1 Thessalonians #5 – Living to Please God: Sanctified Sex (1 Thessalonians 4:3-8)

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Sermon outline

God’s better story of sex and relationships  

Living the better story in Thessalonica

The underlying reality: God’s will for our holiness (v. 3)

Sanctified sex: Three commands

Avoid pornea! (v. 3)

Control your own body (v. 4-5)

Don’t wrong a brother or sister (v. 6)

Sanctified sex: Three motives

The judgment of God (v. 6)

The call of God (v. 7)

The Spirit of God (v. 8)

Living the better story in Victor Harbor