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The Real Implications of Fornication and Adultery

Year: 1979
Verses: Proverbs 1:20-23; Proverbs 3:13-19; Proverbs 2:10-16; Proverbs 6:20-35; Proverbs 7:1-27; Proverbs 9:13-18; Ephesians 1:17-18; Mark 4:11-14; Luke 8:11; 1 Peter 1:23; 1 John 3:9; Colossians 2:2,19; 1 Samuel 18:1-4; 1 Samuel 20:30-31; 2 Samuel 1:26; John 13:1-17; John 15:13-15; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 2 Corinthians 2:12-13; 2 Corinthians 7:5-6,13; Ecclesiastes 4:9-12
Source: TCOTW

In this Men’s Growth Seminar from 1979, Pastor Jack teaches on the real implications of adultery and fornication, revealing a profound connection between sexual discipline and spiritual creativity. He draws from Proverbs to show how wisdom and sexual purity both involve creative capacities – one through our words and one through our bodies – and explains that failure to master our sexual lives directly limits our ability to speak life and create spiritually. Chuck Shoemake then explores the biblical basis of deep, covenant friendship between men, using Jonathan and David’s relationship to illustrate the intimacy and sacrificial love God intends for believers to share with one another.