Stay Pure
Living to Please God — Part 4
1 Thessalonians 4:3-8
Avoid sexual immorality. 1 Thes. 4:3b NIV
Let us behave decently…not in sexual immorality. Rom. 13:13 NIV
The body is not meant for sexual immorality but for the Lord…Flee from sexual immorality.
1 Cor. 6:13, 18 NIV
1. It is _______________________________________________________________________
It is God’s will that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality.
1 Thes. 4:3 NIV
2. It demonstrates __________________________________________________________
That each of you should learn to control your own body in a way that is holy and honorable, not in
passionate lust like the pagans, who do not know God. 1 Thes. 4:4-5 NIV
3. It shows __________________________________________________________________
And that in this matter no one should wrong or take advantage of a brother or sister.
1 Thes. 4:6a NIV
4. It avoids __________________________________________________________________
The Lord will punish all those who commit such sins, as we told you and warned you before.
1 Thes. 4:6b NIV
5. It leads ___________________________________________________________________
For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. Therefore, anyone who rejects this
instruction does not reject a human being but God, the very God who gives you his Holy Spirit.
1 Thes. 4:7-8 NIV
Practical Steps:
* Control ___________________________
* Avoid _____________________________
* Build _____________________________
* Develop ___________________________
* Think _____________________________