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CrossWay Church
May 31, 2026 Matthew 5:27-32
Locations & Times
CrossWay Church Battle Ground
311 N Parkway Ave, Battle Ground, WA 98604, USA
Sunday 10:00 AM
Matthew 5:27-32: It Started Long Before the Affair
I) Adultery of the Heart
A) Jesus affirms the Old Testament command. ___________ is designed for the confines of marriage.
B) Jesus condemns epithumia -objectifying for personal ___________________.
1) Jesus is not condemning ___________________ attraction.
2) ________________ Objectification: using someone's body for your own sexual pleasure.
3) _______________ Objectification: using someone's presence for your own security.
II) Radical urgency is required.
A) Lust needs to be treated like a ____________ emergency.
B) Lust needs to be ________________.
1) The _______________ Glance Check
2) The ___________________ Audit.
C) Lust has to be _____________.
1) Remove _____________ points.
2) Stop fighting this _________________.
3) Deal with the _____________ causes.
III) The covenant of marriage should be protected.
A) The divorce ________________ in Jesus’s day.
1) Rabbi Hillel: A man had the right to divorce a wife if she ________________ him.
2) Rabbi Shammai: Divorce is only permissible in cases of _____________ unfaithfulness.
B) Jesus holds marriage to a ________________ standard.
1) Jesus says that if a man divorces a woman he is forcing her to commit _____________ because she will have to remarry.
2) Jesus says that if a man marries a divorced woman he is committing adultery because he is ____________________ with another man’s wife.
C) Jesus does ______________ divorce if adultery has occurred.
IV) Christ always ________________ loves us.
I) Adultery of the Heart
A) Jesus affirms the Old Testament command. ___________ is designed for the confines of marriage.
B) Jesus condemns epithumia -objectifying for personal ___________________.
1) Jesus is not condemning ___________________ attraction.
2) ________________ Objectification: using someone's body for your own sexual pleasure.
3) _______________ Objectification: using someone's presence for your own security.
II) Radical urgency is required.
A) Lust needs to be treated like a ____________ emergency.
B) Lust needs to be ________________.
1) The _______________ Glance Check
2) The ___________________ Audit.
C) Lust has to be _____________.
1) Remove _____________ points.
2) Stop fighting this _________________.
3) Deal with the _____________ causes.
III) The covenant of marriage should be protected.
A) The divorce ________________ in Jesus’s day.
1) Rabbi Hillel: A man had the right to divorce a wife if she ________________ him.
2) Rabbi Shammai: Divorce is only permissible in cases of _____________ unfaithfulness.
B) Jesus holds marriage to a ________________ standard.
1) Jesus says that if a man divorces a woman he is forcing her to commit _____________ because she will have to remarry.
2) Jesus says that if a man marries a divorced woman he is committing adultery because he is ____________________ with another man’s wife.
C) Jesus does ______________ divorce if adultery has occurred.
IV) Christ always ________________ loves us.