CrossWay Church
April, 28 2024: 1 Corinthians 7: 1-5
These are the Bible passage and sermon notes for our Sunday morning worship services.
Locations & Times
CrossWay Church Battle Ground
311 N Parkway Ave, Battle Ground, WA 98604, USA
Sunday 9:30 AM
1 Corinthians 7:1-5: Sex in Marriage
I) The Corinthian Question: Is sex bad?
A) Gnostics believed that the _________ was good and physical was bad and should be avoided.
1) They argued that because sex is physical, it is ___________ and should be shunned.
2) Husbands and wives should avoid ________.
B) When Christians only focus on ____________, they can sometimes create a negative view of sex.
Laura Winner - Real Sex: Rather than spending our unmarried years stewarding and disciplining our [sexual] desires, we have become ashamed of them. We persuade ourselves that the desires themselves are horrible. This can have real consequences if we do get married. We . . . find, upon getting married, that we cannot just flip a switch. Now that sex is licit, sanctioned—even blessed by our community—we are stuck with years of work (and sometimes therapy) to unlearn a gnostic anxiety about sex; to learn, instead, that sex is good.
II) Paul's response
A) Paul’s language seems a bit __________ to us today.
B) Sex should be a ___________ part of marriage.
C) It is _________ (very good) for a husband and wife to enjoy sexual intimacy.
John Mark Comer Loveology: We were sexual before we were sinful. Sex is not an evil curse we have to curb and deny. It’s a good gift we get to enjoy, as long as it’s in the right context.
1) God created sex _________ the fall.
2) God created sex to deeply _________ a husband and wife.
3) The Bible ______________ married sexuality after the fall.
D) In a marriage, a husband and wife __________ themselves sexually to each other.
1) In ________________ societies, it was assumed that husbands had control over their wife’s body
2) Paul asserts that wives have the _________ control over their husband’s body.
3) This passage was not intended to ____________ a spouse to get what you want.
4) It was a reminder that sex isn’t just about your needs, but also about the needs of your spouse.
E) Married should not _________ each other or hold back from intimacy (all forms).
1) Except by _________ consent
2) and or a ___________ season
3) The purpose is to draw __________ to God.
4) This will also help fight ____________.
III) Application
A) Our sexual desires were ____________ by God.
B) Married couples should _______ to have a healthy sex life.
C) A loving marriage focused on the other ________ to Christ’s love for us.
D) Christ’s grace is greater than any sin and His Spirit can __________ us.
I) The Corinthian Question: Is sex bad?
A) Gnostics believed that the _________ was good and physical was bad and should be avoided.
1) They argued that because sex is physical, it is ___________ and should be shunned.
2) Husbands and wives should avoid ________.
B) When Christians only focus on ____________, they can sometimes create a negative view of sex.
Laura Winner - Real Sex: Rather than spending our unmarried years stewarding and disciplining our [sexual] desires, we have become ashamed of them. We persuade ourselves that the desires themselves are horrible. This can have real consequences if we do get married. We . . . find, upon getting married, that we cannot just flip a switch. Now that sex is licit, sanctioned—even blessed by our community—we are stuck with years of work (and sometimes therapy) to unlearn a gnostic anxiety about sex; to learn, instead, that sex is good.
II) Paul's response
A) Paul’s language seems a bit __________ to us today.
B) Sex should be a ___________ part of marriage.
C) It is _________ (very good) for a husband and wife to enjoy sexual intimacy.
John Mark Comer Loveology: We were sexual before we were sinful. Sex is not an evil curse we have to curb and deny. It’s a good gift we get to enjoy, as long as it’s in the right context.
1) God created sex _________ the fall.
2) God created sex to deeply _________ a husband and wife.
3) The Bible ______________ married sexuality after the fall.
D) In a marriage, a husband and wife __________ themselves sexually to each other.
1) In ________________ societies, it was assumed that husbands had control over their wife’s body
2) Paul asserts that wives have the _________ control over their husband’s body.
3) This passage was not intended to ____________ a spouse to get what you want.
4) It was a reminder that sex isn’t just about your needs, but also about the needs of your spouse.
E) Married should not _________ each other or hold back from intimacy (all forms).
1) Except by _________ consent
2) and or a ___________ season
3) The purpose is to draw __________ to God.
4) This will also help fight ____________.
III) Application
A) Our sexual desires were ____________ by God.
B) Married couples should _______ to have a healthy sex life.
C) A loving marriage focused on the other ________ to Christ’s love for us.
D) Christ’s grace is greater than any sin and His Spirit can __________ us.