAL 8. PASTORAL CARE IS HERE TO SUPPORT 9. PROFESSIONAL HELP 10. THE BIG WEEKEND