Pastor Rob Wheeler

May 2, 2010

Avoid the Type of Girl You Wouldn’t Bring Home to Mother

I. The truth of God must be memorized (1-5)

A. Practice memorizing God’s Word (1-3)

Deut 6:6 These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates. NIV

B. Preciousness of wisdom and understanding (4-5)

II. The trap the inexperienced can fall into (6-9)

A. Poor judgment comes from a lack of experience (6-7)

Ps 119:130 The unfolding of your words gives light; it gives understanding to the simple. NIV

Prov 1:4 for giving prudence to the simple, knowledge and discretion to the young — NIV

B. Proximity to sin leads to sin (8-9)

III. The tactics of a sexual predator (10-20)

A. They pursue with crafty intent (10-12)

B. They push aside decency and decorum (13)

C. They present themselves as good – even religious (14)

D. They proposition by appealing to the flesh (15-18)

E. They promise consequence free sin (19-20)

Num 32:23 But if ye will not do so, behold, you have sinned against the Lord : and be sure your sin will find you out. KJV

IV. The terrible outcome of opening up to a predator (21-23)

A. Their persuasive words lead only to ultimate destruction (21-22)

B. The permanent consequences warn against temporary pleasure (23)

C. The proper way to avoid a terrible outcome (24-25)

D. The people who are destroyed by them are many (26-27)