How To Preach on Sex

Dealing with sex in the pulpit is not an option. The faithful preacher of the Word can’t just skip over uncomfortable topics. He must preach what Scripture addresses. Furthermore, he certainly doesn’t want the church getting its view of sex from the world!

Steve Mathewson at the Preaching Today blog shares some good advice on how to preach on sex.

There’s a lot I could suggest when preaching texts which focus on sex, but I have one concern which eclipses all others: Sermons on sex must not be sermons on sex. Let me explain!

Sermons on texts like Proverbs 5 must be, first and foremost, sermons on God! These sermons must unpack the character of God and how it relates to God’s gift of sex. They must disclose how the gospel provides the ultimate answer to the expression of our sexuality.

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