Welcome back, men! We’re coming to the end of our Stormproof series. We’ve been looking at the book, “Stormproof” by Roger Frankhauser. The goal of the book is to help Christian men have sexual purity in a sex-saturated world. We’re finishing the series and at the same time we’re kicking off a new year. 

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Run Like Your Life Depends On It

 The Bible commands us to flee sexual immorality. This language is weighty.  We should recognize just how dangerous it will be if we don’t quickly put distance between us and temptation.

1 Corinthians 6:18-20 Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body. 19 Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own? 20 For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body [g]and in your spirit, which are God’s.

2 Timothy 2:22 Flee the evil desires of youth and pursue righteousness, faith, love and peace, along with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

• We’re not called to stand and fight.  I find that so interesting.  We’re told to flee.  Run! This isn’t something we should be casual about.  We need to put as much distance between us and the temptation as possible.  
• Example of Joseph - 

Genesis 39:11-12 One day he went into the house to attend to his duties, and none of the household servants was inside. 12 She caught him by his cloak and said, “Come to bed with me!” But he left his cloak in her hand and ran out of the house.

• Instead of fleeing, we so often dilly dally around.  We play with the temptation.  We ask,”How close to this thing can I get without getting burned?”  Would we do that in a life or death situation?  If a blazing fire was coming down the mountain on us, would we see how close we could get without getting burned, or would we put as much distance between us and the fire as possible? 
• Part of the issue is we don’t recognize the seriousness of sin. It truly is life or death.  The bible says the wages of sin is death. Now, as believers, our position before God is secure, but it can kill our intimacy. 
• Lot’s wife - didn’t run, stopped and wanted to linger - Is that our attitude with sexual purity?  

Author talks about four categories where we need to flee

• Sexual distractions - beach, lingerie store, - The other woman - use common sense, say far away, avoid flirtatious talk, play the dweeb - story of McKenzie 
• Electronic Devices - accountability software - covenant eyes, net nanny, 
• Commercial sex industry - 
• Sex outside of marriage - dating, cohabitation
• Don’t date a non-believer
• Don’t put yourself in compromising situations
• Clearly communicate boundaries - even if the other person professes to be a Christian 

Moving Forward

There is a difference between knowing what purity is and how to experience it and actually experiencing it. 

• You might be asking, “what do I do now?”.  We just finished the book, can you name the 5 principles we’ve covered the last three episodes? 
• Connect with God
• Involve Others
• Control your thoughts
• Control your eyes
• Flee
• If you remembered all five - congrats! If you’re like me, you probably already had difficulty remembering them all.  That’s normal.  We all need help from time to time remembering things we’ve learned and things we’ve read or heard.  Go back and re-read, 

Deuteronomy 6:4-9 - Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.[a] 5 Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength. 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.

• Certainly not intending to elevate this book to the level of scripture, but thinking about it, reading it again, talking about it is the best way to help you remember it. 

Enjoy purity - rejoice in it, celebrate it.  

Psalm 19:9-11 The fear of the Lord is pure,  enduring forever. The decrees of the Lord are firm,

    and all of them are righteous.10 They are more precious than gold,  than much pure gold;

they are sweeter than honey,  than honey from the honeycomb.11 By them your servant is warned; in keeping them there is great reward.

• Is that how we view God’s boundaries? Do we believe there is great reward in keeping them? Are they precious to us? 

For the married man pursue greater intimacy with your wife.  Not just in hopes that it leads to more or better sex, but for the sake of intimacy itself.  You’ve been commanded to love your wife and give yourself up for her as Christ did the church.  

For the single man - God is enough.  

• Nothing can satisfy like he can. 

Matthew 22:29-30 But Jesus answered and said to them, “You are mistaken, since you do not [s]understand the Scriptures nor the power of God. 30 For in the resurrection they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.

Psalm 16:11 You make known to me the path of life;  you will fill me with joy in your presence,   with eternal pleasures at your right hand.

NASB - You will make known to me the way of life;

In Your presence is fullness of joy;

In Your right hand there are pleasures forever.