How Dare You! (1 Cor. 6)

How Dare You?  (Issues Series)
1 Corinthians 6

1. How to handle disputes amongst Christians (vs. 1-11)
   1.   Do not handle it in court with ungodly judges. vs. 1
   2.   As Saints, we are called to judge, so we are to settle matters amongst ourselves.  vs. 2-4  (Matt. 19:28, Jude 1:14-15
   3. The humble approach is to just turn our cheek and just put up with it.  vs. 7
   4. If we handle disputes like the world then it might be that we are still of the world and have not been born again.  (vs. 8-10)
   5. (Share examples of how the nation of Israel treats its enemies)
2. We are temples of the Holy Spirit. (vs. 12-20)  - Share pictures of the beautiful temples in Israel and how God sees us as more beautiful than them
   1. We are free to allow anything in our life that we can control.  (vs. 12)
      1. Once we cannot control something it has become harmful.
      2. Example:  Food, Money, Sex (vs. 13)
      3. The Lord wants to raise us up by His power.  (vs. 14) (Phil. 3:12)
   2. Our Bodies are Part of Christ Body.  (vs. 15)
      1. We are called to be temples, not brothels.  (vs. 15, 19)
      2. We are called to be one with Christ (vs. 16-17) (John 17:20-26)
      3. We must run from sexual immorality. (vs. 18)
         1.  sexual sin is committed against one's own body.
         2. The Lord provides a way of escape.  1 Cor. 10:13
         3. Submit to God, resist the devil and he will flee.  (James 4:7)
      4. Our bodies were bought by God to become His sanctuary.  (vs. 19-20)
         1. We are not our own.
         2. We are to glorify God with our bodies.
3.        THE CHALLENGE
   1. How Dare You! - Continue To Hold On To Disputes With Your Fellow Brothers & Sisters in Christ - Repent!
   2. How Dare You! - Allow Yourself To Be Under The Control Of Anything But God Who Bought Us For The Price Of His Only Begotten Son - Repent!
   3. How Dare You! - Defile The Temple Of God By Committing Sexual Immorality - Repent!