We will split our message from [esvignore]Matthew 5:27-30[/esvignore] into 2 sermons, this one entitled Sexual Sin – Part 1 and a second sermon to address some strategies for defeating lust in part 2. Our outline will be:

1. The Purpose of the Law
   1. Troubled Hearts on Fire
   2.  Sinfulness of Sin and the Love that Conquers
   3.  The Sin Problem
   4.  Marginalizing Salvation
   5.  Sexual sin’s immediate death toll
2. The Remedy of Extreme Measures
   1. The extreme character of the sin
   2. The extreme response of the righteous
   3. The extreme idea of crucifying flesh
   4. The extreme love of Christ that empowers us

Public reading: [esvignore]Colossians 3:1-17[/esvignore]; Benediction: [esvignore]Philippians 4:19-20[/esvignore]

Matthew 5:27-30

Colossians 3:1-17

Philippians 4:19-20