Glory and Joy

Glory and Joy

For what is our hope or joy or crown of boasting before our Lord Jesus at his coming? Is it not you? For you are our glory and joy. | 1 Thessalonians 2:19–20 Three weeks ago, I preached a sermon that included the verses above. Since then, they have stuck with me. I...
One Flesh Purity

One Flesh Purity

Or do you not know that he who is joined to a prostitute becomes one body with her? For, as it is written, “The two will become one flesh.” But he who is joined to the Lord becomes one spirit with him. Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a person commits is...
One Flesh as a New Creation

One Flesh as a New Creation

He answered, “Have you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female, and said, ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’? So they are no longer two but one...
The Creation of One Flesh

The Creation of One Flesh

Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. | Genesis 2:24-25 The first time we hear the term ONE FLESH is in Genesis 2:24 (above)....
One flesh vision

One flesh vision

When I went to Zambia, I did not think that I would spend so much time talking about sex. This is because I had not planned on talking about it at all. I was there to preach a sermon, teach pastors about counseling, and lead a marriage seminar. The pastor leading the...