1	Crucified . . . Some things were Too Important Not to Say
2	Jesus said, . . . “PATROL YOUR PLEASURES: Because He Holds us to a Higher Standard.
3	Matthew 5:27-30 ²⁷ "You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.' ²⁸ But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. ²⁹ If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of
4	Matthew 5:27-30 your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. ³⁰ And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell. NIV
5	Patrol Your Pleasures The Basic Issue It’s a command. Matt 5: 27 "You have heard that it was said, 'Do not commit adultery.' Ex 20:14 "You shall not commit adultery. NIV
6	Patrol Your Pleasures The Basic Issue It’s a command. It’s serious. Lev 20:10 "'If a man commits adultery with another man's wife--with the wife of his neighbor--both the adulterer and the adulteress must be put to death. NIV
7	Patrol Your Pleasures The Basic Issue It’s a command. It’s serious. It’s damaging. Prov 6:32-33 But a man who commits adultery lacks judgment; whoever does so destroys himself. Blows and disgrace are his lot, and his shame will never be wiped away;
8	Patrol Your Pleasures The Complicated Issue This is a lot bigger than just sex. Matt 5: 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
9	Why do you have sex?
10	Jesus understood Sexuality is worth protecting
11	Patrol Your Pleasures The Complicated Issue This is a lot bigger than just sex. Intimacy can be too easily lost. Matt 5: 28 But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
12	Patrol Your Pleasures The Complicated Issue This is a lot bigger than just sex. Intimacy can be too easily lost. Protecting the gift is worth radical measures.
13	Matthew 5:29-30 ²⁹ If your right eye causes you to sin, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. ³⁰ And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to go into hell.
14	Jesus said, . . . “PATROL YOUR PLEASURES: Because He Holds us to a Higher Standard.
15	"Patrol your Pleasures" Patrol your Pleasures: Because He Holds us to a Higher Standard Erect safeguards Reclaim ground Vigilantly patrol