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“live.pure.


session 3 – girls

Last session we talked about understanding our value in God’s eyes and how an improper view of ourselves
can create a trap for the enemy to use against us. This week we are going to be discussing God’s calling to
each of us, the calling to live pure. We will also be looking at the consequences of living outside of God’s
calling by living immorally.

There is nothing more clear in scripture than the calling for children of God to live morally pure!

1 Thessalonians 4:3-7 (NLT)


3 God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin.
4 Then each of you will control his own body and live in holiness and honor—
5 not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God and his ways.
6 Never harm or cheat a Christian brother in this matter by violating his wife,for the Lord avenges all such sins,
as we have solemnly warned you before.
7 God has called us to live holy lives, not impure lives.
8 Therefore, anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human teaching but is rejecting God,
who gives his Holy Spirit to you.

To reject a life of sexual purity is more than disobeying your parents or pastor, it is rejecting God!

In order for us to win the battle over sexual sins we have to first define sexual sin.

What is sexual sin? Any sexual act before committing to one another in marriage.
- Fornication - voluntary sexual acts between persons not married to each other
- The world would want you to believe that sex is just intercourse, but in God’s eyes sexual sin isn’t
limited to intercourse.

“How far is too far?” is not a question that should be in our minds. It sets us up for failure.
- Our heartbeat should be to worship God in every aspect of our lives, even in our purity.

Overcoming Temptation -

How do we overcome temptation:

1. Don’t put yourself in a place to fail.


- 1 Corinthians 10:13
- God always makes a way of escape.
- There are some places you shouldn’t go!
2. Honor your parents
- They are watching out for you!
- Ephesians 6:1-3

3. Fill your mind with good things


- Philippians 4:8
- Garbage in, garbage out!
- Job 31:1 “I have made a covenant with mine eyes”

4. Avoid sources of temptation


- 1 Corinthians 6:18
- You can’t expect to outsmart your flesh!

5. Never follow your curiosity into what you know is immoral


- The world “over-glamorizes” sin, and covers up the consequences.

6. Have good friends

7. Be modest
- Don’t “bait the hook” with the way you dress

8. Trust God
- God has planned your life.
- You don’t keep mates by crossing boundaries, you loose them.

Despite the picture that culture has painted, the consequences of sexual sin is too great to ignore.

Sexual sin has three types of consequences.


- Physical consequences
- Emotional consequences
- Spiritual consequences

PHYSICAL CONSEQUENCES:

STDS –
1 out of 4 sexually active teens will contract an STD.
For every teen that becomes pregnant, 10 will get an STD.
80% of teens with an STD don’t even know that they have one.

PREGNANCY-
Every 64 seconds a baby is born to a teenage mother.
Every 5 minutes a baby is born to a teenage that already has another child.
1 million women get pregnant each year.
Over 65% of teen moms are unmarried.
80% of teen pregnancies are unplanned.

You cannot assume that the stats will not impact you. The physical consequences are too high.
But despite what you might think, the real consequences are not physical.

EMOTIONAL CONSEQUENCES:
- feelings of guilt, shame, disappointment
- loss of respect for yourself and others
- break up of relationship
Sex outside of marriage is shallow and selfish, and never increases love.
Stats show that people who have sex before marriage ALMOST never get married.
- pain for future spouse

Girls who have sexual relationships before marriage are twice as likely to commit suicide!

SPIRITUAL CONSEQUENCES:

Sin separates us from God’s will & stops the hand of God from blessing your life.

There is no sin any more destructive to a young person’s future than sexual impurity.

Close:
Thankfully, God has given us the Holy Ghost and power! Power to be over comers. We are more than
conquerors. We can live pure.

We are worth the wait!

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