Proverbs 5:1-23
Pastor Garrison Greene
BIG IDEA: Avoid folly’s path to devastation; only pursue wisdom’s sexual gratification.
OUTLINE:
1) The Allure & Danger of Sexual Immorality (vs. 1-14)
2) The Appeal & Delight of Sexual Constancy (vs. 15-23)
• Accept Your Own Creatureliness
• Acknowledge That We Live Coram Deo
• Apply Yourself to Contentment
RESOURCES: ESV Study Bible; Proverbs Commentaries by Bruce Waltke, Ray Ortlund, Ryan Patrick O’Dowd, Derek Kidner, and Charles Bridges; Ten Words for a Broken Society (#7: No Unsanctioned Sex or Procreation) by Bruce Ashford; The Sanctity of Sex (sermon) by Timothy Keller; The Meaning of Marriage by Timothy & Kathy Keller; Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis; The Case Against the Sexual Revolution: A New Guide to Sex in the 21st Century by Louise Perry; God’s Wisdom For Navigating Life by Timothy and Kathy Keller; Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave by Ed Welch; Precious Remedies Against Satan’s Devices by Thomas Brooks; The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment by Jeremiah Burroughs
