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#4 – Holy Sex – Part 1 In Love for Life Building or Rebuilding a Great Marriage Mike Mazzalongo

If God created sex as a gift to married people why is sex such a struggle?

1,000 Years of History… Necessary Evil – R.C.

1,000 Years of History… Necessary Evil – R.C. Blessed in marriage - Protestant

1,000 Years of History… Necessary Evil – R.C. Blessed in marriage – Protestant Wonderful gift - Moderns

1,000 Years of History… Necessary Evil – R.C. Blessed in marriage – Protestant Wonderful gift – Moderns METTA SEX

God designed sex to be an encounter with the Divine.

Sex as Holy 1. Created by a Holy God

Sex as Holy 1. Created by a Holy God 2. Holy by design

Sex as Holy 1. Created by a Holy God 2. Holy by design 3. Specific Purposes

Specific Purposes of Sex Create the “One flesh” experience Genesis 1:24

Specific Purposes of Sex Create the “One flesh” experience Represent the Christ/Church relationship – Eph. 5:31-32

Specific Purposes of Sex Create the “One flesh” experience Represent the Christ/Church relationship Procreation – Gen. 1:28

Specific Purposes of Sex Create the “One flesh” experience Represent the Christ/Church relationship Procreation Worship – I Thess. 5:18

We shouldn’t be afraid to discuss what God wasn’t ashamed to create” Dr. A. Gardner “Sacred Sex” p. 15

The Deeper Meaning of Sex It is only in the sexual union of both male and female that the full image of God is represented.

Gen. 1:27 27 God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

If Oneness = Image of God

And Sex = Ones in Marriage

If Oneness = Image of God And Sex = Ones in Marriage ThenSex = Image

It’s not how intensely you feel in human sexuality, It’s what the total experience is supposed to represent.

How Does This Truth Serve Us?

How does it serve us? 1. Reveals

How does it serve us? 1. Reveals 2. Frees

How does it serve us? 1. Reveals 2. Frees 3. Opens

Next Week Is All Sex Holy?