Groups Discussion Guide

Lust - David

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BIG IDEA:
We defeat sexual immorality by embracing intimacy with Christ.
TEACHING POINTS:

• Root out the rust of lust.

Make your spouse your most important relationship, even above your kids.
Be incredibly cautious about spending time alone with a person of the opposite sex.
Don’t watch, read, or expose yourself to sexually explicit material.

• Get off the roof and get into the battle.

SCRIPTURE: 2 Samuel 11-12;, Job 31:11-12; Matthew 5:28-29; Ephesians 2:10

Discussion Guide will be posted on Sunday at 3pm.

OPENING QUESTIONS:
  1. Who has a marriage that you look up to and why?
  2. Share about a time when something you watched or read influenced a negative decision you made.
IN THE WORD:
  1. Pastor Carter taught about David and Bathsheba. Have someone retell the story. 2 Samuel 11-12 can be used as a reference. Discuss what stands out to you in this story.
  2. What do you think are the top two reasons that led David to make such harmful decisions?
  3. Pastor Carter talked about how we can lie to ourselves by saying, “lust won’t hurt anything” and “lust can be controlled”. Why are those statements false?
  4. Read Job 31:11-12 and Matthew 5:28-29. What are the consequences of lust?
  5. Read Ephesians 2:10. How does the sin of lust affect the good works that God has prepared for us to live out?

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
  1. Why do many spouses prioritize their kids over their relationship with each other?
  2. What action(s) can spouses take to show they are prioritizing each other?
  3. Discuss good guardrails and communication practices spouses can have regarding spending time alone with someone of the opposite sex.
  4. How does reading or watching explicit sexual material impact people?

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