Michael Koelling: The Declaration

1.Declaration-An explicit, formal announcement, either oral or written. Law

a. A formal statement by a plaintiff specifying the facts and circumstances constituting his or her cause of action.

b. An unsworn statement of facts that is admissible as evidence.

Lamentations 1:9 “She defiled herself with immorality and gave no thought to her future. Now she lies in the gutter with no one to lift her out. "LORD, see my misery," she cries. "The enemy has triumphed."

• Immorality(sin, wickedness, corruption, dishonesty) will leave you future less.

• Hollywood parties like a rock star yet we seemingly never hear the stories of depression, loneliness, suicide, sadness, nervous breakdowns, and destruction.

o They show us the pictures of what sells and Selfishness sells.

o Momentary happiness sells.

o Heart doesn’t sell anymore.

o Character, integrity, truth, purity, and Godliness don’t sell.

• They barely exist.

o Partying sells, sex sells, immorality sells, destruction sells, and we are buying.

• Some of the church feels they can live like they, want, hurt who they want say whatever they want, drink, smoke, sleep with whomever they want and then there be no repercussions.

o But that is just not the truth of God or God’s word.

Galatians 6:5 “For we are each responsible for our own conduct. 7 Don't be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. 8 Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit. 9 So let's not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don't give up.”

• We have to commit to the process of God.

o I am responsible to God for my own conduct.

• Commit to the process of change.

• Change takes time.

• Life alteration takes time.

• Commit to the process of God’s word.

• Commit to worship.

• Commit to prayer.

o I will be judged by God for every word, every action, and every deed.

o God’s heart beats justice.

• Justice- the quality of being just, impartial, or fair, conformity to truth, fact, or reason.

• I am not perfect but I am not what I use to be…

o Hopeless, helpless, I felt like no one loved me which made me feel homeless, lost and distant from God.

Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for you," says the LORD. "They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.”

2.God’s heart for my future I believe is filled with blessings and not curses.

c. God’s desire is not to punish you, hurt you, hate on you He has plans that are good.

d.God wants to ruin all my fun.

e. That’s not true God wants you to have a rich and satisfying life.

i. Rich and satisfying is not unethical, illegal, or immoral.

John 10:10 “The thief's purpose is to steal and kill and destroy. My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life.”

f. God’s heart for your future is bright.

g.God’s heart for my future I believe is filled with the impossible.

h.God’s heart for your future is unimaginable.

i. It will have problems it will have difficulties, it will not always be Disneyland when you live life as a Christian.

i. God’s heart for my future would astound, astonish, shock, and utterly overwhelm me if I knew what God had planned for me.

2.Friends Without Benefits by Ron Luce.

i. On average, a sexual scene occurs on TV 6.7 times per hour during the regular family viewing hours.

j. In fact, on MTV there are 3,000 sexual references each week.

i. Think about that: 3,000 messages a week telling us in subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) ways how we should think about sex and how we should be involved in it right now before we’re married.

k. People declare, “Sex is just what people do-particularly young people with raging hormones.

i. So let’s get this straight: We can train our dog not to go to the bathroom inside the house, but we can’t train ourselves to say no?

l. The broader picture is that those in the media who produce content for teens (such as those at MTV) have a picture of what they want to make young people into.

m. For guys, this picture is a “mook”/pimp-a gross and immature perverted young adolescent.

i. Somehow, they claim, acting this way will make you feel like a man.

ii. It is as if they are trying to train you to be a dog.

n.Ladies they have a word for you, too:”midriff.” Slore-slut whore combo

i. They want you to act older than what you are, strut what you have, and turn the guys’ heads, as if somehow that will make you feel more important and valued.

ii. Once you have given away everything you can possibly give away-your body, emotions, heart, purity, modesty,-you will still feel empty and used by guys, used by the culture, and used by society.

o.You would think that with all these messages floating around we would have a very happy and satisfied culture.

p.However, this is simply not the case.

q.In fact, the data shows that people who sleep around and do what the culture tells them to do tend to be far less happy than those who have been married for several years and stayed true to having sex only with each other.

i. We see more heartbreak, diseases and brokenness than ever before.

r. You don’t even have to look at the data-just look at all the stories, the tear stained eyes of the families who have been broken up, and the romances that have been shattered after everybody has given to each other all the sexual intimacy they can possibly give.

i. Whatever the culture is telling us, the answer is obvious: there must be a better way.

3.You have been given sexual passion in order to express your love in a passionate way to the one you marry.

i. Any other way of releasing that sexual passion robs the person you will marry one day of that love.

j. It belongs only to him or her.

k. Practicing self-control in this area of your life will help you ensure that you will have an amazing sex life once you are married.

4.What teens wish their parents had told them about sex?

i. The struggles were not addressed. I wish my parents would have told me how hard it is to remain pure. I wish they would have told me how they overcame their own temptations at my age or how they failed.

j. I wish they would have told me how easy it is to slip and go from making out to losing your virginity. No one ever explained to me how fast and crazy it can be with all your hormones going.

k. There was no talk. I wish I would have known the importance of purity.

Job 31:1 1 "I made a covenant with my eyes not to look with lust at a young woman.”

5.My declaration to the world is sooooo important!!!

i. My relationship to my wife and children is the greatest witness I have to the world of my love for Christ.

j. Love your family then you love your God.

i. The enemies plan for you is to divide and conquer.

ii. Are you ready to combat him for your future, your purpose, your destiny?

James 4:7 “So humble yourselves before God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.”

bb. Every other sin you can speak the faith filled words “Resist the devil and he will flee.”

i. But when it comes to sexual sin it says You run, You flee, you can not handle this stuff.

Romans 7:14 “So the trouble is not with the law, for it is spiritual and good. The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin. 15 I don't really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don't do it. Instead, I do what I hate. 16 But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is good. 17 So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it. 18 And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right, but I can't. 19 I want to do what is good, but I don't. I don't want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway. 20 But if I do what I don't want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it. 21 I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong. 22 I love God's law with all my heart. 23 But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me. 24 Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? 25 Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God's law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.”

1 Corinthians 6:18 “Run from sexual sin! No other sin so clearly affects the body as this one does. For sexual immorality is a sin against your own body.”

2.Pornography in our day and age is massive.

bb. Sexual immorality in our day and age is in this nation is massive.

cc. The addiction rate in America is about 10% of the general population struggle with pornography.

i. If we were to compare that with other forms of addiction like, drugs, gambling, alcoholism, hey 10% is by far the biggest addiction know to man.

ii. When it comes to Christian families that statistic 10% jumps to a whopping 47% nearly 5 times the nations rate comparing us inside the church to those outside the church.

1.1 in 3 are female.

2.Every day people say what’s the big deal, “make love not war man.”

3.But those inside the church and it’s influence we know that we know that we know this is wrong and destructive.

Romans 12:2 “Don't copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.”

Ephesians 6:10 “A final word: Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on all of God's armor so that you will be able to stand firm against all strategies of the devil. 12 For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore, put on every piece of God's armor so you will be able to resist the enemy in the time of evil. Then after the battle you will still be standing firm. 14 Stand your ground, putting on the belt of truth and the body armor of God's righteousness. 15 For shoes, put on the peace that comes from the Good News so that you will be fully prepared. 16 In addition to all of these, hold up the shield of faith to stop the fiery arrows of the devil. 17 Put on salvation as your helmet, and take the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.”

ee. Make a declaration tonight.

ff. Make a law tonight in your life and declare it. I take my stand.

gg. Make a formal statement tonight in the face of your enemy.

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