Southview Baptist Church
Letters to the Church — Called to Purity
Pastor Nathan Wakefield continues our Letters to the Church sermon series in 1 Corinthians. This week as we study 1 Corinthians 6:12-20, we see that Christians need to be committed to God's standard for sexual purity. Video of the worship service is available beginning Sunday at 9:30 AM at https://southviewbaptist.org/live.
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Southview Baptist Church
3434 S 13th St, Lincoln, NE 68502, USA
Sunday 9:30 AM
1. The rights of a Christian must always be viewed through a theological lens (12‑13).
• Pithy statements, while powerful, may only tell half the story (12‑13a).
• God, as creator and redeemer, has first right of claim over our bodies (13b).
Action: Never exercise your rights without first looking at them through the lens of theology.
• Pithy statements, while powerful, may only tell half the story (12‑13a).
• God, as creator and redeemer, has first right of claim over our bodies (13b).
Action: Never exercise your rights without first looking at them through the lens of theology.
2. The actions of a Christian must be considered through a theological lens (14‑17).
• We must recognize the eternality of people (14).
• As a Christian, you bring Christ with you in everything you do (15).
• Sex is more than just a physical act (16).
• As a Christian, your foundation is your union with Christ (17).
Action: Develop a habit of asking not just "What would Jesus do?" but "How does Jesus feel?"
• We must recognize the eternality of people (14).
• As a Christian, you bring Christ with you in everything you do (15).
• Sex is more than just a physical act (16).
• As a Christian, your foundation is your union with Christ (17).
Action: Develop a habit of asking not just "What would Jesus do?" but "How does Jesus feel?"
3. The purity of a Christian must be made a priority (18‑20).
• Sexual sin is particularly destructive and the appropriate response is to flee (18).
• The body of a Christian has been set‑apart for a special purpose as the temple (19).
• The Christian does not have rights of their own (20).
Action: Pray and ask God to help you pursue sexual purity!
Action: Place yourself in relationships that will encourage you to pursue Christ‑likeness.
• Sexual sin is particularly destructive and the appropriate response is to flee (18).
• The body of a Christian has been set‑apart for a special purpose as the temple (19).
• The Christian does not have rights of their own (20).
Action: Pray and ask God to help you pursue sexual purity!
Action: Place yourself in relationships that will encourage you to pursue Christ‑likeness.
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