June 15, 2025

What kind of men will we be?God Determines When Life Begins, So We Are Called to Protect LifeYou made all the delicate, inner parts of my body and knit me together in my mother’swomb. 14  Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Your workmanship ismarvelous—how well I know it. 15  You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb. 16  You saw me before I was born. Every day of my life was recorded in your book. Every moment was laid out before a single day had passed. Psalm 139:13–165  “I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb. Before you were born I set youapart and appointed you as my prophet to the nations.” Jeremiah 1:5God Defines Sexual Purity, So We Pursue Holiness3  God’s will is for you to be holy, so stay away from all sexual sin.  4  Then each of you will control his own body and live in holiness and honor— 5  not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God and his ways. 1 Thessalonians 4:3–527  “You have heard the commandment that says, ‘You must not commit adultery.’  28  But I say, anyone who even looks at a woman with lust has already committed adultery with her in his heart.  29  So if your eye—even your good eye—causes you to lust, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell.  30  And if your hand—even your stronger hand—causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. Matthew 5:27–30God Controls the Future, So We Lead with Trust, Surrender and CourageYou can make many plans, but the Lord’s purpose will prevail. Proverbs 19:215  Trust in the Lord with all your heart; do not depend on your own understanding. 6  Seek his will in all you do, and he will show you which path to take. Proverbs 3:5–613  Look here, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we are going to a certain town and will stay there a year. We will do business there and make a profit.” 14  How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it’s here a little while, then it’s gone.  15  What you ought to say is, “If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that.” James 4:13–15“Many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the Lord’s purpose that prevails.” Proverbs19:21“The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord.” Psalm 37:23God Declares the Truth About Children, They Are A Blessing, Not A Burden“Children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.”  Psalm 127:3