Fusion 4:12 Summary, October 9th, 2013

Parents!

Tonight we talk about that thing that every youth minister dreads, sexual purity. It is what's next in Paul's commands to Timothy in 1 Timothy 4:12. Paul commands Timothy to be an example in purity (more specifically the Greek word used here is chastity), so tonight we will be discussing what that actually looks like. I will give a brief intro to our discussion topic and then we will break the students up into guys and girls and will have more of a discussion with the students. Brandy Wert will be leading the discussion for the girls along with the other female sponsors and I will be leading the discussion with the guys along with the other male sponsors.

We will center in 3 texts:
1 Corinthians 6:18
1 Thessalonians 4:3-5
Matthew 5:28

Our discussion will be guided by questions that I have written about these verses as well as about today's society. Please fell free look over them and discuss them with your teens when they get home.

My goal in this discussion is two fold: 1) to get the students to understand why Paul would command Timothy to do this and 2) why God is worried about our sexual purity. I want them to see that God is not simply denying us "fun", but instead is trying to prevent us from hurting ourselves and others.

Here are the questions we will be discussing tonight in our groups:

Purity Discussion Guide

Why do you think sexual purity is such a big deal to Paul that he would include it as one of the 5 areas of life he teaches Timothy to be an example in?

How do you think today’s society would react to Paul’s command? Why?

-         What are some of the things that our society (entertainment, media, friends) says about sexual sin/purity?

What does 1 Thessalonians 5:3-5 say about how we are to act? According to this verse, why are we to do so?

-         Why would God want us to stand out from society in this kind of way?

According to 1 Corinthians 6:18, why is sexual sin such a big deal?

-         What are some of the consequences of sexual sin that make it stand out from other sins?

According to Matthew 5:28, what else is included in ways that we should be sexually pure?

-         What all does this include?

Is God simply stopping us from “enjoying ourselves” as the world would say, or is there a bigger reason that 

He commands us to be sexually pure?

Now why do you think commanding Timothy about be an example in sexual purity was such a big deal to Paul?